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For three days in a row, the price of rice at Jinji Rice Shop dropped from a hundred cents per dou to ninety-five cents, then to ninety cents, then to eighty-five cents, then to eighty cents, to seventy-five cents, on average every half a day.
After the price adjustment, compared with the rice prices of other grain stores in the county, it was a full forty or fifty cents lower. As the rice price gradually dropped, the sales of Jinji Rice Store gradually decreased. Three days later,
, the people watching were still on three levels inside and three outside, but no one bought rice!
This strange situation lasted until the sixth day. When the price of rice at Jinji Rice Shop had dropped to fifty cents, more than a dozen gangsters appeared from nowhere and settled in. They crowded in front of the counter and shouted loudly to buy rice.
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When shopkeeper Jin saw it, he quickly came out from behind and said loudly: "Everyone line up and come one by one."
The gang of scoundrels lined up, and the first one threw down a piece of silver and shouted: "Five taels of silver, hurry up and prepare it for me, I will move out immediately!"
When Shopkeeper Jin looked at the silver, his face changed color slightly, and his heart became clear. This was the time when the big family came to check out the bottom. According to the current price of rice, five taels of silver can buy almost eighty bushels of rice. It's just enough for one person to pay for it, but this
The gangsters obviously came together. If they all buy in this way, based on the amount of rice stored in the warehouse, they can sustain it once or twice, but not three times, five times, seven times, or eight times.
In front of so many people, shopkeeper Jin had no choice but to sell, so he quietly ordered his waiter to go back and inform Guan Er while dealing with the rogue.
"This little brother, you still need five taels of silver to buy rice?"
"Of course, the money is already showing, how can there be fake ones?"
"Fifty taels of silver is eighty dou, brother, are you sure?"
"Where's the nonsense? Hurry up and move the rice out with me!"
"Brother, why don't I sell you ten buckets first, and if you want more after eating, you can come again?"
"Haha? Don't you want to sell it?" The rogue immediately turned around and shouted to the group behind him: "Did you hear that? Jinji Rice Shop doesn't want to sell rice to me. The brothers commented and he opened the door for business.
I have real money coming to your door. Why don't you sell me rice? Are you looking down on me?"
A bunch of thugs suddenly started making noise: "You're such a ignorant shopkeeper. Do your business well. There's no reason not to sell when you open the door!"
"It's just that you look down on my brother, why should you really ask for a beating?"
"Burn your rice shop on fire. Let's see how you open a shop!"
What's more, he shouted to the people watching: "This rice shop is a lie. There is no rice for sale at all. Folks, you must hurry up, otherwise my brother will finish buying it and you will have no rice to cook!"
Someone fanned the flames, and the people watching were suddenly at a loss. Some people couldn't bear it anymore. They moved forward one after another, and the scene became chaotic.
Shopkeeper Jin finally confirmed this time that these gangsters were here to cause trouble. And looking at the amount of silver they sold, it was clear that they must have been ordered by those big business owners. So he said loudly: "I, Jinji Rice Shop, have opened in Guyang County."
For ten years, it has always been a well-known brand, how can there be any reason to deceive people? This young man wants to buy eighty dou at a time. Jin is afraid that he will spend the money wrongly, so he kindly reminds you. Please do not misunderstand. Since this young man
If I insist on buying it, of course I, Jinji Rice Shop, will not refuse! Someone, go move the rice to the warehouse!"
Under the urging of shopkeeper Jin, the clerks quickly took out rice bags one by one from the granary. They were all piled at the door of the shop, and soon they were stacked several layers high.
The rogue had been wandering around the market all year round and had no idea about the amount of food. He was not well prepared. When he saw so many rice bags, he was dumbfounded. This time it was shopkeeper Jin's turn to urge: "This little brother, hurry up and get you
If you move the rice you bought, don't block it in front of my shop. I'm afraid it will be bad if it affects the business behind."
A rogue came up and whispered a few words, and the rice buyer suddenly woke up and shouted: "You are a profiteer, do you think I can bully you? I spent the money, and you have to send it back to me. Why do you need me to do it myself?"
Take action?"
Shopkeeper Jin smiled and said: "Okay, I'll ask the boy to send it back for you, but the brothers behind will have to wait a little longer. There are not enough people in my shop. I will come back to sell it after I send this guy home."
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This gang of scoundrels refused to allow it, and immediately started making noises in front of the shop. However, no matter how noisy, shopkeeper Jin was no longer anxious, because the heavy rice bags were piled at the door, and they were all seen by the onlookers.
, many people who came to queue up hesitated and retreated, planning to wait and see - God knows if the price of rice will drop again in the afternoon?
Just when these gangsters were clamoring to smash up the store, Guan Er and his men rushed over from the back of the store. After watching for a moment, Guan Er winked at the escorts from the escort agency, and several escorts squeezed in.
The crowd began to shout according to the words they had prepared before.
"Isn't this the steward son of the Zhang family in Zhangwang Village? The Zhang family is one of the largest households in Guyang County and is never short of food. Why would they let him come over to buy rice?"
"The one with the black face is the concierge of the Long family in the south of the city. He has thousands of stones of rice stored in the Long family's warehouse. Why are you here to buy rice?"
"That fat man is Zhou Lang, the nurse of the Zhou family. He injured several people in the county last year. Please be careful and don't eat his fists!"
"The tall and thin man is from the Jiao family. He has ruined the chastity of several good families. Those with female relatives should be careful not to let him see him. They should hide behind him!"
As soon as the words of those who revealed the truth were finished, someone summed up loudly: "Why are they all from big families? These big families don't want to sell rice, but they still come to snatch rice from us. They are going to starve us to death! Folks,
, we can’t let them bully us anymore, drive them away!”
This was an incredible moment. The common people had already complained about these wealthy gentry, but they were immediately provoked by the words. They were all furious. When they saw someone taking the lead, they immediately followed them. Those rogue settlers lost momentum as soon as they saw it.
Okay, I didn’t want any more rice, so I ran away with my head in my hands, amidst the roars of the people.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Guan Er returned to the shop, met with shopkeeper Jin and said, "Old Jin, you continue to sit here. We will go back to drink tea. If you have anything to say, please talk."
Shopkeeper Jin complimented: "Zhao Fangzhu is really good at knowing things. Those big guys really can't keep calm. Taoist Master Guan is also really powerful. He can clearly identify the origins of these people in the blink of an eye..."
Guan Er laughed and said: "How can I recognize the origin of that bullshit? It's all made up!"
While they were joking, Lu Jin came in wiping the sweat from his forehead, said hello to Guan Er, and then said to shopkeeper Jin: "Old Jin, the second batch of grain has arrived, two thousand dan. Now send someone to Jiangyou."
The food must arrive early the next morning!"
Shopkeeper Jin said happily: "It's finally here. Jin has been on tenterhooks these days, and now he can finally take a breath. So, can we continue to reduce prices?"
Lu Jin nodded and said: "Zhao Fangzhu has given instructions. The price of rice will be reduced by thirty cents the morning after tomorrow!" (To be continued)