When Lin Jue and the others were asleep, there was a commotion in the small county town of Bohai. Hearing that some merchants came to collect dried seafood, the whole city took action and prepared all the dried seafood at home. The news was even known to the small fishing villages on the seaside outside the city, and the people of more than a dozen small fishing villages carried baskets and baskets to bring their own seafood and dried scallops into the city. The small county town of Bohai has never been so lively since the beginning of winter, and the small streets are full of people. This level of liveliness is comparable to the grand occasion of worshipping the king of the sea when the sea is opened for fishing every year.

When Lin Jue and the others were still sleeping in the inn, the street outside the inn was already crowded with these people who were eager to sell goods. The old shopkeeper told these people to leave first, the official Fang and his men were sleeping, and they were afraid that they would not buy it at this moment. But where are the people willing to go, and finally someone comes to receive the goods, which must not be missed. Besides, with so many sea goods, the merchants are afraid that they will not receive them all, and if it is their turn to say that they will not collect the goods when they are full, then they will miss the opportunity. This year's year is not going to be good.

Shopkeeper Peng couldn't help it, and he didn't want to coax everyone away, so he had to let them go. However, he warned these people that the Great Officials and his entourage were resting, and if the noise of the crowd woke them up and made the Great Officials Fang unhappy, I was afraid that things would be bad. Hearing him say this, there was a sudden silence in front of the originally noisy inn. Thousands of people kept their mouths shut, and stood silently in the cold wind, for fear of waking up the rich merchant and annoying him.

When Lin Jue woke up, it was already dark, and the lamp was already under the porch of the house. Lin Jue got up and startled Bai Bing and Gao Muqing, who were sitting in the room and talking in a whisper.

"Husband, get up." Gao Muqing said angrily.

Lin Jue nodded, stretched his waist and said, "Comfortable, I'm still sleepy, but I'm very hungry." ”

"The meal is ready, just waiting for you to wake up. Everybody's hungry. Bai Bing said with a smile.

Lin Jue smiled: "Why don't you call me?" Let everyone starve. ”

Gao Muqing smiled: "It's not just us who are starving and waiting for you, there is a large group of people outside this inn waiting for you to wake up." Thousands of people came outside, all waiting for your Lord Fang to show mercy. ”

Lin Jue was stunned and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Bai Bing said with a smile: "It's not that you said what kind of dried seashells you want to receive, thousands of people came at once, all waiting at the door of the inn to receive the goods." Brother Shicai Sun said, the shopkeeper has come to check several times, and he is waiting for you to wake up. ”

Lin Jue was stunned and hurriedly got up and dressed. The second daughter helped to arrange the hair bun and clothes, and quickly cleaned up.

"Let's go, let's see." Lin Jue walked out of the room quickly.

Surrounded by a group of guards, Lin Jue came to the door of the inn under the guidance of the shopkeeper Peng himself with a lantern. As soon as the door opened, Lin Jue was stunned. I saw that the street at the door was densely packed with people. In the dim light, these people bent their necks and bent their bodies, staring at the inn door in silence. It's like a clay sculpture of wood.

Lin Jue's appearance made everyone come alive, and the numb body that was originally eroded by the cold was injected with vitality, and his eyes came alive.

"They're ...... Hey, why be so anxious? Lin Jue smacked his lips and shook his head.

Shopkeeper Peng smiled bitterly: "Fang Daguan doesn't know, you are the only merchant who came to collect dry goods this winter. We don't sell anything here, only seafood. Only these things can be sold for money in winter. In the past few years, the situation has not been good, and there are not many merchants who come to collect them, and everyone has a hard time. There are no guests this winter, and everyone is worried. If some goods can't be sold, the New Year will be difficult. So the big officials came to receive the goods, this is everyone's savior. No one wants to miss out. No, as soon as the news came out, everyone came. They've been standing here for hours. Some of them came from fishing villages by the sea outside the city. ”

Lin Jue nodded slightly, stepped forward, and came to a young man with a dark face carrying a basket, and reached out to pinch his black hand, which was cold and piercing, standing outside for a few hours in such a cold weather, ordinary people really couldn't stand it, and it wasn't for the hope of that livelihood.

"Is it cold, little brother!" Lin Jue asked softly.

"It's not cold, ask the big officials to accept my family's dry goods, I don't have any money to buy rice at home." Please! The young man knelt in front of Lin Jue with a puff.

