A Lady’s Tranquility - Chapter 21

Chapter 021 You Fangyin’s Owner

The price of a qin was 3,000 taels, and Yan Lin didn’t blink when he paid.
The wealth of Yongyi Hou’s family is evident.
Before she was ignorant, Yan Lin treated her well as a matter of course, and she also enjoyed Yan Lin’s kindness to herself as a matter of course; but when she came back from the rebirth, she knew that she could not afford the sincere love of a young man, and she should not take it for granted. Enjoy this good.

　　She should not accept this piano.
But when he was about to refuse, and instead asked Tanger to take a silver note to pay for Shimen, Jiang Xuening suddenly hesitated again, and after a change of heart, he suppressed the idea of ​​the pioneer, and silently accepted the piano.

　　Then Lu Xian took the money and counted the banknotes one by one, with a smile all over his face, and only said to Yan Lin, “I know that the little Marquis is the most generous, and with so many customers in the capital, I, Lu Zhaoyin, are the happiest. You are the one who sees it! Come here often, you must know that the qin is addicting, if you like it, you will want one and two, and if you don’t learn the qin enough, you will have to learn how to make the qin. Come to me, what do you want? If you have anything, keep it safe, and don’t tell the little prince to run away in vain.”
Yan Lin rolled his eyes.
Jiang Xuening was stunned, he could hardly believe his ears –
Lu Zhaoyin!
Wasn’t that Lu Xian, one of Xie Wei’s most effective henchmen when he launched the palace revolt?
Yan Lin was in charge of the soldiers, and Lu Xian was in charge of the money.
Later, Yan Lin was the commander of the Imperial Army, and Lu Xian was promoted by Xie Wei when she was imprisoned in the palace. …

　　In the last life, You Fangyin donated 80% of his wealth to the imperial court to fill the treasury in order to save his life, and it was this person who took care of it!

　　When he first entered this secluded palace, Yan Lin never introduced the identity of the owner of the room, until Lu Xian accidentally revealed his name, which made Jiang Xuening startled and caught a glimpse of what Yan Lin could not see.
Looking at Lu Xian again at this time, the feeling is completely different.
Just now, I just thought that this person was bold and arrogant, and his business was very interesting; looking at it now, I feel that this kind of daring and arrogance may not be a bit arrogant, and everyone is drunk and awake.

　　After Lv Xian counted the bank note, he nodded in satisfaction, and shoved the banknote into his arms with ease: “It’s true.”
Yan Lin said, “Then we’re leaving.”
The big business of 3,000 taels is not always the case. Yes, Lu Xian showed the shrewdness of a philistine businessman to the fullest, and with a smile on his face, he personally delivered the two of them to the door.

　　Jiang Xuening followed Yanlin and went downstairs with Qin in his arms.
Unexpectedly, someone came upstairs quickly and bumped into them.
At first glance, it was the sword book beside Xie Wei.
Her eyelids jumped.

　　Jian Shu often follows Xie Wei, and has learned good swordsmanship. Yan Lin knew him even after seeing him. When he saw him, he said, “Mr. Xie is here with you again.”
Jian Shu bowed to him and smiled. “That’s right.”
After saying that, he turned his eyes and saw Jiang Xuening who was following behind him. The pace that was going to continue to go up stopped for a while, and he salutes her: “Ning Er girl.”
Jiang Xuening was Slightly startled, nodding in return.
Hearing this, Yan Lin suddenly raised his eyebrows, feeling a subtlety, and glanced at Jian Shu with a slightly strange look: What is the name of “Second Ning”?
But Jian Shu didn’t seem to notice that something was wrong, so he hurried upstairs after the ceremony.

　　In the Youhuang Museum, Lu Xiangang was about to close the door, pour himself a glass of wine, and celebrate the sale of such an expensive qin, but just as he put his hands on the door, he saw Jianshu coming.
The corners of his eyes twitched, and he immediately quickened his movements to close the door.

Unexpectedly, Jianshu’s eyes were quick and his hands were fast, so he stepped forward and stuck his palm in the crack of the door, and smiled at Lu Xian: “It’s still light, why is Mr. Lu closing the door in such a hurry?”

