The Princess of the Substitute Bride Strikes Back

"It's like this. It rained heavily the past two days, and the workers went home to rest. This morning, I arranged for some people to go and pack up tools and other things. The daytime temperature was close to zero degrees, and the workers had a hard time working. The transportation roads were also in poor condition, so we had originally planned to stop working."

"But when the workers went over to check, they found that the lock of the warehouse had been broken, and the coal washing powder and dehydrating agent stored inside had disappeared."

The county magistrate was deeply distressed! This coal washing technology was unique to their county.

If their skills were secretly learned by others, their business would be in trouble. Lianjiang County's economy has finally started to improve and everything is gradually getting back on track, but it has been ruined by people with bad intentions. It's really hateful!

"Are only these two kinds of medicinal powder lost? The rest of the items are not lost, and there are no casualties?" After hearing what the county magistrate said, Fu Yunxi's heart was instantly relieved. It was not a big deal if those things were lost, as long as they could be found back.

Moreover, the components of coal washing agents are high-purity compounds, which cannot be extracted by the technology and equipment of this era, and others cannot research anything even if they steal them.

"But? Without these two things, our coal will not be able to remove impurities, and others will be ahead of us. Our coal washing technology will no longer be unique. Isn't this serious enough?"

The county magistrate was choked by Fu Yunxi's nonchalant attitude. He rushed over in such a hurry that he almost fell on the road, but this was the result?

"Don't get excited. What my wife means is that losing things is a small matter. What's more important is whether there are any casualties." Mu Yibai naturally understood what Fu Yunxi meant. Seeing that the county magistrate was anxious and angry, he hurried to explain.

"No, the road over there is difficult to travel, so I didn't let the workers start work in the past two days. Today I just wanted them to finish the work. This year's work will end here, and we will discuss it again in the spring of next year. Who would have thought that the powder for coal washing was missing? What should I do now!"

The county magistrate spoke for a long time and came back to the issue of coal washing. He was really heartbroken, as if he had ruined the future of Lianjiang County!

"Mr. County Magistrate, please have another sip of tea and listen to what I have to say." Fu Yunxi couldn't help but laugh when she saw the county magistrate's anxious look.

Sometimes, after seeing so many corrupt officials, I feel a little moved when I see an official who is dedicated to the country and the people.

"You said, this tea is very delicious." The county magistrate also tried to calm himself down and took another sip of tea. Suddenly he found that the tea tasted sweet and he couldn't help but drink a few more sips.

"This is the tea we serve when entertaining distinguished guests. I'm glad you like it, Lord County Magistrate." Fu Yunxi said this, but in her heart she was thinking that the magic of this pot of tea lies in the water rather than the tea.

No one has complained that the spiritual spring water in her space is not tasty. He was lucky that he came in a hurry today and didn't have time to change it.

"Have you forgotten what I told you before? The operation of this coal washing technology is not complicated, but the key lies in the powder for washing coal, and this powder is my exclusive secret recipe. I dare to assert that no one else can develop it except me. Otherwise, why would I propose to split the profits with you 50-50? How about it? Do you suddenly feel that cooperating with me is very beneficial?"

Fu Yunxi continued to say that as long as nothing happened to the coal mine workers, it would not be considered an accident to her.

"You mean that even if someone steals the coal-washing powder, they won't be able to copy it? We don't need to worry about the technology being stolen?"

The county magistrate's mood was going through ups and downs today. If what Fu Yunxi said was true, then there was no need to worry about the secret being leaked. He just needed to find out what happened and get the powder back. This way, things would be much simpler.

"Of course, it is said to be an exclusive secret recipe, how can it be easily copied? But do you have any clues about the theft this time?"

Fu Yunxi returned to the topic. Coal mines were government properties, which was a well-known fact in Lianjiang County. The price of coal in the market had always been controlled by the government, in order to make coal as affordable as possible for the people, so their own people should not steal it.

"Alas! I have been thinking about this all the way. Who is so bold as to steal the government's property?"

The county magistrate sighed deeply.

"The county magistrate must have someone he suspects in his mind."

Seeing that the county magistrate looked a little hesitant and embarrassed, Mu Yibai guessed.

"Alas! I think the most likely reason for the theft of this coal mine is from the neighboring Suixi County. Although our two counties have shared a coal mine over the years, perhaps because our focus is not here, there has been no conflict or friction. This time, our county has started large-scale mining and made a lot of money. I'm afraid the magistrate of Suixi County also wants to profit from it."

The county magistrate analyzed the situation carefully, but could not think of anyone else who would steal their coal.

"Well, the situation you described is very likely. When our Mojia Village's liquor workshop was doing well, villagers from the neighboring village came to our factory to steal the recipe, but they didn't learn the core recipe and sold expired milk tea to the people. Later, they almost caused a death. Even a small business like ours would be envied, not to mention Suixi County, which shares a coal mine with our county?"

Mu Yibai used the example of the Lijia Village selling spoiled goat milk tea to the county magistrate. When there is no conflict of interest or when everything is peaceful, everyone is a passerby or even a friend. But when people at the same starting line achieve different results, the person with the poor performance will certainly feel unbalanced. This is a test of a person's character. People with good character may humbly ask for advice to achieve common progress and win-win cooperation. People with poor character will naturally turn into vicious competition!

"What did you say? Is there such a thing?"

The county magistrate was shocked. He had never heard them mention these things before. He only knew that Fu Yunxi, a woman, led the entire Mojia Village to run a wine workshop, and also opened a restaurant and served as the shopkeeper. The business was extremely booming, and even the county had heard about it. Therefore, he always thought that everything was going well for them.

Now think about it, no one can run a business without any setbacks, it's just that they always deal with them tactfully and resolve them.

"That's right, but it's over now. You said you suspected the person who stole our powder was from Suixi County, but do you have any evidence?"

The matter of spoiled milk tea did not become a big deal at the time, only because in that era, if a merchant caused food poisoning to a customer, the law was very strict and the lightest punishment was a beating. Most of the people who bought the milk tea would choose to take the medical expenses and keep the matter quiet. For them, money was sometimes more important than seeking justice. Fu Yunxi knew this and let the people solve the problem themselves.

"As for concrete evidence, I really don't have any, but the magistrate of Suixi County came to see me a few days ago. Before that, I had people recommend our high-quality coal to merchants in surrounding counties and prefectures, and the response was very good."

"Then Suixi County knew that the coal we dug was of high quality. He asked me if I had opened a new coal mine. I told him that our coal was purified through a lot of manpower and material resources, so the quality was naturally better. Later, he probably saw that there were many workers in our county's coal mine every day, so he no longer doubted it."

The county magistrate had no direct evidence, and had never had any dispute with Suixi County over the coal mine for many years. He did not want to believe that this was an act of jealousy by Suixi County, but there were no other suspects at the moment.