Alas, now that the price of rice is so expensive, how can we, the people, live! ”

"That's it, this is simply not a human life, although there is going to be a war, but this court has to leave us some relief food, if this continues, we can't even afford to eat sweet potatoes, we can only eat bran vegetables."

On the side of the street, several people gathered together to whisper, all of them were heard by Qian Qianqian, just now she asked the shopkeeper of those grain shops, saying that the border war is tight, and the imperial court is collecting grain everywhere, not only Lianzhou City, most of the grain in Xiao Country has been requisitioned, and there is not much grain in those big grain shops.

Now listening to what these people say, it seems that this time there will be a tough battle on the frontier, and I don't know if Xiao Mohan can return triumphantly.

"Enough of that?"

At this moment, a familiar voice sounded behind Qian Qianqian, and she turned around suddenly, only to see Mu Tianyue appear.

"Where have you been? I'm looking for you everywhere, why is the ready-to-wear shop closed? ”

Qian Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief, her eyebrows frowned, and her eyes were full of doubts.

"Look at Lianzhou right now, the people can't even afford to eat, where is the spare money to make clothes? If the ready-to-wear shop is open for one more day, it is destined to lose money, so it is better to close the store. ”

Mu Tianyue was also distressed, the current Lianzhou was no longer the time for Xiao Mohan to be there, not only the ready-to-wear shop these days, but even his restaurant business was much worse.

Qian Qianqian's heart also suddenly understood, although their shop is under the banner of high-end Luo Shang and serves those rich and noble wives in the city, but at the moment, food is too expensive, I am afraid that those rich and noble families also have to save some, so it is normal to have no business.

"I heard that the imperial court collected a large amount of grain from the people to support the border war, is it true?"

Qian Qianqian lowered her voice, although those people were right, but she still felt that something was wrong, even if there were hundreds of thousands of troops in the frontier, there was no need to levy so much food, only Lianzhou City alone requisitioned more than half of the grain, so much was enough for those armies to eat for two or three years.

"Yes, but you don't know, although the army rushing to the frontier is not too much, the grain transported to the frontier has to pass through the hands of dozens of officials at all levels in various places, if each of them withholds some, then the grain transported to the frontier can be less than half, so even if so much grain is collected, the frontier is still tight."

Mu Tianyue said the trick, Qian Qianqian only felt resentful, these grains were all out of the mouths of the people, those officials dared to fill their own pockets, wouldn't this Xiao country be hollowed out by them if it went on like this?

"Nothing will happen to the general, right?"

Qian Qianqian pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but feel apprehensive in her heart, although Xiao Mohan led his troops out this time, although he didn't leave for a few days, there was no news at all.

"Don't worry, the general has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he will definitely be able to turn the danger into a disaster, it is inconvenient to speak here, you can come with me."

Mu Tianyue chuckled, and then walked ahead, Qian Qianqian immediately followed, and her brows tightened.

Walking into the "Tianyue Restaurant", Mu Tianyue took Qian Qianqian into the Accord on the second floor, this is the place where Mu Tianyue entertains distinguished guests, Xiao Mohan used to be a frequent visitor to this Accord, and now it is Qian Qianqian's turn.

"Those officials of the imperial court are deducting layers of grain, and the saint doesn't know anything about it?"

Sitting at the table, Mu Tianyue personally poured a cup of tea for Qian Qianqian, but Qian Qianqian couldn't wait and couldn't wait to ask.

"What if you know? Those officials are thousands of miles away from the capital, and the central state has been violating the border all the year round, and people who are familiar with the situation on the frontier need to guard it, and those people are involved in the whole body, so even if they know that they are corrupt, the saint can't move them. ”

Mu Tianyue analyzed it well, Qian Qianqian looked at his expression carefully, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart, he really didn't look like an ordinary businessman with such a bearing.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Mu Tianyue also noticed Qian Qianqian's gaze, and suddenly became more proficient, and looked down at himself.

"Who are you? Don't tell me you're just a businessman, if you're such a fool, you might as well keep it for yourself. ”

Qian Qianqian got straight to the point, and blocked Mu Tianyue's excuse with one sentence, Mu Tianyue raised her head and took a sip of tea, her eyes filled with a hint of mystery.

"But I'm really just an ordinary businessman, I heard about these things from General Xiao in the past, and the general doesn't have any friends in Lianzhou City, so he often discusses the affairs of the government with me, so I also know a little bit of the inside story."

Mu Tianyue's tone was soft, and he explained in a 1510 manner, speaking very easily, but Qian Qianqian was a little unconvinced, and never moved his gaze.

"What, don't you believe it?" Mu Tianyue drank tea leisurely, looking like a gentle and jade-like son, which was not at all like Xiao Mohan's masculine and resolute temperament.

"Then how did you become friends with General Xiao? He's a high-ranking general, you're just a businessman, and no matter how big your business is, you're still at the bottom of the pack. ”

Qian Qianqian's eyes were full of temptation, and she never understood how Xiao Mohan and Mu Tianyue came from such a relationship.

"You're right, the general had a life-saving grace in our Mu family back then, so I will be loyal to the general all my life, and the general never treats me as a subordinate, but treats me as a friend, so my relationship with the general has continued to this day."

