The autumn rain was dripping, the air was filled with a strong musty smell, and the dampness and cold made people very uncomfortable.

In a house in the south of Qiantang County, Zhang Ziheng, the owner of Guangji Rice Company, suffered rheumatism again. In the early years, he went to Lingnan and went to northern Xinjiang, running around, and finally saved a family business, but he also became ill and suffered from rheumatism.

When it rains, the legs are uncomfortably tight, so I take medicine and soak my feet in hot water. Lao Wang, the shopkeeper of Mi Xing, stood aside and remained silent until the owner finished soaking his feet and wrapped himself in a blanket.

"The owner!"

Zhang Ziheng leaned comfortably on the couch and asked, "How is the grain market?" ”

Shopkeeper Wang replied in a deep voice: "Except for the Meng family's normal price sales, all other grain markets are closed!" ”

"Oh!" Zhang Ziheng replied and sighed: "It's still Miss Meng's courage, much stronger than the old man!" ”

"The owner doesn't have to mind, if there is no Lin County order behind the Meng family, they may not dare to fight against Qinghe and those people!"

"Alas!" Zhang Ziheng sighed and asked, "What about the inventory of our grain store?" ”

"In Qiantang County, we are second only to Qinghe and the Zhao family."

"Why don't we open the door and sell food!" Zhang Ziheng hesitated for a while and said.

Shopkeeper Wang was shocked, and hurriedly dissuaded: "The owner is benevolent, and the little one knows, but we don't have a backstage, and we can't fight Qinghe!" Recently, there have been rumors that the people behind Qinghe have a lot of backgrounds, and we can't afford to mess with them. ”

"Alas, it's really a wretch to think about, I, Zhang Ziheng, just want to do my duty, but someone bullies the market and is forced to do such a hurtful thing!"

"The owner, in fact, ......" Shopkeeper Wang said: "Actually...... It's also a good opportunity, and we can make a lot of money along with it. ”

"Lao Wang, how can you think about this...... It's all ill-gotten gains, how can you be at ease! ”

Seeing that the proprietor was solemnly opposed, Shopkeeper Wang immediately changed his words: "Yes, yes, what the proprietor said!" It's just that now the grain market in Hangzhou is controlled by Qinghe and the Zhao family, if we are not careful, the family business that the owner has worked so hard to save will be destroyed in one fell swoop! ”

One sentence hit Zhang Ziheng's weakness, and he sighed: "Forget it, let's wait and see!" ”

Zhang Ziheng is a benevolent person, and he has always been kind to business, like the disaster in Hangzhou, many people hoarded Juqi and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune. This proprietor Zhang didn't have this idea, and planned to open his business normally and help the people. However, if someone bullies and dominates the market, if they don't comply, the family business they have worked hard to save will be in vain, and they have no choice but to be forced to join the same stream.

"Hmm!" Shopkeeper Wang said: "By the way, Lin County Decree invited the owner to go to the county government for a banquet!" ”

"Lin County Order, go to the banquet?" Zhang Ziheng was a little surprised.

"It's to invite all the grain merchants in Qiantang County!"

Zhang Ziheng immediately understood that Lin County ordered that this was going to make a move, and then he seemed to have some expectations in his heart, and said with a smile: "Okay, I will attend on time!" ”

Shopkeeper Wang said goodbye and left, and after going out, he shook his head again and again, isn't it good to make a lot of money? Really! It's really annoying to have such an antique proprietor on the stall!

Not long after leaving Zhang's house, Shopkeeper Wang was walking with his head buried in his head, when he suddenly heard someone shouting behind him: "Isn't this Shopkeeper Wang?" ”

"Brother Qin!" Shopkeeper Wang turned around and saw Qin Wu, the owner of the silk shop who was familiar with him!

"It's rare to meet, let's go, let's go eat two cups together, go to the cold!" The two were already familiar with each other, and Qin Wu was very enthusiastic.

"Uh......"

Without waiting for Shopkeeper Wang to speak, Qin Wu said, "What, do you want to excuse yourself?" Don't give face? Pingli is very busy, these days you Guangji grain store is closed, should you always be free? Without saying anything, he pulled up Shopkeeper Wang and left together.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Qinghe Grain Bank is the largest grain store in Qiantang County, and even the entire Liangzhejiang Road, and even the Zhejiang and Fujian generation. Naturally, they became the overlord of the Hangzhou grain market, bullying and dominating the market, and it was easy for them to control the market. Because the size of Zhao Ji, the second largest grain store in Hangzhou, is only half of it, and the third largest Guangji may be less than one-third of Qinghe, and it is impossible to compete with it at all.

Qinghe grain store backyard, Qinghe Hall!

"Big brother, the county ordered Lin Zhao to invite the grain merchants of the county to the banquet, I'm afraid it's not simple!"

Lu Ji, the owner of Qinghe Grain Bank, is in his forties, thin and not tall, but he looks very shrewd, especially a pair of eyes that are constantly turning. Being able to sit on the chair of the No. 1 grain merchant in Zhejiang and Fujian is enough to prove that this person still has two brushes in business.

Lu Ji said: "That's nature, at this time, the meaning of food is self-evident, it seems that the county commander is also in a hurry." ”

"Then we ......" It was Lu Ji's second brother Lu Shan who spoke!

"Don't worry, we do business normally, he can't do anything with us!" Lu Ji is very confident in this.

Lu Shan thought about his background, and then relaxed, and said with a faint smile: "Also, it is the grain market that is embarrassed now!" The little girl of the Meng family seems to be innocent and against us, and Zhang Ziheng, the old immortal, as long as they are obedient, then the grain market in Hangzhou is our final say. ”

"Do you know how much grain the Meng family has in Hangzhou?" Lu Ji asked quietly and rhetorically.

