Chapter 118 Business Genius

An Eaves is full of depression, and there are many speculations.

But when he returned home and saw Ling Qingyun, his mood suddenly improved. All other thoughts are left behind.

He talked to Ling Qingyun for a long time, and then went back to his courtyard.

Taking off his shoes and socks, An Wei also double-checked.

In an inconspicuous place of shoes and socks, five petals of plum blossoms are embroidered. An Wei took this set of clothes, looked at it carefully for a long time, and was silent for a long time.

"Ling Qingyun, Lu Yu" An Wei's eyes were bright, staring at the five-petal plum blossom, and there was something strange in his heart.

In the end, he chose to suppress these feelings.

An Wei slept until dawn.

The next day, the clouds were thick and the sky was overcast. The cold wind blew and made the courtyard branches rattle.

An Wei also had to go to the camp to order something, and after breakfast, he went to his mother to say goodbye.

Ling Qingyun is also there.

He was still wearing the straight jacket that Ling Qingyun had made for him.

"Why don't you change your clothes?" My aunt saw it, "It's cloudy today, and it's a little thin when he wears it, I'm afraid I'm going to catch a cold." ”

Also present were Jing, Ling Qingyun, Chen Qiniang and Zhou. Everyone heard Xiao Jing's words.

Ling Qingyun felt a kind of indescribable embarrassment.

The Jing family and the others all pursed their lips and smiled.

An Wei first fell in love, and his love for Ling Qingyun was hot, and everyone could see it. This infatuation is enviable.

"He's a man, he's strong, it's okay to be thin, I'm empty." Xiao Jingshi saw Ling Qingyun's head slightly lowered, and replied to himself.

These words finally solved a little of Ling Qingyun's embarrassment.

"It's getting cold, it's time to change into thick clothes." Jing said on the side, "Have you ever made the winter clothes in your house?" If it hasn't been done yet, let Yun'er help do it, and she'll be fine. ”

This is hoping that Ling Qingyun will make another one for An Wei

Ling Qingyun has indeed been fine recently.

Besides, everyone else already knows that An Wei only wears clothes made by her, and twisting will look pretentious.

"I've been very idle lately." Ling Qingyun followed her mother's words and said to her aunt with a smile, "If some needles and threads are handed over to me, I will also relieve my boredom." I'm also going to teach Rui Niang how to needlework, so I'll do it together. ”

"Okay, I'll get some for you to get back." Xiao Jing was not polite and said with a smile.

After breakfast, Ling Qingyun returned to the room with her mother and sister-in-law, but Rui Niang had not woken up yet. She went out to play with Ling Qingtong yesterday, drank strong tea from nowhere, couldn't sleep all night, tossed and turned, knowing that it was only at dawn that she could close her eyes.

Ling Qingyun's mother and daughter didn't bother her.

"Mother, I" walked to the gate of the courtyard, Chen Qiniang was supposed to go back to her yard, but she stood in place, as if she had something to say to Jing's.

Seeing that she wanted to speak and stopped, Jing was stunned for a moment, and his heart was overjoyed.

Isn't Mo pregnant?

Chen Qiniang has been in the door for two months, and if she is pregnant, she should also be aware of it.

"Come in and talk!" Jing's face was full of smiles, and he even cautiously wanted to support Chen Qiniang.

Chen Qiniang was a little surprised.

She was a smart person and quickly understood her mother-in-law's thoughts, and her face was a little embarrassed.

When they entered the house, the maid brought hot tea, and Chen Qiniang, Jing's and Ling Qingyun all held tea cups to warm their hands.

Coming in from outside, my hands are a little cold.

In early winter, it is very cold when the weather is overcast. It had just come down in the cold, and it was a little uncomfortable to come from the warm and comfortable autumn.

"Mother, I haven't seen pregnancy yet." Chen Qiniang took a sip of tea and said directly.

Her confession made Jing's slightly surprised.

Although disappointed, Jing also likes Chen Qiniang's straightforward personality, and he can explain everything clearly.

