Father Gu picked up the clothes on the ground and looked at them carefully. The material of these clothes came from Hangzhou a while ago. The price was moderate and they were sold well in the county town.
Usually those who buy this kind of material and go back to tailor clothes are the kind of people who run a small business in the county and have a small fortune.
Father Gu had a smile on his face and said repeatedly: "Brother, if you have something to say, please tell me. Our family is doing conscientious business. There must be a misunderstanding..."
The acting shopkeeper also persuaded: "Sir, our clothes are all sold to neighbors. The shop has been here for only a year or two, and there has never been any trouble. Could it be you?" The mother-in-law herself didn’t wash herself well…”
"Shut your mouth. My mother-in-law is clean. She washes her face every day and looks fragrant and white! If you dare to say that my mother-in-law is unclean, I will smash your mouth."
The acting shopkeeper quickly changed his words: "My guest, you have misunderstood. I am not talking about your mother-in-law. I am saying that the clothes may not have been washed well, and maybe they were stained by small bugs or something, which caused the itching." …”
"Your farts are getting stinkier and stinkier. My mother-in-law washes the clothes very cleanly. The reason why the black clothes can be washed white for you is because of the material of your clothes. This will wear you to death and you will have to pay for it..."
When encountering such unruly customers, they started shouting and acting violently, attracting many onlookers.
In order to suppress the impact quickly, Father Gu had to find an excuse to blame the hot weather and bugs as the reason. At the same time, he still changed the fabric for the customer.
After handling this matter, Father Gu's face darkened and he was very unhappy.
He summoned the acting shopkeeper of the store to the backyard to inquire about the matter in detail. The acting shopkeeper was also confused.
"Master, this guy thinks the toilet is not good because he can't poop. We really don't need to worry about such a messy person. There is nothing wrong with our cloth. It's just that the woman's skin has some problems." sick."
Father Gu also thought so, "Not only did I pay him the cloth, but I also gave him an extra hundred cash. This business is lost!"
"Master, let's spend some money to get rid of the disaster. Let's spend some money to send people away. This matter will be over. We will earn it back elsewhere..."
If Yang Ruoqing were here and heard these words, she would definitely admire that this person is really a master chef who can make chicken soup for the soul that is thick and delicious.
It's a pity that before Gu's father had a few sips, someone came looking for him outside.
This guy works in another rice and grain shop.
"My boss, it's not good, it's not good. A customer came to our door and said that we sold moldy rice to others. If they come to return the rice, they have to save money to compensate. They said that if they don't pay, they will go to court to sue us... "
"That's nonsense. My family and I only eat rice from the rice and grain shop. How could it possibly get moldy? Are you trying to extort money again?"
"Boss, there are big customers among those, the shopkeepers of the town's restaurants..."
This means that the other party is not something that can be dismissed with three melons and two dates. If it is not handled well, it may really lead to a lawsuit in court?
Gu's father was one and two big, and someone came outside again. Once this person came, he couldn't stop.
They were all clerks from various shops owned by the Gu family. Almost on the same day, all of Gu's father's shops had problems. The last one to arrive was the newly opened dried fruit shop not long ago.
This time the person who came over was not the clerk from the dried fruit shop, but the acting shopkeeper.
It was a hot day and it didn't rain. The shopkeeper Dai was holding a bamboo hat to cover his head. He took off the bamboo hat to reveal a face dripping with sweat, full of panic.
"Dong, Dong, Jiajia, no, no..."
"Don't speak yet, let me slow down."
The visitor was already stuttering a bit, and he stuttered even more when he was nervous about something.
Father Xiang raised his hand and wished he could cover the stumbling mouth of the acting shopkeeper in front of him.
He found a flower bed next to him and sat down. His fingers were twitching and his pulse was beating like a cramp.
It's really a bad day today. If I had known it, I wouldn't have gone out.
"Tell me, what's going on!"
"Master, there are, there are people, eating, eating us..."
"Did someone eat the dried fruits from our store and come to make trouble? Father Gu couldn't stand it anymore and shouted directly.
The acting shopkeeper was stunned for a moment and nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes..."
"An official came and sealed our shop. I asked my boss to go to the Yamen!" The last sentence, the acting shopkeeper suddenly stopped stuttering and finished it in one breath.
Father Gu covered his face with his hands, and his whole body collapsed instantly.
…
At the same time, Qing'an County.
Gu Zhihua worked hard and just arrived in Qing'an County. Before he could find Shuhua, he met several classmates from the academy.
These classmates were all from prominent families in Qing'an County. Gu Zhihua usually wanted to make friends with them in the academy, but they seemed to keep a distance.
Unexpectedly, I met them just after entering the city. What's more, what they didn't expect was that some of them saw Gu Zhihua and greeted him from a distance.
No matter what the reason was, Gu Zhihua would definitely go over and say hello.
After a few conversations, we learned that they were invited to attend a poetry and prose drinking party.
"Brother Gu, let's go together?" Someone invited Gu Zhihua.
Gu Zhihua was thinking about picking up Shuhua and telling her the good news about getting married. The classmate who sent the invitation said again: "Brother Gu, it is important to be able to study, but it is even more important to be able to make friends. Such a good opportunity Even if you don’t go and broaden your horizons, the host of this poetry and prose drinking party is..."
He whispered a name into Gu Zhihua's ear.
Gu Zhihua's eyelids jumped when he heard that name.
If you can really be favored by that person and become a disciple, even if you fail to pass the Jinshi examination, you can still find a job as a county magistrate based on your status.
If luck were better, the county magistrate wouldn't be a problem.
"Okay, I'll go home first, change my clothes, wash myself off, and then I'll meet you there," Gu Zhihua said.
His classmates held his shoulders and refused to let him go: "Hey, you can't get into a place like that without us taking you. Let's go, let's go. Brother Gu, you are a beautiful tree facing the wind, rich and handsome, so hurry up and go!"
Gu Zhihua thought for a moment, that's okay. After all, everyone has arrived in Qing'an County. It's not in a hurry to tell Shuhua the good news. It's more important to make friends with the nobles first.
Gu Zhihua didn't show up in the small courtyard in Qing'an County for three days.
All the family's shops were sealed, and evidence of tax evasion by Gu's father was also uncovered...
Although most business people have two account books in their hands, Gu's father also has one, but the evidence of Gu's father's crime is far from enough to land him in jail and have his shop closed.
The reason is that his account books have been tampered with. If such account books are sent to the Yamen, he must be labeled as a profiteer and a black-hearted businessman.
When word of what happened at home reached Qing'an County, Shuhua was also panicked.
Especially when she heard that Gu Zhihua returned to Qing'an County three days ago but never showed up, Shuhua had a bad feeling in her heart.
No matter how much she planned to earn 11 million, no matter how much her father Gu's business failed and went to jail, she didn't panic.
Because Gu Zhihua is a civil servant, she is not afraid of this fame.
But now... Zhihua, where are you?
