Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

"Master Yu may have heard that the incense produced by Yipinxiang is 80% similar to the incense produced by Gu's incense shop back then. There is absolutely no problem with our materials and craftsmanship."

Gu Qiongsi gritted his teeth and continued, "As for this batch of incense, I don't know if it's a problem with the raw materials. When it was first sold, there was no such smell. No one expected that after a few days, there would be such a change."

"Please give me a few more days, Master Yu. I will give you a reasonable explanation when the time comes."

"Bah, a few more days of grace? I think Aunt Gu wants to run away with the money." When Shopkeeper Li heard what Gu Qiongsi said, he immediately started cursing.

He had already walked to the west entrance of the commercial street, but when he heard that Yu Sicong also came to Yipinxiang for this matter, he followed him here.

This is what he was afraid of. If Gu Qiongsi paid all the money to Yu Sicong, how could he possibly give money back to himself?

Gu Qiongsi knew his worries, and also knew that he would not believe anything she said now. Just when she didn't know how to answer Shopkeeper Li's question, Jin Zi helped her explain to Shopkeeper Li.

"Manager Li, we have such a big store here, how could we possibly do something like that? Manager Li is worrying too much."

When Shopkeeper Li came to Yipinxiang to purchase goods, he was received by Jinzi personally, so he felt that he had some kind of friendship with him.

However, his words did not dispel Shopkeeper Li's doubts. "Hmph, it's hard to say. Even if this shop is not small, but there is a sign here that says "10 times compensation for fakes", I'm afraid even if I sell the shop it won't be enough to compensate."

"Manager Li, you're joking. You may not even know who owns this shop..." Jinzi spoke too quickly and Gu Qiong didn't have time to stop him because he had already spoken.

Yu Sicong and Shopkeeper Li looked at each other. It was obvious that neither of them knew who the owner of the shop was.

"You two, I'm really sorry. We will investigate this matter thoroughly. Please give us some more time." Gu Qiongsi had to bring the subject back. Yipinxiang was in this situation now, and she didn't want to drag His Royal Highness Prince An into it.

"Whether you investigate strictly or not has nothing to do with us. What we want is compensation." Shopkeeper Li shouted.

At this time, there were already quite a few people gathered at the door of Yipinxiang. After all, Yipinxiang's location was quite good, with a bustling commercial street outside.

After hearing what Shopkeeper Li said, the onlookers became even more interested.

Yu Sicong turned around to look at Gu Qiongsi and said, "I don't want compensation, I want an explanation, otherwise I will have to go to the authorities. I suspect that you accepted bribes from my political enemies in the Yu Mansion and deliberately did such a disgusting thing."

"I am an official appointed by the imperial court, but you, the common people, can insult me ​​at will."

Yu Sicong's words immediately escalated the matter to a more serious level.

It was not just a simple dispute over money, but also became a party dispute.

Gu Qiongsi naturally couldn't let him continue talking like this. Seeing that more and more people were gathering at the door, she could only say,

"Master Yu, you are too serious. We are just a small shop that has just opened. How could we do something so reckless?"

"Hmph, Aunt Gu, stop evading the main issue. It's not a good idea for you to just keep trying to evade the issue, right?" Yu Sicong had never thought of following her line of thought.

He has to get the compensation money, and he also has to cause trouble.

"Yes, yes, let's make the compensation issue clear first and then talk about other things." Shopkeeper Li shouted again.

As soon as he finished speaking, several more customers came over, all of them with angry faces, and threw the incense they brought to the ground.

Suddenly, the unpleasant smell filled the Yipinxiang hall, and even the people watching at the door covered their mouths and noses.

Xie Cheng'an had been observing the situation on the first floor from the second floor. When he saw that things had become like this, he knew that Gu Qiongsi was in big trouble.

He had originally planned to take advantage of the chaos to escape, but now it seems that it will not be possible.

The situation on the first floor became increasingly intense, and I heard that someone even started fighting.

Amidst the chaos, Xie Cheng'an could hear Yu Sicong's angry voice demanding an explanation, as well as Gu Qiongsi's voice trying to raise his voice and explain to everyone.

But, unfortunately, the situation was not suppressed well. Instead, it was only after Lord Wei, the Jingzhao Yin, personally came over with the yamen runners that everyone's emotions were stabilized.

It was naturally even more inconvenient for Xie Cheng'an to go out, so he waited until Gu Qiongsi had sent away Lord Wei and all the guests who had come to cause trouble before he came down from upstairs.

"Si'er, what did Lord Wei say?" Xie Cheng'an looked outside the door carefully and found that there was indeed no one there, so he asked.

Gu Qiongsi was sitting helplessly on a chair at the door, rubbing his forehead gently with his hands, "What else can I say? Find a way to get money to compensate them."

She spoke weakly, as if the ordeal just now had exhausted all her strength.

Although Xie Cheng'an felt some sympathy for her in his heart, he did not want to get involved at this time. He just comforted her symbolically with a few words and left Yipinxiang in a hurry.

After what happened just now, even a fool would know that Gu Qiongsi has been completely defeated this time. Not to mention how she will pay back the money, her reputation is definitely irreversible.

After making the calculation on the account book, Gu Qiongsi frowned even more. The first batch sold for about five hundred taels in total. If he had to pay compensation, it would have to be five thousand taels. However, the more terrifying thing was that the customers who came to ask for compensation just now were actually the second batch of customers who bought incense.

There was a difference of two days between the first and second batches of incense I made, so the spices used were definitely not from the same batch.

She took the second batch of incense that had just been returned by the customer, opened the lid and sniffed it gently, and her heart suddenly clicked.

The smell of the second batch, if you don't smell it carefully, there is nothing wrong with it, but if you take it to the tip of your nose and smell it carefully, there is indeed a subtle odor mixed in it.

The smell was too familiar. It was the same stench emitted by the first batch of incense. This made Gu Qiongsi feel disappointed.

It wasn't just the first batch of incense that had problems, the second batch of spices also had problems. However, I made them completely according to the production method on the Gu family incense recipe, and the spices were not changed at all. Why did this happen?