Lu Chengfeng casually flipped through a book in his study.
Soon, a page told him the latest news.
"Young Master, the affordable clothing store is at odds with the Song family's clothing store. Should we meet with Young Master Song?"
"I heard that man is a wealthy young master from the Songjiang Prefecture area, with a vast family fortune involving silk, cloth, clothing, medicinal herbs, and so on..."
Lu Chengfeng shook his head: "Forget it, let's not go see him. Our identities are sensitive. We are only in contact with Mr. Xu because he is the county school instructor and we are doing things for him, which means we are occupying the position of master and apprentice."
What's the deal with getting involved with Song Shaobai?
Some time ago, the Gu family was deceived by the so-called Mei Liulang and lost half of their cloth shop.
Gu Er has gone mad.
Gu Er's money from secretly selling his farmland, shops, and houses was robbed on the way, and he always felt that there was someone plotting against him behind the scenes.
"A wealthy young master from out of town, over a thousand miles away, nobody knows if he's a real one. I always felt something was off about him. He came here just to buy cloth, make a profit, and sell it in the prefectural city. Why isn't he hurrying back? Why is he wasting his time here?"
The page asked in confusion, "Are we just going to watch them like that?"
Lu Chengfeng chuckled: "Go find some bored hooligans, spread some rumors, find out the details of the Song family, and have them spread the word about how powerful the Song family's clothing business is in crowded places."
Also, go and tell everyone how good and cheap the fabrics at the budget fabric store are, exaggerating their quality.
"yes."
The news quickly attracted most people within a day or two, becoming a topic of conversation for bored people.
"I heard that Song Family Clothing sells very well in the southern prefecture. Should we go check out their new shop?"
"Absolutely. What surprised me was that the affordable clothing store was a bit like a peddler selling melons, exaggerating its value to the skies. It's clearly a store that's only been open for less than a month, but they're making it sound like a century-old store."
"It's hilarious! You know, a while ago, his shop hired some young men who started enthusiastically praising the quality of the clothes, getting quite a few women to open their wallets. Some of the men who couldn't stand it went to the shop and caused quite a scene..."
Liu Rengui and Zhou Fei were eating glutinous rice cakes and steamed dumplings with chives at a roadside oil tea stall, enjoying their meal while listening to the people talking.
Zhou Fei chuckled and said, "Sixth Brother, you finally have some free time to rest now that the swine fever is here. Have you heard? There are girls from a clothing store on South Street performing songs and dances."
Liu Rengui smiled and said, "Never mind, my wife is going there too, I'm afraid of running into her."
Zhou Fei rolled his eyes and said, "Look at your pathetic self. You're a man who owns a few butcher shops. Are you a real man who's afraid of his wife?"
Let's go, let's go. Usually, a girl like this could easily spend tens of taels of silver in the blink of an eye at the Qunfang Pavilion.
With so many people around, how could I possibly be spotted so easily? If I am spotted, blame it all on me.
Zhou Fei chuckled and said, "My wife has gone back to her parents' home again."
...
Liu and her maid quickly arrived at South Street.
Originally, most of the shops on South Street were fabric shops, with very few large clothing stores, so it was easy to find.
At this moment, the street, which was not usually bustling, was teeming with people.
The area around Song's clothing store was especially crowded.
Most of them were women.
Similarly, the majority of people surrounding the affordable clothing stores are men.
A large crowd had already gathered in front of the affordable clothing store.
The noise was incessant.
A burly man yelled, "I'm going in to buy clothes, why should I pay for a ticket? I've never seen anyone pay for a ticket to buy something in a store before!"
Some people who had originally planned to watch the commotion also joined in, shouting: "Call your manager out here! This is outrageous! Give us an explanation!"
Uncle Fu came out from inside, smiling as he explained, "This is a new rule for our shop. Please understand."
Seeing that the other party was calm, the man hesitated to lash out, and muttered curses, "They're really desperate for money."
Some people who originally planned to take advantage of the excitement and find loopholes, well, when they saw that the shopkeeper had no intention of making things more heated, they gave an embarrassed smile.
He muttered, "Who wants to go in and buy some clothes? It costs money, it's just a waste of money. Are you guys going?"
"I'm not going there anyway. Let's listen to what the people inside are saying from outside. I'm just not willing to spend that much. Normally, that would buy five pounds of pork."
From a distance, Song Shaobai chuckled, "Looks like there aren't any lecherous people like that after all."
The old man stood behind him, looking at the man's ordinary clothes, coarse cloth clothes without patches, clearly indicating that he came from an ordinary family and wouldn't be willing to buy clothes even if he went in.
I wanted to say something, but the young master seemed to be in a pretty good mood.
Soon, the women and men who were supposed to go in paid their money out of curiosity and entered the shop.
The rows of shelves above were all covered with red silk cloth.
Liu said with dissatisfaction, "I have no interest in women's singing and dancing. I came to your house last time. Shopkeeper, hurry up and lift the cloth. You're being so mysterious."
Shui Sheng stood to the side. Today, all the young shop assistants were dressed in blue silk robes with the character "Ping" embroidered on their chests.
Shui Sheng had a gentle voice and a tall stature. His blue robe made his skin appear even more fair and jade-like.
He has a bright, clean smile, dark, expressive eyes, and strikingly handsome eyebrows.
"Madam, please take a seat in the backyard. Since you're already here and have paid for your tickets, and there will be a song and dance performance, as well as exquisite tea and snacks, you should at least have a cup of tea, shouldn't you?"
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