Chapter 82 Learning
Yan Xing's expression changed slightly, and he finally realized that Liang Jinyu was in a bad mood.
"Miss Liang, has Yan offended you in any way? Why are you so weird today?" Yan Xing narrowed his eyes and stared at Liang Jinyu, trying to find out the clues.
Liang Jinyu stared at Yan Xing for a long time, then suddenly laughed: "You didn't come back last night, and Auntie San thought something happened to you. Well, since nothing happened, I'll go back."
Yan Xing crossed his arms, but his eyes caught a glimpse of the box in Liang Jinyu's hand. When he was about to ask, the other party had already turned and left.
The sun set, and the alley collected its last ray of sunset.
Liang Jinyu walked out of the alley and went to the river. She took one last look at the earrings in the box and threw them down.
There was a sharp pain in my heart, as if something along with the earring had rolled into the cold river.
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On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Tang Xian came.
Liang Jinyu did not sleep all night last night. When Tang Xian talked to her, she felt a little dazed.
It was not until she heard Tang Xian talking about food that Liang Jinyu suddenly perked up as if she had been stung.
"What did you just say?" Liang Jinyu asked.
Tang Xian said calmly, "According to your idea, the food supply should be available in two months, right?"
Liang Jinyu nodded: "About the same. How is the price of food now?"
Tang Xian took out an account book and handed it to Liang Jinyu: "I have written down the changes in the daily ration prices. Although the prices have gone up, I'm afraid it's difficult to sell them now."
Firstly, there were tens of thousands of kilograms of grain, which small merchants could not eat and large merchants were unwilling to eat.
Secondly, the increase in grain prices is too low. Not only will we not make much money if we sell it now, but we will also need to split it up and sell it separately, which is complicated and troublesome.
"There's something I wanted to say from the beginning. Miss, are you sure there will be a famine this year?" Tang Xian asked seriously.
At least, there was no sign of this at all.
Liang Jinyu was very sure: "There will be changes by April at the latest. That expert will definitely not be wrong."
Tang Xian sighed and said seriously, "Since the young lady trusts him so much, she shouldn't hoard food."
Liang Jinyu was shocked: "During bad years, isn't food the most scarce thing?"
"Yes, but in your current condition, girl, you can't do this kind of business."
"I'd like to hear the details."
Tang Xian took a sip of tea and slowly expressed his opinion.
Tang Xian believed that if a large-scale famine really occurred, the ones who would actually stockpile large amounts of grain would definitely be wealthy families like the Xie and Chu families. In fact, because of the southern tour, the Xie family did stockpile a lot of grain.
If Liang Jinyu starts selling grain with the Xie family and her price is lower than theirs, the Xie family will definitely not allow it; if her price is higher than theirs, it would mean she is making a fortune from the national crisis and the people will definitely hate her.
Therefore, in Tang Xian's view, it is better to stockpile other goods instead of the most conspicuous food.
For example, soybeans, peanuts, dried vegetables, bacon, sesame oil, maltose and alcohol.
"Although these don't make money as quickly as food, they are equally necessary. We can open a grocery store first, so that no one will be suspicious even if we buy a lot of goods."
Liang Jinyu held up his head and nodded repeatedly: "What you said makes sense."
She had gone through so much trouble to stockpile such a small amount of food, but even without deliberately stockpiling, the Xie family would have much more than her.
In terms of price and quantity, she could not compare with the Xie family. Even if she made some money by going against her conscience in the future, the people in the city would only stab her in the back.
"Well, I still have some money on hand. You go find a suitable grocery store first, and we can discuss the specific goods to be imported later. As for food, I want to wait another month and see." Liang Jinyu said thoughtfully.
Tang Xian was a little surprised. He didn't expect Liang Jinyu to listen to his advice so much. After all, Liang Jinyu had made stockpiling food a top priority at the beginning.
"Miss, do you trust me so much?" Tang Xian couldn't help but ask.
