The days passed just like that. A month later, April 12th.
Patriarch, bad news, bad news."
An old man in his fifties ran in from outside the door in a panic.
Li Yunhao was frowning at the recent troubles the Li family had suffered. When he heard the butler's panic, he was even more unhappy.
Li Yunhao pulled a long face and said,"What's the matter? Why are you so flustered?"
The steward was surnamed Wu. He knew that the master was unhappy when he saw this situation. He didn't dare to delay and immediately said," Master, our Spring Breeze Restaurant in the county town was smashed. The shopkeeper was beaten unconscious on the spot and more than ten waiters were injured.”。
"Bang!"
Li Yunhao slammed the table hard and stood up suddenly. Butler Wu saw the change in the young master and knew that Li Yunhao was very angry at this moment.
The Spring Breeze Building that Steward Wu mentioned was one of the Li family's pillar industries in the county. It provided lodging for the traveling merchants and made a lot of profits every year.
"Where is the restaurant manager now?"
Li Yunhao suppressed his anger and first confirmed how important the restaurant manager was.
Steward Wu felt the temperature in the room drop a lot, and cold sweat broke out on his back. He knew how terrifying this young master and family head was.
Although the Li family had been on the decline due to the death of the old master and his wife and the fact that the young master had been busy with the establishment of the guard team, they were deeply rooted in Duolun County. If the Li family was angry, Duolun County would be shaken three times.
"My lord, the restaurant manager has been carried back to his room and has been treated by a doctor.”
Li Yunhao didn't waste any more words. He took a step forward and walked directly to the courtyard where the servants were.
Li Yunhao's face turned ashen when he saw the restaurant manager's condition.
He saw that the restaurant manager was still unconscious. He had many injuries on his body, and his head was wrapped in bandages.
The doctor had just treated him and was still standing at the side.
" How is the restaurant manager now?" Li Yunhao's face darkened. He did not let his anger explode because he knew that this was not the time to lose his temper.
The doctor standing at the side replied," Most of the injuries on the restaurant manager are external. They are not serious. He just needs to recuperate for a few days. It's just..."
The doctor's words first made Li Yunhao heave a sigh of relief, but then he stammered, making Li Yunhao's heart skip a beat.
Now that he had not reformed the industry, such a thing had happened. How could he not be worried?
"Just say it." Li Yunhao was holding back his anger. If it wasn't for the fact that this doctor was a famous doctor in Duolun County and that the restaurant manager still needed him to treat him, he would have already vented his anger on him.
" The restaurant manager's head has been hit repeatedly, causing his consciousness to shake. He might be in a trance for the next few days and needs to recuperate. Don't disturb him."
Li Yunhao's anger could no longer be suppressed, but he still maintained a trace of rationality. He knew that the restaurant manager needed to recuperate and should not be disturbed, so he took the lead to leave the room.
Li Yunhao came to the main hall and called all the guards of the restaurant over. He first scolded them and then listened to what had happened.
It turned out that Spring Breeze Restaurant's business had plummeted recently because of the sudden change in his family and the fact that he had not been worried recently. Fortunately, there were many merchants selling horses, cattle, and sheep passing by during this period of time, so the business was not too bad.
The Huang family had long coveted the Li family's restaurant business. Now that Li Yunhao was alone and had no one to rely on, the Huang family had bad intentions. Huang Shiren's son, Little Fatty Huang, was also a famous young master in Duolun County. Although he did not do anything evil, he only knew how to eat, drink, and play all day long. He could be considered a standard hedonistic son. They gathered a group of local ruffians and hooligans, smashed and occupied the restaurant, forcing the restaurant manager to sell the restaurant. The manager did not listen, so he ordered a group of lackeys to harass the hotel guests. In the end, the two of them had a conflict, which led to a fight.
The two sides started fighting. There were two guards of the Li Residence in the restaurant, and the young master of the Huang Family often committed crimes outside. He had brought several thugs with him.
In the end, the restaurant manager was beaten until he had a concussion.
" It's the Huang Family again. Relying on the support of the county police chief, they actually repeatedly attacked the Li Family. They think that the Li Family has no one."
Li Yunhao was furious when he heard that the Huang Family's young master had beaten up the restaurant manager. He thought about how the Huang Family had suppressed the Li Family's business and angered Li Yunhao. Now that the Huang Family had beaten up the Li Family's restaurant manager so badly, it was almost like a death feud.
" Patriarch, the situation isn't looking good."
"Inform everyone to call me Young Master in the future. Don't call me Master, okay? Tell me the details."
" When the Huang family heard about the conflict with us, they started to make big moves. First, the grain store and fur store lowered their prices and sold them at a price far lower than our Li family's. Currently, our Li family's grain store and fur store can't sell a grain or a piece of fur." Steward Wu said anxiously.
"The Huang family is very calculative. I just didn't expect that they would use such a move to injure 800 enemies and 1,000 themselves. This is to cut off the lifeline of my Li family. The price of our Li family's grain and cloth is already very low in Duolun County. If they lower it any further, they will lose money. I want to see how much wealth the Huang family has to spend with us. It just so happens that I'm preparing to close the grain store. From now on, I'll have to buy a large amount of grain.”
"Young Master, food and fur have always been important industries of our Li family. We have invested too much money in them. If this continues, our funds will not be able to circulate. When the time came, the cash flow would not be able to meet, and that would be a big problem!”
"Don't do anything else for the time being. Since the Huang family dares to fight a price war with us, they definitely have other plans. At this level, our Li family can't fall.”
" Yes, Young Master. However, compared to food and fur, the news I just received is probably more troublesome."
" What is it? Speak." Li Yunhao's stern voice came from the study. It could be heard that Li Yunhao was already very angry. It had only been a few days since he had taken care of things, and these things had already happened.
"Several of our Li family's restaurants have people carrying patients at the same time, saying that they ate our Li family's food and wine. They surrounded the entrance of the restaurant, making it impossible for us to do business, and this will cause our Li family's reputation to plummet. Now, many guests don't dare to eat in my Li family's house.”
Steward Wu's voice was very anxious. The restaurant business had always been the source of the Li family's liquid funds. They didn't have to hold a lot of goods like the grain store's fur. The restaurant had always been the source of cash for other businesses.
Now that the source of funds had been cut off, it would be fine for the time being. However, if it were to go on for a long time, there would be no way for the other projects to recover their funds. Then, the Li family would have a funding gap. At that time, the Li family's great crisis would come.
Li Yunhao pondered for a moment before saying,""It seems that the Huang family has long wanted to knock down our Li family with a stick. This restaurant incident, isn't it the same method used in the future? They were afraid that my Li family would take revenge, so they acted early."
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