Chapter 339: Trouble in the Restaurant
I’m afraid Nangong Jin can’t even handle his own affairs, so how can he say he is helping them?
Seeing Xu Miaomiao's listless appearance, Gu Yuanniang couldn't find any reason to comfort her. She could only pat her on the back to help her calm down. Xu Miaomiao looked up at Gu Yuanniang and continued, "Since the salt dealers are looking for trouble with us, will the umbrella shop and Xiangchunfang that we have allied with also run into trouble?"
When Gu Yuanniang heard this, she shook her head and looked at him and said, "I haven't heard of any incidents with these two stores. I went to Xiangchunfang a few days ago and saw that business was booming. People often came to visit them."
"That's strange." Xu Miaomiao tilted her head in confusion: "Who on earth is so determined to make things difficult for us? If it's the salt dealer, then if they want to retaliate, wouldn't it be easier to retaliate against the umbrella shop and Xiangchunfang than to retaliate against us? After all, we still have Song Wushao, who has an official background. Even if Song Wushao is not a high-ranking official now and his foundation is not solid enough, he is still a member of the court. No matter what, I shouldn't be like this. Why is this?"
Xu Miaomiao said in confusion, but this question suddenly seemed to hit the nail on the head for Gu Yuanniang.
Gu Yuanniang looked at Xu Miaomiao and said in panic, "Could it be that these people are not private traffickers?"
Xu Miaomiao's heart skipped a beat, then she shook her head and looked at Gu Yuanniang and said, "If they are not selling contraband salt, where did they get the contraband salt to put in our store?"
Xu Guo, who was standing by, heard this and took a step forward. He looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "I also feel that those people don't seem to be buying private salt. They seem to be using this incident to retaliate against us. But we have been here for so long and haven't offended anyone. Who on earth would go to such great lengths to get rid of us?"
"Zuixiefang." Gu Yuanniang said while looking at Xu Miaomiao.
After hearing this, Xu Miaomiao shook her head at Gu Yuanniang. "Although the owner of this drunken crab shop did have a grudge against us, after going through those things, his family assets have long been depleted. Now, he is no different from an ordinary person. I heard that he also opened another shop honestly. It shouldn't be him. If he did this, wouldn't he put his new shop in an unjust situation?"
"Who else is there?" Xu Miaomiao suddenly thought of a familiar voice in her mind. She immediately raised her head and said to Gu Yuanniang, "When you went to Xiangchunfang a few days ago, did the restaurant opposite you have any unusual behavior?"
Gu Yuanniang was immediately drawn into a memory, and then shook her head at Xu Miaomiao: "No, I didn't find anything unusual. Didn't the shopkeeper across the street change her ways after the last incident? She didn't do anything extreme!"
"But the restaurant business there will certainly not be as good as before. How could he be willing to keep running that restaurant without making any innovations? Without innovation, wouldn't it be equivalent to losing all the money? I rarely see people who repay evil with kindness." Xu Miaomiao said calmly.
Xuguo seemed to suddenly remember something, clapped his hands, pulled Xu Miaomiao and said, "Oh, right, those guys who came to our department store to put down the illegal salt a few days ago, those big and strong guys, I even saw them go to the restaurant opposite to have a drink."
"Are you serious?" Xu Miaomiao stood up and asked Xuguo anxiously.
Xuguo nodded: "It was very real. On that day, Sister Gu and I went to Zui Xiang Chun Fang to check the sales of those wines. As soon as I got off the carriage, I saw a few men who looked exactly like the ones who came to our department store to cause trouble. When we entered their house, the shopkeeper even treated us very warmly."
When Xu Miaomiao heard this, her mind sank. She looked at everyone and slowly said, "It seems that someone wants to use those salt dealers to do something else to us."
Xu Miaomiao analyzed calmly.
Gu Yuanniang, who was standing by, was anxious. She quickly grabbed Xu Miaomiao's hand and said, "What should we do now? Are we just going to sit there and wait for death? We can only speak up to defend ourselves after they put all the blame on us."
"Of course not." Xu Miaomiao analyzed calmly: "I have tried to persuade and talk to the owner of that pub, and I have also exposed his crimes, but he is so stubborn and unrepentant, so you can't blame me."
As Xu Miaomiao spoke, she immediately took out the bags containing the contraband salt. When Xuguo saw this, she was so scared that she immediately closed the shop door. If others saw that they had contraband salt, their department store would no longer be able to operate.
Gu Yuanniang also became anxious. She took Xu Miaomiao's hand and said, "Why did you take this thing out? Why haven't you destroyed it yet? If someone else saw these things, we wouldn't be able to explain ourselves even if we had ten mouths."
Xu Miaomiao pulled Gu Yuanniang and said comfortingly: "I prepared these things just to give him a taste of his own medicine."
"you mean."
Gu Yuanniang looked at Xu Miaomiao, somewhat confused.
Xu Miaomiao smiled slightly, then called Xuguo and said, "Xuguo, you must have good friends in this capital. Take the contraband salt to the restaurant and pretend to drink, then put the contraband salt back into their restaurant. If they did it, they will be furious when they see these things and rush to your house to argue with you. If they didn't do it, we can take these things back in two days without making any noise, and it won't cause any big trouble."
"This is a good idea." Gu Yuanniang nodded in approval.
Xuguo took the smuggled salt and was about to leave, but Xu Miaomiao pulled him out again, gave him fifty taels of silver and said, "Remember, don't spend too much, and don't spend too little. Too much or too little will easily attract other people's attention. If they set their sights on you, you won't be able to leave. If you don't put down the smuggled salt, you will be stuck there and can't get out."
Xu Guo listened carefully to Xu Miaomiao's words, nodded, and said, "Sister Xu, don't worry, I will definitely keep your words in mind. I won't spend too much or too little. We will leave as soon as we put the things down. We will definitely not cause trouble and let those people knock out our disguise."
Miaomiao nodded in satisfaction after hearing this, and watched Xuguo walking further and further away.
(End of this chapter)
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