Chapter 069 The Only Suspect
"Brother Chang, do you know where Xiangyun Buzhuang is?" Hyman asked Chang Jiudao.
"I know, it's not me bragging. Our Qingshan City doesn't have anything I don't know!" Chang Jiu mentioned this proud face, "Does the shopkeeper want to go to Xiangyunbuzhuang?"
Heman nodded, "Well, let's go and have a look!"
"Okay, you sit down as the shopkeeper!" Chang Jiu shouted and shook a loud whistle, and the horse ran happily.
Hyman sat in the car and frowned and thought. Whether it was her or her predecessor, she was a stranger to Qingshan City, and her Jinming had only done a few business and would never be hated. What is the origin of this Xiangyun Buzhuang? Why did she steal her pattern?
Think about all the people she knows and may provoke, only the Hai family and the Lin family. Is this Xiangyunbuzhuang opened by the Hai family and the Lin family?
The carriage turned a street and stopped in front of a very conspicuous shop at the corner of the street. It is said that the cloth village is not very big, much smaller than Sun Ji, but the location of the shop is very special. At the corner of the street, there is a shop facing the street on both sides. An old plaque is written "Xiangyun Buzhuang" in gold. It has been used for a long time and has not been repainted, and the gold paint has peeled off a lot.
In such a good position, the business of the shop does not seem to be good. The two guys leaned lazily against the counter and chatted without saying a word, and the cloth was scattered without any neat atmosphere.
"Yo, this girl, do you want to buy cloth or cut clothes?" When the man saw Hyman coming in, he hurried to cheer up.
"I want to make two clothes!" Hyman smiled calmly and looked at the two guys without a trace. They were two strange faces, and he had never seen them before.
As soon as the guy heard that she was going to make clothes, he immediately became much more attentive. "Oh, girl, you came at the right time. We have some new good styles here. Don't you want to go upstairs to have a look?"
Oh? It's so easy to get to the point. Of course, I have to go and have a look!
"Good!" Hyman nodded and agreed, and went upstairs with the guy. Looking at the layout upstairs, it was like an embroidery room, with embroidery racks and long strips. Two women dressed as embroidery women were sitting by the window chatting about their parents. Seeing that the clerk led people up, they hurriedly closed their mouths, but they had no intention of getting up. They turned their heads and looked at Hyman.
"Sister Zhang, Mrs. Bai, this girl wants to make two clothes. Please say hello!" The guy winced at the two women, and the two reluctantly got up and asked Hyman what kind of clothes he wanted.
Hyman smiled and said, "Didn't you say you have a new style? Do you have any drawings? Shall I have a look first?"
The woman called Mrs. Zhang went to pull out a stack of patterns next to the embroidery stand and handed it to Hyman, "Girl, take your time!"
Haiman took it and looked at it carefully. Most of these drawings were very similar to the drawings placed by Jin Ming in the shop for guests' reference, and six of them were similar to the clothes she designed for Jiang Xiyue. Although the painting is not as fine as hers, it is also 70% or 80% similar.
However, it can be seen at a glance that the person who draws the picture does not know how to design the picture. Although it is careful, it is not essential at all. It can only be said to be a picture, not a design drawing. Even if she is a professional designer, she can't make good clothes according to this pattern, let alone a third-rate tailor?
"These drawings are all good!" She swept the two women with a smile, "I just don't know who is in charge here!"
"What, is the girl going to do a lot of tricks?" The two women's eyes lit up.
Hyman smiled and said, "Yes, these patterns are very novel. I want to make a few more sets, but I don't know what the price is? Is there any discount if you do too much?
"Talk to me!" The woman known as Mrs. Bai patted her chest and said, "Our shopkeepers rarely come to the shop. The business below is taken care of by Xiao Mao, and I am in charge of the tailoring clothes."
"Oh? Your shopkeeper is really strange. You don't come to the shop often!" Haiman smiled and said, "Do you dare to ask the name of your shopkeeper?"
"I don't know the last name of our shopkeeper Yu!" Zhang's sister-in-law said quickly.
Hyman doesn't remember to know the person surnamed Yu. It seems that the shopkeeper is quite mysterious. "Which of you two painted this picture?" She swept the two women and asked.
"We didn't draw it, but the shopkeeper brought it. It was said that it was drawn by someone. Let's make clothes for the guests according to the pattern!" Mrs. Zhang likes to talk very much and rushes to say, "Girl, to tell you the truth, these patterns are really good. The guests like them very much. In the past few days, people have customized several clothes. Yesterday, another girl bought the clothes we made for others at a high price..."
The white sister-in-law heard her talk more and more, and quickly pulled her, "Girl, how many pieces do you want to do?"
"Do ten pieces!" Hyman glanced at her and said, "How much does it cost with the best material?"
"Ah, this... I really don't know this!" Mrs. Bai looked at Mrs. Zhang excitedly and at a loss, "Do you have any?"
Sister Zhang curled her lips and said, "We have never taken over such a big business here. Where can I find a recipe for you?"
"It seems that you can't make the decision. It seems that we can only wait for your shopkeeper to come!" Hyman sighed in difficulty.
"Our shopkeeper doesn't know that the year of the monkey can come!" Mrs. Zhang seems to have a lot of complaints about the shopkeeper.
