"Goodbye, Shopkeeper Lin."
"We'll leave this batch of goods to Shopkeeper Lin."
"If Shopkeeper Lin comes to Liuzhou in the future, please send someone to inform us. We'll have to rely on him in the future …"
…
A few stewards walked out of the courtyard and turned around to greet a woman.
Although the person in front of them was a woman, she was known as the "Hua Mulan of the business world". Not only was she outstanding in appearance, but her ability was also not to be underestimated.
In a short span of four years, she was able to turn a small clan that could not be shown in public into a giant in the business world. Even those rich and powerful clans that had hundreds of years of history could not be compared to them. Of course, part of this was due to her heaven-defying background, but the role of this woman called Lin Wanru could not be ignored.
They did not expect to be able to hitch a ride on the Lin family's wagon. They just wanted to pick up the leftovers. It was enough for the family to take a small step forward in Liuzhou.
"We are businessmen. It's always mutually beneficial. You're welcome." Lin Wanru nodded. She did not show any enthusiasm, but she did not alienate them either.
"Then we'll take our leave." The few of them chatted for a while more before leaving.
When Lin Wanru walked back to her room, Lin Yong walked in quickly from outside.
Lin Yong's face was filled with joy. He quickly said, "Miss, the Li Brothers have written again."
Lin Wanru nodded. She did not have any expression on her face. She said, "Put it down. I'll check the accounts first. I'll look at it later."
"Oh …"
Lin Yong responded and put the letter on the table. He sat on a chair on the other side, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it leisurely.
Every time Brother Li wrote a letter, the young miss would always have this indifferent expression. It looked like she didn't care at all, but the young miss shouldn't think that he, Lin Yong, was stupid. After all, he had watched the young miss grow up. Some of her thoughts could not be hidden from him.
She kept every letter from the Li Brothers. Whenever she had time, she would take them out and read them. She even imitated his handwriting. She thought that she did not know, but in fact, Xiu'Er had told her everything.
The more she pretended to be normal, the more abnormal she was.
This was not a good thing. She would be twenty-three this year, and she had no idea at all … She was a twenty-three year old girl, and some of her children were about to be engaged.
If the Li Brothers came and she was still like this, she would not be able to get married at 32, let alone 23. Four years. How many four years did she have to wait?
After drinking a cup of tea, Lin Yong finally could not help reminding her, "Miss, you are holding the account book upside down."
Lin Wanru looked up at him and straightened the account book without changing her expression. She said, "Why don't you go out? Don't you have work to do?"
Lin Yong grinned and said, "I have finished my work today. I want to have a cup of tea and have a rest."
Lin Wanru looked at the account book for a while. When she reached for the teacup, she seemed to take the letter.
She opened the envelope and casually took a sip of tea. She did not put down the teacup and looked at the letter.
Lin Yong could not help saying, "In fact, you don't need to read it. The brother who sent the letter said that the Li Brothers would be here in a few days."
"Well, I see." Lin Wanru took another sip of tea and said calmly.
"Miss." Lin Yong suddenly said.
"Yes?" Lin Wanru raised her head and looked at him.
Lin Yong pushed the teapot over and said, "Pour some water into the teacup. You have been drinking with an empty cup for so long. I feel uncomfortable seeing you …"
"Get out …"
Lin Yong ran out of the room in a sorry state. He picked up the account book that had been thrown out of the room and put it on the stone table outside. Then, he sat down on the stone bench and put his hands behind his head. He hummed a tune and a smile appeared on his honest face.
The Li Brothers were finally coming. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It was related to the marriage of the Miss. He had to be very careful and not let the Miss do whatever she wanted in her previous life …
To have such a considerate servant, how much good karma must the Miss have accumulated in her previous life?
Of course, it had been more than four years since he had eaten the food made by the Li Brothers. Thinking about it, it was really memorable …
…
Liuzhou was not part of the capital region of the Qi Kingdom. It was some distance away from the capital, but it was still a major commercial town.
This time, the leader of the Lin family came to Liuzhou to deal with the business of the Lin family in Shuzhou.
There were many Lin family in the Qi Kingdom. However, in the eyes of the businessmen in the Qi Kingdom, there was only one Lin family that they usually talked about. That was the Lin family in Fengzhou.
The Lin family in Fengzhou was a legend. In other words, the leader of the Lin family in Fengzhou, the woman named Lin Wanru, was a legend.
Five or six years ago, the Lin family was still a medium-sized family in Fengzhou. Several generations of them had been in the jewelry business. Although they could be regarded as a rich family, it was only relative to ordinary people.
The family had some savings and did not have much power. There were a lot of families in every prefecture.
However, five or six years ago, the situation changed.
First, the Lin family used a year to make the jewelry business famous in the Qi Kingdom. Even the concubines in the palace wanted jewelry from the Lin family.
Then, the development of the Lin family was even more unstoppable.
Four years ago, the Lin family started to get involved in perfume, underwear, ready-made clothes, soap, liquor … and many other industries.
These were all profiteering industries in the Qi Kingdom. The reason was that these things could only be found in the Jing Kingdom. The businessmen in the Qi Kingdom had to brave many dangers and difficulties to transport these things back from the Jing Kingdom. Naturally, the prices were high.
Since the Lin family got involved in these industries, this market was completely broken.
The low-priced and high-quality goods were very popular among the people. However, it was not the case for many businessmen.
Cutting off one's source of wealth was like killing one's parents. Naturally, there were some businessmen who regarded her as a thorn in their side. However, when they wanted to take action against the Lin family, they found out how powerful the Lin family was.
Since several families joined forces to make things difficult for the Lin family and alerted the Third Prince, no one dared to do so.
Only then did they find out that the one who supported the Lin family was the Third Prince, who was at the peak of his power in the Qi Kingdom and was even more famous than the Crown Prince.
Since then, the Lin family developed even faster. Because of their powerful background and sufficient supply, they did not need to travel far to the Jing Kingdom to get what they wanted. They avoided many risks. When it came to perfume, ready-made clothes, and other goods, all merchants in the Qi Kingdom were willing to cooperate with them …
In just four years, the Lin family became one of the wealthiest merchant families in the Qi Kingdom from a medium-sized family in the Feng Province. In terms of wealth, only a few families with deep roots could compare to them. In terms of influence, the Lin family with King Feng behind them did not lose to any of the wealthy families.
Although all of this was on the premise that King Feng still had the upper hand in the competition with the Crown Prince, before that, the Lin family would not fall as long as King Feng did not fall.
In fact, there was one more thing that no one could figure out.
Even though the Lin family was backed by the Third Prince, the ready-made clothes and underwear of the Lin family could be imitated to a certain extent. However, the perfumes, spirits, and soaps involved strictly confidential secret recipes and could not be imitated.
Moreover, the origin of the perfumes and soaps was in the Jing Kingdom. If others wanted to buy them, they had to travel thousands of miles to the capital of the Jing Kingdom. However, the Lin family directly built a factory in the Qi Kingdom. Could it be that the Lin family and the person behind the production of the perfumes and soaps in the Jing Kingdom had some unknown deal?
Of course, no one knew about this …
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