After crossing, I was forced to hold on to my thighs and build a kingdom

When it comes to dividends, Huizhenniang becomes stubborn and insists on only earning her fair share of profit and not taking any extra money. It will probably be difficult to change her mind in the short term.

Jin Chu sighed helplessly and simply asked directly, "Aunt, in the early stages, I might be willing to make the balsam with Huizhen, but later on, I may not have the time to do it myself. In that case, I'll need someone I can trust to help me control and supervise the entire process of making the balsam. This person can only be Huizhen and you. I don't trust anyone else."

After hearing this, Huizhenniang showed a thoughtful expression.

After a moment's silence, Jinchu spoke again: "Since I want to use Huizhen, it's naturally impossible for me to not give her any benefits. Besides, I have my own selfish motives. In fact, I would like you to help me later. After all, I have no relatives here, and I am only close to your family. Instead of worrying more and spending more money to hire outsiders to manage the balsam business, it is better to benefit our own people. This will save me a lot of trouble and allow your family to make more money. It's a win-win situation. Why don't you agree?"

After hesitating, Huizhen looked at Jinchu and said, "You've already said this today, Jin girl. If I don't agree, I'll be wasting your kindness and seem too ungrateful! If you don't mind, I'll come with Huizhen to help you, right? But you can't give me 30% of the money anymore!"

"I'll listen to you, auntie." Jin Chu smiled and nodded. "If you come to help me, I'll give you one or two taels of silver a month."

Before Jinchu could finish his words, Huizhenniang interrupted him: "That won't do! One tael of silver is too much!"

"Okay, then I'll give you nine hundred coins! However, Huizhen will help me manage the balsam business in the future. If you think 30% of the profits is too much and refuse to take it, then her monthly salary cannot be less than one or two taels of silver, and I must give her 10% of the profits."

Seeing Huizhen's mother about to shake her head again, Jinchu said firmly, "Aunt, if you really can't stand seeing me do well, then take Huizhen home! Since I want to use her, I must pay her enough. From a business perspective, the more she earns, the more I can use her without any scruples."

Jinchu smiled and looked at Huizhenniang: "When that happens, aunt, you must not feel bad!"

"Jin girl."

Huizhen's mother wiped away the tears from her eyes and said seriously and solemnly: "It is a blessing for Huizhen to meet you, and it is also a blessing for our family. Let her live here from now on. You can order her around. Don't be polite."

"As for me, I'll go back and talk to your Uncle Wang. I'll first make arrangements for the two men at home, and then I'll come to work with you."

Jinchu was very happy to get Huizhen's mother's consent. Huizhen would be able to stay in the capital for a long time in the future, and she would be much more relaxed.

However, thinking of the annoying Sun, Jinchu was in trouble again. It would be easy for Huizhen to find an excuse to come out alone, but if Huizhen's mother also stayed in the capital for a long time, would Sun follow the trail and come up?

As if she could see Jinchu's worry, Huizhenniang comforted her, "Jin'er, don't worry. Yue'er is coming to the city to study this year, and Yuan'er is also going to take the exam. When I get back, I'll ask your uncle Wang to spread the word that I'm coming to the city to take care of the two children's studies. I don't think Sun will think of coming to you for a while."

What a great idea!

Jin Chu's eyes lit up. She was so busy finding excuses for herself that she forgot that her two children were studying in the provincial capital!

"Aunt is really quick-witted." Jin Chu praised sincerely.

"When I come again, I will be more careful to prevent myself from being targeted by the Sun family." Hui Zhenniang thought for a moment and added.

Jin Chu nodded and said, "I'll have to trouble my aunt to pay more attention to the Sun family's movements."

"We're family, no need to be so polite."

Hui Zhen Niang smiled and changed the subject, "Speaking of Sun, she's been visiting your yard every day since you were away. A few days ago, I saw a woman about my age coming to her house frequently. I heard she's her cousin, but everything else seems normal."

"Cousin?" Jin Chu murmured.

She thought of the woman who was about 40 years old and was brought over by Sun. The woman came to her house under the pretext of matchmaking for her, but her eyes were fixed on her and Zhao'er without blinking. Jinchu still remembers that greedy look clearly.

Compared to Sun Shixing's cheerful and vicious appearance, her so-called cousin is more like a sinister and cunning venomous snake, and seems more difficult to deal with.

Now that the woman suddenly came to the house, it must be because Sun had waited for too long but Jinchu and his sister did not come back, so she was upset and asked her cousin for help, so the two of them got together again to discuss countermeasures.

Jin Chu's guess was correct. Sun was indeed very worried and had a hard time these days. She had been waiting for a month or so, but there was still no sign of Jin'er and her brother.

