Chapter 20: Killing the Goose to Get Eggs

illed craftsmen."Great, finally someone's here."Du Jing walked over, very excited."This is my cousin, Du Jing. You all listen to him for your work here," Yang Lin introduced.Du Jing was eager to get s...As soon as Yang Lin spoke, everyone around him was stunned.

Even Li Yiyiao, who had been frowning all along, looked at Yang Lin in surprise.

She, like Yang Lin, would absolutely not accept such humiliating cooperation.

She wasn't speaking, she was just thinking, wondering if there was any way to solve this.

It's a pity, I thought for a long time but couldn't come up with any good solutions. This made Li Yuyao once again feel how difficult the lives of ordinary people are!

A family like the Zhou's, nothing but petty county clerks, not even officials, yet they could act so arrogantly and domineeringly.

If it were in the past, wiping out such a wastrel would have been as simple as saying a word, even if it meant exterminating his entire family.

But now, stripped of her royal status and reduced to an ordinary person, she feels powerless, even hopeless!

Therefore, when he heard Yang Lin say that Zhou Zhengyang had already thought of a solution before he arrived, he was taken aback.

Not only was he astonished that Yang Lin could come up with any solution in a battle where their power levels were so unequal,

I'm even more impressed by Yang Lin's foresight!

Everyone stared intently at Yang Lin, hoping he would come up with a solution.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Yang Lin reached into his pocket, instinctively going for a cigarette, but naturally came up empty.

He touched his nose and smiled, "Don't all look at me like that."

Well, I do have a way, but I can't tell you about it now.

“But everyone rest assured, Yang Lin promises things and will always deliver. I assure you all, the tofu workshop won't stop, and you can still come to work in the future, and your wages will remain the same.”

And...

"I plan to build a house, so I need more laborers. When you go back, ask around if anyone is willing to come work for me here. It's still five cash per day. After working for three months, it'll be ten cash per day!"

When Yang Lin finished speaking, the scene immediately erupted.

All the women stared at Yang Lin in astonishment, their faces contorted with bewilderment.

More than twenty people, a day's wages, is already over one hundred wen.

In this situation, would the tofu workshop continue to operate And would it still be hiring people to build houses

The one hundred taels of silver he had earned had already been spent, and Yang Lin had generously lent out a lot more. Now, the original one hundred taels of silver were almost gone.

How many more days can this go on

The villagers were in an uproar, while the women all wore worried expressions.

They truly don't know where Yang Lin's confidence comes from.

"Um... nephew, I'll pass on this tofu. Farewell!"

Zhao Ji didn't have time to say more, so he turned and ran away.

Compared to someone like Yang Lin, who is more of a novice, Zhao Ji is much more adept at navigating social rules and etiquette.

He's just a landowner from the village, and he doesn't want to invite trouble or get involved with the Zhou family.

"Hmm hmm..."

Zhao Fuguai saw this, and patted his thigh again.

“Done, now the order for 200 yuan worth of tofu is gone too.”

Zhao Fu貴 felt sorry for Yang Lin.

Yang Lin said, "Someday, he will regret this decision today."

"Well, I told you so! You were way too reckless today!"

Zhao Fugui said earnestly.

"Uncle Three, do you believe me"

"I..."

Zhao Fuguang wanted to speak but held back.

He really wanted to help Yang Lin, but he didn't want to offend the Zhou family for it.

"Third Uncle, let's talk over here." "My ladies, come over here as well."

Pulling Zhao Fu Gui aside to a secluded spot, Yang Lin went straight to the point: "To be honest, I don't care about the Zhou family's threats."

"But I need Uncle Three to do me a favor. Rest assured, I won't put you at odds with the Zhou family. All I want to know is which prominent families in the county town have similar influence to the Zhou family, or even surpass them."

Zhou Zhengyang's father is just the head jailer in the county.

In the county, there were actually only three officials of true standing.

County magistrate, deputy county magistrate, and county lieutenant.

The county magistrate is the top official, usually of the seventh rank.

The county magistrate and the county lieutenant are both deputies to the county governor. One is in charge of all county government affairs, and the other is in charge of arresting and apprehending criminals.

The county magistrate is Zhou Zhengyang's father's superior.

And Zhao Fugui's cousin from the same clan was Jiang He County Magistrate.

In terms of position, a county magistrate is slightly higher in rank than a county lieutenant.

So, the Zhou family wasn't really a powerful clan, but their audacity in acting so domineeringly shows that in this small county of Jianghe, with all sorts of people mixed together, it was impossible for a single family like the Zhou to dominate.

Upon hearing Yang Lin's question, Zhao Fu Gui also let out a breath of relief.

"This is easy to say, for the large families in the county town, I do know some. Besides the Zhou family, there are also the Zhao family, Liu family, Li family and Zhang family, Wu family, Zheng family, a total of eight families, called the Eight Great Families."

Two families, the Zhao and Wu, wielded more power than the Zhou family.

The Wu family is the family of the county magistrate, while there are two Zhao families. One is the family of my cousin, the county magistrate, and the other is the family of the county lieutenant. Although we both share the surname Zhao, we are not related.

After speaking of these families, Zhao Fugui asked with a puzzled expression, “What do you plan to do”

Yang Lin thoughtfully nodded and smiled, saying, "Didn't Young Master Zhou say that from now on, we won't be able to sell even a single block of tofu"

"Okay, from today onwards, we will no longer be selling tofu."

The crowd was astonished once again.

>Yang Lin heard that the Zhou family was powerful and compromised

If you could just bear with it, why would things have to turn out like this To swallow your anger again and again is like refusing a toast and being forced to drink the penalty!

Zhao Fugui wanted to ask further, but Yang Lin went on to say, "Third Uncle, from today onwards, I'm going to teach others how to make tofu. Anyone who wants to learn is welcome, and I'll only charge one penny."

Yang Lin extended a finger.

"What"

Zhao Fugui's eyes widened: "You want to spread this divine secret Oh my, absolutely not! Such a good way to make money, if others knew about it, it would be a real shame!"

The women were all shocked and nodded in agreement.

"Husband, how about we move Let's go somewhere else and make tofu."

"Yes, yes, we can make tofu, and we can make money no matter where we go!"

"If this method were to be spread around, it would be like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs."

The women kept reminding Yang Lin.

Li Yuxiang, however, seemed pensive.

Because she remembered Yang Lin telling her yesterday that he wasn't worried about people learning how to make tofu.

Even, he seems to want tofu to spread...

"I've already thought it through."

Yang Lin said without hesitation, "Starting from our village, if anyone is willing to learn how to make tofu, feel free to come! It only costs one penny!"

Zhao Fugui seemed to have thought of something, sighed, and nodded: "This is not in vain for a way. Although it's a bit less money, it's still a living."

And even if the Zhou family were powerful enough to prevent others from buying your tofu, they couldn't stop others from making and selling their own.

"That being the case, the Zhou family ended up mastering the secret to making tofu. It's a pity in the end."

Yang Lin smiled and didn't explain anything.

Li Yuyao suddenly understood, and couldn't help but gasp!dn't work in Yanglin, both envied and regretted it.I regret not taking the job at Yanglin. I envy those who work for him, because they'll earn an extra thirty wen every month!Thirty copper coins isn't...