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Chapter 757: Disrupting Food Prices
Zhou Guole couldn't stop smiling. He felt happy for these people as he watched them carry dozens of bags of food home.
In the past, this amount of money could only buy less than half of this food, but today I have made a fortune.
Hu Zi said, "Master, it's been ten days. All the major grain shops have been charging this price for ten days. We don't have any customers in our shop. Even if one or two came, we persuaded them to leave."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Well done, look how happy everyone is, it's even more lively than the Chinese New Year."
Another ten days passed like this. The first ones to collapse were the small grain shops. They were not well-off, so how could they withstand such a rush of purchases? As soon as everyone started buying, they emptied out the goods in a warehouse. When several warehouses were completely empty, they were still asked to replenish their stocks. How could they afford it?
We had no choice but to close the door and wait for the storm to pass.
Another ten days passed, and some COFCO shops were forced to close down because they were losing money every day due to the high grain prices.
Finally, there were only a few large grain shops left.
The big grain shops saw that this wasn't going to work, so they lowered their prices as much as they could. However, the Zhou family's mountain product shop was not affected at all, and the price remained the same.
It didn't seem to matter that no one came to buy food, and he was not in a hurry.
They blocked the road to buy grain and it seemed like nothing happened. It seemed like no one went to the countryside to buy grain. What was going on?
Many people don’t understand.
She turned around and took the letter to the county government office in the prefecture. Even if they couldn't punish her, there would always be someone who could.
The government had heard about the recent commercial wars, and seeing the people being so ecstatic, they ignored it. However, if they let it go for too long, it would not be good.
It just so happened that the invitations from various families had arrived, so they took advantage of the situation and went directly to invite Zhou Guo over.
Saying "please" is just a polite gesture.
Hu Zi and his men looked at the knife-wielding guards with a fierce look, as if they were ready to start fighting right away.
Zhou Guo straightened his clothes, waved his folding fan, and said, "Why are you so nervous? I don't believe they dare to eat me. I'll just go."
Hu Zi was anxious, "Master, I will go with you."
Zhou Guo shook his head. "If we both leave, what will happen to the shop? Who will be in charge? Don't worry, do they dare to do anything to me?"
Hu Zi was still worried, so he had to stay.
When she arrived, several managers of the grain shops had already arrived and were sitting in a circle. When they saw her, they looked behind her and frowned, thinking to themselves, "Is the owner of Zhou's mountain goods shop so spineless? He sent a brat here?"
Zhou Guo looked at the county magistrate who was wearing an official robe, and he lifted his robe and prepared to kneel obediently.
Before he knelt down, the county magistrate with a big white beard said kindly, "Stand up, no need to be polite, sit down."
Zhou Guo took advantage of the situation and sat down next to the county magistrate, feeling somewhat puzzled.
Everyone stared.
Zhou Guo glared at them.
The old county magistrate coughed and said, "Everyone, this is the owner behind the Zhou Family Mountain Goods Shop. Please ask anything you want to ask."
Everyone's eyes widened as they looked her up and down, unable to believe that this was the owner of the mountain goods shop, a child? ?
Zhou Guo waved his folding fan and smiled as he let them look at him.
Someone couldn't stand her smug look and said first: "It's only natural that the mountain goods store did such a ridiculous thing and the owner behind it is actually a child."
"Humph, is there no one left in the Zhou family? They actually let a child out. As expected, this country bumpkin came from somewhere. He has no manners at all and doesn't know the rules at all."
The county magistrate drank his tea without saying anything, only secretly glancing at Zhou Guo.
Everyone present didn't know her background, but he knew it very well. The North had a bumper harvest this year, and the general summoned all the officials from the North to meet him. This little ancestor was very powerful, and he couldn't afford to offend her.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Why don't I understand what you are saying?"
A man with a goatee said, "Huh, are you still pretending? Didn't your elders teach you the rules when you came out? There is a reason why the grain is sold at this price. You broke it as soon as you came here, and turned the whole city upside down. As the saying goes, food is the first necessity of the people. The people will suffer in the end. Sir, I suggest that Zhou Ji Mountain Goods Store be severely punished!"
The adults did not comment.
Zhou Guo closed his fan and asked, "This... old man? If I remember correctly, why do I remember that your price was lower than mine?"
"Who are you calling grandpa?"
The other party couldn't think of any words to refute her.
Another person said, "You are making a far-fetched argument. If you hadn't sold it so cheaply from the beginning, causing our shops to go bankrupt, how could we have used this method?"
Zhou Guo said, "Your business is pretty good now, isn't it? I went to take a look and saw that the shop is always crowded with people. People buy by the stone. On the contrary, my shop is deserted. People don't even buy the mountain products. If you want to say who suffered the biggest loss, I am the one who suffered the biggest loss. How can you confuse right and wrong?"
"You... you are simply talking nonsense. If we sell it at this price, can't everyone buy more? You, you are forcing us to die. If we can't survive, you won't have an easy life either!!"
This is what everyone means when they share the same hatred for the enemy.
Zhou Guo laughed, "If you can't sell it at this price, then don't sell it at this price. Just raise it back. No one is stopping you, and you still want to call me here. All of you combined can be my ancestors' ancestors. You gang up on me and bully me. If this gets out, won't people laugh their heads off?"
The group of people were so angry that they were fuming and glaring at her, but they couldn't do anything about her.
They wanted to boycott with price, but it turned out that they were not afraid at all. No business, no business. Besides, they don’t rely on this to make money.
They wanted to cut off her supply of goods, but it turned out that people didn't even go to the countryside to buy a single grain of food, and no one knew where all the goods came from.
The county magistrate took a sip of tea and pressed the corners of his mouth.
These wealthy people are usually very arrogant. Finally, someone can discipline them. They deserve it!
Seeing that they couldn't convince her, everyone turned their attention to the county magistrate. "Sir, you have a long-standing friendship with our master. This person obviously has bad intentions and is here to disrupt the grain prices in the city. She has ulterior motives and may have been sent by the barbarians on the other side. She is a spy. You must arrest her and bring her to justice."
Zhou Guo was very angry. Why did they frame her when she couldn't win the argument? They wanted to wipe out her whole family. Their intentions were too vicious! !
The county magistrate was also unhappy. He put down his tea bowl with a bang and looked at the person opposite him expressionlessly. "What? Are you teaching me how to be a county magistrate? I'll give you this seat?"
The other party realized that he had said something wrong and hurriedly explained: "Oh, no, no, no, I didn't mean that. I didn't mean that at all."
The county magistrate snorted and stopped talking.