Lu Shan said: "The Meng family does not have much grain stored in the city, except for a granary in the south of the city with 5,000 stones, the others can be ignored...... However, I heard that the Meng family has transported a shipload of grain from Jiangning, which is quite a lot, and I am afraid that it will affect our plans! ”

"Hmph, I'm afraid the Meng family's grain won't be able to be transported!" Lu Ji snorted coldly, and the Yin Owl's gaze was a little infiltrating.

"What does the eldest brother mean......" Lu Shan obviously sensed something, the two brothers had a division of labor, and he was responsible for taking care of things outside. The eldest brother is responsible for controlling the overall situation, planning and then acting, and inadvertently many things are in place, and the methods may be more diverse.

Lu Ji waved his hand and said: "Don't ask more, you just continue to arrange for people to collect grain, even if the price is high, it doesn't matter, as long as you have inventory in hand, you can deal with them." ”

"What about Zhang Ziheng? He's stubborn, will he not know the severity? Lu Shan seemed to be a little worried, although this guy was named "Shan", but he was not half benevolent in his bones.

"Zhang Ziheng is not fake, but he doesn't have the guts, and he can't make any waves!" Lu Ji said with disdain: "If he doesn't buy it, it doesn't mean that his people are not moved!" As for the Meng family's little girl, she is a young woman in the end, and she doesn't know the sinister world! She doesn't know, a good person has to be a good person to the end! After saying that, the sneer in his eyes became even more penetrating.

"It's good that everything is in the hands of the eldest brother!" Lu Shan was much more relieved when he knew this, and then asked again: "By the way, how is the eldest brother going to deal with the banquet of Ming?" ”

"This ......" Lu Ji muttered, "Don't worry, I'll think about it again!" ”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Recently, the most scarce thing in Hangzhou is food, and the most worrying thing is food.

Ordinary people are worried that their families have no food in stock, and the grain merchants are not at peace, so their minds are more complicated!

Meng Ruoying has been a little restless and worried these days. Master Sun braved heavy rain and floods to escort a boatload of grain from Jiangning, thinking about the difficult voyage, even if the boatmen were all experienced, Meng Ruoying was still in suspense. When the cargo ship arrived safely in Hangzhou, her heart could calm down.

"Sister Ruoying, there will be no problem, you can rest assured!" Seeing this, Gu Yuelun had no choice but to comfort him repeatedly, the autumn rain continued, and the matter of opening a branch in West Lake, where Jiangnan lived, was also shelved.

"I don't know why, I'm always nervous!" I don't know why, Meng Ruoying, who has always been mature and steady, is particularly uncalm this time.

"Alas, it has been raining so hard for so long, the river must have risen, I knew that I should have asked Master Sun and them to wait a few days to come back!"

Meng Ruoying shook her head and said: "I can't wait, most of the shops in the grain market are closed, and the people should be hungry if they can't buy food, and we don't have much grain in stock!" ”

"Those people are really hateful, hoarding and making ill-gotten gains, without a little benevolence, hurting heaven and reason!" Gu Yuelun's mind was relatively simple, and he was very angry at such unrighteous acts!

"Forget it, it can't be helped, some people are so mercenary...... It's just that in this way, the pressure on him is great! Meng Ruoying, who was born in a scholarly family, is very aware of the pressure Lin Zhao is facing now. It is precisely because of this that she wants to share his worries in her own way.

Gu Yuelun's love was just beginning, Meng Ruoying knew her cousin's thoughts well, and knew that Sister Ruoying was doing this to help her cousin. The little girl was very grateful and envious at the same time, she was a little annoyed that she couldn't help anything, and she felt strange in her heart.

For a while, Gu Yuelun was eager to do something for Lin Zhao, and as for the starting point, in addition to being his cousin, there seemed to be some other feelings.

Coincidentally, she was thinking so in her heart, and Mu Sihong brought him a task.

Now that we are a family, we should move around each other a lot. Mu Sihong is a clever woman, she can only be Lin Zhao's concubine after all, as for the future lady of the main room, Meng Ruoying's surname may be very large, at least for now.

Therefore, Ping Yueli has always maintained a good relationship with Meng Ruoying, the previous misunderstanding was solved, and there was Lin Zhao between them, and they became more familiar with each other, and gradually became friends in the boudoir.

"Sister-in-law is here!" Although Mu Sihong has not yet received the nod from Gu Qi and his wife, Gu Yuelun has already recognized it, and the relationship between the two is good.

"Yuelun!" Mu Sihong smiled: "I'm afraid that there is something to trouble you!" ”

"What's the matter? Sister-in-law, just say it! Gu Yuelun has an unshirkable posture, which is quite cute.

Mu Sihong said: "Ming said that your cousin is going to have a banquet in the house, and in terms of cooking skills, my skills are limited, so I'm afraid I have to work for you to help!" ”

"No problem!" finally had the opportunity to contribute to his cousin, not to mention his housekeeping skills, Gu Yuelun couldn't ask for it.

After seeing Gu Yuelun, Mu Sihong went to see Meng Ruoying again and said, "Ruoying, thank you for the matter of the grain market!" ”

"I'm just doing my job, how can I say thank you?" In front of Mu Sihong, Meng Ruoying covered her ears and stole the bell, seemingly unwilling to admit her motives.

Mu Sihong knew it and said with a smile: "It was Lin Lang who asked me to convey my gratitude on my behalf, and he also said that you don't have to worry too much about the grain market, he has a way to deal with it!" ”

Meng Ruoying's heart suddenly felt a little sweet, when did Lin Zhao become so considerate? It's just that it would have been better if he had said it himself.

(To be continued)