Chapter 137 There is no brother-sister relationship between you and me
Under the leadership of Wen Ruyun, the tea merchants united and quickly set a new purchase price, which was only 30% of last year's price. They agreed that if anyone dared to raise the price without authorization, the other tea merchants would unanimously isolate him.
The new purchase price was quickly posted in Tea Lane in the form of a notice.
Tea merchants sit quietly in Yue Tea House, waiting for tea farmers to come to them.
However, when the sun set in the west, not a single tea farmer came to sell tea.
Everyone looked at each other.
The big tea merchants in the southwest are all sitting here. If the tea farmers don’t sell their tea to them quickly, who else can they sell it to?
If you store it until next year, it will become even less valuable old tea!
Wen Ruyun ordered, "Come here, go to Tea Alley and find out what's going on."
A quarter of an hour later, the servant hurried back, "Second Master, someone has ignored our joint announcement and arbitrarily purchased tea at an inflated price! Now all the tea in the southwest has been bought up by her!"
“Bold!”
Wen Ruyun slammed the table and stood up, furious. "All the prominent tea merchants in the southwest are here. I want to see who dares to act so rashly in front of us and raise the price without our permission!"
As he strode out of Yue Tea House, the other tea merchants rushed over, crossed the street aggressively, and headed straight for the entrance of Tea Lane.
There is a stall at the entrance of the alley.
In the setting sun, Cuicui and Yeshui were carefully registering the tea farmers who came to sell tea.
Wen Ruyun saw the stack of registered account books at a glance.
How dare those lowly tea farmers cooperate with outsiders!
He looked displeased and asked, "Who gave you permission to buy tea here?"
A young girl walked out from the shadow behind the stall.
Wen Ruyun raised an eyebrow, "Wen Xingluo?"
Wen Xingluo smiled brightly, "I hope you are well, second brother."
"Sister," Wen Yueyin called out tenderly, "Why are you here at the teahouse instead of staying at the palace? Did you hear that Second Brother is now the leader of the Xu family, so you came to visit him? Sister, I'm afraid you don't know that Second Brother is so much more capable than he was before, and he's on his way to becoming the richest man in Chengdu."
In the past, Shu County did not restart the tea-horse trade.
This life suddenly restarted, and it happened that Xu Miaomiao's family was selling tea. It could be seen that even the Heavenly Dao was on the side of the brothers and sisters. The Heavenly Dao hoped that the second brother would rise rapidly and gain immense wealth in this trade!
Wen Yueyin still remembered how Wen Ruyun had spent a lot of money on luxury cars in his previous life.
She is full of confidence in Wen Ruyun's future.
"Really?" Wen Xingluo chuckled. "I wonder how Second Brother manages this? I've bought up all the loose tea in the southwest. I'm afraid you guys can't make a fortune by participating in the tea-horse trade anymore."
Wen Ruyun let out a strange laugh of disdain.
Wen Xingluo was curious, "What are you laughing at, second brother?"
"I'm laughing at you being stupid and foolish." Wen Ruyun said impatiently, "Wen Xingluo, I know you're unhappy with your elder brother arranging you to be Yue Yin's sister, so you deliberately followed me and bought tea before me, hoping to attract my attention."
Wen Xingluo tilted his head.
She and Wen Ruyun really had difficulty communicating.
Wen Ruyun waved her folding fan. "Father's gone now, and my eldest brother always says we need to stick together, so I don't want to be angry with you all the time. It's getting late, so hurry up and give me all the account books. As for the tea leaves, have the farmers deliver them directly to the Xu family. Don't worry, I'll speak well of you to my eldest brother."
Wen Xingluo laughed, "Did you misunderstand something?"
"What did I misunderstand?"
"I buy tea to make money for myself, not for you. Second brother has always wishfully believed that I still love you as much as I did when we were little, but I have long since cut ties with you and no longer care about you." Wen Xingluo looked at Wen Ruyun from afar, emphasizing each word, "Wen Ruyun, there is no longer any brotherly love between you and me."
The girl's voice was colder than the chill wind of late autumn.
Wen Ruyun stared at her closely.
For some reason, the current Wen Xingluo made him feel unfamiliar.
She was a well-behaved girl when she left the Wen family. How come she suddenly became crooked and bad?
Was it because of my mother's instigation?
Or is it because after leaving the Wen family, her brothers can no longer hit her on the palm of her hand?
Wen Yueyin suddenly covered her mouth and chuckled, "Sister, no wonder big brother always said you were addicted to lying. It seems he really is right. The Zhenbei Palace is so rich and prosperous, how could it be that you can't afford to eat and wear it? You have no worries about food and drink, but you say you want to make money for yourself. Who would believe you?"
She had lived in the Zhenbei Palace before, and she knew how wealthy the palace was.
Although he thought the gifts from the old concubine and the King of Zhenbei were too vulgar, they were still valuable things after all. He could get a lot of money by pawning any one of them.
So Wen Xingluo had no need to make money at all, she came here just for her second brother.
Wen Ruyun's eyes revealed a disdain for Wen Xingluo, and she ordered her, "Hand over the account books and tea leaves immediately. We are here to conduct serious business and don't have time to play house with you."
Yeshui has completed the registration of the last tea farmer.
Wen Xingluo signaled Cuicui to close the stall, "Second brother, if you have the time to boss me around, you might as well take a look behind you."
Wen Ruyun looked back.
Hundreds of tea farmers armed with sticks surrounded them from all directions.
The old man in the lead was the one who had worked with the Xu family in previous years. He raised his arms in anger and shouted, "These profiteers treat us like pigs and dogs, repeatedly lowering prices and trying to cut off our livelihood. Let's beat them up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the tea farmers swarmed over, waving sticks.
The tea merchants came out in a hurry, with almost no servants. They were well-fed and well-dressed, so they had no power to resist at all.
"Asshole... Asshole! Do you know how expensive my brocade robe is?! I can't even afford to pay you back even if I sell you off!"
"Stop! How dare you, you lowly people, commit treason!"
“…”
The more they cursed, the harder the tea farmers beat them.
For a moment, the entire tea alley was filled with screams.
Cuicui spat, "Well done! I've disliked them for a long time!"
"'Those who are righteous enjoy many supporters, while those who are unrighteous enjoy few.'" Wen Xingluo held the account book in his arms, coldly watching Wen Ruyun being beaten to the ground. "A truly sustainable profit model is one where both parties in a transaction achieve mutual benefit, not one party acting superior and looking down on the other for their inferior status."
"Miss, you're right!" Cuicui nodded proudly. Seeing dusk falling, she couldn't help but ask, "By the way, Miss, where are we staying tonight? The city gates are locked at this hour, and I'm afraid we won't be able to get back to the palace in time. Shall we stay at Yue Tea House?"
Wen Xingluo pondered.
Yue Tea House is the territory of tea merchants. If she lives there, she may be retaliated against in the middle of the night.
She looked towards the rolling green hills in the southwest and said, "Let's stay at the Laojun Pavilion in Qingcheng Mountain for one night."
The Taoist temple has long been famous for its tranquility, so tea merchants dare not act presumptuously.
Wen Xingluo's carriage passed through the evening light and left the teahouse.
The tea merchants were beaten and returned to Yue Tea House in embarrassment. They wanted to send servants and retainers to retaliate against the tea farmers, but were stopped by Wen Ruyun.
A tea merchant was indignant, "We've lived a life of wealth and prosperity, how could we have ever suffered such a humiliation as today?! Why didn't Second Young Master Wen allow us to send people back?!"
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