Wu Shilin was in an extremely happy mood. During this period, the Wu family's Zhuangzi had already set up a series of pedal spinning wheels, and the servants who were buying them were all up early in the morning and weaving in the dark.
The efficiency of this new spinning wheel fully lived up to their expectations. After these servants became proficient in it, the efficiency would even be more than four times higher.
This can be said to be the most cost-effective business that the Wu family has done in the past few years. Once the Wu family has accumulated enough cloth, they can release it to hit the market at low prices after a while, catching other competing merchants off guard.
Yun Niang, although she died early, she still left him a good daughter.
If Shu'er can get another recipe for white sugar, he will discuss it with his wife and put Shu'er in her name and make her his legitimate daughter, so that it will be easier for her to marry into a good family in the future.
He lived up to Shu'er's filial piety towards him and ended the relationship between father and daughter.
While he was feeling happy, he received news from the shopkeeper Wu Gui asking for a meeting.
Wu Gui was also considered his confidant, so he sent him to Guangning County to assist Shu Er. He came here in such a hurry and didn't even have time to send out the news in advance. Something big must have happened in Guangning County.
event……
Thinking of a certain possibility, Wu Shilin's heart was pounding and his face turned red with excitement. Could it be that Shu'er had obtained the recipe for white sugar?
"Hurry up and ask him to come to the study to find me."
After saying that, Wu Shilin went to the study to wait for Wu Gui.
Not long after, Wu Gui appeared in front of him. He had obviously been traveling day and night, his eyes were bloodshot, and there was a circle of blue under his eyes. He had a look of panic and fear on his face.
Wu Gui's reaction made Wu Shilin unable to tell himself without conscience that he was here to congratulate him.
He lowered his face and asked, "What big thing happened in Guangning County?"
Wu Gui's tears fell, "Master, no, the three spinning wheels have been leaked!"
Wu Shilin staggered and glared at Wu Gui fiercely, "What nonsense are you talking about? The drawings are in my hands, how could they be leaked?"
He personally accepted the sales contracts of those carpenters. Their life and death depended on his thoughts, and they did not dare to betray him.
Wu Gui knelt on the ground and kowtowed several times, "This is true. I spent ten taels of silver to buy a spinning wheel from someone else and put it on the carriage."
Wu Shilin immediately had the spinning wheel brought over. He looked carefully and found that the spinning wheel was indeed the same general style as the one in his hand, except that the pedal spinning wheel he bought had more parts and looked more complicated.
Could it be that a carpenter betrayed the Wu family and secretly drew the drawings and sent them out?
Just as he thought this, he heard Wu Gui continue: "The efficiency of this spinning wheel is about the same as ours."
Wu Shilin was shocked, "What did you say? Impossible! Our drawings are obviously more complicated." No matter how skilled the carpenter is, he can't finish one in two days.
Wu Gui lowered his head, "I don't dare to deceive the master." He couldn't believe it at first, so he specially found a spinner who was good at it.
The same efficiency...but this spinning wheel looks simpler. Doesn't that mean that this simple version of the spinning wheel is better?
"Ding, iron, ox!"
His voice revealed deep hatred, and he wanted to catch the other person in front of him and cut him into pieces. Ding Tieniu must have tricked their family before selling him to them.
"Who sold the spinning wheel? Find him. No matter what, we can't let him continue to do this."
Wu Gui shook his head, "It's too late. The carpenter has already sold five hundred of them. I'm afraid even he can't remember who he sold them to."
Five hundred? This means that the other party has been doing this for many months.
The color on Wu Shilin's face faded inch by inch, and the blood rushed from the soles of his feet to his head. His head seemed to be filled with mud, and even thinking became difficult.
He wanted to raise his hand, but was horrified to find that he could not move his hand. No, not only his hand, but half of his body was paralyzed.
"Hurry--" Call the doctor quickly.
He wanted to ask for help, but his words turned into muffled whooshing sounds.
Is there something wrong with his body?
Wu Shilin's eyes widened and his face was full of horror.
It was a pity that Wu Gui kept his head down because of fear of being held accountable, waiting for Wu Shilin's follow-up instructions, and did not realize that something was wrong immediately. It was just that he waited for a long time, but did not hear Wu Shilin's voice.
There was a bang and something fell to the ground.
Wu Gui suddenly raised his head and saw Wu Shilin's body lying on the ground. Half of his mouth was crooked, and his saliva flowed out uncontrollably. His eyes kept rolling, as if asking for help.
Wu Gui's hands and feet were so cold that he couldn't even stand up. He crawled towards the door on his hands and knees, pushed it open with all his strength, and shouted: "Someone is coming! Someone is coming quickly! The master is not good!"
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Wu Shilin had been angry several times before and was already in poor health. Now that he received the news from Wu Gui, he was so stimulated that he immediately suffered a stroke from anger.
Wu Xiuping immediately called in some of the best doctors in the state capital.
The doctors gave Wu Shilin acupuncture, but it didn't help. Wu Shilin still had a crooked mouth and was drooling. His body was paralyzed, and the only part of his body that could move was his eyeballs.
Wu Xiuping also learned about the spread of pedal spinning wheels in Guangning County from Wu Gui. At that moment, he almost made the same mistake as his father. If the doctor hadn't given him timely acupuncture and Wu Xiuping was still young, otherwise
The consequences could be disastrous.
Wu Xiuping, who was originally high-spirited, suddenly felt many years older after waking up, and his back looked rickety.
He finally understood why his father was so stimulated that he had a stroke.
He was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
The Wu family spent so much time and energy on layout and used money to clear the way, in order to let the Wu family rise again and become the number one cloth village in Daxia.
Now that the pedal spinning wheel has been leaked, their previous plan not only failed, but also became a complete joke.
Why are they still fighting a price war? Sooner or later, the pedal spinning wheel will reach the state capital, and their competitors will easily obtain the drawings. Wu Xiuping almost fainted when he thought of the money he had spent in vain during this period. This
For the already shaky Wu family, it can be said to have made matters worse.
"Check, you must find out this matter for me!" Wu Xiuping said bitterly.
"The main thing is to check on Fourth Miss Wu Shu and see what's going on there."
Unlike Wu Shilin, who treated Wu Shu like a daughter, Wu Xiuping never regarded Wu Shu as his sister from beginning to end, but only used her as a useful tool. Therefore, after the drawings were leaked, he
One person who is suspicious is Wu Shu.
Wu Shu used to be too well-behaved and cooperative. There is no way that the daughter Yun Niang gave birth to has a temperament that is nothing like hers.
It's best not to let him know that this matter has anything to do with Wu Shu, otherwise he will make her unable to survive or die.