That night, Xia Qianqian asked her neighbor to buy some paper, cut it into the size of a modern business card, and then wrote her name and address neatly on it. She also gave the kiln a luxurious name: Guoguo Tile Kiln, and planned to deliver tiles and hand out business cards the next day.
She didn't know that the news that she was going to the town to give away tiles for free would be overheard by the Jiang family, and spread to the old Xia family overnight: "Xia Dinghai, your niece is incredible, she is going to the town to give away tiles for free to the rich families to attract business."
"What? Free?" Xia Dinghai came out putting on his coat, his eyes wide in surprise.
"Yes, yes, if I hadn't heard it with my own ears, I wouldn't have believed it! This girl is willing to invest a lot of money. I'm afraid your Xia family's business will be taken away." Mother Jiang added fuel to the fire and spoke with saliva flying.
Xia Dinghai thought of his elder brother's most common saying when he was alive: You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child! Xia Qianqian is now using the child to catch a wolf! The chance of success is very high.
"I have delivered the message. You can do whatever you want. I'm leaving now." When Jiang's mother saw Xia Dinghai's fierce eyes, she knew that he had evil intentions and left happily.
Xia Dinghai shivered as the cold night wind blew, and hurriedly pulled his old cotton-padded jacket together, then turned around and went home to discuss things with the third brother.
They must stop Xia Qianqian and never let her go to the town to deliver tiles!
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Xia Qianqian set out before dawn the next day. Before leaving, she took her newly bought green cape with her and combed her hair neatly. When she wore her new clothes and stood at the market, she would definitely attract people's attention.
With the return rate, it will be easier for her to give away tiles. And then, business will come to her continuously!
"Qianqian, the road is difficult to walk on after dark, so be careful." Qin warned.
"Don't worry, Mom, I have experience walking at night." Xia Qianqian laughed. Back then, she and her friends hiked everywhere, choosing places that were difficult to walk. Sometimes they walked too far and had to set up tents in the mountains for the night.
"Yeah." Qin saw Xia Qianqian out, rubbing her eyelids from time to time.
When she woke up today, her eyelids kept twitching and she felt something was wrong.
"Mom, please stay with Yunyun for a while longer."
It was dark outside, and Qin couldn't see anything. She could only rely on her ears to hear the sound, and knew that Xia Qianqian had gone far away. Maybe she was overthinking.
Xia Qianqian pushed the cart towards the town under the dim starlight. She was naturally strong, so pushing a cart full of bricks was not difficult at all.
Xia Dinghai and Xia Dingfeng were lying in ambush on the road outside the village, one on one side and the other on the other. Listening to the sound of approaching wheels, their eyes lit up with excitement.
If they went head-on with Xia Qianqian, they would be unworthy of being an uncle and would be criticized. So today, they were more insidious and placed a few small animal traps on the road. If they stepped on them, they would either break their skin and bleed or break their bones. From now on, Xia Qianqian would not only be unable to deliver tiles to the town, but also be unable to work.
They were thinking happily when they were suddenly hit hard on the back of their heads. They rolled their eyes and fainted in the grass.
Gu Yanjing stood under the starlight, his face grim. He took out a tinder from his bosom, lit the glass lantern, and used a wooden stick to pick up the traps on the road one by one, placing them neatly and orderly next to Xia Dingshan. Then, he turned off the lights and left silently.
Xia Qianqian felt lonely walking alone on the night road. When she saw lights and figures not far ahead, she was very happy. She quickened her pace and wanted to go up and find someone to accompany her to the town together.
(End of this chapter)