Xu Xinsu waved his hand to Liu Long. "Sit down first. Don't be so impulsive. Our family and Li family have always had a good relationship. Back then, Brother Li and I escaped from the Westerners' claws and arrived at Hirado temporarily. If we had not supported each other, how could we have the situation we are today? This conflict was purely a misunderstanding.

I think Nephew Yu Xian’s opinion is good. Nephew Yu Xian came forward and asked Ying'er to mediate, and this matter would be resolved. As for the goods that were not sold on your ship, it doesn’t matter. Just ship them to the north and sell them. It’s just that the profit is a little less, but you won’t lose any loss.”

When everyone saw Xu Xinsu was determined, they stopped talking.

"Nephew Yu Xian, when are you planning to set off?" Xu Xinsu turned to Yu Ren and asked.

"Of course, the faster the better. But I'm not very worried about my uncle's family affairs, so I want to go back and take a look first and then arrange it so that I can avoid any trouble."

"This is normal. I will send someone to send you back to Songjiang now and let Qian'er follow you to help you fight. Then I will draw two mature and polite people from me to help you manage your uncle's business. You should be relieved!"

Yu Ren glanced at Xu Qian and saw that Xu Qian was also looking at him, so he quickly turned around and agreed. Although he actually didn't want to take Xu Qian very much, he also knew that this little girl was in a sensitive period. If she refused, she would definitely think more.

Yu Ren brought Xu Qian and two subordinates from the Xu family back to the Shen family. As soon as he got home, the first thing Yu Ren did was to visit his uncle Shen Minghang first.

Listening to Chunmei's introduction, his uncle is now supported by someone and can get out of bed and walk away. However, he can only hold on to one cup of tea at a time and his speech has improved compared to before. Seeing Yu Ren, he clearly said the words "Come back!".

Yu Ren was very happy. It seemed that his uncle's illness was still very hopeful of recovery.

After visiting my uncle's illness, Yu Ren summoned Cao An and asked about the business situation first.

"After you left, no one dared to be lazy in doing things. The business is still stable. I recently decided to add more than a dozen machines for the weaving house. Because a former old customer came back to our house to buy cloth. I was afraid that the production was not enough. There was a small nearby machine owner who didn't want to do it anymore and wanted to find a buyer, so I decided to buy it."

Yu Ren patted Cao An on the shoulder. "Very good, you did it right. If I am not at home, you will be responsible for everything here. What you need to go in and sell. You will make your own decision. As for looms and mature workers, we will collect them as long as there are mature workers. The cotton cloth in Songjiang is the best in the world, and we have never had to worry about selling it. We are afraid that there are not enough mature workers.

In addition, you should pay special attention to the Xu family. We are their biggest competitors. As long as you have the opportunity, they will definitely come to cause trouble for us. So, if we have the opportunity, we must also find their trouble. If you can eat up all the knitted houses in the Xu family, then our knitted house business will not have to worry about it anymore.

Even if they can’t eat, they have to bring some of their mature workers over. If the mature workers are lost, the Xu family’s weaving business will inevitably be more difficult to do.”

Xu Qian, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but interrupt when she heard this. "This is also easy. If my brother-in-law believes in me, I will leave this matter to me.

It is guaranteed that within three months, all the experienced workers in the Xu family can be taken away.”

This was the first time Cao An met Xu Qian. He saw Yu Ren bringing such a 14 or 15-year-old girl back, thinking that she was just a child from a friend's house, and came to play with her. At this time, he suddenly heard her praises such a sensible child, and he couldn't help but stare at her with wide eyes. He thought to himself, "Who is this ignorant child, speaking such a big tone."

Before Cao An could speak, the Cai tent sitting with him spoke first. "I'm afraid it's not that easy! The Xu family is also a big family in Songjiang, and has deep roots. The old man who passed away from the Xu family once served as the chief minister of our Ming Dynasty, and that was the imperial teacher Zhang Juzheng, who was also his student!

If we want to fight the Xu family, it’s probably not possible.”

Xu Qian smiled softly. "Don't worry, this old man! As the saying goes: Hedong has been there for thirty years, and Hexi has been there for thirty years. Besides, the Xu family has been prosperous for fifty years, and it is time for decline. If you don't have to come forward, I will not let anyone find the Shen family. I have my own way to let the Xu family come to us and sell their weaving house to us."

