The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 355: Monopolies Aren’t My Style

For several days in a row, many people went to Tong Huaqiong’s house to inquire about buying pork.

With the year-end approaching, some wealthy families even wanted to buy a whole pig right away.

Tong Huaqiong declined them all.

Gu Dahuan didn’t understand and asked, "Mother, since they come to the village to buy pigs, why not sell them? It saves us from knocking door to door."

Tong Huaqiong replied, "How many of these wealthy families are there? If we sell, we should sell to all the families that eat meat."

With Gu Dahuan’s skepticism, it quickly became known to all the meat shops in Pingchuan County that the pigs raised by Qinghe Bay’s Sui Feng Village Lady were flavorful and not smelly, highly welcomed by wealthy households.

The meat shop owners who sensed the business opportunity were the first to rush to Tong Huaqiong’s home in Qinghe Bay to discuss purchasing pigs.

The early arriving meat dealers were given a discount by Tong Huaqiong, along with a commitment that she would prioritize supplying pigs to them if their sales were good.

After slaughtering the pigs they took, the early-bird dealers didn’t sell the meat in their own shops but instead adopted Tong Huaqiong’s approach of knocking on the doors of wealthy families in Pingchuan County, advertising them as "pigs from Sui Feng Village Lady’s farm" and made a great profit.

Meanwhile, those who realized too late or were still hesitating found that when they made up their minds to buy pigs from Tong Huaqiong’s farm in Qinghe Bay, the farm was no longer supplying pigs.

It wasn’t that Tong Huaqiong was being mysterious; she simply had only six pigs left.

Among these, one was reserved for her own family, one for the Shengjing Lu Family, and another for Huang Yuanwai’s family.

The remaining three were sold to Fengle Building.

The merchants frequently stomped their feet in frustration.

Tong Huaqiong cheerfully said not to worry, as there were still many pigs being raised at her farm, with supply throughout the year, so they should return after the New Year.

After the New Year, the pigs purchased in autumn would be ready for the market.

This winter, pigs from Tong Huaqiong’s farm made their appearance in Pingchuan County.

Many families and meat dealers were eagerly waiting for Tong Huaqiong’s pork to be available again.

Tong Huaqiong decided to earn money on her own for two years, after which she would disclose the secret to her pork’s fresh taste without any odor.

After all, there are plenty of businesses in the world, and she couldn’t monopolize this one.

In these two years, her pork flew into ordinary people’s homes, and even if others’ pork had the same quality, people would first think of her, the one who dared to take the first step.

She wanted to grow large but not monopolize.

Monopolizing was not her style.

Tong Pandi officially finished her confinement, and with Tong Huaqiong’s support, she planned to go to the government to formally divorce Wu Musheng. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

This matter wasn’t difficult, as Tong Huaqiong had already informed County Magistrate Liu.

Since divorce was written into the law, no one had any reason to obstruct it.

Tong Pandi only needed to go through the motions at the government office.

The difficult part was the clan; before obtaining the formal divorce documents from the government, the Wu Family needed to open the ancestral hall and invite the clan members for mediation, and only if mediation failed could the divorce and removal be finalized.

This was similar to the cooling-off period for divorces in modern times.

The Wu Family surely wouldn’t be willing and would create some difficulties for Tong Pandi.

But Tong Huaqiong wasn’t worried; the Wu Family was certainly intimidated by her status as Village Lady. As long as Tong Pandi was determined, there was no marriage that couldn’t be divorced.

Over the past month, the Wu Family had repeatedly sent people to mediate, and Wu Musheng visited twice but was turned away by Tong Huaqiong.

Tong Huaqiong sent a message to the Wu Family, saying she would take Tong Pandi to open the ancestral hall for divorce the next day, leaving it up to the Wu Family.

"Aunt, thank you for taking care of me during this time, and to Aunt Hong as well. I plan to move out after the divorce and rent a house in the town to properly raise my two daughters." Tong Pandi said while patting Hua Er.

Tong Huaqiong looked at Duo Er, who was watching Man Er and Xiao Long write, and asked, "You can’t raise two daughters just with words, how do you plan to raise them?"

Tong Pandi thought for a moment and said, "I’ll do chores for others, do laundry, I’m strong."

Tong Huaqiong said, "Since you plan to work as a servant for others, why not work for me?"

Tong Pandi was silent for a while.

If she could work for her aunt, she would be willing, as over the past month she had finally understood her aunt’s capabilities.

Running the most popular pastry shop in town, having a pig farm in the village, and hearing that there were also two shops in the city.

The pastry shop had female clerks, and Mrs. Cao and her daughter, who had attended to her during her confinement, worked at her aunt’s pig farm, along with many villagers as tenant farmers.

She hadn’t actively mentioned it because she felt embarrassed and worried about seeming opportunistic.

Now her aunt had proactively suggested it, leaving her uncertain about whether to agree.

Refusing would seem too pretentious.

"Pandie, what are you hesitating for? I’ve told you before that people face difficulties, and Old He and I also faced troubles until your aunt helped us. Your aunt wouldn’t randomly help anyone; she didn’t choose to help your father, but chose to help you because you’re worth helping. Just accept it; don’t be embarrassed. If you feel embarrassed, just work hard." Mrs. Hong advised, seeing Tong Pandi’s hesitation.

Tong Huaqiong nodded and said, "Your Aunt Hong is right."

Tong Pandi didn’t overthink and agreed, saying, "Aunt, I know how to raise pigs. I can help feed pigs with Sister-in-law Cao."

Whether at her parents’ home or her in-laws’, she was responsible for the pigs, and she knew how to tend to them.

"Okay, then help me with the pig farm," Tong Huaqiong said.

Originally, Tong Huaqiong wanted to have Tong Pandi work at the town pastry shop, but considering her children were still young, since she wanted to raise pigs in the village, she could do that.

In the future, as the pig farm grows, someone would need to manage sales and payments.

Tong Pandi had lived a lifetime, and in this life, she was bold and fearless, perfect for dealing with pig dealers.

Mrs. Hong felt relieved knowing Tong Pandi was staying, having helped take care of Hua Er for a month, she now treated Hua Er like her granddaughter.

Tong Pandi said, "Aunt, you’ve helped me so much, I’m very grateful. Let’s count my wages after half a year."

Tong Huaqiong agreed cheerfully.

If she didn’t agree, Tong Pandi might not feel at ease.

"Also, Aunt, I can’t keep staying here eating and living for free with my two kids. Give me a room in your old house, I’ll pay rent and move there later." Tong Pandi made a new request.

This time, Tong Huaqiong refused.

Tong Huaqiong said, "The old house is cold without the bed warmer, and Hua Er is only a month old, she can’t withstand it. You should stay here for now and move out in the spring."

Tong Pandi wouldn’t stay indefinitely at Tong Huaqiong’s house; she definitely wanted her own small place with her daughters.

Tong Huaqiong thought to let Tong Pandi stay with her first, and then decide in spring, whether to move to the old house or commission the village chief to help Tong Pandi secure a plot to build her own house, as ultimately, Tong Pandi needed a home that belonged solely to her.

Chen Sufen also persuaded from the side: "Cousin, you need to consider the children."

Listening to the cold wind outside the window, Tong Pandi stopped insisting.

Her heart was filled with gratitude toward her aunt.

She thought since she would be staying at her aunt’s house through this winter, she would work more for her aunt, doing her best not to be bothersome.