Wanjin Lady

Chapter 89 Killing Pigs?
"Ah." Father Wen narrowed his eyes, his expression somewhat obscene, "Are you still planning to kill the pig?"

She smiled gently, "Isn't that your half-brother? Would you be willing to let him go?"

"Ugh!" Old Man Wen spat harshly. "Don't think I don't know that he and Yuan Jing have teamed up. That bastard has his eyes on our winery. This time, Bingzhou's grain sale was a blessing from heaven, making them lose everything! Why is that pig showing us kindness? Isn't it because he saw that our winery had escaped death and wants to cooperate with us again? I won't do that."

Father Wen glared at her again, "Don't tell me you're not going to kill pigs anymore? Otherwise, why would I, your father, agree with you to lure that old pig into a trap just now?"

Yo.

Her cheap father is quite quick-witted.

So I was just playing the good guy and cooperating with her?

Wen Wan chuckled, and the small profiteer and the big profiteer put their heads together and started muttering, "Dad, don't be anxious. It's not the end of the year yet, there's no rush to kill the pigs."

Wen Weiming scratched his head and said, "What are your plans? Tell Dad."

"Isn't the Pig Demon close to the Great Peacock... oh no... Yuan Liulang? These two used to be close friends, like they were wearing the same pants. As the saying goes, if you want to take, you must first give. Let's first show goodwill to win over the Pig Demon, let them turn against each other, fight among themselves, and buy time for the winery."

If you want to take something, you must first give it?
It's just a business, why do you need to use military tactics?

But Wen Weiming understood the meaning.

Just give the pig spirit...oh no...Zhu Wang first shows goodwill to win him over, and then let Zhu Wang act as a pawn to deal with Yuan Jing. When these two families fight, the Wen family winery can also take a break.

This move is brilliant.

But there was still one thing Wen Weiming didn't understand. "Tell me the truth, Dad. How did you come up with the idea of ​​sending Old Ma to Bingzhou to collect grain?"

Grain in Bingzhou is a rare commodity and is very valuable. Who would have thought of taking the unconventional approach and going to Bingzhou to collect grain?

Wen Wan closed the account book and said with a smile, "I heard that Yuan Liulang had taken some food to Bingzhou, and I thought the famine in Bingzhou might have improved. Since there wasn't a single grain of food in Pingxian County, I decided to take a gamble and sent Master Ma to Bingzhou to wait. I never thought that God would bless him—"

Wen Wan clasped her hands together and chanted "Amitabha" with a pious look on her face: "Maybe mother is blessing us in the underworld."

Old Man Wen believed it without a doubt and quickly followed Wen Wan in paying her respects.

Finally, he reminded Wen Wan, "Don't forget the 1,000 taels of silver from Xinlong Bank. Even if we give you a month's grace period, the two-month deadline will come in the blink of an eye... Shi Jinquan... Just treat him as if he's dead. We can't escape this debt."

Wen Wan rubbed her aching temples and said, "I remember it."

Seeing her worried, Father Wen patted his daughter's tender shoulders and said, "Don't worry too much."

Wen Wan's face lit up with joy. From the tone of her stepfather...could it be that he still has a huge amount of private money hidden?
Old Man Wen's expression was more serious than ever before.

Wen Wan felt inexplicably nervous.

"I've already stabbed Shi Jinquan's villain. I give him dozens of injections every morning and night. I'm sure he'll die a miserable death."

Wen Wan: "..."

Father Wen! Don't think I won't kick you off the carriage just because you're old!

Seeing his daughter's humiliation, Father Wen couldn't help but burst out laughing. "I trust you. With your brain... you have the potential to become the most dishonest businessman in Ping County. Even a pig spirit or a peacock can't be your match!"

Wenwan laughed.

Thank you so much for your trust.

Wen Weiming pointed to a fork in the road not far away and said, "Let me get off right up ahead. Ji An's mother is ill, so I'm stopping by to see an old friend."

Wen Wan frowned: "Dad, tell me clearly, is Ji An your old friend, or is Ji An's mother your good friend?"

