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Chapter 177 Jinji Rice Shop

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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, eighty cents, and 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 price of rice gradually dropped, the sales of Jinji Rice Shop gradually decreased. Three days later, the people watching were still on three floors, 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.  .

    Shopkeeper Jin took a look and hurriedly came out from behind and said loudly: "Everyone line up and come one by one."

    The gangsters lined up, and the first one threw down a piece of silver and shouted: "Fifty 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. It was the big players who came to check the bottom.  According to the current price of rice, five taels of silver can buy almost eighty buckets of rice. One person can buy it like this and pay it off, but these gangsters obviously come together. If everyone buys this way, based on the rice stored in the warehouse,  You can hold on even if you do it once or twice, but you can¡¯t hold it on three, five, seven or eight times.

    In front of so many people, Shopkeeper Jin had no choice but to sell it, so he quietly ordered his clerk to go back and inform Guan Er while dealing with the rogue.

    "This little brother, you have to buy rice for five taels of silver?"

    "Of course, the money has been shown, how can there be fake ones?"

    "Fifty taels of silver is eighty dou, brother, are you sure?"

    "Where did you come from? Please 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 of people behind him: "Did you all 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? Could it be that you look down on me?"

    A group of thugs suddenly started making noise: "You're such a ignorant shopkeeper. Just do your business well. There's no reason not to sell when you open the door!"

    "That's it, why do you look down on my brother? I really want to be beaten!"

    ¡°I¡¯ll burn down your rice shop and 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 and moved forward one after another, making the scene a mess.

    Shopkeeper Jin finally confirmed this time that these gangsters were here to cause trouble, and judging from the amount of money they sold, it was clear that they must have been ordered by those big businessmen.  So he said loudly: "My Jinji Rice Shop has been open in Guyang County for ten years. It has always been a well-known brand. How can I deceive people? This young man wants to buy eighty dou at a time. Jin is afraid that he will spend it.  This is a waste of money, and I kindly remind you not to misunderstand. Since this young man insists 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 boys quickly moved out rice bags one by one from the granary and piled them all at the door of the shop. After a while, they were piled several layers high.

    That rogue has been wandering around the market all year round and has no idea about the amount of food. He is not well prepared. When he saw so many rice bags, he was dumbfounded.  This time it was shopkeeper Jin's turn to urge: "Brother, move the rice you bought quickly. Don't block it in front of my shop. I'm afraid it will affect 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 am easy to bully? If I spend money, 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."  "

    This gang of ruffians naturally refused to allow it, and immediately started making a noise in front of the shop.  But no matter how noisy it was, Shopkeeper Jin was no longer in a hurry, because the heavy rice bags were piled at the door, and they were all seen by the onlookers. Many people who came to line up hesitated and shrank back, planning to wait and see.  ¡ª¡ªGod knows whether the price of rice will drop again this 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 the first large family in our Guyang County and is never short of food. Why would you let him come over to buy rice?"

    "The black-faced one 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, and hide behind them!"

    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 a big deal. 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.  Seeing that the momentum of settling down was not good, those ruffians didn't want any rice, so they ran away with their heads in their hands, amidst the scoldings of the people.

    Seeing that the matter was settled, Guan Er returned to the shop, met shopkeeper Jin and said, "Old Jin, you continue to sit in charge, we will go back to drink tea. If you have anything to say, please speak."

    Shopkeeper Jin complimented: "Zhao Fangzhu is really good at knowing things. Those big guys really can't keep their composure. Taoist priest 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 people to Jiangyou."  The food must arrive early the next morning!"

    Shopkeeper Jin said happily: "It's finally here. Jin has been worried these days, and now he can finally take a breath. So, can we continue to reduce prices?"

    Lu Jin nodded and said, "Fangzhu Zhao has given instructions. The price of rice will be raised back to 30 cents the morning after tomorrow!"

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