Chapter 293 - 186 Sold to the North_1
After hearing Qian Sangui’s explanation, several people were confused. They had been waiting a whole year for the golden flower lotus roots, but now they were being told they wouldn’t get them.
Lady Tang raised her voice and was the first to speak up, "How can Third Uncle be such a grown man and yet not keep his word? You were the one who told us to buy the land and dig the pond, promising to give us the foreign lotus roots to plant. We only bought the land and dug the pond because we believed what you said. Otherwise, who in their right mind would invest money in barren land? And now, you’re coming up with excuses not to give them to us. Are you really that afraid your brother’s family will become rich?"
Qian Ergui also said, "Yeah, at that time I didn’t even want to buy it. I bought it only because Manhe said following Third Uncle’s advice was sure to be right."
Qian Sangui ignored Lady Tang and asked Qian Ergui, "Second Brother, do you also think that buying the land and digging the pond was a mistake?"
Qian Ergui didn’t know how to respond and sighed without saying anything, feeling that his younger brother’s breaking his promise was simply wrong.
Lady Wang really didn’t want to offend Qian Sangui, but seeing Qian Dagui lowering his head like a turtle retracting into its shell, she knew that this significant interest had to be fought for. She held back again and again but still couldn’t help speaking out, "Third Uncle, we only made that mistake because we didn’t realize how valuable the golden lotus leaves were. The in-laws have already scolded us, and we admit we were wrong. Now, you have harvested so many lotus roots. We are not asking for much, just give us a little, enough to plant two or three mu."
Seeing Qian Sangui’s face remained stern and he said nothing, she then turned to Old man Qian, "Father-in-law, you were there when we discussed buying the pond; you also encouraged us to follow Third Uncle’s advice to buy land and plant lotus roots, saying it was foolproof. But now, the promised lotus roots are not given to us. You must speak up for what’s fair."
Any parent wants all their children to live well. When the third branch of the family was struggling, Old man Qian would find ways to have the first and second branches take care of them a bit.
Nowadays, the third branch has started the Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop, owns the Moonlit Lotus Pond and Mountain of Flowers and Fruits, and has built such a large garden at home, even erecting a two-story Embroidery Building. Their life is better than even the well-known Landlord Li from around here. When he thought about the first and second branches, although their lives improved a lot compared to before, they were still just upper-class households and couldn’t even count as small landlords.