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Soon, Xia Yun asked the innkeeper to bring two new bowls and place them in front of the two girls.

Then Xia Yun personally filled the two girls' glasses with wine.

"Come on, Miss Xiao, let's have a drink for our reunion!"

Xia Yun was full of heroic spirit and drank the wine in his bowl in one gulp while speaking.

The empress was decisive by nature. Seeing this, she flicked her sleeves and drank the wine in the bowl on the spot.

"Haha, Miss Xiao is indeed a straightforward person!"

Xia Yun laughed.

At this time, Chen Ming, who was drinking and drowsy, suddenly picked up the wine bowl.

"Brother Xia, who is this...?"

Chen Ming, who couldn't even open his eyes, turned to look at the empress. He felt that the person in front of him seemed somewhat familiar.

But for a moment, he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

Chen Ming's sudden action startled the empress and the female official at the same time, as they were afraid that Chen Ming would recognize their identities.

"Brother Chen, this is Miss Xiao, a wealthy businessman from the capital who has been to Dai County. This is Miss Xiao's maid."

Xia Yun explained to Chen Ming.

"I see."

Chen Ming nodded.

"Come on, two girls, Chen will offer you a bowl of rice!"

As Chen Ming spoke, he drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp.

Seeing this, the empress and the other two felt a little relieved.

"Master Xia, it has been two months since we parted in Dai County. I wonder how your business is going now?"

As soon as she finished her drink, the empress went straight to the point and started by asking about Xia Yun's business.

However, the empress's sudden question left Xia Yun confused for a moment.

Why did this woman ask this right away?

Thousands of clues flashed through Xia Yun's mind in an instant, and after a few breaths, Xia Yun gradually came up with a guess.

"Miss Xiao, you don't know that it's hard to do business these days. Xia is so poor that he can barely sell his pants."

"If Miss Xiao is willing to take care of Xia's business, Xia would be more than happy to do so."

Xia Yun started crying about being poor right on the spot.

However, when the empress saw his appearance like this, she immediately felt resentful in her heart.

"Keep pretending! You deserve to die, you bastard!"

The empress naturally understood that the guy in front of her was just pretending to be poor.

If even Xia Yun was so poor that he had to make do with his pants, then the entire Daliang Dynasty would probably starve to death.

Although the empress thought this in her heart, on the surface, her expression was still as harmonious as the spring breeze.

"Master Xia, you are joking, but I do want to do some more business with you."

The empress smiled.

"Oh?"

Xia Yun raised his eyebrows and instantly became excited. As he expected, this woman came to do business with him!

"I wonder what Miss Xiao wants to buy from Xia this time?"

Xia Yun then revealed the look of a shrewd businessman on his face.

"Food, salt, tea, and those luxury gadgets, as long as Lord Xia is willing to sell them, I want them all."

With the experience of making money last time, the empress made a big move this time.

Whether it is grain, salt, tea, or the luxury goods that Xia Yun got, they are all hard currency that has no trouble selling.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yun's eyes were immediately shocked.

A big customer is coming!

In an instant, a feeling of excitement surged into Xia Yun's heart. He would not miss such an opportunity!

As a qualified and shrewd businessman, Xia Yun once again showed off his acting skills.

"Miss Xiao, you don't know that Dai County has been hit by drought for the past two months. In Xia's warehouse, only one in ten grains, salt and tea are left. It's already very difficult to make a living."

"However, considering Miss Xiao's sincerity, I cannot bear to refuse. It's just that the price...will be a little higher than last time."

Xia Yun sighed and shook his head, as if his business was really on the verge of bankruptcy, as he said.

If there were someone who didn't know the situation present at this moment, they would be fooled by Xia Yun's acting skills.

In fact, Chen Ming, who was drunk, looked at Xia Yun with a puzzled look.

In his impression, Xia Yun was not only a good official, but also had a lot of wealth.

How come Xia Yun is going bankrupt in less than half a month?

Xia Yun noticed Chen Ming's gaze and then remembered that there was another person next to him, and he suddenly felt a little panicked.

Fortunately, although Chen Ming was confused, he was already unconscious and did not say anything.

"Price is not an issue."

Suddenly, the empress spoke directly.

Xia Yun pretended to be poor, which even made her feel rare and amused.

How come such an official appeared in the Daliang Dynasty?

"Okay! I wonder how much food Miss Xiao wants to buy?"

Upon hearing that price was not a problem, Xia Yun's eyes lit up and he was thinking about making a huge profit.

Although he was mentally prepared, the string of numbers that the empress said was still a little beyond his expectations.

"I want two million dan of grain, ten thousand jin of salt and tea, and I want as much luxury goods as Lord Xia has, such as perfume."

The empress said calmly.

She was not unprepared for this trip.

In order to obtain maximum profit, she almost emptied her entire treasury, including the palace financial quota for the second half of the year.

When Xia Yun heard this, he felt dazed for a moment, as if the person sitting in front of him was not a female businessman, but a robber with a huge demand.

Two million dan of grain! Ten thousand jin of salt and tea!

What is this concept? !

Although he had stockpiled a large amount of grain in Dai County, it would still be difficult for him to take out so much at once.

After all, he also has to consider the daily operational needs of the military and civilians in Dai County.

And now as the governor of Zhejiang, he must also consider the issue of disaster relief for the people of Zhejiang.

"Why, Master Xia is unwilling to do this business?"

The empress knew that Xia Yun loved money, so she simply started to stimulate Xia Yun with words.

And her approach actually worked.

Xia Yun felt conflicted when he heard this.

After thinking it over, Xia Yun's eyes suddenly showed a look of determination.

"Since Miss Xiao is interested, how can Xia refuse?"

Xia Yun smiled happily.

"But this business is a big deal. Perfumes and luxury goods are not a big deal, but two million dan of grain and ten thousand jin of salt and tea are not a small amount."

"If Miss Xiao is willing, Xia can sign an installment contract with you to deliver two million dan of grain and ten thousand jin of salt and tea from this year to next spring."

"As for the price, I'd like to raise it by 20% based on the price of the last transaction. Is Miss Xiao willing?"

Xia Yun then told us his plan.

There are about eight months from now to the beginning of next spring.

In this way, he would have enough time to grow more food, and he would not have to worry about taking out two million dan of food at once and causing his own operations to malfunction.

"It's no problem to deliver the grain in installments, but 5,000 kilograms of salt and tea need to be delivered first, and luxury goods such as perfume need to be delivered to the capital next month."

"As for the price, I can increase it by 20%, but I need Lord Xia to send someone to escort the food supplies to the capital to ensure that no accidents occur on the way."

Faced with Xia Yun's huge demand, the empress was mentally prepared.

But it doesn't matter. The 20% price increase can be regarded as the shipping cost of this batch of materials.