The smile on Xia Daohua's face grew wider and wider. At first, she just raised the corners of her mouth slightly, but later, all eight teeth were exposed.
Wang Silang took two steps back and stopped talking.
He had a vague suspicion that this girl had been frightened mad by his words, or that she had been unable to withstand such a great blow, and had become confused and lost her mind.
Unexpectedly, Xia Daohua burst out laughing: "Hahahaha, what's there to be afraid of about food shortages? Others may not have food, but I do! If we can defend the city with food, then the safety of our capital is a sure thing!"
Wang Silang's expression suddenly changed several times.
The Wang family bought grain from Xia Daohua.
The price was cheap, the quantity was plentiful, and the food was good. He had seen the quality firsthand. From Shu to Jiangnan, from Qingzhou to Luozhou, he had never seen such good grain from any grain merchant before!
But this girl is very tight-lipped and has never revealed where she gets her goods from.
The Wang family had investigated her and discovered that the Xia family did indeed collect some grain and vegetables from the surrounding farmers, but that was probably just a careless trick.
The amount of vegetables is actually more than the amount of grain.
Moreover, the quality of the grain collected from the farmers was not comparable to the grain she sold. Even the supply was so small that her family, who worked with a hammer here and a broom there, could not even make enough for one transaction!
Where did she get her food?
The entire capital city has such a large population, and if the city were besieged, even the most affluent, even the common people, would be tempted to buy more food. With more people buying, the price of food would inevitably rise. And once the price of food skyrockets, even the imperial court wouldn't be able to stop the grain merchants, who only care about silver, from hoarding the food.
Where did she get the confidence, the ability, and the channels to ensure that everyone in such a big city would have enough to eat?
Xia Daohua looked at Wang Silang's changing expression and said with a smile:
"I'm determined to make money from this. It's cash on delivery, no credit. But prices don't necessarily follow market trends. I can sell to the court at the current market price, or 50% higher. I can also sell to other customers at the market price, or 10% higher. As for the common people, I can open a low-priced grain store..."
Before Xia Daohua could finish her words, Wang Silang rushed over to her excitedly, "Where did you get so much food? I have two thousand men under my command, and your sister has almost a thousand, but we only have half a month's worth of food left on this farm. Can you sell me some first?"
Xia Daohua smiled and said, "I'll sell it to you, fine. I'm a businessman after all. As long as the money is in place, anything is negotiable."
Wang Silang's face wrinkled, he knew that this damn girl would not let go of this opportunity to ask for the lion's mouth!
Isn't this just throwing myself at her doorstep and letting her do whatever she wants?!
Xia Daohua ignored Wang Silang's expression. She was wondering whether she should do this business.
Although the Wang family betrayed her and kidnapped the Xia family, they did not cause any real harm to the Xia family and even allowed Jinhua to reunite with the Xia family...
Although the old couple didn't say it, Xia Daohua knew that they must be happier than more angry.
No matter how cold and unfilial Jinhua was, she was still my uncle's own flesh and blood. Now that the eldest family was dwindling, having Jinhua around, though she would eventually marry, was a small comfort to the old couple.
It was very unusual that the eldest cousin had always been indifferent to Jinhua and had never even spoken to her.
But Jinhua is eldest brother's biological sister after all. No matter how much he resents and hates her in his heart, seeing that she is still alive, he should be more relieved than sad, right?
As long as Jinhua doesn't come back to harm the Xia family, Xia Daohua will be very satisfied.
With Jinhua's personality, if she could really marry Wang Silang, the Wang family would probably have a lot of fun in the future.
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