It was a headache to find the right person to send to the black market.
After all, even the head of the black market, Master Lin, had no idea how much grain the imperial uncle's estate had in store.
They could guess that their boss was from the imperial uncle's estate, but they had no proof.
They only knew the people who sent them the secret letters and silver, but not a single person from the imperial uncle's estate.
The person they sent had to know the imperial uncle's stock well and be able to make the final call on the imperial uncle's behalf.
Otherwise, another secret letter exchange would most likely be too late.
Tonight was the last day of the deadline!
They had to get their hands on the silver by the end of the day. Yesterday, the Ministry of Revenue had come to press them again, and the interest from the loan sharks had already rolled in quite a bit.
The Imperial Uncle thought for a long time and finally came up with a good candidate …
Back at the black market, Chu Xifeng had snagged a second batch of 10,000 dan of grain from Wu Shu's grain store last night.
In the morning, Wu Shu's grain store brought out 10,000 dan of grain with great fanfare for a third round.
Because this was the last time, no one wanted to miss out on the perfect opportunity. Many more spectators had gathered than two days ago. Many of the big merchants who'd never shown their faces in person had shown up as well.
The entire black market was in a frenzy, but no one knew that the Lin Clan's grain store was holding its biggest sale since the establishment of the black market.
With Long Fei Ye watching over her, Han Yunxi slept until the sun was high in the sky. There were still four hours before the effects of the poison wore off, so she lay lazily on the bed with nothing to do. Instead, she began to wander through the detox system's detox space.
She'd been very busy recently with one thing or another. She didn't even have time to rest, much less study the pond of poison water in the detox space.
This time, she discovered that the pond was filled with poisonous grasses. Some of the poison had fully formed, while others were still growing.
As soon as she saw the new poisons, Han Yunxi couldn't help but think of Jun Yi Xie. He was probably suffering from the poison in his shoulder by now.
She was certain that Jun Yi Xie would come to her for the antidote in the end.
As long as he dared to come, she would definitely let his other shoulder have a taste of being poisoned.
The only thing she was worried about now was that Jun Yi Xie had seen the little thing before, so he could probably guess the little thing's background. If he leaked this matter, she would be in big trouble.
These days, she had been secretly paying attention to this matter. Fortunately, Jun Yi Xie had not made any moves.
Thinking about it, that guy was too busy with the Northern Li Imperial Family's struggle and the Hundred Poisons Sect's troubles to take care of her and the little thing for the time being.
The detoxification space was very large, but the space that could be used was still very small. Han Yunxi's mind couldn't wander to the dark place. The more she forced herself, the more headache she had. In the end, she could only withdraw.
She also didn't know how to develop this space. Anyway, she didn't need so much for the time being. Everything was up to fate.
After resting for a while, noon arrived.
Han Yunxi got up and went out after touching up her makeup. When she opened the door, she saw that it was empty outside. There was no familiar figure.
Where was he?
While Han Yunxi was puzzling over this, Long Feiye descended from the roof. Originally, he was supposed to be guarding the door, but last night he'd sensed a high level expert approaching the house. Still, he couldn't find any signs of the intruder after searching around for a long time. In the end, he decided to sit on the roof and keep watch, unable to sleep all night.
Han Yunxi only felt relieved when she saw Long Fei Ye. She naturally understood him and asked in a low voice, "Are you tired?"
"Not tired." His answer was very simple, but behind this simplicity was his gaze that didn't leave last night. He sat on the roof, guarding and watching all night. After all, he was seriously injured. If an expert really made a move and he wasn't careful, she would be in danger.
The servants quickly came to serve them. After eating a full meal, Master Lin personally came to invite them. He smiled and said, "Miss Helian, the people from the granary are here. Let's talk about the quantity and price?"
The so-called people from the granary were naturally people sent by the Imperial Uncle.
Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye knew what was going on. The two of them exchanged glances and left with Master Lin.
Just after they left, a masked man dressed in white appeared out of thin air beside Han Yunxi's bedroom. He was a modest gentleman, gentle as jade.
Long Fei Ye's feeling was right. There was indeed an expert nearby. However, he didn't know that this expert followed precisely because he was seriously injured, to protect Han Yunxi.
Master Lin brought Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye into a very hidden room. Inside, there was a middle-aged man dressed in blue, wearing a bamboo hat and a light veil covering his face. His entire head was covered. Only a hazy outline could be seen through the white veil.
When Han Yunxi and the others entered, he stood up. After a round of introductions, the three of them sat down. Long Fei Ye still stood behind Han Yunxi.
The middle-aged man inadvertently glanced at Long Fei Ye a few times. Although this action was behind the veil, it didn't escape Long Fei Ye's sharp eyes.
As soon as Long Fei Ye entered, he silently sized up this middle-aged man, from his shoes to the bamboo hat he wore. Finally, his gaze fixed on his hands.
When the middle-aged man looked over, he immediately averted his gaze, remaining silent and reserved.
"How much grain does Miss Helian need? Our storehouse master is here. He can directly give you the information." Master Lin spoke first.
