I know that this method is more radical, but there is no other way at the moment, just do as I say, you don't have to worry about the money, I will give reasonable compensation to the innocent. ”

Qian Qianqian raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows, but she was still sure that Aunt Liu'er's family was kind to her, and she would never allow anyone to bully her benefactor.

"Yes, we'll do it." Bai Shi and Zhao Ye didn't say anything more, nodded, and retreated one after another.

Bai Shi and Zhao Ye have always been able to handle things, this Qian Qianqian is very relieved, so she didn't stay in Qianjia Village for long, and left Qianjia Village quietly, without alarming anyone.

Walking to Tianyue Restaurant, Qian Qianqian and Xue Yi rested in the Accord for more than an hour, and Mu Tianyue and Shangguan Ling hurriedly came.

"You're too fast, I thought you were going to stay in Qianjia Village for a while."

Mu Tianyue was a little surprised, in his opinion, the case in Qianjia Village was not too simple, Qian Qianqian had a deep relationship with Aunt Liu and Liu Han, and should be handled more carefully.

"The case in Qianjia Village is not troublesome, it is enough to have Baishi and Zhao Ye, if I stay any longer, I am afraid that it will be delayed for a long time."

Qian Qianqian's expression was worried, and she said it categorically, Mu Tianyue and Shangguan Ling looked at each other, and their faces were full of appreciation.

"Since you are in such a hurry, let's set off for Wu'an City now, otherwise if you delay any longer, it is estimated that you will go crazy."

Mu Tianyue changed his words and said very easily, he is always like this, no matter when he is not in a hurry, he is always like this.

Qian Qianqian didn't pay attention to Mu Tianyue's ridicule, nodded, and took the lead in the front, Wu'an City was not far from Lianzhou, and Mu Tianyue had people prepare the carriage in advance, so they walked for a day and arrived.

Mu Tianyue took the greeting post and went to Lord Zhao's mansion, Qian Qianqian was still the first time to come back to Wu'an, so she looked around, very curious.

In terms of prosperity, Wu'an City is similar to Lianzhou City, but the price of rice is more than ten times more expensive than Lianzhou, so many tree trunks on the roadside have become desolate white, and the skin has been peeled clean.

So it is conceivable how many people in this city should not be able to eat, and it is no wonder that those grain merchants in Lianzhou want to resell all the grain here, it seems that this Lord Zhao has done nothing in this matter at least.

So Qian Qianqian couldn't help but be a little worried, I don't know if this prefect can help, if he is also weak, it won't work at all.

"Childe, please wait a moment, the little one will go and inform Lord Zhao."

The door of Zhao's Mansion was half opened, and a little guy poked his head out, and when he saw the token of the General's Mansion in Mu Tianyue's hand, he immediately went to reply.

After a while, Zhao's mansion opened the door to welcome guests, and the little maid took Mu Tianyue and Qian Qianqian to the front hall, Zhao Ziwei was waiting in the hall, and the maids served good tea one after another.

"A few people came to Wu'an City from Lianzhou, and the official was not welcomed, so please don't mind."

Zhao Ziwei was dressed in a crimson official mansion, obviously middle-aged, with a lot of folds on his face, a little sunken eye sockets, a handful of beard on his chin, and a little short stature, looking very shrewd.

"Lord Zhao is too polite, let's come rashly, just don't think we bother."

Mu Tianyue bowed slightly, took a sip of tea, and his every move was very elegant, not like a businessman, but like a scholar.

"Since several of them are here on the orders of General Xiao, then if you have something to say, just say it."

Zhao Ziwei got straight to the point, said very directly, without any concealment, Mu Tianyue wrote Xiao Mohan on the worship post, so Zhao Ziwei always had a friendly smile on his face.

"Lord Zhao is refreshing, then we don't talk much nonsense, there are many grain merchants in Lianzhou City who transport the hoarded grain out of the city and resell it to the grain merchants in the surrounding cities, making huge profits from it, I walked all the way from the long street, and I saw that the price of grain in this Wu'an City is really frighteningly high, so can I ask the adults to help force out the food hoarded in the hands of those grain merchants."

Qian Qianqian raised her eyes suddenly, a light smile appeared on her face, and she bowed to Zhao Ziwei, saying word by word very clearly.

When Zhao Ziwei heard this, his face suddenly sank a little, he slowly lowered his head, picked up the tea in his hand, took a sip, and didn't make a sound for a long time, as if he was very embarrassed.

Qian Qianqian and Mu Tianyue were also puzzled, it seems that this matter is not so easy, Zhao Ziwei must have something unspeakable in his heart.

"Lord Zhao, what's wrong? Is this a difficult thing to do? Qian Qianqian looked at Zhao Ziwei's face carefully, and her heart was uneasy.

Zhao Ziwei slowly put down the teacup, sighed, frowned into the word "Sichuan", stroked the beard on his chin, and looked at Qian Qianqian's face for a long time.

"In fact, this matter is not difficult to say, but it is really done, there is also a lot of resistance, you have also seen the price of grain in this Wu'an City, originally the official wanted to control it, but unfortunately some grain merchants in this city are too hard, and they can't afford to offend, so they can only drag it out until now."

Zhao Ziwei hesitated for a moment, and then slowly opened his mouth, his face was full of gloom, it seemed that this matter was indeed very tricky for him.

