Those who spoke up for the man with the pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks were naturally the people who had also bought cotton-padded clothes from the Qu family's cloth shop.
To be precise, it refers to the few people who successfully got their money back at Zhou's Cloth Shop with the man with the pointed mouth and monkey cheeks. They had already tasted the sweetness of success, and with the man with the pointed mouth and monkey cheeks leading the way, they were not afraid.
After they finished speaking, the man with the pointed mouth and monkey-like face was also very moved, and his confidence increased greatly: "Hurry up and refund my money! Don't delay my trip to Zhou's Cloth Shop to buy a cotton coat for eighty coins! I'm telling you in advance, if you don't refund my money, your Qu Family Cloth Shop won't have a good time!"
As he spoke, he slammed his hand on the counter, and the situation at the Qu Family Cloth Shop immediately froze.
"That son of a bitch!"
In the back room, the Crown Prince of Yu, who witnessed the whole thing, was almost furious. He had never seen such a shameless person!
Master Qu was taken aback, because the Crown Prince of Yu rarely spoke so rudely, which showed how angry he was.
So he explained to the Crown Prince of Yu, "Your Highness, judging from what this man said, he was one of the people who went to Zhou's cloth shop to ask for a refund, so he came here to ask for a refund again!"
The Crown Prince of Yu's eyes darted around: "Do you think he might have been sent by the Zhou family's cloth workshop to deliberately annoy us?"
Master Qu thought for a moment, then shook his head: "Young Master, I don't think so, because I heard that these people really angered Old Li when they were at Zhou's Cloth Shop! I think these people just like to take advantage of others! Why don't we just refund the money? It's only a few hundred coins anyway, so as not to let them make a fuss and ruin the reputation of our Qu Family Cloth Shop!"
One's position determines one's thinking. The Qu family's cloth shop is growing bigger and bigger, so the owner of the shop always puts the big picture first. He doesn't want a single bad apple to spoil the whole bunch.
However, the crown prince of Yu thought differently.
"Refund? Dream on!"
The Crown Prince of Yu gritted his teeth and said, "You can swallow this, but I can't!"
So, the Crown Prince of Yu whispered a few words in the ear of Master Qu. After listening, Master Qu raised an eyebrow slightly: "Your Highness, this seems... not quite right?"
"What's wrong with that? Just do as I say!"
"..."
...
The standoff continues in the main hall of the Qu Family Cloth Shop.
At this moment, Master Qu walked over from the backyard, followed by five or six burly men with menacing faces and tight-fitting clothes, creating a strong sense of oppression.
"What happened?"
Master Qu stepped forward and asked in a deep voice.
"Master, they bought the cotton-padded clothes and now they want a refund!"
"Master Qu, your cotton-padded coats are twenty coins more expensive than those from Zhou's Cloth Shop. I can't possibly accept this loss, can I? Besides, I was able to return the cotton-padded coat I bought from Zhou's Cloth Shop. Surely I can't return it from your Qu's Cloth Shop?"
"Yes, refund! Refund!"
Led by the man with the pointed face and monkey-like cheeks, the group of people who were preparing to return the money took the initiative and launched a preemptive strike.
"Oh? Our Qu Family Cloth Shop sells cotton coats for 100 cash a piece, and you still think it's too expensive, is that right?"
"I asked in a cold voice. Although I asked the same question as the previous shop assistant, the sense of oppression I felt was completely different to the man with the pointed mouth and monkey cheeks," said Master Qu.
However, he did not back down and said again, "Compared to Zhou's cloth shop, which costs eighty coins per piece, it is expensive!"
"hehe."
Master Qu sneered, "When you bought the cotton-padded coat, did anyone force you to buy it?"
"..."
"No, right? Since you didn't, then you bought it voluntarily, and our cotton-padded coats have no quality issues, so a refund is absolutely impossible! And let me tell you, if you keep clamoring for a refund here, don't blame me for being impolite!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several men behind Master Qu stepped forward and surrounded the man with the pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks.
"You...you...heh, does Master Qu intend for them to beat people up? There are so many people watching here. Qu Family Cloth Shop refuses to refund money and even beats people up; it's a black shop!"
"beat!"
When Master Qu saw that the monkey-faced man was still stubbornly insisting on calling it a "black shop," he couldn't stand it any longer and gave the order directly.
In an instant, the burly men swarmed forward and began hammering the man with the pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks. After the man let out a few shrill screams, the hall fell silent.
The onlookers, afraid of getting splashed with gossip, all took a few steps back. So when the burly men finished beating the man and retreated, they could clearly see the bruised and swollen-faced man lying motionless on the ground, barely alive.
Seeing this scene, and recalling the aggressive demeanor of the man with the pointed mouth and monkey cheeks just now, Master Qu felt a sense of relief and understood why the Crown Prince of Yu had asked him to take action.
It really feels so good!
He then scanned the crowd, his gaze lingering on the group from before: "Weren't you all asking for refunds just now?"
"Ah... I won't refund it, I won't refund it..."
The man with the pointed face and monkey-like cheeks was almost beaten to death; only a fool would ask for a refund at this point!
"Not returning it? So you were thinking of returning it earlier, right?"
"By the way, you guys just said we were a rip-off, right?"
"You guys are pretty good, daring to buy things from a shady shop?"
"..."
The group fell silent for a moment, but Master Qu was clearly caught up in the excitement and waved his hand again, saying, "They all say this place is a black market, so if we don't give them a good beating, it would be a disservice to their suspicions."
"..."
"Come on, give him a good beating!"
"Bang!"
"Ouch~"
"Stop hitting him! Someone's going to die!"
"Hey, hit me all you want, but don't hit me! Hey, I won't say anything, okay?"
"..."
At first, some bystanders tried to speak up for those people who were being beaten, but after one of them was also punched, no one else chimed in, because they were afraid of getting beaten up themselves!
After they finished beating the man, the burly men retreated.
The man with the pointed face and monkey-like cheeks felt like he wanted to die, because he had been beaten up at first, and when the strong men were beating up other people, they seemed to have forgotten that they had already beaten him, so they dragged him up from the ground and beat him up again.
At this point, he lay on the ground, pretending to be dead even if he wasn't, and dared not move again, for fear that any movement would cause him to be accidentally injured.
"Can you still leave? If you can't, do you want me to find someone to take you out?"
At this moment, Master Qu said coldly.
How could the man with the pointed mouth and monkey-like face dare to let him deliver it?
Upon hearing this, he immediately revived on the spot, scrambled to his feet, and ran away...
The onlookers looked on with dismay.
"Everyone saw it. It's not that I, Qu, wanted to hit them, but they went too far, didn't they? Everyone knows whether our cotton-padded coats are expensive or not. If you want to buy them, buy them; if you don't want to buy them, don't buy them. But if you buy them and then complain that they're too expensive and want a refund, well, I, Qu, won't allow that! And this is what happens to these people!"
"..."
After Master Qu finished speaking, the hall became much quieter.
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