After hearing what the head of the Yuwen family said, the eldest elder picked up a piece of pig iron and checked it without belief. It was indeed pig iron from the Changsun family, and the markings were exactly right. However, when he knocked on the pig iron a few times as before, it was shocking. The scene appeared again, and the originally intact piece of pig iron was broken into two pieces again.
Holding the piece of pig iron broken into two pieces, the elder went crazy. He couldn't figure out what was going on. How could the Changsun family's iron-making shop make such a big mistake? This was simply unforgivable!
"Did you see it, Great Elder? Isn't this a lie?" said the head of the Yuwen family.
"Great Elder, come here, come here, take a look at my armor. This is also made of iron from your Changsun family's iron shop. If this kind of armor is worn on the battlefield, I'm afraid someone will stab him to death with just one sword, let alone Talk about resisting the enemy's attack! Tell me, what is the use of wearing this armor? The iron used to make this armor also comes from your eldest grandson's family. Can you give me an explanation? Don't tell me that this is not from your eldest grandson's family. "I have the pig iron produced by your eldest grandson here as evidence. If you don't believe it, you can ask someone in your shop to see if it came from your shop." The head of the Dugu family said unceremoniously.
The Great Elder looked at the armor in the box, but did not take it again, let alone check it. He could see that these families came prepared today. No matter how he looked at it, there was something wrong with these things. Obviously, there was a spy in the iron-making shop of his eldest son's family, otherwise it would be impossible for these waste pig iron blocks to flow out. Such things are usually destroyed as soon as possible.
Suppressing the anger in his heart, the elder kept thinking about solutions. Today, these big families are afraid that they will not let go of his eldest grandson's family. It can be said that the comers are evil. It is probably not easy to get rid of today's predicament.
Seeing that the elder did not speak, the head of the Dugu family said aggressively: "What? You don't speak anymore? Do you know that you have been wronged? My demands are not high. As long as you pay me the money for the batch of pig iron I purchased, I will I won’t argue with you anymore, otherwise your eldest grandson’s family’s iron-making shop will never be opened. I will definitely sue your eldest grandson’s family to the end. Even if I go to His Majesty’s side, I will fight you to the death!”
"And my Yuwen family, I don't ask for much today. I just need to compensate me for the pig iron I bought. Otherwise, your eldest grandson's family's iron-making shop will never be opened. I will definitely let your eldest grandson." Our family is famous throughout Chang'an. Let's see who will go to your eldest grandson's iron-making shop to buy something!" The head of the Yuwen family snorted angrily, as if he was really angry.
"My Xiao family has the same intention as the two heads of the family, to compensate me for the money I spent on pig iron, but I have one thing, that is, your eldest grandson family must apologize to my Xiao family and admit that the problems with the farm tools made by my Xiao family are due to you. The reason for the iron produced by the Changsun family is not the fault of my Xiao family. We, the Xiao family, are not willing to take the blame for your Changsun family. If you don’t do it, I, the Xiao family, will never give up!" The head of the Xiao family said with a look on his face. Said seriously.
"You!!! You!!!" The great elder gritted his teeth, but pointed at the three of them and couldn't say a word. What should he ask him to say? Say you won't pay? If this matter breaks out, it will be his eldest grandson's family who will suffer in the end.
He could agree to the demands of the Yuwen family and the Dugu family, and paying some money to settle the matter was the best solution. However, the Xiao family's request was a bit excessive. Asking them to apologize did not mean telling everyone that he was the eldest son of the Sun family. Is there any problem with the iron? How is this possible? If this spreads, will his eldest grandson's iron-making shop still be open?
"Guys, guys, please don't get angry. Do we have anything to discuss? It won't be good if you get so angry!" Li Yifu persuaded with a smile.
"How to discuss? They are being aggressive, what else are they discussing? If they want to sue, let them sue. Who knows if this thing is made of iron from my Changsun's Ironmaking Shop? Maybe it was forged by them!" The elder said harshly. Said, the momentum must not be weak at this time, otherwise it will be led by others.
"Are we being aggressive? I just want my money back for buying pig iron. Is this called being aggressive? Great Elder, if you have this attitude, then we will have no chance of talking!" The head of the Dugu family turned around and stopped talking.
