Farming Happiness: Husband, Come and Plough the Fields

It's not like Li Haitang never thought about rectifying Yaohua Zhai. When she first took over, she made drastic changes, fearing that the people inside wouldn't adapt and would be passive and slow down, which would affect her business.

She had no one, especially few who knew how to read account books, to send a letter to Lin Wanjiu in Lucheng, asking his family to come to Kyoto. It would take at least more than two months for the other party to receive the letter and then travel.

Before anyone arrived, the shop followed its original pattern, and since she was pregnant, she lay in bed all day. Xiao Lingchuan didn't let her bother, and he even helped read the account books of the catering shop.

In just two months, the shop that earned ten thousand taels of silver per month suddenly turned into a profit of two hundred taels.

"Mama Yu, what's going on? Are you hiding something from me?"

Li Haitang was suspicious. Last time Fang Shaoyao and Lin Wan came to visit with snacks, they were mysterious and changed the subject whenever business was mentioned. At that time, she thought Lin Wan's business was not good and didn't think much about it.

Now recalling the expressions on the two of them, they clearly knew something.

"This... the master won't let me talk about it."

It's true that the wife is the head of the family, but who dares not to listen to the master's words?

Grandma Yu grabbed the handkerchief and felt worried. Anyway, Madam was going out and she would have to know sooner or later.

"At the beginning of the month, a young lady from a family in Kyoto used Yaohua Zhai's rouge and gouache to ruin her face..."

The young lady was originally pretty, but unexpectedly she had a lot of pustule-like things on her face, which were densely packed. She got up to go to the toilet at night. When the maid saw her, she screamed and fainted.

As soon as the young lady looked in the mirror, she suddenly fainted.

When I woke up, I felt like I was going crazy, tearing my hair and not feeling normal.

Good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, let alone a beauty.

The young lady’s family learned that she had gone to Yaohua Zhai and brought people to do odd jobs. It was said that the master of Yaohua Zhai could not do anything.

That lady comes here once a day to make trouble, and there are many shops around. Everyone who comes to shop knows this, so who would buy in the shops?

Face is facade, and the unmarried young lady only cares about her face. Now she suffered a big blow, and in a rage, she sued Yaohuazhai to Jingzhaoyi Yamen.

After Zhang Zheng accepted the application, he was extremely embarrassed. The lady's name was Ru Yue, Zhang Zheng's niece and Zhang Ruyi's cousin. The Zhang family specially sent someone to say hello, and they must make the owner of Yaohua Zhai and the master of rouge and gouache look good!

No, the officials went to arrest people, and Yaohua Zhai was closed for a few days.

Even if this was the case, it would not be a profit of only two hundred taels. The accountant and the clerk must have taken this opportunity to rob him and leave with a sum of money.

"I didn't catch a whiff of it."

Li Haitang didn't care much about the shop, which he got for free and didn't run well, and always kept a normal mind.

However, what the person behind the scenes did was obvious, and there was a hint of the mastermind behind it. She didn't like being tripped up by others, and always wanted to catch that person out.

Could it be Chen?

Li Haitang was the first to suspect Chen. Yaohuazhai took over from Chen, and Chen knew some details very well. Yaohuazhai made so much money, so why did he give it to her so easily?

Later, Li Haitang denied the idea.

If Mrs. Chen wanted to take someone away, there was no need to do so. Yaohuazhai had a bad reputation and had brought trouble to the master chef in the shop. Even if Mrs. Chen invited people over, no one would come to buy anything.

Besides, Li Haitang indirectly helped the Du family a lot, so the other party had no reason to frame her.

The victim is a young lady from the Zhang family. Is it a coincidence that she and Zhang Zheng are on opposite sides?

"Then, how to solve it?"

During this period, Li Haitang was so well protected that he knew nothing about it and was completely kept in the dark.

"Old slave also listened to what Aunt Fang said."

Aunt Yu shook her head, looking confused.

Li Haitang finished his meal thoughtfully, wiped his sweat with a handkerchief, and asked Wufu to find Li Duanjie.

By chance, Li Duanjie was at Zhuangzi and learned that his wife was looking for him and she came very quickly.

People who are about to get married are in high spirits during happy events, and they walk with wind in their legs. Li short legs straighten his back, and he winks at Chunmei when he enters the door. Chunmei blushes in shame and lowers her head.

The two people exchanged glances secretly, but Li Haitang saw it, and she asked first, "Manager Li, did something happen to Yaohua Zhai?"

"Madam, do you understand?"

After Li Duanzu finished speaking, he immediately realized that answering like this was tantamount to acquiescence, and he secretly hated himself for being lied to by his wife again.

"Something happened, and it's been resolved now."

After giving the young lady of the Zhang family a sum of money, the Zhang family calmed down. However, after the incident in Yaohua Zhai, there were few people around. He went to look around, and the servants in the shop were dozing off on the table.

Come in the morning, start sleeping, sleep until closing time, and go home.

It's good to have one business in one day.

The people who come to the shop to shop are all rich people. They can afford the compensation, but if they really use up their faces, their lives will be ruined.

I heard that the young lady from the Zhang family, who was known as the most ugly girl in Kyoto, was unmasked and laughed at when she went out. Zhang Ruyue was so angry that she fainted.

Yaohuazhai's rouge and gouache can not only make people as beautiful as gods, but can also make people as ugly as humans and gods. It is so polarizing that no one would use it.

The master chef in the shop was also worried and publicly lowered the price. Wasn't this equivalent to telling everyone that there was something wrong with Yaohuazhai's rouge?

In short, within a few days, there was a lot of hype, and the reputation of Yaohua Zhai plummeted.

It was already good to have a profit of two hundred taels in the book. The shop compensated Zhang Ruyue thirty thousand taels of silver.

Zhang Ruyue was still dissatisfied and went to the door of Yaohua Zhai every now and then. Since the high-ranking officials in Kyoto knew that she had been disfigured, they simply smashed the jar and threw it, so that Yaohua Zhai could not get any benefit.

When she made a fuss, anyone who wanted to buy rouge would stay away.

"Madam, we can only close Yaohua Zhai, start from scratch, and change our livelihood."

Li Duanzu sighed. He had only been open for a few days this month. The gouache sold and the wages of labor were not enough. There was no doubt that the number would be negative at the end of the month.

"no."

Li Haitang immediately denied it, closed Yaohua Zhai, and found another way to make a living. The location remained unchanged.

Then she is the boss behind it, and doing business will greatly affect her integrity. Moreover, we must investigate clearly what is going on. Is it someone inside who secretly framed the shop, or is it Miss Zhang Ruyue's skin type that causes allergies.

If it was an allergy, why should I pay her 30,000 taels of silver in compensation? Do I think she was taken advantage of?

This matter must not be let go like this! We must get to the bottom of it.

Her catering shop is a month of exhausting work. Everyone works together, divides the labor and cooperates. After working extremely hard, she only earns one thousand eight hundred taels. Thirty thousand taels, how many years will she have to work for free? Li Haitang disagreed. There must be an explanation for the matter, and the responsibility should be held on the individual. If Yaohua Zhai cannot be opened, it will not affect other businesses in the future.