Chapter 312: Mo Wu’s River Plunge and Xiao Ruiyuan’s Search (7)_1
Xin Er was also terribly frightened after the fact. If something truly had happened to their aunt, her cousins would have been pitiable. That wretched old hag would certainly have come to cause trouble for sister, thank goodness—thank goodness!
"Right, aren’t Old Man Mo and Mo Yongfu dealing with this matter?" Mo Yan wondered. No matter how foolish those two were, they wouldn’t allow Mrs. Hong to strip their daughter-in-law’s clothes off.
Xin Er pouted, "Mo Yongfu and Mo Yonglu went into the city to find work, and they don’t know about it yet! Old Man Mo also wasn’t at home, coincidentally—he’s gone somewhere, and who else could stop that madwoman?"
Mo Yan furrowed her brows; she was afraid this problem was far from over. She wanted to go see Mo Wu, but on such a critical juncture, who knows what horrible things Mrs. Hong might say. It was better to wait a while longer!
That night, when Lizhong and his grandson came back, they learned that the business had declined significantly compared to the previous days, which didn’t surprise Mo Yan. After all, their prices were twenty percent higher than other shops, and they’d just opened the store—if sales had remained as good, she would have found it strange.
"We actually sold close to eight taels of silver; it’s really not bad. I thought if we made three or four taels, it would already be pretty good!"
After dinner, when they settled the accounts, they had actually sold seven to eight taels of silver, which astonished Mo Yan.
But Lizhong was unsatisfied, "It’s much worse compared to the first three days. If it continues like this, we won’t earn much in a month."
Mo Yan looked at the ledger with the quantity of grain sold, and said with a smile, "Grandfather Li, you’re being too anxious! There are plenty of wealthy people in Eastern Market. Once our Mo’s Fragrant Rice makes a name for itself, there will be no shortage of customers. Just wait and see, Grandfather Li."
Lizhong felt a little embarrassed; he wanted the store to do well and didn’t want to disappoint Mo Yan—he was indeed too hasty. Businesses like grain stores must be nurtured slowly over time.