Chapter 341: Becoming an Old Lady Chapter 341
In this situation, Commander Wang quietly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that the food would be in the ground, and when the time came, it would boost the prestige of the old lady.
Thankfully, fortunately.
If the grain is not underground, the king's authority will be even higher.
"Master Hou, this ......" He looked at the old lady with bad intentions, frowned, and looked worried.
Everyone's face was not very good, I thought that things would take a turn for the better, and everyone's hearts were full of expectations. Results...... Passable.
The Hu family was even more trembling, although the old lady was already the Hou Ye, but in their simple cognition, the family still belonged to the ranks of the countrymen.
The old lady's few words annoyed the officials, and she didn't know how to punish them.
The old lady was completely unaffected, her eyes were cold, unhurried, and said:
"Isn't this your business? If you can't find food, I'll see how you can pay for it. ”
Commander Wang choked hard, this is indeed his task, but, can ......
He suddenly realized that the old lady was in love with him, and there was no problem if he didn't help. Can't find food, he wants to see the old lady's jokes? Actually, I'm looking at my own jokes.
Where did the king, who recognized this, still gloat?
He is also a demonic obstacle, and instead of going out to investigate, he pinned his hopes on an old lady.
Commander Wang took a deep breath, hugged his fists at the old lady, and led people to the intersections to look for traces.
If the other party is really a Hu person, there will always be clues if they want to transport the grain away.
Wang led people away, and Zhou Rui was convinced of the old lady.
Commander Wang had a short contact with the old lady and did not know the old lady's ability. Zhou Rui witnessed the old lady step by step to the position of the marquis, and he not only feared her, but also admired her.
He had tried his best to find the whereabouts of the food, so it was better to pin his hopes on the old lady.
Everyone present looked at the old lady, and I don't know when the old lady became their backbone, as if as long as the old lady was there, everything could be solved.
The old lady looked at Hu Yan'er, she was the heroine, and now it was time to play a role. Although she has read a few detective books, she has not been involved in solving crimes. It is not easy to think of storing grain underground, and no matter how difficult it is, there is no way.
Hu Yan'er was at a loss, if there was no reminder from the old lady, she didn't even think that the grain might be hidden underground, let alone find the whereabouts of the grain.
She came with the king this time, and the official family had great hopes for her, if she could not find the whereabouts of the food, I am afraid that the road in the future would not be easy.
The old lady came to the door of the granary, measured the distance with her footsteps, and after a while, returned to her place, but dropped a bead and came out.
The falling beads did not stay where they were, but rolled down the granary to the door. Iron Bull's eyes were quick, and he ran over with the beads, and before the beads could "escape", he quickly picked them up and sent them to the old lady.
"Milk, the beads are off."
After these days of raising, the iron bull has grown meat on his face, and the fleshy little face makes people can't help but pinch it.
That's what the old lady did, she gently pinched the little face of the iron beef, and put the beads away.
Tie Niu smiled embarrassedly, and slipped back behind the old lady.
"Tian Lei, whose residence is this?" The old lady asked, pointing to the room not far from the granary.
Tian Lei was puzzled, but still replied that this residence was where Neiying lived. Tian Lei was indignant, they dared to steal the food of the whole village! If it weren't for the fact that they had been taken into custody by the king, the spittle of the villagers would have drowned the family.
The old lady frowned slightly, "They haven't provided the whereabouts of the food yet?" ”
Tian Lei looked at the old lady strangely, and shook his head honestly, "No."
The old lady should know about this, why do you still ask him?
The old lady didn't say anything more, and led the big guy to the courtyard. As the former village chief, the courtyard here is not small, and it can be twice the size of ordinary people. The courtyard is scattered, with vegetables planted against the wall, a round stone table in the middle, four stone benches, and a grape trellis on the top of the head, which is a vibrant courtyard.
The old lady squatted down, took the soil under her feet and gently crushed it in her hands. The delicate soil slipped away quickly as the old lady crushed it, and soon there was nothing left in her hands.
Hu Yan'er's eyes moved with the old lady's movements, and she also followed the old lady's example and pinched some soil, and then was shocked.
"These ......"
The old lady continued her words:
"It's exactly the same as in the granary."
The onlookers were still unclear why, Zhou Rui had understood something, and immediately ordered people to dig up this place.
The grain in the granary disappeared inexplicably, and the sloping ground inside was delicate and the soil was fine...... All of them indicate the whereabouts of the grain.
The old lady gave Zhou Rui a satisfied look, and then sat down on the stone bench.
There is great power in numbers, and the people around have also joined in digging the ground. I thought it would take a lot of effort, but who knew that the ground here was very soft, and it was dug up without much effort thanks to everyone's efforts.
"There are ...... here"
"Oops!"
Someone exclaimed, and before he could explain, someone had already fallen down there.
The originally delicate soil layer collapsed before it could be excavated, and several people fell down, startling everyone to retreat.
