At the pier outside the east gate, in the large warehouse of the Lin family, the workers untied the oilcloth wrapped in cloth without saying a word. The fine silk, which should have been gorgeous and dazzling, was now spread out softly and wet on the black oilcloth, which was really disturbing.

People look depressed and get angry.

Lin Kui, the shipping manager, looked through the purchase account book and said sadly, "This batch of fine silk is imported from Huzhou in eighty-two pieces. Including the freight, the cost of these goods in the warehouse is sixteen thousand one hundred and three.

Twelve."

The day after the Mid-Autumn Festival is getting cooler, which is a good time to change the season and make new clothes. It is not a problem to sell this batch of first-class fine silk for a hundred taels a piece. But after it was dyed in various colors, it was not possible to sell a piece of twenty taels.

No one wants it!

More than 10,000 taels of silver were soaked in water, and Mr. Lin was so distressed that he gasped.

Lin Ruyu thought quickly in her mind and ordered, "Go and invite Lin Mao over."

Before Uncle Xiang could say anything, Lin Ming jumped out and said, "What did the girl call my father? A man is a real man. One person should do things for the other. You can punish me however you want, as long as you don't involve my father."

Lin Ruyu glanced at him, "Is Lin Mao your father?"

Lin Ruyu was extremely beautiful, with a cold face. When Lin Ming took one look at her, his soul almost flew out again. He was shocked before he realized that the girl didn't even know who he was, and he felt very upset.

, "Yes, the villain Lin Ming."

Lin Ruyu nodded and turned her eyes back to the cloth, "My name is Lin Mao because he is Uncle Xiang, the boss of my Lin family silk and satin shop."

"Yes." Lin Xiang, the chief steward, immediately bowed in agreement and ordered someone to call Lin Mao over.

There was insufficient light in the warehouse, and two hundred pieces of fine silk were spread out on the long bamboo shelves in the warehouse, dripping with water. In a trance, Lin Ruyu seemed to have returned to the dilapidated Guanyin Temple in Wusha Town. Chen Hong put her

When she got the clothes back from Ma Tou Village, she opened the bag and touched the clothes, and it felt like this moist feeling.

When Lin Mao entered the warehouse and saw the fine silk covered with silk, his heart froze. After giving his son a fierce look, Lin Mao quickly stepped forward to salute Lin Erye and Lin Ruyu, "It's a villain who has no way to teach his son, let him

I have caused such a big disaster, please punish me."

Lin Ruyu didn't even raise her eyes, "The responsibility for the flooding will be investigated later. Uncle Mao will first see how to save these fine silks."

"Yes." After Lin Mao stepped forward to check carefully, his heart became even colder. However, his son was the cause of this matter. Lin Mao could only try his best to make amends, "Girl, how about... wash and iron first?"

Let it dry and then take a closer look?"

Lin Ruyu nodded, "If the silk is dyed with various colors, how should I rinse it?"

Lin Mao felt ashamed, "The stain...can't be washed away."

Can't?

Lin Ruyu took the brocade handkerchief handed over by Yunjuan and wiped her white fingers clean. She remembered a question in the high school chemistry test paper, which mentioned that in ancient times, shellfish were burned and mixed with plant ash water to produce potassium hydroxide, which could be used as a bleaching agent.

For medicinal purposes.

Isn’t this method feasible?

Lin Ruyu lowered her eyes and thought about it carefully. It really didn't work. Because silk is protein and not resistant to alkali, and potassium hydroxide is highly alkaline.

"Then it's up to you to wash and dry it first and then see how to dispose of it, so that you can sell it at a higher price."

"Yes, I will make arrangements now."

After Lin Mao exited, Lin Ruyu turned her gaze to Lin Ming. Lin Ming was so frightened that he didn't dare to express his anger...

Mr. Lin looked at his niece who had a sullen face, and was filled with emotion. He was not as capable as a fourteen-year-old girl, and his life had been in vain for so many years.

