Chapter 207: Leading the Grain Grain Grabbing
According to Wen Ruyue's original plan, the grain she transported would be sold at five to ten times the price.
She invested more than 20,000 taels of silver, and including principal and interest, the most conservative income should be 100,000 taels of silver.
The drought will continue for another two to three years.
As time goes by, the price of grain will get higher, and she will use these 100,000 taels of silver to continue buying grain and make money from it.
She would also take advantage of the drought in the past two years to increase her family fortune from 20,000 taels to 500,000 taels, or even more.
But now, the group of blood-sucking jackals opposite actually offered her a price of twenty-six thousand taels of silver.
After deducting labor costs, the net profit was only more than one thousand taels of silver.
What can you do with more than a thousand taels of silver in the capital?
I can't even buy a small house.
Any gift that is a little more expensive would cost more than this.
All the hard work I've done over the past few months has been for nothing, and all my efforts have been in vain.
The head of the Xu family handed a contract to Wen Ruyue and said, "Madam Wen, please sign it quickly to save both of us some time!"
Wen Ruyue looked at the contract and clenched her fists.
She turned around and looked at Situ Ming, wanting to see if he had any other way to survive in this desperate situation.
However, she just turned her head.
The head of the Xu family blocked Wen Ruyue's view.
The Patriarch of the Xu family looked at her with a half-smile: "Madam Wen, no one can help you here.
A good man never suffers a loss in front of him, so you must not make things difficult for yourself."
Wen Ruyue's cheeks turned red with anger and she kept gasping for breath.
Wen Ruyue knew that she had to bear this loss whether she wanted to or not.
He immediately picked up the pen and signed the deed.
The Xu family's patriarch took the deed, blew the ink dry, and said with a smile, "Madam Wen is indeed a straightforward person. We have the silver ready. How about we go to the warehouse now and exchange the money for the goods?"
Wen Ruyue sneered, "What are you afraid of? The contract has been signed, how can I run away? I'm not in a good mood today and don't want to do anything. Let's talk about the grain handover tomorrow."
I know she is deliberately making things difficult for me.
I'm also afraid that if I push her too far, she might go all out and do something extreme.
The Xu family's patriarch nodded and agreed to her request: "Tomorrow at noon, I hope Madam Wen won't do anything else."
Wen Ruyue snorted coldly and walked away.
As soon as the master and his two servants left the room, the door of the private room was closed from the inside.
From the private room came the sounds of laughter and celebration.
The Xu family patriarch said smugly, "You really think you're such a big shot. Don't you even notice whose territory Jinyang Prefecture belongs to?
Without our permission, when a dragon comes, it has to coil up, and when a tiger comes, it has to lie down.
It's ridiculous for a mere woman to think she can do whatever she wants just because she comes from the capital!"
Wen Yan's teeth almost broke when she heard the arrogant words coming from the private room.
She swore silently in her heart, "Just wait for me! Sooner or later, I will grind all of you into ashes to avenge what I did today."
Situ Ming and Qing Zhu followed behind her.
Situ Ming lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
Qingzhu's legs were trembling and his face was full of fear.
If the lady is unhappy, she will definitely take it out on her.
The pinch she received a few days ago hasn't healed yet...
The three of them returned to the carriage.
The carriages blocking the front and back had been removed at some point.
Wen Ruyue got into the car with the help of Qingzhu.
Before entering the carriage, she suddenly stopped and looked back at Situ Ming: "Come here."
Situ Ming didn't suspect anything and walked over.
Unprepared.
Wen Ruyue slapped him.
There was a crisp sound of "Snap".
You could hear it halfway down the street.
Situ Ming's cheeks were visibly swollen.
A cruel look appeared in his eyes.
Being slapped in public by a woman was such a shame!
Hatred and anger welled up in his eyes.
But he quickly restrained himself.
He just held the reins and pulled the horse away without saying a word.
In the clothing store across the street.
Wen Yan and Pei'er were leaning against the window.
Wen Yan clicked his tongue twice, Wen Ruyue was simply courting death.
Situ Ming appears to be a bright and cheerful person on the surface, but he is actually sinister and vicious.
Today, Wen Ruyue slapped him in public, making him lose face.
One day, Situ Ming will definitely repay you tenfold or a hundredfold.
Wen Yan was already looking forward to how Situ Ming would retaliate.
The two waited on the second floor for a while.
Then the merchants in Jinyang City were seen leaving the teahouse one after another.
Wen Yan smiled and said, "Pei'er, it's time for us to act."
Pearl was rubbing her hands in anticipation, she couldn't wait any longer.
At midnight that night.
Several men in black jumped out of a house in Jinyang Prefecture one after another.
They dispersed in several directions.
About a quarter of an hour later.
An empty house in the east of the city suddenly caught fire.
"Fire!" A scream broke the neighbors' sweet dreams, and they scrambled to put out the fire.
Then, fires started to break out in various places in the city.
The originally quiet city suddenly became chaotic.
Fortunately, although there were many fire points, the fire was not big.
Neighbors all used their own life-saving water to put out the fire.
The fire was under control in a quarter of an hour.
After a quarter of an hour, the fire was completely extinguished.
From the blackened house wafted the aroma of burning rice and wheat.
It made their stomachs growl.
Everyone craned their necks to look inside.
There were sacks of grain neatly arranged, filling up half the room.
"It's food. I didn't expect this to be a small granary!"
"That must be over a thousand koku! My whole family couldn't even eat that much food in five years!"
Someone in the crowd was fanning the flames:
"These unscrupulous merchants have hoarded so much food, yet they watch us starve and refuse to sell it."
"We helped put out the fire. Even if we didn't receive any credit, we did some hard work. Shouldn't the owner express his gratitude?"
"I heard that the family that caught fire a few days ago gave five taels of silver to each person who helped put out the fire as a thank you."
"We don't want silver, so let's convert the money into food! That will also allow our wives and children at home to have a full meal."
With this shout.
All the people who came to help were getting nervous.
They rubbed their hands impatiently, wishing they could be the first to rush in and grab the food.
But he was afraid that he would be the first to be shot and be caught as a warning to others.
Wen Yan was hiding in the crowd and was so angry that she laughed.
Enough of these people.
They want benefits but don't want to take responsibility.
Wen Yan had no choice but to rush out first.
She ran to the nearest sack, took out a knife from somewhere, and made a big hole in the sack.
Food leaked out of it.
She pulled at her pocket to take it.
In the blink of an eye, she caught a big bag of money and turned around and ran.
As he ran, he muttered loudly, "I'm just taking a small thank-you fee. Even if the government comes, it's reasonable."
"I...I'll go back and pound it with the grains at home, and add some mud and sand. Even if we investigate, we won't be able to get the grain back."
Wen Yan's actions and words were like turning on a switch.
Everyone rushed forward and rushed into the warehouse to grab the goods.
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