Peerless Young Master

"Captain Gao, we heard you have food for sale. We've come all the way here. If we don't see any food, don't blame us brothers for not giving you face."

"That's right. The mountains are blocked by heavy snow, and the roads are all blocked. Every family doesn't have enough food to eat, so how can there be any extra food?"

There were more than twenty people sitting in the cave. They were all the chiefs or deputy chiefs of the nearby villages, and behind them stood five or six subordinates with knives on their waists.

The originally spacious cave suddenly seemed a little crowded.

Fortunately, the weather is cold now, so it is warmer if we huddle together, otherwise there would be no room for so many people.

Facing these people's comments, Gao Quan raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "Everyone, since I, Gao Quan, dare to send people to each village to spread the word that there is food for sale, I will naturally not lie.

You all know what the situation is outside now. The mountains are blocked by heavy snow and people in the mountains can't get out at all. If they want food, they can only buy it at Heiya. The price there is more expensive than gold.

It’s different here..."

Before Gao Quan could finish his words, he was interrupted: "Okay, just tell me how much food you have, I want it all."

This statement immediately caused controversy.

"Why would I give it to you? I want it too, and I'll pay a high price."

"Me too. I have as many options as I want. I'm so worried now."

Gao Quan stretched out his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then gave his men a look: "Everyone, I understand how you feel, but I don't have much grain. I will sell it to whoever offers the highest price."

At this time, a subordinate held a white bag and placed it on the table. Gao Quan reached out and grabbed a handful of rice, then spread it out, letting the rice flow from his fingertips into the bag.

"You can see this is pure white rice. This bag weighs 50 kilograms. I want 300 taels."

"Three hundred taels, this is too expensive." Some people think the price is too high, but their eyes are always looking at the rice.

"Three hundred taels is definitely not expensive. If this rice were placed in Black Cliff, it would be impossible to buy it without one thousand taels of silver.

Everyone, if you think it's expensive, you don't have to buy it; if you want it, you have to hurry up, because I don't have much stock."

Gao Quan had a smile on his lips, and that smile looked particularly cunning in the dim firelight. Now these villages basically didn't have much food in stock, and if they wanted to survive, they had to buy food.

And now, he is the only one with food.

These people will definitely buy it, they have to buy it.

Sure enough, soon after the words fell, someone spoke up: "Po La Village wants these grains."

As soon as this was said, the others became nervous. Someone said, "I'll give you three hundred and fifty taels."

"Four Hundred Taels"

"Five hundred taels"

…………

"Seven hundred taels"

As these people started bidding, someone soon called out seven hundred taels, and the scene suddenly fell silent.

The other villagers did not speak, but their eyes kept flickering, wondering whether to join in.

The price of seven hundred taels was already too high, exceeding their expectations. They felt a little distressed if they continued to increase the price.

Seeing this, Gao Quan clenched his fists, a smile barely concealed in the corners of his eyes. "Everyone, is there anyone else who wants to raise the price? You all know the situation outside right now. Getting food is almost impossible."

I have been saving this food for a long time. I have saved it by living frugally, so I only have this much. Please don’t consider it anymore.”

How could they understand Gao Quan's words? However, asking for so much silver for just a few dozen kilograms of food was like cutting off their own flesh.

Ever since the big guys in the mountains stopped allowing the villagers to go down the mountain to rob the people, they lost their only way to plunder wealth.

All the treasures we have now are in stock. If they are used up, they will be gone forever.

Without money, what's the point of being a bandit?

No one made an offer. Gao Quan was a little disappointed by this, but he was very satisfied with the price of seven hundred taels, so he decisively made the deal.

Of course, with so many villages returning empty-handed, they were bound to feel resentful. If they hated Hanlan Village, it would be a headache for him.

So he gave each village two kilograms of food as travel expenses, and promised that if they could squeeze in some more food, they would be welcome to come again next time.

After sending these people away, Gao Quan stopped pretending. His eyebrows were beaming with joy, and a smug smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, as if he had already grasped the wealth of the entire forest in his hands.

Only one-tenth of the grain was used to exchange for seven hundred taels of silver, so the remaining grain could definitely be sold at a higher price.

This time, these people were hesitant and unwilling to pay a high price.

But later on, when there was no more food left, people would still rush to buy it for not only 700 taels, but even 1,000 taels of silver.

By that time, even if they want to buy, Gao Quan may not want to sell.

Then, he turned to his confidant beside him and said with a smile: "Take some people and go to Wenlu Village to ask for money."

"Boss, what if they rob each other?" His subordinates looked unhappy. If they didn't give him money, they would never come back.

"Don't worry, they won't dare to do this as long as they want food; if they rob each other, I will destroy Wenlu Village." Gao Quan's eyes flashed with a gleam of light.

He was certain that Wenlu Village would honestly hand over the seven hundred taels of silver. After all, even if they saved fifty kilograms of grain, they wouldn't be able to hold out for long.

When the time comes, they will have to buy food from him. Before the end of winter, no village will risk starving to death by offending him.

Even if you kill them, we can't come back... Upon hearing this, the subordinates' faces looked as ugly as if they had eaten a fly.

But since the boss had spoken, he dared not disobey.

So he decided to bring more people with him, and brought weapons, bows and arrows, and other supplies, just in case. He also put a thin piece of wood on his chest to prevent himself from being attacked and shot to death by an arrow.

On the other side, the people of Wenlu Village returned to the village and handed the food to the village chief Lin Hai. He was very curious:

"This Hanlan Village is just a small village. I heard that its nest was taken away by wild wolves before. How come there is food to sell now?"

"Gao Quan said that he started saving this money before the New Year. He probably wanted to make a fortune when the mountains are closed due to heavy snow," said the subordinate.

Lin Hai grabbed a handful of rice and put it in his palm: “Look at this rice, although it is a little yellow, it is not that old;

Besides, the mountains are blocked by heavy snow now. Unless you are really sure that you can get food by the spring next year, who would dare to sell the food? Isn't that courting death?"

"Brother Hai, you mean Gao Quan still has a lot of food, but that's impossible. Where would he get so much food?

Everyone knows that Black Dragon Mountain is a den of bandits, and the nearby county towns are heavily guarded. It's not easy to sneak in, let alone get so much food." The subordinates were also curious.

Lin Hai frowned and looked at Da Mi. He didn't understand why.

Anyway, if it were him, he would definitely not sell it.

No matter how good silver is, it is not as precious as grain.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and he seemed to understand: "Boss, is there a possibility that these grains do not belong to Gao Quan, but to the nobles at the foot of the mountain?"

Hearing this, Lin Hai's eyes narrowed: "You mean that someone at the foot of the mountain gave food to Gao Quan and asked him to sell it to us so that we can take the opportunity to make a fortune."

"It is very likely. Now that the mountain is blocked by heavy snow, the silver in our hands is no different from stones. For those people living at the foot of the mountain, food is as cheap as stones on the ground. They will naturally not let go of this good opportunity."

"But why choose Gaoquan? It's just a small village, it might be destroyed one day."

"Who knows? Maybe they deliberately chose a small village because they didn't want anyone to know. If they destroy Hanlan Village, wouldn't all the food be stolen?"

After listening to his subordinates' analysis, Lin Hai nodded and said, "You make sense."

Just then, a subordinate came to report that Hanlan Village had sent people to ask for money for food.

Upon hearing the news, Lin Hai didn't want to offend the people behind Gao Quan, as they might need food next time, so he said, "Give them some."