The opening of Xiangrui Grain Store went very smoothly. The news that the grain sold there was cheap and of good quality soon spread throughout the town and several surrounding villages.
At first, several other grain stores in the town did not take this matter seriously, thinking that it was just a trick used by Xiangrui Grain Store to open its business.
But after a month of no customers, the owners of several grain stores finally felt that something was wrong.
Each family sent someone to pretend to be ordinary people and go to Xiangrui Grain Store to take a look, and the information they got was indeed true to the rumors.
After no one came to the store to buy food for another half month, those people finally couldn't sit still anymore.
The three grain shops usually disliked each other, but they maintained superficial peace. This time, they had to get together for the sake of Xiangrui Grain Shop.
One afternoon, the shopkeepers of the three grain stores gathered together to discuss, and then asked their servants to deliver a letter to Liang Hui, saying that they wanted to invite him to dinner to enhance their relationship.
Liang Hui took the letter and went to find Shen Yu'an. They both laughed when they read the contents of the letter.
The fish is hooked.
Shen Yu'an took a sip of the tea, which he was not very used to, and put the cup on the table.
She asked, "How is Manager Liang's arrangement going?"
Liang Hui said, "I have bribed a few people. After they meet me tomorrow, I will let them whisper in the ears of those shopkeepers and ask them to take action."
This idea was thought out by the two of them, and they resorted to this desperate measure because they were afraid that those people would not take the bait.
Except for Juxin Grain Store, whose owner is the Fourth Prince, the other two grain stores also have people backing them, but their status and position are not as high as that of the Fourth Prince.
But over the past month, Fei Yanche has used the power in his hands to investigate them thoroughly.
The other two grain shops were Wang’s Grain Shop and Du’s Grain Shop.
The biggest boss behind Wang's Grain Store was a third-rank official. That official committed many evil things in the area under his jurisdiction, and the people were suffering terribly.
As for the Du's grain store, the man behind it was not a high-ranking official, but he was a wealthy businessman who bullied men and women, and relied on his wealth to abduct women at will.
Fei Yanche gave all the information his subordinates had found out to Shen Yu'an, and Shen Yu'an immediately felt relieved about the thought of cheating these grain shops.
What Liang Hui just talked about was about placing people around the managers of the three grain shops.
But it would be difficult to get to their confidant position by just inserting one person in, so Liang Hui tried every means to bribe a few people.
During the more than one month when the other three grain stores did not cause trouble for them, Shen Yu'an did not do nothing.
Because she knew that a small grain store in the town could not save too many people in such a huge country like Wei.
Therefore, Shen Yu'an discussed with Liang Hui about expanding the Xiangrui Grain Store to surrounding counties and other places. As for the base for transporting grain, it was currently decided to use the small courtyard in the town.
They have already taken over three additional shops, and Fei Yanche has prepared the staff. They just need to wait for the right time to open them one by one.
After the final agreement, it was determined that their intention to benefit the people was good, but they would not leave other grain merchants without a way to survive.
So in the end, a price was set that would allow both the grain merchants and the people to survive.
However, those grain merchants will definitely make less money.
Soon it was noon the next day. Shen Yu'an had booked a room next to the private room Liang Hui was going to, ordered a few dishes and ate slowly.
The next moment, Shen Yu'an heard the sound of a door being pushed open from next door.
Shen Yu'an radiated his mental power and could hear everything going on next door clearly.
"Brother Liang has been here for so long, and we, the seniors, haven't invited you to have a meal. We really haven't taken good care of you. We will have to drink three glasses of wine each later."
A voice came, its tone full of sarcasm.
The meaning of those words was obviously to point out their fault, but in reality, they were implicitly criticizing Liang Hui for opening a grain shop in this town but not taking the initiative to visit them.
Another voice echoed, "Brother Du is right. Brother Liang must drink with us later."
Liang Hui seemed not to notice their sarcasm and replied with a sincere smile: "It's not your fault, brothers. It's normal for you to forget about a small person like me because you have such a big family and big business."
“Hehehe…”
After listening to Liang Hui's words, the smiles on those people's faces could hardly be maintained.
Liang Hui is so shameless that he really thinks it is their fault.
But the three shop owners did not dare to say anything. They thought Liang Hui was a sensible man and would be grateful after receiving their invitation.
Who would have thought that they were so stubborn and dared to speak like this to them.
However, because they still needed to find out who was behind Liang Hui's grain shop, the three of them held their breath and walked in.
The conversation between the few people and Liang Hui was just polite business talk, but Liang Hui, the old fox, handled it with ease.
Shen Yu'an lazily picked up two chopsticks of tender fish meat and put them into his mouth and chewed slowly.
The noise in the next room did not abate. The three men were bullying Liang Hui overtly and covertly, trying to get something useful out of him.
But they were all blocked by Liang Hui. The faces of the other three became darker and darker, and they couldn't even maintain their initial smiles.
They couldn't get any information out of it, and they couldn't get them drunk by trying to get them to drink. The three men were getting very angry.
One of them slammed the wine glass he was holding tightly in his hand onto the table, and the wine in the glass spilled out.
"Brother Liang may be stubborn, but he has a powerful backer."
Liang Hui said with a smile: "Brother Sun, you are joking. It's just business. Why talk about backers?"
The man said angrily: "The grain prices of each family have always been the same, but Brother Liang broke this rule after he came. Are you trying to go against our three families?"
Liang Hui said calmly, "I really can't understand what Brother Sun said. The prices of various grains in my grain shop are more than twice the price I charge from the people, and the profit is enough."
"I know you guys have good intentions, but Liang is not greedy, so these profits are enough."
Then there was a loud bang, and the table shook violently.
"Are you saying we're greedy?"
"Liang did not mean that."
The three of them stood up angrily and said, "Humph, you are still a little naive if you want to go against us. I wonder how long the food in your grain store, which has no foundation, can last!"
What a shabby Xiangrui Grain Store! It’s just a place that no one has ever heard of.
He is not qualified to go against old brands like them that have a deep foundation or backing from others!
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