On the way back, the atmosphere was a little depressing, in stark contrast to the talk and laughter when he came, and the news that the officials of the Tuntian Yamen had extorted 500 stone in favor of money spread secretly, and many people were indignant and dissatisfied with the weakness of Feng Dingzhong, the head of the Tun regiment. The arrogant and domineering news of other Tuntian people was often heard, and the group of soldiers in Baqing Town had never made trouble in the Tuntian Yamen under the restraint of Feng Dingzhong, and it was precisely because of this that some of the soldiers were regarded as weak and bullied, and anger was secretly breeding.

Feng Dingzhong sat on the wheel of the carriage, bowing his head and chewing a wheat stalk, looking preoccupied. Jiang Anyi pulled the cart and walked not far behind him, he could understand his mood, and could see that Feng Dingzhong was satisfied with and cherished his current life, and he didn't want any accidents to break the peace in front of him.

Last night, Feng Dingzhong told him that he planned to move his family to Tundi, and sitting on the steps in front of the courtyard, this man chattered about the harvest of crops, the melons in the field, the sheep in the herd, and the relatives at home. Jiang Anyi felt very warm, such a day was also what he was looking forward to, it was what his parents, villagers and most of the people looked forward to, and it was his responsibility and pride to be a thorn.

Reloaded and went to the Tuntian Yamen to deliver grain, and the empty field in front of the granary was full of vehicles delivering grain, noisily racing through the market. Feng Dingzhong asked his subordinates to park the grain cart in the open space, and Jiang Anyi followed him to the front to negotiate.

There were a lot of people blocking in front of the grain cellar, and the quarrel could be heard from afar, and the Xu official who asked Feng Dingzhong for the benefit of five hundred stones was arguing with a military man, Jiang Anyi listened carefully for a while, it turned out that it was the tun army of the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate who handed over the grain, and the official said that there were too many sand and gravel and weeds in his grain, and he wanted to lower the grade.

Jiang Anyi inquired with Feng Dingzhong that the granary was divided into upper, middle and lower grades according to the fullness, dryness, and cleanliness of the grain, and the high-grade grain was counted as one stone for one stone, the medium-grade grain was converted into nine and a half buckets for one stone, and the low-grade grain was converted into seven to ninety percent according to the situation. Jiang Anyi has seen the grain sent by Feng Dingzhong, not to mention that the grains are full, and after three days of sunbathing, the bite is crisp, and the grain is also very clean, and there are basically no weeds and sand grains, which should be of the highest quality.

There was a bag of grain in the carriage beside Jiang Anyi, and no one paid attention to it, so Jiang Anyi grabbed a handful in his hand. The wheat is not clean, and there are remnants of wheat straw and sand, Jiang Anyi grabbed a few grains of wheat and bit it in his mouth, and it didn't feel very dry.

The stout soldier suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed the placket of the official, and shouted: "Lao Tzu has worked hard to grow food for you to eat, and you dare to pick and choose, deliberately making things difficult, believe it or not, Lao Tzu slaughtered you with a knife." ”

The onlookers roared, "Kill this kid", "Go to the yamen to reason", "Smash the granary, kill the dog officer".

"Presumptuous, do you want to rebel?" , Xu Baifu appeared surrounded by a group of officials. Standing in front of the granary, Xu Baifu pressed the waist knife in his hand, and stood in front of the soldiers with his head held slightly high, like an arrogant general.

The soldier let go of the placket of the official's clothes and sneered at Xu Baifu: "What are you?" Dare to say that Lao Tzu rebelled, Lao Tzu fought with the Northern Desert people and shed blood. As he spoke, he took off his shirt, exposed his upper body, pointed to a scar on his right shoulder and said: "This is the mark left by the Northern Desert people to Lao Tzu, the Northern Desert people can't kill Lao Tzu, you kid actually dare to defile me for rebellion?" ”

The soldier turned around and shouted behind him: "Brothers, show the scars on your bodies to these dogs, will we end up with this fate if we bleed for the country?" ”

For a while, the crowd was indignant, and a large group of shirtless men stood proudly in the scenery. Jiang Anyi is both angry and funny, who said that the soldiers are rough men, and they have a good eye when they play scoundrels.

Xu Baifu restrained his smile, bowed down and saluted the shirtless soldier, and said loudly: "Xu is wrong, it shouldn't be said that you rebelled, Xu confessed to you, you have shed blood for the country, you are all good men, Xu really admires." ”

"However, the delivery of grain in Tuntian is a system set by the state, and Xu is not trying to embarrass you, but only to enforce the law for the country, please forgive me if there is anything wrong. If you really think that killing Xu can relieve your hatred, Xu is standing here, please do it. ”

Jiang Anyi nodded secretly, these words are reasonable, not arrogant or humble, this official is a talent.

The soldier was speechless by Xu Baifu's words, and he put his shirt back on because he felt bored, and said curtly: "When Mao came, General Wu had an explanation, and he greeted Lin Tunling......

Xu Baifu hurriedly said: "General Mao said cautiously, the legal system of the court cannot be changed. While speaking, Xu Baifu glanced at Mao Junhan, and the man came to his senses and was silent.

Seeing Xu Baifu and the military man surnamed Mao walking into the corner and whispering, Jiang Anyi was a little excited, the legal system of the court was used in the façade, and it was high-sounding and dazzling, what would be the truth in that corner?

