The daily life of a charming girl who made a fortune in ancient times

Chapter 102 Double-edged sword

On the wharf outside the east gate, in the large warehouse of the Lin family, the men untied the tarpaulin wrapped in the cloth without saying a word.The fine silk that was supposed to be gorgeous and eye-catching is now spread limply and wetly on the black oilcloth, which is really frustrating and angry to watch.

Lin Kui, the big shopkeeper of the shipping, looked at the purchase account book and said distressedly, "This batch of fine silk is 80 taels a piece of goods imported from Huzhou, plus the freight, the cost of these goods in the warehouse is 30 taels .”

It's a good time to make new clothes for the new season after Mid-Autumn Festival. It's not a problem for this batch of first-class fine silk to sell for a hundred taels a piece.But after being stained with variegated colors, no one wanted 20 taels of horses!
More than 1 taels of silver were soaked in water, and Lin Erye was so distressed that he gasped.

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

Before Uncle Xiang said anything, Lin Ming jumped out, "What did the girl ask my father to do? A man is a man, he does his job and the other takes responsibility. You can punish me any way you want, just don't implicate my father."

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

Lin Ruyu was born extremely beautiful, with a cold face she was also an ice beauty, when Lin Ming was glanced at by her, his soul almost flew out again, after a jolt, he realized that the girl didn't even know who he was, and was very annoyed in her heart , "Yes, villain Lin Ming."

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

"Yes." The chief housekeeper Lin Xiang immediately bowed and ordered someone to call Lin Mao over.

The light in the warehouse was insufficient, and two hundred bolts of fine silk were spread out on the long bamboo shelf in the warehouse, dripping with water.In a daze, Lin Ruyu seemed to have returned to the dilapidated Guanyin Temple in Wusha Town.When Chen Hong took her clothes back from the Matou cottage, she opened the bundle and touched the clothes, which was the wet touch.

When Lin Mao entered the storeroom and saw the fine silk covered, his heart turned cold. After glaring at his son, Lin Mao quickly stepped forward to salute Lin Erye and Lin Ruyu, "It's the villain who has no way to teach his son. Let him I have caused such a big disaster, please punish the second master and the girl."

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

"Yes." After Lin Mao stepped forward to examine it carefully, his heart became even colder.But this matter was caused by his son, Lin Mao could only try his best to make up for it, "Girl, why don't you... wash it first, iron it and dry it, and then take a closer look?"

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

Lin Mao was ashamed, "Variety... can't be washed off."

can't?

Lin Ruyu took the brocade handkerchief Yun Juan handed over, and wiped off her tender white fingers.She remembered a question in the chemistry test paper of the third year of high school, 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.

Doesn't this work?
Lin Ruyu lowered her eyes and thought about it carefully, but it really didn't work.Because silk is a protein, it is not resistant to alkali, and potassium hydroxide is strongly alkaline.

"Then according to your idea, wash and dry it first, and then see how to dispose of it, so that it can be sold at a higher price."

"Yes, the villain will arrange it."

After Lin Mao withdrew, Lin Ruyu's eyes fell on Lin Ming. Lin Ming was so frightened that he didn't dare to vent his breath.

Second Master Lin looked at his niece with a sullen little face, feeling filled with emotion in his heart. He was not as good as a 14-year-old girl, and his life was really wasted for so many years.

After leaving the warehouse, Lin Ruyu asked her second uncle to sit down with her in the management room, and then ordered, "Uncle Xiang, Uncle Kui, please both of you investigate the accident of the cargo ship entering the water, and then list the responsibilities for this accident according to the rules of the ship. Checklist. How long will it take to get this done?"

Although the girl used some weird words, Lin Xiang understood what she meant after thinking about it for a while, and replied, "Back to the girl, it can be done in a day."

Lin Ruyu turned sideways to discuss with Lin Erye, "Second Uncle, can you see it for a day?"

"Yes, yes!" Second Master 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 a decision and asked the two to investigate the accident.

that's all?Lin Kui was stunned.Lin Xiang tugged at him, Lin Kui regained consciousness, tugged Lin Ming who was stunned in place, and retreated together.

Second Master Lin lowered his voice and asked his niece, "Jiaojiao, can this be done?"

Lin Ruyu replied in a low voice, "I'm not going to lie to my second uncle. I only know Lin Kui from the people in the shipyard, and I don't know anything else, so I can only stay still and stay the same, so as not to change."

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

The two uncles and nephews gathered together and laughed silently and helplessly.

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

"Second Uncle, we have had this incident before, how did we deal with it?"

Second Master Lin shook his head very positively, "I haven't been out before, this is the first time. We have martial artists escorting such valuable goods on board, and the stewards are also very careful. Logically speaking, this kind of thing shouldn't happen."

If something that shouldn't happen still happens, then there must be something wrong here.Lin Ruyu ordered, "Sister Xianyin, send someone who is careful to inspect the cargo ship with the steward."

After arranging the dock affairs, Lin Ruyu discussed with Lin Erye, and Lin Erye's drug store would check the stocking status of the yamen's requisition list, and Lin Ruyu went back to the house to arrange the matter of raising rice seedlings.

In the evening, Xianyin entered the study and said, "Girl, Luo Er has returned from the pier."

Among the 20 people sent by the uncle to Lin Ruyu, except for Xianyin, Xianzhen and Luo Xian whose names were similar, the names of the remaining 17 people were arranged from Luo Er to Luo Shiqi according to their ages. I remember very well.

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

Luo Er, in his 30s, came to salute and reported his findings in detail, "There were [-] bolts of fine silk on the cargo ship, and every ten bundles were wrapped tightly with thick, water-proof oilcloth, placed in the cabin, and soaked in water. The two hundred horses in the bottom cabin. The bottom of the cabin was damaged and flooded, and the oilcloth wrapped with fine silk was also torn by someone with a sword."

Someone deliberately sabotaged the ship and damaged the fine silk.Lin Ruyu clenched the pen tightly and asked, "How did the cabin get damaged?"

"The hole was pierced from the inside of the boat to the outside. Because the hole was blocked by the silk placed, the sound of water entering was not obvious. The people on board discovered the water entering the cabin at dawn. Based on the amount of water entering, the boatman judged that the leak was caused by water entering in the middle of the night last night. Yes." Luo Er continued, "A certain person opened the leak that had been blocked with wooden planks and found that the leak was poked out from the inside of the cabin by someone with a two-inch-wide double-edged sword."

A two-inch wide double-edged sword?Lin Ruyu's mind immediately flashed the weapon used by An Jiachun, she bit her upper lip with her white teeth, and asked, "Is there anyone on board with a sword?"

(End of this chapter)