Han Yunxi teased, "What, Master Lin doesn't even know how much grain is in the storehouse?"
Han Yunxi's question was normal. If she didn't ask, it would instead make people suspicious.
The middle-aged man immediately smiled, "Master, you see, even Miss Helian said so."
Master Lin smiled awkwardly, "Hehe, Miss Helian may not know, but this storehouse master of mine is very reliable. With him here, there won't be a single mouse in the granary!"
The "mouse" in these words naturally referred to the people who stole the grain.
The middle-aged man immediately became modest, "I am indebted to Master Lin's trust. I will naturally be loyal to my duty!"
"Master, what did you say your surname was?" Han Yunxi suddenly interjected.
"My surname is Qian." The middle-aged man said again.
"Oh, oh." Han Yunxi nodded.
She was actually deliberately probing for fun. Just now, the middle-aged man also said "money". It looked like his lie was still a draft.
Actually, whether these two people complimented each other like this on purpose or unintentionally talking about it, she didn't care.
Everyone was sitting here. The matter was already more than half done. Now, the only thing left was the price.
As for this middle-aged man's identity, as long as he showed himself, Long Fei Ye would be able to find out his background!
"Master Qian, then tell me how much grain you have in your storehouse." Han Yunxi's attitude was arrogant and casual.
"We have a lot of grain in our storehouse. No matter how much Miss Helian wants, we have it all." Master Qian's tone wasn't small!
"Hehe, what if you don't have it?" Han Yunxi asked again.
Master Qian glanced at Master Lin. Master Lin hurriedly said, "How much does Miss Helian want? Please give a price."
"I don't know. However much you have, this lady will take it all!" Han Yunxi said and added, "Cash!"
When these straightforward words came out, Master Lin and Master Qian were both shocked.
Han Yunxi took advantage of the situation and added, "Of course, if we can't agree on the price, this lady won't take a single grain away."
Master Qian hesitated for a moment and said seriously, "Miss Helian, why don't you just name a price."
"Name a price." Han Yunxi wasn't that stupid.
She came to bargain, not to quote a price!
When she was still a student, she relied on part-time jobs to make a living. Studying medicine was very difficult and very expensive. Many clinical training opportunities had to be fought for with money. Those internships arranged by the school were always limited. What's more, she was partial to detoxification?
Therefore, she was especially stingy when it came to buying things and was especially good at bargaining.
As the saying goes, buy with mistake and sell with mistake. No matter what she bought, as long as she named a price first, she would definitely be cheated.
"It's better if Miss Helian named a price. With such a large quantity, this one will see if the price is suitable." Master Qian said with a smile.
"You also know that the quantity is large, just name a suitable price." Han Yunxi said very indifferently.
In terms of attitude, she won first. Who told the other party to be in a hurry to get rid of it?
"I heard that Miss Helian complained yesterday that ten thousand taels was too expensive?" Master Qian probed, but didn't clearly state how many tons of ten thousand taels.
"Not expensive?" Han Yunxi also asked vaguely.
"Twelve thousand two hundred dan is indeed expensive." Master Qian said to the point.
Han Yunxi sneered. Yesterday, she complained that ten thousand taels was too expensive for ten thousand dan, not one hundred dan.
This guy did it on purpose!
He actually reduced the price from ten thousand dan to one hundred dan all of a sudden, truly ruthless!
"Aiya, did I say that yesterday?" Han Yunxi played dumb.
Master Lin also played dumb, "It seems like you said that."
What's the best way to haggle? It's to shamelessly play dumb!
Han Yunxi flipped her long hair and turned to look at Long Fei Ye, asking, "I drank too much yesterday, did I say that?"
"Reporting to Master, you didn't say that." Long Fei Ye's tone was very professional.
"Then what did I say?" Han Yunxi secretly said in her heart, "Your Highness Duke of Qin, please name your price!"
"Reporting to Master, yesterday you said ten thousand taels for a hundred thousand dan." Long Fei Ye's tone was flat as he replied.
When these words came out, Master Lin and Master Qian immediately spat out the tea in their mouths. Both of them were dumbfounded and admitted defeat.
Ten thousand taels for a hundred thousand dan, this, this, this … he actually said this kind of thing!
Not to mention them, even Han Yunxi was shocked.
She always thought that she was very ruthless, but she didn't expect that the most ruthless person was Long Fei Ye.
Han Yunxi meaningfully said, "Oh …" and continued, "Master Lin, it seems like you misheard."
"Miss Helian is joking, right? Ten thousand taels for a hundred thousand dan, this … how is this possible, hehe …" Master Lin's smile was uglier than crying.
"You still think this price is low? Then how much are you talking about? "Han Yunxi innocently replied.
During haggling, if one had to be the first to name a price, then one had to fiercely push the price down to below the standard price. This way, there would be enough room to take advantage of the situation.
Ten thousand taels for a hundred thousand dan, this was already set. Han Yunxi wanted to see how much Master Lin could raise it!
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