nodded in agreement. They weren't from wealthy families to begin with, they had been working hard since childhood.Fang Jinshu giving them a place to live is already very good, what does it matter if...Does the other party also know who she is

Fang Jinshi didn't like the feeling that the other party knew her, but she knew nothing about them.

"Who are you"

"I am the steward of the Wang family. Most of the grain stores here belong to our Wang family. Last time Madam Zong came, the people in the store were blind and didn't treat you well."

Wang Jia's steward spoke halfway and looked around, "There are many people here with discerning eyes. I have prepared tea and refreshments for Madam Zong. Please honor me. Our master has something to discuss with Madam Zong."

It turns out that the few foolish grain stores she swept last time all belonged to the same company, and were those vendors at the market entrance deliberately keeping an eye on her

Fang Jinshu smiled, "Wang Guanxi is too polite. Lead the way inside."

Last time she came, she sold out all the grain from three Wang family granaries, definitely causing them a considerable loss.

At that time, she was puzzled, wondering how the grain store could be so generous. Even if they spent real money to buy it, a normal grain store would control the amount and wouldn't allow their own shop to be emptied, leading to a shortage of food supply in the future.

Besides, nowadays even those with a little business experience know that the current situation is unstable. Grain is the foundation of the people's livelihood, and it's best to keep some on hand just in case.

Maybe her actions were too quick, too decisive at the time The Wang family couldn't react; she had already emptied the granary and paid, decisively running away.

After learning of this, the Wang family searched for Fang Jinshi in the city for a long time. After much trouble, they finally heard that she was acquainted with people from the Zhao family, and that she was the famous doctor who cured Miss Zhao Wu's strange illness - Fang Jinshi.

Although Fang Jinshu was not in the city for a while, her name had already become well-known in Dongmian Market.

Over these past few days, grain prices have been rising every day. Although the increase isn't too drastic, the Wang family speculates that grain prices are unlikely to go down any further.

They regretted it deeply, having let a stranger buy so much grain. Their Wang family's stores were now almost depleted.

A grain supply and marketing cooperative ran out of stock and had to close down.

"Please come this way, Mistress Zong."

Fang Jinxiu followed the Wang family steward behind, passing through the market. She took a look and saw that they were still selling vegetables here.

The Zhao family had many shops here, while the Wang family's shops were located farther away in less desirable areas.

It seems like Zhao's family business is doing very well, and Zhao Xingzhou is quite clever.

As they walked through the market, a grand restaurant appeared before their eyes.

Wang, the steward of the Wang household, stopped at the entrance of the tavern.

Fang Jinxiu casually asked, "Is this also your Wang family's property"

Mr. Wang smiled and nodded.

This Wang family looks quite good, and since she's establishing a trade association and needs support, having just Zhao Xingzhou handle everything would be rather difficult.

It wouldn't hurt to get him two helpers.

Upon entering the restaurant, Wang entered with her, leading her upstairs. There were many elegantly decorated private rooms upstairs.

Finally, Wang arrived at a private room called Fengyu Ge.

He knocked on the door, "Young master, Miss Zong has arrived."

As soon as Fang Jinshu heard the word "young master," she instinctively felt a shiver down her spine. The marketplace was mostly men, but why did she keep running into these young masters

The steward of the Wang family couldn't possibly call someone in their forties or fifties "young master," could he

"Please come in." The voice from inside was very warm and young. Fang Jinshu could only grit his teeth and go in.

The eldest son of the Wang family is now in charge of the Wang family's grain storehouse. Two years ago, he took over from his father and manages the family business.

At first, Young Master Wang didn't pay much attention to this woman from the countryside who had sold out all the grain in their three granaries.

They only want to find the people and try to recover some of the losses. They just received the news a few days ago. Food prices in other regions are rising, and food resources are starting to become scarce.

The impacts of drought are starting to expand, though the Jiangnan region has no drought situation, this year's grain harvest is still abundant.

But the imperial court is not just made up of people from the Jiangnan region. No matter how abundant the grain production in one place, it would be difficult to feed all the people in the country.

The rise in grain prices is an inevitable trend. Currently, they not only need to control grain prices but also store as much reserve food as possible.

Wang Dajun had been searching for Fang Jinshi for so many days, with only one purpose: even if he paid double the price, he wanted to buy back the food she had in her hands as much as possible.

That's no small amount.

The moment he turned around and saw Fang Jinshu for the first time, Young Master Wang was stunned.

A sentence popped into my head instantly.

In the north, there lives a beautiful woman, secluded and independent from the world.o stop her.Before going out, the young master instructed them that besides the members of the Chamber of Commerce, no strangers were allowed to contact Madam.But, the madam's own older sister, shouldn...