Chapter 19 Making Money
"Dad, if you go there, grandma will definitely punish you. Your daughter is heartbroken."
Song Lao San grinned, "Your grandmother is just good at talking, she's not really willing to punish me. She used to live in the countryside. Your grandfather passed away early, and she raised the three of us brothers all by herself. If she wasn't a little more aggressive, our family would have been bullied a long time ago."
As he said this, he touched his daughter's head.
Song Ci only sighed that good people don’t get rewarded.
I don’t know what Dad would think if he knew that the last family had such a tragic ending in the previous life?
A few days later, Doctor Lin brought Lin Huo to the house and saw the Song Dynasty porcelain that had not been seen for several days in the main courtyard.
The little girl was sitting on a stool. She had red lips, white teeth, smiling eyes, and shallow dimples. She looked very attractive.
She was wearing a light pink thin dress. She was obviously only fourteen years old, but she exuded an air of having everything under control, which made Lin Huo look very strange.
"Miss Song San, this is the money I earned according to your request."
Song Ci took it and took a quick look at it. In just a few days, he had made a profit of 5,000 taels from the original 2,000 taels, which was more than doubled.
Lin Huo truly deserves the title of a business genius.
She smiled, took out two hundred taels from it, and handed it over with her pale hands, "Mr. Lin, this is yours."
Lin Huo didn't act pretentiously and took it directly, his expression still puzzled.
Song Ci guessed what he wanted to ask, glanced at the chairs, and motioned for them to sit down.
Holding the hot teacup, the entire delicate face gradually became blurred in the steaming mist.
"I know, Master Lin has something to ask. Please sit down and talk."
Lin Huo sat down and asked directly, "Excuse me, how did Miss Song San know that there would be major changes in the surrounding area in the near future and that food prices in Beijing would increase, so she made preparations in advance?"
When he first received the paper, he was skeptical, wondering how the other party, being just a girl, could have any information channel to know that food prices were going to rise and make plans in advance.
But then, everything happened just as she had written on the paper. On the first day, the price of grain increased by three cents. On the second day, the price of old rice increased by another two cents, and the price of fine white rice increased by ten cents.
On the third and fourth days, the price continued to rise, and Lin Huo had become numb.
The original mentality of taking a gamble has quickly turned into surprise and astonishment.
He followed the instructions and used the silver he had to buy half of the old rice and half of the refined rice. On the sixth day, when the price of refined rice reached an extremely high figure, he sold all the rice he had stored at a price one penny lower than the market price.
I made a steady profit of three thousand taels.
He had originally thought that perhaps if he didn't follow the letter's instructions and waited two days to sell, he might have made more money. But then, as Song Ci's letter's words came true, he suppressed his greed and sold immediately as instructed. As a result, on the seventh day, the price was cut in half.
The court took direct action to control the price of rice in the market.
He suddenly tensed up, and became more curious about this Third Miss Song.
"It's not difficult. If Master Lin put down his book and walked out, with your intelligence, you would notice the difference on the street. The city is bustling, and there are a number of patrol officers and soldiers. They have been increasing their manpower since a few days ago. I have my suspicions about the increase in refugees at the city gates and nearby begging spots. However, without any information, I can't be sure. However, it won't be a loss to buy this rice. At most, it will take some effort to sell it."
Lin Huo felt relieved after hearing this. If everything was really connected and under the other party's control, without a single mistake, then it would be truly mysterious.
But there is no doubt that Song porcelain was carefully observed and had a keen sense of smell.
Seeing his expression, Song Ci knew that Lin Huo half believed it, and felt slightly relieved.
If the other party really had doubts, she really didn't know how to explain.
"However," Lin Huo paused, "In the past few days, my actions seem to have been discovered, and someone has been following me. But don't worry, I always circle around several times to make sure I have shaken them off before returning home."
"Do you know who is following you?" Song Ci narrowed her eyes and tightened her slender fingers slightly.
"I don't know." Lin Huo shook his head and laughed. "The person following me seems to be a martial artist. His movements are very cunning. With my skills, I can't detect his identity."
"Since they haven't attacked us directly, perhaps they have no ill intentions towards us. Next, regarding the old rice, you should set up a porridge stall as requested in my letter and distribute it under the name 'Fu'."
Lin Huo was a little confused, "What does Third Miss mean?"
Song Ci blinked, "There are refugees running around in the city, disasters are happening one after another, and the people are not getting enough to eat. Giving out porridge to fill their stomachs can temporarily stabilize people's hearts."
"That's all?"
Lin Huo was a little skeptical. The girl in front of him was a person who took one step and watched ten steps ahead. Would she really do such a thing without any reward?
"Mr. Lin, I'm actually curious about what kind of person I am in your heart."
After being asked back, Lin Huo stood there in a daze, his expression changed from previous calmness to a little embarrassed.
It seemed like he was being too abrupt. If the other party was just being kind, it would be offensive for him to say that.
"I've said too much. Miss Song San is kind-hearted. The refugees around the capital will surely survive this unprovoked disaster."
She doesn't think it's an unexpected disaster.
She fell into deep thought. Lin Huo in front of her looked intentionally or unintentionally at the fair cheek of the girl in front of him. Her fingertips were pink and tender. Because she was thinking too seriously, her fingers tightly grasped the teacup in her hand. Under the thin skin, the blue-gray veins were clearly visible.
Even though it was their first meeting a few days ago, Song Ci still looked very weak, with a pale face and thin body, so thin that he would fall down if the wind blew. But now, he seemed to have new life.
It was the first time in Lin Huo's life that he met someone he couldn't see through at all.
Song Ci instructed Wanxiang to send the person away safely after giving her some other instructions.
After lunch, Wanxiang brought a big bowl of tonic medicine prescribed by Doctor Lin. Song Ci frowned and drank it in one gulp, enduring the disgusting taste.
"Miss, preserves!"
Wanxiang hurriedly handed it over, and Song Ci stuffed it in one gulp. After chewing it, he felt the bitter taste in his mouth gradually dissipate.
In a huge villa in Beijing.
The dimly lit study was pushed open, and the person who came in knelt down and said, "Sir, I have thoroughly investigated this man. He is just an ordinary scholar. His family runs a medical business to make a living. There is nothing suspicious about him. But... I have read the letters on his desk. All business dealings are controlled by the Third Miss of the Song family. Lin Huo is just acting on her behalf."
Behind the desk, a thin figure holding a book in one hand coughed a few times, and the sound as clear as a mountain spring slowly rang out.
"What did she do?"
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