"A new loom?" The merchant asked with a look of disbelief: "It's the first time I've heard of a new loom in the years I've been going to the south and the north!" Have you ever seen a new loom? ”

The old lady shook her head and said, "How can I, an old woman, know this." ”

"Then your daughter-in-law must know that she didn't come home and said it?" The merchant asked again.

"She knows, but at home she never says it." The old lady replied.

"You don't want to ask?"

"If the proprietor has a rule, don't let it go. Whoever says it, sweep it out! The old lady replied, and then asked suspiciously, "Why do you ask such a merchant?" ”

"If I'm curious, I just ask." The merchant said casually, and then said, "Old man, I have here the leftover cloth from the tailor's shop, do you want it?" It's just right to buy and mend clothes. ”

"Don't, don't. We don't need this at home. The old lady waved her hand and said.

"You don't want it, not necessarily your daughter-in-law. When will she get off work, I'll come back when she gets off work, let her pick a few pieces, it's very cheap, you won't suffer if you buy it back! The merchant continued.

"She got off work early, and she didn't come home until the sun was about to set." The old lady said truthfully.

The merchant did not answer, took the bowl and drank the water in the bowl, and then said to the old lady, "Thank you for the water, old man, I'm leaving." ”

After saying that, he picked up the burden of the merchant, walked from this yard to the street, and walked along the street shouting all the way.

When the sun was about to set in the afternoon, Lu Chuanmei returned home from work, and her mother-in-law told her about the merchant's visit in the morning, and finally said: "The merchant is very good, he speaks very politely, his mouth is very sweet, one bite of your old man, and he also gave Mao Ya a candy man to eat." ”

Lu Chuanmei didn't take it seriously when she heard this, so she went to the kitchen to be busy cooking.

While Lu Chuanmei was cooking, the merchant came to her yard again, and when he entered the door, he said, "Old lady, I'm here again." Has your daughter-in-law been laid off from work? I'm here to ask her to pick out some pieces of cloth. ”

When Lu Chuanmei heard someone talking in the courtyard, she put out the fire on the stove and came to the courtyard.

When the merchant saw Lu Chuanmei, he hurriedly said with a smile on his face: "This is my sister-in-law, I heard the old lady say that you are working in a textile factory, and you have just finished work." Sister-in-law, you are really diligent, and you went to work in the kitchen as soon as you got off work. ”

Lu Chuanmei saw that this merchant's mouth was so sweet, and she also said politely: "You are the merchant who came this morning, I heard my mother-in-law say, you have cloth to sell?" ”

"Yes, these fabrics are very new, leftover fabrics from the tailor's shop, very cheap. It's a good thing to buy back and mend clothes. As he spoke, the merchant took out a colorful bundle of cloth from his load.

The simple mother-in-law and daughter-in-law saw that the merchant had taken it out, and began to look at it. Lu Chuanmei thought that if it was cheap, it would be good to sell some cloth and make clothes for the children. The ingenious Lu Chuanmei is so economical in making clothes for children.

Just as the two were choosing the cloth head, the merchant asked again: "I heard that my sister-in-law works in a textile factory, and there are all new looms, which are four or five times faster than ordinary looms." Is this true or false? ”

"Is that fake?" Lu Chuanmei said casually.

"I don't believe it, don't look at my youth, I've traveled many places over the years, and I've never seen such a fast loom." The merchant continued.

"What are you lying to, it's all true." Lu Chuanmei argued.

"Since what you said is true, sister-in-law will tell me what the loom looks like and why it can be so fast?" The merchant then asked.

Lu Chuanmei immediately realized the sensitivity of this topic, and remembered the confidentiality regulations that she often studied, and she immediately said in a deep voice: "You are a merchant who sells your goods with peace of mind, why do you inquire about these?" ”

Seeing that Lu Chuanmei was not fooled, the merchant immediately smiled and said, "I'm not curious, just ask." ”

Lu Chuanmei had an extra heart at this time, and she asked casually: "Listen to your accent, like a native of Shandong, where are you from Shandong, and where are you from this time?" ”

The merchant said flatteringly: "Sister-in-law is really powerful, I heard that I am from Shandong." You're right, I'm from Boxing County, Jinan Prefecture, and I'm from the north this time. I've been to all places in Shandong. ”

After that, Lu Chuanmei stopped talking to the merchant and concentrated on provoking the cloth. After a while, the merchant asked for three copper plates, picked up the burden and got up to leave.

Looking at the departing merchant, she suddenly remembered a question and hurriedly asked her mother-in-law: "How does the merchant know that there are new looms in the textile mill?" You talked to him. ”

"This morning he asked me about the loom in the textile mill." The old lady replied.

Lu Chuanmei suddenly became nervous and asked urgently, "What did you say to her?" Did he ask what the loom looked like? ”

"I asked, but I didn't know anything. He also asked if you know? I said of course you do. The mother-in-law nervously replied, "Did I say the wrong thing?" ”

"No, he'll come back to inquire about this, and you won't say anything." Lu Chuanmei said. Then he added: "Go and talk to your neighbors, and ask them to inform the workers in the textile factory, if this merchant asks about the loom in the textile factory, no one should say anything." I immediately went to the textile factory and reported to the owner. ”

Seeing Lu Chuanmei's serious and nervous appearance, her mother-in-law knew that the matter was important, so she didn't dare to slack off, so she hurriedly went out to inform her.

