Chapter 413 A Trip to the Song Mansion
After running around for the whole morning, everyone returned to the shop with drooped shoulders and looked listless.
Shen Qing understood the reason, it was a feeling of powerlessness.
If there is a quarrel, a noise, or even a confrontation between the two parties, it is actually okay. At least people can know the reason clearly, instead of closing the door and not seeing each other or making an excuse that no one is there, and then keeping silent and shaking their heads, like stepping on cotton and not knowing where to put their feet.
"Mom, are you still going this afternoon?" Jiang Xiangbei asked dejectedly.
"No need to go. I went to four or five places this morning. I heard that I was looking for work and was invited in for tea. After I introduced myself, I was told that I was not at home. It's very clear." Shen Qing looked at the shops filled with various wood materials and sighed.
It's impossible that all four or five of them are the same. Since so many of them can reach an agreement, it's unlikely that the other places we're going to this afternoon will be exceptions.
"Should we look for one somewhere else? If not, go back to Jincheng and bring a group of carpenters! I don't believe they can still take charge of Jincheng!" Qin Dazhu said angrily.
The others echoed: "Yes! There is also Uncle Guan. No one else can stop us!"
"These people can make the craftsmen in the capital listen to them, and can they also make Uncle Guan listen to them?"
"We offer a high price. We are not stupid. If we have money, shouldn't we make money?"
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Others thought this was a good idea. A round trip to Jincheng would take more than twenty days. If it was done quickly, it would definitely be done in twenty days. If they hired a few more carpenters, they would definitely be able to finish the project in time. But he felt that it would not be that simple.
Shen Qing didn't agree with what he said, but analyzed: "Why did the carpenters in the capital avoid it and dare not accept it? Isn't it because they are afraid of retaliation? And this retaliation is quite severe;
Only if we know the people behind the scenes can we know how many powerful people there are and why we have offended them and to what extent. Otherwise, inviting carpenters from outside will only harm them.
Their lives and property cannot be put at risk."
Outsiders don't know what's going on. When they hear there's work to be done and the price is high, they'll naturally come. But the people behind the scenes will inevitably come too. There are only two possible outcomes: one is the same as in the capital, which means they waste their own time, manpower, and financial resources, and the same goes for the carpenters; the other is the same as in the capital.
Secondly, the carpenters did not obey. The other party used some tricks. They even dared to deal with people in the capital. Would they care about people from a small city outside the province?
I'm afraid that in the end there will be nothing left! Even the parents, wife and children will be implicated.
The originally noisy hall fell into deathly silence after hearing this.
Zhao Hu took a deep breath and asked through gritted teeth, "So, can we just stop and wait? What if the people behind us don't show up?"
The hotpot shop will open in September, and it’s only two or three months away. We can’t wait!
But they have no clue at all now. In such a big capital city, it is extremely difficult to find out who is behind the scenes!
He suddenly thought of someone and asked hurriedly, "Could it be the previous owner of the cloth shop?"
"Yes, he was so angry that he did something bad on purpose!"
Jiang Xiangbei shook his head: "He doesn't have such great ability, and he doesn't seem like someone who would be willing to spend so much money."
Merchants could only bribe carpenters with silver to avoid taking their jobs, but how much silver would all the carpenters in the capital have? The powerful, however, could do it differently: they could simply spread the word, and anyone who dared to take their jobs would be barred from even staying in the capital.
After the shop was taken back, the cloth shop moved to a secluded street with an annual rent of more than 200 taels of silver. If you are a successful earner or have a wealthy family, why not spend more than 1,000 taels to continue renting the same street?
After all, there is more than one shop on this street. If you can't get a good deal, you can just rent other shops and continue doing business.
How could someone who couldn't even afford the rent or was unwilling to pay it spend a large sum of money to bribe all the carpenters in the city!
The scene returned to silence, and many men looked as wilted as eggplants hit by frost.
They used all their brains to figure out what was going on!
Who did you offend? And how can you know who you offended?
At this moment they would rather dig a few acres of land, which is simpler and easier for them.
It’s better to deal with the fields, dealing with people is too tiring!
Shen Qing was silent for a long time, then looked at Jiang Xiangbei and said, "Let's have a simple lunch first, and then you will accompany me to visit Mr. Zhu's house."
Boss Zhu is the deputy leader of this group of carpenters. He is a straightforward and cheerful person, and most importantly, he is honest. This matter has to start with him.
Jiang Xiangbei was worried, but after hearing this, he finally felt relieved. "Okay!"
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After coming out of Zhu's house, Shen Qing and Jiang Xiangbei looked at each other in silence.
Boss Zhu naturally didn't see it, but his wife secretly passed a message to them, asking them to think in this direction, and the other members of the Zhu family were also unaware of it.
But this news was something they had never expected!
"How could it be him?"
"We have no grudges against each other, especially with the relationship between us, my sister-in-law and I, even if we don't help, we won't be so cruel."
"Mom, I can't figure it out. Didn't Zhu Lao Da's wife make a mistake?"
Jiang Xiangbei muttered to himself.
Shen Qing was also shocked and puzzled, but she kept her rationality and analyzed: "It shouldn't be. She said that the servant reported the name of Song Shu and also took out the token. He is a second-rank official. If someone uses his name to cheat and is discovered, wouldn't it be a dead end?
And why use his name? Especially since we are related by marriage?"
Even if it's not good, outsiders shouldn't know about it, right?
"Anyway, we have to go to the Song Mansion."
Jiang Xiangbei nodded hurriedly: "I'll go buy a gift for the visit!"
Yes or no, you have to go there in person.
The two of them took the gifts and drove to the Song Mansion again.
The men who stayed behind only felt that the water in the capital was so deep! It was completely different from the village.
In the village, you just need to work according to the season, and neighbors can help each other. Even if there are conflicts, they will just quarrel face to face. They are usually over trivial matters and will be fine after a while.
But it’s very different in the capital. If someone stabs you in the back, you won’t even know how you died!
They didn't even know who the person who hurt them was, but Auntie and Xiangbei could still analyze, ask and look for him. But if it were them, they would just feel like the sky was falling!
Doing business is not that easy...
The concierge looked Shen Qing and the other two up and down for a long time, his eyes almost overflowing with disdain, and finally waved his hand impatiently: "Go, go! Our master is not at home.
You can't see any cat or dog at home, get out! Get away! "
Their master has been very annoyed lately!
Originally, the master was very happy that Concubine Qiu was pregnant, but for some reason, General Huo, who had been exiled for more than ten years, actually gave something to the emperor. You know, the reason why General Huo was exiled was because the master reported him for the sake of justice!
If Mr. Huo were to be reinstated and return to the court, how embarrassing would their master's position be!
Will the master be able to live a good life then?
Can everyone in the Song family still have a good life?
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