jdhmnovel Chapter 117: It's Clearly Pansi Cave
Chapter 117: It's Clearly Pansi Cave
The crazy price of sugar soon spread among the wealthy families in Beijing, and many people smelled something.
Especially when Guangfenghao announced that it was out of stock, Longchang Grain Shop directly put up a notice that the price was one hundred taels of silver per pound of grain. This scene shocked everyone, including Lingchuan.
This damn Ning Wang Mansion is so arrogant, using the trick of transferring money from one hand to the other. In just ten days, the price of silver increased from ten taels to one hundred taels?
Ling Chuan held the 200,000 taels of silver that Cao Huanchun had just taken from Lu Xi, and stuffed it back: "Old Cao, find some reliable people to buy sugar with this money. Buy as much as you can within the price of 300 taels. After buying, add 10% and sell it again. I will add fuel to their fire."
Cao Huanchun didn't understand what Ling Chuan meant at all, but he nodded in agreement anyway.
In his opinion, the huge sum of two hundred thousand taels of silver was not something he could get involved in.
On the other side, Lingchuan arranged for Jilong Mountain to prepare 6,000 kilograms of sugar, which was sent to Guangfeng in a mighty manner.
Ling Chuan even hired ten trucks to deliver six thousand kilograms of sugar. At this critical moment, so much sugar suddenly arrived at the door of Guangfeng, which immediately surprised everyone.
Everyone knows that things are valuable because they are scarce. The reason why the price of sugar has skyrocketed is that it is out of stock. Now Guangfeng has imported ten trucks of sugar in one go, which immediately caused panic.
Before the Guangfeng had finished unloading its cargo, some people in the teahouse nearby had already started selling sugar at a lower price.
While unloading the goods, Liu Quan asked with a sad face, "Master Ling, didn't you say that the stock would be out? Why did you bring so much sugar right away?"
Ling Chuan leaned close to his ear and said mysteriously, "To tell you the truth, these six thousand kilograms have already emptied my inventory. I will be out of stock for at least the next two or three months."
Liu Quan was stunned when he heard this. Ling Chuan added, "If someone sells sugar at a low price at this time, you, Shopkeeper Liu, will have another opportunity to make money."
Liu Quan came to his senses and immediately smiled, giving Ling Chuan a thumbs up: "Mr. Ling is indeed a smart guy, I admire you."
Ling Chuan pressed his thumb and said, "It's not my clever trick, this is true. Let me tell you this, there will be absolutely no stock within three months. As for when it will be available, that's not certain."
"Understood, understood." Liu Quan said with a smile: "If Mr. Ling is free, why not have a drink together?"
Ling Chuan refused without hesitation: "No, no, I'm working in the Criminal Investigation Department now and I have official duties to attend to. I'm sorry I can't accompany you. Sorry, sorry."
"Oh, I am sorry for being so abrupt. Lord Ling, please go about your business."
As soon as this drama was performed, the price of sugar in the market fluctuated suddenly. Facing everyone's doubts, Guangfeng and Longchang remained silent on the surface, but secretly bought up large amounts of sugar that was sold due to panic.
This wave of fluctuations in sugar prices has triggered even more widespread discussions. Now, eight out of ten tables in teahouses and pubs across the capital are discussing sugar.
Some people were elated, some were beating their chests and stamping their feet, and some were extremely grateful. It was almost known to everyone that one could make money by buying and selling sugar, but the entry cost was a bit high and not everyone could afford it.
During this period, Lingchuan received letters from Duan Xifeng and Leng Wushuang respectively. Their two teams had arrived in Ruyin and began to secretly investigate the case of the Xu family's occupation of fertile land.
Duan Xifeng was responsible for visiting the residents near the occupied farmland, while Leng Wushuang led people to secretly keep an eye on the Xu family.
The two groups of people are one open and one secretive, but the final conclusions of the two letters are the same, that is, this case is not as simple as it seems.
The so-called seizure of 300 acres of fertile land is probably just an excuse.
When Ling Chuan received the letter, he did not realize the seriousness of the matter. In addition, he was busy with daily affairs, so he soon forgot about it.
As time went by, all of Lingchuan's businesses were on track. Except for the Shengshi Liuli shop which was still under renovation, Lingchuan had nothing else to do. Just when he was bored, Tao Ran sent him a message saying that Liang Zhu had been rehearsed and invited him to go and watch it.
Speaking of the Liang Zhu script, Ling Chuan only provided an outline, and the whole story was basically written by Tao Ran. In Ling Chuan's opinion, the script had deviated significantly from the story he remembered, so he was very curious about the staged drama.
The rehearsal place was in Lianhua Garden. As soon as Ling Chuan entered the door, he found that the entire yard was filled with people, and there was almost no place to step.
When Mrs. Zhang at the door saw Ling Chuan, she smiled and greeted him, "Oh, it's Mr. Ling. Please come in quickly."
Her greeting immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the yard.
Ling Chuan is now very famous in the Jiaofangsi. He is not only handsome and rich, but also talented. Just like those talented scholars who are good at reciting poems and composing couplets, he is especially popular among the girls.
Especially this play of Liang Zhu, almost all the girls who had watched it from the Jiaofang Bureau shed tears, so when they saw Ling Chuan, they all gathered around him.
After walking only a few steps, Ling Chuan felt someone touching his buttocks seven or eight times, and on his back he felt countless touches. This was because Chuyi was leading the way, otherwise Ling Chuan felt that with his weak arms and legs, he would have been dragged into the cave by these girls.
This is not the Jiaofangsi, it is clearly the Pansidian Cave.
Ling Chuan finally breathed a sigh of relief after squeezing into the pavilion, but his clothes were already torn into a mess.
Tao Ran looked at Ling Chuan's embarrassed look and couldn't help but smile: "Master Ling, you can't blame these sisters. It's just that Master Ling is too popular."
Ling Chuan complained as he sorted out his clothes: "Next time you need to prepare a back door for me. This is too dangerous."
Tao Ran glanced at him dimly: "There is a back door, but it's in my room. Are you willing to go?"
Ling Chuan paused for a moment as he was tidying up his clothes, then said with a stiff upper lip: "Forget it then."
Tao Ran gave him another resentful look: "Mr. Ling, please sit down for a moment. Ran'er will go get ready."
For this rehearsal, a stage was built opposite the pavilion with a curtain on it, making it look very professional.
A gong sounded and the drama began. The first to appear on stage were Tao Ran and her maid, who played the roles of Zhu Yingtai and her maid Yin Xin. A few simple conversations between the two made it clear that they were disguising themselves as men to study in other places.
Then she met Liang Shanbo on the way. After talking with each other, they found out that they were classmates, so they traveled together. The next story is that they had been classmates for three years. Zhu Yingtai gradually fell in love with Liang Shanbo, but Zhu Yingtai was honest and straightforward. She hinted at him many times but he didn't understand. It was not until she returned home for some reason that her identity was revealed...
From Lingchuan's perspective, the whole play was quite rough, but the key plot points were all well performed and the emotions were very rich. Even though the sisters in the yard had seen it several times, they still burst into tears.
Only Ling Chuan looked calm and composed, without any sadness on his face.
Seeing Ling Chuan's expression, Tao Ran couldn't help but frown and asked nervously, "Did I act badly? Why are you not moved at all?"
Ling Chuan was stunned for a moment, thinking that I have seen all the saddest dramas, and this one really can't move me, so he could only scratch the back of his head and start to make up stories: "I think the acting is good, but the props are still too simple."