As soon as the word Lin'an entered her ears, Gu Wuyou's face changed, and the movement of brushing her hair stopped. She raised her eyes to look at Bai Lu, frowned and asked, "What happened?"
"The slave also only knew when he passed by the outer courtyard and met the third young master talking to the manager Xu beside him."
Bai Lu's face was not very good-looking, and he lowered his head and replied softly, "Manager Xu just came back from Lin'an, when he heard the third young master asking about Young Master Li, he told him what happened recently in Lin'an."
"He said that Mr. Li had done a batch of business with the owner of a silk and satin shop in Shaoxing a month ago, and asked for 500 pieces of weaving cloud brocade to be offered in late April. Originally, it would be completed. Who would have thought..."
She said this hesitantly, but Gu Wuyou couldn't sit still, stood up immediately, and said anxiously, "What happened?"
Bai Lu didn't dare to hide it any more, and said it all, "When the batch of silk and satin was delivered to Lin'an, the weather was bad, and it happened to encounter a huge wave.
Big waves
The blood on Gu Wuyou's face disappeared, her heart beat faster, and the first question she asked was, "Is he okay?"
Bai Lu was stunned for a moment, then quickly replied, "Looking at what Director Xu meant, Young Master Li should have been uninjured, and he has returned to Lin'an safely now."
Knowing that Li Qinyuan was not in an accident, Gu Wuyou breathed a sigh of relief, but when he thought of the batch of woven cloud brocade, his face suddenly became ugly again, he slumped back on the soft couch, pursed his lips and said nothing.
Fifteen around him probably also noticed that her situation was wrong, and didn't dare to make trouble with her like before. He just stuck his head over and touched her hand with his soft fur, as if to comfort her.
Gu Wuyou glanced down at it, saw it grinning, and the emotions in her heart recovered a little, she forced a smile, and then asked her in a hoarse voice, "Where's the third brother?"
"The third young master went out again after knowing the news. I guess he hasn't come back yet."
When Gu Wuyou heard the words, she didn't speak anymore, but sat on the soft couch and thought of a way. Although she didn't know how to do business, she also knew that the woven cloud brocade was very precious. This is a fabric that has only become popular in recent years, because The materials used are precious, and the colors and patterns are complex and gorgeous, which is very popular with some nobles.
No matter which silk and satin shop it is, as long as it is new, it will be looted.
One piece of cloud brocade and one embroidery mother would have to sleep for three days to complete it. Five hundred pieces of cloud brocade... If there is enough time, it would be fine, but now it's only half a month away from the end of April. How can it be time to start it again
Thinking of this matter was mentioned in the letter Li Qinyuan sent her a while ago.
At that time, he could not hide his high spirits between the lines. He also said that if he made this business, he would be connected with the silk and satin shop in Shaoxing in the future, so he would not need to do the loose business, but could directly supply it to the silk and satin shop. It's a long-term deal.
Even if she didn't see it with her own eyes, she could know from his letter that the general was very concerned about this business.
Otherwise he wouldn't have gone to deliver it himself.
The room was quiet, not even Fifteen made a sound. Only the warm wind outside tapped the Xuan window and made a small sound. Gu Wuyou didn't stay silent for a long time. After a moment of pondering, she calmly said. Saying, "Go and invite me the steward of my mother's dowry shop."
Wang's life
The meaning is mainly in Langya, but there are also dabbling in the capital.
If she remembered correctly, there were several silk and satin shops in her mother's dowry shop, and the business was not bad.
Bai Lu knew what she was going to do, so she didn't say much, just answered lightly and went to make arrangements.
…
Waiting to send Director Li away.
Gu Wuyou's face is still not very good-looking.
Weaving cloud brocade is so sought-after that in addition to the long-ordered list, there are only a few dozen pieces left in the shop. Gu Wuyou asked people to keep those and not sell them any more, and sent someone to ask outside to find out if there were any excess brocades. Yun Jin won all of them, regardless of the price.
After this was done, it was getting dark.
Bai Lu looked at her tired face and said distressedly: "You've been tired all day, go to rest first, and then I'll call you up again when dinner is ready."
Gu Wuyou can't be in the mood to eat, she is full of Li Qinyuan now, she can't wait to put on her wings and fly to people, her general has been proud for more than ten years, I'm afraid this is the first time in his life that he has lost, and he doesn't know How is he now.
The more you think.
The distress on her face grew stronger.
Bai Lu had to persuade again, but a little girl's voice came from outside, "The county master, the third young master is back."
In the morning, Gu Wuyou sent a message to the bottom and asked them to stare at the concierge. If the third brother came back, he would come and tell her directly, no matter when.
When Gu Wuyou heard the news, the fatigue on his face was wiped away, and he stood up immediately.
"The county master—" Bai Lu followed behind. Seeing her like this, she blamed herself for the words she said in the morning, but she also knew the master's temper. She had no choice but to take the cloak and follow the people out.
It's still a little cold at night in April.
