Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 441

Chapter 441: 441

Everyone privately started to worry, but no one dared to voice their concerns openly.

"We are having a grand opening for our Grain Shop. All of our grain is half price. Buy one hundred wen, get a pound of black flour, buy two hundred wen, get three pounds of black flour, buy three hundred wen, get four pounds of mixed grain, the more you buy the more you get!"

Uncle Ping’s voice was not too loud, but everyone could hear him clearly.

The formerly rather high prices had been halved, turning out cheaper than other grain shops in the city. Many people began to plan their purchases.

Buy now or buy later was no difference anymore; the whole family needed to eat. Now that it was even cheaper, why would they hesitate?

Those who had made up their minds quickly crowded into the shop. Uncle Ping exchanged glances with Liao Da, taking a few deep breaths before following them inside.

There were going to be busy again today.

Business was booming at Ms. Lin’s Grain Shop, which angered the others involved in the grain business.

They were currently selling old rice for six wen, new rice for ten wen. The Lady of the City’s initial prices seemed high, but after halving them, it was one to two wen cheaper than them.

Furthermore, considering the added bonus, Ms. Lin’s Grain Shop would probably equal half a month’s sales in other grain shops in the city in just one day.

"Boss, it’s cold outside. Please come inside and rest." The clerk looked at his employer standing coldly outside, disdained in his heart, but still attempting to flatter him on the surface.

How could the price of grain be so high these days?

There had been a bumper harvest everywhere due to favourable weather. Although it was the end of the year, prices should have been lower than before.

It was simply the city’s grain shop owners who were colluding on prices, unwilling to reduce them.

"Just a woman, instead of staying at home taking care of husband and teaching her children, she ventured out to do business." The manager looked at Ms. Lin’s Grain Shop, full of customers, his voice carrying a hint of bitterness.

The young clerk sneaked a look and did not voice his opinion directly.

Even if she was just a woman, she also managed to run business successfully.

Moreover, if we are discussing the matter of conscience, she might be more conscientious than their own manager.

What he thought and what he said seemed to be two different things.

"Manager, it’s only cheap on the first day of her shop’s grand opening. The prices will not stay the same tomorrow, or the day after."

Upon hearing this, the manager finally felt a little better.

Of course. Now the prices were low, but in a few days when the prices went up, let’s see who would go over to buy her grain.

"Humph, she’s just a woman after all. She must have been lucky when she opened that restaurant before. If she continues to run her business like this, it would be weird if she doesn’t end up bankrupt." The manager arrogantly looked up, returned into his own shop with a disdainful and mocking look on his face.

After all, she was just a woman who relied on men to make a fortune, how could she compare with them?

The young clerk didn’t retort, but made a mental note to ask his parents to buy grain from Ms. Lin’s Grain Shop when he got home.

Whether Nanzhi was fit to be the Lady of the City became a popular topic among Yan City’s residents in their leisure time, overtaking previous discussions about the son who bumped his head and became silly or the family who got a troublesome daughter-in-law.

"In my opinion, this woman is merely getting by because she bears a resemblance to the late Lady of the City. That’s how she got her position! Even her Three Flavours Residence must have been opened with the City Master’s backing. How else would an ignorant woman like her have the money to open a restaurant? Now, she, like a fox who can’t hide its tail, has revealed her true self!" A plump woman near the well rolled her eyes disparagingly.

"But she does have the capability." Someone quipped smugly.

"Not only did she steal the position of Lady of the City, but the young master also obediently calls her mother. If it were you, would you have this capability?"

Upon hearing these words, the plump woman became more dissatisfied.

Even her movements became a little more forceful as she lowered the full bucket of well water, causing quite a lot of water to splash out.

Thick-soled shoes were quite expensive, most people wore single-layered shoes when they went out to work, at most adding a pair of socks.

At this moment, everyone was standing behind in line waiting to fetch water. The forceful action of the plump woman splashed quite a lot of people’s shoes with water from the well, immediately causing a wave of anger.

"What are you doing!"

A hot-tempered individual called out, and others began to cast their disapproving eyes on her.

"I’m fetching water, can’t you see?"

The plump woman rolled her eyes, picked up the water bucket, and left without looking back, leaving the others exchanging glances.

"Really don’t know what’s wrong with this person." Someone who couldn’t stand her attitude muttered.

"Just ignore her, she’s just a sour grape."

"But the grain sold by the Lady of the City is indeed expensive. Ten wen for a pound of old rice! Ten wen is enough for me to buy half a pound of meat."

"But you can’t think of it like that. Now they say that the price of the grain is halved and they also give away black flour if you buy grain. So if you calculate, it’s much more worthwhile than other grain shops."

"But as they said, isn’t it cheap just because it’s a grand opening?"

The woman wiped her wet shoes, feeling a little distressed.

This year her husband had injured his leg, and most of the money had been spent on his treatment. Now with the New Year approaching and the high price of grain, she really didn’t know how they would survive.

"Regardless, it’s cheap now so buy more while you can. Besides, the New Year is coming, and having more grain at home is the most reassuring."

"That makes sense... "

A few neighbouring women thought about it thoroughly, filled their water buckets, and went home to get grain bags.

No matter how expensive the Lady of the City sold her grain in the future, as long as it was cheap now, it was enough.

Ms. Lin’s Grain Shop was filled to the brim. An Wazi and Lin Xiaoquan were so busy they didn’t know what direction to go.

"Mine, my black flour hasn’t been weighed yet!"

Hearing this, Lin Xiaoquan felt a headache coming on. An Wazi also broke into a sweat, saw him standing still, and nudged him in the waist with his elbow.

"Miss Lin, there are so many people in the shop today." Miss Zeng and Nanzhi stood on the second floor, watching the scene below, and clicked their tongues.

"It’s still not enough." Nanzhi gently rubbed her aching lower back.

The more obvious her belly was, the worse her body felt.

Kyoto.

Shen Miaomiao looked at the letter in her hand, feeling extremely anxious.

"Miaomiao, what’s wrong?" When Shi-Er returned to the Residence, he heard from the servants that Shen Miaomiao had not left her room since receiving a letter at noon. He rushed to find her immediately.

"Shi-Er, there is trouble in Yan City."

Shen Miaomiao’s face was a little pale, and the letter in her hand was creased from her grip.

"What happened?"

Shi-Er’s face dropped, he hurriedly took the letter from her hand.

"Crop failure, and grain shortage..."

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