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"Wu?"
Xia Zheng frowned, "When did a family named Wu open a textile workshop in the Capital city?"
The Lizheng immediately replied, "I heard they were not originally from the Capital city, but from Jiangnan. They just started building that dyeing workshop last year."
The Wu family of Jiangnan? So it was them.
Xia Zheng sneered, whispering in Lin Yuan’s ear, "Isn’t that the Wu family of Jiangnan who has just received the title of Imperial Merchant? I heard they have a very good relationship with Big Gray Wolf. It seems there must be something fishy going on here."
Of course, there was something fishy. Lin Yuan curled her lips. She had never seen the Wu Family’s cloth, but she had seen the luminous brocade from the Chen family of Jiangnan, and it was simply splendid. Moreover, Princess Anle had given her several pieces of clothing made from the Chen family’s luminous brocade. Although she had never worn them, she had felt the silkiness and firmness of the fabric when she tried on the clothes.
Adding to that, the Wu Family had suddenly won the title of Imperial Merchant last year, beating the Chen family that had been in that position for several years, which made it difficult not to suspect that they had some under-the-table dealings with Zhao Hongsheng, who was in charge of the Imperial Merchant competition.
"The Chen family has already opened a shop in the Capital city; it looks like these two families are planning to continue their rivalry here." Lin Yuan’s lips curled up slightly, very much looking forward to seeing the Wu Family’s reputation ruined and Zhao Hongsheng’s face slapped.
Back to the matter at hand, the water in this small river has been polluted. If it is used for irrigation, the harvest will surely be affected, so Lin Yuan had no intention of buying land here anymore.
But she was still very concerned about the drinking and irrigation problems of the local people, so she asked the Lizheng a question.
The Lizheng just laughed it off, "No problem at all. When the Wu Family bought our village, they gave us a considerable amount of silver as compensation for the crops. Having land to farm and silver to take, the villagers welcomed them so much that no one would want to drive them away. Besides, every household has its well, so drinking water is not an issue."