　　Lu Xian scolded in his heart, “You are really rough and thick, so why didn’t you get caught?”, but his face was astonished as if he had just seen Jianshu, and he smiled very affectionately: “Ah, Jianshu! See you? How about it, your master broke a qin, are you mad at home?”
Jian Shu couldn’t help but face dark: “Don’t worry about Mr. Lu.”
The gloating in Lu Xian’s eyes surfaced again. Said: “What do you want to buy?”
Jian Shu said: “I don’t want to buy anything, I have something to do.”

　　When Lu Xian heard this, his expression changed, he immediately pushed his hand that was blocking the door, and said categorically, “I don’t have any money, so hurry up and leave.”
Jian Shu didn’t even move a bit: “Yan Xiaohou, don’t you? You just left?”
Lu Xian lied without blinking: “That qin is worthless.”
Jian Shu sneered and put his hand away, pretending to leave: “Then I will go back and tell Mr. There is an incorrect payment of five thousand taels.”

　　”Hey, hey, rich, rich!” Lu Xian quickly grabbed him without saying a word and dragged him into the room, “Really, you are young, what’s the point of learning to be as old as Xie Ju’an? Even if it’s the same as Daoqin. It’s not a good habit to threaten you with an account at every turn. Tell me, what’s the matter?”

Jian Shu was obviously accustomed to Lu Xian’s virtue. Knowing that the matter was urgent, he did not delay. He said succinctly, “The boat 　　overturned on the Cao River.
” Lu Xian’s eyes lit up. “When?”
Jian Shu said, “Three days ago. The news came in a hurry. Not many people in Beijing know about it. ” “it is good!”

　　Jianshu said: “Sir said that the silk merchants in Beijing and China joined forces to keep the price of silk extremely low a while ago. Now that the silk boat transporting silk to Beijing on the Cao River has capsized, the price of raw silk in Beijing will rise. Before the news spread, I bought raw silk at a low price, and when the news spread that the silk price went up, I could make a lot of money. It was just that the price was lowered a while ago, and many merchants could not bear it. Most of the raw silk in their hands were sold, only I’m afraid there’s not much left in the market.”

　　Lu Xian pondered for a while and went through the names of all the businessmen in the capital in his mind. He pulled the corners of his lips into a smile, and his eyes were shining brightly. He only said, “Yes, there is another one!”

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　　When Xu Wenyi saw You Fangyin walk in, he was taken aback by her haggard face: “You haven’t slept well in a few days? Come and bring a cup of hot tea to Miss You.”
You Fangyin rubbed Rubbing his eyes, he sat down.
The guy below immediately brought the tea up, and it was inevitable that they glanced at her with a hint of concern.

　　This place is a guest room in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Guild Hall, which was set up by the businessmen of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Merchant Gang to accommodate businessmen from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces who came to Beijing to stay overnight and talk about business.
Xu Wenyi was a silk merchant in Nanxun, Suzhou.
He went to Beijing two months ago, just because the big silk merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang joined forces to lower the purchase price of raw silk, which made silkworm farmers dissatisfied, and these small and medium-sized merchants who made a living by selling silk had no choice but to go north. . Who would have thought that the big merchants in Beijing and Jiangsu and Zhejiang would also be in unison, and there were too many small and medium-sized merchants in Beijing.
Not to mention making money, even the cost price paid to the silkworm farmers is not enough!

　　Xu Wenyi is thirty-six years old this year. Even if he doesn’t have a beard, he can see some traces of wind and frost on his face, and the corners of his eyes are all fine wrinkles. Not to mention that the price of silk has not risen in recent days. He stayed in the capital and fell asleep today, but did not know whether the sun would rise tomorrow. He really felt that he was tormented on the oil pan every day, and even his eyes showed a kind of expression. Depressed and anxious.
His net worth and life are in this business.
Last year, he lost a lot of money by selling salt. This year, he couldn’t get any money to buy silk from silkworm farmers. Fortunately, he is a local businessman in Nanxun, and he has been in contact with local silkworm farmers for several years. Everyone knows that the market is not good this year. But I was willing to trust him, and only received a deposit of 10% from him, handed over all the raw silk produced this year, and asked him to go to Beijing to buy a good price and then go back and pay the balance.

