Countryside Romance

The few of them chatted merrily in the store and did not notice the shadow at the window.

The shadow only stayed for a moment, then disappeared.

After a few more days, when Mu Yun heard that the boss of the tailor shop was going to come back soon, she was happy.

She would soon be able to get a large amount of silver. She wanted to buy more for the New Year holiday.

At this critical juncture, Mu Yun discovered that the clothes of the ladies on the streets were very different from before. Upon closer inspection, she found that most of the girls were dressed in a very similar manner to the ones she had designed.

Mu Yun peeked out from her shop and found that some of the customers were dressed in the same way using the decorations and clothes on their own sketches.

Surprised, the first thing she thought of was that her manuscript had been copied by the left-hand flower tailor.

The Left Flower Tailoring Shop was the same shop where she sold her clothes and sketches that day. Because the owner's surname was Zuo, and the owner's surname was Hua, he simply chose the simple image and called the tailor shop 'Zuo Hua'.

When the female owner saw Mu Yun coming over, she was very happy.

"Boss Lin, you're here. Is there anything new today?"

Seeing her calm face without a trace of guilt, Mu Yun tentatively asked.

"Have you seen how the people in the town have changed their clothes lately?"

"Is that true?"

Most of the people in Zuo Hua's tailor shop lived in the yard.

To the north was the storefront, to the south was where the boss and the Lady Boss lived. To the east was where the girls who made clothes and the female storekeepers lived.

These girls usually did not go out much, only indulging themselves in the fantasy of making new clothes all day long. Even if they went out to buy something, they would always think of ways to make more beautiful clothes on the way.

In Mu Yun's words, these people were all a bunch of housewives.

Therefore, when the female owner heard Mu Yun's words and saw Mu Yun's angry face when she first came in, she had a few guesses, but she didn't believe that it was done by the girls in the shop, so she said:

"Could someone have collided with your painting?"

"Hua Ling said before that my painting is one of a kind in the town. As she has competed with other tailors' shops before, she naturally knows their thoughts and general styles. My ideas and styles are different from theirs, so Hua Ling says my paintings are rare and precious. "

When the female owner heard this, she immediately knew that Mu Yun was certain that someone had stolen her drawing.

Her Left Flower Tailor Shop was the first to come knocking on the door. That was to say that Mu Yun's painting was only for them to see, but the problem was that the girls in her shop definitely wouldn't sell Mu Yun's painting secretly.

Although the girls in this room looked messy, they were actually very simple and honest. The most important thing in their hearts was to make clothes, so how could they have thought of such scheming things?

The female owner believed in the girls in her store, but Mu Yun was an outsider after all, so how could she be convinced?

She brought Mu Yun to the backyard.

The female owner entered the east wing and told them the whole story.

Hua Ling gathered the girls together and asked them if they had done such a thing before. The girls shook their heads.

The female storekeeper knew that if she did this, Mu Yun definitely wouldn't believe them. According to how Hua Ling liked Mu Yun's painting, they had to work with her for a long time. Such a state of distrust was very detrimental to the cooperation between the two, so she winked at Hua Ling.

Hua Ling thought to herself, "Ladies, I'm sorry. For the sake of these paintings, you can only sacrifice yourself. After today's matter is over, I will definitely make it up to you."

The female owner didn't know that the Lady Boss had already drawn out a large amount of silver to comfort these girls. She only felt that the flower bell should be able to end this matter. She did not know that after this incident, she would be punished by her boss.

Hua Ling gathered the manuscripts of the few girls and flipped through them. She did indeed discover some traces of Mu Yun's painting in the girls' hands. But when Mu Yun saw this, she said that she had a lot of thoughts, and that she wasn't the type of person to directly use her drawing.

Seeing that Mu Yun already believed in their innocence, the two of them sat together to discuss this matter.

"Boss Lin, have you told the story of the painting to anyone else?" someone asked.

Mu Yun thought for a moment and said,

"I've only told my husband about it in detail, but my husband will not spread the news about what I haven't done yet, much less do such a thing."

Following that, someone asked:

"Did you say that anywhere else?"

Mu Yun recalled that day when she went to the Left Flower Tailor Shop, she told the shop assistant about this matter.

The girls chattered on.

"People are coming and going in the restaurant. Boss Lin has already told me about it, so there must be people who are listening."

"Even if you listen to it, how will you know where the painting is located?"

Mu Yun frowned for a moment and thought before saying,

"The drafts were originally placed at my house, but since Hua Ling often came to me to inquire about the clothes, I took them to the store so that I could discuss them with Hua Ling. Maybe someone from the shop looked over and guessed that my sketch was in the shop. "

When they heard this, they nodded their heads before turning to a new question.

"Then who took your sketch?"

Lin Ming's room wasn't too big, so as long as there were more people in the store, it would become extremely crowded. They wouldn't notice that someone was taking the lead from the store.

This sort of thing often happens a few days before the store opens. After that, they had a few guards to help them catch the thieves, and that was how matters gradually dwindled.

But being short didn't mean that there weren't any. Mu Yun had already thought that there might be a problem in the shop.

