"Sir, how many did you say just now?" The shop assistant was startled and asked with some uncertainty.
"Five hundred." The man frowned and said, "I want all of these in your shop. If it's not enough, I'll make up for it!"
The shop assistant looked troubled and asked, "Sir, if you want to buy five hundred pieces, what about the customers behind you?"
"What does it have to do with me?" The man looked at him with dissatisfaction and said angrily, "Hurry up, my time is precious!"
"Sir …"
"Cut the crap. Are you selling or not?"
…
"Yes!" A steward came over and nodded heavily. He ordered the people behind him, "Wrap them all up."
After that, he pointed to another person, "You go and urgently transfer a batch of goods from the warehouse."
The clothes in the shop were quickly packed and valued. Another shop assistant moved the new goods from the warehouse and hung them up again.
A shop assistant walked to the second person and said, "Sir, please take a look first …"
"No need." The man waved his hand and said, "Pack them all up and make up for five hundred pieces …"
The steward hesitated for a moment and said, "Sir, if you pack them all up, we won't have any stock in the shop …"
"That's none of my business." The man shook his head and said, "Since you're open for business and you've set the rules, I want five hundred pieces. Not one more, not one less. Just tell me if you're selling or not …"
The steward looked at him and thought for a moment. He nodded and said, "Yes."
Some customers behind them were dissatisfied.
"What's wrong with you? You bought all of them. What should we do?"
"Yes, you're not following the rules!"
"Shopkeeper, you can't sell them to him!"
…
Hearing the objections of the customers behind them, a few strong men stepped forward and asked, "Who said we're unreasonable just now?"
As the few of them stepped out, a terrifying aura pressed down on them.
These people were obviously in cahoots. The few people who spoke just now immediately shut their mouths.
The man turned around and said, "What are you waiting for? Pack them up!"
Outside the shop, the people who were still waiting in line were already in an uproar.
"What are they doing inside? Why haven't they come out after so long?"
"Those inside, hurry up. There are so many people waiting outside!"
…
The crowd was in an uproar for a long time before the manager came out again and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, everyone. All the stock in this store, including a batch of goods that were urgently transferred from the neighboring province, have been bought by the previous customers …"
A shop assistant came out and placed a sign that read "Sold Out" at the entrance of the hall.
There was a moment of silence in the crowd, followed by a monstrous uproar.
"What is this?"
"We came here before dawn to line up, and now you're telling me there's no stock!"
"The shelves were full just now. There were only a few people in front, but they've all been bought out. Who are they trying to fool?"
…
Amidst the excitement of the crowd, someone moved the huge box out and onto a carriage that had been prepared in advance.
"I know that man. Isn't he a steward of the Liu family?" someone suddenly exclaimed.
"That's impossible. The Liu family has their own clothing store. Why would they buy it here?"
"What's impossible about that? If it were me, I'd do the same. Anyway, the things here are cheap. If we buy them and sell them at a higher price, we'll make a huge profit …"
"The Liu family is so shameless!"
"When did the Liu family stop being shameless …"
…
It was not difficult to guess the Liu Clan's plan. The people who had woken up early to line up, only to be fooled in the end, felt indignant. However, due to the Liu Clan's influence in Liuzhou, they did not dare to argue with them. They could only curse in their minds.
Someone looked at the steward and complained, "Yesterday and a few days ago, we had five pieces per person. If five is too little, you could have changed it to ten. Now, the Liu family has taken all of them. What should we do now?"
The steward comforted them and said, "Don't worry, everyone. Our store will release a new batch of ready-made clothing in the near future. By then, the price of the old clothes will be reduced by 60%. You're welcome to buy them …"
Although the crowd was still dissatisfied, they could only disperse after hearing the steward's explanation.
Although they didn't manage to buy them today, they would be able to buy them at a slightly lower price in a few days, so their efforts wouldn't be in vain.
They could only blame themselves for not coming earlier. Even if they had come one or two days earlier, they wouldn't have ended up like this.
Of course, they also had to blame the black-hearted Liu family. In order to make money, they actually used such shameless means. Only a fool would buy clothes from the Liu family …
However, the new ready-made clothing from the Lin family was worth looking forward to …
The new ready-made clothing that hadn't been released yet, but Li Yi had already seen it.
