Chapter 182 Too Greedy

When Zhu Yingyan was so excited that she waited for the grain price to rise tenfold and her rice shop was officially opened,

the grain price trend in the capital and other cities began to change.

The grain price was five times higher yesterday, and today, the snow still hasn't stopped, but the grain price has dropped.

"What, you didn't hear it wrong, today's grain price is only three times the normal price? Wasn't it five times yesterday?"

Zhu Yingyan, who was confident of victory, heard the news, and once again sacrificed a set of teacups in her room.

Qiufen carefully picked up the fragments and didn't dare to interrupt.

Butler Wang also had a face full of sorrow and sadness:

"Such an important matter, how could this old servant have heard it wrong."

"Miss, today's grain price is really only three times the usual price, much lower than yesterday's five times."

Faced with this phenomenon, Butler Wang was also confused.

The heavy snowfall has not stopped. Even if the court has done a good job in prevention and control measures this year, fewer people have died, but other losses must be considerable.

Such cold weather, not to mention other things, will definitely be a huge problem for farming next year.

Just for this temperature, all kinds of crops will be frozen to death.

If the crops cannot be planted, there will be no grain to harvest in a few months.

Naturally, the price of the remaining grain left over from the previous year will inevitably rise.

This is a natural trend, and even the emperor can't stop it.

At this time, having food in hand is more important than having money in hand.

Knowing that his eldest daughter had the foresight to purchase a large amount of food in advance, Butler Wang almost took back all his admiration for Zhu Xuntao and gave it all to Zhu Yingyan:

The second daughter is very capable and has captured the heart of Master Xiao. It is indeed amazing.

But the eldest daughter is obviously more skilled and can make so much money without relying on men.

With the outstanding performance of the eldest daughter, the person she will marry in the future must have a higher status than Master Xiao.

So between the eldest daughter and the second daughter, the real winner is still the eldest daughter, and the second daughter is a little bit behind.

Butler Wang was not happy about this for two days, and today's grain price gave him a heavy blow.

Zhu Yingyan is a woman, so the business of the grain store is naturally handed over to other managers to take care of.

So, Steward Wang recommended his cousin to be the shopkeeper of the new rice shop.

Everything was ready, except for choosing an auspicious day to open the rice shop.

But now, the price of grain dropped today, and Steward Wang was dumbfounded. Will the auspicious day come again?

"Miss, I have asked around, and the price of grain in the streets and alleys is the same, without exception."

"So we..."

Is the rice shop still open? If it is open, will they also sell grain at this price?

Just thinking about it, Steward Wang felt very painful.

Yesterday the price was five times higher, but today it is only three times higher. How much money will it cost to lose two times?

He had advised that since there was food in hand, the sooner the shop was opened, the better, because the sooner money could be earned, the better.

But the eldest lady disagreed, saying that even if the price of food was five times, it would still be a bargain.

Now that the five times price was gone, let's stick to three times.

Three times?

How could Zhu Yingyan's ambition be satisfied by a mere three times the price of food? She wanted much more.

Not to mention three times or five times, she would not even pay. Ten times, for her, was just the cost price, and it was not considered high.

When all the crops were planted on time next year, but not a single one survived,

the price of food at that time would be truly outrageous.

Zhu Yingyan was depressed because three waves of people suddenly came out this year to snatch food from her.

If her plan succeeded and she really took all the food into her pocket,

why did she have to be so timid and cautious?

With not enough food in hand, Zhu Yingyan had to be good at calculations to maximize the benefits.

"What are you crazy about..."

Zhu Yingyan wanted to scold Butler Wang for being short-sighted, but she quickly reacted,

"A lot of the money for collecting food was given to me by my father. Since Butler Wang has doubts about the opening date of the rice shop, why not ask my father?"

Her father is also a greedy person.

Such a good opportunity to make money is right in front of her, and she doesn't believe that her father's eyes are as shallow as Butler Wang's.

"Yes, Miss."

Butler Wang was pleased.

Miss was a lady from a noble family. No matter how thoughtful she was, her knowledge was limited.

It was common for women to be petty and reluctant to give up the little profit in their hands.

But the old man was a man, and he would definitely not make the mistake of Miss.

Unfortunately, this time, Butler Wang guessed wrong.

Understanding Butler Wang's concerns, Zhu Dingxing directly refused:

"Look at the snow outside now, isn't it heavy enough?"

Butler Wang looked at the goose-feather-like snow outside the glass window and shook his head: "It's very heavy."

I'm afraid that once it snows today, the snow will be so thick that it can bury people again.

"So, why are we in such a hurry?"

Zhu Dingxing said firmly, not at all surprised by the tripled grain price today.

Steward Wang hesitated for a moment, but continued:

"But today the grain price is only three times higher. What if tomorrow the grain price is not even three times higher? What should we do?"

If we wait until the grain price returns to normal, then the young lady's hard work will be in vain, and all the grain will be wasted.

Zhu Dingxing stroked his beard and smiled very proudly:

"It seems that among all my children, Yan'er is the one who looks the most like me."

"Don't even mention today. Our rice shop will definitely not be open."

"If the price of rice tomorrow is still three times, or even twice, and then returns to the normal price, our rice shop will not be in a hurry to open."

"It will not open this year, it can wait until the beginning of spring next year."

"Good food is never too late, the money that our rice shop can earn is in the future."

The earlier the rice is sold, the cheaper it is, and the less money can be earned.

The later it is sold, the higher the price, and the more money can be earned.

Zhu Dingxing is even more ruthless than Zhu Yingyan. The New Year is coming soon.

After the New Year, the beginning of spring will be just a blink of an eye.

Therefore, Zhu Dingxing is not in a hurry to open the rice shop at the end of this year. He thinks it is completely possible to wait

until the beginning of spring next year, when the ice and snow thaw and the temperature is lower than it is now, and all the crops will be frozen to death.

That would be the auspicious time for their Zhujia rice shop to really open.

Zhu Yingyan was unwilling, and now even Zhu Dingxing said it was too early.

What could Wang Guanjia, who was anxious about the eunuch, do? He could only listen to the arrangements of the father and daughter.

After returning, he continued to comfort his cousins ​​and told them not to worry.

When the prince received news that the rice price had dropped back to three times and there was no news from Zhujia's rice shop, he smiled.

It's good that Zhujia is so stable. If Zhujia gets anxious, he will be unhappy.

Zhujia's people may think that the three-fold grain price is too low. The problem is that he thinks it is ridiculously high for Zhujia's people.