Xu Mingliang heard that there was an accident in the grain store, so he rushed over early in the morning to inquire about the situation.

Xia Qiu coped with the past with a few words, and after a few words of greeting, he went straight to the point, "Lord Xu, I have a distant cousin who wants to get an errand in the Yamen, can you arrange it?" He is very good at martial arts, but his mouth is a little stupid. ”

"Sister Xia's people, there must be no problem." The two have a good relationship, Xu Mingliang didn't think about it, and promised with his mouth, "If you have good skills, it should be no problem to be a fast catcher, you just let him come to me." ”

At this time, Lu Tingxiu straightened his waist, gritted his teeth and endured the pain and walked into the sedan chair.

Xu Mingliang has an urgent report and wants to catch up.

didn't want to publicize the assassination, Xia Qiu stopped him, "The adult is unwell, don't bother him if it's okay." ”

Xu Mingliang couldn't make up his mind, "Last night, there was a murder case on Baolin Street, and two people died, and it was found that they were Wu Tongxing's subordinates. ”

"You are a canonical history, watch and deal with it yourself." Xia Qiu was very casual and said nonchalantly: "Those people are harming people everywhere, and it is only a matter of time before something happens." ”

Xu Mingming: "......"

Looking at the official sedan chair in the distance, Xu Mingliang couldn't help but ponder Xia Qiu's words. Well, what she said is Lord Lu's position.

Just do it, you can't go wrong!

Hearing that the county ordered the adults to visit, the Hua family went to the gate to greet them.

The richest man really is not blowing, the whole mansion is magnificent, the eaves are carved with dragons and paintings, the two squatting stone lions in front of the door are mighty, and they go up along the steps of the jade stone, which is a two-zhang wide golden silk nanmu gate, a black gold-inlaid plaque, and the dragon flies and the phoenix dances with the inscription "Washington".

Compared with Washington, the county government is in tatters, as if the world is underground.

Hua Feng is very rich, with a round belly, and warmly invites the magistrate to enter the mansion.

The father and son are really alike, carved out of a mold, especially when they laugh, their eyes narrowed into a line.

Hua Ting took advantage of his father's unpreparedness and quietly slipped to Xia Qiu's side, "Xiao Xia Xia, you are in big trouble." ”

"I know." Look at his gloating face.

Taking advantage of the unpreparedness, Hua Ting quickly stuffed something into her sleeve, "I carried my father's smuggling work on my back, in the warehouse of Yongxiang in the west of the city." ”

After finishing speaking, he chased after his father's steps.

is as arrogant as Hua Ting, and he doesn't dare to make a mistake in front of Hua Feng, which shows that this person is far less amiable than his appearance. Xia Qiu searched in his memory, and there were no rumors and memories about Master Hua in his previous life, so he couldn't help but have more thoughts in his heart.

She touched it with her hand, and it was the key.

Washington occupies a huge area, surrounded by pavilions and winding paths, which is very luxurious and chic, and every place exudes the alluring aroma of silver.

The businessman is good at observing words and feelings, Hua Feng speaks smoothly and does not leak, and the sycophants are fat but not greasy.

After the greetings, Lu Tingxiu went straight to the point. The Hua family is the largest grain merchant in Lin County, and Lu Tingxiu hopes that in the current difficulties, the Hua family grain shop can sell normally and not cause panic among the people.

Hua Feng nodded again and again when he heard this, and said with a look of regret: "Alas, blame me for being sick and bedridden for the past two days, and I didn't care about the grain shop, if Lord Lu had told me earlier." It's all to blame for my brainless shopkeeper, who sold all the grain yesterday, and now there are only a few thousand catties left in the warehouse. But please rest assured, the rest of the grain is all at the mercy of the adults' arrangement, and I will sell it as you say, and there will be no price increase. ”

Lu Tingxiu seemed to have expected it, there was no surprise on his face, and after a while, he said, "I don't know who Master Hua has sold the grain to?" ”

"It's all peers, especially Boss Wu, who adds an extra penny per catty, and the goods are urgent, my stupid shopkeeper didn't have time to ask me, and he sold the old bottom by making his own opinion." Speaking of which, Hua Feng was very painful, and his face couldn't help, "Last night, they pulled all the food away overnight. ”

It's very good, throw all the pots to Wu Tongxing, and the government can't complain.

They are all thousand-year-old foxes, and they have a lot of fun chatting and playing. Lu Tingxiu did not complain, and even praised Hua Feng for supporting the government's righteous deeds.

The grain merchants in Quanlin County, no one dared to offend Wu Tongxing, and Hua Feng dared to squeeze out thousands of catties to fill the façade, even if both sides were not offended.