　　In the business field, who does not pay first hand and deliver first hand?
But the silkworm farmers in their hometown are willing to give the goods first and then receive the money.
Xu Wenyi is a conscientious businessman, and he does not want to live up to the trust of the folks behind him. But God knows how desperate he was when he came to the capital and asked around about the market price of raw silk!

　　Until the eleventh day, he was stranded in the capital, and he couldn’t even get the money for the guild hall. Finally, he felt that he couldn’t carry it anymore. He just wanted to sell the half-ship of raw silk in his hand. How much is it, take it back to the village first?

As for the part that is not enough, we can only owe it first, and slowly find a way to make up for it.
But at this time, in such a desperate situation, You Fangyin appeared and gave him a whole new hope.

　　The girl was wearing filial piety when she came that day, her eyes were red, and Xu Wenyi was startled, thinking that something had happened to ask for help.
Unexpectedly, she took out four hundred taels directly from her purse and told him to buy silk.
Xu Wenyi has also lived for half his life. He has never seen such a customer before. He was stunned for a while, but he couldn’t react for a long time. Seeing that this girl really doesn’t look like a rich and noble girl, nor does she look like a daughter from a merchant’s family, she is really in her heart. puzzled.

　　At that time, he wanted to sell raw silk too much, so he didn’t ask for much, so he sold some to her at the market price at that time.
It’s just that You Fangyin is only four hundred taels of silver, which is a drop in the bucket for his raw silk.
After the money was paid, Xu Wenyi couldn’t hold back his curiosity and asked her: “The price of raw silk on the market is so low now, and depending on the situation, it may continue to fall. You are a girl, and you can’t even understand the account book. , four hundred taels of raw silk is not a small amount, what will you do after you buy it?”

　　You Fangyin actually replied: “Wait for half a month before the price rises before selling.”

　　Xu Wenyi was shocked at that time, and a thousand claps of thunder roared in his head. Seeing that she was about to leave after answering, she lost her temper and chased after her, and even her voice trembled: “How dare you make this assertion?”
This You Family The girl looked dumbfounded as if frightened by his hideous expression.
After a long while, he said straight: “The person who gave me the money said it.”

　　Xu Wenyi was even more shocked: “Does the girl have an employer?”
You Fangyin looked at him at the time, seemed to think for a while, felt that the word was appropriate, and nodded: “Yes. She explained to me that she took the money and came to buy raw silk today. , wait for half a month and sell it, you can make a profit three times.”
Xu Wenyi immediately took a breath.
Wouldn’t that be more than double the market price last year and four times the current market price?

　　Who is the owner of You Fangyin, who dares to say such a thing?

　　Xu Wenyi, who has been in business for many years, realized that he may have inadvertently encountered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity – to
do business by himself, buy low and sell high, and eat the difference.
And prices change with the market, so well-informed business is extremely important.
There are people who can grasp the news that others don’t know, and they are often here like a duck to water, catching a good opportunity that people with stagnant news can’t get in their whole life.

　　Most of You Fangyin, or the “owner” behind You Fangyin, is the one who holds the news!

　　Although I don’t know why I got this kind of news but only took out 400 taels of silver to make a voice, since he encountered this opportunity, Xu Wenyi couldn’t convince himself to give up anyway.
He wants to take risks.
If the price of silk really rises after half a month, it will be a life for him; if the price of silk does not rise but falls after half a month, where can it fall compared to now, and his situation can be compared to what it is now Where does it go bad?
So just take a gamble.

　　Xu Wenyi used the 400 taels of silver paid by You Fangyin to manage the ferry boat, and also paid half a month’s rent in the guild hall. , along with an abacus and several account books that he had used before, and gave it to You Fangyin, waiting with her for the day when the price of raw silk increased.

　　During this period of time, Xu Wenyi has also been sidetracking, trying to find out the identity of the owner behind her.
But You Fangyin’s mouth was very strict at this time, and she never mentioned it.
When asked why the price was raised, You Fangyin simply said, “I don’t know, the owner never mentioned it.”

　　At this moment, Xu Wenyi sat across from her, looked at her bloodshot eyes, pinched his fingers to count the time, and finally sighed: “There are only four days left.”
Instead of rising, the price of silk has fallen.
You Fangyin also just asked the price from the firm. She knew it in her heart, but she was not good at dealing with people, and she didn’t know how to respond to this sentence. She was stiff and restrained.

