A new day begins by waiting for the gates to open.

It was still early, and there were already many people waiting here inside and outside the four gates of Mayi City with some sleepiness.

There are at least three or four times as many people waiting to enter the city as before.

In addition to those whose families live near the county town and carry some fruits and vegetables to the county town to sell, there are more farmers who come to the county town from the surrounding area.

In order to reduce the delay of family work, many of these people choose to get up with the people in the village to rush to the county seat.

In the past, there would not be so many peasants rushing to the county town, but now it is different, seeing that the summer harvest is approaching, the salt shaker at home is still as empty as ever, even if you can calm down, now you can't sit still.

They can't see meat twice a year, they can't eat salt for a long time, and it's easier to talk about it on weekdays, and they can grit their teeth and stiffen up for some time.

But now, the summer harvest is approaching, and this is really a job that requires strength, and if the strength is not used in place, the mature grain will not be recovered.

And they who have been short of salt for a long time obviously do not have this kind of physical strength.

As a result, more and more people choose to rush to the county town, wanting to try their luck and see if they can encounter a price reduction in salt.

Many people gritted their teeth, tightened their belts, took out their family savings, and prepared to buy some expensive and terrible salt to go back.

Such an expensive table salt, naturally reluctant to eat more, these ruthless people who buy salt, have basically made up their minds to go back to eat shabu salt.

There are even some people who want to eat more economical 'Wangwang salt'.

The so-called shabu salt refers to tying up the salt block with a thin string, waiting until a pot of soup is cooked, then carrying the salt block into the soup for a little shabu, and then quickly lifting it.

Looking at salt is even more exaggerated, that is, putting it in front of you when eating, and then taking a sip of the unsalted meal in the bowl only plays a psychological role.

In the midst of this waiting, the drums beat and the heavy gates were slowly opened from the inside by the guards guarding the city.

With the incident when Liu Wuzhou and others were beaten yesterday, the soldiers guarding the city gate of Mayi County City did not dare to take it lightly.

When the gates were opened, the first to come out were a few servants and a clerk from the government office.

Several people have a clear division of labor, some people brush the wall with rice, and some people carefully spread out the paper that is circled together.

In a short time, a fresh notice had been posted at the gate of the city, and it was stamped with the bright red seal of the government underneath.

Such a move immediately attracted everyone's attention.

When the official saw that the notice had been pasted, everyone looked at it, so he cleared his throat and raised his voice: "The county has pity on you and others for the lack of salt...... Yesterday I got some salt, all the best green salt, and this afternoon at noon I will sell 20 litre......s of wheat in the bazaar."

"Buzz ......"

As soon as the official's words came out, they immediately caused an uproar here.

It's not that everyone's concentration is not enough, but because this news is too explosive!

Salt shortage, the method of boiling salt, 20 liters of wheat per liter...... When such a thing is announced, it is simply impossible not to cause an uproar!

You know, in the past, green salt required at least 28 liters of wheat in exchange.

And now, when the price of salt is so high, the green salt obtained by the young man using the young man's salt-making method is actually only sold for twenty liters of wheat, this, this...... Many people don't know how to express their feelings.

In just an instant, the place became lively, and everyone was as excited as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, especially those who came to buy some salt from the fifth watch, and after hearing the news, they almost jumped up in place with joy.

But there were also those who were surprised and skeptical, after all, what the official said was too unbelievable.

As soon as such remarks came out, those who were excited were also stunned, thinking that what the person said was reasonable, and they were worried that this was the news was fake, and they would rejoice in time and space.

"The seal of the government is covered on it, how can it be fake?"

The clerk stretched out his hand and pointed to the red mark on the notice, and then pulled the officer's shirt on his body, and said to the crowd.

Then he smiled and said: "Whether it is or not, you can see it at noon, won't you know when you see it then?" ”

As soon as everyone heard this, they woke up one after another, and they no longer stayed here too much, and went to the county town one after another, for fear that they would miss such a good thing if they got it too late, and the salt was bought up by others.

The salt shortage during this period of time has made everyone suffer enough from the lack of salt.

Not only did the people who entered the city quicken their pace, but even many people who originally wanted to leave the city changed their minds at this time and headed towards the market first.

Although it was still morning and early in the afternoon, these people still headed towards the market without hesitation......

As the sun continued to rise, more and more people knew about this explosive news, and these people who came to the county town from all over the county town of Mayi all hurried to the place where the market was located, and some even trotted all the way directly.

And on the side of the market, the place where the salt sale office was posted, has been surrounded by three layers of people inside and three layers outside.

Everyone waited here with anticipation and anxiety, and the humming sound never stopped.

I don't know if it's a coincidence, this is the place where Han Cheng took the people of Qingque Village to sell salted fish twice before.

Li Jing, who was standing on top of an attic not far away, couldn't help but clench his fists when he looked at such a scene, and the people under his rule were really tormented by this salt famine.

"It's almost time, let people come and sell it."

After waiting like this for a while, looking up at the sun that had basically reached due south, and then looking at the nearly two thousand people gathered here, Li Jing gave an order, and someone immediately went to carry out the order.

"By the way, send another team of soldiers to protect it."

After the man left, Li Jing added again.

There were so many people gathered here that he was worried about what kind of mess was going to happen.

"It's coming! Here it comes! ”

When the sharp-eyed man saw the ox cart approaching, he shouted excitedly, and the people who were waiting became excited at once, and everyone rushed to the ox cart that was coming.

If Li Jing hadn't sent dozens of soldiers to escort him in advance, something would have happened.

It took a lot of effort to bring the ox cart carrying the salt to the place where the salt was posted earlier.

"I want three liters!"

"I want five liters!"

“……”

As soon as the ox cart stopped, the crowd couldn't wait to shout.