Chapter 211 Need People
Shen Yuanzhu said, "The Xie family's mansion is about to collapse. This piece of fragrant cake is not something I can see in my own eyes. There will definitely be many people who want to take a bite later."
"So this year we must seize the initiative. As for profits, we can naturally recoup some from other sources as our cooperation continues."
"I see."
While the two were still talking, Xie Qi changed his clothes and came out.
"What are you talking about?"
As soon as he came over, he leaned against Shen Yuanzhu, like a soft, pliable plaster.
Seeing this, Luo covered her mouth and laughed as she left, while Shen Yuanzhu said, "Tell the wet nurse about moving to the new house."
Xie Qi nestled close to her, playing with her hair with his fingers: "What's wrong with the new house?"
Shen Yuanzhu said, "We've moved most of the things, except for some large items. If we have time tomorrow or the day after, we can find someone to move them."
Upon hearing this, Xie Qi thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait two days."
Why?
"I'm afraid you'll get too tired from all the traveling."
Xie Qi held Shen Yuanzhu's hand and looked up in the direction of the Xie family's main house.
The Xie family...
It's going to collapse.
Although he was involved, past grudges are no longer relevant; it's simply a matter of the survival of the fittest. If it wasn't him, it would have been someone else.
Thinking about what might happen tomorrow, Xie Qi frowned slightly, then squeezed Chen Yuanzhu's hand and put everything out of his mind.
"Let's go back to our room and rest. We might have things to do tomorrow."
He pulled Shen Yuanzhu into the room. Perhaps it was because Doctor Yan's medicine had a good calming effect, Xie Qi slept quite soundly that night.
The next day, Xie Qi only woke up after Shen Yuanzhu had finished her breakfast.
He was washing up when Ling'er ran in carrying a bag of dried fruit.
“Miss, Master, I just saw the Second Master leading a group of people in Yujin Hall. They looked so aggressive, it didn’t seem like anything good was going on.”
Xie Qi paused in washing his face, then continued.
Shen Yuanzhu asked, "What are you doing bringing a group of people to the Xie family so early?"
"This servant does not know."
Ling'er put down the candied fruit, her round eyes full of curiosity: "Miss, shall I go and inquire about it?"
Shen Yuanzhu looked at Xie Qi, and Xie Qi said, "Let's go together."
After changing their clothes and getting ready, the two of them went to Yujintang together.
However, the two of them arrived late, and the Yujin Hall was already full of people.
Shen Yuanzhu spotted Yun Zheng at a glance, dressed in a moon-white robe and looking quite presentable.
Yun Zheng was standing at the entrance of Yu Jintang at this moment. When he saw her and Xie Qi walking slowly towards him, he nodded and smiled at them.
Shen Yuanzhu pursed her lips and muttered, "Bad luck."
"What?"
Xie Qi didn't hear clearly. He looked down at Shen Yuanzhu and saw that she shook her head. Only then did he carefully hold her in his arms and walk into Yujin Hall.
It was Yun Zheng's first time meeting his employer's wife, so he was naturally quite curious.
He couldn't help but look her up and down, really curious about where this Miss Shen got her charm, that she could wash away Xie Qi's eerie aura.
As Yun Zheng looked at it, he felt that something was wrong.
Why does this Miss Shen seem to be gritting her teeth when she sees him?
The two stared at each other from a distance. Xie Qi felt dissatisfied, pulled Shen Yuanzhu behind him, and glared at Yun Zheng as if giving a warning.
Yun Zheng was born with a handsome face, and Xie Qi didn't want Shen Yuanzhu to look at him any longer.
Seeing his behavior, Yun Zheng rolled his eyes and turned to Xie Boyu, saying, "Boss Xie, can I have the long-term contracts for these craftsmen now?"
"This...this is impossible."
Xie Boyu held the contract in his hand and carefully examined it.
