Chapter 76: The Seller's Son

  Zhong Gensheng looked at him with a bit of speechlessness and said, "My daughter Tuni said it clearly: one hand gives the money, the other hand gives the deed, no credit allowed."

  Li Er Dan's face stiffened as he listened, and he didn't say a word. He just looked around the Zhong family home with his beady eyes rolling around. Ever since he was duped last time, he had been hesitant to come back. But seeing that the Zhong family's days were getting better and they even made some money, he thought to himself that maybe the meat was really pork after all, or maybe it was just Tuniu playing a trick on him. So his mood wasn't great. Now, not only did they want to sell the recipe, but even if they didn't, he had been thinking of ways to get it from them in the past two days.

  Zhong Gen Sheng took one look at him and got a headache, saying: "If you don't have money then leave, don't hang around my house." It can be said that his words were already quite impolite, and he also felt that there was no need to be polite to this second-rate person.

  Li Erdan smiled and asked, "How much does your family's Fangzi sell for? Can you give me a price list?"

  Shen Sisi came out of the house, laughing: "Uncle Li has time to come and stroll around? Hehe, my method is sold in two ways. One is exclusive purchase, ten taels, another is, after you buy it back, don't care how many people I sell it to at home, so just one or two taels, Uncle Li, what do you think you should buy?"

  Li Er Dan's eyes rolled, ten taels and one tael, of course, one tael was a bargain. He thought to himself that he could buy it back later and sell it to someone else, this was a business with no capital. Just as he was about to speak, Tian Gui Hua's voice rang out in the courtyard, she hadn't arrived yet but her voice had already reached them, saying: "Tuniang, you clearly gave Fangzi to Xiaohua, why are you selling Fangzi now?!"

  "Ah, Auntie Tian..." Shen Sisi looked at Tian Guilhua's wide eyes and chuckled: "I'm giving it to Xiaohua because we're from the same village. Now our family is short on money and needs to sell Fangzi, so it's not your concern, right? However, if you want to buy it, I'll give you priority consideration..."

  Tian Guihua was speechless, but actually after the last time she lost out, the chestnuts at home were all handed over to Xiaohua to roast. Although it was a pity to add salt and sugar, they really made a lot of money. As a result, now Tuniang said that selling square words is just selling square words, how can she not be anxious? She ran over with red eyes in an instant. Seeing Li Er Dan again, the fire was even bigger, and he glared at Li Er Dan fiercely. Hearing Tuniang say this, it was even more helpless. This matter, she really didn't have much reason to argue, but her usual mindset of taking advantage of others made her unwilling to give up this recipe.

  She just heard that the method was sold, and she felt a bit overwhelmed. For this method, their family had tasted the sweetness, now wanting to give up, how is it possible? She immediately said: "... Exclusive buyout? Is it only sold to one household?"

  "Of course... we'll definitely keep it confidential, as long as your family doesn't leak it out, I absolutely won't either..." Shen Sisi said with a smile.

  Tian Guihua frowned and said, "Ten taels is too expensive, I think four or five taels would be more reasonable..." Ten taels was already the price of a good mu of land, she really couldn't bear to part with it. But if Shen Sisi were to sell it for one tael, everyone would know about this sugar-roasted chestnut, and how would their family make money then?!

  So Tian Guihua's best option is to buy this prescription for her own family.

  Shen Sisi narrowed her eyes and smiled lightly: "Ten taels, no haggling, Aunt Tian. You should think carefully about this. The chestnuts on the mountain can be sold for money every year, which is not worse than the harvest in the fields. In the fields, you work hard all year round and only get a little food to fill your belly. But it's different with these chestnuts - not only do you make money, but also, most importantly, you only need to work busy for just that one month, how much more convenient is that?"

  Tian Guihua's eyes lit up as soon as she heard it, and said: "Eight taels, I'll buy it for eight taels."

  Li Er Dan also got excited and rushed forward: "Nine ounces, I'll buy it, I'll buy it..."

  Tian Guihua suddenly became anxious, her eyes wide with anger, and her temper flared up. She stepped forward and roughly pushed Li Er Dan, shouting: "Dare to compete with me? Try it out! Bah, a second-rate guy like you also dares to join in on the excitement. Li Er Dan, if you have the ability, try competing again, I'll break your legs..."

  Li Er Dan was not a trifling matter, he immediately counterattacked and said: "You this shrew, dare to raise your hand, I'll take you on, what can you do?!"

  The two of them immediately started pushing and shoving each other, looking like they wouldn't stop until one of them emerged victorious. Zhong Gen Sheng's face turned black with anger. What would it look like if these two people were fighting in their own home? He was worried that the children might get hurt, and besides, several villagers had already gathered outside the courtyard after hearing the commotion. He hastily said: "Fighting at my house, what does it look like? If you want to quarrel, go outside..."

  Li Er Dan and Tian Gui Hua both insisted on getting their way, neither willing to give in. Tian Gui Hua had already tasted the sweetness of success and was unwilling to let others get a share of it, while Li Er Dan wanted to buy the formula first and then sell multiple shares at several times the price, making a huge profit. At this point, the two were at an impasse, their argument escalating into a heated exchange of insults and eventually, blows.