The style of the clothes was designed by him and Zui Mo together. After the first batch was produced, Ruyi, Zui Mo, Ruoqing, and Lin Wanru had personally tried them on. They were of various styles and styles, which really made him feel addicted.
Unfortunately, Ruyi didn't seem to be very interested in the new clothes. She usually wore plain clothes, which hadn't changed over the years.
As expected, the Liu family really bought a lot of goods. However, what they didn't know was that those were all old and outdated goods. The sales of their ready-made clothes had always been very good. These outdated goods were temporarily put together by countless stores in several states. If it was in a big city like the capital or Qing 'an Prefecture, people with a little bit of status would be laughed at if they went out wearing such outdated clothes …
Those goods used to be sold at 20% or 30% off, but now they could be sold at 50% off. They had to thank the Liu family for dumping them all at once …
"This time, I have to thank the Lin family …"
Liu Luo had a victorious smile on his face. Although the development of things had deviated from what he had imagined, he still felt some sense of achievement in his heart to be able to make the Lin family suffer such a hidden loss.
The head of the Liu family walked in from outside. Liu Luo smiled. "Father …"
"Don't call me father!" The middle-aged man looked at him with a sullen face. "The reputation and credibility that the Liu family has accumulated for hundreds of years were almost destroyed in your hands. This is all because of you!"
"I …" The smile on Liu Luo's face froze. "What did I do …"
"Tomorrow, reduce the price of those goods you robbed by 20% and sell them cheaply. This way, we can still save some of the reputation of the Liu family." The head of the Liu family looked at him with disappointment on his face. He waved his hand and said, "From today on, you don't have to worry about the business of the Liu family anymore …"
Liu Luo was shocked and anxious. "Father, why …"
The head of the Liu family shook his head. "You are not suitable to do business. The one in the Lin family is much more powerful than you and I can imagine. No wonder the Third Prince is so protective of the Lin family. This time, he even personally sent a letter to the provincial governor, asking him to take care of the business of the Lin family in Liu Province …"
"The Third Prince … personally wrote a letter?"
After a while, Liu Luo's face turned pale and he slumped on the chair.
"The Lin family, Lin Wanru …" He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth so hard that they almost broke.
After a while, he stood up slowly and said in a hoarse voice, "Come …"
…
"Brother Fang, when are you free? Teach me a few moves."
In a shop, Lin Yong sat next to Fang. After thinking for a long time, he finally spoke.
On the surface, the Liu family didn't seem to be doing anything. However, in the past few days, there had been people coming to the shop to make trouble. It was probably their last resort.
He knew that he had some skills. However, after interacting with Fang recently, he deeply realized how big the gap between them was.
Before Fang could answer, the shop suddenly became quiet.
Lin Yong turned around and saw several people walking in.
The person in the lead was an extremely tall and muscular man. He and Old Fang were already tall and muscular enough, but this person was actually a head taller than the two of them, and a size more muscular.
If they were called "big men", then this man could only be described as a "giant".
"Who is in charge here?" The giant man asked loudly as soon as he entered the shop. His voice was rough.
Fang stepped forward and walked up to him, saying, "I am."
Fang was very tall, but standing next to the giant man, he looked like a little bird.
Of course, he was the bird.
The giant man looked down at him and said, "You should pay the 'shelter fee' for this month."
Fang looked at him and asked, "Shelter fee?"
"Yes." The giant man continued to look down at him and said, "All the shops on this street have to pay the 'shelter fee' every month if they want to operate safely. This is the rule. Didn't you ask about it when you opened the shop?"
Fang looked up at him, thought for a moment, and asked, "What if we don't pay?"
"Don't pay?" The giant man sneered, grabbed his collar, and slapped the shelf next to him. The shelf suddenly shook.
The giant man looked at him and said in a cold tone, "Do you know that a person like you, I alone can …"
Pa!
Fang also slapped the shelf. The shelf didn't shake much, but when he took his hand away, there was a handprint on the shelf.
He looked up at the giant man and asked, "What can a person like me do?"
Looking at the deep handprint on the shelf, the muscles on the giant man's face visibly twitched.
"Big brother, which gang do you work in …" He let go of Fang's collar, gently helped him smooth the wrinkles on his clothes, and said with a smile, "An expert like you can beat ten of me …"
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