Gu Wuyou tied the cape that Bai Lu put on her, and the man held the lamp in front of her, pursed her lips, and walked quickly towards Gu Rong's room.
Gu Rong had just returned, and before he could take a sip of tea, he heard voices from outside.
He is a bit of a clean freak. Every time he comes back, he has to take a shower and change his clothes. This is already prepared, but seeing Gu Wuyou who hurried in, he has to give up, sit back on the chair, and point to the seat next to him. , poured another cup of tea and handed it to her, and asked warmly, "Do you all know?"
"Third Brother,"
Gu Wuyou took the tea and didn't even bother to drink it, so he put it aside and said anxiously, "How is it now? Do you have a solution?"
Gu Rong took a sip of tea and sighed: "I asked people to stop selling all the woven cloud brocades in several shops, but our family is not involved in the business of cloth at all, even if we put them together, there are more than 100 pieces. I also searched for a few other silk and satin shops, and most of them were reserved.
Even if you sell me a face, it is estimated that you won't get much. "
"Then... what should we do then?"
Gu Wuyou calmed down for a day. He was looking for a steward and a trusted confidant. He did this and that. He held his breath. No matter how tired he was, he didn't fall down. Unstoppable red eyes.
"Don't worry, I've already had people put away all those cloths, no matter how much, I'll give them to Qilang first." Gu Rong gently advised: "This is still a while away from the end of the year, and there is always a solution. "
He doesn't worry about the cloth. No matter how difficult it is, he can always find a solution. What he is worried about is that Shichiro will not recover after that... When he was just doing business, he also failed, and that time he almost didn't let him recover. .
Gu Wuyou seemed to have thought of it too. Under the candlelight in the room, he raised a pair of bright red eyes and asked him, "Third brother, you said he... How is it now?"
Gu Rong didn't speak, just looked at her and sighed softly, raised his hand and touched her head.
Gu Wuyou didn't seem to think that he would answer, two thin white and weak hands were clasped together, his head was lowered, his eyes were red, as if he was talking to himself, "He must not be feeling well now, he probably hasn't in his life. Having encountered such a thing, I was originally wondering why he didn't write to me for a while."
A few days ago, she could receive a letter from Lin'an.
this time-
But never received it.
Originally thought he was busy, but now that I think about it, he didn't even come to the letter because he felt that he didn't have the face to see her.
"Manman..." Gu Rong listened to her murmur, and just wanted to persuade her, but before she finished speaking, the girl who had lowered her head just now suddenly raised her head. Eyes gleaming with tears were shining like broken stars in the sky, dazzling.
"Third brother, I'm going to find him." She looked at him with a decisive tone.
Lin'an at this time.
It was already late, but the Defeng main store was brightly lit. Xu Yong and Cong Yu, along with several stewards and shopkeepers from Jiangnan, did not leave, and were discussing the matter in the largest box on the second floor.
Some old people couldn't help complaining at this meeting: "I said earlier, let the owner not do this business, we have been relying on scattered sales for so many years, he insisted on doing business with Shaoxing, Well now, not to mention the loss of all the goods, and a loss of such a large amount of money, how can I do it now?"
Shen Bai has been resigned from his post, but there are still a few old stewards in Jiangnan, who on the surface obey Li Qinyuan, but when something happens, they only know how to blame.
Xu Yong and Cong Yu disliked such a person the most. When they shared the dividends, their brows were wide-eyed, and their mouths were full of "Hello, the owner." But when there was an accident, they only knew how to shirk, and they didn't want to take responsibility at all.
"No, although our business was not good at first, we at least get bonuses every year. Now..."
The man blew his beard and stared, obviously out of anger. After tossing and turning a few words, he muttered, "It's better when Mr. Shen was around."
Cong Yu was in a hurry. He couldn't bear it any longer when he heard this. He slapped the table and scolded: "I didn't see you say that when the owner was making money. wrong?"
"Defeng has been stagnant for so many years, and it has been blocked by some foreign firms.
I can't bear it. Now the owner has finally raised Defeng's reputation again. It's good for you, one by one will only play after the horse, so you don't agree. When the owner asked you for your opinion, why didn't you refute? "
"Hey, you!"
The few old Defeng managers who were scolded were unable to save face, and just as they were about to scold back, the door was pushed open from the outside.
Li Qinyuan walked in from the outside and saw a group of people facing each other. He kept walking, glanced at everyone with deep eyes, and asked in a light tone, "What are you talking about, it's so lively?"
this house
The people in my son are generally older than Li Qinyuan, some are one round older, some are two rounds older, but looking at this young man who is only seventeen, no one dares to underestimate him, almost before he came in. , the group of people who were sitting all stood up.
Regardless of whether anyone accused Li Qinyuan just now, they all bowed their heads and shouted respectfully, "Master."
"Um."
Li Qinyuan responded casually. He took off his cloak and sat on the main seat. Facing the dozen or so people, he had no expression on his face. "
After some rustling sounds, everyone sat back, but the people who were blushing and arguing with a rough neck just now kept silent.
