Although Coachman Ah Ying had taken the blame, allowing He Su to escape unsullied,
there were things that everyone knew, even though they did not speak of them outright.
From that day on, He Su suddenly found that the shopkeepers of her stores had drastically changed their attitude towards her.
Shopkeeper Sun led the charge.
He rallied several others to resist He Su.
Her stores began to close rapidly as the shopkeepers collectively went on strike, forcing He Su to fight alone.
She was somewhat infuriated by these shopkeepers, thinking, "Three-legged toads may be hard to find, but men are a dime a dozen!"
She refused to believe that her shops would really shut down completely without these shopkeepers.
So, He Su posted a recruitment notice and began hiring. But before she could fully staff her shops, she turned around and found something so infuriating it nearly made her vomit blood.