This is the best, Jing's is afraid that his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will guess.

"Mother, daughter-in-law, these days, I have an idea to discuss with my mother." Chen Qiniang didn't wait for Jing to say anything and continued.

"What's the matter?" Jing asked her lovingly.

Ling Qingyun was also curious.

"The recent drought will definitely starve a lot of people to death this winter." Chen Qiniang said, "If you are not a really rich family, it will be difficult to eat enough."

This winter's grain will definitely be more than 10 to 20 times more expensive. The maid next to the daughter-in-law talked to the mothers in the kitchen yesterday, and I heard that the aunt's house did not have much food in stock. If it were only them, it would be okay to survive the winter.

However, our family of dozens of people all eat here. It's not worth much in normal times, but now it's for munching."

Chen Qiniang said, and Jing sighed.

Why not?

There has just been a great drought, and the team sent by the imperial court to collect grain from the south will not be able to return at the end of the year.

Therefore, from the end of this year to the beginning of next spring, grain will definitely be very expensive.

Although the An family did not lack these grains, Jing was still uneasy.

"I want to give your aunt some money, but she doesn't want it." Jing sighed, "Living here now is to let them break the bank." ”

"Mother, my daughter-in-law's mother's family is in business. Since May there has been no rain for more than 20 days, half of the crops are dead, and the remaining half is dying, so my father and uncles said that this year there may be a small drought or a big drought, and it is better to stock up on some grain, so that there will be money left and right.

Therefore, they sent people to Jiangnan to prepare to stock up on grain and go north. In May and June, Jiangnan did not know about the drought in the northwest, and grain was very cheap at that time.

In the past few years, the wind and rain in Jiangnan have been smooth, and the grain is quite abundant, which is cheap and good, and our family has collected a lot of it.

The daughter-in-law wanted to let Qingcheng go to Qizhou and bring some back. You can give some to your aunt's family, and open a food shop for the rest, I'm afraid that there will be a profit. ”

When Ling Qingyun and Jing heard this, they were both a little surprised.

Chen Qiniang said that their family has been hoarding grain in Jiangnan since May, and it is really the insight of Jujiamen.

He is not a big businessman, he does not have such vision and insight, and he does not dare to take such a risk.

"That's not good, is it?" Jing said, "Your family is hoarding grain to make money. Shall we go and ask for some, won't we compete with them for profit? ”

In May and June, hoarding food is risky.

But for now, there will be windfall profits on grain.

What is the difference between letting Ling Qingcheng go to Qizhou to transport some grain back and asking Ling Qingcheng to reach out to the Chen family to ask for money?

Jing felt that this was not good, and took advantage of relatives.

"Our family does all kinds of business, mainly medicinal herbs. Therefore, I told my father and brothers about hoarding grain.

Therefore, most of the money for hoarding grain was the private money of my father and several elder brothers, and only a small half of it was in the public account.

Most of that grain is from our longhouse. I received a letter from my eldest brother the day before yesterday, and it was his intention to let us go and ship some back. It's not for nothing, I'll pay for it.

I will give this money, and it will be mine when I earn it in the future. The price of grain is still the original price when I hoarded grain," Chen Qiniang explained with a smile.

As soon as she explained this, Ling Qingyun and Jing looked at her in amazement.

I didn't expect her to be so far-sighted.

Chen Qiniang's eyes seemed to be full of wisdom in an instant.

"It's still not good." Jing's heart was a little moved, but he felt that he couldn't pull his face, "If we take some, they will earn less, and they will definitely have resentment in their hearts." Now food is profiteering. ”

"We don't want much, so we will bring back two thousand stones, for to them it is just a surface. They are still willing to do this. Chen Qiniang said with a smile.

Two thousand stones, about 120,000 catties.

Hundreds of thousands of catties of grain, Chen Qiniang said lightly, and shocked Jing's mother and daughter again.

