When Jiang Shu arrived at Jiangji Silk Shop, the embroiderers had been working for nearly two hours.
The clerks transported carts of cloth and cotton into the silk shop, and the soldiers carried carts of ready-made winter clothes away. Both groups of people performed their duties and worked in an orderly manner.
Jiang Shu checked and saw that everything was normal. When he was about to leave for the next silk shop, he heard an exclamation.
"Why is this fabric so fragile? It tears with just a little force."
"Hey, this horse is moldy. It's all moldy..."
Jiang Shu turned back and took the cloth in question to check.
It's really moldy.
"Expand it and take a look."
Jiang Shu asked the two embroiderers to each hold one end to unfold the cloth and examine it carefully.
It's a pity that the entire cloth has mold spots from the outside to the inside. When you get closer and smell it, the musty smell is pungent.
Jiang Shu held the cloth with both hands and pressed gently.
"Stab-" The cloth tore in response.
Jiang Shu immediately frowned and ordered all the embroiderers to check other pieces of cloth.
A quarter of an hour later, the embroiderer's assistant said in a panic: "Princess, you are all rotten."
If it is just moldy, you can wash it and dry it before use. But these cloths are rotten and will break with a little force, making them impossible to use again.
Jiang Shu looked solemn, pursed his lips and asked Shopkeeper Liu: "How many pieces of cloth are there in this batch?"
Shopkeeper Liu said: "Three cars, a total of 180 horses, arrived at the store. There are still many more that have not arrived yet. I don't know how many there are."
"And other silk shops may have the same products."
Jiang Ji had already used up his own cloth. In recent days, he had been using cloth from other silk shops. This was the first time such a problem occurred.
Glancing at the piles of cloth all over the room, Jiang Shuchen asked: "Whose product is it from?"
Is such a big mistake in the goods an accident or intentional?
Shopkeeper Liu said: "Huangji Silk Shop."
"Huangji Silk Shop?" Jiang Shu was a little unsure.
Shopkeeper Liu affirmed: "Yes."
Jiang Shu's eyebrows frowned even more.
Boss Huang had a good relationship with Jiang's father and helped Jiang Ji through difficulties. How could he give Jiang Ji something like this?
Jiang Shu was puzzled, but the most important thing right now was to get new cloth so as not to delay the construction period.
"What should we do now? Can we still do it today?" The embroiderers looked at each other and then looked at Jiang Shu.
Jiang Shu said decisively: "Do it."
"How... how to do this?" The embroiderers looked at the unusable pieces of cloth on the ground and wondered what Jiang Shu meant.
Taking a deep breath to calm down, Jiang Shu thought quickly and made a decision: "Shopkeeper Liu, send someone to find my father and find out if other shops are like this. If there are problems with the goods, load them into the truck and take them to Huang's house."
"In addition, send someone to find Boss Huang and ask him to return to Huang's house to meet him."
"Yes." Shopkeeper Liu agreed and ordered several of the clerks to work separately, while the rest worked with the embroiderer to load the damaged cloth into the cart.
Jiang Shu quickly left and went to the nearby silk shop to check the situation.
An hour later, Jiang Shu arrived at Huang's house.
"Uncle Huang is back?" Jiang Shu asked the concierge.
The servant said: "I'm back. Princess, please come quickly."
Jiang Shu followed the servants into the mansion and arrived at the hall.
"Princess." Boss Huang stood up and saluted.
Jiang Shu waved his hand and said, "Uncle Huang, there is no need to be polite."
After sitting down, Jiang Shu asked: "Uncle Huang, does he know that there is something wrong with the cloth sent to Jiang Ji?"
Boss Huang shook his head with a look of shame: "I just saw the goods Jiang Ji sent back. I'm sorry, I didn't know about it beforehand."
Before Jiang Shu arrived, Jiang Jiji sent several carts of cloth. After asking why, Boss Huang personally tested them and was shocked.
Seeing Jiang Shu's doubtful face, Boss Huang explained: "This batch of goods was purchased by Quanzi, and I have sent someone to look for him.
While the two were talking, Father Jiang arrived.
Jiang Shu asked anxiously about the situation.
Father Jiang frowned and said, "There are eleven carts of goods in Xicheng and Beicheng, and they are all moldy and rotten."
