coobybook Chapter 293 Shen Huai'en is drunk
Chapter 293 Shen Huai'en is drunk
Shen Huai'en has always known that Shen Nanzhi is smart, but he didn't expect that she is so smart and can surprise him every time.
From opening a school in the village and asking wealthy families to buy shops in advance to raise funds, to the subsequent disaster relief process, and now to impacting food prices, blocking unscrupulous businessmen and making them lose all their money, these are things that Shen Huai'en has never come into contact with.
Shen Nanzhi opened a different door for him and gave him a new understanding of how to govern a country.
"You must be tired. I'll have someone clean up the room. You can rest first."
Seeing that he looked unhappy and seemed to be worried about something, Shen Nanzhi went to arrange the room for him to have a good rest.
This person is a thoughtful person who thinks a lot. Maybe all educated people are like this.
Shen Huai'en did it himself and lived in the wing room, sharing the same yard with her.
It was during dinner that Xu Saifei realized there was a new man in the house, a handsome one at that.
"Mr. Yang, your housekeeper is so young and handsome. Is he married?"
Shen Nanzhi saw the familiar wolf-like eyes on her face, and immediately protected her, saying: "My Huai En is a treasure, you are not allowed to think about him. I will decide his marriage, and I will definitely marry him a gentle, virtuous, kind and beautiful perfect woman."
Xu Saifei: "So you mean I'm not perfect enough? I'm rich, and the family business will be mine in the future. I'm also pretty, so who wouldn't praise me as the most beautiful girl in the county?"
Shen Nanzhi: "This is the first time I've seen you so shameless. Anyway, it's not okay. If I say too much, it will hurt our feelings. Let's talk about business. Huai En is here to deliver food. The grain price in the county will soon return to normal. Shouldn't your restaurant be open?"
"We have to open it. I have arranged for people to clean up. My father is much better now. Thank you very much."
Xu Saifei raised his glass to toast everyone and drank three glasses of wine in a row. His alcohol tolerance is really good.
Shen Nanzhi also became interested, "I'll drink with you, pour the wine."
"No."
Shen Huai'en held her wine glass and said, "You can't drink much. It's rude to be drunk."
Xu Saifei kept encouraging him: "Don't do that. If you're drunk, just stay at home. What's the rudeness? My family isn't a wealthy one. We don't have so many rules. Just be happy."
Shen Nanzhi drank three cups and asked Shen Huai'en to taste it: "Their wine is really good. The old man has stored it in the cellar for twenty years. It is comparable to the daughter's red wine. It would be a pity not to drink it."
Shen Desheng also said: "Butler Huai En, I salute you, thank you for coming to see us."
Shen Huai'en said expressionlessly: "I'm just worried about you, girl. I'm not here to see you. I can get lost doing business. You should go home and farm in the future."
Shen Desheng was devastated and hung his head in frustration. Was he not cut out for business and could only farm at home?
"Wai En, are you sick? Desheng has worked very hard. People start to accumulate experience from failure. I believe Desheng will be able to stand on his own and do better in the future."
Xu Saifei said, "I believe you too. I'll toast you a glass, Sister Shen. Your housekeeper is good-looking, but he is too bad at talking. I have given up on him."
Shen Huai'en drank a glass of wine in anger. What kind of people are these?
Shen Nanzhi immediately protected her housekeeper: "It's useless for you to worry about it. My Huai En is very capable. A big man should be responsible and able to do things. Why does he need to be so good at talking?
Men with smooth talk are unreliable, and you have always had a bad eye for men."
The corners of Shen Huai'en's mouth curled up. Shen Nanzhi filled his glass as usual. He drank another glass. It was indeed a fine wine from the cellar. Shen Huai'en himself didn't have much of a drinking capacity, but he actually felt a little dizzy.
In the end, Shen Huai'en forgot how he got back. When he woke up, it was already noon. It turned out that drinking was the cause of the trouble.
Shen Nanzhi personally brought in the hangover soup: "Do you still have a headache?"
"Okay, how did I get back?"
Shen Nanzhi's eyes flickered as he avoided the question: "Drink the soup first. I'm in a hurry to get out. Today is the day when all the major grain merchants are coming into the city. I'm afraid that County Magistrate Chen can't handle it. I have to take care of it. You take care of yourself."
"Okay, I'll come find you later."
"No, you should take a rest. You have worked hard."
Hard?
Shen Huai'en felt it was a bit strange. He was just drunk, so why should he work so hard?
After drinking the sobering soup, I got up to wash up. Suddenly, I held my lower back and felt a little sore. What did I do last night?
Open the rear window, cough, and a dark shadow suddenly appears, "Master."
"What happened last night? I got drunk and lost my memory."
Even though the black shadow only showed his two eyes, Shen Huai'en could see that he was considering his words. Something had indeed happened.
"Miss Shen came back with the master in her arms, and then you entered the house. I didn't dare to look at you any more, and that's until now."
"Hold me? How?"
"That's it..."
The secret guard acted as if he was carrying the girl as a princess, but he didn't dare to say some words. The master looked very petite, and he even put his arm around the girl's neck. Oh my, it was unexpectedly harmonious.
