Chapter 587 The Laughing Stock of the Whole Capital
Many people have gathered on the East and West Streets.
They are all waiting to see what treasures the shop opened by the first emperor can sell.
Little Nuobao crawled out of bed early, stretched her waist, changed into a new outfit, and hurried to the carriage outside.
This is a big event she created by herself, and the little guy certainly can't miss it!
Feng Miao has booked a private room on the second floor of the teahouse opposite. When she opens the window, she can see everything on the street.
After sitting down, the little fat girl ordered a milk tea, and then smiled, supported her little chin with her white lotus-like arms, leaned on the window sill, and waited for the show.
Soon, the auspicious time arrived.
Gu Changying finally dressed up and came to her shop, surrounded by servants.
Men, women, old and young were all around her, almost eating some sunflower seeds.
"Hey, what kind of business did the late empress do?"
"She opened such a big shop, bigger than those wine shops, she must be doing something big, could she be selling rare treasures?" "She looks
mysterious, I guess, maybe she's opening a big teahouse?"
Hearing the whispers around him, the old butler became more and more nervous. He paused, then walked forward and uncovered the red silk, revealing the gold-painted sign hidden inside -
everyone looked up in a hurry.
But the next moment, everyone was stunned.
The sign clearly reads, The First Shop of Summer Cloth...
"Summer... Summer Cloth? Am I seeing that?"
"What a fuss, but you are selling an outdated thing?"
"Who still wears summer cloth these days!"
Everyone was extremely disappointed, pouting and shaking their heads.
Gu Changying stood on the second floor, looking down, and was very disdainful at first.
"What can ordinary people understand? If they had that kind of brain, wouldn't everyone be able to do business?"
"When customers come into the cloth shop and make a few purchases, they will be shut up." Gu Changying raised his lips and told the housekeeper to open the door.
However, when the old housekeeper knocked on the bell and was about to open the door to welcome the guests.
The people around him immediately dispersed, and not a single one was left!
The poor can’t afford summer cloth, and the rich don’t like it. Even if there were people who wanted to join the empress in the fun, they were persuaded to leave.
Seeing such a big scene suddenly become cold, Gu Changying’s face changed a little, “Why… why is there no one coming in? Impossible, wait and see, there must be someone who knows the goods!”
But soon, an hour passed, and the cloth shop still didn’t make a single deal.
The only two people who came in wanted to peek at the face of the late empress, and the butler was so angry that he chased them all over the street.
Gu Changying realized that something was wrong, and his heart was pounding. He could only look pale and urge the old butler to go out and attract customers.
"You said that the price of raw silk will definitely increase this year. Summer cloth is the cheapest now. If you don't buy it now, the price will definitely increase later. Let them in to buy it!" Gu Changying's voice became anxious.
The old housekeeper wiped his sweat.
He had no choice but to drag his hunched body and run outside to knock on the gong and shout.
"The price of raw silk will increase~"
"Stock up some summer cloth now. Even if you don't wear it yourself, you can keep it and sell it later. That's a good plan!" He could only shout like this.
But who would have thought that as soon as he said this, he was ridiculed by the teahouse opposite.
Feng Miao stood by the window and laughed at that place. "Hahaha, what does the increase in raw silk prices have to do with summer cloth? Summer cloth is made of ramie, not mulberry silk. You, who runs a summer cloth shop, don't you know what the cloth is made of?"
Gu Changying's eyes were filled with surprise.
Wait, what? Summer cloth is so expensive... and it's just made of hemp... How is this possible!
She swallowed nervously, pinched the corner of her clothes with her fingers, and couldn't help but say to herself, "But... so what? Raw silk is expensive, and silk fabrics will soar. People can't afford silk, and summer cloth can still be an option."
Feng Miao was even happier when she heard it, "But this year, the production of silk in Qinling area and the north has increased by two times compared with last year. Silk fabric is no longer only produced in the southern province. This year's raw silk will only be cheaper. Don't you even know this?"
Xiao Nuobao also poked his head out, pouted his lips, and uttered a heart-wrenching word, "Idiot, you still want to steal other people's business? Learn to be a human being first."
Gu Changying's face froze, and his self-esteem completely shattered.
Didn't the servant of the Jiang family say that the price of raw silk was going up?
They were actually lying to her!
Thinking of all her savings invested in this cloth shop, Gu Changying was terrified at first, and then she became furious. She pulled out the phoenix hairpin on her head and threw it towards the teahouse!
"You dare to lie to me, get out of here! You scumbags!"
The former queen actually cursed people in the street and dropped her golden hairpin?
Xiao Nuobao clapped his hands and laughed with his fifth brother.
The men, women, old and young on the street were even more delighted. They rushed to grab the phoenix hairpin that had fallen to the ground like a swarm of bees.
Gu Changying's face was almost distorted with anger. When she found out that her gold hairpin had been taken away, she slammed the window frame in anxiety.
"Wait, this is my jewelry!"
"You bastard, don't touch it, give it back to me!"
Soon, the matter spread, and everyone in the capital knew that the late emperor was extremely stupid. She wanted to steal from others to make a living, but ended up emptying their savings and was tricked instead. Of course, everyone was happy about
this matter. Many people were asking around to find out who had cheated Gu Changying. It was really satisfying. While Gu Changying was going crazy at home, swearing and smashing things, her uncle in the southern province had already received her letter asking for summer cloth. "What, Gu Changying wants to buy a lot of summer cloth? Humph, she's a stupid woman, what kind of business can she do? Never mind." "However." The square-faced man raised his eyes and said in a sinister voice, "When you reply, just tell her that the purchase has been made, and make up an account of 50,000 taels, saying that it is the money paid for her cloth. This way, she will owe the Gu family money again, and she will have to pay it back in the future!"
When the letter from the southern province was sent, Gu Changying had become the laughing stock of the whole capital.
Mrs. Wu laughed for three days at home, and the anger in her heart was finally gone.
In order to thank Pang Ya properly, she went to the Treasure Pavilion to buy a pair of oriental pearl bracelets. Each oriental pearl was round and delicate, as big as a fingernail.
Every three beads in the middle were strung with a purple jade bead, purple and white, which was very suitable for young noble ladies.
Mrs. Wu took the jewelry box and made a portion of Fujian nine-layer cake, and came to Xiaoliu Village, insisting on thanking Xiao Nuobao who was playing here.
"Look at you, it's enough for you to come as a guest, why buy her jewelry?" Mrs. Feng was quite embarrassed when she went to greet her, "Gu Changying wanted to steal my family's business, and it's right for my family to punish her."
Little Nuobao's eyebrows were crooked, and she wanted to be polite.
But when she saw the extremely moist Dongzhu, she screamed in a baby voice, holding her little chubby face, and she was so beautiful that she turned around on the spot.
"It's so beautiful~ Is this bought for Nuobao? Woohoo, Nuobao's wrists are bald, and she just needs a beautiful string of beads, thank you, Mrs. Wu!"
The little fat girl stretched out her two white wrists, tore off the gold beads, jade bracelets, and agate bracelets on them, threw them into the arms of the fifth brother, and then ran to hug Mrs. Wu.
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