Upon receiving the news, Young Master Gu rushed over.

"Second brother, you're being foolish!"

There was a contract on the tea table, and an inkpad next to it.

Young Master Gu was slightly surprised and scolded, "Second brother, how many times have I told you, you should not interfere in business matters for the time being."

I want you to stay out of this. If things don't go well in the future, your mother will need you to take care of her.

Mei Liulang remained calm, then suddenly paused, shook his head, and said, "Brother Gu, it seems you didn't tell your father about such a big matter at all. This deal is inappropriate."

As he spoke, he reached out to grab the silver notes on the table.

Young Master Gu's expression stiffened slightly, and he gave a dry laugh.

“My third brother doesn’t know the ins and outs of this matter. I’m in charge of all the business at the cloth shop on North Street.”

Young Master Gu scolded, "Second Brother, you've gone too far this time!"

"Second brother, how dare you!"

...

next door.

The window is open.

The old man strained his ears, leaned close to the window, and pondered carefully.

From time to time, I would jot down the words I heard in my notebook.

Chen Xian sat to one side, waiting for the noise from next door to subside.

The old man closed the notebook.

"Uncle Zhao, is it difficult to imitate this person's voice?"

Old Zhao pondered for a moment, then suddenly grinned, revealing a mouthful of large yellow teeth.

"I need time to practice. To say it's 100% identical would be bragging. I should be able to get it to about 80% or 90%..."

Chen Xian nodded.

"The key is Gu San's voice. Gu San has been taking care of the business on North Street recently, so please ask Uncle Zhao to keep watch outside his house and carefully study his voice."

"Okay, Mr. Chen."

Old Zhao suddenly hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"I wonder... does Mr. Chen still stand by his promise that my grandson could come to Qingxia Academy?"

Chen Xian chuckled: "Of course. I'll ask you to put in a lot of effort regarding the matters I've entrusted to you, Uncle."

Old Zhao suddenly became conflicted again.

The arrangements made by the younger generation seem to be something that cannot be brought to light.

The prospect of my grandson being able to study, and to study in Qingxia Village, is incredibly tempting.

He had heard that Mr. Zhou from Qingxia Village was quite remarkable; he was a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations) and a literary star descended from heaven.

If he can teach children to read, the children will eventually become scholars.

Even if I don't pass the imperial examination to become a scholar.

Having the title of a scholar was enough to teach at the town school, which was much better than toiling in the fields for a living.

On one side is conscience, on the other is self-interest.

The old man hesitated.

Chen Xian saw the old man deep in thought and seemed to have figured something out.

"Uncle, I won't force you to do this."

"Think it over carefully."

The old man opened his mouth and said, "Alright, I will do as Mr. Chen arranges."

...

Family-oriented.

Gu Junshan suddenly asked the butler beside him.

"Uncle Ru, have all the Wei family members left the town?"

"No, the restaurant and the house have remained unsold. The Wei family is unwilling to lower the price of the restaurant, and many people are just waiting to see what happens!"

"Yeah, the Wei family is too useless. They can't even handle a small Chen family business."

To mock them.

"Any unusual activity from the second and third brothers?"

"The Second Young Master has been seeing Mei Liulang again recently, and quite frequently. It seems that the Third Young Master and the Second Young Master had a fight. Recently, the Third Young Master has been staying at the cloth shop on North Street."

He frowned slightly.

"Alright, let's ignore him for now. The Chen family's stall is doing as well as ever, isn't it?"

"Yes, the incident with Ma Jinping last time has made those people on the food street re-evaluate the Chen family."

No vendor dared to provoke him.

Some time ago, his family bought a lot of local pigs, and many vendors were trying to persuade him not to act impulsively.

No one could have predicted that the townspeople would have such bad memories; now, very few people remember that pork is considered a "cold" food.

Pork prices have been rising.

Chen's stall now sells not only pork, but also chicken.

Business is getting better and better.

Gu Junshan sneered, "Wei Yihong is truly a piece of trash!"

"Not only did it not harm the Chen family's business, but it almost gave them a batch of local pigs."

They whispered something to each other.

"Go find a few people who occasionally eat at Chen's stall and make arrangements."

Ru Bo was slightly taken aback.

"Sir, the Chen family are not just ordinary farmers and merchants. This person was even announced on the spot by the county magistrate to be a ninth-rank official with a sinecure bestowed upon him. Is it really okay to do this?"

Gu Junshan was suddenly taken aback, his face darkening slightly.

"Uncle, if it's a coincidence that Dalang died, it's fate; but coincidentally, the eldest son of the Wei family also died. Doesn't that prove that the woman was cursed and killed Dalang?"

But the woman is now living a very good life.

My heart is filled with resentment!

Ru Bo pondered for a while.

"Sir, I will find a few skilled men to do this."

Afterwards, they were told to leave Daxing Town and go far away.

...

Young Master Gu excitedly began giving orders, instructing his subordinates to get to work.

Soon, everyone received the news: the Gu family of North Street had begun a large-scale purchase of Qianyun yarn and Huanhua brocade, originally priced at 500 cash per bolt, but now buying them for 510 cash per bolt.

Some people have doubts.

"What kind of hysteria is this? The Gu family has always been in the silk-making business, why would they need to spend an extra ten coins to buy it?"

Some people believe that it's a fool not to take advantage of a bargain.

Sure enough, I received the money.

But most people still find it troublesome, since only those who have spare money to spend 500 coins to buy a bolt of silk are people who want to be important.

Why would anyone bother with something as small as ten coins?

Meanwhile, the second young master of the Gu family indeed rented a shop in Yingzhou Prefecture.

Find the person who was originally assigned to record the store's foot traffic.

As expected, the number of people was the same as before.

After receiving the reward, his breathing became heavier.

"Dad, you have no idea that your son is a business genius."

I talked to the person for a while, trying to persuade them.

A large storefront, five hundred taels of silver.

He then rushed back to Lushang County.

Gu Er looked at the dozens of bolts of silk yarn in the backyard and suddenly felt that it was too few.

He directly shouted at the gatekeeper, "Open the warehouse, I need to inspect the storeroom."

"this……"

After hesitating for a moment, one of them quickly went out to call for help.

Not long after, Uncle Ru returned.

"Second Young Master, I'm just following Master's orders. Please don't make things difficult for me."

Young Master Gu said calmly, “Uncle Ru, here is eight hundred taels. I need four hundred bolts of Qianyun silk and four hundred bolts of Huanhua brocade.”

Ru Bo suddenly paused, startled.

What came into view were silver notes.

"Where did the second young master get the silver notes?"

“I have my own methods, and I obtained them through legitimate means. The cloth you’re storing in the warehouse is just sitting there anyway, so why don’t you just sell it to me directly?”

"Please wait a moment, Second Young Master."

But the second young master ignored him and directly ordered the workers to load the truck.

Ru Bo hurriedly went to the main branch on South Street.

Gu Junshan asked in confusion, "Where did he get the money?"

Ru Bo: "Could it have been given by the Second Madam?"

"Should we still stop the second young master?"