The minds of the people in the grain shop were floating, but they did not dare to act rashly, and they were itching their teeth with hatred, trying to find a way to find out the truth, when they saw a group of officers and soldiers pushing a cart in the distance.

The leader was a bearded man seven feet tall, wearing a military hat and armor, and when he looked from afar, his chest was red, which was easily reminiscent of blood.

was stretching out his head to look at the lively grain shop shopkeeper, and when he saw these officers and soldiers coming, his face first stiffened, and then he glanced at each other like a blessed heart, and gathered to pout at Xu's shop.

The people in line saw the officers and soldiers and made way one after another.

Although the officers and soldiers were surprised by the large number of people queuing up on the street, they did not look into it in detail, because they had more important things to do.

Crossing the Xu family's shop, the officers and soldiers walked to the Wang's rice shop, which was separated by two houses, and the shopkeeper was a thin old man who was nearly fifty years old, with a pair of small eyes shining brightly.

"I've seen General Li!" He stepped forward and saluted.

General Li replied expressionlessly: "Is the rice and grain ordered before the head ready?" “

"Ready, how dare you not listen to General Li's orders, but the villain has a word, I don't know whether to say it or not!"

General Li was in a hurry to rush back to the barracks, where did he have time to listen to the gossip of the old shopkeeper, and said impatiently: "If you have something to say, say it quickly, and let it go if you have a fart!" ”

"Yes, yes!" The old shopkeeper was a little dumbfounded, and said in a low voice: "The general can see the newly opened shop next to it, that one also sells rice and grain, and the price is cheap, why don't the generals go to them to buy some." “

"Why, you're dissatisfied with selling our rice at a low price!" The bearded ginseng glared.

The old shopkeeper's neck shrunk, and he quickly explained, "No, no, how dare you!" It's really the rice grain next door is really cheap, and the rice is of high quality, better than our store is not a star and a half, the little old man took a careful look at it for a while, the sale is new rice, the taste is definitely better than our old rice. ”

Seeing that the general was silent, the old shopkeeper instigated again: "The little old man is also thinking about the generals and the border soldiers, this war is already hard, so you should eat something good." “

The counselor was a little moved by the lobbying, pondered for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Let's go, go next door and have a look." With that, Hula led people out.

The old shopkeeper wiped the non-existent sweat from the corner of his forehead, and gloated to the door to see the excitement.

The shopkeepers of the other shops saw that General Li really went to the Xu family's shop, and couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up to the old shopkeeper.

The people in front of Xujia Rice Shop were looking forward to when it would be their turn, when they saw the officers and soldiers who had just walked by turning back and hurriedly retreating a few steps.

Seeing this, the little guy who maintained order in front of the store hurriedly asked, "What's the matter with the officials?" ”

The bearded man glanced at the inner hall, and saw a **-year-old child standing behind the counter, so he couldn't help but be a little stunned, and asked, "What about your shopkeeper?" “

The little guy couldn't figure out their intentions, and he didn't know how to answer, so he heard Xu Qingwen say loudly: "I'm the shopkeeper, I don't know what advice the officials have?" As he spoke, the person had already walked out of the counter and looked at General Li Shen.

"Hurry up and call your family out, General Ben has something important to inquire about, and I don't have time to play with you." General Li obviously did not believe Xu Qingwen's words.

Xu Qingwen said firmly: "I am really the shopkeeper here, just tell me if the general has something." ”

General Li frowned slightly, turned around and asked the little guy by the door: "Is he really your shopkeeper?" ”

The little guy nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, this is our second young master!" ”

Seeing that he was really the shopkeeper of the rice shop, General Li Shen secretly wondered, and while walking inside, he asked casually, "Newly opened today?" As he spoke, he grabbed a handful of rice and looked closer, and praised it: "The rice quality is good." ”

Xu Qingwen said with a smile: "It's all new rice that has just been harvested this year, can the general buy some?" “

General Li laughed when he heard this: "I'm here for this matter, but I don't know, what is the price of your rice?" “

"Eight cents and one pound." Xu Qingwen replied.

