The pouring rain poured down, crackling, and disturbing people's dreams.

Through the dim light, Chen Ji's eyes swept to the courtyard outside, and after a while, he sighed twice and said distressedly: "This heavy rain has destroyed many of my treasures."

Shen Qiu didn't squeak, these flowers and plants in the courtyard were usually handiwork, except for the young master's own hands, most of them were Xiao Ran's handwriting, he really didn't know anything about Gui Chun, and he really didn't have that thought. A few days ago, Xiao Ran moved to the old lady's house, and there was no one to take care of it here, and the rain was pouring down, and it was already a ruined scene.

Shen Qiu was actually not distressed, he noticed the hint of meaning in Chen Ji's eyes, and after a little brewing, he had a little "empathy".

Chen Ji shook his head and sent Shen Qiu back to rest, he himself went into the back room, lit candles, spread out rice paper, and dipped ink in the book.

……

Early the next morning, the long street where the gentry gathered in several places in Qingzhou was blocked early, led by the students, and behind them were the people who were agitated.

When Chen Ji got the news, it was already around noon. The rain stopped for a short time, and it was pouring for a while, and it was rare to see a small piece of sunny day. After stretching his waist, Chen Ji called Shen Qiu, and the master and servant simply ate a bowl of white porridge and went out.

Along the way, I saw people in a hurry, carrying cloth bags or bamboo baskets in their hands, and their faces were more or less "happy". Chen Ji stopped a person, leaned in and asked, "What are you so happy about?"

The man was a little unhappy, looking at Chen Ji's bright body, knowing that he was an identity, he could only hold back his anger, and reluctantly replied: "A few big households on Wat Er Street are distributing grain, and everyone is rushing to go."

Chen Ji sighed, stopped blocking the way, and sent the people away. Raising his eyes slightly, he looked in the direction of Wat Er Street, and suddenly turned his head and said to Shen Qiu: "The Wat Street where the Qi family is?"

Shen Qiu should arrive: "There is only this Wat Street in the city."

Chen Ji sighed and muttered, "It won't be so easy." Last night, in the rain, he did something "knowing with affection and moving with reason", but it didn't make these miserly iron roosters so easy to get their hands on.

I don't understand.

Shen Qiu swallowed his saliva, noticing that Chen Ji's eyes were strange, and instinctively looked away, unwilling to look at each other.

Chen Ji pondered for a moment and came back to his senses, "Let's go, let's sell grain first." ”

……

The "commotion" in Qingzhou City soon spread to the prefect's yamen, and Master Hou was surprised for a long time before he came back to his senses slightly, and then moved his butt net chair to get a moment of respite. Not long after, Qiu Tongzhi also broke in with the news, and his face was hard to hide with joy.

After receiving the summons from the Hou Governor's Mansion, Chen Xiujie belatedly made a general report on the current situation of grain raising in Qingzhou, and the faces of the three people in the hall were gloomy again.

“…… This little bit of concern is only an expedient measure to worry that the people are hungry and come to the door to grab food, and it is difficult for us to have much hope. Chen Xiujie looked at the two colleagues and said word by word, "The price of grain on the black market has reached seventeen taels today." ”

"They're not going to stop yet?"

"At present, it is only the boundary of Qingzhou, according to the weather this year, I don't know when the rain will pass, and the imperial court sent a prince to supervise it in person, some people think that they have seen the seriousness of the situation, of course they will not let go of this opportunity. Recently, although the four gates of Qingzhou are closed, the news from the outside has not come in, and the city has not gone out, and when the weather improves a little, it is close to several state capitals, and I am afraid that it is also the situation in Qingzhou now. ”

Qiu Tongzhi paused, and said, "But it also let those colleagues taste the hardships."

Qingzhou is not in a good situation now, and the surrounding state capitals are of course part of the reason for "taking the stage to watch the play". It's just that right now is just a joke between a few people.

Hou Houcong twisted his chin and said, "Can you think of a way to deal with the grain on the black market?"

Qiu Tongzhi took the conversation first: "The chance is very small. It is difficult for us to know anything other than the price, the two sides of the transaction, the location of the transaction, and the line taken. ”

Chen Xiujie nodded and said, "What's more, we can't spare the manpower to investigate these things now." If you have to do it, I'm afraid you can only ask the guards of the Guogong Mansion. ”

Hou Houcong scratched his eyelids and said with a wry smile: "That's all it takes."

After talking for a long time, there was no obvious progress on the situation. Hou Houcong asked Zheng Jiawa about it again, Chen Xiujie picked up some important answers, and the faces of the three became more and more gloomy.

Hou Houcong got up, "There are no dead people, it's a good thing for the time being." ”

As for Zheng Jiawa, so far Qingzhou Mansion has not dared to ask, after all, except for the initial gift of a few thousand stone of grain, there has been no half help after that. However, for Qingzhou City, a large number of disaster victims have been resettled, and although the price of food in the city is inflated, in the end, it is because they are "acquaintances in the city", and there has not been much change.

Before this, Hou Houcong really didn't dare to have much hope, but now he can only hope that those little guys can really break a way.

……

On the first day of Xu Guogong's arrival in Qingzhou, he first visited the palace and talked for a night, but after that, they didn't say anything. Later, Xu Guogong visited the Zhanguo Mansion in the city and stayed in Qingzhou. In the next few days, the gentry of the city visited together, and finally there was such a generous appearance of the whole city.

……

Halfway through, Chen Ji left Shen Qiu and turned into a small alley, where he didn't know where to go. Shen Qiu pinched his face helplessly, thinking about the things that Gongzi explained, he really felt that it was hard work. So he said in pieces: "My weak body is burdened with responsibilities that should not be at this age."

Chen Ji burrowed into the alley, and at the end was a small river that did not know where it originated. Maybe it's because it has just rained, and it inexplicably has a bit of a Jiangnan water town. Chen Ji stood under a large willow tree on the river embankment for a while, his eyes swept over the water for a while, and he sighed twice, and muttered, "Dazzling?" Or is the water really that good, running underwater? ”

Just looking at the green river, it shouldn't be enough to accommodate one person.

It seems to be dazzling.

Not far away was a stone bridge, and the river bent over it, and a pool of water had accumulated under the bridge, and occasionally the wind swept over it, and there were also ripples spreading out. Chen Ji retracted his thoughts, and his eyes fell on the bridgehead again.

Not far away was a stone bridge, and the river bent over it, and a pool of water had accumulated under the bridge, and occasionally the wind swept over it, and there were also ripples spreading out. Chen Ji retracted his thoughts, his eyes fell on the bridge again, and when he looked at it, he actually demolished a town bridge beast. In the eyes of Chen Ji's obsessive-compulsive disorder, he is a little uncomfortable.

With a long sigh of relief, Chen Ji turned around and walked towards the stone bridge.