Chapter 358 The Xue Family Makes a Move to Help (2)_1
Later, the Xue Family approached them, offering fifty taels of silver if they would cause daily disturbances at Mo’s Fragrant Rice Shop, forcing the business to falter. To the destitute Zhang Family mother and son, fifty taels of silver was a fortune, and without a second thought, they agreed.
And so began the Zhang Family mother and son’s disruptions in the shop. That day, when Mo Yan questioned Wang Pangtou, he hesitated to speak. On one hand, he didn’t want to bother Mo Yan with such matters. On the other hand, he saw it as a minor issue that Shopkeeper Lizhong could handle.
However, the mother and son duo, fixated on the fifty taels of silver, continued their antics even when driven away by Shopkeeper Lizhong. Fortunately, most of the shop’s patrons were loyal customers who, upon learning that the troublemakers were from the Zhang Family, known for previously selling moldy grain, naturally grew to despise them, and the shop’s business actually suffered no impact.
This outcome, however, did not please the Xue Family, so they decided to get tough, directing the Zhang Family mother and son to set fire to the Mo Family’s warehouse.
Once the warehouse and its grains burned, it would not only severely weaken the life force of Mo’s Fragrant Rice but would also force them to find new grain sources, allowing the culprits to trace the origin of Mo’s Fragrant Rice and take over the supply themselves.
It must be said, the Xue Family had a cunning plan. Even if the Zhang Family were exposed, no one could connect the dots back to them. After all, the Zhang Family had a long-standing grudge against the Li Family, and seeking revenge seemed only natural.
"Yan girl, what do you plan to do with these two?"
Shopkeeper Lizhong, looking at the Zhang Family mother and son as if they were dead dogs, ground his teeth in hatred. Even though his own Li Family wasn’t very involved, it was because of their feud with the Zhang Family that the Xue Family had used them to target the shop. If it hadn’t been for Yan girl’s foresight in having the warehouse guarded, it might have burned down by now.