Chapter 275

Chapter 275

"Shall we talk inside?" Wang Qinghe, seeing him so excited, was also curious about what had happened.

"Sure, let's go in."

Xiao Zhang followed Bai Xiuxiu and Wang Qinghe into the house. When Old Woman Wei saw Xiao Zhang, she greeted him with a smile: "Xiao Zhang, you're here. Come in and sit down, I'll go boil some water for tea."

Saying this, Old Woman Wei first locked the gate to the courtyard before going to make the tea.

Xiao Zhang followed them into Bai Xiuxiu and Wang Qinghe's room. Once inside, he began to tell them about the good news: "Brother Wang, Sister-in-law, I've stopped doing black market business recently, right? Yesterday, my Uncle Sixth sent me some hawthorns and told me to give half to my brother.

I treated someone to a meal and then went to see my brother.

While I was there, I overheard something.

The Old Wang family has been bringing in a lot of new and delicious pastries recently. Many people are eager to buy them, and they get snatched up as soon as they arrive.

My brother said they're being too showy, and if they keep this up, they'll offend everyone. Eventually, something bad will happen.

When I heard this, I thought of their feud with you.

So I came to tell you, Brother Wang. If you have any ideas, I can get my brother to join in and make sure they don't have an easy time."

To Bai Xiuxiu and Wang Qinghe, this wasn't exactly bad news.

Wang Qinghe frowned, though he couldn't pinpoint what was wrong, he felt it wasn't the right time to act.

It might not be worth it.

And it could even cause trouble for himself.

"Xiao Zhang, let things take their natural course. Don't get involved, and don't let your brother get involved either. The black market is attracting too much attention now, not just the Old Wang family. Others are the same. Has your brother not considered getting out yet?"

Wang Qinghe asked him.

Xiao Zhang was taken aback, then sighed, "My brother says he'll be more careful. He's greedy and can't bear to let go. Brother Wang, do you think this isn't a good idea?"

"It's better not to get involved in the matter between Wang Qingqi and his wife," Wang Qinghe had already given some thought to Old Fifth and his wife.

Xiao Zhang always trusted Wang Qinghe's words, and this time was no different. He was also very glad he had come to ask, otherwise, if anything went wrong, he would have lost big.

"Then... I'll tell my brother to stay out of it. I hope he listens to me. He and Hu Tian are rivals, and lately, Hu Tian has been making a fortune because of Zhou Jiaojiao. It's really making my brother uncomfortable."

Xiao Zhang felt a sense of regret as he spoke.

If they could strike at Zhou Jiaojiao now, they might even get some recipes?

Wang Qinghe looked at Xiao Zhang and warned again, "Your brother should still be more cautious recently."

"If possible, help me keep an eye on Zhou Jiaojiao and the others from the Old Wang family. They might be smuggling grain from other counties. Selling pastries in the black market is one thing, but smuggling grain..."

Wang Qinghe's words made Xiao Zhang's heart skip a beat.

Brother Wang thinks that causing trouble for the Old Wang family in the black market won't be very effective?

He wants to do something bigger?

"Alright, I'll follow Brother Wang's advice. By the way, Brother Wang, how do you feel about the factory now? If you think the canning factory isn't good, I can look for other opportunities for you..."

"No need. I might leave the county in a while."

Wang Qinghe wasn't sure when the provincial capital would have news, but it seemed to be coming soon.

Unless they didn't want him back.

"Really? That's great! Brother Wang, your skills deserve a bigger stage." Xiao Zhang knew about Wang Qinghe's situation and was genuinely happy for him.

This is what it means to turn misfortune into fortune!

"I was thinking of talking to you today, Brother Wang, and then going to my brother to get him involved to help you take revenge. But now, I need to warn him not to get involved. Brother Wang, I'll go find him first and come back to thank you later."

Xiao Zhang said this and hurriedly got up to leave.

Since it was a holiday, the black market business was good, and his brother would definitely still be there.

Those people act immediately once they decide to do something.

His brother mustn't get involved.

"Go quickly." Wang Qinghe didn't stop him.

Bai Xiuxiu, sitting beside him, was curious.

She knew about Zhou Jiaojiao's luck, so she also felt they shouldn't get involved.

But why did her husband share the same thought?

Bai Xiuxiu's thoughts were written all over her face. Wang Qinghe, noticing his wife staring at him, smiled: "Dear, when we were at the Old Wang family, I could tell. Old Fifth's wife is indeed different from others. I have a feeling that now isn't the right time to act against them."

Wang Qinghe didn't know where this feeling came from, but he had relied on it to avoid danger since he was young.

So, he trusted his intuition completely.

Bai Xiuxiu knew about her husband's intuition but didn't expect it to be so accurate.

"You're right, I feel the same. There will be plenty of opportunities to act against them. Let's wait until we have more evidence, then report them."

The thoughts of the two people here were similar, while on the other side.

In Wutong Street, in the house of Zhou Jiaojiao and Wang Qingqi, the whole family was gathered.

Zhou Jiaojiao was about to be driven mad by these people. Ever since they got jobs in the county, they all came to stay at her and Wang Qingqi's house.

They kept talking about buying a courtyard, but how long had it been? Nothing had happened yet.

And they still brought up the matter of paying back Bai Xiuxiu.

"Old Fifth's wife, how did our pastry business go today?" Wang Shoucheng looked at his sullen daughter-in-law, not taking it seriously.

Whether she was happy or not didn't matter at all.

What mattered was whether their Old Wang family could thrive.

Speaking of business, Zhou Jiaojiao was quite proud: "The business is as good as usual. The goods are snatched up as soon as we bring them out. Brother Hu even hopes we can make more. I also want to make more, but unfortunately, we don't have enough raw materials.

Sigh... They say they're helping, but I see them just holding us back.

If they could work a bit harder and collect the glutinous rice faster, we could earn more money."

Zhou Jiaojiao was referring to Wang Laosan and Wang Laosi.

Wang Shoucheng, upon hearing this, also felt that these two sons were causing trouble.

Beside them, Zhao Cuihua was knitting a scarf. It was freezing cold now, and her husband went out secretly every night to collect grain, which was terribly cold.

Hearing Zhou Jiaojiao's words, she immediately sneered, "Old Fifth's wife, you should speak with a clear conscience."