　　This stance just makes people anxious.
Xu Wenyi gave a wry smile: “You Gu Niang said earlier that these four hundred taels of silver are all your savings, but now that the price of silk has not risen, you are not afraid of losing this money, are you the owner to blame?”
You, Fang, pondered for a while: “If it’s a loss, I’ll save enough to return it to her later.”

　　Of the four hundred taels of silver, three hundred and fifty taels were given by the second girl.
Although she didn’t know why the second girl wanted to save herself or give herself money, the grace of dripping water should be reciprocated by a spring. In the past 18 years, she had never encountered such a thing, nor had she met such a good person, and she didn’t know why she looked at her with those eyes that were about to burst into tears.
I thought about it for a long time and didn’t know how to respond.
But the second girl taught her to do business.
Then maybe, the second girl will be happy after the business is done and a lot of money is made, all in front of her, right?

　　Xu Wenyi didn’t know what she was thinking, and he was stunned when he heard this.
After a while, she shook her head helplessly: This girl is really giving up on her boss, the money was originally given by the boss, and the work was done by the boss. If you make a profit or loss, it’s the boss, and you have to say how to lose money “To him?

　　He asked someone to bring up the prepared account book: “This is a new account book for the girl. I have asked my accountant to mark it. The girl will look easier and understand better. But the girl always It’s still appropriate to stay up all night to read the ledger, and in the end it hurts the body.”

　　You Fangyin learned today to get the account book. When he took the account book with both hands, he quickly thanked him and said in a sullen voice, “The mansion has been under strict supervision these days, and I may not be able to come out for a few days. Four days later, Boss Xu didn’t see me, so I asked you to help me sell the raw silk first.”
Xu Wenyi said: “It’s not too soon or too late, in four days? What if it goes up again?”
You Fangyin shook her head: “The owner Said to sell at this time.”
Xu Wenyi suffocated and agreed.

　　After sending You Fangyin away, he sat down again and sighed again.
The guy behind him frowned and was always full of doubts about this matter: “Boss, I look at the girl with a muscle in her head, no matter how you look at it, she looks like a fool. With such a good thing, isn’t her boss herself? Do, want to take our turn?”

　　However, Xu Wenyi gritted his teeth, with a desperate determination in his eyes: “I’ve already gambled, so don’t mention it again. I think the ‘owner’ she said is probably not a lie. If you lie, you should make up for it. Be presentable, there is no such taboo to mention.”
He closed his eyes and reopened them.
At this time, his eyes were full of suppressed anger and sadness: “Besides, if I really go back with the little money I sold at a low price, how should I face the trust and entrustment of the silkworm farmers in the village? After the autumn and winter, we will prepare silkworms next year. , if they don’t have money, do they want them to eat the northwest wind!”

　　The guy didn’t dare to speak again.

　　Xu Wenyi calmed down after saying these words and was about to ask him to go out to check the situation. Unexpectedly, someone knocked on the half-open door outside. There was a scribe standing outside, bowing to him inside the room. He cupped his hands and said, “But Suzhou Nanxun, Xu Wenyi, Boss Xu?”
Xu Wenyi felt surprised: “Please come in, are you?”
The scribe was naturally Lu Xian. He knew that there was a customer before, but he didn’t ask and directly stated his intention: “The surname is Lu, and the single name will be displayed. I heard that Boss Xu has a boat of raw silk in his hands, but he has not sold it yet. I came to visit today, yes I want to do business with you and buy this silk.”

　　Xu Wenyi’s heart skipped a beat, and he didn’t even notice his breathing stopped, but his face remained calm: “What price do you offer?”
Lu Xian said, “It’s the market price.”
Xu Wenyi couldn’t figure out where he was coming from, so he only said: “The market price is not Sell.”
Lu Xian raised his eyebrows, suddenly feeling that the situation was different from what he thought: “Isn’t it possible that Boss Xu’s silk cannot be sold?”

　　Xu Wenyi said: “I can’t sell it now, but there are people who come with a lot of money to buy it when you see it. How do you know it won’t go up in a few days?”
Lu Xian’s pupils shrank slightly. He realized that things were not easy, but smiled: “You seem to know something.”

