Chapter 185 Critically Ill
That afternoon, Shu Wan led a group of people and surrounded the entire street, making it impossible to get through.
When the vendors on the street heard the news, they fled in panic, but it was obviously too late.
The slower ones were so frightened that they hid in the store, waiting to be caught.
Those who think faster have already started thinking about destroying the account books.
But without exception, they were all caught red-handed.
Soon, the streets were filled with people, all of whom were people from the shops who had been caught and crammed together.
Surrounded by soldiers holding swords, they did not dare to act rashly, so they could only squat together and wait for their fate.
Most of the people had been caught, and Shu Wan walked into the crowd, pulling a chair with one hand.
The legs of the chair made a harsh sound when they hit the ground.
The bosses thought to themselves that it was all over. They had heard of Shu Wan's name before and knew that she was a very hot person. Now seeing her aggressive look, they were afraid that she would just pick up a chair and smash it on their heads.
They all mourned in their hearts and prayed, hoping that this lady would let them go.
Just when they thought their heads were about to explode.
Shu Wan put the chair down steadily, then sat down with his arms and legs stretched out.
He even crossed his legs in a rogue manner!
This scene shocked everyone.
this……
Madam, doesn’t she know...to pay attention to her image?
"Wen Nuan!" Shu Wan called out to Wen Nuan without turning her head and stretched out her hand to her. The latter understood what he meant and immediately handed the results of their battle today to Shu Wan.
Shu Wan held a thick stack of rice paper in her hand, on which were written strips of information about the orders she had placed for masks in various stores today, with the seals of each merchant on them.
"How is it?" Shu Wan asked calmly, "Who wants to speak first? What's going on?" Shu Wan even smiled.
But this smile, in the eyes of everyone, was eerie, making them shiver unconsciously.
Everyone looked at each other, wishing they could retreat a few meters. No one dared to move forward.
They know that the first tree to stick its head out gets shot down, and in this situation, whoever speaks first will be greeted by a storm.
They were all waiting, waiting for someone to make an example. After Shu Wan had vented most of his anger, those who spoke later would have a chance to survive.
How could Shu Wan not know what they were thinking at this moment.
"Then you go first!" Shu Wan curled the corner of his mouth and randomly pointed at someone close to him.
Hearing this, the boss who was chosen swallowed nervously and was too scared to say a word, while the others breathed a sigh of relief silently.
That’s great, they are not the first ones to be held accountable, so they don’t have to endure too much anger!
"Husband... Madam... calm down!" The unlucky boss who was named by Shu Wan took a deep breath, and then kowtowed to Shu Wan. "I know I was wrong. Madam, please give me a chance to correct my mistakes. I will never dare to do it again next time!"
"Will there be a next time?" Shu Wan asked calmly.
"No, no, no, no, not again. There won't be a next time." The boss shook his head like a rattle. "I know I was wrong. Madam, please calm down! Give me a chance to make amends!"
"Hmm!" Shu Wan nodded ambiguously, dragging out the last syllable, "Then tell me, how are you going to reform yourself?" Shu Wan leaned forward slightly with interest and asked with a smile.
"I...I..." The shop owner didn't know how to answer for a moment, so he could only kowtow again, "Please tell me clearly, Madam. As long as you can forgive me this time, I will do anything!"
"Are you really willing to do anything?" Shu Wan's smile widened.
Hearing this, the shop owner suddenly felt a little regretful. It was all his fault for saying too much. How could he say that he was willing to do anything? If Shu Wan told him to die, would he really die? If he had known earlier, he would have found a way to punish himself.
Alas, miscalculated! The others buried their heads in the ground and dared not speak, thinking that as expected, the first person to be held accountable was really miserable, and his end would definitely not be good.
"Yes... yes..." Although he regretted it extremely in his heart, the words had already been said, so the shop owner could only bite the bullet and say, "Please punish me, madam!" He now only hoped that Shu Wan would forgive him lightly because of his good attitude of admitting his guilt and his sincere repentance.
"How about this!" Shu Wan saw his expression, but pretended not to know. After pondering for a long time, he finally came up with a solution.