Especially the steward who said that Shen Bai was good, didn't even dare to raise his head.
Who doesn't know how miserable Shen Bai is now? After being expelled from Defeng, no one dared to use him again, to deceive the top and the bottom to make false accounts. Even if he was not sent to the government, his reputation in their industry was completely stinky.
I heard that their family is now living in that house, and they know how to quarrel all day long, and all the marriages their children had arranged a while ago were all blown up.
Although they said that Li Qin was far inferior to Shen Bo, this was just a few bastard remarks in private, and they didn't dare to say a word on the surface.
Li Qinyuan held a cup of tea in his hand and did not settle the old account with them. He only asked, "How is the discussion going?"
When he first left the capital, he was still a somewhat calm young man, but now, when he sits here, no one will really see him as a young man, he just sits on the chair, even if he doesn't talk or do it, he still has The aura of not being angry and arrogant makes people not dare to be presumptuous under his nose at all.
Xu Yong replied in a low voice, "The embroidery workshop that helped us make weaving cloud brocade is already processing, but now it is more than half a month away from the delivery date. Even if we rush to work, we can only produce more than 100 horses at most."
Li Qinyuan bowed his head and asked, "What about other firms?"
"Other firms..." Xu Yong suddenly looked embarrassed, and when he received Li Qinyuan's gaze, he immediately lowered his head and replied, "Other firms are unwilling to sell to us."
Cong Yu was in a hurry and couldn't help but scolded in a low voice, "Those bastards just don't want us to do this business!"
It took a lot of hard work to suppress Defeng and couldn't afford it. Those new businesses naturally don't want this old brand in Jiangnan to rise again. As long as they fail to do business this time and their reputation is bad, who will look for them to do business in the future
For this result, Li Qinyuan seemed to have guessed it long ago, and the expression on his face remained calm.
Hearing that, he just said lightly: "If you don't have it in Lin'an, you can go to the surrounding cities to buy it. As long as the quality is good, you can buy it regardless of the price."
Xu Yong and Cong Yu always served him
Yes, when I heard this, I didn't even have a half-sentence to refute, and immediately responded yes, but the other stewards frowned and looked at each other. One of the stewards Jiang couldn't help but said, "Dong Jia, The price of Zhiyun Brocade is not cheap in the first place, and now you are suddenly going to search for it, those merchants are not stupid, they must be raising the price."
"We have already lost a batch of goods, is it possible that we will lose money?"
Li Qinyuan asked him casually, "Then what do you think it should be?"
Manager Jiang pursed his lips, "I think we might as well make it clear with Shaoxing.
, this business is not done. "
"Oh?"
Li Qinyuan put down the tea cup in his hand and glanced at the others, "Do you think so too?"
Although the others did not speak, they obviously thought the same.
Li Qinyuan put down the tea cup in his hand, and placed his hands on his lower abdomen. His calm eyes were shining under the light of the lights. Do you think money is more important than fame?"
The crowd did not answer.
"Back then, the Shen family started from a small workshop and dominated the south of the Yangtze River all the way, relying on credibility, so even if it is the same goods, the first thing that everyone thinks of is Defeng." Li Qinyuan's voice seemed so quiet that night , He pursed his thin lips slightly, and did not look at everyone with his cold eyes, "In recent years, Defeng's business has been getting worse and worse, not because our goods are worse than others, but because business people only know how to recognize money."
"You can lose money, but you can't lose your reputation." Ignoring the ugly faces of those people, Li Qinyuan continued, "Defeng managed to get up, and he can't be defeated by these thousands of taels of silver."
"Now-"
Li Qinyuan swept towards the crowd, his aura suddenly let go, "Do you still have any questions?"
His powerful aura permeated the room overwhelmingly. Manager Jiang was the first to bear the brunt, his face was pale, where did he dare to say anything, he slumped back on the chair, not daring to make a sound, and the room returned to the original silence, Li Qinyuan said bluntly. After saying, "Since there is no problem, let's do things."
"Instead of blaming each other and complaining here, it's better to do what is at hand first."
He didn't give a slap in the face and then give a sweet date. For these people, there is no practical effect, and it will definitely not satisfy their appetite.
Xu Yong and Cong Yu took the lead and walked out with their things.
The rest of the stewards also left.
Soon, only Li Qinyuan was left in the room.
The lights in the room had been dimmed overnight, and no one was going to pick the wick, so it seemed that the whole room had become a little dim. Without the rest of the people, Li Qinyuan's face was not as tense as before. Since the accident, he has not stopped, contacting the embroidery workshop again, and visiting other businesses, for several days without sleep.
He was actually very tired.
But he can't go down, and he can't let others spy on his thoughts.
If he can't support it, then the people under him can't support it. This is the first time in his 17-year life that he has lost. It would be a lie to say that he is not depressed, but he can't step back, let alone just admit defeat.
He lowered his eyes, the pine flower sachet on his waist glowed in the candlelight, and he caressed it inch by inch like this.
He promised her.
He wants to marry her and go home.