Chapter 755 Being Despised
Before Lady Gongsun could speak, a pastry was suddenly stuffed into her mouth.
She was speechless, unable to utter a word.
Eating it is not an option, nor is vomiting it is.
"Madam, loud noises are not permitted in the shop!"
As Doukou spoke, she pointed to the notice posted on the counter.
Her actions surprised Wan Qiqi.
After a long while, Wan Qiqi finally burst out laughing.
She walked directly up to Madam Gongsun and smiled gently: "Let me tell you, this is my territory. Don't cause trouble. If you want revenge, come find me, Wan Qiqi!"
At first, Lady Gongsun gritted her teeth, looking like she was determined to get back at Wan Qiqi.
Then, upon seeing Wan Qiqi's name, she froze on the spot.
"You...you are Wan Qiqi?" Madam Gongsun sat on the ground and wiped away her tears.
"Is there a problem?" Wan Qiqi frowned, her displeasure evident.
Lady Gongsun quickly pushed herself up from the ground. "No problem, I just wanted to confirm with you, are you really Wan Qiqi?"
Wan Qiqi: "..."
She refused to speak to the woman.
"Wan Qiqi, my husband is the richest man in Pinghe County. If you just tell me the soap recipe, I can have my husband give you five hundred taels of silver!"
Lady Gongsun held up five fingers and looked at Wan Qiqi intently.
She seemed to have forgotten that she had just hit Wan Qiqi and had been slapped by Wan Qiqi.
"Not for sale!" Wan Qiqi rolled her eyes and turned away, not wanting to see Madam Gongsun's plump face.
"Too little?" Madam Gongsun walked around to Wan Qiqi again. "Then how about six hundred taels?"
Wan Qiqi: "..."
Seeing that she remained unmoved, Lady Gongsun continued to make offers.
Finally, she quoted an exorbitant price of one thousand taels.
At this price, anyone would be tempted by the formula.
But Wan Qiqi's expression remained indifferent. "I won't sell! No matter how much money you offer, I won't sell!"
"Why?" Lady Gongsun asked, puzzled.
The amount he quoted was more than an average person could earn in a lifetime of hard work. How could this person from a poor background not be tempted?
She then looked at Madam Xiao, who was standing to the side, and said, "It must be you, right? You spoke ill of me in front of her?"
Hearing this, Madam Xiao couldn't help but find it amusing. "Madam Gongsun, why would I speak ill of you?"
"Who else could it be?" Lady Gongsun asked, her face showing displeasure.
Wan Qiqi felt a headache when she heard Madam Gongsun speak.
She glanced at Madam Gongsun and said coldly, "My not selling has nothing to do with anyone else! It's simply because I don't want to cooperate with the Gongsun family!"
"Why?" Lady Gongsun questioned.
"Ten days ago, I heard from my younger brother that a merchant in Pinghe County signed a contract with a workshop to bring soap back to Pinghe County and sell it at an exorbitant price. If I remember correctly, that merchant's surname is Gongsun!"
Wan Qiqi glared at Madam Gongsun and said coldly, "I wanted everyone to have access to this, not to make exorbitant profits. The money you've made through this kind of behavior will be returned to you sooner or later!"
With each word she spoke, she forced Lady Gongsun to take a step back.
She only stopped when she had forced the man out of Fu Baiyi's clothes.
Lady Gongsun fell to the ground because of the steps at the door, her face contorted in pain.
This also attracted many onlookers.
"Who is this? Wearing so much jewelry, aren't you afraid of being targeted?"
"However, with County Commandant Chen guarding the area in Yunhe County, no one dares to make a move."
"Does this woman look like she's not from Yunhe County?"
"She seems to be the wife of that wealthy merchant from Pinghe County!"
"No wonder he's just like that rich businessman; he's obviously no good person!"
"Our county magistrate's wife is much prettier, so fresh and elegant!"
Hearing these people's comments, Lady Gongsun was so angry that she got up from the ground. "Who are you calling a bad person? Believe me, I'll have my husband stop supplying grain to Yunhe County right now! You'll all be waiting to go hungry!"
The person being pointed at was so frightened by Lady Gongsun that he took several steps back.
But a bold person stood up and said, "Do you really think that Yunhe County is still the same Yunhe County as before? Let me tell you, this year's grain output from Lianhua Village alone exceeds that of the entire Pinghe County!"
"You're talking nonsense! Pinghe County's output has always been the best among all the counties in Liangzhou!" Madam Changsun didn't believe it and thought these people were just talking nonsense.
"Hmph, believe it or not, but don't come here to buy grain from Yunhe County just because we have plenty!"
"That's right! The money you've made by exploiting our hard-earned money over the past two years will have to be returned sooner or later!"
Originally, only one or two people were arguing with Lady Gongsun, but later a group of people started arguing with her.
Lady Gongsun was so angry she almost fainted.
It was Lady Gongsun's coachman who, seeing that something was wrong, quickly led his wife away.
Wan Qiqi watched, sneered a few times, shook her head and sighed, "There's a saying that's definitely true: good deeds are rewarded, and evil deeds are punished..."
She recalled the food problem that the people had just mentioned, and thought to herself that the improved rice she had grown was indeed effective.
It's a pity that the planting area is not large, otherwise it could solve the food and clothing problem for more people.
Thank you!
The voices that suddenly came from behind interrupted Wan Qiqi's thoughts.
Wan Qiqi turned around and saw Madam Xiao standing behind her.
She responded with a smile, "No need to thank me, I just think that kind of person doesn't deserve to be in Yunhe County."
Madam Xiao paused for a moment.
She watched Wan Qiqi walk inside, and then, as if possessed, followed behind her.
He kept repeating, "I'm sorry..."
Wan Qiqi paused, turning to look at Madam Xiao with a puzzled expression. "Madam, why are you apologizing to me?"
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