Wang Dalun tightly grabbed the person who stood up, and said gratefully: "Brother, thank you, thank you so much!" Your news is so timely, what are you still doing here? Let's go, go to the city gate to get the food! ”

The people were puzzled and asked, "Why do you have to go to the city gate to pick it up?" ”

"You are empty-handed, and they pull it in carts, will they go faster than you? Did you see any grain carts when you came? Hurry up and pick it up, everyone has a share! Wang Dalun asked rhetorically.

Everyone thought, yes! I haven't seen it before, but it seems that it is still on the way, so everyone happily walked to the city gate.

Wang Dalun gave a secret word to Sulu, pointing to the person who spoke just now, Sulu nodded, gave Wang Dalun a reassuring look, and then slowly leaned over to the person.

Everyone was waiting at the door, and more and more residents heard the news, and the black pressure was full of people, and some people didn't believe it, but after seeing where so many people were, with the idea of watching the excitement, many people were also watching.

After waiting for almost an hour, I saw Fang Wenjin and thirteen ox carts slowly coming over, everyone cheered first, and when they saw that there was no ox cart behind, everyone began to be disappointed, so they had so much food.

Wang Dalun strode forward and said, "Father-in-law, I heard that the grain merchants in the city donated all the grain in their hands?" My father-in-law has worked so hard! ”

"What! Will they be so kind? I grinded my mouth all morning, and all the food is here! Fang Wenjin pointed to the thirteen carts of grain and said.

What the? The residents were shocked, only thirteen truckloads of grain? How is it inconsistent with what the grain store said! It can't be Fang Wenjin who blackened the grain, right? Someone thought of it in a heart's content.

"Father-in-law, all here? Who gave this exactly? Wang Dalun asked deliberately.

"The first two cars were given by the Liu family in the city, and his family is a scholarly family, and there is not much food. The eleven cars in the back were given to me by the grain bank in the city, what's the matter? They gave me eleven wagons of grain, and they said they gave me all the grain? Fang Wenjin asked strangely.

"Impossible! When pigs fly! The whole grain merchant guild just has such a little grain? A scholarly family can take out two carts, and a guild can have such a little food? Then they still dare to sell grain today? It's closing early!" Wang Dalun shouted deliberately.

Fang Wenjin was strange, why Wang Dalun was a little abnormal today, but he still said patiently: "That's all they gave me, there is no more." ”

"Hey, make me happy in vain, I originally planned to allocate a lot of food, and each person will be given a bucket of food, hey, now one person and a half catty can't do it, at most it is only enough for everyone to boil a porridge and eat a full meal." Wang Dalun said disappointedly.

"Look for them! Let's see if they have any food in their store! Some people shouted angrily, Wang Dalun's words hit them too hard, the so-called greater hope, the greater the disappointment, and the residents began to be angry.

"Let's go! Check it out! Everyone began to respond, what do these grain merchants want to do? It's enough to sell black-hearted food, but now you're still fooling everyone, you've been short of food recently, don't you have to walk hard, can't you eat more?

Seeing everyone rushing towards the grain store, Fang Wenjin was very worried, and he reproached Wang Dalun, "Dalun, what if it turns into a robbery?" With so many people, it accidentally developed into a riot. ”

"Father-in-law, don't worry, I guess someone has gone to inform Governor Huang, and he will deal with it. We're trying our best here, but he doesn't care about anything, and someone dares to calculate us, so we should give them a headache! Wang Dalun said indifferently.

"Do you know that many innocent people have died if the road is not good? What will be your conscience then? We work so hard to watch the people we want to save die? Fang Wenjin suddenly shouted in a fierce voice.

Wang Dalun saw that Fang Wenjin was really angry, and he didn't dare to put on an indifferent appearance anymore, and said: "Father-in-law, don't be angry, I have already asked the group members to prepare, if the momentum is not right, let them play it!" ”

"Well, let's be vigilant, don't cause a riot!" Fang Wenjin's face softened slightly, and he reminded uneasily.

"I'll pay attention!" Wang Dalun solemnly assured.

Tu Qizhi, president of the Grain Merchants Association, is in a very good mood today, very good, which can be seen from the fact that he, who basically does not drink alcohol on weekdays, made an exception today to drink two sips of wine.

The concubine who served next to her was curious and asked, "Master, what are you happy about today?" Make you happy like this? ”

"Ha Luha, you really got it right today, I'm very happy today! Ping'er, let me ask you, I cleaned up the people who robbed me of business, do you think I'm happy? Tu Qi Zhile smiled, he was very proud.

"Master, who else dares to steal business with you? The entire guild is under your control, who is so bold as to dare to come and grab business, he is not afraid that the entire guild will attack it? ”

Ping'er asked very strangely, she was very sympathetic to the people who dared to grab food with her master, she had served Tu Qizhi for two years, and she was very clear about her master, don't look at Tu Qizhi's usual smile, but the whole person is ruthless and ruthless.

