Chapter 23: Something Serious
Fan Yu was in the county government to point out the country, but he didn't know that something was going on at home.
Not long after he went to Xihua County, the shopkeeper He in the grain store came to Fan Yu's house.
This shopkeeper He was also worried, and when he arrived at the door of Fan Yu's house, he was a little embarrassed. A few days ago, Fan Yu went to buy grain, and he laughed at the other party's inevitable loss. But in the blink of an eye, he is coming to the door again.
The cause of the matter is also very simple, there are more and more hungry people in Caoqiao Town in the past few days, and the price of food has risen all of a sudden.
However, in a few days, it has risen several times. What is only more than 200 miles away from the feet of the Son of Heaven, all of them are not counted, only the grain that can fill the stomach is the most expensive.
Knowing that the price of grain had risen sharply, Qin Yuanwai was very angry, thinking that Fan Yu deliberately calculated his Qin Hu and took advantage of his Qin family. He sent the shopkeeper He to Fan Yu's house to recover the forty stone wheat sold before.
The shopkeeper called the door, and it was Fan Yu's stepmother Granny Li who opened the door.
"This mother-in-law, Brother Fan Yufan, lives here?" Shopkeeper He said to Granny Li.
Granny Li couldn't see the other party, but only heard that the other party was looking for Fan Yu, so she said politely: "Are you looking for Yu'er?" He is not at home now, he has gone to Xihua County, and he is afraid that he will not come back until later. If you are not in a hurry, come back tomorrow, and I will let him wait for you. ”
This made the shopkeeper He slightly happy in his heart, seeing that this Granny Li was kind and kind and was a good talker, and she forgave her for being a woman, and she didn't know anything.
Shopkeeper He smiled, sighed very kindly, and said: "Alas, this matter is an opportunity to make money, but I'm afraid it will be too late tomorrow." Forget it, if it's still too late tomorrow, I'll come back to him again. ”
When Granny Li heard this, it seemed that she would make money by mistake tomorrow, so she stopped the shopkeeper He and said, "What is the guest's surname?" Tell me the same thing, if it doesn't bother, I can make the decision for him. ”
The shopkeeper He raised his eyebrows, and secretly said that there was a door in his heart, so he said more kindly: "My surname is He, and I am the shopkeeper of the grain store." That's the case, the day before yesterday, Brother Fan didn't have dozens of stones of wheat. Now that the price of grain has risen by half, I came to Brother Fan to sell the grain for him. If he missed today, as soon as the news of Chenzhou's grain release came, the wheat he had stored would be worthless. He spent a total of more than 30 yuan, and now he has sold it for half a stone, which can be sold for a full 50 yuan! However, in two or three days, I can make more than ten yuan of money inside and out, and it is not so fast to rob. If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have been in such a hurry. Mother-in-law, can you be the master? If not, forget it. ”
But the words of Shopkeeper He, in the ears of Granny Li, are full of loopholes. Those grains were originally bought by Granny Li for Fan Yu. Moreover, Granny Li once lived in the palace, and she was very sensitive to some intrigues and intrigues, otherwise she would not have been favored by Emperor Zhenzong back then.
As soon as he heard the words of the shopkeeper, he decided that the other party was a treacherous person.
Immediately, Granny Li followed the words of the shopkeeper He and said regretfully: "So that's the case, it's a pity." Yu'er told me when he went out that the food he bought was still very useful, and no one could sell it. Shopkeeper He, please go back, this matter is not up to me, an old woman. ”
Without waiting for the shopkeeper to say more, Granny Li slammed the door shut like a thief.
The shopkeeper He can give gas at this time, and he originally thought that eight or nine would not be far from ten, but he didn't want to touch a soft nail and close the door. I want him to congratulate the shopkeeper in Caoqiao Town, doing business is a good hand, buying and selling grain has always been a big bucket in and a small bucket out, where have you ever suffered a loss? But now it's good, I was humiliated by a blind old woman.
He reflexively walked back, but the evil breath in his chest really didn't come out, and he was very uncomfortable.
When passing through the main road in the town, he saw hundreds of hungry people on both sides of the street, and the shopkeeper He had a crooked idea in his mind. He walked quickly to the Qin Mansion and asked to see Qin Hu, if the matter was too big, he couldn't bear it.
When Qin Hu heard Shopkeeper He ask to see him, he let him in.
As soon as he saw the shopkeeper He, Qin Hu asked, "How is it, then Fan Yu is willing to sell the grain?" ”
"Outside, I just went to Fan Yu's house, but Fan Yu is not at home, only his stepmother is at home." The shopkeeper He talked about it again before he said: "But his stepmother bit him to death, saying that Fan Yu was of great use in keeping food, and he refused to make a move, and I had no choice." ”
When Qin Hu heard this, he couldn't help frowning, he was unwilling to let Fan Yu take advantage.
"Could it be that Fan Yu, a yellow-mouthed child, can make such a big profit? Is there any other way, as long as he doesn't make money, it can be regarded as a city back, let me vent my anger. Qin Hu looked at the shopkeeper He and said.
As the owner, he knows that this He shopkeeper has many scheming methods.
Sure enough, the shopkeeper He also lived up to the high expectations of the owner.
"Outside, I don't know if I should talk about it." He shopkeeper sold the guanzi.
Qin Hu said impatiently: "You can tell me to listen, if you can make Fan Yu, a little traitor, suffer a big loss, then it will be very happy!" ”
Shopkeeper He hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I'm just afraid that it will cause trouble, and it won't end well." If we can't close the game, I'm afraid that our entire Caoqiao Town will be implicated. ”
"So powerful?" Qin Hu was not surprised, "You can talk about it." ”
"That's the case, didn't Fan Yu's family have some food stockpiled. However, there are already hundreds of hungry people in the town. If we temporarily close the door of the grain shop and tell these hungry people, the food will be bought by Fan Yu. Outside, what do you think these hungry people will do? ”
When Qin Yuanwai heard this, he couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Shopkeeper He and said, "You can figure it out, under such a strategy, the hungry people will definitely go to Fan Yu's house to make trouble." When the time comes, one bad thing is to break into the door and rob him of all the food and money in his house. If they encounter ruthless people, their mothers and sons' lives will also be lost, which is a bit serious. ”
Shopkeeper He was a little disappointed, looking at Qin Yuanwai, he was afraid that he would not be able to stabilize the situation by then.
"Outside, if this plan is not good, then don't fight with it anymore, just let this Fan Yu take some advantage." He shopkeeper said quietly.
"No, you're a pretty good plan." Qin Yuanwai waved his hand and said, "Fan Yu, they only have a mother and son, and they can't stop these hungry people." Moreover, these starving people have fled the famine for a short time, and they dare not make too much of a fuss, and they will still not be killed. You go back now and close the door of the grain shop, and then release the news that Fan Yu's family has stockpiled grain and is ready to sell it at a high price. If no one knows Fan Yu's family, you can send a guy to identify him from a distance, and don't show his feet. ”
Shopkeeper He got Qin Yuanwai's instructions, and he suddenly had confidence in his heart, "Okay, then I'll go back." ”
When Fan Yu returned to Caoqiao Town from Xihua County, he found that many hungry people were staying near his home. He went to open the door, but when he saw the many hungry people cheering, he gathered around him.