Old Man Wen raised his hand and gave Wen Wan a hard smack on the head. "How dare you talk back to your father? You disrespectful brat!" Not far away, Yuan Jing sat in the carriage and punched the carriage wall several times. He still didn't feel relieved, so he grabbed a teacup and smashed it on the ground!
Accountant Zhou's eyelids twitched. After he finished smashing, he said cautiously, "Sixth Master, that set of bowls and cups...are from the Ruzhou official kiln, and are worth five taels."

Yuan Jing's eyes widened, and he grabbed Accountant Zhou by the collar, spitting into his face, "Why didn't you tell me earlier, old man?!"

You have to wait until he finishes smashing it before you tell him, right?!
Accountant Zhou had a look of surprise on his face. He was the accountant of the third branch of the Yuan family. Even the master had to politely call him Brother Zhou when he saw him. But Yuan Jing, this bastard, was ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth. He came when he was summoned and sent away when he was dismissed.

Yuan Jing, now venting his anger, questioned Zhou, the accountant, "How much money is left in the public account now?"

Accountant Zhou didn't even bother to look through the account books. He blurted out, "When you left Bozhou, the master paid you 3,800 taels of silver. Add to that the 650 taels paid by Manager Zhu for shipping, and there was still 120 taels left on the books."

Although he had expected this, Yuan Jing's face still turned pale when he heard the confirmation from Accountant Zhou himself.

After all, he was a second-generation rich man with no business experience. He came to Ping County with his dreams and more than 3,000 yuan in cash. He thought that the Wen family winery would be easy to take over, but he never expected that he would lose everything in just over a month.

It’s over.

This trip to Ping County was originally guaranteed by his father. If his family knew that he had lost one-third of the family property, his stepmother and brother would never let him go!
There must be a turning point!
"There's no rush for Zhu Wang's money, so let's delay it as long as possible!"

Accountant Zhou's eyelids twitched, and he warned, "Zhu Wang is a scoundrel. If he really goes to Bozhou and makes trouble with the old lady—"

Yuan Jing immediately changed his tone, "Then we can just delay it until as long as possible!"

But, procrastination won't solve the problem.

"Accountant Zhou... do you think this is... weird?"

The carriage wobbled along the official road, Yuan Jing's face ashen. He pondered over it, but couldn't figure it out. "You said... I was quick enough. As soon as the news spread in Bingzhou, Zhu Wang and I gathered food and rushed over day and night. So how did Wen Wan know?"

"Perhaps Shopkeeper Wen also heard the news in advance?"

"That's not right." Yuan Jing's mind raced. "The grain prices in Bingzhou are sky-high. If she's buying grain, why would she go to a place where it's more expensive? It's as if... as if she knew in advance that the grain prices in Bingzhou would be cut in half..."

"Perhaps there's no grain to harvest in Ping County, and Shopkeeper Wen got lucky and happened to go to Bingzhou?"

Yuan Jing disagreed. "Ping County is a long way from Bingzhou. Why didn't she choose a village or town closer to the south instead of going north via the canal?"

Accountant Zhou lost his patience. "Although Bingzhou's grain is expensive, it's guaranteed to be available. Perhaps Manager Wen is determined to buy it, so it's understandable that she'd head to Bingzhou to buy the expensive grain. It's just... she's just incredibly lucky."

Yuan Jing gritted his teeth and said nothing.

He just refused to believe that Wen Wan was just lucky.

He had just sold grain at a low price, and the next moment, Wen Jiajiu bought it at a low price. No matter how you look at it, there is no such coincidence in the world.

Isn't this equivalent to Yuan Jing giving Wen Wan a thousand kilograms of food for free?

Somehow, Cheng Yunzhang's words "You are no match for her" came back to his mind, and Yuan Jing vomited blood.

He had inquired and found out that the bitch Wen Wan had never learned how to do business before. She was younger than him and had less experience than him. She was also a woman. How could he not defeat her?
Even though Cheng Yunzhang is smart, he doesn't have a plan that can handle everything!

Why does he look down on Yuan Jing?
"There's definitely something fishy going on here!" Yuan Jing clenched his fists, veins popping out on his forehead. "Don't let me catch her by the tail, or I'll make her suffer!"

Accountant Zhou sneered.

The Sixth Master of the Yuan family... is truly insane.

But, it was a little strange. Although Yuan Liuye was a second-generation rich man, he was not an empty-headed person. This time he came to Ping County to deal with the small Wen family, but he didn't get any good results.

(End of this chapter)