Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Guo Huai was furious. He quickly waved his hand to calm everyone down and shouted at Yan Xishan.

"Master Yan, today we are discussing business matters. This woman is using foul language here. I beg you to throw her out as a punishment."

"Old Chairman, what you said is wrong. Aunt Lu was not saying dirty words. As a consumer, she was just speaking about her real experience with the product. Do you think the products you sell are not good and you forbid people who buy them to say so?" Gu Chan interrupted Yan Xishan without waiting for his reply.

"You..." Guo Huai was choked speechless on the spot.

Yan Xishan followed suit and said with a smile that couldn't be closed, "Mr. Guo, calm down. What Manager Gu said makes sense. Although the woman's words were a bit dirty, Manager Wu's Da Li Pills are indeed a little bit worse. I think some of you have bought Da Li Pills from him and eaten them! How effective are they? I don't need to say more, right?"

"Oh! So according to what you're saying, sir, you've also bought the powerful pills from Manager Wu's house?" Aunt Lu took over the conversation and immediately retorted.

Yan Xishan smiled awkwardly, saying nothing.

The shopkeepers present were also whispering to each other.

Obviously, everyone knew how effective the powerful pills from Shopkeeper Wu were, but because he was Guo Huai's favorite student, everyone gave him face and didn't say much.

Shopkeeper Wu's face turned pale, like a deflated ball. He sat back in his chair silently, lowered his head and said no more.

He was completely defeated in this debate, just as Yan Xishan said, "A blacksmith must be strong himself to forge iron." The quality of the products he sold was not up to standard, so it was no wonder that Aunt Lu made fun of him.

Aunt Lu threw a coquettish glance at Gu Chan and sat back with great pride.

Gu Chan looked at her and got goose bumps all over her body. Aunt Lu's eyes were really too scary. Even though she was a woman, she couldn't stand it!

How could Guo Huai see Gu Chan so proud? Then he said to another disciple, Shopkeeper Zhao, "Come here. No matter what, you must suppress their arrogance this time."

"Okay, I'll take care of them." Shopkeeper Zhao said, patting his chest.

After he finished speaking, he immediately stood up and was about to speak, but when he saw the five old ladies sitting opposite him, he quickly shut his mouth and said with more caution, "Who of you wants to debate with me?"

"Aunt Huang, it's your turn." Gu Chan said, staring at Aunt Huang, who was wearing yellow clothes and ranked third among the five golden flowers.

Aunt Huang was not afraid at all. She immediately stood up and waved her hand, saying, "Come on, kid. I have seen everything. Why would I be afraid of you? Just show me your unique skills and let me see how capable you are."

"My family is in the cloth business. In the Jiangnan area, my Zhao family's cloth ranks second, and no one dares to claim to be the first. Just from the product point of view, you can't find any fault with me. On the contrary, your Yaoduoduo shop is now only selling medicinal materials. Not to mention that it is not cheap if you buy them at a high price. Just say that if all the medicinal material merchants in our Jiangnan area don't supply you with goods, what will you sell to others?" Shopkeeper Zhao said with a sneer.

Since Shopkeeper Wu had just suffered a loss, his words now were absolutely flawless, and he cleverly approached the issue from the source of goods, which was a direct blow to Gu Chan.

Gu Chan sat where she was, secretly clenching her fists, and was also worried about Aunt Huang!

Unexpectedly, Aunt Huang was not in a hurry at all. Instead, she laughed and said, "That would be great. Thank you so much. If you don't supply the goods to Shopkeeper Gu, I will tell all the people in Jiangnan City tomorrow to go into the mountains to collect herbs and sell them to Shopkeeper Gu. When Shopkeeper Gu has the fresh herbs collected from the mountains, he can make good medicine and sell it to patients in need. Wouldn't that be great?"

"Ah... this..." Shopkeeper Zhao was confused.

This... this old woman doesn't play by the rules at all! He didn't expect that she would answer like this.

Gu Chan said, "Aunt Huang is right. This way, the people of Jiangnan City can earn an extra income. And most importantly, the quality of the herbs is guaranteed, and there will be no risk of inventory."

"Right! Let me tell you, they were our five golden flowers. They were not as capable as you when they were young. Otherwise! What can this crappy Chamber of Commerce do? It's not even worth our attention." Aunt Huang said disdainfully.

Shopkeeper Zhao was desperate and said, "You wishful thinking. You can't just go into the mountains to collect herbs whenever you want. Without the permission of the government, you can't easily go in."

"Lord Yan, you are the highest-ranking official in Jiangnan. I'm going to make this clear today. If you dare not allow the common people in Jiangnan to go into the mountains to collect herbs, I will fight you to the death. You decide what to do!" Gu Chan didn't even think twice and glared at Yan Xishan and threw out harsh words.

Dry!

She was the imperial envoy appointed by the emperor himself, and she held the imperial sword in her hand. If Yan Xishan dared to issue an order to prohibit the common people from entering the mountains to collect herbs, she would dare to use the imperial sword to chop him down.

Yan Xishan's face turned pale, and he quickly apologized with a smile, "Manager Gu, you are too polite. According to the laws of our Tiancang country, there is nothing that forbids ordinary people from collecting and selling herbs for a living. I can't make the decision on this, but if the court legislates to restrict it, then I will act in accordance with the law."

"That's fine! You submit a memorial to the court and tell about this matter! By the way, I will also ask my friends to submit a memorial to the court and tell about your case. What do you think?" Gu Chan threatened coldly.

"No, no, no, why bother the capital for such a small matter? Manager Zhao, please stop talking nonsense. When did the people in Jiangnan not be allowed to collect and sell herbs for a living?" Yan Xishan said hurriedly.

After hearing what he said, Shopkeeper Zhao dared not continue talking about it. He could only shut his mouth tactfully and not say any more nonsense.

Aunt Huang seized the opportunity to taunt him, "You useless thing. You run a cloth business, and you're meddling in other people's herbal medicine business? You're really meddling too much! I advise you to just take care of your own business, or else you'll get caught and no one will clean up your mess."

"Aunt Huang, from what you said, it seems that you know that something happened in Manager Zhao's family!" Gu Chan said in unison.

"Of course. He just kidnapped a woman from outside Jiangnan City half a month ago. The woman is from the village next to ours. He coveted her beauty and took her away by abnormal means." Aunt Huang immediately revealed the shocking news.

It's over now!

Shopkeeper Zhao felt as if the sky had fallen on him. He stood there with a pale face and cold sweat oozing from his forehead due to anxiety.