Chapter 53 Cuitou Mountain Paddock
Just after the midsummer, the Huo Gang's cloth raw materials had been delivered to various branches across the country.
The dyeing workshops worked day and night to wash, starch and dye, but the goods were still shipped a month later than scheduled.
By the time the cloth arrived at the tailor shops, it was almost the end of summer.
In order to sell the Huo Gang's cloth quickly, the Yu family reluctantly withheld the good business opportunities throughout the summer, withheld the cloth in the warehouse and did not stock it, just waiting for people to wear the clothes from the Huo Gang's cloth shop, get rashes, get sick, and even cause a few deaths, and then report to the government.
In order to fulfill Ruyu's family's wish, Huo Gannian specially arranged for a large group of people to pretend to have rashes on their bodies and reported the case to the government, involving many prominent figures.
Under the instruction of Nan Lijun, the government posted a notice and offered a large sum of money to find people in the community who knew about herbs and cloth to find out the problem with the Huo Gang's cloth.
Three days after the notice was posted, the herbal medicine merchant arranged by Huo Gannian came forward to surrender himself, saying that someone from the Yu family had bribed the raw material supplier and mixed white vine grass juice into the raw materials purchased by the Huo Gang, deliberately harming them.
The government acted swiftly and decisively, arresting the raw material supplier named Yuan. Before they could torture him, Fatty Yuan collapsed clean, even producing the private agreement with the Yu family.
This completely stunned the Yu family.
The herbal medicine merchant said that he was the one who sold the white vine grass juice. Because he was grateful for the kindness and righteousness of the Huo Gang, he had replaced the white vine grass juice with Polygonatum odoratum juice a long time ago. Some people would get rashes when wearing it, but for most people, it would beautify and nourish the skin, and it was very beneficial to the skin.
As soon as these words were spoken, all the cloth in the Huo Gang's hall was sold out immediately and the demand could not meet the supply.
The Huo Gang took advantage of the situation and bought up all the beauty-enhancing herbs that could be made into fabrics on the market, directly monopolizing the "beauty-enhancing fabrics" business.
By the time the Yu family finally realized what was happening, the Huo Gang's 30 million pieces of cloth had already spread all over the country, far more than Fatty Yuan's millions of pounds of raw materials.
The materials piled up in the Yu family's warehouse can only be sold at a low price.
Raw material suppliers also switched sides and sought cooperation with the Huo Gang.
On one hand, the government was questioning him, the raw material suppliers were turning against him, the cloth in the warehouse was piling up and getting moldy, and he couldn't even sell it at a loss.
On the other side, the Huo Gang's branches, dyeing workshops, and tailor shops were busy and making a lot of money.
Yu Yangji was so angry that he fainted twice. It is said that he was still cursing when he woke up:
"'The Huo Gang acts kindly and righteously??' Bullshit! 'Jade bamboo juice? Jade pig juice??' Kill that gang leader!!!"
The whole incident ended with the second manager of the Yu family committing suicide out of fear of punishment.
The government was unable to catch the culprit, and the Huo Gang had also benefited greatly, so they simply took advantage of the situation, withdrew the lawsuit, and even paid for the funeral of the second manager of the Yu family, thus gaining some sympathy and reputation among the people.
To celebrate this great success, the princess specially invited the Huo Gang to go hunting in the mountains, and the location was chosen to be the largest hunting ground in Cuitou Mountain outside Yancheng.
A large group of personal soldiers and Huo Gang guards were on guard and patrolling around the enclosure, guarding Princess Nan Lijun and Huo Gannian as they drank on the high platform.
When Hua Jue, who had just finished his patrol, heard that the lecherous steward of the Yu family had died, he was so happy that he wanted to set off firecrackers.
"If I hadn't been concerned about the eyes of the whole world staring at me, I really wanted to dig that guy out and whip his corpse!" Hua Jue said hatefully.
