There is a way that is the inkstone of Confucius, and the heart is too dark. The heart of the old uncle is afraid that it will be blackened by the inkstone. In a word, you can borrow grain, but you need to pay it back three times in the coming year.

Tang Yanqiu threw the bowl and left.

In Changping Courtyard, Tang Jinyan stood on the stone table, crossed his waist and scolded outside the door: "Forget about outsiders, our parents can't wait to push us to death like this, it's just hateful!" It's a shame that I hit Xiaochong and they screamed so sweetly! If this calamity is safe, see how I clean you up! ”

A winter disaster is a catastrophe for all living beings to wander and suffer, and in the spring of the next year, it is a question whether they can be successfully reclaimed. Triple is not much, but how can Tang Yanqiu open his mouth to raise taxes?

In the courtyard, Tang Jinyan was still scolding: "The Tang family is so big, the Tang Mansion is so big, who doesn't rely on our second room to eat and wait for death." It's really a group of good relatives, you can never count on the fight when you come forward, and you can cheat people behind it. Which room did you enter, what tricks did you play, people are watching the sky, and when you are old, you are not afraid of retribution! ”

Ye Qianyun hurriedly pulled Tang Jinyan back and ordered the gate of the courtyard to be closed.

"I haven't scolded enough!"

"If a few more scolding words can solve the current dilemma, I won't stop you."

The grain in the Tang Mansion is out today, and tomorrow it is true that it will not be able to be taken out again. Tang Yanqiu relied on his connections in the city to fight and beat some things, but it was far from enough.

"I'm! When has this been, and are you still playing with those dirty methods! Tang Jinyan sat down angrily, grabbed the tea on the table and drank it all, "The Tang Mansion is poured, what good is it for them!" My father used to say that they were resourceful, shrewd, and capable, and I think they were all pig brains! ”

Ye Qianyun played with the jade bracelet: "It is indeed ...... shrewd"

"Sister-in-law, what did you say?"

"There is food in the old house, and my uncle is not unborrowed, but the conditions are really unacceptable to your brother. But if he doesn't accept it, others may not. Ye Qianyun said, "Yanqiu came forward, in the eyes of the victims, he represents the Tang Mansion, and in the Tang Mansion, he represents the second room lineage. If this matter is messed up, Yanqiu's prestige will be gone, but it does not mean that the prestige of the Tang Mansion is also gone. ”

Tang Jinyan tilted his head: "I don't understand." ”

"If you can't get food tomorrow, the first person to complain about is Yanqiu. If someone comes out to release grain at this time, whether it is in the name of Tang Mansion or not, he can win the hearts of the people. Ye Qianyun said, "The grain in Balong City, Yanqiu can't borrow it, and others may not be able to borrow it." In addition to the city, the only food that can help those victims survive natural disasters is taken out by the old house. You say, who will come out to steal your brother's limelight? ”

"......" Tang Jinyan couldn't wait to crush the tea bowl in his hand, "shameless!" ”

"The good thing was suddenly repented, and it became clear that someone was secretly playing ghosts, which forced Yanqiu to borrow food from the old mansion. In fact, what my uncle said about Sancheng was just casually. With so much grain, they can only put it in the warehouse and waste it. To put it bluntly, this is a bureau that intends to make Young Master Tang Fu infamous. ”

"What if my brother agrees?"

"Agree, it means that Dongshu's tax revenue will triple next year. The people have just escaped death and are about to face another dead end, they may guess, even if they can't guess, some people will release rumors, saying that the young master of the Tang Mansion will pretend to be merciful and compassionate to the disaster victims, and on the other hand, he will smash all the deficits on the disaster victims and let them fill them. Heng Yanqiu's reputation cannot be saved. ”

Tang Jinyan got up and ran out, shouting as he ran: "Chu Ren! Sumo! Copy guys! I fought with them! ”

Ye Qianyun looked at the study through the window, Tang Yanqiu had locked himself in it all day.

The marriage came over to change the hot tea: "Young lady, tomorrow there will be no rice in the stove, those victims will be very disappointed." ”

"Yes, I finally saw life, and I pronounced death without warning." Ye Qianyun's helplessness can't change anything.

Tang Yanqiu thought about it for a day, but decided to borrow grain from his uncle.

"Let's talk about the next year, we have to carry the current hurdle first."

Tang Jinyan disagreed, and relayed Ye Qianyun's words: "I have made such a big sacrifice, but I embroider wedding dresses for others, I don't agree, I resolutely disagree!" ”

It just so happened that Ye Qianyun and Cai Marriage sent the food box in, and these few in the study didn't eat anything today.

Tang Jinyan pulled Ye Qianyun and asked her to persuade Tang Yanqiu.

Ye Qianyun asked: "After the winter disaster, ploughing the fields in the spring, with the best plan, all the taxes of Dongshu will be handed over to the Tang Mansion, and how much grain can be bought for a year's tax profit?" ”

Tang Yanqiu said: "My uncle borrowed grain, and at most he would pay back one percent. "One cost is the bottom line in Tang Yanqiu's heart, but I didn't expect my uncle to open his mouth.

"Okay, I'll pay back the grain."

"Sister-in-law, what my uncle wants is Sancheng ......"

Ye Qianyun smiled: "Borrow from your uncle and repay 30%, borrow from others and repay 10%, who will you borrow from?" ”

"I'll count it if it's so simple, of course I'll borrow it from others!" Tang Jinyan said, "But apart from my uncle, where is there food?" ”

Tang Yanqiu suddenly enlightened: "Balong City ......"

