The news about the Chu family spread throughout Lan Town in no time, and the biggest topic of conversation revolved around Chu Yiyi.
Everyone's saying that she gave herself to those thugs in order to get revenge on Miss Xu, hoping they would do things for her.
Some people say that she picked up a stone and shot herself in the foot, and that harming others ultimately harms herself.
Many people were gossiping, and rumors spread throughout Yun Town.
However, Chu Yiyi was locked up in jail and couldn't hear these rumors, otherwise she would probably be so angry that she would vomit blood.
The Chu family knew quite a bit, but these rumors weren't just spread by one or two people, so even if the Chu family wanted to, they couldn't completely stop them.
Moreover, Master Chu has more important matters to attend to right now.
"Master, Master!" The butler rushed in from outside.
Master Chu was punished with a cane on his buttocks yesterday and can't even stand up. He's lying in bed now.
"Well, have you found out?" Upon seeing the steward, Master Chu craned his neck and asked.
His eyes were full of anticipation, hoping to hear some good news from the butler.
"Master," the butler said with a pained expression, "I've had people confirm several times, those northern merchants really have left."
"As for the family that bought the goods, they came from the next town, but I couldn't find out much about them."
"I've sent people to inquire at inns and restaurants, but there's absolutely no information."
"This person seems to have appeared out of thin air and then vanished just as suddenly." (Reading by)
The more the steward talked, the more Chu Yuanwai's expectations disappeared, until he finally hit rock bottom.
After raising his head for a while, he felt a soreness in his neck, so he simply lay down again.
He wanted to curse but didn't have the strength, "Sigh... never mind."
"Let's leave that northerner's matter aside for now. What did that guy who said he wanted to buy our cloth a few days ago say?"
The matter with the northern merchant was already settled, and he was powerless to change it, but now a new buyer had appeared.
Their appearance at this time is undoubtedly a godsend for the Chu family.
Mentioning the merchant, the steward's face grew even more bitter. "Master, that man sent someone over early this morning with a message."
"If we give him another 10%, he'll buy all the cloth in our warehouse."
"What?!" Master Chu was so angry that he suddenly sat up, his movement too abrupt.
It pulled at the wound on his buttocks, making him wince in pain.
"Sir, please be very careful. The doctor said you need to rest and recuperate."
The steward rushed over and helped the man to his knees. Master Chu was furious, his face turning red.
Lying on the bed, panting heavily, the housekeeper looked at him for a while, and for some reason, he thought of the toad.
The more he looked, the more it seemed to resemble him, so he simply lowered his head and waited to the side to avoid bursting out laughing.
Master Chu hissed several times before the pain subsided, and his first words were of dissatisfaction with the merchant.
"What's wrong with this person? He didn't say this price the day before yesterday."
"It's only been a day, and things have changed again. He was buying cabbage back then."
"The price is already low enough. Looking around, who in the entire town of Lan can offer so many bolts of cloth, and who can offer such a good price?"
"He's utterly ungrateful! Who does he think he is? He wasn't even born when I started doing business."
"They dare to drive the price down like this in Yunzhen? Do they really think no one will buy my Chu family's cloth?"
"Tell him it's take it or leave it; if you miss this opportunity, you might not get another one."
"If you come to my Chu family to buy cloth in the future, the price will not be this high."
Master Chu talked on and on until his throat was dry.
But the pent-up anger inside was still there, unable to be released.
As he spoke, the butler nodded in agreement, "Master, that man also said that if you don't agree to this price today, who knows what the price will be tomorrow."
After saying that, he quietly took two steps back. Knowing the master's temper, he would definitely start smashing things immediately.
Sure enough, as soon as the butler stepped back, the teacup landed where he had just been standing.
The spilled tea was still steaming, and the butler secretly rejoiced.
Thank goodness, I managed to get back quickly, otherwise I would have suffered not only the impact injury but also burns.
“Go tell him right now, it’s impossible, absolutely impossible. Even if the cloth from my Chu family were used as a nest for rats, we would never sell it to him for such a low price.”
After shouting those words, Master Chu seemed to deflate completely, collapsing limply onto the bed.
There was no way around it; the injury on his buttocks had a huge impact on his health.
The butler did not leave immediately as instructed, but instead seemed hesitant to speak.
"Speak quickly if you have something to say. Do I have to ask you to speak before you open your mouth?" Master Chu glanced at him helplessly.
"Yes, sir," the butler nodded.
"Sir, starting yesterday, many clothing stores and fabric shops that had previously ordered fabric from us have sent people to say that their contracts have expired and they will no longer be ordering from us."
"Also, when I came back just now, I heard that the other families were making a scene at Madam's place."
"They want to separate from the family and give them their share."
Although the Chu family's business was managed by Master Chu, the money earned was not used by their family alone.
Although the smaller branches were said to be dependent on them, they also had a share in the cloth workshop.
These were all small cloth workshops; each one on its own seemed unremarkable, but when several were combined, it became quite a challenge for Master Chu.
Regardless of anything else, let's just talk about why we're proposing to separate the family at this time.
The steward's eyes darted around for a while, but he finally spoke under pressure from Master Chu.
"I only heard it from others, I don't know if it's true."
\"say what?"
The steward knelt down with a thud. "The other families from the collateral branches feel that Miss's affair has implicated their own."
"I'm afraid it will be difficult to find spouses for other young ladies and gentlemen in the future, so..."
Actually, what was said outside was much harsher than that. People from the Chu family's collateral branches were immediately pulled aside and questioned as soon as they went out.
Chu Yiyi has spent most of her life in prison, and by the time she gets out, she'll be old and faded.
Moreover, having done such a despicable thing, his reputation is now utterly ruined.
They didn't want their child to be implicated, so all they could do now was try their best to distance themselves from Chu Yiyi.
Master Chu gripped the bedsheets tightly with both hands, unable to utter a word for a long time.
As soon as he opened his mouth, blood suddenly spurted out, which terrified the butler.
"Master, Master."
"Quickly, someone call a doctor! Call a doctor!"
The Chu family was once again plunged into chaos. Someone had spread the word that Master Chu was furious.
When Fu Man'er heard the news, she was stunned. "Who angered Master Chu? How could they make him so angry?"
Lu Sheng sat opposite her and gestured to her with his eyes when he heard this.
Besides Fu Man'er, who else is there?
Fu Man'er cried out that she was wronged, "I only asked someone to lower his price, I didn't do anything else!"
"Really?" Lu Sheng saw her clear eyes and finally chose to believe her.
"That just means the Chu family is unlucky." Now everyone's talking about the Chu family during their leisure time.
The Chu family's ancestors for eighteen generations, down to the color of the Chu family's young lady's undergarment, have all been exposed.
"Master Chu has fainted. What are you going to do now? The merchants from the north are supposed to return in two days."
Lu Sheng couldn't help but feel worried for her. If she couldn't produce any cloth, those northern merchants were not to be trifled with.
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