The Koi Wife of the Prime Minister

Chapter 187 Saltpeter

At least now she has a place to live and food to eat. She is very afraid that her husband will divorce her, and then she may not be able to survive.

Despite this, Guifang felt full of guilt towards Shen Yan. After all, she was a person who learned skills from others and eventually set up her own business.

But after thinking about it, although Shen Yan had done her a favor, she was still an outsider in the final analysis. After considering for a long time, she still chose to help her in-laws, which meant betraying Shen Yan.

After washing the dishes, Guifang's hands were shaking with cold. She poured a basin of water outside the door and saw Sister Xiaolan.

She originally wanted to run away, because she was now speechless facing Sister Xiaolan, but she was grabbed by her and dragged away from the Liu family, perhaps because she was afraid of being heard by her mother-in-law and husband.

Sister Xiaolan has a sharp gaze. She cannot tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes and naturally will not allow others to lie.

Perhaps Sister Guifang had guessed her intention, so she looked up at Sister Xiaolan with some fear: "Are you here to blame me today?"

When Sister Xiaolan saw her attitude, she originally didn't intend to make a fuss about it, but she suddenly got angry.

"Think about what you did today. Shouldn't I blame you? Should I still be nice to you?"

"Tell me, has Sister Yan treated you badly? She took such good care of you and let you keep your wages, but I didn't expect you to do bad things behind her back. She gave you all her skills, but you came out to work on your own. Isn't this destroying her business? It's not enough to steal her business, you set up your own business and stand there, acting weird and agreeing with your mother-in-law. Do you still have any shame?"

"Have you forgotten who you relied on to get to where you are today? It was Shen Yan. Without her, how could you have such a good life today? You are probably still being bullied by your husband's family. Now, in order to please your mother-in-law, you betrayed the person who treated you the best!"

Sister Xiaolan was so angry that she cried. She was willing to help Guifang because she regarded her as a true friend.

So when Shen Yan needed help, Sister Xiaolan specifically recommended Guifang, hoping for a win-win situation. Shen Yan would be able to find reliable help, and Guifang would be able to earn some money to supplement the family income.

But I didn't expect that in the end, it would end up in such a mess.

But Guifang refused to admit it, and said confidently: "Don't tell me these things. The reason why I can get to where I am today is entirely due to myself. Although Shen Yan has done me a favor, didn't I work for her? You don't know how many beatings I have received. The life I have lived here is simply not a human life. I have paid back what I owe her, and I don't owe her anything."

"But Shen Yan doesn't care about my kindness to her at all. She only has you in her heart. You are her most proud subordinate. She thinks of you for everything good. When has she ever thought of me?"

Guifang also felt that she was right, and now she felt justified when she talked about it, as if she was taking the initiative.

"Even that Li Cuilian is above me in status. Just because I came late, do I deserve to do odd jobs for you? You guys eat delicious food with Shen Yan, but I can earn 15 cents a day. Do I deserve to be poor? The snail noodle stall can make so much money a day, but I only get a wage. With that, she still has the nerve to ask me to be grateful to her? Why!"

"Would you like to guess? My mother-in-law and I set up a stall today and earned more than 300 coins. Isn't this much better than working for that girl? Why can't I do it on my own?"

Guifang hated Sister Xiaolan's condescending preaching to her. She was jealous of Sister Xiaolan. Sister Xiaolan's family was happy, she didn't have a mother-in-law, and her two sons were obedient.

But her husband drinks and beats her every day, and her mother-in-law scolds her all the time, bullying her without anyone to support her.

Originally when setting up the stall today, Guifang felt a little guilty towards Shen Yan, but after hearing what Sister Xiaolan said just now, she no longer even had the last bit of guilt.

From Guifang's perspective now, no matter what she does, she just hopes to live a better life. Is it wrong for people to hope to live a better life?

From now on, she would not only buy snail noodles, but also sell everything that Shen Yan used to sell, including the spicy snails. As long as she learned it from Shen Yan, she would make it all on her own.

Listening to Guifang getting crazier and crazier, Sister Xiaolan finally couldn't bear it anymore. She wiped the tears from her face, turned around and left.

Before she left, she said, "You will regret this."

But the sound was neither loud nor soft, and seemed to be buried by the wind.

Sister Xiaolan was very angry. She had a good relationship with Guifang since childhood, but when she grew up, Guifang had no one to rely on and married Liu Wei.

Liu Wei and his mother did not treat her as a human being. They bullied Guifang every day and beat and scolded her every few days.

After getting married, they had two children, but the children were not very good. After all, with such a grandmother and father, how could they raise good children?

Sister Xiaolan originally thought that as a younger sister, she would help Guifang if she could since she was not doing well, but she did not expect that she would end up helping an ungrateful person.

The decision Guifang makes now, at the moment, seems to be in her favor.

But even if he stays with Shen Yan, he will have his own place after a long time and can earn a few taels of silver every month.

What's more, Shen Yan has his own secret recipe, so business will only get better. It is obvious that Guifang did not have the patience and could not wait until she became successful.

Guifang chose to submit to her mother-in-law and husband, even though these two people were the ones who treated her the worst.

Now Sister Xiaolan doesn't want to scold her at all. Respect the fate of others. Guifang is also hateful and ridiculous. She betrayed others today, and sooner or later she will be punished.

Her husband Liu Wei is a lazy and alcoholic. Her mother-in-law is short-sighted and likes to scold people, and she controls the finances of the Liu family.

Although Guifang can work, her mother-in-law never listens to what she says and she cannot make decisions. Therefore, even if she starts her own business in the future, she will not be able to achieve anything.

Although the snail noodles made by Guifang can sell more now because they are cheap, I don’t know what problems will arise over time.

What's more, Guifang's mother-in-law is now thinking about cutting corners, which will definitely cause big problems in the future.

The next day, Shen Yan set up the stall as usual.

There was some rice noodles left over from yesterday, so she made less today, mainly because she was afraid that she wouldn’t be able to sell them.

The focus today is stinky tofu and spicy snails. Snacks like these can also sell well.

When stinky tofu was first made, some people disliked it. However, after selling it for a few days, more customers came. With a certain consumer base, business is now good.

Before, with Guifang’s help, I could sell more. Now I have to prepare less and the work is easier.

Ever since the Guifang incident, Shen Yan no longer wanted to hire anyone else to work for her. People's hearts are unpredictable, and once trust collapses, it is difficult to rebuild it.

When summer comes, the saltpeter she prepared in advance can be used to make ice and preserve food.