"I can't stand the sight of blood, so I won't yell at you to kill me!"
"All the money you have earned illegally during this period will be confiscated by the government! I will buy your life. Is this feasible?"
The shop owner didn't expect that Shu Wan would let him go so easily. He could save his life by just handing over the money he earned, but he was so unwilling to do so.
"Yes, yes, yes!" He said several yeses in a row, "But I will listen to your instructions, madam. I will hand over all the money I have earned in these days. Thank you, madam, for your magnanimity. I will turn over a new leaf and become a new man!" He kowtowed with a happy face, thinking that the city lord's wife was too easy to talk to.
He thought that at best he would spend a few years in jail, or at worst he would lose his life.
Even the others were delighted and saw a ray of hope.
"Don't be so quick to express your gratitude. I haven't finished what I want to say yet!" Shu Wan saw the expressions of these people and spoke with a forced smile.
"Madam, please let me know if you have any instructions!" The shop owner's heart skipped a beat, fearing that Shu Wan would change her mind again and not let him go so easily.
"You all know that the city lord has issued a clear order not to raise the price of masks!" Shu Wan stood up and looked around at everyone, "But you are so bold as to do this under our noses. Do you think we are here to eat and do nothing?" Anger began to show on her face.
"Madam, please spare our lives!" Everyone kowtowed and begged for mercy. "We are guilty, please show mercy, Madam!"
"It's not impossible to let you go. How about this, you should do the same as him and hand over all the illegal gains you made during this period!" Shu Wan had never intended to take their lives from the beginning. "If you lose even one cent, I won't let you go!"
"Yes, but at my lady's command!"
"In addition, from today on, all of your shops will produce masks as usual, but all the masks produced must be sent to the government office!" This is Shu Wan's main purpose.
"Of course, our government won't take your masks for free. We will buy all the masks from you at the normal price of three copper coins!"
"Did you hear that clearly? Who dares to sell masks to the public privately again?"
"I want his life. Do you understand? This time, I will spare your life because it is your first offense!"
"But if there is a next time, don't blame me for being merciless!"
All the merchants were intimidated by her aura and it took them a long time to react. Then they kowtowed and agreed to Shu Wan's request, and at the same time thanked Shu Wan for her magnanimity and not making a fuss with them.
"Sir Song, I'll leave the rest to you!" Shu Wan then looked at Song Dagui, "Check every single one of them carefully, don't miss any of them!"
"Yes, ma'am!" Song Dagui nodded quickly and said, "I will do my best to find out all the dirty money they made!"
Shu Wan didn't need to take care of the next thing, so she left after handing it over to Song Dagui.
"What's wrong? Do you think my punishment for these people is too light?" On the way, seeing Wen Nuan seemed to want to say something but hesitated, Shu Wan raised his lips slightly and asked.
"No!" Wen Nuan shook her head. "I think Madam is such a good person. I never thought that Madam would let them go so easily in the end!"
"Good person?" Shu Wan couldn't help but smile, "Do you know what a good person is?"
"People like my wife are good people!" Wen Nuan answered straightforwardly.
"That's not necessarily true!" Shu Wan shrugged. "Then tell me, how did you think I would deal with those people at the beginning?"
"I thought that Madam would beat them up severely and put them in jail. In serious cases, they might even be beheaded to serve as a warning to others!"
"I didn't expect that the Fu Que people were just taking back the dirty money they made. That money didn't belong to them in the first place, so they should give it back!"
"Also, Madam asked them to continue producing masks and sending them to the government office, but she also paid them silver according to the market price, so in fact, these people did not suffer any losses!"
"They were not held accountable, and they made the money they should have made. Madam, you apparently punished these people, but in fact, you helped them and the people! Therefore, you are a good person!"
Wen Nuan became more and more excited as she spoke, and she was in great interest, as if she was talking about some extraordinary and bizarre story.
"You're the only one who knows so much!" Shu Wan said angrily, "Okay, we're almost done, let's go back and pack up and get back to work!"
"I don't know what the situation is now, but you are so leisurely!"
