Wealth and glory seek stability

Yinping wanted to go forward to support Zhang Cen'er, but Zhang Cen'er raised his hand to refuse.

She had come here today prepared to bear the humiliation, but if she stood up now, all her efforts would be wasted.

It doesn't take a moment.

A man wearing a silver-white pine and cypress brocade robe walked in from the outer room. He was tall and had an ordinary face, except for his pair of bright eyes. As soon as he came in, he looked around.

His eyes moved to the kneeling Zhang Cen'er and his servant, and he asked, "I am Qi Shilei, the manager of Fengyu in Beijing. My master asked me to come here. May I ask, young lady, is it you who want to discuss business with me?"

Zhang Cen'er's already dead heart beat twice and her eyelids lifted. As a member of the royal family, she did not relax even though she felt a piercing pain in her back.

He stretched out a hand and slowly stood up with the help of Yinping, "Yes, I want to buy some food."

Lei Zi's eyes lit up. He was here to discuss business on Jian Xi's orders. Jian Xi said this was a big deal and asked him to seize the opportunity.

He is the one in charge. Every time he closes a business deal, he not only gets dividends at the end of the year, but also extra commissions.

He thought that he was going to get married and would have children in the future, so he had to save some money for his son.

Lei Zi took out a small golden abacus from his arms and put the beads back in place in front of Zhang Cen'er and his servant.

With a smile on his face, he asked, "How much food does the girl want?"

Zhang Cen'er's eyelids jumped, and he said tentatively, "First, I want 50,000 stones."

Lei Zi's fingers were rapidly ticking the abacus, and he was mumbling something. When he remembered something, he turned around and asked sincerely, "I wonder what kind of rice the girl wants. We have the best pearl rice, as well as rouge rice, polished rice, glutinous rice, ordinary rice, brown rice, wheat, corn, wheat bran... There are more than a hundred kinds of rice, and the price is adjusted every month according to the market."

When talking about his profession, Lei Zi spoke rapidly without taking a breath.

Lei Zi had a smile on his face from beginning to end. This was a habit he had maintained over the years. People who do business always have to be versatile, and speaking differently to different people is basic operation.

Seeing that Lei Zi didn't show any other intentions, Zhang Cen'er knew that he had the confidence to take it out, and an idea came to her mind. "I want 150,000 stones, can you take it out?"

Fifteen thousand shi of grain was the minimum requirement Zhang Qiao gave her. As long as it was completed, Zhang Qiao would not make things difficult for her father.

Lei Zi said casually: "Sure, as long as the girl can afford the money." The harvest season was coming soon, and he was worried that he couldn't sell the old rice in the warehouse.

If Jian Xi hadn't said that the selling price of grain cannot be much lower than the market price, he would have started a price war long ago.

It has to be said that Jian Xi is very principled in some aspects, while Lei Zi will do anything for money.

Lei Zi was very eager to make money. Seeing that the man in front of him was rich, he couldn't wait any longer. "Why don't you follow me to the shop? I'll introduce the rice to you."

Zhang Cen'er raised her hand with a red crystal ring on it to stop her and said, "No need." She didn't understand the types of rice, so it would be useless if she went.

Lei Zi thought about it and proposed a compromise, "How about this, for the rice that the young lady bought from us, we take the middle price, and do the same for wheat and corn, but among these, there are expensive refined rice and ordinary rice eaten by ordinary people, and the price for them is one tael of silver per stone, what do you think?"

Lei Zi has been doing business for many years and has met many merchants from foreign lands. The red crystal on the red crystal gem ring on Zhang Cen'er's hand is an extremely rare gem. A ring the size of a fingernail is worth several thousand taels.

What Zhang Cen'er is wearing on her hand is as big as a copper coin and has a very bright color. It can be said to be truly priceless. Isn't this a living god of wealth coming to your door?

Normally one tael of silver was exchanged for two dan of rice. Lei Zi forced himself to remain calm and composed. He doubled the amount of silver, not knowing how the man would react.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Cen'er didn't even blink, and directly made the decision, "Deal!"

This price is much lower than the price she paid for rice before. It can be seen that Manager Qi is an honest man, and her impression of Jian Xi has improved a lot.

Jian Xi was not as arrogant as she seemed before, nor did she try to cheat her out of her money like others did.

Before she came, Zhang Qiao gave her 300,000 taels of silver. She had gone shopping before and spent 100,000 taels to buy 50,000 dan of rice.

I didn't expect that I would have some left over after buying enough from Jian Xi at one time.

Lei Zi acted decisively and went to the side hall to look for paper and pen. However, when Jian Xi returned, she had already asked Su Lian to wait for her with paper, pen and contract.

Su Lian walked forward holding a tray, "Manager Qi, do you want to find paper and pen to write the contract?"

"Yes, bring it in quickly."

Lei Zi had already memorized the contents of the contract. As he picked up the pen and wrote it down, a smile blossomed on his face.

"Miss, this contract is in duplicate. I have already signed my name. You can just write your name and put your fingerprint on it."

Seeing the treacherous look on the man's face, Yin Ping couldn't help but whisper, "Princess, be careful, there's a scam."

Lei Zi still doesn't know that he has been labeled as treacherous. Even if he knew, he wouldn't care. The only thing he cares about at the moment is money!

Zhang Cen'er was cautious. "What if you pass off inferior goods as good ones, or the delivery quantity is inconsistent with what is written in the contract?"

Lei Zi's eyes were full of confidence, "Don't worry, young lady. We at Fengyu are honest and fair. If there is any shortfall in weight or we pass inferior goods off as good ones, you can report it directly to the Maritime Customs. Our dynasty has strict laws. Anyone who makes shoddy products or passes inferior goods off as good ones will be punished with fifty strokes of the cane, and all his property will be confiscated and he will be exiled to the border three thousand miles away." However, he didn't say whether the goods were sold at a high price.

Zhang Cen'er looked at the contract and saw that it was indeed written about 150,000 dan of grain and 150,000 taels of silver, so he felt relieved.

He signed his name, dipped his index finger in the ink, and signed the contract.

Lei Zi was beaming with joy as he held his own contract. This piece of paper was worth a fortune, and he earned nearly 80,000 taels of silver more this time.

Pure profit!

If we have more customers like this, we will become rich.

"Okay, let's start the transaction. Please send the deposit of 20,000 taels to the general's mansion. I will go back and transport half of the grain to the place you specify.

The remaining balance has been paid, and all the food has been delivered. It’s a pleasure to cooperate with you.”

Zhang Cen'er seldom saw anyone doing business so smoothly. After solving her most important matter, the tension in her heart broke and she collapsed in her chair.

"Princess!" Yin Ping exclaimed.

Lei Zi didn't expect that this person was a princess. When he saw Yin Ping looking at him, he raised his hands and said innocently, "I didn't do anything."

Yinping supported Zhang Cen'er to prevent her from falling. The places on Zhang Cen'er's back where she had been caned had begun to bleed.

"What are you still standing there for? Go and call someone to carry our princess back."