Yan Cigui

Chapter 12: Get a piece of the pie

 Zaishouyuan.

Mammy Ruan picked up the curtain and invited Lin Yunyan into the main room while she stayed outside.

Lin Yunyan thanked her, went around to the east room, and saluted Xiao Duan and Lin Xun.

Little Duan was sitting cross-legged on the Arhat bed, leaning on the bed and looking at the booklet in his hand carefully. Lin Xun was sitting in the Taishi chair next to him, his posture upright showing a bit of nervousness.

Lin Yunyan blinked.

 It seems that whether you are a child who has just started to learn or an old student in his thirties or forties, they all have the same mood when they meet their elders to check their homework.

Little Duan motioned for Lin Yunyan to take a seat, and commented slowly: "The writing is quite organized, and it is more effective than I thought."

This was an affirmation and barely a compliment, but Lin Yunyan did not see "a sigh of relief" on Lin Xun's face.

Looking carefully, the third uncle's expression was actually a bit anxious.

 Why is this?

Little Mrs. Duan raised her eyelids, glanced at her son, tilted her head and said to Lin Yunyan, "You have Cheng Yaojin."

"What Cheng Yaojin?" Lin Yunyan asked, and she realized what she was saying, "Is there anyone else who wants to buy Lao Shi Xian?"

Of course, this is not unusual.

 In the past, Chen Gui had a third master, so naturally there was a big master and a second master.

At this moment, those two families should be settling accounts for the business in Lao Shi Lane.

However, without Chen Gui's part of the money, the two families will also have a gap, and they cannot end until they make up the gap.

"That family is rich and wants to keep it all for themselves," Lin Xun sighed, "The Yamen has said that if we want to participate, we are still inclined to sell it to us. If the sincere family comes forward, it will be more guaranteed than foreign merchants."

Lin Yunyan frowned.

 At the moment, it’s not up to the uncle to come forward!

They are all strangers from other places, and they are competing to see who has the money and who has the highest price, and their uncle may not be able to raise the price any more. In fact, Lin Yunyan has been thinking about how to keep the price down for the past two days.

“Do you know the specific situation of the other party?” Lin Yunyan asked.

 “Chen Gui has asked about it.” Lin Xun said.

Just now Chen Guifeng came to the study to look for him and quickly told him the news.

Chen Gui spoke quickly, and Lin Xun became anxious when he heard it. He quickly compiled the schedule and came to see the old lady, and also sent someone to invite Lin Yunyan.

Now, after sitting for such a while, the mother was as steady as a mountain, neither hurried nor slow, and the niece was also slow, neither hurried nor impatient. Lin Xun faced these two people, took a few deep breaths, and became calmer.

"I heard that he is from Yuhang. He is half a century old. He started his business by making rice and noodles. He has a good family background. He is now living in Jinmanlou Inn. According to his own introduction, he has always done business honestly and has never made any mistakes. Shuntian Mansion can send people to Yuhang Yamen Ask, he has never been sued for doing business carelessly," Lin Xun introduced, "He had the idea of ​​​​purchasing a property in the capital, so he fell in love with Laoshi Alley."

After hearing this, Mr. Duan made a comment: "It's not unusual for foreigners to come to Beijing to buy property. It's rare for them to be rich enough to buy an alley directly."

It is said that wealth should not be shown in vain. Even if you are in the capital, spending money lavishly is never a good thing.

There is another saying that a strong dragon will not overwhelm a local snake.

For a businessman with a white body to show his prominence in the capital with such fanfare, this move is not a bold move, but a foolish move.

"What do you mean," Lin Xun guessed what Xiao Duan said, "that this person has an unusual origin?"

Lin Xun is not stupid. After his mother nodded, he quickly got a lot of ideas.

"With such a net worth, it is impossible for him to be a fool. Since he dares to act so arrogantly, there should be a powerful person behind him. I don't know who it is..." Lin Xun continued to think, "We want to recommend someone to go out and take over the business. Others have the same The idea is not surprising.”

 In the capital, the most indispensable thing is the powerful. Whenever you go out for a walk, you will meet several old ladies and young gentlemen.

"Now that Hao Tongpan has confessed to Chen Gui, it can be seen that the Yamen will not deal with the foreigner immediately, and it will take time to investigate in Yuhang." Xiao Duan said to Lin Xun not to be nervous, "We will follow the plan, and when the time comes, the two parties will We are all foreigners and no one takes advantage.”

His mother's words were meant to comfort him, and Lin Xun knew it.

 At the same time, he knew better that no one would take advantage of anyone else, and that was because he had to pay higher prices than anyone else.

 Here, I might be at a disadvantage.

Thinking about this, Lin Xun couldn't help but look at Lin Yunyan, wanting to hear what she had in mind.

Lin Yunyan frowned slightly and pondered: Does that financial background sound familiar?

“What’s that person’s name?” she asked, “Is he a rice merchant from Yuhang named Jing Dabao?”

"That's it!" Lin Xun slapped his thigh, "When he went to the Yamen to report his family name, he thought he was a fake name, so when he checked his identity as Lu Yin, it was all true. Has Yun Yan heard of that person?"

Lin Yunyan:…

 She has certainly heard of it.

Jing Dafeng is short and fat, with a round belly. Fortunately, he is white. He looks like a smiling Buddha, very happy.

He owned seventeen rice shops in the south of the Yangtze River, opened a warehouse every winter to donate grain, and built five charity halls. He was known as the Great Good Man of Jing in the Yuhang area.

 He is Xu Jian's informant.

It’s just that the only time she saw Jing Daduan, he was already in a state of despair.

In the summer of the 18th year of Yongjia, there was a flood in the south of the Yangtze River. The "disaster victims" rushed into Jing Daduan's granary and mansion, robbed and seized, killed people and set fires. Jing Daduan himself escaped from the disaster, escaped from the south of the Yangtze River, and fled all the way to the capital. Sent a message to Xu Jian.

 After that, Lin Yunyan never saw Jing Daguan again. When Xu Jian talked about him, her tone was full of regret and guilt.

If Jing Dadan hadn’t worked for Xu Jian, how could he have ended up like that?

Those so-called disaster victims are all bandits who took orders and took advantage of natural disasters.

Now, Jing Dadao appears in the capital and wants to buy Lao Shi Lane...

Xu Jian also wants to try this business that was a sure profit without losing money?

 But how could Xu Jian know?

An idea flashed through Lin Yunyan's mind so suddenly that she made a guess but was not entirely sure.

Beside him, Mr. Duan coughed lightly and held a cup of tea to moisten his throat.

Lin Yunyan came back to her senses and saw Lin Xun looking at her, and said, "His master has a better background than us."

 At this time, even Xiao Duan's eyes showed a bit of surprise.

They are sincerely interested in the uncle's residence. Apart from Da Lang working in the court, he is indeed far away from the court, but the status of the uncle's residence is still here. There is also a princess who is favored by Cining Palace. I dare say that there are people in the capital who are better than them, or It's the palace of a duke or a prince, or a serious relative of the emperor.

Lin Xun also thought of this and hesitated: "Then we have to give in and stop doing this business?"

 The profitable business is so difficult for people to part with it.

“Do it, why not do it?” Lin Yunyan said with a smile, “Let Chen Gui go directly to Jinmanlou to find Jing Dafan and say he wants a share of the pie.”

 Let her see how Xu Jian will react first.

　　　Thanks to book friend ChenLinda for the reward of 20,000 yuan, and thanks to book friend Xiaoyuan and Xu Bicheng’s official girlfriend for the reward.

 (End of this chapter)