"Bullshit! They just don't want to buy us any cloth."
"Go check your backyard, I don't believe you really don't have any cloth left."
Before the shopkeeper could even see who was speaking, the crowd inside the shop began to stir, clamoring to see the back warehouse.
The few shop assistants in the cloth shop were naturally not enough to stop so many people. The shopkeeper shouted until his voice was hoarse, but he still couldn't stop them from going to the warehouse in the backyard.
Finally, all the cloth and quilts in the backyard were washed away. The shopkeeper was so angry that he sat to one side, blowing his beard and glaring, and cursed, "Robbers, bandits!"
Of course, he cursed in a low voice, not daring to let others hear.
Because when he started cursing, one of the aunties retorted, "What's wrong? Didn't we pay for the fabric? If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll tear your mouth apart."
Faced with angry glares from a room full of women, the shopkeeper wisely chose to keep quiet.
These people are really something else. When they rushed into the backyard to steal the cloth, they were no different from bandits, but now they're actually queuing up obediently to pay.
The shopkeeper simply turned his eyes away, refusing to look, for it would only cause him heartache and pain.
He was furious, but someone nearby was laughing his head off.
“Miss, I have completed the task as you instructed.” A man dressed in Qi Family Cloth Shop clothing stood in front of Fu Man’er.
After hearing what he said, Fu Man'er smiled and then looked back at Shuangxi. Shuangxi understood and handed her a money bag.
"Take this money and go lay low for a while, so the Qi family won't cause you any trouble."
When Fu Man'er was looking for someone to do this, she specifically chose someone who was alone, so that she wouldn't have to worry too much while lying low.
"Yes, I'll leave the city right away." Fu Man'er had explained everything to him beforehand, so he didn't hesitate after taking the money and left the city immediately.
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After everyone left, Fu Man'er instructed Shuangxi, "You shouldn't be the one to show up for those aunts and sisters-in-law we've found. Give the money to Sister Lusheng and let her handle it for everyone."
The fact that Qijia Cloth Shop was able to lower its prices so quickly was largely due to Fu Man'er's efforts.
Since the Qi family wants to lower prices, let them lower them as much as possible. Consider it the Qi family doing good for the people. Anyway, the Qi family has plenty of cloth.
Cao Zixuan, who was listening nearby, looked at Fu Man'er with a changed expression. "Indeed, the saying 'no merchant is without guile' is true."
"You're usually like a little white rabbit, but when it comes to business, you're more like a big bad wolf."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Sheng glared at him, "Don't talk about Man'er like that."
"What did I say?" Cao Zixuan looked completely innocent. "I was praising her."
How dare he say anything about Fu Man'er? Not to mention Xu Yi would be the first to disagree, Lu Sheng wouldn't agree either. Besides, Fu Man'er isn't someone to be trifled with.
Seeing that he was still trying to argue, Lu Sheng glared at him again. Cao Zixuan then put his finger to his lips to indicate that he should shut up.
Looking at the two of them, Fu Man'er chuckled. Ever since Cao Zixuan went all the way to visit Lu Sheng for the New Year, the relationship between the two had eased considerably.
Like a thin sheet of paper, Cao Zixuan tried desperately to break through it, but Lu Sheng waved his hand lightly, and the paper returned to its original state.
However, in Fu Man'er's opinion, Lu Sheng also has feelings for Cao Zixuan. These two will have a lot of trouble. Good things take time.
"What are you laughing at? You look so sneaky." Lu Sheng glanced at Fu Man'er.
Fu Man'er quickly wiped the smile off her face. She dared not say that she was thinking about Cao Zixuan's good time with him, otherwise Cao Zixuan would be the one to suffer.
However, Lu Sheng was not so easily fooled, and Fu Man'er immediately came up with an explanation.
"I'm wondering if I should send Qi Shi another big gift."
"Are you trying to anger Qi Shi to death?" Cao Zixuan couldn't help but say. At this point, Qi Shi probably already knew about the trick Fu Man'er had played at the beginning.
Fu Man'er's smile deepened. "What's the big deal? I gave him a big gift out of kindness."
When Cao Zixuan saw Fu Man'er's innocent face, he knew that Qi Shi was not going to have a good day today.
Indeed, Qi Shi was waiting for news at the Qi residence, but the news he received almost made him faint.
