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Qin Huairu covered her burning face: "Mom? Why did you hit me?"
"You still have the nerve to ask me why it's all because of you, you vixen, seducing my son? If it weren't for you, how could my son have been arrested by the police?"
"If it weren't for you, how would we have been able to borrow a house?"
"If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have become the laughing stock of the neighborhood."
Qin Huairu's tears fell again; she had no idea how to explain it.
Granny Zhang got angrier and angrier as she spoke, and was about to raise her hand to hit her again, but Aunt Yi quickly stopped her.
Qin Huairu felt extremely wronged, as if she had become the saddest person in the world. Suddenly, she stood up, covered her face, and ran out crying.
"Get out of here, you slut."
Even after scolding her, Granny Zhang was still not satisfied and cried out, "My son, why is your life so miserable!"
Chapter 87 The Powerful Family Members
Aunt Yi advised, "Why are you chasing her away? She's a newlywed wife; what if she goes back to her parents' home?"
"We'd rather not have a daughter-in-law like that," Granny Zhang said angrily.
"Are you stupid? Dongxu is already in this state, and he finally managed to get a wife. Do you want him to be a bachelor for the rest of his life?"
Jia Dongxu's reputation has been completely ruined this time. Even if he divorces Qin Huairu, will he be able to find a better wife than Qin Huairu?
He might end up a bachelor for life.
Granny Zhang panicked. Yes, her son had an accident, and she had finally managed to find a wife. She could only keep her at home and couldn't let her go back.
"Old Yi, aren't you going to chase after them right away?"
Yi Zhonghai hurriedly went out, but once he left the courtyard, he could no longer see Qin Huairu.
After searching around but not finding anyone, they returned and mobilized the neighbors in the courtyard to search the surrounding area.
They still hadn't found it by nightfall.
"Where do you think he could run off to?" Aunt Yi asked.
"She must have gone back to her parents' home. What an unexpected day."
Do you think Dongxu might be sentenced to prison?
Yi Zhonghai thought for a moment and said, "I'll go to the police station tomorrow to inquire. If it's just a matter of paying compensation, then I hope the person can be released."
Aunt Yi got angry when she heard about the compensation, and couldn't help but say, "Where would the Jia family get the money? Isn't it us who have to foot the bill?"
"We can't just ignore this one apprentice, can we?"
"Oh dear, what a mess I've made."
The next day, not knowing what the outcome would be, He Yuzhu returned to the courtyard house to check. As soon as he entered the front yard, Yan Bugui called out, "Zhuzi, come here quickly."
"What is it, Uncle Yan?"
Yan Bugui said, "You don't know, do you? Jia Dongxu's wife ran away yesterday afternoon."
"Ran?"
He Yuzhu was surprised when Yan Bugui vividly recounted what happened yesterday afternoon, and only then did He Yuzhu understand what had happened.
As he spoke, Yan Bugui suddenly showed a shocked expression, staring intently at what was behind He Yuzhu.
He Yuzhu turned around and saw Qin Huairu leading several strong, dark-skinned men in. They were all dressed in coarse linen clothes, and their attire suggested they were rural farmers.
Could it be that her family has returned?
Yan Bugui and He Yuzhu stood up and looked at them in surprise. They both had stiff faces and unapproachable expressions, some even looking angry, as if they owed them money.
After they entered the passageway, Yan Bugui whispered, "Qin Huairu has brought her brothers from her maternal family to back her up."
"You can do it this way?" He Yuzhu asked.
"The man went to the police station yesterday and was beaten by his mother. If the wife's family doesn't do anything, won't she be bullied to death?"
Thinking about it, it makes sense. On her wedding day, such a big accident happened, and her mother-in-law didn't like her and even beat her. Qin Huairu went straight back to her parents' home and cried her heart out.
The older brother was displeased upon hearing this, saying, "Isn't the Jia family harming their own sister?"
After resting for one night, he immediately called over a few of his cousins to settle the score.
Qin Huairu and her group quickly alerted the neighbors in the courtyard, who all came out of their homes and followed them into the central courtyard.
When He Yuzhu arrived, he only saw Qin Huairu's brothers enter the west wing. Then he heard Granny Zhang shouting and the sound of slapping. Then someone started crying and yelling that someone was killing someone.
Hearing the familiar voice, Aunt Yi ran over from the east and stopped Qin Huairu's brother after entering the house: "Brother, that's enough. We'll still be relatives. You can't fight anymore."
"Relatives? We don't have any relatives like that. Being beaten on the wedding day? What kind of mother-in-law is that?"