Ye Yan took over from Hua Jue and walked towards the patrol route while saying:
"Goodbye, he is at least a little ghost who brings wealth. Next year's New Year's Day will be a big reward. We should thank him!"
Bu Yan quickly took over the conversation with a wicked smile:
"Brother Ye, what you said is not right. Why should we thank that fellow? If we have to thank someone, we should thank our 'Oiran' for sacrificing her looks. Hahahaha——"
Knowing that he was going to be beaten, he ran away without saying anything and jumped behind Yun Chen to hide.
Hua Jue chased after him while shouting and cursing.
Across from Yun Chen, the two men were chasing and fleeing, fighting and dodging, causing her to be hit several times in vain.
Yun Chen protected his front, "I say, you two, please go to the side and be intimate, okay? Don't accidentally hurt the onlookers, okay?"
Hua Jue couldn't catch Bu Yan, so he simply pounced on Yun Chen and prepared to use the dirty tricks commonly used by men to play with him.
Seeing this, Buyan also joined the camp and pressed on Yunchen to tickle him.
Seeing that Ye Yan had already walked away and was just looking at the playful people and laughing, with no intention of coming to help, Yun Chen was frightened and struggled and screamed:
"Brother Dog, help me! Brother Dog, save me!!"
Xun Jian, who was not far away, heard the noise and hurried over. He picked up two branches and stabbed them on the backs of Hua Jue and Buyan, stopping them from fighting.
The two men cried out in pain and stopped moving. When they touched their clothes, they found that their clothes were pierced.
Hua Jue was about to get angry when Xun Yan ran over to help Yun Chen up and said to them with an apologetic smile:
"Hua Da Guard, Da Da Guard, I'm so sorry, I got too anxious and hit you too hard. I'm sorry, I'll compensate you two for your clothes!"
Bu Yan didn't care, waved his hands carelessly, and said in surprise:
"You're amazing! You can really use any object you pick up as a hidden weapon! I admire you!"
Hua Jue was very unhappy, he pressed his mouth corners, knitted his brows, raised his chin, and scolded:
"Dare to attack the guards? What kind of country bumpkin doesn't know the rules?"
Yun Chen knew that Xun Jian had performed outstandingly in his recent overseas assignments and was highly appreciated by Huo Gannian. He was transferred to work nearby, which caused Hua Jue's old illness to recur.
She jumped up, brushed off the dirt on her body, and raised her hand to poke Hua Jue's nostrils, "How many times have I told you to stop looking down on others! Be polite to Brother Gou!"
Hua Jue dodged Yun Chen's action unhappily, glanced at Xun Yan from the corner of his eye, and asked childishly:
"Achen, who is your brother, me or this country bumpkin? Who are you talking to? Tell me! Who are you talking to?"
Yun Chen chuckled, hooked his hands around the necks of Hua Jue and Xun Jian respectively, then leaned close to Hua Jue's ear and spoke word by word in a drawn-out tone:
"I—look—like—your—father—"
While Hua Jue was stunned, Yun Chen had already dragged Buyan away quickly.
Hua Jue cursed and chased after him: "You little bastards! Grandpa Hua will give you two a beating today! You don't even know why my last name is Hua!"
Yun Chen looked back, waving his arms while running, and laughed: "What tongue twister are you reciting? Come closer, Daddy's ears are not good, I can't hear clearly——"
Buyan jumped onto Yunchen's back, imitating Hua Jue's way of pretending to be a girl, twisted his orchid fingers, pinched his throat and shouted: "Louder, let your mother hear it too - hahahahahahaha -"
Hua Jue jumped up in anger, used his Qing Kung Fu to fly up and chase after him.
Seeing this, Xun Jian grabbed a handful of small stones from the ground and said with a smile, "Achen, if you don't want to protect me, just run away and leave the rest to me!"
Several people were chasing each other and laughing, having fun together. Their laughter was carried by the wind across the empty paddock and into Huo Gannian's ears.
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