After being read, she became an empress by eating melons

Nan Rongxi and the old man faced off under the scorching sun for an hour, their figures casting long shadows on the hot ground. Sweat dripped from their foreheads, soaking their clothes, but they both stubbornly refused to admit defeat, as if this was a contest of dignity and belief.

At this moment, an enthusiastic passerby ran to a nearby clinic and asked for help. Soon, several doctors came in a hurry, holding medicine boxes and showing concerned expressions on their faces.

The doctors looked at each other helplessly, then helped the two men up. At this time, both of them were about to suffer from heatstroke.

The doctor carefully carried Nan Rongxi and the old man to a cool place, wiped the sweat off their faces, and gave them some medicine to relieve the heat.

Under the doctor's care, the complexion of the two gradually returned to normal.

Nan Rongxi said to the old man, "Old man, you are quite awesome. You are so old, but you have been stubborn with me for so long. I tell you, I will not pay you back!"

The old man also widened his eyes and glanced at Nan Rongxi: "Little girl, you have to fight with an old man like me for so long. I tell you, I won't compensate you!"

"In that case, old man, I'm leaving now!" Nan Rongxi stood up, took out a small string of copper coins from her purse, and gently placed them in the doctor's hand to express her gratitude. Her eyes stayed on the old man for a moment, as if saying goodbye, as if provoking, and then she turned and walked towards the shade, where her pony was taking a leisurely nap, as if also putting an end to this competition.

"Hmph! I'm leaving too!" The old man also stood up and brushed the dust off his body.

The doctor looked at the two men leaving one after the other, and he was helpless. He knew that although the two men were very different in age, they were both equally stubborn. He shook his head, put away his medicine box, and prepared to go back to the clinic.

Nan Rongxi rode on the pony and continued her journey. She was secretly glad that she had only wasted an hour, not too long. She whipped the horse and her figure soon disappeared on the road in the distance.

When Nan Rongxi's horse arrived at Tian Xin's house, Tian Xin was already waiting at the door. When he saw Nan Rongxi coming, he immediately went to greet her and handed a letter to her.

At the same time, Tian Xin was also carrying a bag and preparing to go out. The bag seemed heavy, obviously containing a lot of silver. He carried the bag carefully, fearing that it would spill out if he was not careful.

Nan Rongxi saw this and led the horse aside to graze. He couldn't help but feel curious: [Tongzi, is there money in Tian Xin's bag? ]

Tian Xin pricked up her ears: Oh, right, isn’t there a system here that can give me some advice…

The system immediately responded: [Yes, Tian Xin’s bag is full of silver, and he is preparing to buy a chicken! ]

Nan Rongxi looked curious: [So magical, why did he buy so many chickens for no reason? ]

System: [In fact, Tian Xin was deceived. He thought he could make money by buying chickens, but it was actually a trap. This person took advantage of his greed and made him invest a lot of money, but in the end he ended up losing everything.]

Tian Xin was listening to the conversation between Nan Rongxi and the system. He was shocked. He began to reflect on his decision. Was he really too impulsive?

Nan Rongxi began to show interest: [Tongzi, tell me how he was deceived. He actually had such a clever trick. Maybe I can use it to make a fortune someday!]

Tian Xin: ...

System: [Listen to me in detail. Last week, a man came to several villages in the suburbs to buy chickens. The general market price was 50 coins per pound, but he bought them at 55 coins per pound, so many people sold their chickens to him. Then, last week, he came again to buy them. This time the price went up to 60 coins per pound, so many people also sold their chickens to him!

Some villagers asked him why he bought so many chickens. He said that there was a plague on chickens in the south and the price of chicken was rising, so he bought the chickens and sold them in the south. This reason sounded reasonable!

Nan Rongxi: [I feel like I've seen this trick before somewhere, Tongzi, will he raise the price again later?]

After hearing this, Tian Xin didn't dare to move and continued to listen silently to the conversation between Nan Rongxi and the system.

System: [Yes, three days ago, he bought chickens at a price of 70 coins per pound. This time, he bought almost all the chickens in the surrounding area. Moreover, he said that he would come back to buy chickens in 5 days, and then he would buy chickens at 80 coins per pound. In addition, he also gave the villagers a small deposit! ]

Nan Rongxi: [Tongzi, now I remember, this person must be running a chicken farm nearby, and he is trying to trick the villagers into buying chickens! However, this liar is really smart, and he is willing to spend a small deposit to trick the villagers! ]

Tian Xin: Why didn’t I think of that? ? ? It’s all because of this bastard who paid the deposit. He acted so realistically!

System: [You guessed it right. He is the behind-the-scenes boss of a nearby chicken farm. He is the only one selling chickens around. He sets the price of chickens at 76 coins per pound. Many villagers have gone to buy chickens from him in the past few days, but they don’t know that the chickens they bought are the ones he sold in the first place! The villagers are still dreaming of buying chickens for 76 coins and then selling them for 80 coins! A few days later, what awaits them is this sentence: The market is not good, and you will lose the deposit! ]

Tian Xin: Oh my god, this operation is amazing! This bastard is so cruel. Fortunately, I found him. This time, it is really thanks to Nan Rongxi, otherwise, all my assets would have been cheated. Many villagers even borrowed money to buy chickens. Oh my god!

Nan Rongxi: [Tongzi, I can't believe this liar is so clever. He not only takes advantage of the villagers' ignorance of the market, but also deliberately raises the price to monopolize the market, and then arouses the villagers' greed to make them buy chickens at high prices. This trick can still fool people thousands of years later!]

System: [Xizi, why do I always feel that you are quite similar to these scammers every time I hear you speak? You understand their tricks at once! ]

Nan Rongxi looked disgusted: [Tongzi, you should be nicer to your host and stop talking about her like this. I am just being smart. As for Tian Xin, it is better not to tell him. It is a good thing to let him suffer a little while he is still young! ]

Tian Xin: This... I take back what I just said...

Tian Xin said slowly: "Mr. Nanrong, it's getting late, why don't you go back?"

"I'll be back once the horses have finished eating the grass!"

Nan Rongxi: [Why are you rushing me? I'm still waiting to see you buy chicken! ]

Tian Xin: ...

"Oh, okay, okay, I have something else to do at home, so I won't take you there!"

After Tian Xin finished speaking, she took her bag and returned home.

Nan Rongxi: [Tongzi, this is strange, why doesn’t he go to buy chicken? ]

System: [He must have suddenly figured out what was going on! ]