Yu Ren naturally knew Xu Qian's strength. With their family's power in Susong, this matter is not impossible. However, this matter is not the primary priority for him at the moment. The most important thing to solve now is how to let Li Ying mediate the conflict between the Xu and Li families. This matter is urgent.

"Okay, let me leave this matter to Xiaoqian. If you need silver, please ask Cao An. I have an important matter here, and I need to go to Zhejiang immediately. The business at home will be entrusted to you. The overall situation is still hosted by Cao An. Mr. Cai is an old senior of the Shen family and has rich experience, so he will help me with more details. As for Xiaoqian, you can do it as you please! If you have the opportunity to help them, please help. If you can't help, you can ignore it."

Xu Qian said, "Don't worry, brother-in-law. What I just promised will definitely help you. Just go with confidence!"

Yu Ren also knew that this trip was urgent and did not dare to stay at home for too long. After explaining the matter, he took a boat arranged by the Xu family and walked down the canal and headed straight to Hangzhou.

When they arrived at Hangzhou City, they planned to leave the boats in Hangzhou Bay and go to Daqushan Island without stopping. But they suddenly found that the exit of the east gate of Hangzhou City had been temporarily taken over by officers and soldiers, and no merchant ships were allowed to pass. Yu Ren didn't know what had happened for a moment, so he sent Huang Ji'an, who was accompanying him, to inquire.

Huang Ji'an is a middle-aged man in his 34th and 50 years old. Because he often follows Xu Xinsu to Hangzhou and Huzhou to purchase raw silk, he is familiar with the customs and land in this area. In addition, he is also the person who deals with the Xu family and Li Ying's heads in Zhejiang.

So, this time Yu Ren came to the south, Xu Xinsu sent him to Yu Ren.

After Huang Ji'an got ashore, Yu Ren remained on the boat with several others. Because the atmosphere in Hangzhou was different, the few were particularly careful.

Their ship entered Hangzhou City in the morning, but in the evening, Huang Ji'an had not come back yet. Yu Ren couldn't help but get anxious. So he sent someone out to find it. The atmosphere in Hangzhou City is very unusual and he doesn't want to stay here for too long to avoid any change.

But Huang Ji'an still had no news.

When it was time to hold the lights, Yu Ren was about to send someone to the ashore to look for it. Huang Ji'an suddenly came back, and an old man in his sixties was following behind him.

"This is the shopkeeper Xiao of Xiaoji rice shop." Huang Ji'an introduced.

Hearing this name, Yu Ren suddenly remembered that when he was imprisoned in Hangzhou a few months ago, he had heard Liu Qiang say that it was the shopkeeper of Xiao Ji Mipu who was planning and sent someone to secretly kidnap the two young masters of the prefect, and then threatened and intimidated him. In the end, the prefect Liao took the initiative to release Yu Ren.

Yu Ren took a step forward and held the old man's hand with both hands. "So it's Shopkeeper Xiao. I have long admired Daming!"

Manager Xiao was obviously a little surprised when he heard this. He was one of the secret whistles of the Li family in Hangzhou. If he was so famous, he would be not far from death.

Seeing that the old man's expression was strange, Yu Ren quickly explained. "Ah! I suffered last time in Hangzhou. It was because of senior Duomeng who sent someone to mediate to get out of here. I dare not forget the great kindness!"

Manager Xiao then felt relieved.

"I'm just doing my order. Mr. Yu wants to thank me, and I should thank us the eldest lady."

"Miss, please thank me, Senior Xiao, too. When I'm busy this time, I must make a special trip to the door and thank Senior Xiao in person."

Old Man Xiao waved his hand quickly. "We have a hidden identity. It is inconvenient for Mr. Yu to do this. There is no need to mention this matter. I am here this time mainly to discuss your trip to Daqu Island with Mr. Yu."

Yu Ren said this and put it aside and asked, "How is the situation in Daqu Island recently?"

Unexpectedly, Old Man Xiao shook his head. "We haven't received news from the headquarters for a long time. Originally, we had two carrier pigeons who were responsible for communicating with Daqu Island. However, just a month ago, the two carrier pigeons flew out one after another and did not come back.

I suspect that they might be found by the officers and soldiers outside and shot them. Fortunately, the letters I used in code words to communicate with the headquarters. There was no trouble. But the news was cut off."
Chapter completed!