Chapter 254: He is a fence-sitter, he will go wherever is better
No matter how hard they thought, they could never imagine that there was someone who could clear out a warehouse of food overnight without anyone noticing, and not even a grain of rice was left behind. That person was Princess Xiao who had once emptied the imperial city!
The news that the grain stored in Yuanji Grain Store and Zhaoji Grain Store disappeared overnight quickly spread throughout Quanzhou City, making some people sad and some laughing.
The common people even secretly attributed this to God's punishment on the two grain store owners. Otherwise, why did only their two grain stores lose their grain? The grain at Chenji Grain Store and Zhouji Grain Store was still intact, not a single grain missing?
It’s because you’ve done too many bad things and even God can’t stand it anymore!
Yuan Chengzhou and Zhao Tianhe were both worried and anxious. It was no use reporting to the police. When the officers went to check, they couldn't find any trace of the grain. It was as if the grain had disappeared out of thin air. Shen Junren from Shenji Grain Shop also got the news. He stood in front of the warehouse and looked at the warehouse full of grain, a trace of panic appeared on his face.
Those two grain stores stockpiled more grain than his. What was their plan? They were all businessmen, so who didn't know who?
But he had made money from disasters before during his years in business, but he knew how to keep his distance. Therefore, although his business was booming, it was not as good as those two grain shops. This time, those two grain shops had such strange things happen, and he felt unsure and guilty facing so much grain.
Could it be that God couldn't bear to see them dying without helping them and deliberately sent them down as punishment?
"Master, are we still hoarding grain and not selling it?" Shen Junren's first wife, Xue, came over with a worried look on her face.
If the incident with Yuanji and Zhaoji grain shops had not happened, Shen Junren would have definitely hoarded the grain and waited for the most appropriate time to sell it. His family also secretly donated money to help the victims. Even if God wanted to punish them, he would not be able to punish his family. However, Shen Junren thought of Prince Xiao who had just arrived.
If Prince Xiao knew about this, would he also think that his grain shop was hoarding grain and not selling it, and that he had evil intentions like the other two families?
After thinking for a while, Shen Junren said, "Sell it, but we will sell it at the normal price of grain!"
Mrs. Xue obeyed her husband in everything. After hearing what he said, she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go hang the sign outside right away."
Soon, the people found that after Zhouji Grain Shop started selling grain normally, Chenji Grain Shop also started selling grain. Although the price was higher than that of Zhouji Grain Shop, it was still within their acceptable range. So, some people also went to Chenji Grain Shop to buy grain.
When Yuan Chengzhou and Zhao Tianhe heard the news, they almost vomited blood.
By doing this, Shen Junren was essentially attributing the loss of grain from the two grain shops to a punishment from Heaven. He, Shen Junren, feared being implicated as well, so he followed Zhouji's grain shop and sold grain normally.
He is really a fence-sitter, he will go wherever is better.
When Ji Xiaohan received the news, he was playing chess with the little princess. The little princess's chess skills were so bad that she lost every time. She also didn't allow him to deliberately let her win. At this moment, her face was so ugly that she wanted to hit someone.
"Chenji Grain Shop has started selling grain?" Ji Xiaohan pretended that he was listening to Xiaowu's report and deliberately made a wrong move. From the corner of his eye, he saw the little princess quietly eating his black chess piece, with a smile on his lips.
Xiao Wu also noticed the little princess's little action, and just like his master, he pretended not to see it. "Yes."
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