bookcurios Chapter 149: Damn it, Old Lady Lin’s defense is broken!
Chapter 149: Damn it, Old Lady Lin’s defense is broken!
As soon as this price is released.
The villagers of Wangjia Village who were eavesdropping not far away were so excited that their hearts were about to jump out of their chests.
One thousand taels of silver for a jar of water?
This amount of money can buy at least 300 acres of good farmland. If every household takes out a jar of water, doesn't it mean that everyone in Wangjia Village is a landlord?
Breathing is rapid and heavy.
The eyes of every Wangjia Villager were looking at Shen Qian eagerly.
I hope Shen Qian will agree.
But what he waited for was still Shen Qian's rejection:
"President Wei."
"I'm not familiar with the situation in Liangdu County. Why don't you wait for my scouts to report back before making a decision?"
"If there is no water source a hundred miles away, even if I sell you a hundred jars of water, hundreds of people in Wangjia Village may die as a result."
Shen Qian's starting point is still based on the Wang family members in Wangjia Village.
Upon hearing this, some members of the Wang family felt sorry but were just disappointed.
I didn't blame Shen Qian.
After all, if it comes to selling water, who can sell more than Shen Qian?
And if it wasn't Shen Qian, they would have probably sold it for three hundred taels just now.
Maybe after the scouts bring back news, this water can still be sold?
Everyone has their own little thoughts.
It was Old Lady Lin who came over on her own initiative, holding two jars of water in her hands.
"I have water here." As Old Mrs. Lin spoke, she placed two jars of water on the ground and opened the lids.
Wei Liangping looked at the two jars of water and swallowed hard...the non-existent saliva made his throat move up and down, causing a dry and painful sensation.
Water. His body was in dire need of water and he couldn't buy more than a hundred jars. He had to get these two jars of water.
Think of this.
Wei Liangping looked at Old Lady Lin with a calm expression:
"Ten taels per jar."
! ! ?
When Old Lady Lin heard Wei Liangping's offer, her eyes almost popped out.
"What did you say?"
"Can you say that again!"
"Just now you and Wang Shen asked for one thousand taels of silver for a jar of water, and now you're asking me ten taels of silver?"
"Do you think I, Old Lady Lin, am a fool?"
Facing the questioning of Old Lady Lin.
Wei Liangping pinched his dry throat and said in a hoarse voice:
"You heard wrong. I said one thousand copper coins per jar."
"If you sell it to me individually, I'll give you ten thousand copper coins, which is ten taels of silver per jar."
"Then I won't sell it." Old Mrs. Lin was also very angry. Her family only had these two jars of water. If they sold them, they would be completely cut off from water.
I thought I could sell two thousand taels of silver.
Now the other party only gives ten taels for a jar. Isn't this obviously bullying?
Seeing that Old Lady Lin was about to take the water away, Wei Liangping was unwilling to do so and said:
"Hey, it's here."
"You quote the price. If it's reasonable, I'll buy it. If it's not reasonable, we'll go back."
Facing Wei Liangping's request to stay, Old Lady Lin rolled her eyes and sneered:
"One thousand taels a jar, less than that, no deal."
Seeing this, Wei Liangping gestured to walk slowly.
Old Mrs. Lin looked at Wei Liangping's indifferent expression and turned around confidently.
One step, ten steps.
Fifteen steps.
She couldn't help but slow down her pace.
My heart cried out: "Please keep me? Isn't it always a matter of negotiation when buying and selling things?"
But when she walked thirty steps out and returned to her own cart, the other party did not say anything to stop her, which made Old Mrs. Lin turn back anxiously.
After seeing that the other person was no longer looking at him.
He ran back carrying the water:
"Hey, name a price."
"If it's suitable, I'll sell it to you."
When Wei Liangping saw Old Lady Lin running back again, he laughed in his heart: You little brat, you still want to fight with me?
When I was doing business, you were still farming in the countryside.
"Fifty taels for one jar, two jars for one hundred taels." After Wei Liangping said this, he stopped looking at Old Lady Lin.
Old Mrs. Lin was anxious. If she missed this opportunity, she might never be able to make money so easily again.
Gritting her teeth, Old Lady Lin raised the price:
"One hundred taels a jar, don't take me for a fool."
As soon as she finished speaking, she found that no one paid any attention to her.
Even Shen Qian didn't even look at her.
This made Old Mrs. Lin feel extremely frustrated.
Only compromise:
"One hundred...just one hundred taels."
