Pan Ying said: "Second Master Ye collects 5,000 stones every year. ”

Five thousand stones.

When Ye Heng lived in the fourth grade, his annual income did not exceed three hundred stones.

returned to Qingzhou, but he had to collect so much every year, where did he get his appetite and capital?

Pan Ying explained: "Second Master Ye said that our Qingzhou is located in a remote area, and after paying the field rent for the grain produced every year, there is still a lot left, if we pull it out and sell it ourselves, it will be time-consuming and laborious, and it is not cost-effective." It just so happened that he knew a grain merchant who was in this business, so he came every year to pull away the rice and pay a higher price. ”

Ye Chutang almost wanted to laugh.

She didn't know that her second uncle still had such a ability to build bridges.

A good official doesn't do it, but he studies this kind of business.

Although Ye Heng's performance in officialdom in the early years was mediocre, relying on Ye Zheng's brother, it was smooth.

Not to mention the next few years, Qingyun has gone straight up, just those doors in the capital are enough for him to eat and drink, why do you have to worry about even these thousands of stone business now?

Five thousand stones, to say a lot, is really not enough for a big grain merchant to come and run, but to say less, this is indeed the harvest of many farmers.

There are few people in Qingzhou, but there are more than 30,000, and each family is allocated more arable land.

Most farmers have a total annual harvest of less than 100 stones, which is their entire source of income.

This is also why Pan Ying came to the door in person, and it is estimated that many farmers behind him are anxious, waiting to exchange grain for money.

He is popular, can mix, and is an official errand in size, and can talk to the Ye family, so he was chosen.

Seeing that Ye Chutang was deep in thought and didn't reply for a long time, Pan Ying became more and more worried.

He gritted his teeth and asked boldly, "Second Miss, Second Master Ye's people haven't come for a long time this year, isn't it...... What's wrong? ”

Ye Chutang pulled out his thoughts, and when he heard the words, he seemed to hesitate for a moment before bowing his head slightly.

"Second Uncle is indeed in some trouble."

Pan Ying's heart sank.

Immediately afterwards, I heard Ye Chutang continue: "The second uncle has been exiled to Tongbei because of selling his official position and corruption and dereliction of duty. ”

In just one sentence, it was tantamount to a thunderclap in Pan Ying's ears.

"What!?"

Pan Ying's eyes widened in shock.

Even Ye Zheng, when he had an accident a few years ago, he was just demoted, and everyone was quite embarrassed after hearing the news, and only sighed that he was like a tiger.

But this time Ye Heng's situation is completely different!

He had committed a great sin!

Raided his family and exiled, I am afraid that there is no possibility of turning over in this life!

Pan Ying couldn't help but look at Ye Jingyan and Ye Yunfeng again, and subconsciously spoke: "That, then you-"

Aren't they family?

Ye Heng fell into such a situation, how many of them were sisters and brothers......

Ye Yunfeng sneered: "We have been with them for a long time-"

"Sacred heart mercy." Ye Jingyan glanced at Ye Yunfeng and interrupted him, "I only severely punished the second uncle and confiscated all the family property, but I didn't sit with others anymore, and the female dependents of the house were never enslaved." As for us...... After all, we and the second uncle have not lived together for a long time, and we have not been implicated. ”

Ye Yunfeng secretly clenched his fists and swallowed back the words in his throat.

And Ye Jingyan's words were also very convincing to Pan Ying.

——The two brothers, Ye Zheng and Ye Heng, have already started their own families, and the elders have gone early, so it really makes no sense to be a family.

If even Ye Heng's wife and daughter were not affected, it would be even more difficult for Ye Chutang to do it.

Pan Ying was momentarily shocked, pacing back and forth restlessly.

"This, this...... How could this happen? ”

What should be done with the rice that was harvested earlier?

Ye Chutang looked at him with an anxious look and thought quietly.

These are just innocent ordinary people, who don't understand the treacherous clouds in Beijing, fighting openly and secretly, only knowing that something happened to Ye Heng, and they are afraid that there is no way out of their hard year's harvest.

Those who are anxious to change money are afraid that they don't know what to do.

Pan Ying was worried, and after watching Ye Chutang a few times, she wanted to speak and stopped.

The reason why he asked Ye Jingyan and the brothers to invite Ye Chutang was because he thought that now that she was the speaker of the Ye family, she might be able to decide the matter.

But now it seems that Ye Chutang and the others clearly don't know what Ye Heng is doing, so how can they talk about it again?

It's not easy for them to find Ye Chutang to deal with the aftermath, right? That's too unreasonable.

But if you keep dragging it out like this, then ......

Ye Chutang glanced at Ye Yunfeng, and Ye Yunfeng immediately went to close the door with interest.

"Brother Pan, don't worry. The stakes are high, so let's think about it together. ”

Ye Chutang raised his hand and invited Pan Ying to sit down and drink tea.

Pan Ying glanced at her, looking at the indifferent appearance of the woman in front of her, and the anxiety in her heart unconsciously subsided a lot.

Only then did he realize that he had been very thirsty for the past half a day, and after pouring two sips of tea, he asked eagerly:

What does Miss Ye Er mean by this...... Are you willing to help with this? ”

There was an unconcealed hope in his eyes.

In his opinion, the Ye family is extremely powerful, and since the Ye Jingyan brothers respect Ye Chutang so much, she must not be an idle person.

Maybe she'll have a solution!

Ye Chutang paused and asked, "You just said that the grain merchant who comes to collect grain every year is a friend of my second uncle, so-can you recognize it?" ”

Pan Ying nodded again and again: "I recognize it!" ”

"Then you might be able to get in touch?"

Pan Ying's expression froze, and she shook her head guiltily: "This, this...... No...... Every year after the rice harvest in August, they come and don't have to wait at all. After the things were pulled away, they didn't stay too long, and they left quickly. ”

This is also normal, the time is very tight when the grain is harvested, and they are over, and they have to go to the next place.

In the past few years, everyone didn't worry about this, so they didn't think about interacting too much with each other, and they didn't think that Ye Heng would have an accident once they had an accident, and those people would not come.

They couldn't contact each other, so they could only put their hopes on Ye Heng, and then they came to the door.

Result –

Ye Chutang lowered his eyes slightly, and gently flicked the tea leaves with the tea lid.

It's a strange thing.

Ye Heng had an accident, but he did not implicate others, but the grain merchant who was involved by him also did not move.

If there is no Ye Heng's participation in this, I am afraid that no one will believe it.

And what Ye Chutang cares more about is actually -

"Do you know where the food is sent every year?"

Pan Ying was stunned for a moment, looking dazed.

"Well, I, we just sold it, and we didn't ask where they sold it."

This is also normal.

The imperial court did not prohibit the private sale of grain, and some grain merchants bought large quantities in years when grain prices were cheap, hoarded them, and sold them at high prices when the harvest was not good and grain was in short supply.

As long as the farmers can sell at a good price, the busy year is not in vain, and how can they still manage where other people do business? (End of chapter)