vstars Chapter 149 Entering the city
Chapter 149 Entering the city
"Mr. Tian, you are too polite. When you are away from home, it is inconvenient. It is our duty to help each other. Thank you for the delicious meal prepared by your maid tonight."
"What a little maid does is unworthy of a master."
"Mr. Tian, you are too modest. By the way, I heard from my servants that Mr. Tian is also a businessman, but I don't know what kind of business he is in." Lei Yu looked at Tian Yuheng in front of him and saw that he had an outstanding temperament. The only flaw was that his skin color was a little dark. If it was whiter, he would have the temperament of a scholar.
Compared with those profit-driven and money-conscious businessmen we usually come into contact with, Tian Yuheng gives people a different kind of intimacy.
"I'm ashamed to say that I only run a few small cloth shops, which is not a big business. I went south this time just to explore whether there are any new business opportunities. Brother Lei, I wonder what kind of business your family is engaged in?"
"Oh, to be honest, Brother Tian, before I took over my father's business, my family also had a lot of business. This area almost all belonged to my family. Not only that, my family also owned countless shops, including banks and grain stores."
At this point, Lei Yu couldn't help but sigh, "It's a pity that I was young and ignorant, made bad friends, and learned to gamble, which almost ruined my huge fortune. Before that, I failed in a business partnership with others, and now I only have three shops and this farm left."
Tian Yuheng never dreamed that this Mr. Lei would be so honest and openly talk about his scandals with a stranger. Usually people would cover up more or less, but he was so frank, which was a pity that this didn't seem to be suitable for business.
"Actually, I was quite successful in business before, and I made a lot of money! But maybe because I spent too much, I ended up owing a lot of money to the brothers who worked with me."
Hearing this, Tian Yuheng and Tian Xing'er, brother and sister, could not help but look at each other and thought to themselves: This elder brother must have been cheated of his money by others, but he is still speaking well of them.
Tian Yuheng glanced at his sister, and they both understood each other's intentions. However, it was not easy to expose such things in person, so he could only comfort Mr. Lei with a few words.
"It's getting late, let's go back first, and Master Lei should also rest early." Seeing that there was nothing else to say, Tian Yuheng and the others said goodbye and left.
After returning, Tian Xing'er and others sat down in Tian Yuheng's room and chatted for a while.
"Second brother, this Mr. Lei is probably a little stupid. It sounds like he's been cheated but is still counting money for you. I'm a little worried about Uncle Hu and Aunt Hu. The manager who came today is probably here to cheat Mr. Lei's manor." Tian Xing'er had a good impression of Uncle Hu and Aunt Hu.
The couple has been working in this farm. I heard that Uncle Hu was the manager and helped to manage the big farms in the area. Even if he can't do it now, there should be a lot of money. Besides, this young master doesn't seem to be very smart.
But looking at the appearance of Uncle Hu and his wife, they probably just take the wages and don't do any other work secretly. I think they are honest people.
Although the farm is small, it is small and beautiful. The crops on the ground are growing well, and there are no weeds. Everywhere is kept clean, which is enough to show that they take good care of it on a daily basis.
Tian Yuheng also replied helplessly, "This is someone else's family affair, and we outsiders cannot interfere. How can we help?
Well, don't think too much. I heard Uncle Hu talking about a county town not far from them tonight. It seems pretty good. We can take a look at it and see if you can open your shop there. It would be best if there is a village like theirs nearby, so that you can set up a production, supply and marketing line."
"Okay, let's set off early tomorrow. Let's go to the city first, and if we don't find anything suitable, we can look at the surrounding towns."
The rain stopped in the second half of the night, and Tian Xing'er and her companions said goodbye to Uncle Hu and Aunt Hu at dawn the next day. Since Mr. Lei was still sleeping, they did not disturb him. They just asked them to convey their gratitude, and then they left.
Although Tian Xing'er and his companions set out early, when they arrived at the city gate, there were already quite a few people queuing up.
"I didn't expect that there are so many people in this county. I also saw many towns on the way here. It seems that we can open a shop here." Tian Yuheng sighed as he looked at the people queuing in front of him.
"Yes, Xing'er and I were walking on the official road, which is quite far from here. I thought there weren't many people in this area, but I didn't expect there are so many people." Tian Zhenwei was also a little surprised that there were so many people here.
The guy in the queue in front heard them and turned around, looking at the two of them, and said, "You must be from other places, do you know why there are so many people?"
Tian Yuheng and Tian Zhenwei looked at each other, shook their heads, and replied, "Brother, why are there so many people?"
"Hey, I know you don't understand. Of course, it's because the people in our county are rich. This city has everything. I heard it's not worse than some counties in the south of the Yangtze River."
"Oh, it seems that big brother travels around often! Then the people in this county are so rich." Tian Yuheng was a little curious why their county was so rich.
"But not everyone is rich. There are not many good ways to make a living in our county. Everyone is leaving. The money they earn is earned by risking their lives. How can it not be a lot of money?"
"Brother, what do you mean?" Tian Yuheng didn't quite understand. What kind of money is this? One has to risk their lives to earn it, and yet a large group of people are willing to do it.
"Of course, they are doing business. People here dare to go anywhere. They go to the border, which is dangerous. Anyway, they go wherever is dangerous. As long as they can make a lot of money, people here dare to go. Otherwise, how can they be so rich.
We are not in Jiangnan or Beijing. How can we support our parents and children if we don’t find a way to make a living on our own?”
Tian Xing'er also listened to her eldest brother's words in the carriage, and she admired people like them very much. If she didn't have a father who was an official and a mother who was rich, she would not have achieved what she has today.
If she was reborn into a farmer's family, she would not know how to survive. After all, she did not know how to farm, and doing business was not that easy. At most, she might have more ideas, but farmers' families did not have the money to let her do this and that.
There are also some skills that I don't have. Just thinking about those days, they were really hard. I had to get up early and work late every day. At night, I probably just wanted to go home and sleep, and I might not even have enough to eat. I simply can't imagine it.
Thinking of this, Tian Xing'er also got out of the carriage and said to the elder brother in front, "Big brother, you are really amazing. We young people should learn from you."
This little girl suddenly came out and praised herself, which made the elder brother feel a little embarrassed. But aren't all the girls in this city fair-skinned? How come the girl from this family is darker than herself?
But he didn't dare to say it, so he smiled and replied, "Well, then, isn't it just to survive? By the way, are you here to visit relatives?"
"No, we just heard that your county is good, so we wanted to do business here and see if we can open a small shop or something."
"You seem to be in pretty good shape, why did your parents let you out to make a living at such a young age?"
"We all want to live a good life, don't we? Big brother, can you introduce us to some good business here that can make money?"
Look at my two elder brothers, they were originally students, but now the family is short of money, so they have to start a business together, hoping to make more money to support their elder brothers and sisters to go to school. "
When Tian Yuheng heard this, he was surprised that his sister was lying to him again, so he tried to stop her immediately. He was afraid that his sister had made up some nonsense about his background.
"Oh, that's not the case. It's just that something happened at home and I can't study well. We are short of money, but not much. Father wants us to gain more experience and earn some money while we are still young."
"Hey, I understand, don't worry." The eldest brother thought that Tian Yuheng was embarrassed that his sister said his family was poor, maybe it was because his rich family had fallen on hard times, so he wanted to save some face.