Three days passed in a flash.

The winter solstice took Zhong Xuanli to meet obstacles and failed to get out of the secluded mountain, and Wang Xuannian also encountered obstacles, but with Wan Sanqi here, it was easy to solve the trouble.

However, the two parties have not yet met.

Compared with three days ago, at this time, because the water was drawn out, there were fewer victims gathered in the hidden mountain, but the various forces increased, so it became very difficult for the Zhong family to guard, Zhong You arranged people into the depths of the hidden mountain and narrowed the protective circle.

At this time, at the gate of the new city, the prefect was leading his subordinates to welcome the arrival of the second prince, and the people were tiptoeing to watch, hoping that the second prince would bring relief food.

It was also at this time that the Zhong family began to sell grain at the original price.

Qiu Zhi stood in front of the door of the grain shop, looked at the gathered crowd, and said loudly: "Today, my Zhong family's store is open to sell grain, and there is not much food, so everyone buys grain with household registration." ”

As soon as the words of the autumn solstice fell, everyone began to talk about it.

"Why don't you send food, but sell it, it's really a profiteer, let's not buy them, go to the Yongcheng Palace, they are giving porridge there."

"Yes, yes, what about the emperor's relatives, I don't think there is any difference between them and those profiteers, let's hurry up and go to the Yongcheng Palace!"

“……”

Hearing this, Qiu Zhi smiled at the crowd, and then instructed the guy: "Sell grain." With that, she walked to the backyard of the shop.

In the backyard, Zhong Xuanlan was sitting in the hall drinking tea, and when he saw Qiu Zhi coming in, he put down the teacup and asked, "How is the situation?" ”

Qiu Zhi said angrily: "My subordinates see that some people want to do bad things, and some people don't want to buy it, so they are waiting for the Yongcheng Palace's soup kitchen." ”

Zhong Xuanlan looked at the sunshine outside, hooked the corners of his lips and said: "Let them be, just sell them to those you want to buy, after this village, there will be no such shop, I hope they won't regret it." ”

Qiu Zhi asked, "Big boss, have we sold all our grain?" ”

The 200,000 catties of grain were all sold, Zhong Xuanlan shook her head, she still had some to deal with the imperial court, "It's only sold for ten days, and I'll hide the rest, I'll still be useful." ”

"Yes."

Zhong Xuanlan ordered: "You are here today, in case someone makes trouble, if you encounter it, you will directly send it to the government and hand it over to the second prince to deal with." After saying that, she left the grain shop with the spring solstice.

Qiu Zhi had some doubts in her heart, why not hand it over to the prefect, after thinking about it for a long time, she didn't think of an answer, she still obeyed the orders to guard the shop, this kind of thing is still left to the big boss to think!

Here, Zhong Xuanlan was walking towards the back door with Chunzhi, and Chunzhi asked Qiuzhi's doubts, "Why didn't the big boss hand it over to the prefect?" ”

Zhong Xuanlan said with a smile: "In this place, it seems that the Yongcheng Royal Mansion is the most prominent, but if it is said that the most powerful voice here is none other than the prefect, the prefect has not moved here for six years, and it is deeply rooted, I think the grain merchants here raise prices to make profits, I think the prefect should profit a lot from it, this kind of thing is better to be handled by people who want power, I don't want to wade into this troubled water." ”

Chun Solstice nodded, they came to see the grain shop early in the morning, and before going out, the old man told them to go back early, and asked tentatively: "Master of the house, where are we going now?" ”

Zhong Xuanlan smiled and said, "Go home." With that, she stepped into the carriage.

Chun Zhi nodded happily, now she doesn't have to be embarrassed!

However, the spring solstice was too early to rejoice, and the carriage stopped on the way home.

Zhong Xuanlan stepped out of the carriage, and Chun Zhi looked around and found that everything here was unfamiliar.

Since she came to Youzhou, she has changed from the housekeeper to the entourage of the head of the house, and she follows the head of the house out at any time, but this is the first time she has come to this place, but she doesn't look like the head of the house for the first time.

Zhong Xuanlan walked forward and motioned for Chun Zhi to knock on the door, not long after, the door opened, and an old man who came out saw that Chun Zhi was a stranger, Yu Guang glanced at Zhong Xuanlan, immediately opened the door, and said happily: "Big boss, you are here, please come in, please come in." ”

Zhong Xuanlan nodded slightly and walked in, and Chun Zhi hurriedly followed when he saw this, but the defense in his eyes did not disappear.

The old man said: "The big boss, we haven't seen each other for a few years, last year I heard that the big boss got married, I thought it was nonsense outside, but I didn't expect the big boss to get married, and I want to be a mother soon." The old man was unable to go to the ceremony to congratulate, which was really a gift. ”

Zhong Xuanlan said nonchalantly: "It's okay, it's better for us to see each other less." After a pause, she ordered: "Spring solstice, you are guarding outside the door, I have something to discuss with this old man." ”

"Yes." Chun Zhi glanced at the old man, feeling a little uneasy, but the order of the head of the family could not be disobeyed, so he had to stand at the door and guard.

In the room, Zhong Xuanlan and the old man sat on both sides, the old man poured a cup of tea for Zhong Xuanlan, and the old man said: "What are you doing here today?" "This person has nothing to do and waits for the Three Treasures Palace, it's better for the two of them not to play dumb riddles!

Zhong Xuanlan looked at the scorching summer outside and said, "How long will the drought end?" ”

"The old man watches the stars at night, and there will be a heavy rain in a month."

Zhong Xuanlan's gaze became solemn, and he looked at the old man and said, "What should the Human God Clan do?" ”

The old man smiled, "Shouldn't the agreement between your Zhong family and the Human God Clan end at this opportunity?" ”

Zhong Xuanlan looked at the old man, his eyes became cold, and he said with a smile on his face: "Then do you want my Zhong family to end the agreement with your family." ”

This can't be done, he and his son are left in his family now, and the old man said in a weakened tone: "The old man is just joking, joking."

"It's better to make fewer jokes, but if I take it seriously, what do you think will happen?" Zhong Xuanlan was very unhappy in her heart, in recent days, her Zhong family's Xuanwei had lost a lot of people.

Really, every time I met this girl, he was the one who suffered, and the old man said: "I recently helped people calculate the hexagram and got a piece of warm jade to give to the big boss to atone for his crimes." ”

Zhong Xuanlan smiled and nodded, this person has a lot of good things in his hands, and it is good to be able to get a piece of warm jade from him, "Things, I'll take them." ”

The old man hurriedly took out the warm jade and handed it to Zhong Xuanlan with a painful face, Zhong Xuanlan accepted the warm jade and said: "You have been going to the secluded mountain more recently, don't forget that the human god clan is the last guardian at the gate." ”

Hearing this, the old man wants to collect the warm jade, what is the human god clan is the last guardian door, isn't the Zhong family order of her Zhong family the last guardian door, and they want to push everything to him!

"If the human god clan is lost, it will be lost, don't forget, the agreement between us."

Zhong Xuanlan played with Nuan Yu and said lightly: "Yes, three hundred years ago, my Zhong family ancestors made an agreement with your ancestors that the family would guard one place, and my ancestors, in order to increase their defense, let the human gods who were facing the disaster of extermination go to this place to live in seclusion, and use their skills to protect them, and they have been safe for three hundred years. ”

Old man:...... Profiteer!

At this time, the old man still knew that the things that his family and the Zhong family were guarding had actually always belonged to the Human God Clan, but it was concealed by the Zhong Family and the Human God Clan!

The two didn't talk long before it ended, Zhong Xuanlan left with the spring solstice, and then the old man also went to Youshan.