Zai Shou Yuan.
Nanny Ruan picked up the curtain and invited Lin Yunyan into the main room while she stayed outside.
Lin Yunyan thanked her, went around to the east room, and saluted Xiao Duan and Lin Xun.
Xiao Duan was sitting cross-legged on the Arhat bed, leaning on the bed and looking at the booklet in his hand carefully. Lin Xun was sitting in the Grand Master's chair next to him, his posture upright showing a bit of nervousness.
Lin Yunyan blinked.
It seems that whether it is a child who has just started to learn or an old student in his thirties or forties, they all have the same mood when they meet their elders to check their homework.
Xiao Duan motioned for Lin Yunyan to sit down and commented slowly: "It's well written, and it's more effective than I thought."
This was an affirmation and barely a compliment, but Lin Yunyan did not see "a sigh of relief" on Lin Xun's face.
Taking a closer look, the third uncle's expression was somewhat anxious.
Why is this?
Little Mrs. Duan raised her eyelids, glanced at her son, tilted her head and said to Lin Yunyan, "You have Cheng Yaojin."
"What Cheng Yaojin?" Lin Yunyan asked, and she realized what she was saying, "Is there anyone else who wants to buy Lao Shi Xian?"
Of course, this is not unusual.
In the past, Chen Gui got together with a third owner, so naturally there was a big owner and a second owner.
At this moment, those two families should be settling accounts for the business in Lao Shi Lane.
However, without Chen Gui's part of the money, the two families would also have a gap, and they could not end until the gap was filled.
"That family is rich and wants to keep it all for themselves," Lin Xun sighed, "The yamen said that if we want to participate, they are still inclined to sell it to us. If the sincere family comes forward, it will be more guaranteed than the foreign merchants."
Lin Yunyan frowned.
Right now, it’s not up to the uncle’s family to come forward!
They were all strangers from other places, and they were competing to see who had the money and who had the highest price, and their uncle's house might not be able to raise the price any more. In fact, Lin Yunyan had been thinking about how to keep the price down for the past two days.
"Do you know the specific situation of the other party?" Lin Yunyan asked.
"Chen Gui has asked about it." Lin Xun said.
Just now Chen Guifeng came to the study to look for him and quickly told him the news.
Chen Gui spoke quickly, and Lin Xun became anxious when he heard it. He quickly organized the schedule to see the old lady, and also invited Lin Yunyan.
Now, after sitting for such a while, his mother was as steady as a mountain, neither hurried nor slow, and his niece was also slow and calm, neither impatient nor impatient. Lin Xun faced these two people, took a few deep breaths, and became calmer.
"I heard that he is from Yuhang. He is half a century old. He started his business by making rice and noodles. He has a good family background. He is now living in Jinmanlou Inn. According to his own introduction, he has always done business honestly and has never made any mistakes. Shuntian Mansion can send people to Yuhang Yamen Ask, he has never been sued for doing business carelessly," Lin Xun introduced, "He had the idea of purchasing a property in the capital, so he set his sights on Laoshi Alley."
After hearing this, Mr. Duan made a comment: "It's not unusual for foreigners to come to Beijing to buy property. It's rare for them to be rich enough to buy an alley directly."
They say wealth should not be revealed, even in the capital, spending lavishly is never a good thing.
It is also said that a strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake.
For a white-bodied businessman to show his prominence in Beijing with such fanfare, this move was not a bold move, but a foolish move.
"What do you mean," Lin Xun speculated on Xiao Duan's words, "that this person has an unusual origin?"
Lin Xun was not stupid. After his mother nodded, he quickly had many ideas.
"With such a net worth, it is impossible for him to be a fool. Since he dares to act so arrogantly, there should be a powerful person behind him. I don't know who it is..." Lin Xun continued to think, "We want to recommend someone to go out and take over the business. Others have the support." It’s not surprising to think the same thing.”
In the capital, the most indispensable thing is the powerful.
When you go out for a walk, you can meet several old ladies and young gentlemen.
"Now that Hao Tongpan has confessed to Chen Gui, it can be seen that the Yamen will not deal with the foreigner immediately, and it will take time to investigate in Yuhang." Xiao Duan said to Lin Xun not to be nervous, "We will follow the plan, and when the time comes, the two parties will We are all foreigners, no one takes advantage.”
His mother's words were meant to comfort him, and Lin Xun knew it.
At the same time, he knew better that the reason why no one took advantage was to outbid the other.
Here, I might be at a disadvantage.
Thinking about this, Lin Xun couldn't help but look at Lin Yunyan, wanting to hear what she had in mind.
Lin Yunyan frowned slightly and pondered: Does that financial background sound familiar?
"What's that person's name?" she asked, "The Yuhang rice merchant is called Jing Dabao?"
"That's it!" Lin Xun slapped his thigh, "When he reported his name to the Yamen, he thought he was a fake name, so when he checked his identity, it was all true. Yun Yan has heard of that person?"
Lin Yunyan:......
She had certainly heard of it.
Jing Dafan was short and fat, with a round belly. Fortunately, he was white. He looked like a smiling Buddha, very happy.
He owned seventeen rice shops in the south of the Yangtze River, opened a warehouse every winter to donate grain, built five charity halls, and was known as Jing Dashan in the Yuhang area.
He is Xu Jian's informant.
However, the only time she saw Jing Dafan, he was already in a state of despair.
In the summer of the 18th year of Yongjia, there was a flood in the south of the Yangtze River. "Victims" rushed into Jing Daduan's granary and mansion, robbed and snatched, killed people and set fires. Jing Daduan himself escaped from the disaster, escaped from the south of the Yangtze River, and fled all the way to the capital. Sent a message to Xu Jian.
After that, Lin Yunyan never saw Jing Daguan again. When Xu Jian talked about him, her tone was full of regret and guilt.
If Jing Dadao hadn't worked for Xu Jian, how could he have ended up like that?
Those so-called disaster victims are all gangsters who took orders to take advantage of natural disasters.
Now, Jing Daduan appears in the capital and wants to buy Laoshi Lane...
Xu Jian also wants to try this business that was guaranteed to make money without losing money?
But how could Xu Jian know?
An idea flashed through Lin Yunyan's mind so suddenly that she made a guess but was not entirely sure.
Beside him, Mr. Duan coughed lightly and held a cup of tea to moisten his throat.
Lin Yunyan came back to her senses, saw Lin Xun looking at her, and said, "His master has more background than us."
At this time, even Xiao Duan's eyes showed a bit of surprise.
They are sincerely interested in the uncle's residence. Apart from Da Lang working in the court, he is indeed far away from the court, but the status of the uncle's residence is still here. There is also a princess who is favored by Cining Palace. I dare say that there are people in the capital who are better than them, or It's the Duke's Mansion, or a serious royal relative.
Lin Xun also thought of this and hesitated: "Then we have to give in and stop doing this business?"
Profitable business is so attractive that he can't bear to do it.
"Yes, why not?" Lin Yunyan said with a smile, "Let Chen Gui go directly to Jinmanlou to find Jing Dafan, saying he wants a share of the pie."
Let her see how Xu Jian will react first.