She really couldn't hold on any longer, so she passed a message to her cousin who worked in the Li Mansion, saying that Jin'er and her brother were missing!

That's pretty cool!

Li asked for leave that day and came to Sun's house early the next morning.

When the two met, Sun told Li in detail about the recent movements of Jinchu and his sister.

When she heard that Jinchu had fulfilled his promise on behalf of her elder brother, giving Sun 20 taels of silver and an additional 5 taels of silver as a year's rent, and then signed a certificate of witness in front of the Wang couple, she couldn't help but yell at Sun, "Oh my! My silly sister, you've been fooled by that devil!"

"Cousin, that little bitch Jin'er even paid me five taels of silver for rent, vowing to wait for her elder brother until March of next year! That girl is without a father and a mother, and besides her sickly brother, her only support is her elder brother who has been away for three years. I thought she would care about family ties and the deep love between brothers and sisters, and would definitely wait for her brother to come before leaving, but who knew..."

Sun's face was full of regret. She wished time could go back to the day when Jin Chu was still alive. She would definitely keep this girl to herself and never let her disappear without a trace again.

"Oh, my foolish sister!" Li sighed helplessly again. "After all these years, you're still so cautious and petty. You lose your mind when you see a little money! That girl came to your house that night and gave you money, rent, and asked you to sign a witness certificate. It was obvious that she was trying to cut ties with you! It's a pity that you only had eyes for the money at the time and actually listened to her and signed the witness certificate."

Sun rubbed her hands in frustration and muttered in defense, "Cousin, I knew she would definitely want me to sign the certificate. I accepted her money at the time, and Wang Dewang and his wife were present. They have always been very well-known in our village. Plus, Fudan's father and grandfather didn't know about this. I was afraid of revealing the truth if I said too much, so I wanted to quickly let the matter of Jin girl go."

Thinking about how Jinchu had set traps step by step to lure her in and forced her to sign the witness certificate, Sun's face turned pale with anger. She gnashed her teeth and cursed, "Who knew that in the end I would be tricked by this damn girl and suffer such a terrible fate!"

"Okay, I was forced to sign the witness certificate, but why didn't you pay attention to that girl's abnormal behavior? I repeatedly told you to keep an eye on her, but you still let her escape right under your nose! Now that she's gone, and there's a witness certificate to prove it, there's no reason for us to look for her even if we wanted to. Besides, in such a huge area like Lincheng, where can we go to look for her?"

Li blamed her cousin angrily.

"There's no way Jin and her brother could have left so quietly!" Sun glared at the door with hatred. "The Wang family must have had some hand in this!"

"Wang family?" Li asked in surprise.

"Yes, the Wang family! That's Wang Dewang and his wife!"

After Sun answered, a look of confusion returned to her face. "It's strange, Jin has been in the village for three years. Ever since she hanged herself last year, her personality has changed. She's changed from her housebound demeanor to that of a young lady. She's started going out, and through that, she got to know the young lady from the Wang family."

Lost in memories, Sun revealed a look of regret. "I just thought they were of similar age, so I didn't pay much attention to it. I didn't know this girl was quite resourceful. She started with the Wang family's daughter and slowly integrated herself into the Wang family. That damned girl Jin'er must have said a lot of bad things about me in front of Wang Dewang and his wife, tricking the Wang family into covering up for her. That's how she was able to leave the village right under my nose."

"Then why didn't you go to Wang's house to inquire about the situation?" Li asked unwillingly.

"The day after I couldn't find Jin girl, I went to her house to ask, but unfortunately, the self-righteous couple refused to say anything." Sun shook her head, feeling depressed.

Li also showed a helpless expression, and the two looked at each other in silence.

After a long while, Li was the first to speak: "It's already April. You have to give an explanation to Mr. Li, right? Putting it off like this is not a solution. If you really offend Mr. Li, you will suffer greatly!"

The name of Mr. Li was well known throughout Lincheng. Thinking of his moody behavior, Sun couldn't help but shudder.

After thinking for a while, she bit her lip and finally made up her mind: "Cousin, please let me look for her again. If there is no trace of this girl in May, I will go to Master Li to apologize."

She still had a glimmer of hope in her heart, always hoping that Jinchu had really gone to visit relatives and would be able to return to Qingxi Village after some time.

Seeing that her cousin still refused to give up, Li had no choice but to compromise: "Okay, I hope that girl can come back in a few days as you wish. But cousin," she reminded in a serious tone, "we can only wait until the Dragon Boat Festival at most. If the girl is not back by the Dragon Boat Festival, you will have no choice but to go to Master Li and apologize!"

Sun nodded and agreed with her cousin's suggestion.