Ye Qianyun said with a smile: "The people in the city refuse to give food because they are afraid that there will be too many disaster victims, and they will have nothing to eat if they eat up their stored food." Then there is the refusal of the big families to release grain, and the people feel that compared with them, their surplus grain is definitely not enough. So he was relieved and unwilling to give food. You used to find those families to send grain because you wanted to set an example and reassure the people in the city. In fact, if you change the direction, the meaning is the same. Let the people give food, and the people of the big families are embarrassed to continue to close their doors. When the time comes, the Tang Mansion can also come forward to deter it, taking advantage of the sophistication of the people, and no one will say that the Tang Mansion is bullying and dominating the market. ”

Tang Yanqiu and Su Mo glanced at each other, and their eyes obviously understood what Ye Qianyun said. Tang Jinyan and Chu Ren also glanced at it, but they were all puzzled.

Tang Jinyan asked: "But, how can we get the people to borrow grain?" ”

"In the coming year, most of the people will agree to pay back the grain." Tang Yanqiu said, "Find a few more people to go to the city to release the news and make the benefits bigger." ”

Ye Qianyun said again: "Not only food, but also medicinal materials, or torn cotton jackets that are not used at home, you can promise to pay back more in the coming year." ”

"Torn padded jacket?"

"Find a ready-to-wear shop, dismantle the cotton jacket, take the cotton wool inside, and then re-sew some cotton clothes and quilts or something, and distribute them." Ye Qianyun said, "There is not even a grass hut outside the city to shelter from the cold, and hot soup is not enough." On that day I saw that there were some trees on the side of the mountain, which I could cut down and burn. In short, heating is the most important thing. ”

"Trees that are soaked in heavy snow will not choke people to death when they burn...... Tang Jinyan felt unreliable.

Ye Qianyun said: "When the smoke is big, people will stay away, and no matter how big the smoke is, it will not choke people in the open space." ”

Tang Yanqiu slapped the table and did so. He asked Chu Ren to immediately go to Wang Zhonghe and the tent to prepare things, and planned to borrow grain overnight.

Chu Ren ordered him to leave, but Ye Qianyun shouted: "Wait a minute! ”

Everyone turned their heads one after another, only to hear Ye Qianyun say again: "Eat the meal first, and you are not allowed to leave if you don't eat." ”

The lights of Balong City were lit until dawn, and Tang Yanqiu sent people to persuade them door-to-door, and it was really much easier with the benefits. The people will calculate, and the heads of the wealthy families will certainly not be able to sit still.

After all, the surplus food in the people's homes is limited, and the purpose of borrowing grain is still for these wealthy families.

In the second half of the night, the amount of food borrowed far exceeded the budget.

is not only the grain, but also the cotton clothes mentioned by Ye Qianyun. Leaving the city after dawn, there was no end in sight to the wagons pulling supplies, and the cheers that erupted among the victims lasted for a long time.

Tang Yanqiu took Ye Qianyun to the front yard.

In the house, Tang's father sat above the main seat, and the uncle of the big house, the uncle of the third room, and the uncle from the countryside sat next to him.

As soon as he came in, the eldest uncle roared angrily: "Arbitrarily promising benefits in the name of the Tang Mansion without authorization, do you know that with a red mouth and white teeth, the Tang Mansion will not enter next year." This big family, how do you let them live! ”

Tang Yanqiu looked at the people in the room, especially the uncle who was drinking tea over there. He asked rhetorically, "Why can't you live?" Living in gold bricks and jade tiles, and the old house has so much grain in stock, why can't you live without worrying about food and clothing? Could it be that the eldest uncle thinks that the uncle is so stingy with his family and is reluctant to take out the grain? ”

"Presumptuous!" The eldest uncle looked at his uncle, a little scared, he walked back and forth in the house, very anxious, "My Tang Mansion is in power as Dongshu, and I need to be cautious in everything I do. If you let others know, let Beiliang Xijin know that the Tang Mansion has not entered a penny for a year, do you know how many rumors you want to provoke! Who is it who bewitched you to do this, such a catastrophe cannot be spared! ”

"The idea was come up with by Yun Niang." Tang Yanqiu finished speaking lightly, and then continued in the loud insults and accusations of the uncles, "Uncle and third uncle, and uncle, you have to thank Yun Niang, just your little cleverness, the Tang Mansion was almost killed by you." ”

Uncle Sanfang got up and shouted at the top of his voice: "We have done our best for the Tang family, so many years, so many things, when have we done anything to damage the Tang Mansion!" ”

Ye Qianyun said secretly, the reputation of the Tang Mansion is related to the private interests of everyone, and it is true that no one has done anything that directly damages the reputation of the Tang Mansion, and no one dares to do it. Even she, a young lady who is justified and unworthy of being a young lady, is not easy to get out of the house without a crime. To put it bluntly, the reputation of the Tang Mansion is very important.

It's just that the idea of a big house and three rooms this time is too risky.

Tang Yanqiu walked up to his uncle and said with a smile: "There must be a reason why I can't get food, don't make excuses and tell the truth, saying that I can't borrow food." At the same time that I was infamous, someone stood up with food. Uncle, what do you think will happen to this person? ”

The uncle opened his mouth, and the eldest uncle over there said anxiously: "If there is food to save people, who will take it differently." What can happen ......?"

Ye Qianyun said faintly: "Naturally, you can win the hearts of the people." ”

The eldest uncle wanted to scold Ye Qianyun a few words, but when he saw Tang Yanqiu smiling at him over there, he was terrified when he laughed.