"Yes, yes, it's all Dongxu's fault, but since things have already come to this, and the two children have already gotten their marriage certificate, life has to go on. Maybe Dongxu will be out in a couple of days."
Even when the wife's family comes over, they should know their limits. If the beating gets too severe, it means they're determined to get a divorce.
If it's just a fuss, it's a show of force, a way of telling the in-laws that the daughter-in-law has brothers to back her up and isn't someone to be bullied.
After Aunt Yi persuaded them for a while and saw that they had stopped and stopped smashing things, she breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Qin Huairu did not want to get a divorce just like that.
At this time, the neighbors also gathered around the door and windows to watch the show.
He Yuzhu saw Granny Zhang covering her face, sitting on the ground looking extremely aggrieved.
After much persuasion, Aunt Yi managed to get the group out of their house and bring out some good tea and pastries to serve Qin Huairu's family.
He Yuzhu asked, "Where's Lao Yi? I haven't seen him for ages."
Yan Bugui said, "It seems he went to ask acquaintances to inquire about the situation."
He Yuzhu said "oh" and didn't ask any more questions.
These days, thinking you can influence a verdict through connections is wishful thinking. These police officers are all former military personnel; they would never make a mistake in this kind of matter.
After watching for a while, seeing that nothing was developing and knowing that Qin Huairu wouldn't get a divorce for the time being, there was no more excitement to be had.
When He Yuzhu returned to the tavern, he had a bag of fish on the back of his bicycle.
They told Dayong to carry it into the backyard and pour it into a basin.
Xu Huizhen came in and asked, "Why did you buy so much dried fish? Do you want to make dried fish?"
He Yuzhu said, "I plan to use half of it to make dried fish and the other half to make stewed fish. Then we can sell it for a lower price, three cents a pound, just enough to break even."
He Yuzhu is too busy every day now to secretly sell fish.
The space already contains several thousand kilograms of food.
I was thinking of stewing these fish and selling them at a special price to sell them.
Xu Huizhen frowned and said, "Selling it for only three cents a pound, wouldn't that mean we won't make any money?"
He Yuzhu used to sell fish for only two cents a pound in the market, mainly because pork was cheap at the time, only three or four cents a pound. Fish, which had no fat, could only be sold for two cents.
These are all top prices. Sometimes buyers will bargain, weigh the scales a little higher, and then take away a few cents. All things considered, it's good if it sells for 15 cents.
He Yuzhu said, "I can still make some money at three cents a pound. I want to use this stewed fish to attract customers and make a little money."
"alright."
He Yuzhu hadn't consulted me beforehand, and he'd already bought so many fish, nearly 200 jin (100 catties). I could only try to cook them.
Da Yong led a group to kill the fish, and He Yuzhu instructed, "Keep the swim bladder; it tastes good when stewed."
In the evening, another stove appeared next to the braised meat stall, with a large pot of fresh fish stewing on it.
Compared to the high price of braised meat, stewed fish at three cents a pound is quite affordable. In just over an hour, a hundred pounds of stewed fish were sold out.
Xu Huizhen was surprised, and then asked He Yuzhu about the cost, "You mean you sold so many, but only made less than three yuan?"
He Yuzhu said, "If we make more tomorrow, we'll earn more. Besides, this is to attract customers. The store can't keep all its products at high profit margins, understand?"
Xu Huizhen shook her head: "I don't understand, who would do a business that doesn't make money?"
Although He Yuzhu had never run a business himself, he had heard others talk about how to do business.
Many stores offer discounted items, sometimes even selling them at a loss, to attract customers.
He Yuzhu explained the situation and then said, "We only make a small profit from stewed fish; we haven't lost money yet. We're using this dish to create the impression that we're very affordable, understand?"
"I don't quite understand yet," Xu Huizhen said.
“Even if he comes to buy our fish every day, we can sell it to him at cost price without any problem. Over time, he will remember that if he wants to buy wine or braised meat, he will come to us unconsciously. That’s what repeat customers are.”
"Alright, you can do whatever you want."
Xu Huizhen became more and more confused as she listened, unable to understand at all. However, since she wasn't losing money, she continued. Dozens of fish were sold out in half a night, which showed that they were still very popular.
"You know so much."
"That's right. Don't you know who I am? There's nothing I don't know."
"Pah, shameless, just bragging." Xu Huizhen laughed and scolded.
The courtyard has been in complete chaos these past two days.
Granny Zhang was frightened by Qin Huairu's brothers and dared not hit her, so she could only curse and swear in front of him in a sarcastic tone.