Chapter 53 Remember
There has been no news about the goods seized from Xiecuifang for a long time, and the people sent out to inquire have disappeared without a trace.
That batch of goods was quite valuable, and Shen Yuanzhu sighed every day, heartbroken and unable to eat or drink.
The Ye family suffered heavy losses due to the rumors, and Ye Yunyi had no intention of handling Shen Yuanzhu's wedding. Therefore, she only hastily prepared some dowry and waited for the big day to arrive.
She had no interest in it, and Shen Yuanzhu didn't care either. Only Luo Shi and Ling'er were busy all day long.
While helping Shen Yuanzhu with the trivial matters of her wedding, the two were also worried about the affairs of Xiecuifang.
On the third day after the goods were detained, Luo Qing spread the word that rumors were circulating that Xiecuifang was selling Songjiang shrouds, causing many buyers to come and return the shrouds.
Shen Yuanzhu asked him to return the cloth at the original price, but there were still many people on the first day, half of them on the second day, and no one came to return the cloth on the third day.
Shen Yuanzhu knew that someone was setting a trap, and that the other party was secretly hoarding ticket stubs, intending to pay her three times the amount when she was unable to deliver the tickets.
The scattered beads crackled as it was grasped, and Chen Yuanzhu sighed listlessly.
"Miss, don't worry about these things. There are only three days left until your wedding with the Third Master Xie. Why don't you go to Ye Yunyi and Shen Yuanqiong and ask for your dowry back?"
The dowry can't be recovered, and the seized goods can't be redeemed either. What should we do?
Ling'er was afraid that Shen Yuanzhu would be troubled by this, so she kept trying to persuade her.
“I’m not worried about that. I wanted to wait for the person who set up the wedding to come to my door before the wedding, but now it seems that it will have to be after the wedding.”
It's not easy for a woman to run a business; she can only go out when she's at home.
If she marries into the Xie family, she'll probably only be able to find out about the shop's situation through the accounts exchanged between Luo and her son.
"Whether it's being smothered by rumors or having to pay compensation, it's all just the cycle of cause and effect."
"If I can orchestrate a scheme against the Ye family, others can certainly do the same to Xiecuifang. But..."
Shen Yuanzhu gritted her teeth: "This person is just too wicked. Why did he have to learn my methods so perfectly? He's clearly just trying to disgust me."
She waited for several days for the person behind the scenes, wanting to see what kind of person they were who used such despicable means.
These cannibalistic goods don't even use a single brain; it's truly...
As Shen Yuanzhu put her hands on her hips, just as she was about to unleash a curse, she heard Madam Luo say, "Miss, Luo Qing has received an invitation. Someone has asked him to come to Zuixianju for a talk at the beginning of the afternoon today."
Shen Yuanzhu said, "I'll go and meet him, and see what kind of demons and monsters have their eyes on Xiecui Workshop."
"This servant will prepare the carriage for Miss."
Shen Yuanzhu first went to Xiecuifang, and then concealed herself all the way to Zuixianju.
When she arrived, Luo Qing was talking to the other party.
Shen Yuanzhu stood outside the door, listening quietly.
"I came to see Manager Luo today because I learned that you and I are facing the same predicament."
"Thinking of how anxious I was when I heard that the goods had been seized, I immediately went to find Manager Luo."
Hearing the sounds coming from inside the room, Shen Yuanzhu couldn't help but mutter "shameless" under her breath.
"Since you've brought Manager Luo here, I won't beat around the bush with you."
“My Jixia Manor can help you retrieve the goods, and we also have a way to quell the rumors that Xiecui Workshop is collecting the Songjiang shroud.”
Yun Zheng said, "The goods being seized is a small matter, but the damage to our reputation is a big one. Look at the Ye family's cloth workshop in Songjiang. In just over ten days, their reputation has been completely ruined. If Xiecui Workshop doesn't want to follow the Ye family's old path, why not let Jixia Manor do it for you?"
"I wonder if Manager Yun has any solutions?"
"Don't worry about the methods, Manager Luo. In short, if I say we can redeem the goods from Xiecuifang, then we can definitely do it."
Yun Zheng pulled a thin piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Luo Qing.
Luo Qing opened it and found that it was a delivery note he had copied himself.
This item was indeed seized along with other goods when they entered the city.
Luo Qing examined it for a moment, then put it aside: "I don't know if I can repay Manager Yun's favor. Why don't you just tell me what you want me to do for you?"
"There's nothing you need to do. It's true that it will cost some money to take care of things at Jixia Manor."
"In another six months, there will be the Suzhou Prefecture's quadrennial dyeing competition. My Jixia Manor is just starting out, and I would like to ask Xiecui Workshop to help me get a recommendation and secure a place in the competition..."
Shen Yuanzhu stood outside the door, unable to listen any longer.
The owner of Xiazhuang in this episode is utterly shameless.
Not only did they eat her goods, but they also wanted her to recommend them for the dyeing competition...
This was because they knew she had neither powerful backers nor many connections.
Unable to bear listening any longer, Shen Yuanzhu pushed open the door to the side room and went inside.
After a long while, Luo Qingcai knocked on the door and entered with a grim expression.
"Miss, the other party is a bit difficult to deal with."
Luo Qing handed a card to Luo Shi, who then passed it on to Shen Yuanzhu.
The invitation was made of mulberry paper from Jiangnan, decorated with lotus scroll patterns. If you shake it gently, it will reflect fine silver honeysuckle patterns.
This is not something an ordinary family could produce.
When the amber pearl was opened, its contents were unremarkable. It contained only a brief sentence: "I have prepared a small feast at my humble abode, hoping you will spare some time to gather with me."
But the signature made Shen Yuanzhu's heart skip a beat.
"Have you ever heard of a chief eunuch in the Textile and Dyeing Bureau named Yuan Xu?"
"Miss, I have never heard of it."
Luo Qing said, "This should be the person who will succeed Jiang You."
"really……"
Shen Yuanzhu thought that with the new official taking office, the fire might spread to her, and she also considered that someone might have set a trap to swindle her out of a batch of goods.
But she never expected that this new official would not only try to bring trouble upon her, but also swindle her goods.
After a long silence, Shen Yuanzhu threw the invitation onto the table: "They've come to our territory ahead of time to catch their lackeys."
Jiang You has a good relationship with the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce, and Yuan Xu is new to the area, so he may not be able to win people over.
Therefore, they gathered a group of small businesses such as Xiecuifang and Jixiazhuang, hoping to attract them to their market.
However, this kind of greed—taking and demanding—is really quite unseemly.
Shen Yuanzhu sighed, "When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Give him this batch of goods."
"Furthermore, Yuanxu was not in Suzhou Prefecture before, so he probably wouldn't be very familiar with the shops in the city. The fact that he would target Xiecuifang must mean that someone was instigating him."
"This damn Jixia Village..."
Shen Yuanzhu snorted coldly: "Yun Zheng, is that it? I'll remember that."
Luo Qing shook his head: "Yun Zheng should not be the owner of Jixia Manor. When I entered the side room, there was another young master behind the screen. Although he did not show his face, he had a very strong aura and could not be ignored."
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