Fight the Giants

  Chapter 655 Be Prepared

   Since June, the weather has been unseasonably hot.

  It is much hotter than in previous years. All rooms in the British government have used ice early. The ice stored in the basement is only in mid-June, and most of it has been used up.

  Huo Xi asked about vanilla, which is now quite accurate in terms of weather.

  After asking, the girl nodded again and again: "I'm just going to remind the girl, I feel that this year is much hotter than previous years. It hasn't rained a single time since June."

  Everyone in the room became serious.

   "There won't be a severe drought, right?" They all come from poor families. When everyone heard that there would be a severe drought, they all became anxious.

  Grandma Ma shook her head, "We are in the south of the Yangtze River. There is a lot of water. Droughts are rare. I only heard that there are floods."

  Huo Xi recalled that in these years, Jiangnan had never encountered a drought.

  But she has always been used to planning for a rainy day, and likes to think a little more about everything.

   "Xiangcao, go to Zhang Liang and ask him to go to the study of the Duke of the State to see if there are any government records in Jiangnan and nearby county records. If not, let him think of a way."

   "Alright girl, I'll go right away."

   And ordered Tayue to go to Huo's house, and she would go back to see her uncle and shopkeeper Shen tomorrow. He also asked the second lady to ask about the food and ice storage in the mansion.

  Hou only thought that she felt that the weather was stuffy, and he was afraid that there would not be enough ice in the future, so he comforted her, saying that people had paid for it, and there was enough food in the house.

  Huo Xi was relieved.

   She returned to Huo's house the next day. Yang Fu and Shopkeeper Shen were waiting for her at Huo's house with the ledger.

   Several people were very happy to meet each other, and they exchanged pleasantries for a while before they got down to business.

   "Boss, don't worry about Guangfengshui. Now our business is better than ever before."

  Yang Fu also nodded: "Yes, everyone is scrambling to do business with Guangfengshui now. There is so much business that we can't take care of it. We have also recruited a lot of buddies and managers."

   Those who do business especially need a backer.

  For distributors such as upstream suppliers and downstream small traders, the harder the partnership is, the less likely it is to go bankrupt. Whether it is the recovery of payment or the stable supply of goods, it is very important for them.

  It is about whether the business can continue and the livelihood of the family.

   Or everyone likes to say that there is someone behind me.

  They are all willing to use the big banner as a tiger skin, and use the prestige of others to stabilize their own appearance and business.

   Now Guangfengshui is really behind the scenes, so there is no need to pull big banners everywhere.

  Everyone is more willing to cooperate with such a firm with a backing and backing. Because the risk is small. Even if the Guangfeng water is poured, isn't the backer still there? Are you afraid that you won't be able to get the payment and the goods?

does not exist.

  Guangfeng Water's business is getting better day by day. In the past, I might have to ask others, but now others come to me and beg for cooperation.

  Huo Xi flipped through the ledger, feeling satisfied.

   "Restrain your subordinates, and don't offend people by being arrogant. This is the capital, and there are noble people everywhere. Let's stick to our original aspirations and just do our business."

  Yang Fu and Shen Qianzhong both nodded in response.

   "Boss, business is good now, should we open another shop in the inner city?"

Huo Xi shook his head: "No, it's better for us to keep a low profile. Now that everyone connects Guangfengshui with the Duke's Mansion, we don't want to expand blindly, so as not to cause dissatisfaction with others, saying that we are competing with the people for profit. It's still consistent How to do it, the front door is small and the belly is big, so you can find more in the warehouse."

   "It's still thoughtful of the owner. In this way, we don't show off the mountain, and the business is still the same, but we secretly expand the business."

  Huo Xi nodded: "That's right. But we have enough goods now, and the shop floor is really not enough. In addition, the ship to Nanyang is coming back soon..."

  Yang Fu and Shen Qianzhong looked happy: "It can be counted as coming back. It has been a year and a half, and everyone is suffering, and they dare not mention it."

