That thing was worthless, and she didn't put in much effort or even do anything. Compared to working in the fields, it was infinitely easier.
But for the land to grow even a single coin of silver is harder than climbing to heaven. Usually, after deducting the public grain quota, there's hardly anything left for the family to eat.
But now, in less than a day, she has earned eighty coins!
Eighty coins!
Zhao Dashan's wife pinched herself hard until tears welled up in her eyes, then smiled sheepishly, turned to her husband, and waved the coin in her hand, her smile brighter than the sunshine that day.
"Big Mountain, money, eighty coins!"
Zhao Dashan also smiled, and Chen Yourun glanced at Yin Lan. The two exchanged a smile.
Zhao Dashan's wife treasured that one tael of silver and kept it close to her body. When Yin Lan counted the silver she had earned, she did not hide it from Zhao Dashan's wife. It was a full eight taels and seven qian of silver!
Zhao Dashan's wife was so shocked she almost fainted. She murmured, "Heavens! Sister-in-law Yin has become rich! She's the richest person in the world!"
Yin Lan was simply hilarious.
However, today's events made Yin Lan even more certain that Zhao Dashan's wife was someone who could be helped and who learned things quickly. In just half a day, she had already shown considerable promise.
Moreover, when she saw the money, she was envious and surprised, but there was not a trace of malice in her expression, which further proves that the character of Zhao Dashan and his wife is absolutely without question.
After selling everything, the group prepared to head home.
Zhao Dashan knew he had earned quite a bit of money, but he was still stunned by the amount of more than eight taels. He thought it was just a little more than the two taels that had been rumored in the village last time, but he never expected it to be so much more.
Zhao Dashan's wife was in a daze. She spent the whole way calculating in her mind before she could barely figure it out: eighty coins per time, one qian for five times, and one liang for fifty times!
If you come every day, you can earn one or two taels of silver in two months!
Zhao Dashan's wife's eyes widened, and she finally managed to bend over.
Zhao Dashan was startled, knowing that his wife was very excited. Even he blushed, telling the two of them not to worry about it, that he could handle it himself.
Just then, a few people came out from the front of the oxcart. Yin Lan recognized the leader immediately; he was one of the people from Silver Crane Tower from last time.
Yin Lan's expression was not good, and she had a feeling that the other party did not have good intentions. Sure enough, another person came out from behind that person. He was a middle-aged man. His silk clothes showed that he had some money, but his face was burly and he was not easy to get along with.
"This is our manager. Didn't you two want to see the manager before you'd talk? Our manager has arrived."
Yin Lan and Chen Yourun exchanged a glance.
Your innkeeper clasped his hands in greeting and asked if he could speak to you privately. So the two of you got off the oxcart, but you didn't need to go to any restaurants or teahouses. It was just in the alley behind me.
The manager didn't have time for any more pleasantries. These days, he had seen Jiqinglou's business getting better and better. At first, he didn't pay much attention to it, but his own restaurant's business was being affected one after another.
Some customers even come in and ask if they have pig offal; if not, they turn around and leave.
Business is getting worse every day. If this continues, the Silver Crane Tower will have to close down one day.
That's why we had no choice but to stop them today.
"What business does the shopkeeper have with us?" Chen Yourun stood calmly in front of Yin Lan.
This person makes you uncomfortable just looking at him. Besides, it's just a business meeting, yet so many people are waiting outside. There's no sincerity in his words at all.
The shopkeeper glanced at the two of them. It was the first time he had seen them. He had heard that they were from some small village, so he assumed they were peasant women. He never expected that the man would be so muscular and tall, quite handsome. Even more impressive was his wife. In all the years he had been there, he had never seen such a beautiful woman. His gaze swept over Yin Lan's body and face again and again.
Chen Yourun, his face full of hostility, completely blocked the way. "If the shopkeeper is alright, then we'll be leaving."
The shopkeeper hurriedly stopped the man, giving a few awkward laughs.
"I've heard a lot about your pig offal for a long time. I wonder if you two would be interested in doing business with it?"
Yin Lan initially thought it was better to avoid trouble. Since they were all restaurants and supplied each other, there wouldn't be much conflict. However, after hearing about the behind-the-scenes stories of the two restaurants and seeing the man today, she had a very bad impression of the manager and didn't even want to sell anything to him.
However, the other party was clearly up to no good and was not so easy to deal with, so he couldn't help but feel heavy-hearted.
Chen Yourun had already mentally crossed this person out.
Just those few glances he gave him were enough to make him want to beat the man up.
“We’re just a small business; we probably don’t have the ability to do business with the manager of Yinhelou,” Chen Yourun said directly.
"Hey, wait a minute." At the shopkeeper's signal, several burly men came over and surrounded the two men.
Chen Yourun shielded Yin Lan behind him and looked at the shopkeeper with a cold smile.
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Please don't misunderstand, I have no other meaning, I just want to make things clear." With that, he waved his hand again, dismissing everyone.
The shopkeeper tucked his hands behind his back and said, “In the past, it was my people who didn’t recognize a great man. This young lady thought she had also come looking for me, so it’s clear she also wanted to do business with Silver Crane Tower. It’s not too late now, is it? Besides, we’re all in the same county, we’ll run into each other all the time. Having more friends means having more opportunities.”
Although Yin Lan disliked this person very much, Chen Yourun was going to leave in the future, and she didn't want to get involved with such a petty person for no reason, so she coldly asked, "I wonder how the shopkeeper plans to do this business?"
It was simply a matter of purchasing goods like everyone else, but Yin Lan suspected that this person wanted to lower the price.
The shopkeeper chuckled and then held out his hand, first showing four fingers, then, after thinking for a moment, reluctantly extending all five fingers. "How about this price?"
Yin Lan and Chen Yourun exchanged a glance.
"Five hundred taels, my Silver Crane Tower will buy your recipe."
Seeing the two men's expressions, the shopkeeper gritted his teeth and said, "How about this, six hundred taels."
This amount of money has far exceeded his expectations. If he had offered to buy it from the beginning, before the two of them started selling, it would have only cost a few taels of silver. Now it has increased many times over, and he is heartbroken.
It's his own fault; he never expected that this seemingly unremarkable thing would actually be so delicious and so popular.
At this price, he didn't believe those two naive people wouldn't be tempted.
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