Chen Ye couldn't believe it. Master Zhou changed his attitude so quickly!
However, he knew more or less about Mr. Zhou's character. It was only because Mr. Zhou was bewildered and blinded by money that he actually cooperated with such a person!
"Master Zhou, have you forgotten? It was you who asked me to buy rouge from Baoqing Pavilion!"
"Nonsense! Where did I say such a thing? Did we sign a contract? Do you have any evidence?"
“You…you…”
"No, right? Then pay them the money right away!"
Chen Ye was so angry that he almost fainted.
"Master Zhou, how could you bully Shopkeeper Chen like this? This was clearly your idea, but you pushed it onto Shopkeeper Chen alone. Shopkeeper Chen is in such a pity."
When Shopkeeper Chen heard someone speaking up for him, he was so moved that tears were about to flow.
When he looked at the person who spoke for him, his expression froze, because the person who spoke was Tang Li!
"How dare you talk like that, girl? You are slandering me!" Master Zhou pointed at Tang Li and said angrily.
"If I didn't have evidence, I wouldn't say such a thing. But Master Zhou, if you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself. If you do it, there will always be traces left!"
Tang Li's expression suddenly turned cold and stern, making even a seasoned veteran like Master Zhou feel a little guilty.
trace?
What traces?
Could it be...
When Mr. Zhou turned around, he saw a group of young men escorting someone towards him. The person being escorted was Lu Yuan!
The ones holding Lu Yuan were Huo Ju and his group.
In a flash, Lu Yuan was brought in front and forced to kneel on the ground!
Tangli gave Xu Youtian in the crowd a look, and Xu Youtian immediately stood up.
"Five days ago, Lu Yuan found me and gave me a package of something, asking me to add it to the rouge in the Baoqing Pavilion workshop! It was under the old locust tree at the west end of the town, and the night watchman saw it!" Xu Youtian pointed at Lu Yuan.
Seeing that the matter was exposed, and looking at the situation, Lu Yuan couldn't defend himself at all, so he immediately said: "It was Master Zhou who ordered me to do it. He wanted Baoqing Pavilion, but he didn't want to spend money, so he wanted to ruin Baoqing Pavilion's business!"
Tang Li rubbed his chin. "Now it's clear. The man behind the scenes is Master Zhou. He instructed Chen Ye to sign an order for 1,000 taels with Baoqing Pavilion and demanded it be completed within five days. At the same time, he instructed Lu Yuan to sabotage our goods, preventing us from delivering on time and forcing us to pay 3,000 taels in compensation!"
Tang Li’s analysis was very good, and it was also the truth. Mr. Zhou was at a loss for words to defend himself!
"This Mr. Zhou is so cruel. He actually asked for three thousand taels of silver! Even the Mu and Bai families can't come up with three thousand taels of silver in one go!"
"This move is to destroy Baoqing Pavilion. It's simply cannibalism!"
"Everyone says businessmen are cunning, but this Mr. Zhou is not only cunning, he is vicious!"
"Someone framed Baoqing Pavilion before. Was it Master Zhou who did it?!"
"Very likely! Bullying two little girls! Ugh, you idiot!"
Passersby couldn't bear to see this and pointed at Mr. Zhou, wanting to spit on him.
Mr. Zhou became the target of public criticism.
"Mr. Zhou, Manager Chen, please discuss and settle this one thousand taels." Tang Li said with a smile.
Mr. Zhou turned around and tried to leave, but Huo Ju pulled him back like a chicken.
"Didn't you hear what my sister said? Give the money first!" As he said that, he punched Mr. Zhou twice in the stomach.
Mr. Zhou's face wrinkled like an old cucumber and he begged for mercy: "Okay, I'll give it to you! I'll give it to you!"
"Xiao Chen, you signed this contract, you can't let me give it to you alone, right?"
At this time, Mr. Zhou was still reluctant to give one thousand taels, thinking that the less he could give, the better!
The two men argued back and forth and almost got into a fight, but finally it was agreed that Chen Ye would give three hundred taels and Master Zhou would give seven hundred taels!
Although Xu Youtian made a meritorious contribution in exposing the crime, Tangli did not send him to see the official but simply dismissed him.
As for Lu Yuan, this heartless guy, he must be sent to see the authorities.
Lu Yuan was so scared that his nose was full of tears and he knelt in front of Lu Qing: "A Qing, don't send me to see the official! I am your brother, we are a family, I was just bewildered for a moment, please forgive me this time!"
"A family? How did you treat me and daddy? Baoqing Pavilion is daddy's hard work, and you actually helped others to destroy daddy's hard work! It's a pity that daddy treats you like his own son!" Lu Qing said angrily.
No matter how Lu Yuan begged, Lu Qing remained indifferent.
Lu Yuan put away his pity and resentment burst out of his eyes.
"You say we're family, but you're handing me over to the authorities and don't care if I live or die! And that old fellow, Lu Shun, says he treats me like his own son, but he watched helplessly as I was nearly beaten to death! You're so hypocritical!"
"Lu Yuan, that's because you gamble! Daddy has helped you pay off so many gambling debts, but you're still stubborn! Daddy just wants those people to wake you up!"
"Lu Shun is so rich, that little bit of money is nothing. In the final analysis, it's because I'm just a dog in his eyes. He gives me a little money when he's happy to satisfy his hypocritical kindness!"
"You! How can you say that about your father!" Lu Qing was so angry that his whole body was shaking!
Daddy was so good to him, raising him like his own son, and yet he actually called Daddy a hypocrite! How could there be such an ungrateful person?!
Bang bang bang!
Tang Li slapped Lu Yuan in the face several times.
"Ah Qing, an ungrateful person has his own way of thinking. You don't have to reason with him. Taking action is the best way."
Tangli slapped Lu Yuan a few more times, making him dizzy.
"You helped frame Baoqing Pavilion and caused me trouble. These slaps are payback."
Huo Ju looked at his sister's delicate little hands, which were shaking red, and hurried forward.
"Sister, I'm coming!"
Huo Ju's slaps were much heavier than Tang Li's. After a few slaps, Lu Yuan vomited blood.
After being beaten, Lu Yuan became timid again, dared not to be arrogant, and begged for mercy.
Huo Ju and several of his younger brothers dragged him away and locked him up in a dilapidated yard.
"Send him to the county to see the officials tomorrow!"
After Huo Ju locked the door, he took his brothers out for a drink.
Late at night, Lu Yuan unlocked the yard and quietly walked out of the yard.
The moonlight fell on his face, reflecting his bruised face and the viciousness in his eyes.
"Want to send me to see the officials? You wish! Lu Qing, Baoqing Pavilion, you were the ones who wronged me first. Since I can't get anything, I will burn Baoqing Pavilion down and make sure you get nothing!"
Just as Lu Yuan was about to leave, several ferocious-looking men came up and beat him with sticks.
"Lu Yuan, it seems that you can't pay back the money, so pay with your life!"
No matter how Lu Yuan begged, the sticks kept falling on his head until he was dead, and then those people left.
Lu Yuan was actually beaten to death!
I don’t know if he regretted it at the moment of his death.
The next day, Lu Qing learned that Lu Yuan was beaten to death by people from the gambling house.
But she had no sympathy at all. This was the fate of a gambler, but she still spent money to buy a coffin for him.
After this incident, Lu Qing fired a group of shady and lazy people and hired a new group of hardworking and capable people. After this change of personnel, the atmosphere in the workshop improved a lot.
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