Liang Jinyu smiled and said, "Don't employ someone you don't doubt, and don't doubt him. Don't ask such questions again in the future."
Tang Xian stood up and also smiled: "I will never let you down, young lady."
As she was speaking, Sanpo came in from outside and said that a young man who called himself Yao Tianci had come to see Liang Jinyu.
"It looks like today is a good day." Liang Jinyu said happily. She asked Sanpo to bring Yao Tianci in, then turned around and briefly told Tang Xian about Yao Tianci's situation.
The snow outside had not yet melted, and a stove was burning in the hall.
As soon as Yao Tianci entered the room, he felt a wave of hot air blowing towards his face, and the coldness in his body instantly dissipated by half.
He looked up at Liang Jinyu who was sitting on the armchair. It had only been a few days since they last saw her, but she seemed like a different person. It was not the clothes that had changed, but her temperament.
Yao Tianci recalled the scene when he first met Liang Jinyu. At that time, he felt that the other person had a strong power, like pine and cypress on the cliff, like green bamboo on the rock, strong and unyielding.
But at that time, everyone cared more about her gentle temperament and beautiful appearance, so they thought that she was just like that and could only be like that.
"What? You don't recognize me?" Liang Jinyu asked jokingly.
Yao Tianci came to his senses and placed the gift in his hand on the table.
"Ms. Liang, I've thought it over. I wonder if it's too late now." Yao Tianci asked anxiously.
Liang Jinyu said without hesitation: "Of course, didn't I tell you that you can come to see me anytime? Tang Xian is here too, I'll introduce him to you."
According to Liang Jinyu's idea, Yao Tianci taught for two hours every day, one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon, and spent the rest of the time checking some accounts.
As for the teaching place, it is in the small courtyard on the east side.
Although the area is not large, it has good lighting and is quiet, making it the perfect place for studying.
"At present, the only people you need to teach are Wang You and Wang Juan'er. Ding Fang will be with you temporarily. But after we find a suitable academy in a few days, he will not be with you." Liang Jinyu and Yao Tianci said.
Yao Tianci nodded. It was not a big problem for him to teach two children enlightenment.
"As for the accounts, you can communicate directly with Tang Xian." Liang Jinyu said, looking at Tang Xian.
Tang Xian nodded: "I will come back tomorrow with the account book."
The three of them talked for a while. Seeing that Yao Tianci seemed to be hesitant to talk, Tang Xian took the initiative to stand up and say goodbye.
As soon as Tang Xian left, Yao Tianci stood up hurriedly: "Why did the girl ask me to come here? Is it related to my sister?"
Liang Jinyu raised his hand and motioned Yao Tianci to sit down and talk.
"Why you? I've already told you the reason before. If you insist on not believing me, I can also tell you that I do have selfish motives. That day, Wang accused me of stealing money, and no one believed me except you. So I decided to believe you this time."
Yao Tianci recalled that day: "I knew the girl was not that kind of person."
Liang Jinyu added: "You know my identity well. There are many things that I cannot do. But I don't know many people in Shaozhou, and I can't trust many people either. So I'm very happy that you can come!"
Yao Tianci suddenly felt his chest fluttering, as if something was expanding, making him happy and frightened.
"Third Auntie has a lot of things to do on weekdays, so she can't take care of your yard. You need to be responsible for daily cleaning. There is also a small stove there, which is just convenient for your mother to make soup."
When Liang Jinyu said this, she suddenly remembered that Yan Xing was a doctor and might be able to help Yao's mother.
But this thought was quickly suppressed by Liang Jinyu. She had already realized that she and Yan Xing were not the same kind of people. If she continued to argue, it would not benefit anyone.
After seeing Yao Tianci off, Liang Jinyu found the Wang brothers and sisters and talked about their studies.
In the afternoon, Liang Jinyu took the two of them to buy pens, ink, paper, inkstone and some books for study.