Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1356 Raising Prices on the Spot

Jiang Yun was extremely pleased with herself and picked up her wine cup.

"Lin Feng, tell me, how did you end up here? You must have suffered a lot on the way, right?"

Seeing Lin Feng wolfing down his food, Jiang Haiyun couldn't bear it and said softly.

"Eat slowly, be careful not to choke..."

The Jiang family members all looked at Lin Feng with pity.

Jiang Chengyong looked disgusted. How could such a boorish man sit with him? If his father hadn't been there, he would have already scolded him.

Lin Feng took a swig of wine and wiped his mouth.

“Lord Jiang, building a family is not easy, so you must be careful with your words and actions. You and I are colleagues, and we have a history together. We should cherish this relationship, and perhaps our family business will prosper even more.”

His words were ambiguous, leaving Jiang Yun completely confused.

You've fallen so low, what right do you have to talk to me about our past or cherishing each other?

"Hehe, my wife, look at her, she's so hungry she's not thinking straight. I was right about her back then."

"Alas, I am not feeling well, you all eat."

Madam Jiang got up and left.

Jiang Haiyun also stood up.

"I'm done eating, Father, please enjoy your meal."

After saying that, he didn't even glance at Lin Feng before turning around and following his mother.

Jiang Chengyong threw down the chopsticks in his hand.

"Dad, how come just anyone can sit at the table? I can't eat."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Although Lin Shou was diligent at home, she was respected by everyone. After all, she was Lin Feng's younger sister. Whether it was the generals of the Zhenxi Army or the officials of the prefecture, they all treated her with utmost respect and had never been treated with such disrespect.

She was so ashamed and angry that she almost buried her head in her clothes, and didn't eat a single bite of food.

Jiang Yun didn't seem to mind, and just chuckled.

“These kids are so unruly. Lin Feng, you and your siblings just eat your fill and don’t pay them any attention.”

Knowing that Lin Shou couldn't eat, Lin Feng took out two gold leaves from his pocket and placed them on the dining table.

"Lord Jiang, here is your travel money. Please keep it safe. We will wait for your news at the inn."

After saying that, he got up and pulled Lin Shou out of the dining hall.

Jiang Yun didn't stand on ceremony with him. She had a maid standing to the side take the gold leaf into her hand and weigh it in her hand.

A single gold leaf weighs about one tael, and two leaves are worth exactly twenty taels of silver, which is a testament to Lin Feng's keeping of his promise.

"Hmph, it's not quite right for someone to have so much money."

The old butler stood outside the door, waiting for the master to summon him.

Hearing the master speaking inside the room, she turned around and smiled ingratiatingly.

"Sir, since it's not suitable, we can raise the price."

Jiang Yun shook her head: "That's not appropriate either. In business, you have to keep your promises and keep your word. If you say you'll pay twenty taels, how can you go back on your word?"

The old butler's eyes darted around.

"Master, why don't we go and tell them that there is an urgent shipment going to Shanglin Prefecture tomorrow, and if they want to travel with the caravan, they will need to pay extra for the journey."

Jiang Yun frowned and said, "What if they don't want to come along?"

“That’s easy to handle. Just say that the caravan going to Shanglin Prefecture won’t be able to set off for another half month.”

Jiang Yun then smiled and said, "Good idea. If they can wait, the food and lodging for just half a month will cost a lot of money."

He then pondered for a moment and asked, "How much more money would be appropriate?"

He figured that if he added too much, Lin Feng wouldn't be able to pay it, and the deal would fall through.

If the amount of money is less, Lin Feng can still afford it, and the purpose of making things difficult for Lin Feng will not be achieved.

The old butler had the best ideas, and after a moment's thought...

“Master, why don’t you let this old servant try it out, starting with a lot and gradually decreasing, until you get some out of his bone marrow?”

Jiang Yun pointed at the old butler with her finger.

"Hehehe, old people are wise, you're right. Do as you say, and the master will reward you after it's done."

