"Although my three truckloads of grain are huge, they can't last long at all."

"What should I do?"

Qin Fan sighed again and said, "Unless you can raise more food. Otherwise, we probably won't be able to last long in the county."

Hearing him say this, Aunt Zhao was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised her head and looked at him with resolute eyes and said.

"I'll find a way to contact the rich squires in other counties to see if they have any food stockpiles."

Qin Fan smiled bitterly when he heard this, shook his head and said, "I'll come to this matter personally, Aunt Zhao, you just need to help me keep an eye on the whereabouts of those grains."

On the second day, Qin Fan got up early, and after washing, he went out to buy rice.

He went to the town first and spent five copper coins to buy enough rice for more than two hundred people to eat for three days.

Then he went to the grain store to buy grain, and it turned out to be the same five copper coins.

Qin Fan went to the nearby village again and inquired about their condition.

However, this time the result made him a little disappointed, and they were unwilling to trade the grain.

In desperation, Qin Fan had no choice but to return to Wannian County.

As soon as he entered, he found the old woman busy in the kitchen.

"Qin County Order, you're awake." When the old woman saw Qin Fan coming back, her face was full of smiles.

"Hmm." Qin Fan nodded.

He looked around and asked, "The villagers are already up and working?"

"It's all up! Now everyone is working outside in the barnyard, and there are hundreds of people working every day, and the people in the village are very happy and motivated every day!"

The old woman spoke slowly, as if she were narrating.

"Well, that's good." Qin Fan smiled.

The old woman got up from the stove, walked up to Qin Fan's side and asked, "Qin County Order, I don't know why you came to us this time?"

"I'm here for this batch of food, and I want to rent a piece of land here to grow food."

Qin Fan said without concealment.

"Rent land to grow food?" The old woman's eyes widened, as if she was frightened by what Qin Fan said.

"Qin County Order, do you know the situation in our Wannian County?" z.br>

"Food is scarce here, and it's good to have two or three buckets of grain per acre of land."

"You want to rent land to grow food, I advise you to save money."

The old woman dissuaded, she thought that Qin Fan had come to rent land, and then grow grain and sell it for profit.

Qin Fan couldn't cry or laugh, waved his hand and said, "Aunt Zhao, I don't plan to make money, I'm just here to grow food, that's all."

The old woman looked at Qin Fan suspiciously, and asked, "Then I don't know how many acres of land Qin County Order needs?"

"I'm going to rent a thousand acres of land."

The old woman was startled and blurted out, "How is this possible? Where can ordinary people give up?"

"I'm serious." Qin Fan emphasized again.

Aunt Zhao was stunned for a while, then finally nodded and said, "Then I'll try it."

"Thank you, Aunt Zhao!" Qin Fan said with a grateful smile.

"You're welcome." The old woman waved her hand.

"By the way, do you know where there are grain dealers?" Qin Fan continued to ask, "I want to talk to them about a business."

"There are no grain dealers, but the Yang family, a big grain family, has grain dealers, and as far as I know, the Yang family is the grain supplier in our county."

"Oh? I see."

"By the way, Qin County Order, I heard that you plan to plant rice at this time?"

Aunt Zhao suddenly asked, "Do you want to sell rice to the grain merchants in our county?"

"Exactly." Qin Fan admitted it calmly.

When the old woman heard this, she suddenly showed joy, and quickly nodded and said.

"That's great, the Yang family is the food giant in our county, and if they act as an agent for sales, they should be able to guarantee us

The county's food supply for a whole year is even more than enough."

Qin Fan smiled when he heard this.

The old woman did have a point, but that's not the point.

"Qin County Order, I know you have the ability, but."

The old woman wanted to speak again and again, but finally decided to tell the truth, "But I advise you not to provoke the Yang family."

"What is the origin of the Yang family?" Qin Fan asked.

The old woman groaned for a while and said, "The Yang family used to trade grain in Tanglin Prefecture, and now they have a deep influence in Datang and have branches in all states across the country."

"Is that so?" Qin Fan frowned.

No wonder the Yang family is rampant and domineering in Wannian County, it turns out that they have a strong background.

Whether it is the Yang family, or the families of small villages such as Qingshan Town, Hongyan Village, and Qingshi Village, they are all dependent on the government.

Therefore, he also turned a blind eye to the existence of the Yang family.

Anyway, the people in these villages didn't have the courage to provoke the Yang family, so they could only let the Yang family oppress!

After thinking about it for a long time, Qin Fan secretly muttered to himself, since this is the case, I am afraid that I can only start with the Yang family.

Thinking of this, Qin Fan looked at the old woman and said, "Aunt Zhao, please help me contact the Yang family."

"Okay."

The old woman was strange, but she obediently agreed.

"By the way, Qin County Order, I heard that you plan to build canals and ditches?" The old woman asked, changing the subject.

"Yes, so I don't have to worry about running out of food to grow." Qin Fan said with a smile.

"This. If Qin County Commander really wants to build ditches and canals, maybe I can help a little."

"After all, there are a few fields in our village that have been idle for a long time, and if they can be used, it will reduce the burden on the village a little."

The old woman hesitated for a moment and said.

"Oh? Will you lend it to me?" Qin Fan asked in surprise.

"Well." The old woman hesitated, and then said.

"Qin County Order, I'm not reluctant, but those lands are all the property left to us by my husband before he died."

Qin Fan thought for a moment and said, "Since that's the case, I won't borrow it."

"Eh, Qin County Order." The old woman was in a hurry.

Qin Fan smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, I said it, I'm here to grow food, if you can't believe me, then please be smart."

"I believe that Qin County Ling will not lie to me." The old woman said firmly.

In fact, she also knows that her conditions may not be eye-catching to the other party. But this is her only chance to repay the favor.

She only hoped that the kind-hearted young man would succeed and not that she owed him too much.

"Aunt Zhao, I'm going to buy some food now."

The old woman nodded and led Qin Fan towards the granary.

Coming to the door of the grain depot, Qin Fan raised his hand and knocked on the door.

"Who?" An old voice came from the courtyard.

Immediately after, an old man opened the door.

"Is that you?" Seeing Qin Fan standing outside the door clearly, the old man was slightly surprised.

"Who are you? How come I've never seen you?" The old man stared at Qin Fan, his eyes full of defensiveness.

"My name is Qin Fan, and I'm here to lease land to grow crops." Qin Fan said.

"You want to lease land to grow food?" The old man asked suspiciously.