A moment later, his hand trembling, he pointed at Xie Chengzhi: "You... how dare you? How could you do this?"
Xie Boyu's eyes were so red they looked like they could drip blood, his hands were trembling violently, and he bent over, pounding his chest repeatedly.
Unaware of the situation, Hua Nanzhi, seeing Xie Boyu's intense reaction, stepped forward and took the document from his hand.
After reading it, he looked at Xie Chengzhi with a shocked expression.
"You sold off all the artisans in your family?"
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Xuchuan looked up in surprise.
Even Xie Jingyuan was completely bewildered by these words, as if he hadn't understood them at all.
Hua Nanzhi turned her head and glanced at Xie Boyu, whose legs were sore and who had knelt down in surprise. She then looked at Xie Chengzhi, who was full of pride, and Yun Zheng, who was smiling.
For some reason, she suddenly burst out laughing.
Behind Yun Zheng followed several city officials in official robes, their faces solemn and silent.
Xie Xuchuan walked up to Hua Nanzhi, and before he could speak, Hua Nanzhi casually handed him the thin contract.
"Look, look at what your good second uncle has done to prevent you from inheriting the Xie family business."
After saying this, seeing Xie Xuchuan's shocked expression, she reddened her eyes and forced herself not to shed tears.
The Xie family is truly finished now.
"Hahaha……"
For some reason, Hua Nanzhi suddenly clapped her hands and burst into wild laughter.
"I did think that if the Xie family were handed over to you, Xie Chengzhi, there would be all sorts of problems. But I thought that at most you would just embezzle some public funds, you can't just turn around and sell the Xie family off, can you?"
After saying that, Hua Nanzhi burst into another fit of wild laughter: "And it really is..."
She looked at Xie Xuchuan, tears streaming down her face, making her smile appear hollow and eerie: "He really did sell out the Xie family."
Xie Boyu knelt on the ground and wailed loudly.
It seems that at this moment, the only thing I can do is to burst into tears.
Xie Jingyuan's face darkened as he snatched the contract from Xie Xuchuan's hand and examined it repeatedly.
After a long while, he looked at Xie Chengzhi in disbelief.
"Second brother, why?"
Xie Chengzhi, hands tucked into his sleeves, asked arrogantly, "What do you mean, 'why'?"
"Why sell off all the Xie family's artisans? Don't you know that these artisans are the Xie family's most important foundation?"
Although their surname was Xie, and although they had learned weaving and dyeing techniques from a young age and memorized the "Xie Family Farming and Weaving Chart," when they were actually put into the weaving and dyeing garden, they couldn't do anything.
The craftsmen of the Xie family are the backbone of the Xie family's core technology.
Now that these people are gone, the Xie family truly has nothing left.
Xie Jingyuan didn't understand why Xie Chengzhi would go to such lengths.
Xie Chengzhi clicked his tongue: "Third brother, you're wrong about that."
He walked up to Xie Jingyuan and put his arm around his shoulder like a brother: "Third brother, your second brother has a question for you. What is your second brother's surname?"
“My surname is Xie. Although your second brother, I, have transferred the Xie family’s craftsmen out, they still work for the Xie family.”
"The textile and dyeing garden in the hands of the eldest son belongs to the Xie family. How come it doesn't belong to the Xie family when it's in my hands?"
"So you don't need to be afraid. What belongs to the Xie family will still belong to the Xie family. Why do you look like you've lost your parents?"
Xie Chengzhi patted Xie Jingyuan and said arrogantly, "Xiaoxiao, after you've finished laughing, go and persuade your elder brother to take out the indentures of those craftsmen and tell them to follow Yunzheng well in the future..."
"They just followed me, Xie Chengzhi, and made a living off me."
Upon hearing this, Xie Jingyuan looked at the contract in his hand, his brows furrowing deeply: "In your hands? Jixia Manor is your shop?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuanzhu's eyes widened instantly as she looked at Xie Chengzhi.
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