"Yes, that's me."
Jing Zhe said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, everyone in the fabric shop fell silent. They looked at Jing Zhe, then at Zhou Ziqiong, and it seemed that everyone understood.
"No wonder. It seems I overestimated Miss Zhou. I thought she was virtuous and upright, but it turns out she just wanted to avoid taking those ten thousand taels of silver and went straight for this pretty boy—"
"Smack!"
Before he could finish speaking, Song Dalu had a five-finger mark on his face.
"you…"
Song Dalu never dreamed that this seemingly refined and scholarly young man would slap him without warning. He was truly a scoundrel!
The employees at Zhou's Cloth Shop's main store, however, were not surprised by this. After all, they had just witnessed Jing Zhe single-handedly defeat nearly twenty people, including Boss Gou, so taking down Song Dalu would be more than enough for them...
"What do you mean, 'I'? Although I am indeed very fair-skinned, I hate it when people call me a pretty boy!"
Jing Zhe was too lazy to waste any more words with him. Instead, he looked at everyone in the room and said, "Zhou Ziqiong is my sixth sister, which is why I helped the Zhou family. As for the more than 10,000 taels of silver for the riddle-solving, I naturally don't want it. Even if I wanted it, the Zhou family's cloth shop couldn't come up with it! You all work at the Zhou family's cloth shop every day. You should know whether there is money in the account or not."
When he said this, Jing Zhe was looking at the employees of the Zhou Family Cloth Shop's main store.
The shop assistants nodded after hearing this.
Song Dalu cursed Jing Zhe countless times in his heart, and then said, "So what if we don't want that ten thousand taels? The Zhou family's cloth shop is already in dire straits. If things continue like this, not only will we not get our original monthly wages, but we won't get our future wages either. The more we accumulate, the more we'll lose. How much will we all lose in the end?"
"And then what? You must have some good options, right?"
Jing Zhe looked at him with a grin and asked.
"Then…"
Song Dalu glanced at Jing Zhe with some surprise, thinking to himself, how did he know I still had a way out?
However, since things had already progressed to this point, Song Dalu didn't intend to keep it a secret any longer, so he sneered, "Considering that we've all worked together for so many years, I do have a good way out, and I'll tell you all today!"
Song Dalu cleared his throat and then began to speak: "Everyone knows that Qu Family Cloth Shop sells the same things as Zhou Family Cloth Workshop, especially cotton-padded clothes. They sell much better than Zhou Family Cloth Workshop! Moreover, Qu Family Cloth Shop has firmly grasped the business in Ruzhou while Zhou Family Cloth Workshop's business was sluggish. And it won't be long before Qu Family Cloth Shop replaces Zhou Family Cloth Workshop and becomes the largest cloth shop in Ruzhou, and even the entire Anguo!"
"..."
The crowd pondered, some nodding in agreement, clearly believing that what Song Dalu said was true.
Jing Zhe clapped his hands and laughed, "Continue."
"I have a very good personal relationship with Master Qu of the Qu Family Cloth Shop. Master Qu is a kind and benevolent man. Hearing that everyone is living in dire straits, he felt quite sorry for us. So he invited everyone to come to the Qu Family Cloth Shop. The Qu Family Cloth Shop is doing better and better now, and it is becoming increasingly short of manpower. Since everyone has been working in the cloth shop for so long, as long as you go there, you can start working immediately!"
"Good, not bad!"
Jing Zhe clapped his hands again. He knew that this was Song Dalu's biggest purpose for this trip. It has to be said that the Crown Prince of Yu has many methods, both internal and external.
"How much is the monthly allowance that Master Qu gives you? Is it more than what the Zhou family's cloth shop gives you?"
Jing Zhe had heard that the reason Zhou's Cloth Shop was able to grow so large was because Zhou Ziqiong treated her employees very well, especially their monthly wages, which were much higher than those of other shops.
"What's the point of having a lot of monthly pay if it's not paid out?"
"So that means it's not as much as Zhou's cloth shop?"
"..."
Song Dalu remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.
Jing Zhe continued, "What Manager Song said is right. And since he's been working so hard to help everyone, he must have already discussed it with Master Qu. So if you feel stifled here, and the Qu family's cloth shop offers good treatment, you can definitely go with him!"
"..."
Everyone fell silent.
Zhou Ziqiong gently tugged at Jing Zhe from behind, as if asking him why he said that. Wasn't this pushing all their shop assistants towards Qu Family Cloth Shop?
Although Zhou Family Fabric Shop is indeed facing difficulties right now, the shop assistants are the foundation of Zhou Family Fabric Shop. If the shop assistants are gone, even if they come up with a way to turn things around later, it will be impossible to do so – how can they do business again if the people are gone?
Jing Zhe patted her hand and winked at her, indicating that he would take care of everything and that she should just listen to him.
Although she still had many doubts in her mind, Zhou Ziqiong was willing to choose to believe, just like just now, she suddenly felt that the burden on her shoulders had become much lighter.
At this moment, she was stunned. When did she get used to this feeling of relying on others? You know, the original Zhou Ziqiong used to have to support herself in everything.
Standing behind Jing Zhe, Zhou Ziqiong looked up at his back and fell into deep thought.
...
Not only were the shop assistants at Zhou Family Cloth Shop stunned, but even Song Dalu himself was taken aback.
Is this guy really Zhou Ziqiong's brother?
Why are they even helping me drive people to the Qu family's cloth shop?
Is he an idiot?
He then ignored him and asked, "If everyone thinks this is a good idea, you can come with me now. We'll go to the Qu Family Cloth Shop first. When the Qu Family Cloth Shop expands in the future, you'll all be veterans of the Qu Family Cloth Shop, just like me. The benefits then will be far greater than the monthly salary you get at the Zhou Family Cloth Shop!"
"..."
Among the crowd, some hesitated, but in the end, a few young shop assistants couldn't resist Song Dalu's persuasion and decided to leave, then sheepishly stood behind Song Dalu and the others.
"Old Li, aren't you going? You're a veteran of the Zhou family's cloth shop; everyone knows you're a master at selling clothes. If you go to the Qu family's cloth shop, you're sure to make a good impression!"
As the saying goes, to catch a thief, you must first catch the king. Song Dalu was not satisfied with only recruiting a few minor characters.
The man Song Dalu called Old Li was an older shop assistant who was about the same age as Zhou Gui. Old Li had been with Zhou Gui since he first established Zhou Family Cloth Shop. When Zhou Gui and Zhou Ziqiong were not around, Old Li was basically in charge. Although he was not the manager, he was much more respected than Song Dalu among the shop assistants of Zhou Family Cloth Shop.
So once you can win him over, it will be much easier to win over others!
However, Old Li shook his head and smiled after hearing this: "Manager Song, I'm already quite old, I'd rather not bother with anything else! Besides, I'm a bit sentimental, once I've stayed in one place for too long, I don't want to move. But I still want to give Manager Song a piece of advice, hey, you have to have a conscience!"
"..."
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