He walked to the door of the shop and looked at the crowd on the street. He said loudly,"Everyone, this shop is opening today. On this auspicious day, the first eleven people who buy white salt will be given a discount!”
Everyone was stunned.
The salt merchants of the Ying Tian Prefecture had always raised the price of salt, but they had never heard of any discounts!
Someone couldn't help but exclaim,"This young master is really kind-hearted. May I ask your name?"”
Butler Dahai looked proud and said in a hoarse voice,""My young master's name is Zhu Ci 'an!”"What? Zhu Ci 'an?"
"The prodigal who squandered his family business and still wanted to store up grain?”
"I heard that he likes to steal from widows in the middle of the night. He even wants to use a hundred taels of silver to eat the confinement milk of a young woman!”
"It's fine if the child sold his father's land, but he actually did such a thing?”
"He lacks virtue!"
The crowd discussed animatedly, and the scene became very awkward.
The government had yet to announce the disaster in Henan Prefecture. Many people had a very clear attitude toward Zhu Cian selling land to store grain. They all thought he was crazy.
Selling salt now, wouldn't it make people laugh their teeth off?
An old man in his sixties stroked his white beard and said,""The appearance of this salt is white, but the person selling it isn't a decent person. Can it be eaten?”
"This prodigal, is he trying to harm people?”
Hearing this, Zhu Cian's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
Is my reputation that bad?
Slander!
He slandered me!
But soon, his eyes lit up as he thought of an idea.
"Everyone, next, this Young Master will randomly choose a lucky audience member and treat him to free salt!”
"As for the quality of this salt, you'll know at a glance!”
Lucky audience?
Everyone was dumbfounded. What did this mean?
Zhu Cian did not explain. His eyes instantly fixed on the old man who had just spoken.
"Come on, invite this old uncle over!”
With that order, the servants immediately rushed over and grabbed the other party onto the stage with one hand.
The old man couldn't break free. He was so scared that his face turned pale. His lips trembled as he shouted,"What are you doing…What are you doing…Let me go!”
This scene stunned everyone present!
"This prodigal…is a beast!"
"That old man only laughed at him a few times, and he wants to take revenge on him. He's too despicable!”
"Preposterous, really preposterous!”
Everyone cursed and pointed at Zhu Cian, looking down on him. On the other hand, the butler Dahai was beaming with joy. He admired the young master's wit.
Young Master really knew how to play around. He actually thought of using this method to open up the market for white salt!
After a moment of joy, he could not help but feel pained.
Young Master actually wanted to let this old thing take advantage of him and eat salt for free. This was…squandering!
At this moment, Zhu Ci 'an looked at the old man in front of him and smiled innocently.""Old man, don't be afraid. Once you eat the salt, you will understand my painstaking efforts!”
His smile was like a spring breeze.
However, when the old man looked up, he almost broke down. He was so scared that he cried and spoke incoherently.
"Young Master Zhu, this lowly one said the wrong thing just now. You are a magnanimous adult, please let us off!”
"We have elders and children. We can't die, we can't die!”
Hearing his tearful cries, everyone could not help but sympathize with this unlucky fellow.
How could he survive in the hands of a prodigal like Zhu Ci 'an?
Just wait for death. There was no hope.
Zhu Ci 'an shook his head." Old man, you are always joking. How can I be a person who treats human lives with no regard?"“
"Come on, open his mouth and feed him salt!”
"Yes, Young Master!"
A strong servant walked forward and reached out to pry open the old man's tightly clenched teeth. Then, he stuffed a handful of salt into his mouth.
The old man's head was buzzing, and his face was ashen.
It was over!
My life is over!
However, in the next moment, a strong salty taste stimulated his tongue.
This…is so salty!
It was really salt!
Wait, why doesn't this salt taste bitter?
There was only a simple and refreshing saltiness!
The old man was not afraid of swallowing. He gulped and was shocked!
His entire body fell to the ground with a thud!
A commoner who was watching the show jumped four feet high in fright and subconsciously shouted,"Hurry up! Everyone, run! This salt is poisonous!"
Everyone's expression instantly changed drastically, and they were about to run out. But at this moment, the old man suddenly shouted,""Young Master Zhu, how much is your salt? I'll buy it!”
Everyone present was stunned.
What was going on?
Wasn't this salt poisonous?
Why did this old man ask about the price of salt?
Zhu Ci 'an, on the other hand, knew that the old man had discovered the power of the white salt after listening to his question.
"This white salt isn't expensive. It's eleven taels of silver per catty."”
Hiss!
As soon as he said this, everyone sucked in a breath of cold air!
The best salt on the market was only 300 to 400 copper coins per catty!
However, Zhu Ci 'an was selling white salt at an exorbitant price of 11 taels of silver per catty?
It was too expensive!
Was this person so poor that he had gone crazy? Was he trying to snatch silver?
However, when the old man heard this, his eyes widened and he said in shock,"What? Only eleven taels of silver?"
Everyone was stunned again. Then, they looked at him as if they were looking at an idiot. They were extremely puzzled.
F * ck…
Had this old man gone crazy from eating salt?!
Zhu Cian flung his sleeves and said,""This Young Master is a man of duty. I don't care about asking for an exorbitant price. I said eleven taels, so I'll do it!”
"If you want to buy it, then hurry up and take out your silver. If you don't want to buy it, then get lost!”
The old man wasn't annoyed at all. Instead, he gave a thumbs up excitedly and said,""Aiyaya, Young Master Zhu is really a good person. I'll buy 31 catties of white salt now!”
31 jin…
Everyone looked at him in disbelief, thinking that this person was really crazy!
The old man was not a fool. At this moment, his heart was as clear as a mirror, and his entire person was extremely clear-headed.
He had lived for most of his life and had eaten more salt than these young people had walked, but no salt could be so pure!
Eleven taels of silver, he was too kind!
If it were him, he would at least double the price and sell it for 41 taels!
Thinking of this, he immediately took out a stack of Ming Treasure Notes from his pocket and slapped it on the table. He hurriedly said,"Young Master Zhu, the 20% discount you said just now still stands, right?”
Zhu Ci 'an smiled and said," I'm a spittle nail!"”Hearing this, the old man became even more excited!
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