"Great Elder, are you talking like this? First you said we made a false accusation, and now you say I'm a forgery? If you do, then you can ask the county magistrate to find someone to see if this thing is your eldest son's pig iron shop. Made of pig iron, if so, how do you pay for it? If not, how much did I spend to buy your pig iron? I will pay you double. However, at that time, I want the people of the entire Chang'an City to come and see what happened. It’s true!” the head of the Yuwen family said without any sign of weakness.
"My Xiao family can't ask for anything less. If you want me, the Xiao family, to take the blame for your eldest grandson's family, that's a dream! If you don't want to talk, you can, I'll go to His Majesty and ask why your eldest grandson's family is so arrogant! Yes! Who gave you the confidence to take advantage of my Xiao family?" the head of the Xiao family said angrily.
"Guys, everything is negotiable. How can you solve the problem if you are arguing like this? Aren't you here just to deal with this matter? Since you want to deal with this matter, why don't we sit down and have a good talk? Are you really planning to do this? The fish is dead and the net is broken? Those sitting here are all stomping people in Chang'an City. If the fish is dead and the net is broken, it will not be good for anyone, what do you think?" Li Yifu persuaded.
The four of them fell silent when they heard Li Yifu's words, seeming to be thinking about Li Yifu's words.
After a long time, the great elder spoke first: "We can certainly discuss it, but I really can't accept all the conditions they put forward!"
"Oh? What can the Great Elder accept and what can't be accepted? Just say it. Is this the attitude of discussion!" Li Yifu said with a smile.
"The compensation to my eldest grandson's family can be based on the price. I accept this, but it is absolutely impossible for my eldest grandson's family to come forward to clarify this matter. There is no need to talk. If we agree, we can talk. If we don't agree, we will cause trouble to Your Majesty. Over there, my eldest grandson’s family is not afraid either!” The elder said his request.
Li Yifu felt happy when he heard this. He looked at the three heads of the Xiao family and nodded at them, indicating that it was almost done.
The three of them agreed. The head of the Yuwen family was the first to stand up and said: "Since the elder said so, I have no objection. The pig iron my Yuwen family purchased from your eldest grandson's house totaled five thousand gold. You only need to pay the five thousand gold in compensation." Give it to me, everything else is easy to talk about."
With that said, the head of the Yuwen family took out a bill issued by Changsun's pig iron shop and gave a signal to the elder.
The elder took a glance and saw that this bill was indeed issued by his eldest grandson's family. It was just a five thousand gold pig iron business. Why didn't he know about it? Such a big business would definitely be reported below, but he didn't know that there seemed to be quite a problem with the iron shop.
"And mine. I also have five thousand gold here. Your eldest son's family only needs to pay me five thousand gold. I won't care about it either. I'll take it as a lesson!" The head of the Dugu family also took out a note from his arms and said. .
It was also a bill issued by an iron smelting shop. After a few glances, the elder knew that it was true. These two transactions alone were worth ten thousand gold. However, he had never heard of these two transactions, and they were not confiscated from the family's treasury. With these two amounts of money, where did the money go?
After the Yuwen family and the Dugu family finished talking, everyone looked at the head of the Xiao family, wanting to see what he said. The main reason why the elder was so angry just now was because of the condition proposed by the Xiao family, asking the eldest son to go out. Clarify, how do you clarify this kind of thing? That there is something wrong with his eldest son’s pig iron? The Great Elder naturally didn't want to.
Seeing everyone looking at him, the head of the Xiao family took a deep breath and said: "Since everyone wants to put things to rest, then I, the Xiao family, will not be that villain. As the head of the Yuwen family said, I should teach you a lesson. This is my Xiao family." The total price of the pig iron purchased is 10,000 gold. Your eldest grandson's family only needs to pay me 10,000 gold, and we will pay it off. I will not trouble your eldest grandson's family again. This is already a step back for me. If you still pay If you don’t agree, then we will only lose everything!”
Seeing this, Li Yifu hurriedly stood up and persuaded: "Elder, you see, the head of the Xiao family has already taken a step back. How about we just reconcile like this? It is a happy thing for everyone to be able to settle the trouble with money. If we really want to cause trouble, it will be harmful to everyone." That’s not good, after all, if everyone is defeated, the loss will be more than just this amount of money, don’t you think so?”
