But these officials also seem to be worried about losing their jobs if they talk too much.

Subsequently, no matter how Chen Mu asked, several people did not say a word.

just blocked the gate of the government and signaled them to leave quickly.

"Childe, look at this ......"

Chen Mu shook his head and turned around and left the official mansion with Li Biao.

On the way, Chen Mu casually grabbed a passerby.

"I want to ask, where can I buy food now?"

The passers-by also looked yellow and thin, and when they heard this, they just looked up at Chen Mu weakly.

"All the grain stores are closed, and only the Dongsheng grain store opened by the government still sells grain, but we ordinary people can't afford it at all."

After Chen Mu asked the location of the grain store, he rushed over with Li Biao.

It's funny to say, the people of the entire Dongyuan are struggling to make a living, but there is no one in front of the grain store full of grain.

The man in charge of selling grain looked like a petty official, dozing off with his arms crossed, and several heavily armed officers and soldiers stood beside him.

Li Biao rushed forward in one step and raised his hand to knock on the table in front of the little official.

"Buy food!"

The little official was startled, and after reacting, he hurriedly looked Li Biao and Chen Mu up and down.

Seeing that the two of them were wearing relatively simple and plain clothes, the little official sneered and sneered.

"Buying grain? Do you know what kind of place this is, so you dare to come and buy food? ”

Li Biao doesn't eat him.

"What do I care about where you are? Isn't it for sale when you have a pile of grain in your house? My son-in-law is going to buy grain from you!" ”

When he heard this, the little official laughed as if he had heard some kind of joke.

Even a few of the officers and soldiers around him looked like they couldn't help but laugh.

"Your son-in-law? Look at how poor you are dressed, who are you going to be sons for? ”

"What are you talking about!" Li Biao stepped forward and slapped the table directly.

Several officers and soldiers around immediately restrained their smiles, and they all gathered around, grabbing their respective swords.

Li Biao was not ambiguous, and pulled out his waist knife and blocked it in front of Chen Mu.

For a moment, the air seemed to have condensed into solid.

Chen Mu smiled slightly and coughed lightly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, don't hurt the peace. Since you have opened a grain store, we will buy grain and do business. ”

Li Biao glanced back at Chen Mu and silently put away the knife.

Those officers and soldiers didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so they also put away the tense look just now.

Only the little official still faced Chen Mu with a nostrils facing the sky.

"Buying grain? You can't afford to buy food here! ”

"Oh? I wonder how much your grain sells? ”

The little official sneered and stretched out a finger.

"A tael of silver."

Chen Mu raised his eyebrows.

A pound of grain and a tael of silver is indeed several times the usual price of grain.

Chen Mu touched his body and took out ten taels of silver.

"Give me ten catties of rice first."

The little officer took the silver in his hand and shook it, and smiled contemptuously.

"You're going to be mistaken."

"What I mean by this is, a tael of grain, a tael of silver."

Rao is Chen Mu did enough before he came, and this time he was still startled.

He thought of the black heart of the government, but he didn't expect it to be so black-hearted!

Isn't this pushing the people to a dead end!

"How? Scared? If you can't afford it, don't buy it! The little official waved his hand impatiently.

"I've seen a lot of money these days, and in the end, don't you still cry and shout and beg me to reduce the price?"

Chen Mu gritted his teeth and took out another ten taels of silver.

When he went out, he didn't bring much coils, and besides, the twenty taels of silver were enough for ordinary people to live for a year or two.

"Two pounds of grain."

Seeing that Chen Mu took the money again, the little official changed to a slightly more serious expression.

"I can't see it, I still have a bit of a family background."

As he spoke, he motioned to the officers and soldiers beside him to take two small purses and hand them to Chen Mu.

Chen Mu looked at the two small bags in his hand, and was secretly speechless in his heart.

I can't imagine that there is such a world in the world! Twenty taels of silver in exchange for such a small amount of food.

"Not convinced, aren't you?" The little official saw the expression on Chen Mu's face.

"It's not that I'm not convinced, I just think it's ridiculous. One day, the grain of the world will be equal to silver. ”

Chen Mu smiled and stuffed the grain into Li Biao's arms.

"You've got to make a note for me."

As soon as he heard this, the little official was stunned.

"Notes? What note? ”

"This miracle of the equivalent of grain and silver is rare in a hundred years, and today it is considered to have caught me up. If you don't make a document, how can I prove to others that this grain is as valuable as silver? ”

When he spoke, Chen Mu was actually a little apprehensive in his heart.

If the little official refuses, his twenty taels of silver will be spent in vain.

Fortunately, the little official didn't say much.

Maybe Chen Mu is also a big customer here, and the attitude of the little official is obviously much better than just now.

He picked up a pen and paper from the side, and spoke to Chen Mu as he wrote.

"You're such an interesting person. If you want me to say, don't be unconvinced. The price of this grain is set by the government, if you are not convinced, go to the government yourself. ”

"The price set by the government? How do you prove it? ”

The little official sneered and took a seal from the side.

"See? This is the official seal of the government! ”

As he spoke, the little official did not hesitate to print it under the note.

Seeing this scene, Chen Mu was silent on the surface, but his heart was full of joy.

Originally, he was still thinking about how to prove that this document was made by the government.

Now it's okay, this little official actually took the official seal and stamped it on him.

"Don't think about it, I'm not a big official." The little official said while handing the note to Chen Mu.

"Those who come here to buy food are either rich or expensive, and most of them have something to do with the government, so they have to give someone an explanation, right?"

"That's nature."

Long away from the grain store, Li Biao suddenly stopped.

"Childe, something is wrong with this food."

"How?"

Li Biao didn't speak, but carefully opened a pouch.

I saw a bag of grain in the pouch, mixed with nearly half of the sand.

"Look, do you want to go back and ask?"

Chen Mu waved his hand.

"Wrap it back, put it as it is, and go back to Beijing to present it to the emperor."

Li Biao hurriedly agreed and carefully put away the purse.

Subsequently, Chen Mu took Li Biao to several counties to buy grain from this kind of government-run grain store.

The prices were very consistent, and they all sold for a tael of silver and a tael of grain.

The only difference is that in some counties, the grain is mixed with sand and some with chaff.

I went to more than a dozen counties, but none of them got good grain.

Chen Mu also once opened the grain in front of a grain seller and asked him what this meant.

However, the grain seller just sneered disdainfully.