Chapter 891 Shu Yu's Identity is Publicly Revealed
The next morning, just as dawn broke, the gates of the county government office were opened, and two solemn-looking officials walked out.
One of them was Huli. The two of them went to the bulletin board not far from the city gate and posted a notice.
They posted it and left, and the people who happened to be entering the city gathered around and looked at the notice.
"What's written on this? Can someone read it to me?"
"Let me see, let me see, everyone make way." A scholar-looking man stepped forward, scanned the notice from beginning to end, then widened his eyes and exclaimed, "Wow!" "Our county has a county magistrate!"
"What, what village chief?"
The man quickly read the message aloud, a hint of excitement creeping in. “The Lu family woman… fever pack… conferred the title of Township Lady. Good heavens, this is incredible! Our Jiangyuan County is about to be recorded in history.”
Although the other party was a woman, this matter brought great benefits to the people, and it will surely be recorded in history books.
Upon hearing this, the onlookers exchanged surprised glances.
Lord Xiang, who is this girl? I've never heard of her before.
As the crowd grew larger, word began to spread. Gradually, some people recognized who it was.
Among the crowd, a middle-aged man with a slightly protruding belly pondered for a moment, then asked his attendant in a low voice, "Is Lu Shuyu the owner of the clothing shop on Ningshui Street?"
"Yes, sir."
The middle-aged man's eyes lit up. "Let's go back to the shop."
The two squeezed through the crowd and strode towards their shop.
It was still early, and the shop had only been open for a short time. Before any customers arrived, the middle-aged man walked in. The shop assistant, who was wiping the counter, looked up and respectfully greeted him, "Boss."
"Hmm, where is Manager Qiu?"
"The shopkeeper is checking the goods in the back. I'll go and call him right away."
The waiter ran to the backyard and soon came out with Manager Qiu.
The middle-aged man sat on a chair to the side, looking around his huge fabric shop, and asked the shopkeeper with a smile, "Old Qiu, I remember you told me last time that our shop also does business with the clothing shop on Ningshui Street. That clothing shop is called Yiren Pavilion, and the owner is a young lady surnamed Lu, right?"
Shopkeeper Qiu was taken aback, not understanding why his boss was suddenly asking about Lu Shuyu.
Could it be that something really happened to that girl?
He immediately nodded and said, "Yes, that clothing store did have a business relationship with us before. However, the two parties terminated their contract yesterday, and there should be no more business dealings in the future."
The middle-aged man's smiling expression suddenly froze. "What did you say? You broke the contract?"
"Yes," Manager Qiu explained, downplaying the issue. "That shop used to cater to the wealthy families in the city, so the fabrics they sourced were top-quality. However, business declined later, and those wealthy people rarely bought clothes from them anymore. As a result, the fabrics they sourced became more and more ordinary, and the quantity decreased. A couple of days ago, our shop was so busy that all the delivery trucks were out, so I asked Manager Lu to wait a moment. But he was dissatisfied, and the owner of the Lu shop even came over and said that we had violated the contract, demanding that we terminate the contract."
As he spoke, he sighed, oblivious to the middle-aged man's increasingly grim expression and regretful look. "It seems their business really couldn't continue, so they're looking for an excuse to terminate the contract with us. I..."
(End of this chapter)
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