Sister Bai thought for a moment, "Why don't the girl leave the address? When our shopkeeper comes, we will come to visit the girl, and we will discuss the price in detail!"
Hyman wanted to cheat the shopkeeper to see where it was, but he didn't expect that the shopkeeper was really a shopkeeper. It's really reassuring to throw a few guys and embroiderers in such a big shop!
"Okay, I'll keep one!" She pondered a little and agreed with a smile. I asked for a pen and paper and wrote an address. Since the shopkeeper of Xiangyunbuzhuang can steal her design drawings, she must also know the address of her shop. After thinking about it, she wrote down the address of the Tang family pharmacy.
Sister Bai received the address and respectfully sent her, a big customer, out of the house. Hyman specially paid attention to Chang Jiu's expression. It seemed that he did not know these people. On the way, she deliberately mentioned the shopkeeper of Xiangyun Buzhuang, and Chang Jiu had no special reaction. Think about it, he is illiterate, and it seems unlikely for him to imitate the pattern!
And it takes a lot of time to imitate patterns. It is impossible to do it during the day. It can only be done at night. Changjiu doesn't live in the shop at night.
There are only six people in Jinming. Except for her, Yuexiang and Mei Xinger will never help others steal her patterns. Sister-in-law Qu is also a reliable person. Chang Jiu's suspicion has been ruled out again. The only possible mole is Meng Shu. It is not a problem for him to read and imitate a picture!
When Haiman and Changjiu returned to the shop, Yuexiang and Mei Xinger were anxious, "Miss, why did you go there for so long? I thought something had happened to you!"
"What can happen?" Hyman smiled and looked at Meng Shu, so he asked, "Where's Meng Shuren?"
"Isn't it hiding in the room to read? He is a nerd!" Mei Xinger laughed and scolded in her ear.
Haiman smiled, got up and went back to the room, carefully put away the silver ticket recovered from Jiangfu, and quietly called Yuexiang in, "Yuexiang, what has Meng Shu done these days?"
"I didn't do anything, except for Mei Xinger to take care of the shop together, just hide in the room and read!"
"Have he ever gone out? Or have you been in contact with someone alone? Hyman asked again.
Yuexiang heard something was wrong, "Miss, is there something wrong?"
Hyman didn't hide it from her. He told her about the leak of the design drawing, and then talked about his speculation and doubts. Yuexiang was very surprised to hear it. "So that Meng Shu colluded with an outsider to steal the lady's design drawing?"
"This is just my guess, not necessarily. Let's test him and confirm it!"
"How to test?" Yuexiang came over.
Haiman whispered a few words in her ear, and she nodded intently, "Okay, I see, miss!"
After thinking about it, Hyman wrote a letter and gave it to Chang Jiu, asking him to send it to the Tang family's shop to give it to the old medicine head. Naturally, the letter asked him to help pay attention to the matter of the shopkeeper of Xiangyun Buzhuang, and thanked him for saving Yuexiang invisibly!
Sister-in-law Qu made lunch and asked everyone to come over and eat together. Haiman said that there were important pictures to draw, but he didn't come out. He asked Sister-in-law Qu to bring some food!
"Oh, miss, it's so hard!" Yuexiang sighed as she ate, "Such a big shop is supported by her alone. In the past, she used to reach out her clothes and open her mouth!"
"Who makes our young lady capable?" Mei Xinger said with a smile and was a little curious, "Has Miss received the business again?" When did you pick it up? Why don't I know?
Yuexiang said mysteriously, "I heard that when I went to Jiangfu, I met Miss Jiang's cousin, who came from a famous family. After looking at the clothes made by the lady, she insisted that the lady make ten sets and eight sets of clothes for her, which were more beautiful than Miss Jiang's. She also said that the price was not a problem. Isn't this young lady drawing? This is a big business!"
"Then I won't eat it. Go and grind the ink for the lady!" Mei Xinger put down her chopsticks and was about to leave.
Yuexiang hurriedly grabbed her, "Isn't the young lady's drawing not disturbed?"
"Hey, I forgot!" Mei Xinger laughed twice, sat down again, picked up her chopsticks to eat, and couldn't help but look forward to it, "Oh, you think our business is getting better and better, and we make more money. Can we not have to work in the future?"
"You are so beautiful!" Yuexiang gave her an angry look.
Haiman had been painting in the room, and he didn't come out for dinner. He painted until the second watch day. Yuexiang came into the door on time.
"How's it going?" Hyman asked quietly.
"I noticed that Meng Shu was restless all afternoon and always looked into the lady's room!" Yuexiang replied.
Hyman nodded, "Okay, let's release the line!"
Yuexiang was understanding and deliberately raised her voice and said, "Miss, it's getting late. Let's go to bed!"
"Well, I drew a lot of pictures, and I'm really tired!" Hyman yawned and said, "Forget, don't clean up. Anyway, I'll continue to draw tomorrow. Just put it here!"
"I know, Miss!" Yuexiang promised to exit the door and go back to the ear room.
Hyman also returned to the bedroom, sat in the room for a long time, turned off the lights, sat at the door and listened attentively. After about a quarter of an hour, a squeak was heard, the door was pushed open, and a figure quietly flashed into the outside...