beauty heart thorn

Chapter 14
There are only two tables of guests on the second floor of the teahouse.

Xiaoer took Gu Mingzhu's money, listened to her words, and said: "Although Gu's cloth is good, the business is not very good."

Gu Mingzhu raised her face, looked at Xiao Er curiously, and said, "The shop is full of people, why is the business not doing well? What do you mean by Xiao Er brother?"

Gu Mingzhu is only sixteen this year, her eyebrows are light and smoky, and when she smiles, there is a small pear dimple on her left cheek, her eyes are like crystal jade, and when she looks at people, her eyes sparkle like a string of black jade agates, her childishness has just come out The oval face looks more harmless to humans and animals.

Her voice was like an oriole, Xiao Er couldn't stand her looking at her like that, and said with a slightly swaying mind, "To tell the truth, miss, there are many young masters and ladies in this teahouse on weekdays. I overheard them when they were chatting, saying that Mrs. Gu If the cloth shop continues like this, it will close down within a year."

"Business is so good, why do you want to close down?" Gu Mingzhu said.

Xiao Er lowered his voice and said, "I heard that there are people behind the scenes. Things in the business field are inherently dishonorable means, and there is a lot of knowledge in it!"

Gu Mingzhu's eyelashes fluttered and she smiled at him and said, "Young brother knows a lot."

After chatting for a while, the set of words was almost covered, and the waiter was inseparable from the downstairs, Xiao Er hurried down.

Gu Mingzhu was thinking about the doorway here, and after a while Yueyan and Yang Jiu came.

"How?" Gu Mingzhu asked.

Yueyan took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, looked at Gu Mingzhu with deep eyes, and said, "Miss, something is wrong."

Yueyan pondered slightly, and said: "I specifically asked the second master about Pingjing's situation this morning. The Gu family cloth store is not an ordinary store. , I found that good materials are sold very cheaply, let alone ordinary fabrics, no wonder there are so many shops in front of the shop, who would not take advantage of the big bargains?"

From this point of view, it is no longer a matter of someone filling their own pockets, but someone wanting to ruin the Gu family's business.

Gu Mingzhu was thinking about it, when the two middle-aged men sitting at the next table heard Yueyan's words, one of them said: "Girl, you don't know about that."

All three turned to look at him.

Gu Mingzhu smiled slightly, and said, "Brother, don't you know about the Gu's shop?"

The man put down the teacup and said, "It's not just that I know, almost everyone in Pingjing County knows that although the Gu family's cloth shop sells high-quality fabrics, its price is also frighteningly high. The Gu family's cloth is mainly sold to Pingjing Its material is good, and it has monopolized the dignitaries, can others be willing? Soon, a batch of fabrics that are exactly the same as the Gu family flowed into the market from nowhere, and the price is half cheaper than the Gu family. , double the sales, do you think there is still a way out for the Gu family's cloth shop?"

Yue Yan said: "Then why is this Gu's cloth shop not closed, but sold at a low price?"

"I don't know. The Gu family's fabrics are famous for their quality. If they are sold at a low price, the people will naturally support them. This is already the third day of low prices. If this continues, the Gu family's shop will soon be closed."

The two had almost eaten, got up, paid the bill and left.

Yue Yan frowned slightly, and said: "Miss, someone is playing tricks, but I don't know if this is the case in other places."

If they all have the same problem, then there is a big problem.

Gu Mingzhu said: "Don't worry, this way, you can go to Licheng with Yang Jiu to see why Licheng suffered losses."

Yueyan said: "Miss wants to stay in Pingjing to investigate?"

Gu Mingzhu said: "Exactly."

Yue Yan pondered for a while, and whispered a few words in her ear.

After listening, Gu Mingzhu said: "In that case, I'll go to Licheng."

Gu Mingzhu stood up, Yang Jiu was about to stand up, Gu Mingzhu said: "You stay in Pingjing to protect Yueyan."

Yang Jiu put on a straight face: "Miss, I am your bodyguard."

Gu Mingzhu said lightly: "Since you call me Miss, you must obey my orders."

Gu Mingzhu asked the servants brought by the second uncle to prepare the horses, leaving Yueyan and Yang Jiu in Pingjing, and rushed to Licheng with the servants.

Licheng is the second largest capital city in Kyushu. Although this place is not as prosperous as Kyoto, it has a strong local customs and customs, and Licheng is also the station of Qingyong Army of King Dingbei.

It was already the afternoon of the second day after arriving in Licheng. Gu Mingzhu took his servants to stay at the inn. After dinner, he rested for a while, and Gu Mingzhu went downstairs.

Licheng was extremely lively tonight. After inquiring, it turned out that the victory was won the day before yesterday, and the people were cheering and celebrating.

When Gu Mingzhu walked to the street, there was a peddler pestering her to buy flowers. Gu Mingzhu saw that she was dressed in shabby clothes, she should be a child from a poor family, so she took out a piece of silver so that she would not have to look for it. The girl gratefully gave all the flowers in her hand give her.

Standing on the street with a basket of flowers, Gu Mingzhu couldn't laugh or cry.

Bang!
The night sky is bright with fireworks.

Gu Mingzhu couldn't help but look up and smiled.

Seeing that she looked cute, quiet and cute, the old woman who was setting up a stall couldn't help but strike up a conversation: "Miss, are you from the south?"

Gu Mingzhu said: "How did Madam find out?"

"Licheng Tianhan, your clothes are so thin and your face is flushed, you don't look like a local."

Gu Mingzhu smiled.

The old woman fumbled and took out a cloak from the stall: "Girl, it's cold at night, please wear it."

Gu Mingzhu was stunned.

The old woman said again: "Don't worry, I don't need money."

The old woman had a kind face and kind smile, which reminded Gu Mingzhu of her late grandmother. She took the cloak, tied it up, and took out the silver. The old woman shook her head hurriedly: "No, no, girl, if you say you don't want money, you don't want money."

Gu Mingzhu didn't allow her to refuse, and forced the money to the old woman, saying: "Mother, thank you for your concern."

The old woman didn't mean that. Seeing her tough attitude, she had no choice but to accept it, and asked, "Miss, are you visiting relatives in Licheng?"

Gu Mingzhu said: "Passing by Licheng."

"If you pass by, why don't you go for a walk, go straight from this street, there is a Yinhua Temple, it's alive."

Kindness is difficult.

Gu Mingzhu was walking along the street, when a passerby saw her carrying a basket of flowers, they thought it was a flower seller, and sold a few flowers along the way.

After walking all the way, we came to Yinhua Temple.

Looking at the entrance, Gu Mingzhu couldn't believe that a temple was located in the downtown area.And according to the old woman, whenever the Qingyong Army wins a battle, the gate of Yinhua Temple will be opened day and night for three days to ferry the dead.

Sounds like a nice temple.

It's all here, so what if you enter the temple gate?

Gu Mingzhu entered.

There are still many pilgrims at Yinhua Temple at night, and the devout men and women in the temple lobby are extremely pious.

Gu Mingzhu didn't believe in ghosts and gods, but she still burned incense and left the hall immediately.

There were quite a few people in the court, so Gu Mingzhu walked down the steps.

Suddenly a voice came from my ear, slightly rude: "Hey old monk, is your temple not working?"

(End of this chapter)