Chapter 271 - 177: Like My Own Mother_2
Shopkeeper Cui did indeed help them block some issues, but also made it clear that they would want to plant lotuses and even become the agent for selling lotuses up north.
This cunning old Cui is truly someone who won’t rise early without the prospect of profit. Qian Yixiu internally cursed nonstop.
However, there was no other choice. If they must offer benefits and rely on someone, the best choice was still Shopkeeper Cui. He had strong backing and wasn’t too greedy.
Seeing Grandfather Sangui hanging his head in dejection, Qian Yijin consoled him, "Grandfather, don’t blame yourself too much. At the beginning, no one expected that a few lotus leaves would lead to so many troubles. Next year, when we plant lotuses, we will ensure our own family’s need first, then give some to Shopkeeper Cui and the Wan family. If there’s any left, we can give some to the first and second branches of the family. If not, they’ll have to wait until the next year. They were the ones who caused the disaster, so they will have to bear the consequences."
This little schemer truly had another profit to reap. By doing this, the third branch would leave Old man Qian and the first and second branches without even a sneeze to their names.
Qian Yixiu again secretly gave her a thumbs up.
Qian Sangui also nodded and said, "This is a lesson, Grandpa will remember."
But now that they were heading to Daci Temple, she had to take twenty lotus leaves with her. Remembering the source of the water that one drinks from, without the Old Monk and Little Monk, Monkey Brother would never have come to her home. Without Monkey Brother, she wouldn’t necessarily have been able to return from Cave Sky Pool, and the Gold Lotus Roots would never have appeared in the mundane world.
Moreover, the Old Monk had a gluttonous appetite and would certainly be unhappy if he realized there were delicious treats that hadn’t been shared with him.