"I want the silver notes from the South."
After Old Lady Lin finished speaking, Wei Liangping directly pulled out a silver note worth one hundred taels.
Then he took the jar and drank the water in big gulps without caring about his image.
The sweet water entered his throat, quickly replenishing his dry body.
My energy and spirit have returned to me by a factor of two.
"Don't just stand there, drink too." Wei Liangping pointed to the pond nearby and said to the other businessmen.
Seeing this, the merchants immediately reached out to get water.
They didn't dare to waste it and drank it carefully.
After Wei Liangping finished drinking, he handed the pool of water in his hand to a few people.
After the merchants finished drinking, at Wei Liangping's instruction, it was the turn of the eagerly awaited servants.
Old Mrs. Lin looked at the one hundred taels of silver in her hand and after confirming that it was commonly used in the southern region, she felt mixed emotions. Although she made some money, she also felt like she had lost a lot.
Walk towards your own cart.
One hundred taels of silver would be enough to buy a place when we reach the southern border.
Wang Laizi looked at Old Mrs. Lin who got the money and felt extremely envious.
If I had known earlier, I would have waited a little longer before asking Old Lady Lin for the debt.
The silver notes commonly used in the southern region have real purchasing power.
It is valid across the border, but once you get to the southern border, who knows if you can find a place to exchange it.
And...his family couldn't even get a jar of water together, otherwise he would definitely bring water to exchange for money. This opportunity is rare, how could he miss it like Shen Qian did.
There are also other people from Wangjia Village.
After secretly cursing the idiot, Wang Laizi turned towards his own cart.
"Sold it." Just as Wang Laizi turned around, Shen Qian suddenly spoke and uttered two words.
When Wei Liangping heard this, his heart trembled.
Excitedly asked:
"Fifty...fifty taels per jar?"
Shen Qian glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and said to the soldier beside her:
"see a visitor out."
"Hey hey hey! I'm just kidding." Seeing this, Wei Liangping hurriedly explained to prevent the soldiers from really "sending" him out.
"One thousand taels a jar, or a hundred jars? I'll buy it."
As he spoke, Wei Liangping directly took out a thick stack of Southern Territory General Silver Notes worth thirty thousand taels of silver.
Zou Chu, the head of the Zou family, didn't want to leave at all.
Twenty thousand taels of silver, this is ten times more than what we agreed on before, but the price of one hundred taels per jar must not be raised again.
But...even so, the other party is still unwilling to sell.
Can he really not buy it?
This time I managed to hold on thanks to the water given by the old lady, but what about next time?
These two times of buying water directly cost him half of his family's savings.
My heart is bleeding.
Wei Liangping took their banknotes one by one and handed them to Shen Qian personally.
After Shen Qian took the banknotes, she handed them to Qiu Tian beside her to count. After checking everything, Shen Qian spoke:
"Village chief, stop peeking over there."
"Let the village provide 50 jars of water, and I will provide 50 jars of water. For the 50 jars of water in this village, let the wealthy families contribute, and try to get two or three households to contribute one jar. I will provide one jar myself. Unless there is really a lot of water, I will not collect it."
"Okay!" Village chief Wang Dakuo responded happily.
One thousand taels of silver.
If these four families were to share equally, each family would get 250 taels, which, converted into land, would be nearly 100 acres of fertile farmland.
In the previous Wangjia Village, he didn't even dare to think about it.
I just don't know if the land prices in the south are the same as in the north.
When the residents of Wangjia Village learned that Shen Qian agreed to sell water, they all showed excitement.
"A thousand taels of silver for a jar of water. If this happened in Wangjia Village, I would have thought someone was crazy to pay such a high price for water."
"Following Wang Shenshi, I have become richer in this migration south, except for losing some weight."
"I have a lot of water. I have two and a half jars at home. Village chief, please sell me a separate jar!"
"..."
The villagers of Wangjia Village talked and cheered excitedly.
It reached the ears of Old Lady Lin.
This made Old Lady Lin’s eyes widen.
He looked at the damn businessmen in disbelief.
I sold my only two jars of water for a hundred taels of silver, and now they offered a thousand taels of silver to Shen Qian right after she bought the water?
And you have to pay first.
"What on earth is so charming about this bitch Shen Qian?" Old Lady Lin slammed her hand on her own cart, muttering angrily:
"Did it make those businessmen lose their minds?"
"One thousand taels for a jar of water, this world has gone crazy after all."