The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 355 Monopolistic practices are not my style
For several days in a row, many people went to Tong Huaqiong's house to inquire whether she sold pork.

With the Lunar New Year approaching, some wealthy families are even asking to buy an entire pig.

Tong Huaqiong declined them all.

Gu Dahan didn't understand and asked, "Mother, since they've come to the village to buy pigs, why don't you sell them to them? It would save us the trouble of going door to door to sell them to them."

Tong Huaqiong said, "How many wealthy families are there? If we're going to sell, we should sell to all the families that eat meat."

Amid Gu Dahan's initial skepticism, it soon became known throughout the butcher shops of Pingchuan County that the pigs raised by the Jun family in Suifeng Township, Qinghewan, had a authentic, non-gamey flavor and were highly popular among wealthy households.

The butcher who sensed the business opportunity was the first to go to Tong Huaqiong's house in Qinghewan to discuss buying pigs.

The first butchers to arrive were given a discount by Tong Huaqiong, and it was agreed that if they sold well, they would be given priority in supplying pigs in the future.

So, the first butcher who arrived took the pig away and slaughtered it, but instead of selling it in his own butcher shop, he followed Tong Huaqiong's example and knocked on the door of a wealthy household in Pingchuan County, using the gimmick that it was "the pig of the Jun family in Suifeng Township" to make a fortune.

But when those meat vendors who were slow to realize the situation or were still observing finally decided to go to Tong Huaqiong's pig farm in Qinghewan to buy pigs, Tong Huaqiong's pig farm stopped producing pigs.

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

Of the three, one was kept for his own family, one for the Lu family of Shengjing, and one for the Huang family.

The remaining three heads were sold to Fenglelou.

The vendors kept stamping their feet.

Tong Huaqiong said with a smile, "No need to rush. Our pig farm still has many pigs, so we will have pork available all year round. Please come back after the New Year."

After the New Year, the pigs I bought in the fall will be ready to be sold.

Tong Huaqiong's pigs became famous in Pingchuan County this winter.

Many households and butchers are waiting for Tong Huaqiong's pork to be sold again.

Tong Huaqiong decided to earn money for two years first, and then she would reveal the secret to her family's delicious and non-gamey pork.

After all, there are so many businesses in the world; she can't possibly monopolize them all.

In the past two years, her pork has become a staple in ordinary households. Even if other people's pork is of the same quality as hers, people still think of her first as the one who dared to be the first to try something new.

She only wants to expand, not to be exclusive.

Monopolistic practices are not our style.

Tong Pandi has officially finished her postpartum confinement period. With the support of Tong Huaqiong, she plans to go to the government office to formally divorce Wu Musheng.

This is not difficult; Tong Huaqiong has already made arrangements with Magistrate Liu.

Since divorce is written into the law, no one has any reason to stop it.

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

The difficulty lies with the clan. Before obtaining the official divorce papers from the government, the Wu family needs to open the ancestral hall and ask all members of the clan to mediate. Only if the mediation fails can the formal divorce and expulsion from the clan proceed.

This is similar in nature to the cooling-off period for divorce in later generations.

The Wu family will definitely be unwilling to accept this, and they will certainly create some difficulties for Tong Pandi.

But Tong Huaqiong wasn't worried. The Wu family was wary of her, the village head. As long as Tong Pandi made up her mind, there was no marriage that couldn't be dissolved.

Over the past month, the Wu family has repeatedly sent people to mediate, and Wu Musheng visited twice, but was turned away by Tong Huaqiong both times.

Tong Huaqiong asked someone to pass on a message to the Wu family, saying that she would be taking Tong Pandi to the Wu family's ancestral hall tomorrow to discuss divorce, and that the Wu family should handle the matter accordingly.

“Auntie, thank you so much for taking care of me these past few days, and also for Aunt Hong. I plan to move out after the divorce and rent a house in town to raise my two daughters properly,” Tong Pandi said, bobbing her hair. Tong Huaqiong looked at Duo’er, who was watching Man’er and Xiaolong write, and asked, “Raising two daughters isn’t something you can do with just words. How do you plan to raise them?”

Tong Pandi thought for a moment and said, "I have plenty of strength to work as a maid and do laundry."

Tong Huaqiong said, "Since you're going to be someone's maid anyway, why don't you be mine?"

Tong Pandi remained silent for a long time.

She would naturally be willing to do chores for her aunt. Over the past month, she has finally gained a comprehensive understanding of her aunt's abilities.

He runs the most popular pastry shop in town, a pig farm in the village, and I heard he also has two shops in the city.

My aunt's shop had female employees, and the Cao family, who took care of her during her postpartum period, both worked at my aunt's pig farm. There were also many people in the village who were my aunt's tenant farmers.

She didn't bring it up herself because she was embarrassed, and also because she always felt like she was taking advantage of the situation.

Now that her aunt has brought it up herself, she doesn't know whether she should agree or not.

It would be too pretentious to refuse.

“Pan Di, what are you hesitating about? Haven’t I told you that everyone encounters difficulties? When Lao He and I were in trouble, it was your aunt who helped us. Your aunt wouldn’t just help you out of nowhere. Why didn’t she help your father? She only helped you. It’s because you deserve to be helped. Just agree. There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. If you’re embarrassed, then just do your job well.” Seeing Tong Pan Di’s hesitation, Madam Hong persuaded him from the side.

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

Tong Pandi didn't think too much about it and agreed, saying, "Auntie, I know how to raise pigs. I can feed the pigs with Sister-in-law Cao."

Whether at her parents' home or her husband's home, she was the one who took care of the pigs; she knew how to serve the pigs.

“Okay, then you can help me get the pig farm up and running,” Tong Huaqiong said.

Originally, Tong Huaqiong wanted Tong Pandi to work at the pastry shop in town, but considering that her child was still young, since she wanted to raise pigs in the village, then let her raise pigs in the village.

As the pig farm grows larger, one person will be needed to handle the collection of payments for selling pigs.

Tong Pandi is a man who has lived a full life. He is bold and courageous, which makes him a perfect match for dealing with pig dealers.

When Madam Hong learned that Tong Pandi had stayed, she breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, after helping to take care of Hua'er for a month, she now treated Hua'er like her own granddaughter.

Tong Pandi said, "Auntie, I am so grateful for all the help you have given me. I will settle my wages in six months."

Tong Huaqiong readily agreed.

If she doesn't agree, I'm afraid Tong Pandi won't feel at ease.

"Also, Auntie, I can't keep bringing my two kids to your house and living there for free. Give me a room in your old house, I'll pay the rent, and I'll move in right away," Tong Pandi made a new request.

This time, Tong Huaqiong refused.

Tong Huaqiong said, "The old house is cold because it doesn't have a heating system. Hua'er is only a month old and she can't stand it. You can stay here for now and move over when spring comes."

Tong Pandi won't stay at Tong Huaqiong's house forever; she definitely wants to have her own little home with her two daughters.

Tong Huaqiong thought that Tong Pandi should live in her house first, and then make plans in the spring. Whether it was moving to the old house or asking the village chief to help Tong Pandi get a piece of land to build a house, Tong Pandi needed a home of her own.

Chen Su-fen also chimed in, "Cousin, you have to think about the child."

Hearing the cold wind outside the window, Tong Pandi stopped insisting.

She felt deeply grateful to her aunt.

Since she would be staying at her aunt's house all winter, she thought she should do as much work as possible for her aunt and try her best not to be disliked.