Chapter 443 We are merchants in the wilderness
"Then tell me how you can make my head move.
If you can't satisfy me, I will make your heads move off one by one."
Lu Wanyin became interested.
It had been a long time since she had seen anyone so arrogant in front of her.
Quite fresh.
The bailiff looked at her in confusion.
Seeing that they were all dressed in extraordinary clothes and had a noble demeanor, he thought to himself, "Look at the direction you are coming from, they are coming from the Imperial City."
No way, I'm so unlucky.
I was chasing some lowlifes and happened to meet people from the imperial city.
Lu Wanyin's heart moved, and she gently pulled Xie Jingci: "My husband and I are merchants from the wilderness, and we originally wanted to follow Mu Ji to drink some soup.
I heard that the little prince and princess’ birthdays are coming soon, so they specially brought in some fruits from the wilderness.
Unfortunately, I don’t know what our emperor and empress were thinking, they actually didn’t hold the birthday party.
Our large cart of fruit, as the weather got hotter, got spoiled on the way, so we had to sell it at a low price."
She became more and more excited as she spoke: "I haven't made any money from this business yet, and I've even lost a lot."
Several guards were listening on the side and gave thumbs up.
What their master said seemed to be true.
When they heard it was just a merchant, the yamen runners relaxed: "So it's just a traveling merchant from outside."
And he has no background at all.
If I had a background, I wouldn't have lost so much.
The yamen runner's eyes rolled and he suddenly put on a smile: "Looking at the two of you, it's really not easy. We can't go back empty-handed, right?
How about this, I have a batch of food that is 30% cheaper than the food in the wilderness, how about I sell it all to you?"
Xie Jingci's eyes turned cold instantly.
Lu Wanyin gently pulled his hand and looked at the yamen runner with a smile: "It's 30% lower than the wild
The price of food in the wilderness is originally lower than the normal price.
It’s 30% lower than what they paid. Are you trying to fool us?”
She had a smile on her face, but she had already made up her mind.
There must be something fishy going on. This bailiff and the people behind him must die.
When the yamen runner heard that there was something interesting going on, he became excited and said, "Come with me quickly, I want you to see the food with your own eyes.
You guys, take these untouchables back and keep an eye on them."
Lu Wanyin hooked Xie Jingci's clenched hand and said, "Husband, let's go over too."
This place is not too far from Lu Wanyin, and there are people who are so brave.
She wanted to see who was so fearless of death.
Lu Wanyin and Xie Jingci got on the carriage together. The first thing she did was to check the situation in the space, and it was indeed very lively.
Xun Zhou leaned on the belly of a leopard, quietly playing with the mechanism lock in his hand.
Zhiyu controlled the plants in the space and swung a group of animals on the swings, having a lot of fun.
She felt relieved.
It was worth it that she spent so much time with these two little guys.
They are now able to fully control their abilities.
Xie Jingci took a pen and paper and quickly wrote a letter: "Once we finish dealing with things here, our whereabouts will definitely be exposed.
The person behind will probably hide.
Xuan Wu and the others should already be on their way here, so it's a good opportunity to head straight ahead and clear the way."
These termites must be cleaned up.
Those civilians obviously didn't run very far.
In just a short while, they were taken to a village.
As you approach the village, you will see a golden field of grain.
Some of the crops that were planted early have already reached their best harvest time.
Not far away, there was a group of officials holding scales and weighing bags of grain.
Lu Wanyin deliberately glanced at the huge weighing beam that carried the grain.
Almost every time grain was transferred, the place where the weight was hung was slightly pressed down, which seemed to be giving the people enough benefits.
Lu Wanyin's doubts grew instead of diminishing.
Judging from the performance of these yamen runners just now, it doesn't seem like they will benefit the people.
There were also the people who delivered food, all of them had numb expressions, and some had resentment in their eyes.
There is indeed something fishy here.
Before I knew it, someone had already eaten all the food.
The bailiff shouted out the amount and asked him to go to the side to get the silver.
Lu Wanyin's heart moved.
That's not right.
In total, the price of this grain is 20% lower than the price he set.
Isn't this a forced sale?
"This lord."
Lu Wanyin stopped the yamen runner leading the way and asked curiously, "The imperial court has already set a minimum purchase price for grain. Why..."
"oops."
The yamen runner waved his hand impatiently: “That price is for grain that looks good.
The cost of harvesting grain here is not good and the growth is not ideal, so of course the price is a little lower than the normal price.
If the price is not lower, we can't sell the food to you at such a low price."
He snorted, "If you don't want to make a wasted trip, it's best not to ask nonsense questions. The more you know, the less good it will do you."
Lu Wanyin suppressed her anger and nodded slowly: "Okay."
I've learned a lot.
Not long after the group approached, an old man with a white beard came over.
He glanced at Lu Wanyin warily and asked, "Why did you bring outsiders in at this critical moment?"
The yamen runner excitedly pulled him aside and said, "Oh, Master, you don't know, they are not from our capital, but merchants from the wilderness."
Except for Hou Yuanji, everyone in Lu Wanyin's group has extraordinary hearing.
Even from a distance, I could hear their words clearly.
The yamen runner told the master the story of Lu Wanyin bit by bit, and finally rubbed his hands excitedly.
"That's a wild place, with high mountains and far-off emperors. We can sell our grain to them at a lower price.
Once they're gone, even if someone wants to check, they won't be able to find anything, and it saves us the trouble of selling them in batches."
Lu Wanyin sneered.
So this is what you are planning.
Sure enough, the master's eyes lit up when he heard what he said: "That makes sense. In that case, take them to see the food quickly.
During these two days, I collected what was left and sold the remaining ones that hadn’t been dried.”
"Okay, okay."
The yamen runner became even more excited after receiving the affirmation.
If this matter is accomplished, he can get a lot of benefits.
The yamen runner trotted back to Lu Wanyin and said, "Look, everyone, we haven't finished harvesting the grain yet. You've been traveling so long, why don't you just rest here for a few days?"
Lu Wanyin looked at Xie Jingci, who nodded slightly: "Then I'm sorry to bother you."
Thirty miles ahead of this village is the county town.
Perhaps in order to monitor them, the yamen runners arranged accommodation for them in the local county town.
Because it is relatively close to the capital, this county town has developed well.
According to Lu Wanyin's requirements, a county town of this size, including the surrounding villages, must have at least two academies.
As Lu Wanyin walked along, she saw very few people dressed as scholars.
On the contrary, there is a bookstore every few dozen meters on both sides.
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