The inspection, counting, and quarrel in front of the granary door continued, Feng Dingzhong took the time to find the official who received the benefits, the kid rolled his eyes and said in an official tone: "Didn't you see that I was busy, there is a first come and first come, you wait first, I will take care of you when it is your turn." ”

This is obviously a clean and unintended to admit the account, Feng Dingzhong had no choice but to go back, Jiang Anyi made up his mind to be a bystander, and everything will be dealt with after Liu Jiexing arrives.

Just a few steps away, a person came out from the side, wearing a silk shirt, shrugged his shoulders and shrunk his neck to Feng Dingzhong's side and said, "Master Jun, are you in a hurry to send food?" ”

Feng Dingzhong ignored him with an "um", Jiang Anyi saw that this person was dressed neither like a soldier nor a person from the yamen, which one was this going to sing.

The man said in a low voice: "There are too many people in the yamen to deliver food, I see that you are a little late, and it will not be your turn until after Shen Shi, at least two hours later." ”

There were five or six hundred cars parked in front of the granary, and there were many people and cars, and it was very inconvenient to move. Feng Dingzhong frowned, it is indeed like what the man said, it is estimated that it will be after Shenshi to send this batch of grain, and today at most these two trips can be delivered, and the plan of four round-trips has failed. The June sun is poisonous, and there is no shade around the granary, so people will not be able to bear it if they are exposed to the sun for two hours.

Seeing Feng Dingzhong frowning, the man laughed softly: "Little Qian Si, this military master, I won't tell you, I have acquaintances in the Tuntian Yamen, and I have a way to accommodate you for you." ”

Feng Dingzhong has suffered the loss of the Xu official, and looked at the man with vigilant eyes, this kid should not be the same as the Xu official, every time he sends food, he will pay nearly one percent of the price, and he is willing to bask in the sun and wait.

Qian Sidao: "You send the grain to the place I designate, and I will give you a receipt for the grain collection from the Tuntian Yamen, and I will save two taels of silver for every thousand stones." ”

This price is quite reasonable, at least much less than that of the official, Feng Dingzhong looked at Qian Si suspiciously, and asked, "You don't want to hack my grain, or play some kind of ghost idea." ”

"Master, do I have the guts, besides, there are so many of you who are still afraid of me, who dares to grab food in broad daylight." Qian Si said with a bitter face.

It seems to be true, Feng Dingzhong glanced back at Jiang Anyi, Jiang Anyi didn't want to wait stupidly under the sun, and nodded slightly. Feng Dingzhong said: "That's okay, I'll go with you, but it's okay, if you play tricks, don't blame me for being polite." ”

"Don't worry", hearing Feng Dingzhong's agreement, Qian Si frowned and laughed.

Feng Dingzhong came to his parking lot, discussed with a few stewards for a while, and everyone drove the car to follow the man to the east for three or four miles, in front of which was a village, Feng Dingzhong and others had been here, and knew that this place was called Yangtou Village. Qian Si led the way, and the convoy did not enter the village, but turned to a farm at the edge of the village. Feng Dingzhong was more careful, and looked around after entering the village, the area of the village was very large, and many people walked around in the village.

Seeing the convoy, someone greeted him and greeted Qian Si, who wiped the sweat on his face and greeted: "Brothers, work hard, get some tea to quench the thirst of the military master." A few of you help unload the truck and weigh and count in a while. ”

There is also a grain cellar dug in the village, which is smaller than the Tuntian Yamen, Jiang Anyi thought to himself, should this group of people think about doing tricks and tricks in measurement. Qian Si patted his chest and promised: "This cellar is three thousand stones, the military master can rest assured, he will never do his hands and legs in terms of quantity, if there is a mistake, you are the only one who asks." ”

When the convoy passed through the village gate, the village came out at the end, and in less than an hour, all the grain was unloaded into the grain cellar in the village, and the number of 6,000 stones was 60 stones more.

Qian Si entered the house, and after a while, he took the receipt of Zhang's official mansion and handed it to Feng Dingzhong, Feng Dingzhong carefully examined it, and took out the receipt in the morning and compared it, the official seal and pattern on it were not bad at all. Qian Si said with a smile on the side: "Master Feng, you just have to rest assured, Qian Jiazhuang has been in Yangtou Village for some years, can you run the monk and the temple, if you have any questions, you can come here to find me." It's not early, you have to finish your meal before leaving. ”

Feng Dingzhong carefully folded the receipt, put it in his pocket, and reached out to pat it on it, and then said to Qian Si: "Boss Qian, I won't eat the meal, I still have more than 100,000 grains, and I still collect it according to today's transfer fee?" ”

"Collect, even if it is delivered in the past two days, how much will be collected", the four big bags of money are all over the place, "However, don't send it for the time being in two days." Feng Dingzhong was very happy, he felt that he had found a shortcut, and planned to go back and run again, Qian Si said that although he would send it in the past two days, he would strive to send 50,000 stones, and the rest of the food would not be in a hurry.

Jiang Anyi's heart moved, two days later, when he and Liu Jiexing came to inspect, Qian Si was obviously afraid of himself. Jiang Anyi didn't believe that Qian Si only collected grain to earn a thousand stones and two taels of handling fees, that money was not enough for the round-trip transportation money, and only a fool would do it if he lost money and made money, Qian Si was obviously not such a fool. Also, the ink on the receipt that Qian Si brought has not dried, and there should be people from the yamen in the farm, indicating that Qian Si's grain collection is in collusion with the government, what mystery is hidden in this?