The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

"Master Zhang, how did you find out?" Seeing him like this, Lu Linlang was a little curious about how he discovered it.

"Today I went to calm them down and told them that I knew a few friends who wanted to buy cloth. I also asked if it could be cheaper. The man agreed without hesitation. The price seemed very low to me, but he was so generous that I felt he was cheating.

I also spent money to hire someone to secretly inquire about their whereabouts. The neighbors around said that they were not local residents, but rented the house a few months ago. They had never seen them move any goods, and there were many strong men coming in and out.

There was also the guy who had done business with me before. His business has gone bankrupt. I heard that he owed a lot of debts and his creditors had all come to his home. He promised those people that he would pay me back in a month. I thought about it and was afraid that he wanted to team up with those people to cheat me of my money to pay off his debts.

If Miss Lu hadn't reminded me, I would have really believed him. I'm afraid that once I gave the deposit, the group would disappear, and I would have lost half of my money in vain."

"Fortunately, none of this happened. Zhuozhou is a treacherous place, and our business is small, so it's easy for people to set traps. I think we should buy goods from the shop I inquired about. If we can get some cheap bulk goods, we can make more money.

Master Zhang, those people are deceiving us by their actions. Do you plan to report them to the police?"

"Forget it. We don't know much about the situation in Zhuozhou. If we rashly report it to the authorities, I'm afraid we won't get any good results. Besides, they haven't deceived me yet, and we have no evidence. Let's just ignore it."

"Okay, then let's make it a deal. I've already contacted Aunt Qiao today. Let's go to the village tomorrow morning to look at the goods. If the price is right, we'll buy them. Then we'll go to the shopkeeper this afternoon to place an order. We'll go back and sell the goods as soon as possible so we can feel at ease."

"Well, if it weren't for your cooperation with Miss Lu, I'm afraid I would have really suffered a loss. It's easy to guard against strangers but hard to guard against acquaintances." This incident was a big blow to him. He prided himself on his extraordinary talent in business and knew that the business and people he chose would not be wrong. Even after his father's instructions and the reminders of the people in charge when he left Chongshui, he still insisted that he would not be wrong.

Who knew that he almost suffered a great loss? In Zhuozhou, there are always people better than you. In the eyes of these people, their business is just a small shop in a remote area. Before opening the cloth shop, he did go to the big stores to ask. When people heard the quantity of his order, the contempt in their eyes was obvious, which made him want to prove himself.

The next day, the coachman came to pick up Lu Linlang. Together with him came his friends who also drove their carts to transport goods. When they learned that they were going to Linjia Village outside the city, the coachman took the lead, and Lu Linlang and Young Master Zhang set off with their own men.

When the car arrived at Linjia Village, Ma Da asked someone for the direction of Aunt Qiao's house. The villagers also looked at them curiously as so many people passed by, and were whispering to each other.

At the door of Aunt Qiao's house, someone shouted towards her house, and Aunt Qiao and her husband happily opened the door.

"Miss Lu, you are here. Please come in quickly. Village chief, they are here to buy cloth. Our village's unsold cloth is finally finding a market." Aunt Qiao told her husband about this after returning home the day before yesterday, but they were all worried that Lu Linlang would not come, so they did not tell the villagers in advance.

When the village chief heard the news, his face was filled with joy and he quickly entertained Lu Linlang and Young Master Zhang. Judging from their clothes and the actions of the people around them, it was obvious that they were the backbone of the village.

"Village chief, I wonder how much goods your village still has. We came here with sincerity. If the price is satisfactory, we will buy everything from your village."

"Alas, Miss Lu, it's a pity you're a step too late. The other day, the villagers couldn't bear the pressure and sold most of their goods to Lingguang Pavilion in the city. There aren't many left, and they don't want to sell them at such a low price. So if you offer the same price as Lingguang Pavilion, then we won't sell them."

Lingguang Pavilion was the shop where the clerk who looked down on others that day worked. Lu Linlang learned that the price offered by Lingguang Pavilion was indeed cheaper than they knew, and she also understood what they were thinking.

Before the two came, they had agreed on a minimum price, which was just above the price of Lingguang Pavilion. As soon as the minimum price of each material was mentioned, the village chief immediately agreed.

After a while, someone came over with the cloth. The two checked it one by one and made sure it was not inferior quality, so they paid for it immediately.

Aunt Qiao was also their middleman. Before Lu Linlang left, she gave her a red envelope to thank her for her matchmaking. Aunt Qiao also told Lu Linlang privately that if she needed more, there were people in her mother's village who wanted to sell goods. Lu Linlang naturally agreed and asked them to deliver them directly to Yuelai Inn and pay after inspecting the goods.

After buying a batch of low-priced goods, Lu Linlang and Master Zhang felt much more relaxed. However, they didn't know that before the car entered the city, a group of people suddenly jumped out on the road.

"Young Master Zhang, didn't you say you wanted to buy goods from us? How come you bought them here? Are you trying to trick us?" The man in the lead was the one who wanted to deceive Young Master Zhang. Each of them held a wooden stick in his hand and looked at Young Master Zhang with unfriendly eyes. Although he was masked, Young Master Zhang still recognized him at a glance.

"You were the ones who deceived me first. Where I go to pick up the goods has nothing to do with you. I don't want to pursue this matter. Please respect yourselves."

"Have some self-respect, haha. We are in this business, so we are not easy to deal with. If you don't give us half of the payment for the goods today, you can't leave. You guys, considering you are from Zhuozhou, get out of here right now. Just leave these people behind." The man in the lead glared at the coachmen.

"Hey, who are you from? You are so bold that you even dare to intercept our guests. Get out of here quickly. Be careful or we brothers will not treat you politely." The coachman spoke first.

"Oh, how rude of you are going to be, brothers? It seems these sticks are useless. Why don't you show us your real weapons?" After the man said that, the others pulled out knives from the wooden sticks.

"Miss Lu, they have knives. I'm afraid we're going to bleed today." The driver originally wanted to scare these people, but he didn't expect they had real weapons.

"Miss Lu, I'm the one who has dragged you down today. I'm afraid that even if I give them the money, they won't let me go. I'll deliberately delay time later. You can ask the coachmen to take you back to the city and report the case to me." Young Master Zhang saw that more than ten of them had knives, but they didn't carry any knives, and he had already anticipated the scene that would happen later.

"Young Master Zhang, since we are cooperating, how could I watch you get hurt? Don't worry, coachman brothers, you will be responsible for helping us look after the goods. Leave these people to us." Lu Linlang whispered the instructions and gave the villagers a look.

"Have you guys discussed it?" The leader stepped forward, seeing their frightened expressions, and then seeing Lu Linlang, a lewd smile appeared on his face.

But before he could continue speaking, Lu Linlang took the initiative and took out the wooden stick that was in the carriage when he left in the morning and hit him on the forehead.

Lu Dashui and others followed closely behind. They all carried wooden sticks and rushed towards the group of people aggressively. They all grew up in the fields and were very strong. What's more, they held sticks in their hands instead of knives, which they used as farm tools to hit people.

Lu Linlang wielded the stick with great force. Those people who were holding knives had lost the initiative and were beaten back repeatedly.