"When the Chen family hoarded grain from Jiangnan, it was the cheapest time for grain, and the cost of two thousand stone of grain was only three or four thousand taels of silver. Now it is shipped back and sold for fifty or sixty thousand taels, which is more than enough. ”

Ling Qingyun thought to herself, "If this is still the skin, the Chen family is only afraid of millions of stone of grain this time." With this grain hoarding, the Chen family is about to become rich. ”

The whole northwest has been dry for three months, that is, the whole northwest needs grain.

At that time, the merchants were only afraid and thought of it, but they were afraid of taking risks in the early stage, and the merchants in Jiangnan raised their prices in the later stage, and they made less money.

"The tree is a big wind, and the Chen family may not need the support of his uncle." Ling Qingyun thought to herself, "This is probably one of the reasons why my sister-in-law's family asked her to transport grain."

The Ling family is now living in a relative's house, and the sister-in-law's father and brother are afraid that the sister-in-law will be wronged and want to share some of her interests, and the clansmen dare not say anything. The grain was sold at the Chen family, and the money belonged to the Chen family.

Transporting grain is the Chen family's gratitude to Chen Qiniang for her foresight, and it is not easy to ask for silver directly. This is also the plan of the sister-in-law's father and brother for their daughter. ”

Ling Qingyun pondered in her heart for a moment, and finally spoke.

"I think so." Ling Qingyun said, "Since the in-laws have sent a letter, let the eldest brother carry it, this is their kindness, let's not appreciate it." ”

Jing also felt that this was Chen Qiniang's father and brother, and wanted to take the opportunity to give his daughter some subsidies.

Two thousand stone of grain, hoarded at home, is four thousand taels of silver. Chen Qiniang's goods of 4,000 taels of silver gave advice, and no one in the Chen family dared to speak.

But taking out the fifty or sixty thousand taels after selling it from the public account to Chen Qiniang is a big deal.

Giving the Ling family 2,000 stone of grain was just a chance for Ling Qingcheng to do business; But giving fifty or sixty thousand taels of silver will not only dissatisfy the Chen family, but also damage Ling Qingcheng's dignity, as if he eats soft rice.

Therefore, it is Ling Qingcheng's uncle and father-in-law who are going to transport grain now, and the Jing family has no intention of obstructing it.

"Then you husband and wife will discuss it again. Mother has never read, ignorant woman, your sister is young and ignorant, we don't have any good ideas. Your husband and wife have decided on it, so let's see what to do. Jing also said to Chen Qiniang.

Chen Qiniang was overjoyed, feeling that her mother-in-law was wise and well-understood, and she also admired her mother-in-law in her heart.

She stood up and said, "The daughter-in-law went to write a letter and arrange a vehicle to go to Qizhou to transport the grain back." Send someone to rent a granary."

"Go ahead." Jing's Road.

Chen Qiniang went out with a smile on her face.

Jing looked back, glanced at Ling Qingyun, and whispered to her, "Our family, I married a female Zhuge and came back." ”

In and out of the words, he praised Chen Qiniang.

Ling Qingyun also felt that Chen Qiniang was powerful.

"After that, the status of the merchant was very different. The imperial court issued a decree to abolish the ban that 'industrial and commercial families must not be pre-emptive', and the prefects of the Jiangnan giants and wealthy families must be on an equal footing with them.

They manipulate politics, just like the high gates of the world in the Sui and Tang dynasties. In Ling Qingyun's ears, he remembered Ling Qingtong's words.

In the future, the status of businessmen will be very high, and they will even be able to control the government of one party.

Chen Qiniang is a natural businessman, she is keen, bold, intelligent, and has the capital of her mother's family, which is very suitable for big business.

Their Ling family, why bother guarding this noble court?

Wouldn't it be better to let the eldest brother come forward and do business for the sister-in-law?

At least, at that time, the wealth of the Ling family was not all given by An Wei, but they earned it themselves.

An eaves is just their backing.

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At the end of the month, the spelling update was a bit ruthless, so I rested for a few days before I eased up. I'll add more today.,Ask for a pink ticket!! R1152