"Bawen." After pondering for a moment, General Li nodded secretly.

Yes, I didn't do that black-hearted business!

Thinking of this, his face couldn't help but be a little kinder: "Then how much grain do you still have in the warehouse?" If I was going to buy it, could it be cheaper? ”

Xu Qingwen was neither humble nor arrogant: "If you buy more, you can be cheaper, but I don't know how much the general wants?" ”

"Let's get three thousand catties first, can you?"

"Yes, it's just not all here, but if the general decides, I can send someone to transport it right away."

"All of these qualities?" General Li grabbed a handful of rice and said meaningfully: "It won't be shoddy!" ”

Xu Qingwen said: "General rest assured, my Xu family's business integrity first, such a thing as shoddy will never happen, if the general does not believe it, he can accept it on the spot." ”

General Li thought for a while and replied: "Okay, then I'll believe you once, it's just the price of rice....... How about five pounds? ”

"Wuwen." Hearing this, Xu Qingwen was a little stunned, as if the price was beyond his expectations.

The shopkeepers next door listened to this offer, and their hearts were secretly cool! Let you be good people, now I will see how you deal with it.

Seeing that he didn't speak, General Li said jokingly: "What? Think it's less? “

Xu Qingwen was silent for a while, and just when General Li thought that he would refuse or ask for a price increase euphemistically, he shook his head and said: "This price is indeed less, if it were someone else, I would definitely not sell it, but the general is different." “

"Oh, what's the difference?" Li Shenling was very curious.

Xu Qingwen looked at him and the soldiers in the rear, and said solemnly: "Because the general buys military food, it is for the soldiers who are fighting the bloody battlefield and killing the enemy desperately." My sister often says that soldiers are the loveliest and most respectable people in the world! ”

"Because they are stationed at the border to defend against foreign enemies, we have a prosperous and peaceful life, and the years are quiet. Because of their hard work, they protected the lights of thousands of homes behind them, laughing and laughing!

"So today, the general asked for 3,000 catties of grain, and my Xu family didn't accept a penny! I only hope that the border soldiers can have a full meal before they work hard! ”

The words fell, and the scene was silent for a while......

The gloating smiles of the shopkeepers next door froze on their faces, and the soldiers standing behind General Li turned their heads unnaturally and wiped their tears.

General Li was speechless for a long time, and looked at Xu Qingwen with a serious face, with mixed feelings in his heart.

The Great Zhou Dynasty has a long history of heavy literature and military suppression, and everyone in the world has pursued it, and everything is inferior to the concept of high reading, and there has always been a lot of contempt for military generals and soldiers.

He could feel this feeling every time he walked outside, and although some people were afraid of his force, they didn't dare to say anything to their faces, and they were still very flattering and respectful, but he knew very well in his heart that they were disgusted and despised.

is like the shopkeeper of the rice shop next door, although every time he comes to collect grain, he behaves very respectfully and humbly, but what he really thinks in his heart, he is clear.

Just like today, when he said those words, he just wanted to instigate him to come to the Xu family's shop to make trouble, if the Xu family succumbed to his obscenity and sold the rice cheaply, they could save a lot of rice and sell it to the people at a high price.

If the Xu family doesn't cooperate, it would be better if they were in some conflict with them........

In short, no matter what, it is beneficial for them. 、

He knew all this, but he still came according to their thoughts, not for anything else, just so that the border soldiers could not go to the battlefield hungry.

The treasury was empty, and the allocated grain was already limited, and the general in charge of the grain and logistics embezzled part of it, and although it was found out later, he did not expect that person to be a spy planted in the army by the enemy country. After the incident, taking advantage of the chaos, the grain and grass were burned!

Although in the end, they desperately saved half of them, but in the end, half of them were missing, and the food that was already not enough was even more dangerous after this time!