Chapter 156: What an Interesting Family
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Zeng Asan sat up straight.
“There will be two restaurants opening in the new year. One will be selling noodles and fast food, while the other will be selling exquisite dishes, skewers, and grilled fish. Business will be good.”
“But you know, if my restaurant’s business is good, it will attract the envy of others. People will co looking for trouble one after another, so I want to form a team to be responsible for the security of the two restaurants.”
Zeng Asan didn’t know what ‘security’ was, but he knew that he was about to have a proper job.
From then on, he would no longer have to be a thief and extort people for so money.
“Can you be more specific?” Zeng Asan asked respectfully.
“Yes, we need seven or eight people. You will be the leader. If anyone causes trouble in the restaurant, control them imdiately. Don’t let them make a big deal out of it and affect the other custors. However, they can’t be too ruthless and injure the custors or lose their lives.”
“You need to perfect these systems slowly.”
Zeng Asan understood, “Just like those thugs in the gambling dens.”
“Yes, almost.”
Zeng Asan swallowed his saliva, “Madam, you can leave this matter to . You can rest assured. I might not know the people in Puyi County personally, but I know them very well.”
Han Qiao agreed.
Would Zeng Asan rashly trick people if he wasn’t sure his victims had soone to back them up? She did not believe it.
The people who lived in the streets had better eyesight than anyone else. Otherwise, if they were to extort the wrong person, they would be beaten up. If they were beaten seriously, they would probably have to go to jail or lose their life.
“What about the salary?”
“As the manager, you will receive one tael of silver a month, while the others will receive eight hundred copper.”
Zeng Asan gulped.
One tael of silver a month was a job that many people envied, coveted, and hated.
“Madam, don’t worry. I will take good care of the two restaurants for you. I will not let those cats and dogs ruin your restaurant’s reputation.” Zeng Asan swore.
Then he asked softly, “Madam, when can I start working?”
“The next month is August, but you have to find those people and bring them over to on the seventh day of that month. It would be better if you hire people who are strong and know so martial arts.”
“Madam, don’t worry. I’ll choose them carefully. 1 won’t bring you any bad people.”
“Alright.”
Han Qiao also gave Zeng Asan a New Year’s gift that included wine, at, sugar, salt, rice, and flour.
Zeng Asan carried the basket and left to an empty alley. He quickly opened it to take a look.
He was stunned at first by the contents of the basket, then he laughed, his eyes slowly turning red.
Afraid of being seen and embarrassed, he quickly raised his hand to wipe his eyes.
He then cursed angrily, “Damn it.”
Originally, he was also hard-hearted and risked his life to make a living.
It was the first ti in his life that he was praised.
“Motherfucker,” Zeng Asan cursed again.
He smacked his lips a few tis.
He sighed.
He would probably have to pay with his life to be praised by Lady Heng today.
Forget it, forget it.
It was a cheap life to begin with.
When Zeng Asan returned ho, his two children imdiately ran up to him.
“Father!”
It was almost the New Year, but he had nothing at ho.
His wife had left him a long ti ago and ran off with a rchant, leaving behind their son and daughter.
“Take it quickly and let your grandma make it. Well have a good al tonight.”
Zeng Qin’er hurriedly said, “Father, there are still two days before the New Year. We can’t waste all the food like this even if we have them.”
“Yes, yes, yes. Leave the good ones for later. Well have a good al on New Year’s Day.” Zeng Asan smiled and patted his daughter’s head, “I’ve found a job and 111 bring you and your brother to live a good life in the future.”
“Is it a serious job?” Zeng Qin’er asked.
The children of the poor beca the masters of the house. Moreover, with her father in this line of work, the nine-year-old Zeng Qin’er had to mature faster than most children.
She was sensible, capable, stubborn, and bold. She dared to go to the Mass Grave alone in the middle of the night to touch the things on the bodies of the dead.
His daughter had scared Zeng Asan many tis, he was sotis a little afraid of his daughter.
Zeng Baobao smiled and asked his elder sister to quickly look at what was in the basket.
Lifting the coarse cloth covering the top, the siblings were stunned to see what was underneath.
“Father? Where did this co from?”
“The boss rewarded . Let’s go, let’s go. Hurry up and go to the kitchen to cook.”
Zeng Qin’er asked her brother to call their grandparents over.
They were a strange family. The one in charge of the family was not the old couple, nor Zeng Asan, but Zeng Qin’er.
Old Man Zeng used to steal money and search through coffin pits in his early years, but he broke his leg and lost one eye, so he couldn’t do it anymore. Old Lady Zeng was a prostitute in a brothel in her early years. She was redeed by a wealthy businessman and beca a concubine. After giving birth to two sons, she was sold to a peasant woman. Later, she hooked up with Old Man Zeng and settled down in Puyi County, giving birth to Zeng Asan.
His father was a grave robber, and his mother had gone through a lot. Zeng Asan had been smart and courageous since he was young, but unfortunately, he was unlucky and could not do anything to change his fate.
He had run away with soone after marrying a wife. The most successful thing out of that experience was his two children. Those who were very smart and capable.
Looking at the items in the basket, Old Lady Zeng’s eyes lit up.
“Then what does the boss do? Aiyo, you’re being too polite. I haven’t seen at in a long ti.” The more Old Lady Zeng spoke, the more excited she beca.
Zeng Asan told his family what happened today.
There was a mont of silence in the kitchen.
After a long while, Zeng Qin’er said, “Father, go and ask your boss if she needs a servant girl.”
“You want to be a servant?”
“The kind who don’t sell themselves, who have no contract but are loyal and clean of cris.”
“You want to be a maid?” Zeng Asan asked.
“Why not? Your boss gives you good things. Not only that, she gives you dignity, respect, and importance.” Zeng Qin’er’s face darkened. “Father, you’d better work hard in the future. If you’re up to no good again, I won’t let you off.”
“I know, I know.”
Aiyo, his little girl is so fierce. She’s the real father of the house, alright.
However, when he saw the dangerous look on his daughter’s face, Zeng Asan quickly smiled and said, “Don’t worry, my daughter. Your father knows what to do.”
It was rare for the family to have a full al.
He naturally had a plan in his mind.
anwhile, two streets behind Zeng Asan’s house were where Heng Silang’s house stood.
Madam Wu sat on the stool in a daze.
Her parents-in-law’s illness had cost her a tael of silver to hire a doctor and for their dicine. To her, who could not wait to split a penny to spend, it was more painful than stabbing her body with two knives.
Heng Silang sent the doctor away and saw that she was still sitting there in a daze, “What’s wrong?”
Madam Wu looked at her husband.
For a mont, she wanted to cry, but she couldn’t.
She lowered her head and looked at her hands.
She was the youngest daughter in her family. When she was a girl, she only had to wash clothes, cook, and sweep the floor. She did not have to do anything else.
But now…
That day, when her mother ca to see her, she imdiately cried as soon as her eyes fell on her.
She knew that her mother felt bad for her.
“My hand hurts, and my face is frozen and cracked. It hurts too,” She suddenly said to Heng Silang.
“Aren’t we all like this? The pain will pass. Go and cook the dicine. Father and Mother will wake up in a while and we’ll have to make them drink it first…”
Heng Silang wanted to say sothing, but Madam Wu had already left and went straight to the kitchen to work.
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