Lin Jue grabbed his thin arm and said solemnly: "Don't kneel, little brother, remember my words, don't kneel casually, even in the most difficult times, you can't kneel easily." When you kneel, you show weakness. Poverty is nothing, you can always get through it, but if your ambition and backbone are gone, you will never be able to turn over. Don't kneel, stand and talk, you know? ”

The young man's face was confused, and he nodded as if he didn't understand. Lin Jue glanced at the crowd in the cold wind and said in a deep voice: "Folks, what I said naturally counts, but I didn't expect you to be so impatient." Blame me, I shouldn't have made such an early announcement that made you wait so long on this cold day. You can rest assured, I have collected all the dry goods, and the price is absolutely fair. It's so late, why don't you go home first, and how about we do something tomorrow morning? It also saves you from freezing and starvation, and you won't be able to finish these things for a while. ”

Someone said in a dumb voice: "Fang Daguan, you can be gracious, we are all from outside the city, and we have been waiting for a few hours." If you don't receive it, we'll have to wait until dawn. ”

"Yes, the big officials should be gracious." The crowd shouted.

Lin Jue smiled bitterly and was speechless. Shopkeeper Peng stepped forward and shouted, "Hey, you people, why are you so anxious? No one else has eaten. On this big night, with so many people, can't I stay up with you all night? It's all gone, tomorrow will be, and the big officials have already spoken. ”

All the people were silent, but not one of them departed. Lin Jue sighed, knowing that these people were worried that they would change their fortunes, and this might be their only chance to make a living this winter, so they all wanted to sell their goods quickly. If they don't accept it, these people will really have to keep a night here.

"That's it, receiving, receiving. Shopkeeper Peng, holding the lantern, is in this courtyard. By the way, ask your guys to boil a few large pots of ginger soup, and give everyone a bowl to drink to resist the cold, so as not to freeze sick. Lin Jue waved his hand and said loudly.

The crowd thundered with joy and everyone was grateful. The shopkeeper Peng was busy lighting up more than a dozen large lanterns according to his orders, illuminating the courtyard as if it were day. The guards set up tables and chairs, took large scales, and maintained order on the side. One by one, the people lined up to come in, weighing the dried scallops, fish and shrimp and other things into silver. These dry goods are actually very cheap, and a pound of dry goods is worth about 300 yuan. Lin Jue is also generous, and he will settle accounts according to 500 yuan. Bai Bing and Gao Muqing guarded the silver box to pay. The guys at the inn also brought out ginger soup for the people to drink.

There was a bustle inside and outside the inn, and everyone was smiling. The people who sold the dry goods carried cold silver money in their arms, but their hearts were warm. With this money, life can go on. They thanked Lin Jue with words of gratitude, bowed and left. Some people learned that Lin Jue was still hungry, and they also sent food to express their gratitude. Up and down a harmonious joy.

Lin Jue sat on a chair, chewing beef jerky in his mouth and looking at the situation in front of him, his heart was very comfortable. I have the right to do charity to help the people, although I spent a lot of money, but this is nothing compared to saving the people from danger.

Lin Jue also sighed in his heart, in fact, the people's requirements are not high, as long as they can survive. It's hard to meet even such a basic need. This Bohai County is not the most remote place, think about the wild land of Lingnan, the bitter cold township in the northwest, the people there must be very poor. Not only these places, but even the rich places such as the Central Plains, Jiangnan and Shu have actually had difficulties in the past few years. The Great Zhou Dynasty was sliding into the abyss at a rapid speed, and when the people had no livelihood to survive, they would burst into anger when they couldn't bear it, and at that time, it was too late.

The acquisition of thousands of goods took more than two hours. If it weren't for Lin Jue's promise, he said that he would continue to buy it tomorrow, and if it was possible to raise the price, more people would have arrived. Then don't even think about sleeping this night. The people are actually worried that Fang Daguan has insufficient silver, after all, there are so many dry goods in Bohai County, and if Fang Daguan has not enough money and silver, and the acquisition is closed, it will be unlucky. However, when they saw that the money boxes around the two concubines of this great official Fang were full, and there was no worry that there was not enough silver at all, they were already relieved. Besides, let the family stay up all night to receive the goods, and the people can't bear it.

So at the time of the third watch, the people offered to come again tomorrow. The people who were given priority to buy before were the people of the small fishing villages who came in from outside the city, and most of the rest were people in the city, so it was very convenient to come and go.

In this way, the acquisition action ended in the third watch. The yard was full of seafood, and the smell of roasting was in the air, making people a little unbearable. In just a while, tens of thousands of dry goods were acquired. It didn't cost much money, but so many dry goods were piled up like a small mountain, which really made Lin Jue a little unsure of what to do. I had to ask someone to cover it with a curtain to cover up some of the smell, and then think about how to dispose of it later.