Shen Xiu walked into the embroidery workshop with unhurried steps and an extremely leisurely attitude.
When shopkeeper Zhang came out of the room, he saw Shen Xiu, who was leisurely and at ease. It seemed that she was not coming to the embroidery workshop to make trouble, but rather as if she was out for a spring outing.
But he had already seen Shen Xiu's methods, and he did not dare to relax at this time. He forced a smile and stepped forward to greet Shen Xiu: "Mrs. Shen is here, please serve tea to Mrs. Shen."
Shen Xiu didn't wait for shopkeeper Zhang to give way, then found a chair to sit down, waved his hand and said: "Tea is waived. I'm here this time, I'll say a few words and then leave."
Shopkeeper Zhang stopped the waiter's movements and asked with a smile: "What does Mrs. Shen want to say?"
Shen Xiu said slowly: "I have always believed in the principle that I will not offend others unless they offend me. Unfortunately, your embroidery shop does not understand this truth, so I have to tell you in person."
Shopkeeper Zhang's face changed slightly when he heard this: "What does Mrs. Shen mean by this?"
Shen Xiu smiled slightly and said: "It doesn't mean anything. I don't like to be enemies with others, especially most people. In order to let everyone understand the principles I believe in and avoid trouble in the future, I have no choice but to give in to your dress embroidery workshop. "
Shopkeeper Zhang became increasingly confused about what Shen Xiu meant.
Shen Xiu didn't expect him to understand, and said directly: "Is your embroidery workshop ready for the five thousand taels of silver I want?"
When it came to the silver, shopkeeper Zhang apologized and said with a smile: "How can we say that we have five thousand taels of silver? Madam Shen, please give us some grace."
Shen Xiu smiled half-heartedly and said, "Why should I show mercy to you? When you came here to find trouble, did you ever show mercy to me? Since you were unjust, don't blame me for being unkind."
"I tell you the truth, I will definitely get the five thousand taels of silver today. Do you think the two government servants sent here are just showing up?
To tell you the truth, I asked Madam Gu to send those two yamen servants. I have already told Madam that if you can’t come up with the five thousand taels of silver, I will go to the yamen and report to the officials that you are embroidering colorful clothes. The shop framed our Jinxinxiu shop.
As for witnesses, you don’t know what you have done!
Neither Lianniang nor Qin Yougui can escape, I know they must have taken money from you, but it doesn't matter, when they get to the prison, it will be difficult even if they don't want to speak."
Shopkeeper Zhang broke into a cold sweat when he heard this. He knew that he couldn't be in charge of this, so he kept calling for his brother-in-law to come over.
When Mr. Gu came over, the first thing he saw was Shen Xiu sitting in the lobby of the embroidery workshop.
Shen Xiu soon noticed that someone was looking at her. She followed the line of sight and saw the slightly fat old man.
Both sides were silent and looked at each other.
Finally, it was Master Gu who broke the silence and stepped forward to greet Shen Xiu: "I have heard about Lady Shen's reputation for a long time, but when I meet her today, she is truly well-deserved."
"I dare not, Master Gu is too complimentary." Shen Xiu said with a faint smile, "Master Gu is the best among men. He can even pull off such tricks as the beauty trap. I really admire him, little sister."
The old man blushed. Fortunately, there were no customers in the embroidery shop. Otherwise, if others heard this, he would lose face.
However, after this incident, Master Gu also saw that Shen Xiu looked gentle on the outside, but in fact he was a powerful person on the inside.
He did not dare to despise the other party anymore, and smiled and asked the other party to move to the quiet room next to him to talk.
Shen Xiu said, "That's not necessary. If the old master can come to see me, he must have collected five thousand taels of silver. I will leave as soon as I get the silver, and I won't leave any more."
Master Gu's face turned red again: "Five thousand taels of silver is not a small sum of money. You can't just say that you have it. Can you ask Madam Shen to give me a few days' grace?"
Shen Xiu didn't say anything, but just glanced at Master Gu.
Master Gu touched his face and said, "Why does Mrs. Shen look at me like this?"
Shen Xiu said lightly: "Nothing, I was just thinking, if we were the losers that day, would Master Gu give us mercy?"
The ancient master was slightly startled, he did not expect Shen Xiu to say this.
