Chapter 282 - 276 Furious_1
"No, I say Auntie Zhao, you didn’t even bother to learn about how many assets my family has, or how much silver this recipe could make, before you came knocking on our door to flaunt your wealth."
When Lin Yue said this, Zhao Lingxiang furrowed her brow, "What do you mean, are you suggesting that a bunch of poor country bumpkins like you all could own a lot of assets? You’re looking at the big business of the Wei Residence and thinking about taking advantage while the iron is hot, aren’t you! Have you ever seen how much fifty taels of silver are, yet you want to raise the price even higher? Aren’t you afraid of overeating and bursting?"
Xiaocui, watching Zhao Lingxiang holding her forehead, felt somewhat at a loss for words, even she, as a maid, understood the implication of the Lin Family’s words—Auntie Zhao completely failed to see that they didn’t need those fifty taels of silver at all. If Auntie Zhao had immediately made amends and taken out two hundred taels of silver, there might have been a chance to purchase the recipe. However, judging by her greedy appearance, that seemed impossible.
Zhao Lingxiang wasn’t actually foolish to this extent; it was just her past impressions and cognitions that blinded her, subconsciously she couldn’t believe that Zhao Erhu and his wife could be all that impressive. Otherwise, how great a disparity would she have to acknowledge in her heart? Even in the village, a wealthy family owned no more than a dozen or so acres of land; owning more meant being a landlord. She would never believe that Zhao Erhu could achieve such a feat.
"Auntie Zhao, I don’t want to say much else; our family’s recipe, let alone fifty taels, wouldn’t be sold even for five hundred taels. Please leave quickly. It won’t look good for your face if things get physical," Zhao Erhu said, his face stern as he watched Zhao Lingxiang. If she didn’t leave, he really would toss her out.
"Aunt, it seems Uncle Erhu really doesn’t want to sell the recipe, we should head back first," Xiaocui said, genuinely afraid of the menacing look Zhao Erhu had. He seemed much more formidable and capable than Auntie Zhao’s brothers from the same mother. Regrettably, Auntie Zhao was the unfortunate one, as it was clear Zhao Erhu didn’t want to deal with her and didn’t even regard her as a sister, their relationship was not even as good as that of regular neighbors.
Auntie Zhao’s mother from the Wei Family, Xiaocui could tell at a glance, was not a pushover. Otherwise, if the sibling relationship were good, to help her own sister, one would share the recipe without even asking for silver.
Not being able to come up with more silver in today’s situation, Auntie Zhao’s hope of success was definitively dashed without the need for further delay. Other plans would have to be made; it was with this thought that Xiaocui began to urge Zhao Lingxiang to leave. Just the two of them, mistress and servant, could not win an argument or a fight against these people, not to mention that there were farmhands in the family as well. Staying here was just asking for trouble.
"Hmph, you ungrateful thing, let’s go!" Zhao Lingxiang, even without any sense of situation, realized that Zhao Erhu was serious in his words. If she were really thrown out by Zhao Erhu, she would lose all face. Reluctantly, she left with Xiaocui, stomping out.