"Thank you for the reward, sir."

The next day, the steward of the Jiang family went to the inn where Lin Feng was staying.

After some haggling, he raised the price of the trip to fifty taels of silver.

They also took the last gold leaf from Lin Feng's hand as a deposit, with the balance to be settled after Lin Feng safely arrived in Shanglin Prefecture.

Then, after making arrangements with Lin Feng, Lin Shou could set off with the caravan early the next morning, and there would be carriages to ride along the way.

All the food, drink and other expenses along the way were covered by the Jiang family, so Lin Feng didn't have to worry about it.

Fifty taels of silver could certainly be considered a luxury trip, and the steward, having completed his task, appeared quite generous.

After the old steward left, Lin Shou felt very distressed.

Fifty taels of silver! Such a large sum of money, just like that, gone.

She and her father were used to living in poverty. Although the family was wealthy, they were very frugal. Fifty taels was a lot of money to her.

Lin Feng naturally knew that Jiang Yun was deliberately making things difficult for him. He sneered inwardly, thinking that the old man was too clueless. He had already given him some pointers, but he was still so stubborn.

Seeing his sister's furrowed brows and tearful face, he shook his head and smiled.

"Lin Shou, what's there to be sad about? Just go with the caravan. I'll borrow some more silver for you so you can have some money on the road."

Lin Shou looked up and wiped away his tears.

"Brother, where are you going to borrow money again?"

"As you can see, I have a past relationship with the Jiang family. It shouldn't be difficult for me to borrow some money."

Lin Shou shook his head: "They have no good intentions. Brother, you'd better not go and humiliate yourself. When we get to Shanglin Prefecture, I'll have my family give them the money."

Lin Feng waved his hand: "Alright, don't be sad. I left a lot of money for the family, didn't I? What, not enough?"

"Dad keeps them all; he doesn't allow us to use them casually."

Lin Feng knew his cheap father's character and sighed.

"Alright, don't worry about the money. I'll take care of it. Get some rest. We'll be setting off tomorrow."

After settling Lin Shou in, Lin Feng sat cross-legged in the corner of the room, closed his eyes, and entered a meditative state.

Seeing Lin Feng like this, Lin Shou had no choice but to lie down fully clothed and gradually fall asleep.

At the quarter past midnight, Lin Feng opened his eyes.

How could he possibly suffer such a loss? Making Jiang Yun vomit blood was Lin Feng's style.

He quietly got up and slipped out of the window without a sound.

Lin Feng was already quite familiar with the Jiang family mansion. He arrived at the roof of a house in the Jiang family mansion, spread his consciousness, and quickly found the Jiang family's treasury.

As a fourth-rank official, Jiang Yun was already quite wealthy.

After retiring to this place, he started a business again, using his previous resources to make it go smoothly and quietly make a fortune.

How could they not have money? They must have hidden their treasure somewhere.

Lin Feng discovered that Jiang Yun's treasury was in an old house in the backyard, with several boxes of gold and silver placed on the ground, but that was just a cover.

He dug a vault beneath the house and stored a large amount of gold and silver in it.

If it were an ordinary thief, seeing the gold and silver on the ground, he would overlook the main underground storage.

Lin Feng had seen Wan Quan's silver vault and Zhu Qisheng's gold vault, so the gold and silver before him were nothing compared to this.

However, although there wasn't much gold and silver, there were still more than a dozen large boxes, which Lin Feng couldn't carry away by himself.

Taking away some gold and silver would be of no consequence to Jiang Yun; it wouldn't make him vomit blood at all.

We must remove all the gold and silver that Jiang Yun has hidden in the underground vault so that she will faint from the pain.

Since Lin Feng couldn't move so much gold and silver by himself, he could only find a place nearby to hide it so that Jiang Yun couldn't find it.

Lin Feng wouldn't care whoever discovered and took the gold and silver.

He only wanted to make Jiang Yun sad.