"Let me see."
Su Liuye took the two pieces of cloth and compared them. They all had the same texture. They were both high-quality fabrics and the colors were very bright. It was obvious that the dyeing master's skills must be top-notch.
Such good fabric, why is it only twelve taels?
"Excuse me, where do you get these cloths from? Why are they so cheap? I think all the silk and satin shops in the town are more expensive than this." she asked.
The stall owner was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Little lady, you are not from our town, are you?"
"Yes, I just came from Qinghe Town."
"That's no wonder." The stall owner said with a smile, "You don't know, my men brought these fabrics back when they were running boats. That place is far away, and I can only go there once a year. !”
"My husband only works with a few brothers, and the amount of cloth he can bring back is limited. It's only a few pieces each time, which is different from those in the silk and satin shop." She touched the fabric on the stall and sighed, "In the beginning I saw how good these fabrics were and wanted to sell them to a silk and satin shop, but there is actually only one silk and satin shop in our town!"
"How could it be? I saw several of them along the way!"
"You don't understand this." The stall owner sighed, "There is a big landowner in our town named Xu Zhou, and his son-in-law is a businessman named Liu Wei. Liu Wei bought all the silk and satin shops in the town a few years ago. When we come down, he is the boss. He also gets his fabrics from outside. He can bring thousands of pieces of fabrics at a time, so naturally he looks down on small stalls like us."
"Besides, Boss Liu's temper can't tolerate others, so we can only buy these fabrics secretly. If he finds out, oh, it will be a disaster! You see, I usually cover the fabric, and Liu can't let Liu The boss’s people saw it.”
As he spoke, the stall owner lifted up a black cloth next to him and covered it.
Only then did Su Liuye find a piece of black cloth next to him.
She frowned, "Isn't this a monopoly?"
"What dragon?" The stall owner didn't understand, but she also guessed that Su Liuye was questioning Boss Liu. She sighed, "I can't help it, little lady, Xu Zhou is the biggest landlord here, and there will be no good consequences for offending him. Ah. We are just here to make ends meet, so how can we have the guts to offend them?"
"I sell this cloth so cheaply because I just want to sell it as soon as possible, otherwise I will be in trouble."
"Okay! Please help me wrap these pieces of cloth." Su Liuye selected a few good-looking ones, paid the money, and asked, "Auntie, I have to go to the market to buy vegetables. I don't know. Can you help me deliver the fabric to Cyclamen? My husband’s surname is Chu, just tell them that I bought it.”
"Oh! So, little lady, you are the shopkeeper of Cyclamen?" The stall owner's eyes lit up, "Okay, okay, of course it's ok. My kid likes drinking the milk tea in your restaurant, and I happened to stop by to buy some. A few drinks.”
"Okay, then I'll trouble Auntie."
After Su Liuye thanked him, he went to the market with a basket and bought some fresh meat and vegetables, which were their lunch.
The meat and vegetables in the restaurant are delivered regularly every day. There is a lot of business these days. After closing every day, there are no leftovers in the kitchen, so she can only buy more.
After shopping around, she bought what she wanted to buy. When she returned to the restaurant, she saw several men gathered in front of the door, including the aunt who brought her cloth.
What happened?
Just as Su Liuye was thinking about it, a man in front of her snatched the cloth directly from her aunt's hand, threw it to the ground, and stepped on her hard.
"Hey, what are you doing, ah——"
"Aunt Huang, did I warn you before? No one else is allowed to sell fabrics in this town. You didn't take my words to heart, did you? I caught you again this time!" The man was fierce and direct. Just push it on my aunt.
The aunt was alone. Seeing that she was about to be pushed to the ground, Su Liuye quickly supported her and cursed, "What are you doing!? This is the gate of my Cyclamen. Believe it or not, I will report you to the official if you are making trouble here." !”
"Are you the shopkeeper of Cyclamen?"
Everyone in the town knew that the shopkeeper of Cyclamen was a beautiful young lady. Now that he saw Su Liuye, the man was stunned for a moment and then he came to his senses.
He glanced at the Cyclamen signboard, and there was some hesitation on his face, but soon he showed an arrogant attitude again, "What are you talking about? When did I make trouble? Ask Aunt Huang, we were It’s not an agreement, she can’t sell cloth in the town, if I see her, I will throw her cloth away!”
"threw?"
Su Liuye sneered, "Why did you throw it away? I spent money to sell it. I just asked Aunt Huang to deliver cyclamen to me. How come it becomes your thing and can be disposed of at your disposal?"
"you--"
This man obviously knew that he was being unreasonable, but he thought that he was also a well-known figure in the town. If he was really fooled by a little lady, he would not have to hang out in the town in the future!
He immediately said sharply, "If you don't believe me, ask Huang Ying if we made an appointment! If she dares to buy cloth here, she will have to bear the consequences!"
"You're talking nonsense! When did I agree?" Huang Ying blushed with anger, "You threw the money at my door, and I gave it back to you. Wu Sheng, don't spit on others here!"
"I gave you the money—"
"But I didn't want it! If you insist on saying that, come with me to the Yamen now, and we'll find an official to judge!"
"You, you think I don't dare?"
Wu Sheng's face visibly stiffened.
"Is this person from the Wu family?"
Su Liuye heard the clue from the sidelines.
"Yes, isn't he from the Wu family? He works for Boss Liu, and he really uses chicken feathers as arrows!" Huang Ying snorted, "If you are really capable, come with me to find the official now! Then! Liu Zhiliang is no longer an official, so I want to see if there is any other weak official who can help you!"
"I--"
Wu Sheng's flesh twitched.
The previous prefect Liu was also on their side, but the new prefect will not help them.
The agreement with Huang Ying was that they unilaterally gave Huang Ying money, and they would not care whether Huang Ying accepted it or not. It was handled this way in the past, and Liu Zhiliang helped when it came to the government, but it definitely won't work now.
Thinking about it, Wu Sheng's face turned ugly, he glared at Huang Ying fiercely, and then glanced at Su Liuye, "Okay! You're lucky this time. If I see you selling cloth in the town in the future, let's see what I do. Deal with you!"
"let's go!"
Wu Sheng called the people behind him, turned around and wanted to leave.
Su Liuye turned cold and said sternly, "Why are you leaving? Who told you to leave? You ruined my cloth and wanted to leave after saying a few words? Where do you think I am here?"
