"So it's Master Qian." Li Xiyue said gruffly, "What good news do you have for me?"

Qian San'er lit a cigarette, took a puff, and exhaled a smoke ring. "Brother, you've got plenty of stock. Want to do some business?"

“Mr. Qian has a huge business empire, why would he care about my little things?” Li Xiyue said with a smile.

Qian San'er raised an eyebrow. "You've got quite a lot of goods. You must have sold at least a hundred catties of grain and meat and vegetables today, right?"

Li Xiyue deliberately let him see how many goods she sold; otherwise, with her disguise potion, she could easily change into countless identities without him noticing.

She doesn't come to the county town often, and it's too troublesome for her to sell goods by herself. It would be better to find someone with a large demand and supply the goods directly to them, so she can just come once a fixed time.

Qian San'er took a few puffs of his cigarette, flicked off the ash, and stepped forward. "Brother, where do you get your supplies?"

“Mr. Qian, this is my livelihood. I’m sorry I can’t tell you. If you need the goods, we can cooperate,” Li Xiyue said.

Qian San'er knew he couldn't find out the source of the goods, so he wanted to get them directly from this man. He said, "Okay, brother, name your price."

"Fine grains are one dollar, coarse grains are eight cents, vegetables are eight cents, meat is two dollars, eggs are eight cents, chicken and duck are one dollar and fifty cents, and there are also fish, shrimp, and crab..."

Qian San'er rolled his eyes. "Wait a minute."

Li Xiyue stopped and looked at him.

"Brother, your price is too high. Fine grains at the grain station only cost a few cents, but you're selling them for a dollar. Other grains have increased several times over."

Li Xiyue laughed, "Brother Qian, I know it's a grain station. Grain stations have low prices, but they're out of stock. You're in the black market, so I don't need to tell you what prices you sell at, right?"

In fact, the prices she offered were far below the black market prices. Qian San'er could easily double the price after buying the goods from her, so he definitely wouldn't lose out.

And even if she offered him a lower price, he wouldn't sell at a low price; those who run the black market have no conscience.

It's nothing more than her ripping him off, and him going on to rip off someone else a lot more.

Qian San'er's lips twitched. "Then your price is a bit too high."

"If you don't think the price is right, then forget it. Even if we can't make a deal, we can still be on good terms and cooperate again in the future." Li Xiyue didn't want to waste any more time and had to go meet up with Chu Xun and Uncle Xu.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Qian San'er became anxious, "Brother, we're all in this together. If you don't sell your goods to me, Old Qian, you can forget about selling them anywhere else!"

"What?" Li Xiyue stared at him. "Is Mr. Qian trying to force a sale?"

"This is my territory. You think you can leave so easily?" Qian San'er threw away his cigarette, stomped it out, and snapped his fingers. Several burly, tall men immediately appeared at the end of the alley and surrounded him.

Li Xiyue scoffed. "Trying to double-cross me again? Do you really think I'm a pushover?"

Before the other party could make a move, Li Xiyue quickly turned around, flashed to Qian San'er's side, and pressed the dagger in her hand against Qian San'er's neck. "Master Qian, what do you say now?"

The situation suddenly changed, and Qian San'er became the fish on the chopping block. He panicked and reached out to stop his men, saying ingratiatingly, "Brother, let's talk this out."

“Master Qian wasn’t exactly trying to be nice just now.” Li Xiyue raised her hand slightly, and the sharp dagger cut her skin, causing blood to flow out.

These people won't be afraid unless they see bloodshed.

Qian San'er trembled with fear. "I was wrong. I shouldn't have been so arrogant. Brother, I'll go with whatever price you ask!"

“The price isn’t what it was just now.” Li Xiyue tapped his face with the dagger. “I was trying to do business with you nicely, but you wouldn’t have it and had to pull this stunt. Now that I’ve used the knife and you’ve drawn blood, the price has naturally changed.”

Qian San'er's life was in his hands, so he dared not say anything and repeatedly replied, "Whatever you say, I will agree without question."

Li Xiyue added two cents to each item's price, and the other party readily agreed. Only then did she release him. "If you don't have any ulterior motives, I'll give you the money and you'll have the goods. If you try anything funny again, you'll lose your life!"

Qian San'er nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes."

After agreeing on the time and place for delivery, Li Xiyue left.