Huh? The Tyrant Cries After My Inner Thoughts Were Exposed!-Chapter 179: His Second Uncle

The person thrown out by Xie Xun got up from the ground, flushed with anger, "You guys actually hit people! I’m going to report to the authorities and have you all arrested!"

Xie Xun stood there, hands on his hips, speaking in a mocking tone, "Oh my, you’d better hurry then, the leader of the government officials is my second uncle. When you go, make sure to go around him, or he might throw you out too!"

Su Juan had said that someone would cause trouble, and he didn’t believe it at first. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be true, tsk.

Liu Miaoying looked at Xie Xun and almost burst out laughing, whispering to Su Juan, "I didn’t expect Heir Xie to act as a guard dog so fittingly."

This display of bullying others with his power was masterfully done.

The person, gnashing his teeth in anger, demanded, "State your name!"

Xie Xun let out a cold laugh, "Listen carefully, my young master doesn’t change his name when he travels, it’s Song Qianfan!"

Liu Miaoying: "..."

Su Juan almost burst out laughing, [I thought he was really going to give his name.]

[If Song Qianfan knew, he’d probably die of anger.]

Xie Xun raised an eyebrow, traveling outside, aren’t name and identity both self-assigned?

Just then, Yu Zhong passed by with a team of officers, noticing the commotion, and came to inquire.

Su Juan was seen wiping tears on Yu Zhong’s official robe sleeve, "Second Uncle, you’ve finally arrived. We kindly sell rice here at a low price, but this person caused trouble and wanted to hit us. Hurry and arrest him!"

Yu Zhong was bewildered by her call of ’Second Uncle,’ "?"

Xie Xun also started shouting, "Second Uncle! This person is causing trouble and wants to smash our stall, quickly arrest him!"

Everyone looked over. The one in the official robe was clearly someone of high rank, not just any head official.

Yu Zhong was nearly shocked back to his senses by their calls of ’Second Uncle.’ Seeing Su Juan’s tears and snot about to smear his robe, he hurriedly pulled his sleeve away.

You can call out, you can cry, but why runny nose?

Almost got it on his official robe, such a close call.

Su Juan almost couldn’t keep up the act, [This big guy is so stingy, wouldn’t show his rear, wouldn’t even let me touch a sleeve.]

Yu Zhong’s stern face nearly broke down, "Men! Arrest this troublemaker!"

"Yes!"

In no time, a few people caught the troublemaker who was still cursing loudly.

Who would have thought, the owner of the rice shop actually had an official relative, and for the moment, no one dared to cause trouble, all obediently bought a dou of rice.

Su Juan cheerfully watched Yu Zhong leave, waving goodbye with a handkerchief, "Thank you, Second Uncle."

"..." Yu Zhong’s temple throbbed, that mocking gaze from the court came back to him.

Thought Su Juan had ’mended her ways’ lately, turns out ’nature is hard to change.’

...

For the past half month, the line outside the nameless rice shop never broke, and no other rice shop had any customers. During this time, these rice shop owners hired many to stir trouble, wanted to smash the shop, and teach this newly opened, rule-breaking business a lesson.

But the people they hired were chased away by the ten guards before even touching a grain of rice, each attack heavy-handed.

Even reported to the Shangguan Mansion, but no one cared, only then did they find out that this rice shop had backing.

These rice merchants still had a huge stockpile of rice in their warehouses, yet the situation in Xu State had stabilized, repairs on fields and houses underway. Short-term hires were these disaster victims and commoners, and the rule at the nameless rice shop of selling only a dou of rice cheaply every day, though little, was enough for a day’s ration. Continuing this way, where would people go to other rice shops for rice!

Moreover, many out-of-town merchants, aware of Xu State rice prices, transported grains to Xu State to sell.

It’s said, at the year’s end, the government will invite many wealthy merchants to Xu State for leisure, surely attracting more out-of-town merchants to business in Xu State, with abundant rice supplies, by then, they might not sell a single grain!

In no time, they gathered to visit Prefect Zeng, but Prefect Zeng refused to see any guests, making them anxious as ants on a hot pan.

"Boss Huang, what do we do now!"

"We spent a fortune stockpiling, if unsold and stuck with it, we’ll lose everything!"

"Boss Huang, say something, in the past, raising rice prices, we all listened to you!"

"Yeah, you gathered us in the first place, and we followed you, raising prices, offending both the government and the people of Xu State."

"You need to give us an explanation!"

Leading Boss Huang, face somber, lips pursed, didn’t utter a word, if anyone’s at a loss, it’s him the most.

After the government stopped opening warehouses for grain distribution and porridge, he used all his fortune, went to Jiang State and Huai State, stockpiling at five times regular prices, a whole hundred thousand stones, even sent them to other areas of Xu State, hoping for big profits, aiming for capital business, but at this rate, not only waiting till who knows when to sell, but fearing unforeseen events next year trapping it all.

He slapped the table, shouting angrily, "Why panic! Xu State’s state, how long can that bit of rice hold?"

"Just get through the year-end, once it snows, won’t our rice sell?"

Boss Huang flung his sleeve and left, leaving a dozen wavering people staring at each other blankly, "Really not lowering prices?"

"Better lower a bit..."

In the following days, these rice shops began reducing rice prices, but not by much, after all, these were high-priced transports, from ten taels a dou, gradually dropping to one tael a dou, yet still no locals buying, since the nameless rice shop sold at thirty wen a dou, enough for a family for a day.

Now, out-of-town merchants, after spending considerable resources to transport grain to Xu State, to avoid losses, started cutting prices to sell rice too.

Local rice merchants grew anxious.

That day, Prefect Zeng entered the hall with laughter, "Price drop, price drop! The one who stubbornly refused to lower prices, Boss Huang, has lowered the most, just forty wen more than ours!"

"Miss Su, your move is truly divine!"

Previously, no matter how he persuaded, how hard he spoke, they wouldn’t budge, especially that Boss Huang, stubborn as a mule.

Su Juan just smiled, sipping tea.

"That Boss Huang was the initial instigator, naturally aiming to earn more, so the rice he stockpiled must be the most. I heard he used his entire fortune, hoping to soar with one strike."

"If rice doesn’t sell, the first to worry is him, naturally knowing, first to lower prices, seizing the chance while the nameless rice shop sells a dou a day, before winter, selling stock to cut losses promptly, avoiding further losses."

Xie Xun’s eyes widened, Su Juan had calculated those rice merchants’ thoughts from the very start!