I just like to see you guys unhappy with me, but you have to apologize and spend money to buy food.
Shopkeeper Tai was sitting in front of the counter, supervising the work and collecting money from the grain sales in the accounting office. He was happily watching the people in front of the counter waving their money bags to buy grain, not to mention how beautiful it was. Just now he announced that the price of grain would increase by 10 cents per stone.
At that time, everyone was still complaining. But, what does it matter? No matter how unhappy you are, why don't you just obediently take out your money bag for me?
The limited amount of 600 kilograms of grain sold in the morning was sold out in just one meal.
There were still many people who had not bought any grain, and they shouted excitedly, asking shopkeeper Tai to sell them grain.
"No, it's really gone. This food can only be delivered at noon. Please come early this afternoon."
Shopkeeper Tai was used to this kind of scene. He stood up, waved his hands and explained with a smile.
After sending away the reluctant people, shopkeeper Tai counted the money with bright eyes, and confirmed that it matched the account. There was not a lot of copper, and he couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. After counting it again with enjoyment, he counted the money from it.
He picked up ten coins and rewarded the two workers with a look of pain on his face. He also counted ten coins and gave them to the accountant. He picked out the broken silver coins and put them all into his sleeve money bag. The remaining copper coins were locked in a special
in the iron box.
"After I leave, the three of you will close the door and wait in this store. Wait until noon when Laifu and the others deliver the food. After you weigh it, put it in the cellar and lock it! Wait until I come in the afternoon, and you can open the door again.
.I don’t know how much food Laifu can transport this time! If it’s less than three thousand kilograms, I don’t care if he’s my brother-in-law or not, I’m going to scold him like crazy.”
Shopkeeper Tai closed his sleeves, gave instructions to the waiter and the cashier, and went out on his own.
Laifu was his brother-in-law and the second brother of his first wife. He could barely read a few words, but he was very articulate. On the recommendation of his wife, he went to work as an errand in his family's grain store. Because of his sharp tongue, he could barely recognize a few words.
He soon became prominent and became the steward responsible for grain purchasing.
However, this time of the great flood, there was also a food shortage in the Jiangnan granary, and it became increasingly difficult to purchase food. Laifu went out to buy food several times, and each time he went farther and cost more than the last time. However, the food he bought back was not
It's less and less every time.
This time, the bottom line that shopkeeper Tai could accept was three thousand kilograms, which could at least be enough to sell for two days.
Of course, he still had some grain stored in his cellar, but it was very limited and could only last for a few days. It seemed that after Laifu came back this time, he had to immediately let him take his people to run north again and go to the border of Shandong to buy some.
As soon as Shopkeeper Tai went out, he saw Shopkeeper Lu from Yongfeng Grain Shop diagonally across the street also coming out.
"Haha, Lao Lu, your place is also sold out. It's still early. Where can we go have a drink?"
Shopkeeper Tai cupped his fists and greeted Shopkeeper Lu with a smile. He was thinking of finding an opportunity to trick Shopkeeper Lu and inquire about the purchasing channels and purchasing situation of his Yongfeng Grain Store. In addition, Shopkeeper Tai also had another idea, thinking of trying to trick Shopkeeper Lu.
The shopkeepers teamed up and went to the borders of Shandong to purchase grain together. It was safer with more people and strength. In the past few days, I heard from Laifu and the others that the roads were not safe. When the victims saw the grain trucks, their eyes gleamed like hungry wolves.
However, after saying hello, Shopkeeper Tai noticed that Shopkeeper Lu's face looked a little strange and seemed a little flustered.
It shouldn't be. Since the floods, the business of our grain store has been getting better and better. It's really like robbing money. It can be said that there will never be better times than these times.
The business of Yongfeng Grain Store is the same as that of our own Fengtai Grain Store. They are both very good, making a lot of money every day. Shopkeeper Lu is as happy as Maitreya Buddha these days, and he can't close his mouth.
Already.
When we met this morning, didn't Shopkeeper Lu smile like a flower? Why did he look like this after a while?! He looked panicked, as if he was out of his mind?!
