"Recently, a businessman named Li came to Su City. He dropped a luminous cup worth two hundred thousand taels and got into trouble with Luo."
"What's going on between him and Luo Shi?"
Someone came over and said, "You don't know this, right? I heard that businessman Li needs a large amount of plain yarn. He made an order with Luo before, but who knew that Luo broke the contract later."
"Why break the contract?"
"I'm not sure about this, but I heard from others that Luo Shi found Merchant Li's family and took away Merchant Li's business of selling plain yarn."
"Is there such a thing? Isn't Luo Shi too shameless?"
"What can be done about this? Luo's cloth expert has a great career, and businessman Li is a foreigner. It is inevitable that he will suffer losses when he first comes to Sioux City."
"Sigh... Businessman Li is really miserable."
…
Sioux City, Chen Family.
"How are you doing with the recent ups and downs that have been reported outside?" A middle-aged man asked while sitting on the Grand Master's chair.
A servant who looked like a servant in the hall said: "Sir, I've checked it out. Luo Shi has indeed purchased a large amount of plain yarn, but we haven't found out who it was sold to."
"Keep checking."
"yes."
At the same time, the Ma family of Sioux City Textile Industry is also paying attention to this matter.
When Chun Sanniang invited the Chen family's housekeeper and the Ma family's housekeeper to Yipinlou, the two housekeepers didn't know what was going on.
"Shop Manager Chun, why did you come to us?" Butler Chen asked.
Chun Sanniang smiled and said, "You two must have talked about Susha recently, right?"
The two looked at each other, and Butler Ma asked: "What does Shopkeeper Chun mean?"
"You two also know that I have been running Yipinlou for many years and have friends all over the country... Recently I got news that I want to do a business with you."
"What kind of business does Shopkeeper Chun want to do with us?"
"Don't you two masters want to know why Luo Shi hoarded so much plain yarn?"
"Is it possible that Shopkeeper Chun knows the inside story?"
"Exactly." Chun Sanniang said, "I also know who Luo bought Su Sha to sell to."
The expressions of the two butlers suddenly changed: "Seriously?"
Chun Sanniang smiled and said, "What do you two think?"
"This matter is of great importance. I can't make the decision. I have to go back and report first." Butler Ma stood up and left in a hurry.
Upon seeing this, Butler Chen hesitated and left.
As soon as the two of them left, Li Qi opened the door and came in, sat on a chair, picked up a cup of tea and took a sip: "These two people really waste such good tea."
"Captain, based on what you saw, what price should we ask for?" Chun Sanniang asked with a smile.
"You can do this then..." Li Qi whispered something.
When Chun Sanniang heard this, she was slightly startled and looked at Li Qi in disbelief.
Is it possible to sell news like this?
…
In the evening, both Chen and Ma sent invitations to Chun Sanniang for a gathering.
She did not go to the appointment, but called the heads of the Chen family and the Ma family to Yipinlou.
In a private room, Chun Sanniang quoted the price according to Li Qi's instructions.
"Exclusive news, 50,000 taels, non-exclusive news 20,000 taels. Do you want exclusive news or non-exclusive news?" Chun Sanniang asked with a smile.
"What is exclusive news? What is non-exclusive news?" Mr. Chen asked.
"Exclusive news, as the name suggests, means that I will only sell the news to one of you." Chun Sanniang said, "Rather than exclusive news, I will sell the news to both of you at the same time."
The Chen family master and the Ma family master looked at each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little quiet.
"Sanniang, we are all old acquaintances. I also know that you are a member of the Heroes Association, and Hall Master Song and I are also old friends..." the Chen family master said.
"Mr. Chen, I found out this news myself, and it has nothing to do with the Heroes Association. If you two want to buy the news, I will naturally welcome it. If not, then I will have to resign..."
Chun Sanniang said, smiling slightly as if she was about to leave.
"I buy it!"
As soon as Master Ma opened his mouth, Master Chen couldn't sit still: "I'll buy it too!"
"Do you two want exclusive information? Or non-exclusive information?"
The two of them almost said in unison: "Exclusive news!"
As soon as they finished speaking, the two looked at each other, as if neither one was convinced by the other.
"I'll add an extra ten thousand taels of silver."
"I'll also add an extra twenty thousand taels!"
In less than half a stick of incense time, the exclusive deal originally agreed to be 50,000 taels was actually sold to 100,000 taels.
In the end, Mr. Chen seemed to be unable to bear it any longer. He gritted his teeth and stood up before leaving angrily.
Mr. Ma took out one hundred thousand taels of silver and handed it to Chun Sanniang: "Can you give me the news now?"
Chun Sanniang was delighted: It was exactly as the helmsman said.
"Of course." She took out a letter and handed it over.
After Mr. Ma quickly read it, his face became a little uncertain: "Is this news reliable?"
"I don't know about this. I'll just buy it and leave."
"Okay!" Mr. Ma stood up and stuffed the letter into his sleeve, "I know you will still sell this news to the Chen family, but I hope it only takes a month."
"What Mr. Ma says is whatever it is. But I can't guarantee whether others know the news." Chun Sanniang said with a smile.
Mr. Ma's face was gloomy and he didn't say anything more, turned around and left in a hurry.
As soon as he left, Chun Sanniang called the waiter over: "Go over and invite Mr. Chen over."
"yes."
After a while, Mr. Chen, who had just left the scene angrily, came back again.
Following Li Qi's instructions, Chun Sanniang had already arranged for a waiter outside the house. As soon as Mr. Chen left, the waiter invited him to another box.
After Master Ma left, Chun Sanniang asked him to come over again.
"Mr. Chen, do you still want to buy this news?"
"Aren't you selling exclusively to others?"
"Mr. Chen, don't be angry. This is business and everything needs to be discussed."
"How much silver do you want?"
"One hundred thousand taels."
"Hmph!" Mr. Chen snorted coldly, "You are really good at calculating. You sold him a hundred thousand taels, but you want to sell me another hundred thousand taels?"
"Mr. Chen, you can't say that. Of course, Mr. Chen can also choose not to buy it..."
After Chun Sanniang finished speaking, she sat at the table nearby and drank tea.
After a while, Mr. Chen said: "Okay, I bought it."
Chun Sanniang grinned, stood up, took out a letter that was exactly the same as before and handed it over.
Paying the money with one hand and delivering the goods with the other, Mr. Chen got the letter and Chun Sanniang got the money.
In this way, one piece of news actually made two hundred thousand taels.
This is the most profitable time in Chun Sanniang's life from doing business, and it's still so simple...