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So he immediately went to the nearest cloth shop. On his way out, he made a point of noticing that Xuanhe Cloth Shop was indeed closed.
Qi Shi had a vague feeling that he had been tricked by Fu Man'er.
When they arrived at Qi's cloth shop, the customers had already left. The entire shop, and even the warehouse, had been sold out, but the money received was less than half of what it used to be.
The shopkeeper spoke with a hint of complaint, "At first, they lowered the price by one or two coins, but we suddenly lowered it by four coins, and Xuanhe Cloth Shop stopped. The people buying cloth went crazy, and we couldn't stop them."
Qi Shi, his face grim, sensed something was amiss. "What? It dropped by four coins all at once?" He wasn't stupid; they had all followed the Xuanhe Cloth Shop's lead and lowered their prices by two coins at a time.
The shopkeeper gave him a strange look. "Didn't you send someone to say that the price would be reduced by four copper coins?"
Qi Shi listened for a long time without speaking. When he finally spoke again, his face was extremely gloomy. "Where is that clerk who delivered the message? Which shop did he work for? Find him for me."
However, after searching around, his men found no such person. Not only Qi Shi, but also the shopkeeper realized that they had been tricked.
"It must be Xuanhe Cloth Shop. They've been going against us from the start and even resorted to such underhanded tactics." The shopkeeper immediately thought of Xuanhe Cloth Shop.
"Young master, we must go to Xuanhe Cloth Shop and demand an explanation."
Qi Shi looked at the empty cloth shop, then at the tightly closed doors of Xuanhe Cloth Shop across the street.
He wished he could rush forward right now and burn all the cloth there to ashes, so that Fu Man'er could experience his feelings at that moment.
"Without any evidence, what right do you have to go looking for them?" Qi Shi's words interrupted the shopkeeper's incessant chatter.
"So, we're just going to leave it at that?"
Qi Shi sneered, "Let it go? I'll only calculate it clearly and make Xuanhe Cloth Shop repay us double for today's losses."
The shopkeeper looked at him with suspicion, and Qi Shi then instructed, "The person who came to deliver the message should have met everyone in each shop today."
"You should find a way to get an artist to draw his likeness, and then have someone find him. With him, we'll have solid evidence."
The shopkeeper was delighted; what Qi Shi said was indeed a good idea.
"What if they catch you and say it's not Xuanhe Cloth Workshop?" the shopkeeper asked again, adding his own question.
Qi Shi's eyes revealed an undisguised ruthlessness. "Once we catch the person, what's there to worry about, right?"
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Even if it isn't, it must be. Today's losses were caused by Xuanhe Cloth Shop!
"Young master, there are still people in other shops making a fuss about wanting to buy cloth. What should we do?"
Fortunately, the shopkeeper was quick-witted and closed the door, so people buying fabric had to leave through the side door; otherwise, it would have been no different from any other shop.
The problem is that there's no more fabric left in the warehouse, but those people are still clamoring to buy more and refuse to leave.
Qi Shi didn't want to go over there at all; just visiting the first shop had already exhausted him.
But he quickly came up with a solution.
Since Xuanhe Cloth Shop wants to watch the show, let them watch.
"Go find the guards and tell them that the people are causing trouble. Let them handle it."
It has to be said that this was a very good way to shift the blame. The guards were responsible for the peace and tranquility of the entire Yun Town. Now that the Qi Family Cloth Shop could no longer control these people, it was normal for them to seek help from the guards.
Qi Shi thought that by leaving this troublesome matter to the guards, he could both make things difficult for Xu Yi and let Fu Man'er know that he was not someone to be trifled with.
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Qi Shi finally felt a little better when he heard from his servants that most of the guards had rushed to the Qi family's various shops and that Xu Yi had also come out in person.
But the comfort didn't last long before the servants of the Qi family rushed over in a panic.
"Young master, you should return to your residence quickly. Many people have come looking for you."
"Who is it?" Qi Shi asked.
“These are all the managers and owners who signed contracts with our cloth shop before,” the servant said.
Why would they suddenly want to see him at this time? Qi Shi was full of doubts and asked again, "Did they say why they're here?"
The servant shook his head. Although those people didn't say it, their expressions were anything but friendly as they clamored to see Qi Shi.
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