After several days of visits and investigations, Han Zeyu discovered more problems with the Sun family. He thought they had figured out how to manipulate the price of grain, and they really targeted honest people.
Common people had to pay grain taxes, leaving behind enough for one year's consumption, and the rest would be sold at grain stores.
The Sun family kept the purchase price of grain extremely low. The essence of a market economy is nothing more than buying low and selling high. It is understandable that the Sun family made a profit in this way.
Buying and selling is a two-way choice, but the Sun family runs a monopoly business, leaving no room for other choices.
After Han Ji came into being, it began to purchase grain in the village, and the purchase price was slightly higher than that of Sun's Grain Store.
Being able to exchange food for money at your doorstep and earning higher returns, the people are not fools, and it is not easy for them to save money carefully throughout the year.
The scales at Sun's Grain Store were also short of weight, with a difference of about half an ounce per pound. Whether selling or buying grain, there was always a loss.
Han Ji’s purchasing volume is not large, and it only collects some from Yunshan Village and several nearby villages.
But the Sun family, which dominates the market, is very disgusted with this behavior. In their view, Han Ji's behavior is disrupting the market order and is a provocation to the Sun family.
It was a fantasy to ask Sun Ji to increase the acquisition price, so the Sun family opened a self-service restaurant to compete with Han Ji, and handed over the management rights of the restaurant to their eldest son who had just failed the imperial examination, hoping that he could achieve some results.
Patriarch Sun had a good idea. The huge Han Ji store was right there. Couldn’t he just copy it?
Facts have proved that Sun Manfu's plagiarism was quite successful. If it weren't for Han Zeyu's repeated disruptions, they would have started the "Big Eater Challenge".
After passing the examination for becoming a Tongsheng (a scholar), Sun Manfu considered himself a scholar and always mixed in the so-called literary circle. In fact, he had little exposure to business.
At first, he only planned to open a stir-fry buffet to test the waters. Seeing that the profits were good, he began to plan to open a breakfast buffet as well.
With such a large store opened here, it is natural that the longer the business hours are, the better. This will not only suppress Han Ji but also increase sales, and at the same time, it can also clear out the old grain in stock.
Unfortunately, plans could not keep up with the rapid changes, and Sun Manfu's business blueprint came to nothing. Currently, Sun's Restaurant is closed for renovation. Not only is there no income, but the restaurant also has to spend money on repairs and reconstruction.
Han Zeyu also felt very sympathetic towards him, so he decided to let Sun Manfu see the fickleness of human nature and the indifference of the world, and to make things worse for him.
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Zhao Yan has been in high spirits recently because of the good news. In seven days it will be his wedding day, and his title as the son-in-law of the Sun family will be firmly established.
Qian Ning is two months pregnant, but her pregnancy is not showing yet. It seems that there is no chance for her to be with Han Ze'an. Fortunately, he still has a purse given by Han Ze'an, which contains quite a lot of money, as much as 170 coins.
Thinking about his plan, the more money he had, the better, so Qian Ning went to find Zhao Yan.
Qian Ning said he was not feeling well and went to the clinic for a checkup. The doctor said he had caught a cold and was suffering from depression.
His family was unwilling to spend money on his medicine, and he was really depressed. His condition had not improved, so he wanted to borrow some money from Brother Yan.
What he meant was that he was sick because Zhao Yan was about to get married, and he was really upset.
Zhao Yan also knew that what he did was not right, and now was a critical moment, and he must not let Qian Ning disrupt his marriage.
So the poor scholar was unusually generous and gave Qian Ning two taels of silver, asking him to rest at home and he would find a chance to visit him when he was done with his work.
Qian Ning acted very grateful, his eyes instantly turned red. In fact, Qian Ning was angry. He was trying hard to keep their child, and this father gritted his teeth to give him two taels of silver, as if he was very generous.
Zhao Yan thought he had secured his old lover's support and that no one would cause trouble for his marriage anymore, but he didn't know that his ex-lover was on his way to cause trouble.
After careful investigation, Han Zeyu found out that there was a warehouse in the villa where Zhao Yan and Miss Sun got married. There was a lot of grain stored there, all of which were new grains harvested this year.
This is Han Zeyu’s goal, to take over 80% of the inventory here.
The Sun family villa is particularly lively today. Zhao Yan's family came here to visit. This magnificent courtyard is the dowry of the new bride. They will live here from today. Although they have to return to the village after getting married, it is still very honorable to live here for a while.
Zhao Miner had been here with Miss Sun before, and she still felt that this place was exquisite the second time she came. She really wanted to stay here, but she didn’t know whether her sister-in-law would agree.
Seeing that it was almost dinner time, Sun Manfu happened to come here to get food. Seeing that his brother-in-law and his family were there, he wanted to say a few perfunctory words, but he saw the pretty Zhao Miner.
Although he had no interest in this little girl who had not yet grown up, he couldn't help but want to tease her when he saw her naive look.
While the six people here were enjoying their dinner happily, Han Zeyu over there was already preparing to use his power.
This time it was Su Shien's turn to keep watch, and Han Zeyu opened a large hole in the wall that was one meter wide and two meters high.
Tiezhu worked hard and soon filled the donkey cart.
Han Zeyu went to the front to check the situation and found that enemies often gather together. He didn't have many enemies, and most of them were sitting at that table eating!
I thought to myself, "Eat, eat, you won't be able to eat any more soon."
With Han Zeyu's joining, the progress increased rapidly, and soon the mule carts and horse carriages were full.
After covering the food on the truck with oilcloth, Su Shien and Tiezhu split into two groups and quickly drove away as planned.
Han Zeyu lowered the curtain of the carriage, led it to a secluded corner, and tied the horse.
At the same time, a fierce chase was taking place in the small market three streets away.
The stall owners who are still setting up stalls at this time are all local residents from the county town. In the evening, some of them will bring their families out for a stroll, and their small businesses are pretty good.
A young man in plain clothes chased a ragged beggar, shouting angrily, "You little vegetable thief! Return the vegetable basket to me!"
The little beggar seemed to be getting anxious because of being chased. He grabbed the vegetables in the basket and threw them behind him. In a short while, the vegetables were scattered all over the ground.
I don’t know which guy took the initiative to pick up the vegetables, and they were almost too full to fit under his clothes.
While everyone was accusing the little beggar who stole vegetables of being immoral, they were also secretly cursing the person who picked up the most vegetables.
This guy is so cunning, he just keeps picking up vegetables without saying a word. The vegetables are enough to eat for three days and can't even fit in his clothes. Why is he still picking up vegetables? Doesn't he have any sense of humility?
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