The year before last, there was a wealthy businessman who relied on his extensive connections in Xi'an and sufficient funds to want to come to Yan'an Mansion to share the pie, but what was the result? Within two months, all the bookkeepers quit their jobs, and it was rumored that the store was selling moldy grain, which was smashed by the angry people.

This is not the most poisonous place for Tu Qizhi, this rich businessman was inexplicably found to have colluded with robbers, and as a result, his head was cut off by Huang Zhengxiang, and his net worth and female dependents all fell into the hands of Tu Qizhi. The name "Yan'an Butcher" is not called for nothing.

"Not the guild guys!" Tu Qizhi lay on the chair and said comfortably: "It's the deputy disaster relief envoy and his son-in-law who just came recently, hum!" This year's drought is the time when I am making money, and they actually want to come to release grain, isn't it difficult to get along with me? ”

"It's a good thing that they release grain, everyone has something to eat, and no one will buy grain in the future, and if they die, who will sell the grain to." Ping'er shuddered in her heart and cautiously persuaded.

"Humph! What do you know? Those poor ghosts, if they die, they will die, anyway, they can't afford to buy my food, but Fang Wenjin and Weng's son-in-law are doing this, who still wants me to buy food? Whose money do I earn? Tu Qizhi snorted coldly.

"But they represent the government, you can't deal with them!" Ping'er was more careful and said quietly.

"Official? Hmph, I can consume all their grain with only eleven truckloads of grain, and who in the entire Yan'an Mansion won't buy grain from me at that time? Tu Qizhi said with a smile.

"Then sir, what clever plan have you made, tell the slave!" Ping'er asked with a very good eye, Tu Qizhi likes the admiration of others the most, and the unanimous admiration and affirmation of others, so scratching Tu Qizhi's itch is the secret of her constant grace.

"I asked people to stop selling grain, sent eleven truckloads of grain to Fang Wenjin, and told those who bought grain that I would donate all to Fang Wenjin, and let those who bought grain go to Fang Wenjin to ask for grain." Tu Qizhi said proudly.

"Eleven carts of grain, how much is it worth? Will those who buy grain believe? ”

"Faith! How not to believe it? I'm giving food with real money, and I've given him all the food in the store, so if they don't believe it, they can go to the store to see it! I guarantee there isn't a single grain in the store! Tu Qizhi said with a smug smile.

"Master, if you do this, will you offend Lord Fang, he is representing the imperial court! And I also heard that his son-in-law Wang Hu is a bold and ruthless person, but they have more than 2,000 soldiers! ”

"What's the use of having more soldiers? It's just a matter of consuming more food! When everyone in the whole county rushed to Fang Wenjin to ask for food, what do I think Fang Wenjin can do? As soon as he runs out of food, I don't know if they can get out of Yan'an Mansion at that time, what am I afraid of? Tu Qizhi said disdainfully.

"So now they and son-in-law are taking care of themselves?"

"Hehe, I also arranged a few people inside, it's difficult for them not to mess around!" Tu Qizhi said proudly.

Just when Tu Qizhi was very proud, he saw the housekeeper hurriedly running in and said loudly: "Master, it's not good, a guy has come to report that our grain store is surrounded by people, they want us to open the door, let them see if there is any food!" ”

"What's the panic? If they want to see it, let them see it, anyway, there is no food in the store! Tu Qizhi said very dissatisfied.

"Master, I'm afraid the situation will get out of control, there are so many people, and the streets are full of black pressure!" The butler said with a sweat on his head.

"What are you panicking about? Afraid of what? Fear is also the fear of others! Don't bother me if you don't have any other news! Tu Qizhi unceremoniously began to pick people up.

When Tu Qizhi was picking people up, Wang Dalun finally knew who was making trouble behind him, one was the news of Sulu's interrogation, and the other was the news brought by the more powerful mosquito monitor.

"Hehe, it turns out that you are behind the ghost! The invisible enemy is the most dangerous, and now that you know the way, can you still get your wish? Wang Dalun said to himself, and then he pulled Sulu and muttered in his ear.

After a while, the residents finally knocked the door of the grain store open, and the bookkeeper cried out with a sad face: "You see, there is really no food, I didn't lie to you, right?" ”

The residents looked at the empty warehouses and looked at each other, could it be that there was really no food?

Just as everyone was looking at each other, I saw a man rushing out, grabbed the bookkeeper, pulled out the dagger on his body, and asked loudly, "Where is the grain depot?" Where is the food hidden? If you dare to lie to me, I'll kill you! ”

"There really isn't any! What I'm saying is true! The bookkeeper hurriedly assured loudly.

"It seems that you don't want to live anymore, I'll kill you!" The man began to exert force, and the dagger began to cling to the bookkeeper's neck, and the blood was already visible.

"I say, I say! The grain is all in the backyard warehouse of the slaughterhouse! I didn't lie, don't kill me! The bookkeeper was in pain, and shouted hurriedly.