After leaving the warehouse, Lin Ruyu asked her second uncle to sit down with her in the steward's room, and then said, "Uncle Xiang, Uncle Kui, could you please investigate the accident of the cargo ship being flooded, and then list the responsibilities for this accident according to the ship's rules?"

Processing list. How long will it take to complete this matter?"

Although the girl's words were a bit weird, Lin Xiang understood what she meant after a moment's thought and replied, "Girl, I can get it done in one day."

Lin Ruyu turned sideways to discuss with Second Master Lin, "Second Uncle, can you see me for one day?"

"Okay, okay!" Mr. Lin nodded.

"Okay, let's limit it to one day. At this time tomorrow, my second uncle and I will see the list." Lin Ruyu made the decision and asked the two of them to investigate the accident.

That's it? Lin Kui was stunned.

Lin Xiang pulled him, and Lin Kui came to his senses, then pulled Lin Ming, who was stunned on the spot, and retreated together.

Mr. Lin lowered his voice and asked his niece, "Jiaojiao, can this be done?"

Lin Ruyu lowered her voice and replied, "I'll be honest with my second uncle. I only recognize Lin Kui among the people in the boat shop, and I don't know the others at all, so I can only keep calm and remain unchanged to cope with all changes."

Second Master Lin suddenly realized it and gave his niece a thumbs up, "Jiaojiao's move to control stillness is really good. I don't know much about your second uncle."

The uncle and nephew gathered together and laughed silently and helplessly.

After laughing for a while, Mr. Lin asked in a low voice, "What should I do with this piece of fine silk?"

"Second uncle, this has happened to us before. How did we deal with it?"

Mr. Lin shook his head with certainty, "I've never done it before. This is the first time. We have martial artists on board to escort such valuable cargo, and the stewards are also extremely careful. Logically speaking, this kind of thing shouldn't happen."

Something that shouldn't have happened still happened, so there must be something going on here. Lin Ruyu said, "Sister Xianyin, send someone who works carefully to inspect the cargo ship with the chief steward."

After arranging things at the dock, Lin Ruyu discussed with Mr. Lin, and Mr. Lin's pharmacy would check the stocking status of the Yamen's recruitment list, while Lin Ruyu returned home to arrange the cultivation of rice seedlings.

In the evening, Xian Yin entered the study and reported, "Girl, Luo Er is back from the dock."

Except for the names of Xian Yin, Xian Zhen and Luo Xian, the names of the twenty people assigned to Lin Ruyu by my uncle were very similar. The names of the remaining seventeen people were from Luo Erpai to Luo Shiqi according to their age. It was very confusing.

But I remember it well.

Lin Ruyu put down the book in her hand and said, "Please come in."

Luo Er, who was in his thirties, came to salute and gave a detailed report of his investigation results, "There were four hundred pieces of fine silk on the cargo ship. Each bundle of ten pieces was tightly wrapped with thick water-proof oilcloth and placed in the cabin. It was soaked by the water.

The two hundred horses in the cabin were wet. The bottom of the cabin was damaged and flooded, and the oilcloth wrapping the fine silk was also torn with a sword."

Someone deliberately sabotaged the ship and damaged the fine silk. Lin Ruyu clenched the pen in her hand and asked, "How was the cabin damaged?"

"The hole was dug from the inside of the ship outward. Because the entrance of the hole was blocked by silk, the sound of water ingress was not obvious. People on the ship only discovered that water had entered the cabin at dawn. The boatman judged based on the amount of water that the leak occurred in the middle of the night last night.

"." Luo Er continued, "I opened the leak that had been sealed with wooden boards to check, and found that the leak was poked out from inside the cabin with a two-inch wide double-edged sword."

A two-inch wide double-edged sword? Lin Ruyu's mind immediately flashed to the weapon used by An Jiachun. She bit her upper lip lightly and asked, "Is there anyone on the ship who uses a sword?".
Chapter completed!