Chapter 83: Every profession has its own specialty
Jiang Rumin took the clothes borrowed from a female guest and walked towards Song Yunchu and others.
She knew about embroidery and had worn clothes from the Chu family. She had just noticed the clothes in a female guest's hand. The crabapple embroidery on the neckline seemed to be the unique technique of the Chu family's embroiderers.
At first, she suspected that the Chu family's clothes had been swapped, but the embroidery pattern confused her.
So she borrowed the clothes to take a closer look, and the moment she got the clothes, she keenly smelled a strange smell on the satin, which was very much like the smell of some herbal medicine.
"Sir, this dress is indeed from the Chu family. The embroidery techniques are exactly the same, but this dress has been maliciously soaked in potion. I have seen this herb in the suburbs before. It has the effect of damaging silk."
"This Flowing Cloud Brocade should be smooth and soft. After being soaked in medicine, the material has been damaged. However, it is not easy to see at first glance. Once it is soaked in water for the second time, the fabric will become hard and yellow when it dries. Therefore, customers cannot find the difference when they first buy it. Only after washing it once and drying it can they see the difference."
Upon hearing this, Song Yunchu turned to Chu Yuni and instructed, "Bring a good piece of clothing and compare the embroidery with this inferior piece."
Chu Yuni hurried back to the store and took out a piece of clothing of similar style. The collars of both pieces of clothing were embroidered with crabapple flowers.
"Look at the embroidery, it's exactly the same."
Jiang Rumin said, "So, Mr. Song, my analysis is correct. The Chu family has indeed been slandered. No businessman would deliberately destroy their own clothes."
"According to what this lady said, the Chu family was framed by another silk merchant? But we don't know anything about herbs, how can you prove that what you said is true? What if you are a helper hired by the Chu family? Wouldn't we be fooled again?"
Some people among the public raised questions.
"Don't worry, we are here today to investigate the whole matter thoroughly."
Song Yunchu said to the crowd expressionlessly, and then asked Jiang Rumin, "Miss Jiang, can you confirm the composition of the potion on this dress?"
"I can smell any herb I've come into contact with. This piece of clothing should have the scent of Tianxuan grass. This herb is not common, but it is recorded in the medical book my mother left behind. I won't make a mistake."
"That's easy." Song Yunchu said, "There's a good chance that there are still clothes in the Chu family's shop that have been soaked in medicine, but they haven't been soaked in water for the second time. You might be able to smell it."
"I can try."
Song Yunchu said to Chu Yuni, "What are the best-selling styles in your store recently? Take us over to have a look."
Chu Yuni took the two of them to an area in the shop that sold dresses.
"These embroidered skirts are the best sellers recently."
Jiang Rumin approached the clothes, touched the material with her hand, and brought it to her nose to sniff.
Liuyun brocade itself has a light fruity wood fragrance. Once soaked in medicine, the smell will be different, but it is difficult for ordinary people to identify it.
"This one." She took off a pink dress in front of her and handed it to Chu Yuni.
She continued to check other clothes, and after a moment, took off another one.
"And this one."
“This one, too.”
Jiang Rumin took off five or six pieces of clothes in a row, leaving Chu Yuni dumbfounded.
It turns out that there are so many tampered clothes in his shop?
It’s really hard to imagine that if it weren’t for Miss Jiang’s sharp nose, these clothes would have been sold out one after another.
His Chu family will be scolded endlessly from now on, and he might end up in jail one day.
The only person who could do such a thing...is a clerk in the store.
"These should be enough, Chu Yuni, take these clothes to the door now, and prepare a few basins of clean water."
Song Yunchu said, "In front of all the guests, put these clothes in the water again to see if it is as Miss Jiang said. Keep the water after soaking the clothes and inspect them carefully later."
Chu Yuni hurried to the door with the clothes in her arms, and asked her men to fetch several basins of clean water.
"Fellow villagers, these are the clothes we just found that have been tampered with. Take a look at them. Are their colors and softness the same as the good clothes they were before?"
Chu Yuni called a few guests to come forward and touch it.
The guests touched and looked at it carefully and found that it was indeed as he said, not much different from before.
"This dress... doesn't seem to have much of a problem."
"Then I'll put them in the water now, and we'll check the water later."
Chu Yuni threw all the clothes into the basin. After they were soaked, she asked someone to bring a railing over, wrung out all the clothes and hung them on the railing.
There are several kinds of silk in his house. The texture of Liuyun brocade is thin and soft, and it is the easiest fabric to dry. The sun is shining brightly today, which saves him time.
In the store, Jiang Rumin was still picking out problematic clothes based on her sense of smell.
Song Yunchu looked at the pile of scrapped brocade on the ground and said in a cool tone, "What a vicious idea."
The Chu family suffered a huge loss this time.
Fortunately, Jiang Rumin is well versed in medicine and has an extremely keen sense of smell for medicines. Once her statement is confirmed, the guests will at least believe that the Chu family was framed.
For the Chu family, the most important thing is to restore their reputation.
"Master Song, all the clothes in question should be here."
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