But now is not the time to be sentimental!

Li Youcai hurriedly gathered dozens of subordinates in the mansion together, and ordered them to be sent to the major cloth workshops in Qingcheng one by one to ask for assistance, and he wrote a letter to inform a few colleagues who were good on weekdays, asking them to come to the mansion to discuss countermeasures.

The time soon came to the evening, and Li Youcai, who stayed in the house and waited for news, was like an ant on a hot pot, pacing back and forth in the yard, this time was like a year!

At the gate of the mansion, people sent out began to come back to return to their lives, but they all sighed, as if things were not going well.

"What's wrong? , what did the shopkeeper of the Zhao family say? Li Youcai hurriedly stepped up to meet him, grabbed the shoulder of a small servant and asked.

"Shopkeeper Zhao said...... he can't help with this, the price of the master is too low, and he can't get back the capital at all......," the little guy shook his head and said.

"Didn't you tell him that if you help the Li family through this difficulty, I, Li Youcai, will definitely repay you in the future?!"

"That's it, but the shopkeeper Zhao said that helping the Li family is to abuse themselves, and if there is no master in the future, their business will be much easier than now......"

The little guy was timid.

When Li Youcai heard this, his face turned red, and he couldn't help but scold, "Zhao Dan, you are really a beast who fell into a well!" ”

"In vain, my Lao Li pulled your Zhao family last year, and that's how you repay me?!"

But just after scolding, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, the Li family has been sitting on more than thirty percent of the cloth business in Qingcheng for many years, this time the court suddenly made it difficult, it is likely that the Li family will disappear from this world, and the extra market share, other cloth shops are naturally very red-eyed, who can not get along with silver?

At this time, people came in one after another to report back.

"Master, Shopkeeper Sun said that it was okay to help, but the price of each piece of cloth would be tripled, and if you didn't agree, you wouldn't have to talk about it......"

Yes, this is a robbery while the fire is burning......

"Master, Xiaoliu said that he will not come back, and the master of the Du family is willing to pay for his deed of sale......"

Damn it! How can there be any digging for the foot of the wall?!

Li Youcai asked himself that he had been trying to have a good relationship with his counterparts in the city for many years, but he was afraid that the Li family would suddenly encounter something difficult, and no one would help him.

But today he found out that those buddies who originally called themselves brothers and sisters at the wine table are now more decisive than anyone else when they stab them in the back!

According to statistics, there are more than 100 large and small cloth mills in Qingcheng, and there are no more than 10 who are willing to help, and they all have little strength, and there are many merchants who have made excessive demands.

A group of subordinates looked at Li Youcai, who was sitting on the ground crying and laughing, silently shook his head and dispersed, many short-term workers had already returned to the room to pack their luggage and prepare to leave, in their opinion, the Li family would definitely be destroyed on the 300,000 pieces of cloth, it was better to plan for themselves early!

Li Youcai sat motionless in the courtyard all night, as if he had lost his soul.

The lady and son came to persuade him several times, but he received no response, like a wooden statue frozen in place, not eating or drinking.

The east gradually turned white, and Li Youcai's original black hair turned gray overnight, and his expression was sluggish, completely lacking his former demeanor.

Whew-

A fresh breeze blew.

A note with handwriting fluttered and stuck on the face of the depressed Li Youcai.

The third tiled house in the north of Zanghua Hutong......

Lao Li looked at the address on it blankly, and the young man who was characterized as a "liar" by himself suddenly appeared in his mind!

He said that he could weave 600 pieces of cloth in two days, which was a big workshop in Qingcheng......

Although Li Youcai still didn't want to believe his previous judgment in his heart, and still thought that Wen Chen was here to commit fraud, but the current situation no longer allowed him to pick and choose, even if there was a little hope, he had to seize it!

This time, even if I can't complete all the tasks issued by the imperial court, I have to make it look better on the bright side, and the Li family's business can't be buried in the hands of my old Li!

"San'er, prepare a sedan chair!"

"San'er? What about people? ”

Li Youcai shouted a few times and didn't hear anyone answer, and sighed secretly, it's really a wall that everyone pushes!

He hurriedly took two bundles of fine linen from the house and ran out of the door.

In a small courtyard next to Zanghua Hutong, Wen Chen in the middle of the courtyard is methodically assembling the parts that have just been sent from the blacksmith shop.

In other words, the craftsmanship of the man surnamed Wang is really good, not to mention the quick hands and feet, just the workmanship and size of the parts, it is very satisfying to Wen Chen!

However, it is also because the structural diagram given by Wen Chen is not complicated, and it can be used as a part with simple processing, which enables Wang Blacksmith to make a difference so quickly.

Blade...... Connecting rod...... Crankshaft......

One by one, the parts began to go to the right place under Wen Chen's hands, and everything seemed so natural!

Wow -

A quick, clever sound sounded.

Wen Chen didn't raise his head, and said lightly, "Shopkeeper Li, the door is not locked, come in." ”

Li Youcai at the door was shocked, how could he expect it to be me?

Pushing the door in, Li Youcai couldn't help but frown when he saw Wen Chen burying his head and tinkering with a strange iron frame all the time, not planning to greet him at all.

"If it weren't for the trouble of my Li family, Lao Li would never have come to you......"

Wen Chen didn't look back and pointed outside the door, "Complain and go outside." ”

You are begging to be on the door of the master, and you are still here to pretend to be forced?

Li Youcai's face changed, with his strength in Qingcheng, few people dared to speak to him like this!

However, now that he has a request for others, he has to grit his teeth, and say patiently:

"Shopkeeper Wen, Lao Li came this time to meet your workers, if the craftsmanship is passed, we can cooperate......

"Cooperation?"

Wen Chen chuckled, "Yesterday was cooperation, but today your shopkeeper Li came to ask me for help!" ”

"Yes...... Yes, Shopkeeper Wen should take Lao Li to see your workers, these chores are better to be put after business! Li Youcai forced his dissatisfaction and smiled.

It is inevitable that there will be bitterness in his heart, he Li Youcai has lived most of his life, when has he begged for someone so lowly?

"Workers......"

Wen Chen patted the machine that had just been assembled by himself, "This is it!" ”

What?

Li Youcai's expression froze, this thing doesn't even look like an ordinary textile machine, and the hollow position below seems to be equipped with a few iron fans like oars, what does it have to do with the workers?

"Shopkeeper Wen, now is not the time to joke, Lao Li, I don't have time to fight with you haha!"

Hearing that Li Youcai seemed to be a little impatient, the corners of Wen Chen's mouth were slightly hooked, and he patted the textile machine next to him with a playful smile:

"Shopkeeper Li, who told you that workers have to be human?"