Wanjin Lady

Chapter 65 Harvesting Grain
Wen Wan smiled and replied, "It's okay, it's okay. It's just a few thousand taels, not worth mentioning."

Yuan Jing's face changed and he blurted out: "How could you possibly earn a thousand taels?!"

Even Old Man Wen and Ma Changshun looked over in shock.

The two of them did not handle the account books, so they did not know the final sales of the five restaurants in this clearance event.

No, wait.

The account book of the wine shop has not been delivered yet!

How could Wen Wan blurt out several thousand taels?
Ma Changshun looked at his nose and his heart, standing behind Wen Wan with a stern face.

The mole whispered something in Yuan Jing's ear, and Yuan Jing's expression changed unpredictably. But then he heard the young woman opposite him say firmly, "Of course, you have to make enough money before you can buy the raw materials for making wine."

After that, Wen Wan ignored the male peacock and turned to Village Chief Li and said, "Village Chief, have you and Zhuji Grain Store agreed on the price?"

Yuan Jing's expression changed slightly, "What are you doing?"

Village chief Li didn't understand what he meant and just nodded.

Wen Wan continued to ask, "How much is the price per kilogram of corn? What about rice? What about lotus leaves?"

"This..." Village Chief Li looked at Yuan Jing, his face showing embarrassment, "This... is hard to say..."

"There's nothing wrong with that, Village Chief Li. I'll add fifty coins per dou to the price I gave you at Zhuji Bank!"

Village chief Li's heart skipped a beat.

Yuan Jing immediately reacted as if he were facing a formidable enemy. "Village Chief Li, you must be honest in doing business and never go back on your word!"

Wen Wan ignored Yuan Jing, her tone becoming aggressive, "Before we signed the contract, Zhu Ji and I competed fairly, so there was no question of integrity."

Village Chief Li was obviously interested, but hesitant.

One dou plus fifty wen...

Yuan Jing shouted, "Village Chief Li, I'll give you another fifty coins!"

Wen Wan's voice was almost pleading, "Village Chief Li, our two families have cooperated for many years. Now my Wen family has encountered difficulties. Now we are finally overcoming the difficulties. As long as the food arrives, my Wen family will be able to revive. I beg you to help me this time for the sake of our friendship. You and Zhuji haven't signed the contract yet, right? If you agree, both of us will sign and seal it now! I have the contract on the carriage. Master Ma, go get the contract and get off!"

When Master Ma was suddenly called out, he said, "Huh? Where's the contract?"

Did they take that thing out with them?
Wen Weiming immediately gave a look, and Ma Changshun gritted his teeth: Forget it, if the young master says there is one, then there is one!

Ma Changshun ran towards the carriage.

"Wen Wan! You're shameless! How dare you snatch my things right in front of me!" Yuan Jing was anxious and immediately urged the mole beside him to take out the contract. "Village Chief Li, add ten cents per bucket to the price we just agreed on. The contract has been drafted and I'll sign it now!"

At this moment, the shopkeeper Zhuji finally bared his fangs and fiercely pressed Village Chief Li, "Village Chief Li, think carefully! The Wen family is only buying your grain this time, but our grain store is doing business with you for a long time! You should weigh the pros and cons yourself!"

Village Chief Li looked at Wen Wan in embarrassment.

It has always been like this in Hexiang Village. The lotus leaves are sold to the Wen family, and the grain from this area is purchased by Manager Zhu every year.

The time that Hexiang Village has been cooperating with Zhu Ji is no shorter than the time it has been cooperating with the Wen family.

Wen Wan's face was filled with despair. She looked at Yuan Jing again and said, "Sir, can you digest all the food you collected? Don't let it all get wasted!"

Yuan Jing laughed heartily, "No need for Manager Wen to worry about that. I have my reasons for collecting so much grain. It's just that the Wen family's winery is currently out of rice. I'm sorry to have troubled you so much for making such a big fuss selling those discounted coupons a few days ago. How are you going to clean up this mess? Tsk tsk tsk, I'm really worried for you, Manager Wen." Wen Wan pursed her lips, remaining silent. She watched as the man with the burrowing mole produced the contract, and only after he and Village Chief Li signed and sealed it did she finally give up.

Village Chief Li looked guilty, "Master Wen... I'm sorry..."

