The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 228 - 224 Scared Pants Off

Chapter 228: Chapter 224 Scared Pants Off

The masters of the Yu and Xing Paper Workshops both wrote letters and sent word down, instructing people to rough up that new paper workshop, so as not to disrupt the established order.

People did go, the members of the two families had agreed to go together, all carrying their tools, planning to start with a show of force, smash everything inside the paper workshop to pieces.

A large group of people, fierce and menacing, holding hoes, hefting broadswords, arrived outside the paper workshop’s main gate.

Today, Ruo Xuan concocted a bunch of new skincare products, intended for winter use. The face cream she created before was for summer and autumn and she was just about to ask Xuanyuan Que to test the effectiveness.

As soon as Xuanyuan Que saw Ruo Xuan holding a tray full of bottles and jars, he felt nervous!

Here it comes again!

Here it comes again!

She’s brought a pile of bottles and jars!

He immediately stood up and said to Ruo Xuan, "Someone is causing trouble for the paper workshop, I’ll go check it out!"

Having said that, for the first time, he ran off without waiting for Ruo Xuan.

His silhouette perfectly embodied what it means to "beat a hasty retreat"!

Biu, and he vanished into the sky.

The War God of the Ninth Heaven who faced millions of demonic generals without a change in expression, let alone an escape!

Ruo Xuan watched as someone, holding up his pants, frantic in his steps, ran off faster than a sprinting rabbit, and blinked her charming, large eyes in confusion: How big of a trouble could the paper workshop be facing?

Even Divine Lord Xuanyuan got so scared that his pants were falling!

She quickly set down the tray in her hands, "Brother Xuanyuan, wait for me!"

The certain divine lord who had already gone far couldn’t run any faster, even if his heels were smoking, after hearing the deep affection in the call of a certain flower.

Outside the paper workshop

The gatekeeper of the paper workshop was an old man from the village, everyone called him Old He.

Old He had trouble moving around, his son and daughter-in-law despised him for being unable to work and just eating their food. At an old age, he lived alone in a rundown house, not getting enough food or warmth. Ruo Xuan had specially asked him to be the gatekeeper so he could earn some silver to sustain himself.

The old lady of the Xuanyuan family, upon learning that he was injured while repelling enemy forces in battle, leaving him with lifelong injuries, and that his condition worsened over the years due to a lack of silver for treatment, promptly agreed to have him as the gatekeeper at the paper workshop without a second thought.

This job was relaxed and simple, just watch over the gate of the paper workshop every day, with food and lodging provided. The old lady Xuanyuan even built a row of houses outside the paper workshop especially for him, giving him two rooms—one for him to live and take care of his daily needs, and the other for him to watch over the paper workshop.

When Old He suddenly saw so many people with their tools coming to the paper workshop’s main gate, his heart also skipped a beat!

But Old He had been on the battlefield and could withstand such events, and the plaque hanging at the top of the paper workshop carried far too much weight!

If knocked down, it could crush these people’s entire clans!

So although his heart skipped a beat, he did not panic in the least!

The two leaders shouted loudly, "Dare to break the rules, charge in! Smash it with all your might!"

Dragging one leg, Old He came out from the house and pointed calmly to the plaque above and said, "Is there someone here who can read? Take a good look at the plaque above your heads. After you’re done reading, go ahead and smash if you want. This old man guarantees we’ll welcome all your ancestors to greet you."

Those who came to cause trouble had done so many times before, but they had never seen such a calm gatekeeper.

So they all froze!

Among the large crowd, indeed, there were a few who could read.

They looked up at the plaque on the arch and read it out unintentionally: "National Wuyou Paper Mill...?"

What does "national" mean?

"Imperial handwriting... personally inscribed?!!" The person who read it out felt weak at the knees!

Imperial, handwriting, personally, inscribed!!!!

A group of people all felt weak at the knees!

Those who understood the situation even bowed their heads in an instant, fearful that Old Man He would recognize them.

They were afraid that today he had not come to smash up the place, but to smash their own heads!

Old Man He nodded indifferently: "That’s right, it’s the National Wuyou Paper Workshop! Even if you don’t know what ’national’ means, you should now understand the significance of ’Imperial handwriting, personally inscribed!’ This is the Imperial Court’s paper workshop, this is The Emperor’s paper workshop! Okay, you can go in and smash it now! I’ll give you the time it takes to burn three incense sticks, to make your journey to the afterlife smoother!"

After he finished speaking, he leaned on his legs and went back into the house.

The leader was relatively clever, as he immediately put down his large sabre and knelt down, then loudly said to the people behind him, "Don’t just stand there, kneel down and pay respects to The Emperor!"

Then he started to kowtow towards the signboard: "We commoners pay respects to The Emperor, long live The Emperor, long live forever!"

A crowd of people knelt down in a rustling, kowtowing: "We commoners pay respects to The Emperor, long live The Emperor, long live forever!"

Old Man He sat in front of the window with a look of contempt as he watched them: Coming to smash up the place without even doing their homework on whose turf this is, too unprofessional.

After that, the leader stood up, his head bowed in fear of being recognized by the old man inside, and smiled, "Misunderstanding! A complete misunderstanding! We didn’t come to smash up the place! We originally wanted to inquire if the paper workshop was hiring thugs, we are quite capable of fighting! Hehe... But now that we know this is The Emperor’s paper workshop, it seems there’s no need for thugs! We’ll be taking our leave now!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the group behind him swiftly turned around and ran! In an instant, he was the only one left!

The last one lengthened his stride to run after giving the ancestors of the others a silent greeting.

A group of people ran so fast that sparks flew from the soles of their shoes.

They couldn’t help it, they were professional thugs, their shoes were reinforced with knife blades!

Thus, when Xuanyuan Que arrived, he just managed to catch sight of these people running down the mountain, stirring up a dust trail!

Xuanyuan Que: "...."

Too unprofessional!

Humans are such cowards, scared off by a mere signboard!

Ruo Xuan quickly followed, unable to see those people anymore, just the dust that lingered in the air, a testament to their swift escape.

Old Man He, seeing the two of them, immediately came out: "Princess Xuanbao, Young Master Xuanyuan, what brings you here?"

Ruo Xuan, sensing the scent of many people, then asked, "We heard that the paper workshop was in trouble, so we came over."

Old Man He laughed: "No worries now, a group did come to cause trouble, but they were scared off by the signboard! Pah! Come to cause trouble without doing any research first! Our workshop is the Imperial Court’s workshop, The Emperor’s workshop, the Commandery Princess’s workshop! They were trying to smash up the place, I think they were out to smash their own heads in!"

"Our paper workshop sells paper cheaply, which has offended the other paper workshops. I reckon some will still come to cause trouble; you should be careful, Grandpa He!"

"No worries, who would dare smash a workshop personally inscribed by The Emperor! Wouldn’t that be seeking death for one’s entire family?" Old Man He was assured that even if someone were to play dirty, they would definitely not do it overtly, so he warned, "Princess Xuanbao, be careful they don’t play dirty. If they don’t dare to come openly, it doesn’t mean they won’t try something with the bookstore."

"I know...." Ruo Xuan and Old Man He exchanged a few more words before turning to look at Xuanyuan Que: "Brother Xuanyuan, now that the problem at the paper workshop has been resolved, let’s head back! I have some great things I want you to try! This time, I’ve developed a few things especially for you!"

Thank you, but there’s no need!

Xuanyuan Que: "I’m going after them."

Having finished speaking, he dashed into the rolling dust cloud without minding the dirt.

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