"Yes, get your boss out here!"
The man who was complaining of stomach pain had four or five people at his house. They were all burly men and looked like they were not to be trifled with.
"I am the owner of Qin's Restaurant."
Qin Sheng got off the carriage without asking for help; in his haste, he jumped down from the carriage himself.
However, there were too many people gathered at the shop entrance, and Qin Sheng's voice was quickly drowned out; no one heard it.
"Make way! Make way!"
With two guards, Awei forcefully pushed through the crowd, finally clearing a path for Qin Sheng to enter.
"The boss is here!"
The shop assistants rushed out to greet them.
If the boss doesn't come soon, these people are probably going to tear down the pastry shop. Everyone is extremely anxious.
"Oh, you're the boss, right?"
One of the burly men looked at Qin Sheng and, seeing that she was a beautiful young woman, softened his tone.
"Yes." Qin Sheng looked at him, then at the man on the ground who kept groaning, and then at the several burly men with them. She already had a general idea of what was going on.
"You keep saying that your stomachache is because you ate the osmanthus cake from my shop?"
"Yes!" the man answered loudly.
"You're talking nonsense!"
Qin Sheng arrived, and Granny Fu finally dared to come out and confront these people, saying, "Our pastries are all made fresh daily, there's absolutely no way there could be any problems!"
Besides, she always remembered her wife's instructions: the most important thing in doing business is integrity.
All the pastries in the shop, from the ingredients to the preparation, were overseen by Granny Fu herself.
"You think there's no problem just because you say so?"
The burly men immediately started arguing amongst themselves, "What a joke! You got sick from eating those snacks, of course you won't admit it!"
"Exactly, what kind of murderer would rush to confess to killing someone?"
"Pay up! If you don't pay up today, we'll report this to the authorities and have the magistrate uphold justice!"
"Yes, if they don't pay compensation, we'll report them to the authorities!"
Several burly men shouted loudly, their imposing manner somewhat intimidating.
Qin Sheng looked at them. Awei had already brought two guards to protect Qin Sheng, afraid that these big men would make a move.
"I will not lose a single penny."
Qin Sheng waited until they finished shouting before calmly saying, "This is clearly extortion. Go ahead and report it to the authorities. Let's see how the magistrate decides!"
"this……"
The burly men were stunned; they hadn't expected that even threatening to report her to the authorities wouldn't intimidate this Lady Qin.
At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "It's clearly Qin Ji's food that's unclean, causing stomach aches after eating it, how can you still be so self-righteous?"
Immediately, someone chimed in, "That's right, that's right."
Qin Sheng sighed, pushed aside the guards blocking her way, and looked at the burly men causing trouble. "You said you bought the osmanthus cake from Qin's Shop, so could you tell me how much it cost per piece?"
"One, one coin!" the burly man shouted.
However, there was a hint of uncertainty in his expression, and a touch of guilt in his eyes.
Qin Sheng smiled, and in the shop, Granny Fu and several shop assistants also smiled. One of the shop assistants said loudly, "What do you mean one coin? Our Qin's pastries are sold by the box. We've never sold a single piece!"
Qin Sheng's goal was very clear from the beginning.
After the pastry shop became famous, they basically only did business with the rich, selling a box of pastries for prices ranging from one to ten taels.
Indeed, they have not been sold individually by the block since.
Before the men could react, Qin Sheng asked again, "Let me ask you all, what patterns were on the osmanthus cakes you bought the other day?"
Granny Fu's pastries are different from others, not only in taste but also in the patterns on them.
The patterns on the pastries are different each day compared to the previous day.
"..."
This time, none of the men could answer.
Even the man on the ground who had been clutching his stomach and groaning stopped crying out, seemingly stunned and unable to process what was happening.
Qin's Dim Sum Shop has been doing better and better lately, and I'm afraid some competitor is jealous, so they pulled this stunt.
"Weren't we going to report this to the authorities?"
Qin Sheng said to Awei, "Awei, go to the county government office now and report to the authorities, so that Lord Hou can send someone over to make a judgment."
"Yes, sir, I'll go right away!"
Awei immediately walked outside.
The change happened in an instant.
After Awei left, the men who had been causing trouble suddenly pulled out short knives and charged at Qin Sheng.
"My wife!!!"
Qiao'er was the first to react, but she was not close to Qin Sheng and it was too late for her to rush over.
The two guards rushed forward and fought with the other party.
However, firstly, being outnumbered by two is already a disadvantage, and secondly, these people are ruthless and aim to kill.
The two guards were quickly knocked to the ground, one of them even suffering a stab wound to the chest.
The onlookers had already scattered and fled when they saw these people brandishing knives.
The shop assistants were too busy to help themselves; several of them were kicked to the ground, and there was a chorus of groans.
Qin Sheng kept recalling the self-defense techniques her brother had taught her when she was little. When one of the men tried to grab her, she grabbed his hand without thinking and then quickly and accurately kicked him in the abdomen.
But the other party reacted quickly and dodged her kick to the vital spot. Enraged, he turned his five fingers into claws and grabbed at Qin Sheng's neck.
"My lady!" Emerald and Rainbow rushed over together, the two maids tightly embracing the man on either side.
Seeing this, two more men approached Qin Sheng.
Just at the critical moment, a sharp, cold wind blew through the air, and a single slash forced back two men who were about to attack Qin Sheng.
The newcomer was dressed in plain white robes and looked somewhat disheveled, but his skills were incredibly strange.
A sharp knife was wielded with such ferocity that, for a time, the four men, even working together, couldn't gain the slightest advantage.
The four exchanged glances and then joined forces to attack the young man once again.
"Watch out—" Qin Sheng cried out.
The young man appeared calm and indifferent, even glancing back at her before wielding his blade, causing blood to splatter instantly.
He actually injured two people with a single slash!
Shouts rang out from outside; it was the constables from the yamen arriving.
The four men acted decisively, rushing out with their knives drawn before the constables could enter.
Another chaotic fight broke out outside the door.
However, the other side was prepared. Several more accomplices appeared out of nowhere, along with horses, and rode off recklessly through the streets.
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