Lu Chuanmei trotted all the way to the textile factory, found He Zhizhen and told her about the merchant, and He Zhizhen also realized that the matter was serious. I didn't dare to call the shots, so I immediately took Lu Chuanmei to He Mansion, and it happened that He Zhiyuan was at home, and Lu Chuanmei told He Zhiyuan in detail about the merchant, and took out the cloth he just bought to show He Zhiyuan.

After listening to Lu Chuanmei's narration, He Zhiyuan was also sure in his heart which merchant came to explore the new loom. He immediately called the housekeeper Ji Tao and asked the family to find Qian Heng over. He then instructed the householders to immediately go from house to house to inform all the workers of the mill who were not on duty, and not to mention any information about the new looms and spinning machines to any strangers.

Lu Chuanmei said: "The owner, I asked my mother-in-law to notify the hundreds of workers in the north of the city, and I asked them to notify them all overnight, and it is estimated that they have been notified now." ”

He Zhiyuan praised: "You did a good job and thought very thoughtfully. When you catch the merchant, I'll reward you again." Lu Chuanmei stayed first, and I still have to make some arrangements. ”

Then he said to He Zhizhen: "You go back to the factory immediately, inform all the workers, don't talk about any mention of the factory's machinery secrets, our opponent is very cunning, maybe what means will be used in the future." Everyone should take precautions. ”

He Zhizhen agreed, and left in a hurry.

After a while, Qian Heng hurriedly arrived, and He Zhiyuan said: "The matter is urgent, it's too late to say more, you take Lu Chuanmei to visit a young merchant at the inn in the town, and arrest him as soon as you find it!" ”

The merchant was a spy sent by He Peijia again, and his name was Mi Ji Liang, a man of He Kee Cotton Company, who was quick-witted, eloquent, and scheming. Before leaving, He Peijia told him that He Jiazhen was very strict with the textile factory, and this time he had to take it skillfully, the focus was on Lu Chuanmei, and it was enough to get information from her or her family, even if it was a little bit of information, but there was one thing that the He family must not be caught. If this law does not work or if they suspect that they will withdraw immediately, they must not wait longer.

When Mi Jiliang came out of Lu Chuanmei's house, he faintly felt that their suspicion had been aroused, he had an extra heart, and did not immediately go back to the inn, but found a secluded place to hide, and when he saw Lu Chuanmei hurriedly running to the textile factory, he guessed that the matter had been revealed. So he calmly carried his burden out of the grass hut area, looked around and found that there was no one, threw down his burden and ran to the official road to the west, where a carriage had already stopped and waited. He jumped into the carriage, and without asking much questions, the coachman beat his horse and ran north.

"Don't go north, turn around and run south!" Miji Liang hurriedly commanded the coachman.

"Why? Zhou Village is in the north! The coachman asked, puzzled.

"It is precisely because Zhoucun is in the north that it has to go south. Listen to me, turn around! Mijiliang shouted.

The coachman no longer asked why, hurriedly reined in his horse and turned around, and then galloped south.

When Qian Heng led the soldiers to search in Hejia Town, Mi Jiliang had already run more than forty miles and had already reached the crossroads.

Until the third watch, Qian Heng led the soldiers to check the ten inns in Hejia Town, but they didn't find the merchant, but one boss said that a young merchant did live in his shop this morning, but he went out early in the morning with his burden and never came back.

Later, the soldiers searching outside the city found the merchant's burden, and Qian Heng realized that the merchant had run away. The only clues left are the mess of this merchant's burden and some cloth heads, threads, brains, etc.

When He Zhiyuan got the news, he shook his head helplessly and sighed, his opponent was as slippery as a loach, vigilant as a mouse, and it was not easy to catch the handle. He knew that it was the Zou family or the He family in Zhou Village who did it, but he was suffering from no evidence.

In response to this situation, he first held a meeting for all female workers, at which He Zhiyuan reported the merchant incident, praised Lu Chuanmei, and gave a reward of 20 taels of silver. And called on everyone to learn from Lu Chuanmei, always be vigilant, and never disclose the information of the new machine to anyone. At the same time, the female workers were asked not to talk about the loom to their families, so as to prevent their family members from being lax and being talked about.

Then he asked the female workers to go to and from work in a group and not to act alone. At the same time, Qian Heng was asked to lead the soldiers to strengthen night patrols to prevent opponent dogs from jumping over the wall and kidnapping female workers in textile factories to threaten them by force.

He Zhiyuan knows that this kind of passive defense is not a fundamental solution, and he must take the initiative. Only by beating the opponent painfully and crippling the opponent can you be honest.

To defeat an opponent in the mall, of course, you can't rely on the army and use violent means. Business wars also have rules for business wars, and He Zhiyuan is almost hot at this point.

And if he wants to fight a business war, he has to consult Zhou Fuliu, as long as she comes out, she is always invincible!

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