  If the boat fails to return, Guangfengshui will not be injured, but it will be greatly affected.

"Yes. I was greatly relieved when I heard the news. It's almost time to return to the capital from Ningbo. You have to get your subordinates ready. The distributors who should be contacted are still shipping out the fleet. It’s all ready in advance.”

   "Understood. As soon as we got the news yesterday, we started making preparations and contacted the partner merchants."

   "Very good. There are few shops in Guangfengshui nowadays, but I still have suitable shops in my hands. There are three shops in my mother's dowry..."

  Tell them about the situation and location of the shop.

   "You hand over these three shops to the manager of the face to arrange, and change the name to 'Mu Shengchang'. Don't let people know that they have any connection with Guangfengshui."

   "Understood. We will arrange it later."

   "In addition, put more food in the shop, stock up first, and don't sell it out."

   "Hoard food?" The two were a little surprised.

   "The weather is a bit abnormal. Of course, I may be thinking too much."

   "This period of time is hotter than in previous years, but we in the south of the Yangtze River have not heard of any drought affecting the harvest."

   "There are fewer droughts, but we are afraid of floods. Let's prepare first, and we don't have to worry about selling the food. But the grain should be harvested quietly, so as not to cause panic. When the price of food rises, it will be our sin."

   "Don't worry, boss."

  Yang Fu has always been a firm follower of Huo Xi, "Then I'll tell Zhuangzi too, save all the food and don't sell it out."

   "Then I will keep it and not sell it." Shen Qianzhong also said. Anyway, be prepared.

   Then Huo Xi told Huo Erhuai again.

Huo Erhuai believed Huo Xi's words even more than Yang Fu, and nodded in response: "Don't worry, Xi'er, we have enough food. The grain in the village is always stored in the old year and sold old grain. Dad will go to the village to order Let me tell you, last year’s old grain will not be sold. Let’s talk to the tenants and tenants, and then collect some grain from them.”

   "Okay, Dad, look at the arrangements."

  After discussing things, when he was about to leave, Huo Xi suddenly asked Shen Qianzhong: "Is shopkeeper Shen a member of the Shen family, a giant merchant in the south of the Yangtze River?"

  Huo Xi never asked where Shen Qianzhong came from. Shen Qianzhong didn't tell Huo Xi about her background.

  Hearing her question at this time, she nodded: "Yes, but my family is just a side branch. What's the matter with the boss? If I can do it, I will go through fire and water."

   Thanks to his boss these years, his father and son have a place to return to. His son is successful in his studies, and he has a new home in the capital.

  Huo Xi thought for a while: "Then, is there still someone in the direct branch of the Shen family?"

Shen Qianzhong shook his head: "Even if there are still, they all changed their names. The head of the Shen family was sent to Yunnan, and I didn't hear that there was anyone there. Almost all his children and grandchildren are gone. Anyone survived."

  Huo Xi nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

   On the other side, Mu Yan, who was far away in Qingzhou, received letters from the capital in just a few days.

   Some from his biological mother, some from his subordinates, some from the stewards of the mansion, and some from his people who stayed in Yunnan. The letters all said the same thing, that is, Yunnan sent the niece of her stepmother's natal family to the capital.

   also said to the outside world that he was sent to marry him.

  Mu Yan narrowed his eyes coldly.

   Mrs. Tai didn't worry about the second wife's heir, but cared about him. He was adopted into the eldest room, so it wasn't Mu Sheng's blood that bleed on his body? He is no longer her grandson?

   This is because he is afraid that he will overwhelm Mu Zhan.

   Sure enough, even if he lives in front of her every day, no matter how much he does, she will get him out.

  Mu Yan couldn't tell what it was like in his heart. Disappointment, sadness, and sadness hit him over and over again.

  What kind of relative is this, beware of calculations everywhere.

   "Come on!"

  (end of this chapter)