"Oh? Who are their backers? Is it still above General Xiao? ”

Qian Qianqian pretended to be calm, and looked disapproving, in her opinion, Xiao Mohan's official position was already below one person, above ten thousand, and in the entire Xiao Country except for the emperor, I don't know who else can be bigger than Xiao Mohan.

"This, in terms of power, is definitely not as good as General Xiao's heavy army, but sometimes the imperial court does not rely on power alone, there are too many twists and turns, so some people, even General Xiao, can't be easily offended."

Zhao Ziwei thought about it for a while, and opened his mouth cautiously, as if he didn't dare to talk about those backers behind his back, his face was full of distress and helplessness.

"There is a general shortage of food in the Xiao country this year, so no matter how difficult the people above are, we have to try our best, this is also what General Xiao meant, although the general is far away from the frontier, he has been worried about the food in the rear city, so Lord Zhao, you can't just retreat."

Qian Qianqian said extremely firmly, and when she moved out of Xiao Mohan, she also reminded Zhao Ziwei that her eyes were burning, and her eyes were full of indescribable stubbornness.

"This girl, this official understands what you mean, but to be honest, this official can't intervene in this matter, if General Xiao is really sympathetic to the people, then it is better to wait for General Xiao to come back and discuss this matter again, but if General Xiao has an order, this official will definitely obey the order."

Zhao Ziwei is still afraid of getting into trouble, he was born in the countryside, in his early years, he was promoted, only half a foot into the officialdom, and later Xiao Mohan was promoted, only to become the prefect of Wu'an City, this road can be described as difficult, so he did not dare to gamble with his career, let alone rashly come out.

Qian Qianqian is very helpless, they all say that businessmen are shrewd, in fact, the talents in officialdom are the most shrewd, businessmen are just mercenary, most of the people in the officialdom are both for profit and fame, obviously do all the bad things, but they are hypocritical in front of people, and they are bowed down by those uninformed people.

"The official affairs of the frontier have not been dealt with clearly, so the return date of General Xiao has not been determined, if the general does not return for a long time, won't the people outside starve to death? Lord Zhao, as an official, you can't just think about yourself, you have to take care of these Li people, otherwise you will be scolded in the end. ”

Qian Qianqian remained silent, her expression was subtle, and she deliberately stimulated Zhao Ziwei like this, if Zhao Ziwei still had a little conscience, she would not ignore this matter and be a turtle with a shrunken head.

"Girl, you are not a person in the officialdom, so some things are not very clear, if General Xiao is here today, I will never say anything, but since General Xiao has not come back, it is useless for you to say anything, I will not be this pawn."

Zhao Ziwei was very stubborn, and he didn't have the slightest intention of relenting, even if Mu Tianyue had the token of the General's Mansion in his hand, he couldn't make Zhao Ziwei move in the slightest.

It seems that Zhao Ziwei admires Xiao Mohan, but this admiration must not make him disregard his future and life, although he can do things for Xiao Mohan, but the premise is that this matter cannot affect him, so in general, he still loves himself the most and is a completely selfish person.

Qian Qianqian is not dead hearted, she is here for the food this time, if she can't convince Zhao Ziwei, this matter will not be able to start, and it will be difficult for her to explain to those people after she goes back.

"Since Lord Zhao has said so, then we don't want to make it difficult anymore, but it's not early now, if we rush back to Lianzhou, I'm afraid we will have to walk at night, so can you let us stay in the house for a night, and wait until tomorrow, we will leave."

Just when Qian Qianqian was about to continue to persuade her, Mu Tianyue suddenly grabbed ahead of her and gave her a look, and a faint smile immediately appeared on her face.

"Naturally, there is no problem, the official will send someone to clean up the guest room for you, let alone one night, if you want to stay, you can stay for a long time, and the official will definitely entertain you well."

Zhao Ziwei's expression softened a little, such an innocuous thing was agreed very happily, after all, there was Xiao Mohan behind Mu Tianyue and Qian Qianqian, and Zhao Ziwei didn't dare to offend, so the words were also very good.

Qian Qianqian understood what Mu Tianyue meant, and she didn't open her mouth to pierce it, but just responded on the side and saluted Zhao Ziwei to thank her.

The maids of the Zhao Mansion quickly cleaned up four rooms, which could accommodate Qian Qianqian and the four of them, but in order to protect Qian Qianqian, Xueyi did not sleep in her own room alone, but chose to keep vigil outside.

In the evening, Zhao Ziwei ordered someone to prepare a sumptuous dinner, and gave Qian Qianqian a few people to pick up the wind and wash the dust, good wine and good food, it was really good, and the cook's skills were also very good, which was rare even in Zhou City.

"Lord Zhao, dare to ask where did you invite the chef in your house? The craftsmanship is so good, it is almost better than the General's Mansion. ”

Qian Qianqian took a bite of the dish, and deliberately tried to say like this, with a smile on her face all the time, her eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a bit of cunning between the flow of her eyes.

"The girl has won the award, the cook was met by chance when the official went to Beijing first, and he brought it back from the capital, where can he be compared with the chef of the General's Mansion?"

Zhao Ziwei is a cautious person, so he is very modest in every word, and he does not show any edge at all.

"It turned out to be a cook from the capital, it's really extraordinary, Lord Zhao will really enjoy it."

Qian Qianqian pretended to be surprised, and praised in a weird manner, ignoring Zhao Ziwei's self-humility, and her tone was gentle, but there was a mockery.