The shortage of grain is only temporary, but the high price of grain in Lin County is an indisputable fact, and Lu Tingxiu wants to talk to Hua Feng about reducing freight. As long as freight costs are reduced, the problem of food prices will be solved.

It's okay not to mention the freight, but when the freight is mentioned, Hua Feng is bitter again, "My lord, you don't know, I want to reduce this freight in my dreams, but I really can't help it." The post road in our county is not passable, and the mountain road is rugged, and it is very labor-intensive to transport a grain and a horse-drawn person. If you say this, forget it, there are a lot of bandits entrenched in Woniuling, specializing in robbing past merchants, and my grain team has been robbed a few times, and then I paid a protection fee, and my life is better. I'm just afraid that the villagers will scold me for being rich and unkind, so my caravan basically doesn't accept the goods of my peers, and most of them are shipped back to sell for themselves. ”

At the end, there was also a heartfelt suggestion, "If the government exterminates the bandits one day, and there are more grain transportation teams, the price of rice will naturally come down." ”

The price was not negotiable, but he complained about his grievances and slapped the government in the face.

In the face of such an old slippery head, it is useless to complain and play official coercion, Lu Tingxiu said calmly: "It is inevitable to suppress bandits. ”

Officials and businessmen met and discussed people's livelihood in depth, which seemed to be a matter of detail, but in fact, they were playing Tai Chi to test each other, and nothing was negotiated.

When leaving, Hua Feng diligently delivered it to the front of the house, and repeatedly promised that as soon as the goods on the road arrived, he would immediately open a warehouse to sell grain, and never let the people go hungry.

Lu Tingxiu was unrestrained in front of him, and as soon as he entered the sedan chair, he couldn't hold it, and his clothes were already soaked with sweat. He deliberately wore a dark coat, but when Xia Qiu touched it with his hand, the blood had penetrated.

She hurriedly fed him a Jixin Pill and instructed the palanquin man, "Go home immediately." ”

Lu Tingxiu stopped: "No, go to the yamen first." ”

Even Hua Feng didn't dare to offend Wu Tongxing, and the other rice merchants naturally didn't have to talk about it.

Since there is nothing to talk about, don't blame him for being unkind, deliberately hoarding grain, driving up grain prices, and disrupting public order.

Although it may not be effective, the announcement must be sent out first, so that the people can see the attitude of the government and reassure the people.

"Oh no, no......"

Zhou Bantou came all the way with two catchers, panting.

Xia Qiu got out of the sedan chair and scolded in a low voice: "Has the sky fallen?" What the fuss about. ”

was reprimanded by her, Zhou Bantou looked sneered, "Sister Xia, the price of grain is fifty percent more expensive than yesterday, and now many people are crowded in your grain store to grab grain, and they are about to fight." ”

The house leaked and rained overnight, and Wu Tongxing made a very ruthless move.

"What's wrong?" The weak Lu Tingxiu lifted the sedan chair.

Xia Qiu barely managed to hold out a smile, "It's okay, these guys love to shout when they encounter little things." ”

Seeing that Lu Tingxiu was going back to the Yamen, Zhou Bantou said stubbornly: "Lord Lu, don't go back yet, now that the Yamen has exploded, those subordinate officials have fallen into the ground, and they have said anything unpleasant." He was afraid that the county magistrate would be angry to death if he heard it.

Xia Qiu was worried about how to convince him, and now that Zhou Bantou gave a reason, she immediately agreed: "Your subordinate officials are not fuel-efficient lamps, if you learn that you were assassinated and seriously injured, there may be some moths." If you don't show up, they will have scruples, and they will be jealous. ”

Take advantage of your illness to kill you!

Lu Tingxiu was well aware of this principle, and after a little thought, he dispelled the idea of going to the yamen. He summoned the head of the Zhou team and informed him of the details of the announcement, and Xu Mingliang handled it on his behalf, without delay.

Worried about the safety of the county, Zhou Bantou specially sent two arresters to escort Lu Tingxiu back to his home, while he hurried back to the yamen to deliver the message.

The grain shop is not suitable to go back for the time being, so I hurried to the west of the city in summer and autumn. According to Hua Ting's ground, use the key to open the door of the warehouse.

Good guys, warehouses are full of grain.

Summer and autumn were full of surprises, counting carefully, there were 5,000 quintals of white rice, 3,000 quintals of wheat, and 6,000 quintals of cornmeal. With the addition of their own grain stores, there are almost 20,000 loads of grain. If you save some food, it will be enough for the people in the city to last ten days, and the food on the road is estimated to arrive in five or six days, and it will be completely connected.

"Xiao Xia Xia ......" Hua Ting leaned on the door of the warehouse with enchanting movements, and kept throwing flattering eyes at Xia Qiu, "Are you very excited, do you want to make a promise?" ”