　　At this time, Xu Wenyi has dared to be sure that what You Fangyin’s owner said is true!
His entire face flushed with excitement.
However, her voice still sounded calm, and her eyes were filled with tears for a while, and she didn’t know whether she said to Lu Xian or herself, “Someone came to buy a batch of my raw silk on the eleventh day, and her owner told her that the price would go up. When I saw Boss Lu coming today, I knew that I was right…”

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　　”boom!”

　　Lu Xian kicked open the door of the Qin Tang.
Jian Shu, who was standing beside him, almost drew his sword and slashed over, and when he saw him, his eyes widened in surprise.

　　But Lu Xian walked in with a blue face. He picked up the Hou Kui, who had been brewing cold for a while on the tea table, and poured it down his throat. When he put it down, the tea cup slammed on the table with a frightening sound.

　　On the ground next to the east wall of this qin hall, more than a dozen pieces of wood used for qin making are neatly lined up. Look. He also didn’t wear the wide crane cloak of the sleeved robe, and rolled up his sleeves to his arms, revealing his well-knotted wrists.
Hearing the movement, he turned around.
Seeing that it was Lu Xian, his cold long eyebrows wrinkled unconsciously, and said, “Isn’t it possible?”

　　Lu Xian said: “It’s half done, but I saw a ghost today. Xie Ju’an, tell me honestly, when did the incident of the overturning of the silk boat on the Caohe occur, and when did it first reach the capital? Do you know?”
Xie Wei turned to look at the wood again.
He turned over the paulownia wood in the middle and said, “Didn’t Jianshu tell you? What happened three days ago, the news just arrived in the capital two hours ago, and the only people who know about the letter are me and Jianshu. , and you.”

　　Lu Xian said flatly: “Impossible! Someone had bought raw silk from Xu Wenyi eleven days ago, and the price of silk was expected to rise. I scolded him several times, but Xu Wenyi didn’t say much. But after I came out, I asked someone to inquire about these A girl has been in and out of the club these days, and she seems to be talking about business with him. Who is this girl? You Fangyin is a prostitute in Qingyuan Bofu that no one has ever heard of. There seems to be an owner behind this girl, but I didn’t find out who it was. Ruo Si’s boat was on the river three days ago, how did this person know about it eight days in advance?”

　　Xie Wei rubbed his fingers on the tungsten board that he was going to choose as the surface of the piano, and after listening to Lu Xian’s words, he easily realized that there was something strange about it. But he didn’t ask first, instead, he said, “What did you say when you said it was half done?”

　　Lu Xian was almost choked to death by his question, he held his breath before answering: “Xu Wenyi is a brainy person, and seems to guess that I have a lot of background. After all, people in the capital who can get this kind of news for the first time are usually guilty. I can’t afford it. He wanted to have a good relationship, and he was afraid that if the price of silk would not rise in a few days, he would have no money to go back, so he sold half a boat of silk to me at last year’s market price.”

　　Xie Wei said: “Alright. This year, the silkworm farmers in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are suffering unspeakably. We are not purely for making money, so it’s okay to make less money.”

　　But Lu Xian is a money fan!
He couldn’t help but knock on the table with his fingers clasped: “Xie Ju’an! You figure it out, this is a serious matter! How could You Fangyin, the owner, predict an accident in the silk boat on the Caohe in advance? You Fangyin came to buy silk, secretly buying more raw silk at a low price. It is very likely that the accident on the silk boat on the Caohe was related to this person. I don’t believe in such things as prophets. Either by mistake, or There is a plan! No matter whether this person is in the court or in the opposition, I am afraid that he is not a simple person. I see this matter and can’t give up. You must know-Who is You Fangyin’s boss?”

　　Xie Weiyuan was not ready to give up.
He just cares more about getting things done.
At this moment, his face was indifferent, he couldn’t see joy or anger, he just lowered his eyes and said, “It’s really not to be underestimated. I didn’t know who this person was, so I asked someone to check the concubine of the uncle. This person must be in contact with her and has some relationship with the Caohe River, and he does not dare to be blatant when he does things, so he may not be sure of a small official with a low rank. The scope is small, and it is easy to find out.”

　　Lu Xian thought so too.
But they soon discovered that things were not as easy as they thought.