Shu Wan pretended to curse! "Yes, ma'am!" Wen Nuan didn't feel like she was being scolded. She smiled like a flower and responded with a playful smile.
…
That night, Shu Wan was woken up while he was still asleep.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that the person coming was Rong Chen, Shu Wan asked subconsciously.
"Wanwan, get up, something happened!" Rong Chen's expression was somewhat solemn.
"What happened?" Seeing his expression, Shu Wan's heart sank. As she asked, she got out of bed and put on her shoes!
Shu Wan didn't know what he was thinking about, but his hands were shaking and he couldn't put on his shoes no matter how hard he tried.
Seeing this, Rong Chen reached out to help her put on her shoes.
"It's Yuwen Zhu!" Rong Chen pursed his lips and said.
Shu Wan was just wondering if something had happened to Yu Wenzhu, but after hearing what Rong Chen said, she calmed down.
"What's wrong with Yuwenzhu?" she asked slowly.
"She said her condition has worsened. I'm afraid she won't make it!" Rong Chen told the truth. "She probably knows she won't live long, so she wants to see you!"
Shu Wan was one of Yu Wenzhu's few friends, so when Yu Wenzhu was dying and said she wanted to see Shu Wan, Rong Chen chose to wake Shu Wan up.
Otherwise, even if he received the message, he would not be able to wake Shu Wan up.
"Well, let's go and take a look!" Shu Wan grabbed a piece of clothing and put it on, then walked out with disheveled hair and no makeup on.
Rong Chen quickly picked up a cloak and caught up.
There wasn't much emotion on Shu Wan's face, but from her slightly untidy steps, it could be seen that she was nervous.
Soon, they arrived at the place where Yuwenzhu was isolated and treated.
"You're here!" After seeing Shu Wan, Yu Wenzhu showed a pale smile on her face. Although she was wearing a mask, it could be seen from her eyes that she was very haggard at the moment.
"Yeah." Shu Wan nodded.
Rong Chen dismissed the people around him and went to stand by the door waiting for Shu Wan, leaving them some space.
"How does it feel?" Shu Wan asked again.
"Want to hear the truth?" Yu Wenzhu smiled.
"Um!"
"Not at all!" Yu Wenzhu said, "It hurts so much, it hurts everywhere, I feel uncomfortable all over, and the most important thing is that I feel like I can't breathe, it's like there's a big rock pressing on my chest, it's very uncomfortable!"
“…”
"Besides, the doctor won't let me eat anything. I can't eat this or that. It's so annoying!"
"Okay, eat whatever you want!"
"Okay, then you can take some more and offer them to me at my grave!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Shu Wan cursed.
"What do you think is like after a person dies?" Yu Wenzhu ignored her and spoke to herself.
"You'll be fine!" Shu Wan said palely.
"Okay, Shu Wan, don't I know my own situation?" Yu Wenzhu interrupted her, "Let's not talk about those superficial things. I called you here because I have something to tell you!"
"You talk, I'm listening!" Shu Wan was silent for a long while before answering.
Since Yu Wenzhu said so, what can she do?
"After I die, I will definitely be cremated!" Yu Wenzhu lowered her eyes, "Actually, I refuse. I want to bury Chi Yan, but for the safety of everyone, I can't act recklessly."
"Shu Wan, if possible, could you please send my ashes back to Chiyan? After the plague is over!"
"Okay, I promise you!" Shu Wan nodded.
"It's a pity that I haven't been able to visit Blackwater City. I've always heard that under Rong Chen's governance, Blackwater City is flourishing!"
"You are in Blackwater City now!" Shu Wan said.
"That's right!" Yu Wenzhu laughed, "Songyang County also belongs to Blackwater City!"
“…”
"Shu Wan, can I ask you one more favor?"
"you say."
"If there is a day... can you let my second brother live?"
“…”
"If you don't say anything, it means you agree!" Yu Wenzhu knew that she didn't want to agree, so he spoke quickly.
"I asked you to ask, but I never said I would agree!"
"Shu Wan, you..."
"I promise you!" Shu Wan suddenly said, "If the plague in Songyang County and the entire Blackwater City has nothing to do with him!"
(End of this chapter)
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