After hearing this, Jiang Shu said solemnly: "Including the thirteen cars from Dongcheng and Nancheng, the total is twenty west cars."
There are sixty horses in a cart, which means there are more than a thousand horses in total, and Huang Ji probably still has a lot more in his warehouse.
Huang Ji suffered heavy losses this time.
"Alas!" Boss Huang sighed heavily, feeling very sad.
Jiang Shu and Father Jiang looked at each other, said a few words of relief, and then said carefully: "Does Uncle Huang still have any useful cloth in his storehouse?"
Boss Huang nodded and said, "Yes, I will have someone re-dispatch the goods."
"Thank you, Uncle Huang." Jiang Shu breathed a sigh of relief.
When serious matters arise, losses can only be put on hold.
Boss Huang waved his hand and called someone to make arrangements.
Jiang's father also ordered Jiang Ji's clerk to follow him and re-deliver the goods.
Huang Ji specializes in silk shops. The business of the silk shop is larger than that of Jiang Ji, and the inventory is sufficient.
It's just that this delay will take half a day anyway.
Fortunately, the first batch of winter clothes has been shipped out, and it doesn't matter if the second batch is a day or two late.
The three of them discussed the follow-up matters, and Young Master Huang came back in a hurry.
As soon as Boss Huang saw him, he asked angrily: "What's going on with this batch of goods!"
Mr. Huang's eyes evaded and he said, "I was deceived by the supplier."
Boss Huang snorted coldly, slammed the table and asked angrily: "You didn't inspect the goods when they arrived?"
Mr. Huang glanced at Jiang Shu and Jiang's father, his face a little uneasy, and whispered: "Dad, I will explain this to you later. For now, we need to deal with the goods for Jiang Ji."
As someone who is nearly thirty years old, it is really embarrassing to be lectured like this in front of outsiders.
Boss Huang sneered coldly: "When you solve it, the embroiderers will go home and sleep."
Mr. Huang heard the words and said with a smile: "Dad has arranged it so quickly. It's good if it doesn't delay things."
"Hmph!" Boss Huang stared at him closely and said, "Stop fooling me, what's going on!"
Mr. Huang coughed and said, "There are guests here. Don't scare the princess and Uncle Jiang."
Jiang Shu and Jiang Fu heard this and stood up to leave.
The reason why I didn't leave before was because there were still some serious matters to discuss. But now is obviously not the time for discussion, so it is better to go back first.
The father and daughter stood up to leave, but Boss Huang said: "Princess, Brother Jiang, please sit down. You are not outsiders. This matter today is of great importance and must be clarified."
Boss Huang knew what Mr. Huang was thinking, but he was determined to embarrass him in front of Jiang Shu and Jiang's father, in order to teach him a lesson and make him remember.
Otherwise, how can we rest assured that Huang Jisuo's business will be handed over to him in the future?
Jiang Shu, Jiang's father, understood Boss Huang's intentions and saw his firm expression, so he had to sit back.
Seeing that he couldn't hide, Mr. Huang could only bite the bullet and said: "When the goods arrived, the supplier inspected them to be qualified. Thinking that they were acquaintances, they did not inspect each car one by one. It was my oversight."
"Just a momentary oversight?" Boss Huang didn't believe it.
"...Yes." Mr. Huang responded with a guilty conscience.
Boss Huang's eyes were cold: "Okay, then you can report it to the official."
Mr. Huang's scalp tightened when he heard this, and he muttered: "Dad, it's not that big of a deal, we are acquaintances after all..."
"The goods worth two hundred thousand taels are my own son. I have to arrest him and bring him to the official!"
Mr. Huang's heart trembled and he knelt down suddenly: "Dad, I was wrong. I shouldn't have been blinded by petty profiteers and fell into such a big trick."
He knew it had something to do with him!
Boss Huang's angry forehead had veins popping out, and he gnashed his teeth and cursed: "Idiot!"
Now that the matter has come to this point, it can no longer be concealed, so Mr. Huang has no choice but to tell the truth.
The matter was very simple. The supplier gave Mr. Huang a sum of money and asked him to accept the problematic goods.
Of course, Mr. Huang was indeed deceived.