Zhou Rui was also taken aback, how could there be so many holes here?
Suddenly, the man who fell inside exclaimed:
"Grain, here's food!"
Everyone didn't care about the risk of collapse, and quickly surrounded them.
The collapse site was about two or three meters away, and the people below held the rice high with their hands to show the people above.
The contrast between the golden grains of rice and the collapsed soil makes it easy to see what it is.
"It's rice, it's rice!"
The people in front of the line exclaimed, and word of mouth spread, and soon everyone knew that food had been found underground.
Everyone invariably asked: Could it be that the grain in the granary has arrived here?
Zhou Rui was worried about an accident, so he asked the villagers to wait outside, leaving only twenty young adults to dig out the tunnel.
Stimulated by the food, everyone worked hard and dug up most of the tunnels in a few moments.
This digging is a big surprise.
The courtyard is full of food!
It's the newly harvested rice this year!
There is a big difference between the seeds of double cropping rice and ordinary seeds, and the villagers can tell the difference at a glance.
These paddies are all seeds of double cropping rice!
The villagers cheered and applauded, and they finally didn't have to worry about running out of food.
Zhou Rui was overjoyed and ordered all the grain to be moved to the granary. At the same time, he couldn't help but wonder, how did the grain in the granary come here?
How can food, which takes a lot of labor to move, be transported quietly and quickly?
Zhou Rui was not ashamed to ask, and told the old lady his questions, and his questions were also the questions of the villagers. They don't ask, and the old lady has to say the same.
She took everyone to the granary and took out the bead that had fallen earlier. As the beads fell, this time they rolled forward unhindered, and in a short time they were in the courtyard where they had been.
"This ......"
Zhou Rui was shocked, he vaguely guessed the thief's methods, if the old lady hadn't found out, no one would have thought that these grains were close at hand.
"It's not easy to carry grain, but if you dig a tunnel in the granary, use an inclined angle, and wait for the right time to release the grain quickly, the grain will roll down to the predetermined place due to inertia."
The old lady's words were easy to understand, and the villagers understood them.
"That's why we can't find any traces of transporting grain, and there is no one to carry it at all!"
The villagers were indignant and even more angry with the former village chief's family. They ran around all day looking for food, and the original village chief's family kept so much grain without saying a word, how safe they were!
Also, the former village chief actually colluded with the Hu people, do they want to rebel?
The old lady who rebelled didn't know, but she knew that if Hu Ren hadn't received the news in advance, she wouldn't have noticed the small Tianjiazhuang at all.
The family of the former village chief colluded with the Hu people, but their identities were not enough to tell the secret. In addition to them, there must be other internal responses.
The old lady thought of Zhao Yuanwai, who was rescued by Zhao Qi, and thought that it was a sure thing, but there was an accident halfway. If Zhao Yuanwai colluded with the Hu people, then Zhao Qi ......
"Hiss......"
The old lady glanced at Hu Yan'er secretly, and secretly said that it shouldn't be.
As the hero and heroine in the book, not to mention Wei Guangzheng, at least there should be no problem with his character.
As one of the next heirs to the throne, no matter how confused Zhao Qi is, it is impossible for him to be with the Hu people...... Right?
The old lady wrote it down and kept it for later inspection.
found the food, Zhou Rui was overjoyed. finally looked for a credit, but the credit was not given, but he almost made a mistake, and his mood can be imagined. Fortunately, now that the grain has been recovered, it is time for the second season to plant.
When the king learned of this, his face was gloomy. The old lady really found food, and this time, the old lady's prestige was even heavier.
As a person close to the official family, Commander Wang knows better what the official family thinks about the Yue family. The official family is ashamed of the Yue family, but the Yue family dares to steal beams and change pillars under the nose of the official family, and the official family will recognize it because of the silver mine, but he can't be indifferent.
The old lady of the Hu family knew the identity of the Yue family but helped hide it, and from this point of view, she was not at ease.
Commander Wang did not deny the merits of "Double Cropping Rice", but such an important matter was in the hands of the old lady of the Hu family, and he was uneasy for the official family.
However, something even more disturbing happened to the king.
Tianjiazhuang found food, and Zhou Rui asked them to cultivate rice seedlings as soon as possible, but they couldn't raise rice seedlings like last time.
But the old lady said that the seeds of "double cropping rice" need specific seeds, and even the grain grown from "double cropping rice" still cannot germinate.
In other words, every year you have to buy new seeds from the Hu family to plant.
The Hu family controlled the seeds of "double cropping rice"!
The impact of this matter was too great, and the king immediately reported it to the official family, and the old lady was also very innocent. She didn't know about it originally, but it wasn't thanks to Tianjiazhuang's last time that she realized that something was wrong.
In order not to affect the cultivation of "double cropping rice", fortunately her clever granddaughter has improved the seeds of "double cropping rice", and there will be a steady supply of seeds in the future.