The secret guard lowered his head, not daring to think about that scene. The others were also stunned. They didn't expect Miss Shen to bring people back like this.
Shen Huai'en exerted force with his palm, and the dead Madam Memory revived. He remembered some fragments and broke the corner of the table with force. The secret guard lowered his head, not daring to look at his master's eyes.
"Go down, don't let this matter get out."
"I dare not. Only the two of us know about this. No third person would know about it. But no matter what those people from the Shen family say, I can't do anything about it."
The biggest hidden danger is that Miss Xu. Men are not interested in these things and forget about them once they are said. But the way that Miss Xu opened her eyes wide and looked like she was going to cause trouble was not good.
"I'll take care of it, leave now."
"Yes."
Shen Huai'en had a headache. What was going on? His fame.
Xu Saifei was not at home either. She went to the restaurant, which was going to open today. With so many grain merchants coming into the city, they would definitely need to stay and eat. She couldn't delay making money.
Shen Desheng and several of his cousins went to help. They were able to do such chores as chopping wood and doing odd jobs, as it was not good to just sit there and eat for free at someone else's house.
Xu Saifei likes this group of young people. They are smart, capable and very useful.
Perhaps she could really consider a man from the Shen family, so that he would be a relative of Miss Shen. She envied the unity of the Shen family. They did not look down on Miss Shen just because she was a girl. Instead, they respected her and treated her as the top priority in everything.
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County Magistrate Chen was indeed a little confused at this time. The sudden arrival of so much grain was a good thing, but how to get the grain merchants to sell the grain at a fair price was a difficult problem.
He couldn't think of a solution, so he asked someone to quickly invite Master Yang. Just then Shen Nanzhi came over, and County Magistrate Chen breathed a sigh of relief: "Master Yang, I was just looking for you. What do you think we should do now?"
"Mr. Chen, find someone to open a grain store and start selling grain. First, bring down the price of grain."
County Magistrate Chen was scratching his head. "No one in my family is good at doing business. Where can I open this shop? I don't have a shop at home. The court does not allow officials to do business."
Shen Nanzhi was already used to this man's wooden head, and said: "Ask your wife to solve it. There are many things that the court does not allow. Why are you only focusing on this?
Officials are not allowed to accept kickbacks or collude with businessmen, but how many of them are clean?
If everyone was as honest as you, so many officials would have starved to death long ago."
County Magistrate Chen wanted to refute, saying that he had no right to control what others did, but he would stick to his principles. Mrs. Chen used to have a shop as a dowry, but he sold it to help the people. County Magistrate Chen thought it was better to lose it, as it was not good for officials to engage in business activities.
Seeing that he was still hesitating, Shen Nanzhi stood up and said, "I've told you the solution, you can do whatever you want, I'm leaving now.
Think about it yourself, do you really love the people? I think you love yourself, and your reputation is more important than the survival of the people and your family."
Shen Nanzhi turned around and left, ignoring his attempts to keep her, fearing that she would be angered to death by such a person.
It's really hard for Mrs. Chen to have lived with him for so many years. If it were her, she could just love him wherever he wanted.
Magistrate Chen finally went to see Madam Chen, who said, "I will do it. I know a friend who runs a restaurant. I will ask her to help me buy a shop, but it has to be under my name, and has nothing to do with the master."
"Of course, thank you Madam for your concern."
"If I don't worry, my family will starve to death. Master, don't say such things."
County Magistrate Chen couldn't help feeling guilty, but he was too chauvinistic and wasn't used to apologizing. Lately his wife had been very cold to him, and when she occasionally returned to the inner house, she would let him sleep in the study, saying that the child was still sick and she was afraid that the disease would spread to him.
County Magistrate Chen didn't think much about it and decided to spend some time with his wife after he was done with his busy schedule.
Thinking of Master Yang's words, County Magistrate Chen was a little confused. Was it wrong for him to want a good reputation? Isn't the purpose of living a life to leave a name in history?
Mrs. Chen, no matter what he thinks, she used to feel sorry for him, but in the end, she is the one who suffers. What Miss Xu said is right, why should you feel sorry for men? They are so strong and capable, they should feel sorry for themselves.
Xu Saifei had helped her choose several shops. Taking advantage of the snowstorm, many shops were selling at a reduced price. Coincidentally, her next-door neighbor was going back to her hometown and wanted to sell her shop, so she bought it immediately. From then on, she could be neighbors with Mrs. Chen, visit her often, and have more friends.
With her help, Mrs. Chen opened her business quickly. The grain was previously stored in an empty house in the county town by Shen Nanzhi, and she sold it to her at a low price, only five cents, and sold it for eight cents, which shocked the grain merchants.
They will lose money at such a low price, so they definitely can’t sell it.
When the news reached Master Jin's ears, he stood up suddenly and said, "Who is so bold as to go against me? Send someone to smash his shop..."
Before he could finish his words, he suddenly collapsed holding his chest. The servants panicked and quickly called for a doctor. Unfortunately, when the doctor arrived, he was already dead. The Jin family was filled with tears.
Mr. Jin died at the wrong time. The grain merchants were leaderless and had no idea what to do. County Magistrate Chen took the opportunity to gather all the grain merchants together to negotiate a reasonable grain price. He finally felt the majesty of the head of a county.