Chapter 175: Shrinking into a small lump
When Second Master Shen saw this posture, he "chuckled" in his heart!
He, a person who has never even bullied wild cats and dogs, when he saw the government officials, his first reaction was to be a thief!
…… Is there a problem with the origin of this golden corn? Is it too expensive to sell it yourself? Is it that the person who bought the golden corn has a bad stomach?
Second Master Shen stopped the carriage worriedly and watched as the officials surrounded him.
"You are Second Master Shen?" The official at the head had a calm face, looking up and down at Second Master Shen.
Second Master Shen only felt that his calves were weak.
The other party's voice was not too loud, and it was like thunder in his ears. And the other party's calm scrutiny, in its opinion, is also extremely fierce...... Also, why does the other party press his hand on the cross-knife at his waist when he speaks?
"Yes below, yes below......" Second Master Shen replied with difficulty as he held the carriage with one hand. He had a stomach full of questions in his heart, but he couldn't ask a word, so he could only wait for the next move of these officials and officials like a lamb to the slaughter.
The chief official was a little surprised by his submissive reaction.
They were ordered to investigate the sudden crazy price increase of rice shops in the city, and they checked and checked, and in the end all the spearheads were pointed at the Shen family rice shops.
Shenjia rice shop ...... They don't know what this rice shop is all about. But this Shen family ...... He is a frequent visitor in the yamen.
Especially for the official who is the leader, he may not remember the other Shen family, but there is one person in the Shen family...... can instruct the He family to come forward repeatedly, and can also let Ye Lun Gongzi personally go to the mansion to borrow someone to investigate the case - that Miss Shen Qi should be the second room of the Shen family, right?
Since this second master is her father, why should he be so polite?
Since they dare to speculate on the price of rice and grain, they should have a solid backing. The officials came today to go through the routine process in advance...... If Second Master Shen agrees to reduce the price, of course it is best, if he doesn't agree, he can only discuss slowly.
You also have to consider the meaning of the people behind the Shen family......
The official at the head had to slow down his complexion a little more. stepped forward and arched his hand: "If Second Master Shen is not too troublesome, he will open the shop first, let's go in and discuss?" ”
Second Master Shen sweated like rain on his forehead: "Yes." Be. ”
He stepped forward tremblingly. I opened the key lock with my hands, and then laboriously removed the long wooden window panels one by one, and then stood them next to them—as usual. Second Master Shen will open this row and then neatly stack it on the second floor. In this way, the store looks bright and clean, and the people who come to buy things are in a better mood.
And today, he obviously has no heart for business. Remove three or five boards, enough for others to walk in.
Second Master Shen looked back at the person behind him. Then he was the first to walk into the shop.
The light behind him shone in from the door, and the floating dust in the air in the shop was clearly visible, and Master Shen took a breath and secretly made up his mind - if this time it was really the golden corn that went wrong. Then let him bear it alone, and he must not involve Madame and Fu'er......
"Second Master Shen, let's take the liberty to come over today. There's something I want to remind you of. The chief official followed in and looked at the empty shop. There was a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Why is there nothing in the shop......
When Second Master Shen heard this, he pursed his lips tightly and nodded for the official to continue.
The official continued: "Putting aside our relationship, the price of rice in this Jing'an City can't be messed up, and your pound of rice sells for twenty taels of silver...... Isn't it a bit hard to do? ”
Second Master Shen looked at the official standing in the sunlight and floating dust, one of the officer's hands was still pressed on the knife, and the tone of his voice was still quite scary.
However, Second Master Shen was distracted by his words...... What do we have to do with each other? Besides, I'm not selling rice, am I?
Second Master Shen blushed, his fists clenched tightly, and he held back for a long time before he said a sentence: "Yes, is it a mistake...... The Shen family had never sold rice for twenty taels of silver...... Sold yes, it's golden corn. The official knows that when the Shen family receives it, it will cost nineteen taels of ......."
Second Master Shen clenched his fists and stammered as he explained.
He really wanted to tell the officials that since he was not allowed to sell, he would never sell it again in the future, and he only hoped that the official would let him go this time!
But before the second master Shen finished speaking, the official headed by him seemed to be choked with saliva: "Cough! Ahem! You, what do you say!? ”
The servant covered his mouth on one side, coughed wildly for a while, and waved his hand to Second Master Shen with the other hand, indicating that he was okay - the Shen family sold golden corn! Isn't Golden Corn the signboard of Jiangcheng Tower? Could it be ...... I actually bought it from the Shen family's rice shop!?
It was not easy for the official to cough and understand, and he gradually figured it out in his heart!
Those bastards! Say what is the price of Shenjia rice shop first! Of course, this different thing doesn't have a price, and even he, a person who doesn't understand business, knows that this thing is right - not to mention, the Shen family still sells the famous golden corn!
Seeing that Second Master Shen kept his mouth open, he wanted to say something but stopped trying to say something.
The official raised his hand to stop him: "Second Master Shen, can you make it convenient for us to take a look at the golden corn?" ”
If it's really golden corn, we'll just call those rabbit cubs to the pit!
"In, outside, in the carriage." Second Master Shen said cautiously...... He seemed to sense a glimmer of hope.
Hopefully they really got it wrong.
The servant turned around and strode out of the shop, and when he didn't face Second Master Shen, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
The servant whispered something to the brothers with a dark face, and then they went around to the back of the carriage to take a look—sure enough, several sacks were bulging and were being placed in the carriage.
Several of them had the strength to reach out and carry the bag down. The official at the head raised his hand to stop everyone......
He glanced in the direction where Second Master Shen was - if he was really mistaken...... It's better to be polite, but fortunately I've been very polite just now.
Instead of taking the bag off, he tore open the hemp rope that bound the bag with his hands. When everyone looked at it, they were dumbfounded.
In the sack, it is a bag of yellow and clear golden corn kernels! Even if the officials have never seen it again, they have been calloused when they hear this recently--now that they see this thing in front of their eyes, there will be anyone they don't know!
"What's going on?"
Several officials realized that something was wrong, and they quickly shrank together, hoping to use the carriage to isolate the second master Shen's gaze......
"Let's call those little bunnies to play! The Shen family has twenty taels of silver - it sells for golden corn, and they sell it for twenty taels and sells it for old rice! The official at the head was indignant, but he had to lower his voice and say.
"So what do we do now?" The others heard that they had made a mistake, and quickly shrank back again. Several people completely shrunk into a small lump and hid behind the carriage...... I can't see it.
"What else can I do, I see that Second Master Shen seems to be quite good at talking, let's go and apologize to him together!" The official at the head looked remorseful, and he didn't want to admit that he had made a mistake, but ......, "Don't hesitate, let's apologize quickly-if Miss Shen Qi comes, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to talk to!" (To be continued)
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