  Shen Sisi smiled and said: "......Since Aunt Tian and Uncle Li both want it so much, let's find a witness to make a deal. Whoever offers the highest price gets it, of course, all villagers can participate in the bidding. The starting price is 10 taels for a buyout, but if you don't buy out, I won't raise the price, just one tael..."

  Tian Guihua's eyes turned red with anger, gritting her teeth and staring at Li Er Dan. With this guy causing trouble, can we still get the ten taels?!

  She hesitated and said: "...... Tuni, I think ten taels is just ten taels. Let's not bother to find a middleman. I'll go home now to get the money. We can draw up an agreement and finalize the sale immediately."

  "What's going on?! Are you bullying me because I don't have money?! I'll give you eleven taels, you old hag! See if ten taels can buy it..."

  The two of them immediately got into a heated argument, and the husband and wife from the Zhong family were completely at a loss, unable to intervene or squeeze in a word, so they simply became background extras.

  Shen Sisi smiled slyly, her eyes gleaming with a sinister light. She had been waiting for this moment all along, and the auction was her ultimate goal. With these villagers making a ruckus, ten taels of silver for Fangzi was the cheapest price...

  It doesn't matter whether it was Tian Guihua who bought it or someone else, once others figure out the meaning of this formula, she won't care about it anymore. By that time, when everyone has figured it out, it will be too late to sell it for a good price, so it's better to sell it now rather than wait until next year when its value may have decreased...

  San Bao pulled Shen Si Si's hand and said: "Tuniu, you're really awesome."

  Shen Sisi smiled and stroked his head, saying: "Well done, Fangzi! First buy two books back, later you'll need to work hard reading..."

  San Bao's eyes lit up and he nodded solemnly.

  Due to the enthusiastic participation of many villagers and Li Er Dan's meddling, this auction has also invited the village head.

  The villagers actually didn't have the financial resources to bid, but out of envy and a desire to join in the excitement, they made the bidding even more lively. Tian Guihua was so angry that she gritted her teeth, but couldn't bear to let someone else get the recipe, so she ended up buying it for 18 taels. At the time, she was both heartbroken and resentful, and her glare at Li Er Dan was so intense that it could have swallowed him whole.

  Shen Sisi smiled and said: "Let's take advantage of the situation, we'll exchange money with one hand and sign a contract with the other. I can guarantee that our family won't sell chestnuts next year."

  Tian Guihua finally felt a little balanced in her heart and said: "I'll go home to get the money, I'll be right back..."

  He finished speaking and quickly ran away.

  Li Er Dan was still obviously unwilling, but under the pressure of being in a hurry and not having that much money, he could only reluctantly give up. However, his gaze towards Shen Si Si had already changed.

  She thought to herself, looking at the second-rate son who saw that large sum of money, wondering what he was thinking in his heart. She sneered, if he dared to come to her house to steal things, she would make him suffer bitterly.

  Tian Guihua rushed over quickly, filled out the responsibility clearly, and pressed her handprint. The deed was established. When Tian Guihua handed over the silver to Bai Hua, she felt heartbroken, but still gritted her teeth and gave it away.

  Shen Sisi took the silver and smiled so widely that her teeth were showing. Smiling, she saw off Li Zheng and the other villagers.

  Si saw her from head to toe, staring blankly as she earned eighteen taels of silver with ease. The whole person was in a daze, what kind of brain did this girl have, how could she be so shameless, from ten taels to eighteen taels, it was really too despicable.

  Shen Sisi glanced at him sideways and said: "Si Bao, aren't you going to feed the pigs and chickens?"

  Four treasures and one annoyance, since the chestnuts were harvested from the mountain, all the household chores have fallen on his shoulders. The girl can't see him idle for a moment, as soon as she sees him idle, she immediately makes him run around. He resentfully turned around with the basket to cut pig grass, secretly gritting his teeth in the dark, thinking that one day... But no matter how he thought about it, there was no solution, his brain wasn't as good as hers, and he couldn't even win a fight or an argument against her sharp tongue. He hung his head in defeat and continued to cut grass, not mentioning how depressed he felt.

  Dabao looked at Shen Sisi and said, "Why don't we sell chestnuts next year? We can sell square words, but we can still continue to sell chestnuts. Not selling chestnuts would be such a waste..."

  She stared at him in silence for a moment, then said: "We're going to sell braised meat now. Do you still have time to sell chestnuts next year?! Is braised meat valuable or are chestnuts valuable?!"

  Dabao thought for a moment and then honestly didn't make another sound. Shen Sisi silently looked at him, handed him two silver coins, and said: "Go to the village head to buy two catties of the best wine, five catties of good pork, and if there are pastries, choose some good ones to bring back..."

  Dabao was taken aback and said: "Why do we need to buy five catties? It's too much! We can't finish eating five catties at home..."

  "Idiot, this is for Lǐ Zhèng... " Shěn Sīsī glared at him, "How can you be so stupid? Don't you understand, you're just a pig! Hurry up and go, remember to haggle with Zheng Túfū, ask for a few more bones and some pork offal, anyway he won't be able to sell them..."

  Dabao was extremely depressed and helplessly said: "I know," grasping the silver and hastily running away.