She wanted to go back and solve the problem, so the few of them pulled her and said:

"Since it's a question of drawing, we all want to help. After all, we don't want others to ruin such a good drawing. "

As a straightforward girl spoke, she nodded her head repeatedly. She looked at Mu Yun with a hint of desire.

Mu Yun also couldn't refuse, so she continued discussing the matter with them.

"Since someone is wearing clothes designed by Mu Yun, we can find out the name of the tailor shop from these customers. Then, we can ask the tailor shop owner who bought the painting from whom, and we can find out who stole it along the way."

One girl voiced out her thoughts while the others quickly clapped and said,

"That's a good idea."

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, the female boss kept Mu Yun and told one of the girls to go ask around. The girl had to give the order, and went out very cheerfully.

Mu Yun looked at the girl's lively appearance and turned to look at the female owner.

"Although these girls are a bit noisy, they seem very professional when doing things. If all the waiters in my shop were like this, then the business would be even better."

The female owner looked at the remaining girls with a proud expression and said with a smile:

"If you recruit these girls into your store, I guess you won't even need to sell your snacks and would just feed them to these little wolfdogs."

The little wolfdogs and girls were indignant, indicating that the female owner had gone overboard with her words.

Hua Ling replied with a smile:

"These girls eat a lot, ordinary people can't feed them."

Hearing that, Mu Yun laughed.

The few of them surrounded the small table and started talking and laughing.

Mu Yun's originally somewhat gloomy mood gradually became clear along with these people's laughter. Even if the painting was stolen, so what? If he found that person, he could just punish her. As for the style of clothing, as long as she still had these patterns in mind, no one could take them from her mind.

She looked at the group of laughing girls and thought that if the people she worked with were so cheerful and lively, they would still be happy even if the clothes they sold didn't earn much money.

Not long after, the inquiring girl came back and said:

"The owner of the tailor shop was too smart. When I said something like that, she figured out that I was going to ask her about the man who sold the clothes and sketches. She was on high alert and wouldn't tell me. Finally, she told me that I, too, was a drafter and wanted to learn from that man. The man selling the sketches was a girl from the An clan's village named Chen. "That girl sold a bunch of her sketches in one go for only ten taels of silver each. She told me that her drafts were really cheap, it could be said that she made a huge profit."

As the girl spoke, she slammed the table and continued,

"That girl who sells drafts is really too stupid. How can ten taels of silver be sufficient for her to pass away?" "Isn't that girl looking down on Boss Lin's drawing? She should be dragged out to be beaten to death, not allowed to live in this world."

Mu Yun was very happy when she saw how highly she thought of her drawing.

She held the girl's hand and asked her to sit down. Then, she said:

"This lady surnamed Chen has a grudge with me on a daily basis, no wonder she would do such a thing." Mu Yun paused for a moment before continuing, "Since I know who did it, I'll settle it myself. You don't need to tell the County Magistrate; the County Magistrate has to take care of so many things every day. How can we control such a small matter?

The several of them were unwilling to do so. They believed that since the theft had occurred in the town, they should let the county magistrate handle it.

Mu Yun comforted them and promised that she wouldn't lose out. Then, she left the left flower tailor shop.

This was what she thought: She had previously blamed her efforts on Yan Wu. Li Zheng owed a favor to the Lin Family. Compared to the county magistrate, which had already been troubled once, the one who owed them a favor was naturally the best person to settle the debt.

Although Li Zhengzheng's words weren't as powerful as the county magistrate's, and Yan Wu wouldn't really obey those punishments if he listened properly, what Mu Yun really wanted to do was to call Yan Wu's hero away.

That thing didn't belong to her. She had brought it with her for so long and had received the flattery of so many people. Mu Yun was going to make her fall back into the ground because of the theft.

A dog was a dog to begin with. Even if it had the mane of a lion, it was just a fancy dog.

As expected, Li Zheng felt guilty towards her. Seeing her come over, he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"

Mu Yun told Li Zheng about the cause and effect behind the theft of the painting. She also said that she got strong evidence to prove that her painting was indeed stolen and sold by Yan Wu.

Li Zheng brought Mu Yun to the Chen family to find Yan Wu and demand an explanation.

At this moment, Yan Wu was counting silver taels and having a beautiful dream when she suddenly heard someone knocking on her door. She stood up to open the door and saw Li Zheng and Mu Yun.

Since there was someone standing at the side, Yan Wu couldn't close the door to thank the guest. So she asked:

"Li Zheng, why have you come to my house?"

Yan Wu purposely ignored Mu Yun.

Mu Yun didn't want to argue with her, but she wasn't the one to be embarrassed. There was no need for her to lower herself to the level of a Thief.

"I found out for sure that you stole the Lin family's drawings and sold them to someone else. We have obtained the testimony of the tailor shop, and have verified the words and pictures on the map, and confirmed that it is the Lin Clan's manuscript. "

"Only now …" "Of course not, that's me …"

When Yan Wu heard this, she knew that the matter had been exposed. She wanted to explain, but Li Zheng didn't give her the chance.

"You don't need to explain anything? "Since the evidence is already conclusive, you will compensate Mu Yun with all the silver you got. We will collect all the clothes from the tailor shop in the town and you will compensate us for the losses of the tailor shop owner."

When Yan Wu heard this, it felt as if mountains were collapsing and the earth cracking.