Chapter 429: Food shortage
Hearing Mrs. Cai's refusal, Liu Yitian said as if he were chattering: "Sit, sit first." Dare to ask where the two of you have lived for a long time? ”
Cai Shaolu said: "We have lived in Gusu City for a long time. ”
Liu Yitian's eyes lit up and said, "Gusu City is a good place." What are you doing here this time? ”
Cai Shaolu said: "Our family originally operated silk and satin, but after my father passed away, the business was not as good as before. I heard that every winter, there is a shortage of food in the north, so I came here to see if I could do a grain business. ”
All the people in Qiyuan County nearby had different faces.
Liu Yitian's voice came from Li Qingxian's ears: "He will definitely not be able to do the grain business, so we can slowly figure it out." ”
Li Qingxian remembered that many big businesses in the north were controlled by major forces, such as going to Baoyuan City to deliver grain, it was very strange, and he actually needed someone from the Baosheng faction to escort him.
While Liu Yitian was chatting with the three members of the Cai family, Li Qingxian secretly used the fortune observation technique, his eyes flashed slightly, and he suddenly stopped watching his fate and fell into deep thought.
Not long after, Liu Yitian once again wanted to accept Cai Xuyuan as an apprentice, but the Cai couple refused again.
Liu Yitian sighed lightly, expressed his understanding, and finally said: "The two of you are busy with business in Qiyuan City, so I won't bother." If the two of them are interested in letting Ling Lang get started, they can come to the Divine Bow Sect at any time. ”
"Head Liu, Gao Yi, farewell."
Cai Shaolu pulled the child out, and the child turned his head to look at the black big bow behind Liu Yitian, walking crookedly.
Li Qing smiled idly: "Do you want to join the Divine Bow Sect?" ”
The fat-headed and fat-brained Cai Xuyuan nodded vigorously.
"Wait a minute." Li Qingxian said, pretending to take out something from his pocket.
The three members of the Cai family looked at Li Qingxian.
Li Qingxian took out a jade pendant, handed it to Cai Xuyuan, and then said to Cai Shaolu: "This child is related to me, this is a meeting gift, to ward off evil spirits." You have already pushed the apprentice, this little gift, don't refuse. ”
Cai Shaolu glanced at the jade pendant and said, "This jade is in excellent condition, it is too valuable." ”
"Let the child keep it and be a small toy." Li Qing said leisurely.
"Okay, thank you Li Keqing."
Li Qingxian smiled, looked at Cai Xuyuan and said, "As long as you want to, you will definitely be able to do it." ”
The child grinned, walked hand in hand with his parents, and disappeared into the crowd.
Li Qingxian asked: "Uncle Liu, how can you be sure that the two of you can't do business?" ”
Liu Yitian sighed and said, "You don't live in the north for a long time, so you don't understand. In the winter of Qiyuan City, natural disasters, foreign races, and man-made disasters came together, and there was a food shortage every three or five times. ”
"I understand both natural disasters and foreigners, what you mean by man-made disasters mean that some people don't let people from outside do food business, so they cause food shortages?" Li Qingxian asked.
Liu Yitian lowered his voice and said, "Do you know the Beitong Dart Bureau?" ”
"Of course, the first dart game in the north that year, but in the end, the head of the dart board Niu Beitong washed his hands and handed over the huge dart game to others. I heard that several big families in Qi joined forces to take over the Beitong Dart Bureau. I came to Qiyuan City this time to go on the same road as the Beitong Dart Bureau. Li Qing said leisurely.
"The fuse of the accident in the Beitong Dart Bureau was to move other people's food."
Li Qingxian nodded his head.
"There was a great drought in the north in the autumn of that year, there was no harvest, and the roads were closed by heavy snow in winter, and the harvest of the demon clan was not good, so they went south and plundered everywhere. Grain production in the north was already low, so grain merchants hoarded and food prices skyrocketed, causing some people to starve to death. Niu Beitong was born in a poor family, and the money for learning martial arts was still made up by the villagers, and later he established a huge Beitong Dart Bureau step by step with his real skills. He is different from those profiteers and dog officials, he still has a kind heart in his heart, he really can't stand it, so he mobilized the dart bureau branches from all over the country, and would rather lose money, but also buy grain and grass from all over the country and transport it to the north to sell at a low price, including Qiyuan City. And guess what? ”
Li Qingxian shook his head lightly, he really didn't know about this matter.
Liu Yitian continued: "The first batch of dart masters of the Beitong Dart Bureau entered the city with food, and they were immediately controlled by the Yamen, saying that the demon clan had looted recently, and in order to prevent the human race from fornicating with the demon clan, the dart master should be detained first, and the decision would be made after interrogation. There is no problem with anti-demon and demon prevention itself, but except for the people of the Beitong Dart Bureau, the yamen doesn't care about anyone else. Obviously, it is the Beitong Dart Bureau that robbed some brutes of their blood jobs. Niu Bei was enthusiastic and unconvinced, and in order to sell grain at a low price, he sent a dart team into Qiyuan City again, but a batch of deducted batches. Not only Qiyuan City, but also many places. In the end, there was no one available in the Beitong dart game, and Niu Beitong had to give up. But if you ask the people of the whole world, they know about it, who doesn't give Niu Beitong a thumbs up? ”
"Liubu Jiuqing doesn't know?" Li Qingxian pointed to the sky.
Liu Yitian said helplessly: "Do you think that you don't know anything about this world?" Who would dare to do the things of this world without the consent or acquiescence of the above? ”
Li Qing was stunned for a moment, nodded, and was silent.
Liu Yitian continued: "Of course, the above knew about this matter, and it is said that they also caused trouble because of it, so some people did not stop doing it and set up a bureau, so that Niu Beitong was ruined and took over the Beitong Dart Bureau." ”
"A dignified master, bullying an ordinary singer after drinking, is indeed like a game." Li Qing said leisurely.
Liu Yitian said: "Yes, even the northern heroes like Niu Beitong can't fight those people, why is he a small businessman in the south?" I guess he's just coming to see it, and he's not so stupid as to think he'll make that money on a knife's edge. ”
"I also think he's not stupid, it's a bit like he's being instigated." Li Qing said leisurely.
"No, I think the man is a real person, and his wife looks very shrewd." Liu Yitian said.
"Men, men and women, all shrewd and all foolish." After Li Qingxian finished speaking, he looked at Xu Fang, who was recording the registration.
Liu Yitian followed Li Qingxian's line of sight, sighed, and said in a low voice: "Bad fate." Xu Fang, a kid, is usually quite shrewd, how could he be deceived like this by a scholar. Look at the broken jade Pixiu she brought, that thing was originally for men to wear to ask for money, and at first glance it was a stall that was bought casually, but she always said that the person had him in his heart, so he bought it from the capital and gave it to her, and he wore it for so many years. ”
"That person wants to see Xu Fang, has she seen her?"
Liu Yitian continued to whisper: "Xu Fang is a good woman! After the other party had a wife, she never saw each other again. It is estimated that the man had some thoughts, which caused the poisonous woman to have murderous intentions, so she became like this. I heard that this poisonous woman is also a big family in Lizhou, and Wen Siyan also has the help of his wife's clan to serve as the county commander here. ”
Li Qingxian said: "How do you solve this matter?" ”
"I can't solve it. In front of this kind of big clan, the ten Divine Bow Sects were powerless to fight back. Liu Yitian shook his head and said.
Li Qingxian thought for a while, lowered his voice and said: "You find someone to keep an eye on the three members of the Cai family, no accident, there will be an accident in their family recently." In addition, you can find someone to pay attention to the situation in Qiyuan County. ”
(End of chapter)