Ma Liangcai did not dare delay. After seeing the water stains on the table, he nodded heavily and turned to leave Jishi Pharmacy.
Chen Yi watched him go, then let out a soft breath.
Unless absolutely necessary, he would never have been so cautious.
But Xiao Jinghong was currently less than five li from the East Market where he was.
Even without using True Essence, she could hear the sounds here with her hearing alone.
That was why Chen Yi had no choice but to send Ma Liangcai in his stead.
As for confirming whether those grain merchants had repurchased that batch of grain from Cui Qingwu...
That was simple enough.
Chen Yi listened closely and heard the noisy clamor outside the nearby grain shops.
Most people were complaining about rising grain prices and cursing those reckless horse bandits from the Poshushuo Kingdom.
Yet several delighted laughs rang out as well:
"Boss Lin truly had the foresight of a god. The moment he received word yesterday afternoon, he immediately judged that grain prices would soar today."
"Exactly."
"If he had not notified us in time, all that silver would likely have gone into the hands of that young lady from the Cui Family."
"Actually, that young lady from the Cui Family did not lose out either. She bought our grain for ten taels of silver the day before yesterday, then resold it for fourteen taels yesterday. Sigh."
"In just one day, she earned four million taels of silver... Making money is far easier for her than it is for us."
"Who could say otherwise?"
"If we had known this, we should not have listened to that Lin fellow a few days ago."
"We cannot blame Boss Lin entirely. Who could have imagined that King Landu and his Peacock King Banner