Chapter 129 Caught a Little Guy
Lin Xi doesn't have much money now, not enough to cover Feng Miao's expenses, but once the silk is put on the market, she estimates that she will have money coming in soon.
Thanks to Xiao Yongyan's efforts, within a few days, a silk quilt that was said to have beauty effects began to be secretly circulated among the noble ladies in the capital.
Every sentence in the article is alluring, but no one has ever seen the so-called silk quilt. Later, someone's beautiful and intelligent daughter analyzes from the details of the article that the so-called silk quilt should be produced in Lianggu County.
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In Linxi, everything is ready except for the east wind.
In order to prevent the same thing as what happened to Lei Jin from happening again, Lin Xi directly borrowed four big men from Tang Xuyang's escort agency to stand guard.
Tang Xuyang, driven by curiosity, also followed.
She started making silk quilts with Cui Hongyue, Xue Lili and others.
The process of making silk quilts is quite complicated. First, the silk cocoons must be boiled, and then the silkworm pupae are peeled out from the boiled soft cocoons, leaving only the cocoons.
It was the first time for everyone, and progress was very slow at the beginning, as everyone was trying to figure out how to properly peel out the silkworm pupae.
Tang Xuyang didn't do any work, but he never stopped talking.
"Lin Xi, how can this tiny cocoon be turned into a quilt?"
"Silk has very good ductility. This small cocoon can be stretched into the size of a quilt. Stacking them layer by layer, it becomes a quilt."
"Really?" Tang Xuyang's eyes widened. The cocoon was only this small, how could it be stretched into a quilt? He still didn't believe it, "Can I see it today?"
"You can't see it. These cocoons are pulled apart with arched bamboo strips and then air-dried. Forget about it today." Lin Xi poured a basin of cold water on him.
Tang Xuyang curled his lips, "Sell it?"
"It's made to be sold." Lin Xi almost rolled her eyes. If it wasn't for making money, why would she go through all this trouble?
"No matter how much it costs, I'll buy it."
"Five hundred taels."
Tang Xuyang was so shocked by the price that he almost jumped up. "Five hundred taels? It's just a quilt. Even the best cotton quilt costs one tael of silver. You want to sell it for five hundred taels!"
Lin Xi kept moving his hands and said nonchalantly, "This is such a complicated process, and we can only produce a few quilts a month. What's wrong with asking for five hundred taels?"
Xue Lili and Cui Hongyue were also secretly shocked that the things in their hands were so valuable.
Five hundred taels, they had never seen so much money in their lives.
"Boss Lin," Xue Lili couldn't help but ask, "Who would spend five hundred taels to buy a quilt? Can it really be sold?"
Lin Xi didn't care. "Even if people here can't afford it, there will always be someone who can. You don't have to worry about not being able to sell it, you just have to worry about not having enough to sell."
Although Lin Xi usually acts very smart, Xue Lili and Cui Hongyue still doubt this statement.
Tang Xuyang was even more direct, "I don't believe you can sell it for 500 taels."
"What if I sold it?" Lin Xi raised his eyebrows.
"I……"
"Just waive my fee for today." Lin Xi went along with it and didn't make things difficult for Tang Xuyang.
"Okay!" Tang Xuyang agreed readily.
Just at this moment, there was suddenly some noise outside.
Tang Xuyang ran out quickly, and Lin Xi stopped for a while, concentrating like a little child.
"I was just looking around. How can you bully a child? How shameless! I'm going to call my dad!"
When Lin Xi went out, he saw a big man holding a little boy in his hands. When he looked closely, he found that it was Goudan, Li Qionghua's son.
"Goudan, what are you doing here?" Lin Xi asked.
Goudan was very stubborn, "I'm here to play, tell them to let me go, what rights do you have to arrest me?"
The big man said, "You were sneaking up on the wall just now. Who knows what you were trying to do?"
Goudan protested loudly, "What's wrong with climbing walls? I just like climbing walls, what do you care about me?"
"You like climbing walls? I think you are here to gather information for your mother." Xue Lili revealed Goudan's purpose in one sentence.
Goudan was just a little kid after all. When he was exposed, he lost control of himself and said, "I didn't do that. You're talking nonsense. My mother didn't let me do that!"
Lin Xi: “…”
This does not mean that all confessions are made.
"Let's go to your house." The big man carried Goudan, Lin Xi walked in front, and together with Tang Xuyang who loved to watch the fun, a group of people walked to Zhao's house in a mighty manner.
Many people in the village found it strange that when Lin Xi arrived at the Zhao family's house, a group of children were following him.
"Li Qionghua, are you home?" Lin Xi shouted at the door.
Li Qionghua pouted when she heard the noise. She knew what was going on without thinking. It must be that the brat Goudan was discovered.
"What are you yelling for? Can't you talk properly when you come to someone else's house?" Li Qionghua came out cursing and saw Lin Xi standing at the door with her son being held captive.
Li Qionghua immediately got furious and rushed forward to snatch the child away.
Goudan also screamed, "Mom, help, help!"
However, Tang Xuyang's brothers were tall and strong, and Li Qionghua, a village woman, had no way to start. She glared at Lin Xi fiercely and said, "Let my son go quickly, or I will never let you go!"
Lin Xi said calmly, "I can let your son go, but your family must first apologize for what happened today."
Li Qionghua felt a little guilty, "What's the matter? You just open your mouth. Who knows if what you say is true or false?"
"Is it true that everyone can make a decision? Your son ran to my silkworm room today and climbed over the wall, trying to get in. Shouldn't you apologize?" Lin Xi said.
Li Qionghua said disdainfully, "I don't think it's a big deal. It's just a child playing in your silkworm house. What's the big deal?"
"What's the big deal?" Lin Xi saw the true meaning of "the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam is crooked" today. "I am a businessman, and everything related to business is confidential. If your son goes in today and accidentally peeks into my business secrets, it won't be solved by an apology. We have to go to the government hall and let the county magistrate make a serious decision."
Li Qionghua almost vomited blood. It was just a little kid climbing the wall, how could it be so serious that he had to be reported to the government?
"Bah, Lin Xi, don't think you can scare me just because you've made some money. The county government is not your vegetable garden, you can go there if you want!"
"You don't understand this. The door of the county government is open to serve us ordinary people. Think about what happened last time. The head of the village handled the matter unfairly, and the county magistrate found out, but he still tried the case personally." Lin Xi looked at Li Qionghua with a smile.
Everyone in the village knew about the last time Lin Xi and Lei Jin had a fight, and now Lei Jin is still in jail.
Li Qionghua instantly felt cold from head to toe. She didn’t know about others, but Lin Xi was sure that she could do it.
"Whether Goudan came to my place for fun or for some other reason, you know it clearly." Lin Xi paused, "After all, there are only two families in the village that raise silkworms. One is me, and the other is you."
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