Business is booming these days and money is being made every day. Shouldn’t Shopkeeper Lu be like this?!
Can it be said that Shopkeeper Lu and his Yongfeng Grain Store have failed to purchase grain today?! Or is it that the purchased grain was robbed by the victims on the road?! There is a problem with grain procurement, and Yongfeng Grain Store’s grain inventory is estimated to be too low.
It's only enough to sell for a few days. These days, the grain store is making a lot of gold every day. If it sells for a day less, it will be a loss of gold. Shopkeeper Lu, who loves money as much as his life, is not surprised that he doesn't feel sad. He has such a look on his face
The panic is understandable.
A competitor in the past had a problem. Thinking of this, shopkeeper Tai couldn't help but feel a little gloating.
"Lao Tai, Lao Tai, have you heard?"
Seeing Shopkeeper Tai, Shopkeeper Lu seemed to have found someone similar to him. He ran all the way to Shopkeeper Tai. He looked at Shopkeeper Tai with panicked eyes and said in a confused manner.
"Have you heard anything?"
Shopkeeper Tai's sense of schadenfreude grew stronger. Hearing what Shopkeeper Lu said, he was even more certain that there was probably something wrong with the food in Shopkeeper Lu's grain store.
"Oh, my old Tai, something has happened, something has happened." Shopkeeper Lu grabbed Shopkeeper Tai's hand, with cold sweat streaming down his fat face, and his panic was palpable.
There is indeed a problem at Yongfeng Grain Store, but it is your problem, and the trouble is also your trouble. What does it have to do with me... Shopkeeper Tai is extremely sure in his heart. The gloating on his face at this moment is the same as the panic on Shopkeeper Lu's face.
All the same, beyond words.
"Lao Tai, my Lao Tai, you...how can you still laugh?" Shopkeeper Lu caught a glimpse of the smile that couldn't be hidden on Shopkeeper Tai's face. He immediately hated the iron and let out a long sigh.
This is your fault, not mine. Why can't I laugh?
"Did I laugh? Ahem, how could that happen? It must be Lao Lu who is blinding you."
Shopkeeper Tai shook his head vigorously, refusing to admit that he was smiling, but the gloating smile on his face could still be seen at a glance no matter how hard he suppressed it.
"My dear, a terrible disaster is coming. Today, Manager Zhang from my shop went to buy grain. He passed by Taizhou Prefecture and saw shopkeeper Mi, the owner of Mi's Grain Shop in Fucheng..."
When Shopkeeper Lu spoke, his face couldn't help but look pale, and sweat was visible to the naked eye dripping down from his forehead.
"What's wrong with Shopkeeper Mi? Is he making things difficult for Manager Zhang? The Mi family is too overbearing. They don't allow us to go to Fucheng to sell grain, and they don't allow us to pass through Fucheng?!"
Shopkeeper Tai said disapprovingly, Shopkeeper Mi was very domineering, but Shopkeeper Tai and Shopkeeper Mi had some indirect relatives, so he felt that Shopkeeper Mi would not embarrass him.
"What? Shopkeeper Mi from Mi's Grain Company and Shopkeeper Wang from Shiwei Tianliang Company were executed on the street by the prefect for driving up food prices, sabotaging disaster relief, and making money from disasters!"
Shopkeeper Lu angrily shook off shopkeeper Tai's hand, stamped his feet, and said with lingering fear.
"Wha...what?!"
When Shopkeeper Tai heard this, his face turned as white as window paper with fright. His legs suddenly became weak. If he hadn't been holding on to the crooked tree on the side of the road, he would have collapsed to the ground.
"Linhai County, which is next to Fucheng, immediately arrested three grain merchants for raising grain prices and put them in jail! I heard that Taiping County next door also started arresting people."
Shopkeeper Lu was like a crow, throwing bad news to Shopkeeper Tai one after another.
Plop!
It was useless to hold on to the small tree. Shopkeeper Tai suddenly collapsed on the ground! His face turned pale!