Chapter 150 Dyeing Workshop
Jiang Tangtang was very surprised when she heard that Nie Xiuying came with her daughter to deliver a message and wanted to see her.
Could it be that her secret actions were discovered so quickly?
However, Jiang Tangtang quickly put away the surprise in her eyes and led people out to meet them.
When Nie Xiuying saw Jiang Tangtang, she immediately smiled kindly, "Is this the owner of the cake shop? She's just like the rumors say, looking like a fairy."
If Jiang Tangtang hadn't known her true identity long ago, she would have been deceived.
Jiang Tangtang showed a happy yet shy expression at the right moment, "Who is this lady? You're too kind."
"Our madam is the owner of Caizhizhai. The largest pastry shop in Raoying County is run by our family." The maid next to Madam Nie showed a proud expression.
Nie Xiuying glared at the maid. "How can our shop compare to the cakes in the Jiangdong family's shop? The Jiangdong family is really not only beautiful, but also young and promising..."
She praised Jiang Tangtang profusely, then said with a smile, "I'm a naive servant. I hope Master Jiang won't be angry."
Jiang Tangtang was naturally polite to her to see what kind of show she was going to perform today.
Nie Xiuying continued to offer compliments in various ways for about a quarter of an hour before she said, "Jiang Dongjia, your shop's pastries are fresh and new, but they lack a solid foundation. I heard that several groups of people have been causing trouble in your shop lately, aiming to take advantage of you. Why don't you consider marrying someone and gaining a firm foothold in the county?"
Jiang Tangtang cursed him inwardly. He'd secretly hired someone to seize her shop, and now he was pretending to be a good person. But he smiled, as if waiting for her to continue.
Nie Xiuying said, "I'm just bragging. Although our Yang family isn't a wealthy one, we do have interests in various industries. If you marry into our family, I guarantee that no one will dare to take over your shop."
Jiang Tangtang's eyes fell on the girl beside her and she said regretfully, "Miss Yang is very pretty, but my son is still young, so I'm afraid it won't work."
Nie Xiuying's smile froze for a moment, then she smiled again and said, "I heard your brother-in-law isn't engaged yet. I wonder what kind of engagement he's planning to have?"
Without waiting for Jiang Tangtang to answer, she continued to praise her own daughter, the meaning of which was self-evident.
Yang Qingxue on the side lowered her head, but an expression of shyness and nervousness unconsciously appeared on her face.
Jiang Tangtang said, "I can't make the decision on this. My brother-in-law's marriage is decided by my mother-in-law. But you came at an unfortunate time. My mother-in-law was beaten by some troublemakers a few days ago and is currently recuperating in bed!"
Nie Xiuying had originally thought that given the Yang family's strength and the fact that they were willing to lower themselves to win over the Lu family, the Lu family would have agreed without a second thought. She hadn't expected Jiang Tangtang to actually refuse.
Yang Qingxue's face also turned red.
With her looks and the Yang family's status in Raoying County, she never had trouble finding a husband.
The reason why she followed her mother to the Lu family was because she had accidentally met Lu Shili a few times and fell in love with him at first sight, which was why she did something so unconventional.
But unexpectedly, the Lu family would refuse.
Yang Qingxue couldn't sit still any longer and rushed out, covering her face. Nie Xiuying's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. She gave Jiang Tangtang a serious look, turned around and left.
"Sister Jiang, Nie looked so fierce when she left. Is she going to take revenge on us?" Guo Yu asked worriedly.
Jiang Tangtang narrowed her eyes and thought for a while, then said, "Since she's still in the mood to scheme against others at this moment, let's add fuel to the fire and keep her from getting any free time!"
Guo Yu hurriedly said, "What should we do? I'll go right away."
Jiang Tangtang shook her head and said, "You can't do this."
Guo Yu showed a look of disappointment. Jiang Tangtang smiled and said, "But you can help me send a letter to call the second boss back."
Lu Shili received Jiang Tangtang's letter and hurried back, "Sister-in-law, is there something wrong at home?"
Jiang Tangtang shook her head, "How's the matter I told you going?"
Lu Shili picked up the tea on the table and drank it all, then began to talk. In addition to finding people to build the house, he also used Jiang Tangtang's money to recruit a lot of people.
Jiang Tangtang gave him another 1,000 taels and said, "Buy a dyeing shop, but don't let anyone know that it belongs to our Lu family. You'd better send someone else to do it.
In addition, we need to recruit a group of cloth dyeing masters. Also, it would be best if we can cut off the cloth merchants who supply the Yang family. If not, we will find a way to source the goods from other places."
Lu Shili said excitedly, "Sister-in-law, are you planning to take over the Yang family's dyeing workshop first?"
Jiang Tangtang nodded.
"The Yang family's dyeing workshop is the only one in the whole Lingnan region. That's because they hold a secret method. The cloth they dye is brighter than other dyeing workshops and is not easy to fade."
Although he was also eager to defeat the Yang family, he still had some rationality.
Jiang Tangtang said, "Don't worry about that. I'll give you a prescription in a few days. Just follow my instructions."
Seeing Jiang Tangtang's confidence, Lu Shili said nothing more and left with the silver.
After Lu Shili left, Jiang Tangtang hid in the space.
As early as the last time she was looking for books in the bookstore, she found books about textiles, dyeing, etc.
She followed her memory and quickly found the book.
The cloth produced by Yang Family Dyeing Workshop was unique in Lingnan because of its brighter colors than those of other shops, but the dyeing technology of that era could not be compared with that of modern times.
Jiang Tangtang read the book carefully, then organized the contents of the book and wrote it into a booklet.
While Jiang Tangtang was reading, Lu Shili also took swift action. The Yang family was known for their overbearing behavior, and over the years, many dyeing workshops had been driven out of business by them.
Lu Shili quickly found a group of masters.
It was also easy to buy an old dyeing workshop, and Lu Shili bought one without much effort.
The only problem is the cloth supplier.
Due to the influence of climate, local people do not grow cotton. The Yang family's dyeing workshop mostly imports white cloth from other places, dyes it, and then sells it.
These people have been cooperating with the Yang family for many years, so it is naturally not easy for the two parties to cooperate.
Lu Shili met with several cloth merchants, but was rejected by them all. When he was thinking about finding another cloth merchant, he suddenly had a turning point.
"Young Master, I heard that Madam Yang is now in charge of the Yang family's business. The Bai family is the Yang family's largest supplier, and the price between the two parties was originally agreed upon long ago. But Madam Yang is now trying to lower the price by claiming that the quality of the goods is not as good as in previous years, and they are very unhappy!"
The person who spoke was called Haizi, Lu Shili's new subordinate.
He recently used the money given by Jiang Tangtang to recruit a lot of people, but not all the people recruited with money are reliable and can be used.
At present, there are only five or six people that Lu Shili can trust.
Haizi is one of them.
"Go and find out more about the Bai family's situation. In addition to the person in charge of the Bai family, you should also find out the preferences of the Bai family's manager." After Lu Shili gave the order, he went back to the cake shop first.
Although I trust Jiang Tangtang, buying so many goods from the Bai family is not a small amount of money.
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