On the outskirts of the city, an inconspicuous house.

More than a dozen men of five big and three thick were sitting in the courtyard drinking and eating meat, beads of sweat mixed with alcohol sliding down their necks and wetting their clothes.

Several men stood up with their bowls in their hands and toasted to the leader sitting on the throne with a smile on their faces.

"Master Ma, we respect you! This time, he was able to take advantage of the drought in Quzhou to make a fortune, all thanks to Ma Ye's wisdom and martial arts, and he prepared food in advance. ”

"There is a great drought in the south, the grain harvest is poor, and everyone in the famous family in the capital is in danger. Let's hurry up and sell all the grain in our hands at a high price. ”

"That's right! This wave of money earned, our brothers will have a settlement in the second half of their lives. ”

Ma Ye on the main seat has a beard and a deep scar on his cheek, which makes his already rugged appearance look even more hideous.

Listening to his brothers talking excitedly, he suddenly ordered.

"Tell me not to sell the nearest grain yet."

As soon as these words came out, everyone at the scene exploded.

"Why is that?"

"Now is the most profitable time, and we must not stop."

Ma Ye skimmed the audience with a furried gaze, and everyone he saw lowered their heads unconsciously.

"The imperial court has begun to limit the price of grain, and you don't have eyes?"

"What about the limit price? There is only so much grain in total, and when the grain at the grain merchant is in a hurry, the people will not be able to buy grain, and the price will not be up to us at that time.

Besides, the eunuchs and rich merchants still have to obey the orders of the imperial court to donate grain, and where do they get so much food, they don't just buy it from us. ”

"Yes, yes!"

"Idiot!"

I only heard a crisp bang, and Ma Ye slammed the wine bowl on the ground.

"Do you know what it means to shoot a bird in the head? Food prices have skyrocketed before, and we can still fish in troubled waters. Now that the price of grain has stabilized, once it comes out, it will be targeted by the imperial court.

Pass my order to suspend all transactions in the capital. ”

Although more than a dozen strong men were very reluctant to get rich, because of the majesty of Ma Ye, no one dared to speak out to resist.

Just then, there was a knock on the door outside the courtyard.

Everyone paused at the same time as they were drinking, Ma Ye frowned, and two of them drew long knives from under the table.

"Who!?"

Seeing that the knocker did not respond, the two raised their long knives vigilantly as they approached. The others in the courtyard also got up one after another and silently took up their weapons.

Just after everyone's nerves were tense, a soft and weak female voice came from outside the door.

"The Liu clan in the capital, ask to see Ma Ye."

The two strong men in charge of answering the door looked at each other in surprise, "Female? ”

After a few moments, a crack opened in the courtyard door.

An Yueli stood outside dignified with a raccoon veil, with a white veil on her face, and behind her was a luxurious carriage. Other than that, no guards were seen.

Seeing this scene, the vigilance of the two strong men relaxed a little.

"What Ma Ye, you are looking for the wrong person."

An Yueli hooked her lips and smiled, "Looking for the wrong person, not the wrong place, it seems that Mama Wang didn't say anything to us." ”

She raised her chin, and Huansha handed over a cloth bag.

After the other party took it, he opened it, and at a glance he recognized that the cloth bag contained the old grain they had sold.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

An Yueli got straight to the point and said: "Buy grain." ”

The strong man didn't dare to agree without permission, but turned his head to look at the horse master in the courtyard. It wasn't until the other nodded that they relented.

"Come in."

As the courtyard door slowly opened, more than a dozen burly and strong men came into view one after another. Due to the hot weather, many of them didn't even wear a shirt.

Huansha subconsciously lowered her head, and her cheeks were flushed.

In contrast, An Yueli's face did not change, and she didn't even blink her eyelids more.

"I'm sorry."

She calmly confessed, and walked into the small courtyard with Huansha.

The people at the party inside didn't expect that it was actually two delicate little ladies who came to the door, especially after discovering An Yueli's amazing appearance, they were even more eager to whistle.

"Little lady, why did you come here? Do you know what kind of place we are? ”

An Yueli's gaze swept over the person who spoke, and replied calmly: "Naturally, it is a place to make a lot of money." ”

"Wrong! We're a bandit's den here. ”

"You two are caught in the net, don't even think about going back."

In the face of such teasing, An Yueli calmly took out a thick stack of silver tickets from her sleeves.

Seeing so much silver, the person who was still talking wildly just now was immediately silenced, and Ma Ye, who was sitting on the main seat, also shrank his pupils.

"Who the hell are you?"

"The man who buys grain."

An Yueli continued to move forward with the silver ticket, and her eyes kept locking on the main seat. Just when she was only five feet away from the other party, someone stopped them with a knife.

"Stop! How did you find here? ”

An Yueli stopped as she said and replied honestly: "I heard what people said." ”

"Listen to whom?"

"Anguo Mansion, Mama Wang."

When I got the answer, the other party did not react at all. Until Ma Ye, who was sitting on the main seat, drank all the wine in the bowl and threw the empty bowl on the ground.

"Lie! We have never sold grain to the Anguo Mansion! ”

After his words fell, An Yueli had an extra sharp long knife around her neck.

"Miss!"

Huansha jumped up in shock, and at the same time touched the bamboo whistle hanging on her wrist. However, before she could react, An Yueli raised her hand to stop her next move.

"Whether it was sold to the Anguo Mansion or not, Ma Ye knows it in his heart. The fact that I am here alone today has demonstrated my sincerity. Even if you don't believe me, don't you believe the silver ticket in my hand? ”

As she spoke, she placed a thick stack of silver tickets directly on the knife.

Ma Ye looked at An Yueli deeply for a while, and suddenly laughed.

"Yes, guts!"

With his command, his subordinates withdrew the long knife and delivered the silver ticket to Ma Ye's hand at the same time.

Ma Ye weighed the thickness of the silver ticket and pointed to one of the side rooms in the courtyard with satisfaction.

"Go, get the food out."

Four or five strong men complied, and soon several large baskets of grain were transported.

An Yueli glanced at the white rice in the sack, but shook her head.

"Not enough."

Ma Ye replied without raising his head while counting the silver tickets: "The silver you gave can only buy so much." ”

"Then change it to old grain, it doesn't matter if it's worse, help me make up enough for three hundred stones."

Hearing her say this, Ma Ye raised his head again. The deep eyes seemed to have been quenched with poison, glowing with a terrifying cold light.

"Are you sure?"

"Of course, now that the price of food in the city has dropped, if it's just to buy new rice, why should I go to the trouble of making this trip."

An Yueli said and stroked her hair, her expression full of disgust.

"The imperial court asked the eunuchs and rich merchants to donate 300 stone of grain, but no one's silver was blown by the wind, so why should it be given to those untouchables for nothing.

Master Ma, you said yes, right? ”