"Well, I still don't believe that Zhuji can buy up all the food in Ping County! Father, let's go to Fengshui Village next door!"

Yuan Jing held the freshly-made contract, smiling with great pride. Meanwhile, Zhou, the accountant sitting beside him, looked worried. "Sixth Master, the grain collection budget for Hexiang Village is two hundred taels more than the budgeted amount!"

"Two hundred taels is nothing?" Yuan Jing grinned as he dried the ink on the contract. "My parents have prepared generously this time. Two hundred taels of silver can force the Wen family into a desperate situation. It's worth it! Accountant Zhou, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you need to think bigger and stop getting so hung up on these trivial matters. If I can get the Wen family to hand over their winery, my aunt will definitely look up to me. The position of head of Bozhou is definitely mine!"

Accountant Zhou stopped trying to persuade him.

Yuan Jing put away the contract and yelled at Accountant Zhou to harness the carriage, "Follow the Wen family's carriage. I'm going to make sure she can't buy a single grain of food in Ping County today! I want to see her cornered!"

When he thought of Wen Wan's arrogance a few days ago, and then recalled the young lady's dejected expression just now, the gloom in his heart for many days was swept away.

Ah.

Cheng Yunzhang actually said that he was no match for that little girl?
Today, it’s time to drag Cheng Yunzhang over to see how he deals with the father and daughter of the Wen family!
He clapped his hands and laughed, his arrogance hard to hide between his brows, "Let's go! Catch the turtle in the jar!"

After Wenwan's carriage left Hexiang Village, the driver asked her where she was going, and she naturally replied, "Fengshui Village!"

Ma Changshun was worried, "Young Master, are we really going to Fengshui Village?"

What are you going there for? To steal expensive grain?
Wen Wan looked at the carriage that was catching up not far behind her, and a smile curled up at the corner of her lips. "We have to go. How can we buy food if we don't go? Didn't you say, Master Ma, that buying food is urgent?"

Ma Changshun made up his mind, "I have to buy it. Even if it costs a high price, I have to get it back!"

Otherwise, if the Wen family winery didn't produce wine for half a year, they wouldn't be able to collect the cash. Without cash, they wouldn't be able to produce wine next year either. If this continued, it would become a vicious cycle, and sooner or later the Wen family would be dragged down.

Wen Weiming glanced at Wen Wan. He had no idea what the girl was thinking, but given the current situation of the Wen family, if they didn't grab the food, they would just wait to die.

Wen Weiming advised: "Let's offer a higher price. There will always be people willing to sell to us."

Thinking of Wen Wan's boast just now, Wen Weiming was half-believing and half-doubting, "Did we really make a few thousand taels when we liquidated our warehouse a few days ago?"

Ma Changshun participated in the entire clearance operation and shook his head firmly, "Boss, how can business be so easy?"

Wen Wan also smiled and said, "The Ping County Wine Shop made two or three hundred taels. There are several other wineries, but their account books haven't been delivered yet, so I don't know how much they can make. But I guess it won't be more than the Ping County Wine Shop."

"Why?"

"Clearance sales test the level of coordination across the entire winery. Other wineries only offer discounts, but no pre-launch promotions, and lack eloquent sales staff. Even if they offer raffles, few people will buy."

Ma Changshun suddenly realized, "No wonder the young master deliberately smashed the Zhou family's old man's wine that day! It was to let everyone know that our Wen Family Winery always keeps its word."

I don't want to spoil everyone's enthusiasm for shipping couples, but I still have to give you a heads-up.

First, the female protagonist cultivates the ruthless path and currently only sees the male protagonist as a kitten or puppy; at least in the first 500,000 words of the novel, her interactions with him are merely superficial. It is only after their reunion, when the male protagonist transforms into Niu Hulu Wei Zheng, that the female protagonist develops feelings for him due to her admiration for strength.

Secondly, the current drafts only go up to the chapters where the female lead leaves her father and leaves her son, and even I find her incredibly heartless. So don't ship them too early; it'll be painful when things get tragic later.

Third, we're about to enter a thrilling business battle with big ups and downs, so everyone buckle up!

In the end, the bookstore suffered a crushing defeat in the competition, and from now on, it can only rely on the popularity of Qidian. Everyone, please shower us with your monthly tickets, recommendation tickets, and comments! Let Xiao Wen and "Wan Jin Niang Zi" ride the waves and soar to new heights!
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