Hearing the noise outside, Miao Qingyi quickly stood up, bowed slightly to Li Qi and Chun Sanniang and said, "I'll go out and take a look first.
After saying that, she went to the front hall.
Li Qi glanced at Chun Sanniang who was standing aside and said, "Is your sworn sister the only one to take care of this cloth business?"
Chun Sanniang nodded: "She usually takes care of things alone, sometimes I will come over to help."
Li Qi nodded thoughtfully.
It seems that this Miao Qingyi is quite capable. It is not easy for a woman to do business, not to mention in ancient times, even in modern times it is difficult.
After a while, the quarrel outside the house became louder and louder. Li Qi was also a little curious, so he stood up and went out with Chun Sanniang.
As soon as I came out, I saw a lot of people coming into the store, and it seemed they were all in the same group.
The leader was a man in his thirties, arrogantly shouting at Miao Qingyi to pay back the money.
"Shopkeeper Miao, our master has said that it is not easy for everyone to do business, so I will give you the grace period. If every family is like you, our Hu family will not have to do business."
"Shopkeeper Hu, give me some more time, and I promise to pay you every penny of the debt you owe." Miao Qingyi said with a troubled face.
"Hmph! If our young master hadn't told you to take more care of you, do you think you could still stand here and talk to me?" The man snorted coldly, "I won't hide it from you, this time I came here to serve you.
According to the master's order, even if the young master comes here, he can't protect you."
Li Qi stared at this man for a long time before suddenly remembering that this guy was actually an acquaintance.
"Shopkeeper Luo."
Li Qi shouted and came closer.
The man stared at Li Qi and looked him up and down, frowning: "Who are you?"
"Don't you remember me? We met before in Jiangyun Town." Li Qi reminded.
Hearing this, Hu Yingyuan was stunned for a moment and suddenly realized: "It turns out to be you?!"
Li Qi nodded: "Remember?"
"What do you want to do?" Hu Yingyuan took a step back, "This is in Su City, not like in Jiangyun Town. If you dare to mess around..."
"What did Shopkeeper Hu say?" Li Qi said, glanced at Miao Qingyi and asked, "Shopkeeper Miao, what on earth is going on?"
Miao Qingyi and Chun Sanniang looked at each other, and then explained: "A few days ago, Mrs. Hu and I took a lot of fabrics to make a batch of ready-made clothes for a customer, but who knew that after the ready-made clothes were made, the other party would disappear.
Now...the clothes are ready, but they are in my hands."
As she spoke, she sighed and said, "I originally thought that after I had disposed of these clothes, I could make up for Hu's debt..."
Li Qi nodded and looked at Hu Yingyuan: "Shopkeeper Hu, you heard it too. Shopkeeper Miao doesn't want to pay back the money, so you can't be accommodating?"
"Me accommodating?" Hu Yingyuan said disapprovingly, "When I was in Jiangyun Town, it was because of you that I gave accommodation to the child named Su, but I didn't get a penny back. I haven't settled this debt with you yet!
Are you asking me to be accommodating now?"
Li Qi was startled and asked, "Didn't Su Yingxiong pay you back?"
"What the hell! That kid named Su hasn't returned to Su City yet. I've been to his house several times, and his family members all say that the money he owes has nothing to do with the Su family."
When Hu Yingyuan said this, he was so angry that if Su Yingxiong was here, he might cut him into pieces on the spot.
Su Yingxiong hasn't come back yet?
Where did that kid go after selling Cuihong Mansion to him?
Forget it, now is not the time to think about that guy.
After withdrawing his thoughts, Li Qi looked at Miao Qingyi and asked: "Shopkeeper Miao, how much do you owe them?"
Before Miao Qingyi could speak, Hu Yingyuan said: "Total eleven thousand five hundred taels!"
In the past, this amount of money would have been an astronomical figure to Li Qi, but now it is nothing to him.
But he never thought about having to spend his own money to help Miao Qingyi pay off his debt.
My money didn't come from the strong wind, so I can't squander it like this.
"Shopkeeper Hu, if you don't do this, how many more days will you be tolerant for my sake?" Li Qi said with a smile.
Hu Yingyuan said with a look of indifference: "Impossible! I came here today on the order of the master. If I can't get the money, I will report it to the government, and the government will handle it then!"
Seeing Miao Qingyi and Chun Sanniang looking anxious, Li Qi walked up to Hu Yingyuan, hugged him and left the cloth line.
"You...what do you want to do?" Hu Yingyuan asked uncertainly.
Li Qi took out a five hundred tael silver note from his arms and handed it to him without saying a word: "Shopkeeper Hu, please keep it carefully..."
Hu Yingyuan was stunned: "Li... Mr. Li, what are you doing?"
"How about just two days of grace?" Li Qi said with a smile.
Hu Yingyuan looked at the five hundred taels of silver notes in his hand, and then at Li Qi. After a strong mental struggle, he gritted his teeth and said: "Okay! For the sake of Mr. Li, I, Hu, am willing to risk my life. I will take two days at most."
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Li Qi raised his eyebrows: "Thank you so much, Shopkeeper Hu."
Hu Yingyuan didn't seem to want to say anything to Li Qiduo. He stuffed the banknote into his arms and left with the people from the Hu family.
After they left, the three of them returned to the back room.
"That shopkeeper Miao..."
"Master Li, you can just call me Qingyi, but I don't dare to call me shopkeeper in front of you." Miao Qingyi said with a slight smile.
"Okay... Qingyi, can you tell me in detail about your business?" Li Qi said.
Miao Qingyi nodded and spoke in detail.
After a while, after Li Qi finished listening, he pursed his lips and said, "Don't you think this matter is too strange?"
"Well?" Chun Sanniang and Miao Qingyi looked at Li Qi at the same time.
"According to what Miss Miao said, I feel this is a trap." Li Qi analyzed, "First of all, the person who customizes ready-made clothes came to you to make clothes, why did he choose to use Roche's cloth? If he recognized Roche
For cloth, couldn’t he just go to Luo Shi directly? Why should Miss Miao make the difference again?"
Chun Sanniang's eyes lit up and she said, "Yes! Why didn't I think of this before?"
Miao Qingyi also looked like he suddenly realized it, and looked at Li Qi: "Master Li is right, the little girl was blinded by money before..."
"It's not your fault. After all, in business, everyone wants to make money... Miss Miao, think about it carefully, have you ever offended anyone in Sioux City?"
As he spoke, Li Qi stood up and brought over the paper, ink, pen and inkstone placed not far away: "In this way, Miss Miao, write down the names of the people you think are most likely to set up traps for you, and then we will analyze them one by one."
Hearing this, Miao Qingyi nodded and picked up the brush and started writing on the paper.