Shen Xiudao: "Let me answer for you, Mr. Gu. If we had lost that day, Mr. Gu, you would not have given us mercy, and you might have forced us to mortgage Jinxin Embroidery Square to you. Do you think I guessed it?" right?"
Master Gu didn't say anything. Shen Xiu's guess was absolutely correct, that's what he thought.
Shen Xiudao: "If you don't speak, I will take it as your acquiescence. Since we are on the same position, you will not tolerate us, but will kill us, so why should I be soft on you?"
"I'm going to put my words here today. If you can't get the money today, Lord Gu, mortgage your embroidery workshop to us!" Shen Xiudao said: "For the sake of our acquaintance, I will treat you kindly and stay. The embroiderer’s and the assistant’s.”
"You..." Master Gu was speechless for a moment, and it took him a long time to say, "I didn't expect you to be so cruel at such a young age that you didn't even give us a day's deadline."
"Am I cruel?" Shen Xiu looked at him and said coldly: "I don't dare to take the word cruel. But Mr. Gu, you are a honey trap and you are using questionable silk. You don't want our Jinxin Embroidery Workshop Unfortunately, you are the real cruel person."
The old man was speechless.
Shen Xiu continued: "Master Gu, don't waste your time. If you can't get the money, then mortgage your embroidery workshop to us! If you are unwilling, then we will go to the official!"
Of course Mr. Gu doesn't want to see the official. He knows what he has done. Once he meets the official, all his secret calculations will be revealed. By then, the reputation of the Nishang Embroidery Workshop will be completely ruined. After all, no one will patronize a reputation. A messy embroidery workshop.
Shen Xiu didn't say anything, just waiting for Master Gu to make a decision whether to have an embroidery workshop or to see an official.
In the end, the old man made a choice and endured the heartache and said: "Okay, I can mortgage the Nishang Embroidery Workshop to you. But the Nishang Embroidery Workshop is so big, it can't be worth only five thousand taels of silver, right?"
Shen Xiu glanced up and down at the Nishang Embroidery Shop, "You don't have to worry about this. I will ask Shopkeeper Zhou of Manfang Embroidery Shop to make an estimate. If he says that the Nishang Embroidery Shop is worth more than five thousand taels of silver, I will provide the extra silver. you."
Shopkeeper Zhou of Manfang Embroidery Workshop, this person is still trustworthy by Mr. Gu. At the same time, he is a colleague and knows the value of Nishang Embroidery Workshop.
The old man nodded with difficulty: "Okay, then let's ask him to make an estimate!"
When Shopkeeper Zhou was invited, he still didn't understand what was going on.
Shen Xiu said nothing and only asked him to estimate the price of Nishang Embroidery Shop.
Shopkeeper Zhou checked the ledger of Nishang Embroidery Workshop, looked up and down the inventory of silks, satins and embroideries, and finally estimated the price at 8,000 taels of silver.
Shen Xiu happily took out three banknotes from her arms, and then wrote a deed on the spot. After signing her name, she asked the old man to read it.
After she took out the banknote, the old man had already accepted his fate. The other party had even prepared the banknote. It was obvious that he was determined to win the Nishang Embroidery Workshop. If he was reluctant to part with it, he would only be humiliating himself, so he quickly
Signed the name.
Shen Xiu took the deed in his hand, took a look at it, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong, he put the deed away, then smiled at Shopkeeper Zhou and said: "I'm bothering Shopkeeper Zhou today. I'll set the table at Cyclamen Restaurant tonight.
Shopkeeper Zhou must come to the banquet. By the way, if Mr. Gu is interested, he can come over as a favor."
The old master was not interested in anything, and he did not want to have a verbal dispute with Shen Xiu, so he walked out of the embroidery workshop very lonely.
Shopkeeper Zhang looked at his brother-in-law's back, still a little unable to recover, as if he was in a dream.
Only shopkeeper Zhou, a bystander, happily chatted with Shen Xiu for a few words before leaving.
Shen Xiu walked him to the door. When he turned around, he saw the plaque of Nishang Embroidery Workshop and smiled slightly.
After going through the Nichang Embroidery Workshop, she wanted to see who would dare to go against Jinxin Embroidery Workshop in the future.