Mu Tianyue spoke lightly, her face was not shocked, and Qian Qianqian's heart suddenly understood, it seems that Mu Tianyue is not an ordinary businessman, and Xiao Mohan is not an ordinary general.

"At present, the rice in Lianzhou City is so expensive, those farmers in the countryside will definitely take the opportunity to sell the stored grain, in vain to make a lot of money, but the price of rice will not fall for a while and a half, and then the entire Lianzhou will fall into the predicament of lack of rice and grain, we have to find a way quickly."

Qian Qianqian thought about it carefully, this is a dead cycle for Lianzhou City, first there is a shortage of rice in the city, and then it will slowly spread to the countryside, so they must stop this cycle.

"You're right, the hybrid rice technology you have promoted in recent years has been quite effective, and the grain production has increased a lot, so we have a lot of grain in stock, but these stocks are not yet ready to be taken out."

Mu Tianyue also knew the power of this, he had been guarding against this day for a long time, and he had also explained it when Xiao Mohan was there before, so he had already prepared.

"You mean, when the grain shops in Lianzhou City run out of food, we will take out the hoarded grain and sell it, and only sell it to the common people."

Qian Qianqian stared at Mu Tianyue's eyes, and suddenly had eyebrows in her heart, and a light smile appeared on her lips, which seemed a little mysterious.

"You are really smart, no wonder you can attract generals, it seems that I underestimated you in the past."

Mu Tianyue put down the teacup in her hand and smiled at Qian Qianqian, so that she was right.

The rich families in the city are more or less connected with those officials, so they will definitely get some rumors, and they will also store food in advance, only those ordinary people, helpless, can only follow the direction of the wind, and this wind direction is the most foolish thing, so when that time, they are the most in need of help.

"Boss Mu has won the award, you are also the person that the general likes, I never dare to underestimate you."

Qian Qianqian raised her eyebrows lightly, her eyes were clear and smart, and she was pretty between the flow of her eyes, she was just a yellow-haired girl before, but now she is a few years older, and the childishness on her face has receded, but she is becoming more and more mature.

"The ready-to-wear shop won't be open for the time being, you can go back to your business and come to me when the time comes."

Mu Tianyue waved her hand lightly, slowly shaking the folding fan in her hand, Qian Qianqian bowed slightly, and when she was about to leave, she suddenly thought of something in her heart.

"How are those showgirls and tailors in the ready-to-wear shop settled? Xiangfu and the others are all homeless. ”

"You are kind-hearted, you are too busy to take care of yourself and still think about others, you can rest assured, my Mu family has a big business, even if the ready-to-wear shop is not open, I can afford to raise a few sewing people, I am not the one who crosses the river and demolishes the bridge."

Mu Tianyue put away the folding fan and said it easily, Qian Qianqian thought about it carefully, it was true, relying on Mu Tianyue's big tree, presumably those sewing people and girls would not endure hardship.

"Then I'm leaving."

Qian Qianqian turned her head and let me know, and then left this "Tianyue Restaurant".

It was already night when she returned to the town, she went back to the house to rest for the night, and the next day she went to the pickle shop with Qian Fen and the others, and the Qian Fen sisters and brothers were very excited to see her come back.

It's just that Qianqian really didn't expect it, the business of the pickle shop is very poor, basically the door is a lot of birds, and the business of the hot pot restaurant is the same, and now the people can't even afford to eat, who can have the spare money to buy pickles and go to the restaurant?

"Eldest sister, there are still a lot of newly made pickles in the cellar, if this business continues to be bleak, those dishes will be rotten."

Qian Fen stared at the bustling crowd on the street, her face was full of sadness, the business of "Tianyue Restaurant" was not good, so Qian Qianqian couldn't force these pickles to Mu Tianyue, and other restaurants were the same, so her pickles would be gone.

"Since we can't sell it, then we will simply give it away for free, but we can only give it to those ordinary people, and each person can only receive a maximum of two catties, not more."

Qian Qianqian suddenly raised her eyes, her heart was crossed, and she made a decision, Qian Fen and Qian Xuan were stunned, so many pickles were sent for free, how much silver did they have to lose?

"Eldest sister, it took a lot of money to buy these dishes and make them, if they are all given away for nothing, we will lose a lot."

Qian Fen reminded Qian Qianqian on the side, thinking that Qian Qianqian didn't think about what to say casually, so there was a bit of temptation in her words.

"I know, but we do business, we can't just think about making money, in the past few years, relying on the pickle shop, we have also made a lot of silver, now Lianzhou City is different from the past, we also have to do our part for the people, after a while, we will open this pickle shop, and then the silver will be able to slowly earn back."

Qian Qianqian raised her hand and touched Qian Fen's head, her eyes were full of certainty, Qian Fen and Qian Xuan believed in Qian Qianqian the most, so they just nodded and did not refute.

On the second day, the Qianjia pickle shop in the town played the banner of free delivery, and the people who came to receive the pickles were endless, and most of the pickles that had been hoarded for several days were quickly snatched away.

Those people all know what is good and bad, and in this way, the reputation of the owner of the Qian family's pickle shop has also spread, and even the people of the state have praised it, and even made a pennant for Qian Qianqian.