The next day, early in the morning.

Cheng Shui had no sleep all night and had some headaches.

After thinking about it, she felt that she couldn't let the rumors continue like this.

The fame that came out at this time was a murder knife in the back. Whether it was the rebel army or other forces, it was not what she wanted to participate in.

In this ancient period, she just wanted to live a peaceful and stable life, and it would be good to improve the quality of life. If it weren't for the fact that her youngest daughter was still in Xu Ci's hands, she wouldn't want this cheap son-in-law.

And now, if she wants to clear this rumor, she is afraid that she will not be able to do it with her ability, after all, she can't argue.

I can only go to the old village chief, whether it is the old village chief's decision or everyone's discussion, it is much better than what she judged herself.

Therefore, early in the morning, Cheng Shui went to the house of the village chief Cheng, and this time he did not bring his two daughters-in-law.

"Hey, why did Sister-in-law Cheng come so early, have you eaten it?" Cheng Guan's daughter-in-law, Li, was cleaning the yard and was a little puzzled when she saw Cheng Shui. "Sister-in-law, are you here to find San Lang?"

"I'm not here to find Saburo." Cheng Shui said helplessly: "Are Village Chief Cheng and the old village chief here?" ”

"He's teaching Rui Ge'er and San Lang to learn calligraphy, you wait, I'll call him." Li said heartily, turned around and entered the room.

I didn't have the heart to look at it yesterday, but now Cheng Shui took a look, and found that the layout of the house in the village chief Cheng's house was somewhat similar to that of the original family, and it should have been built together.

These days, she has also secretly collected a lot of information, which is passed down by three generations of the village chief's family. Old Man Cheng's wife also left early for the Li family, and only got one Cheng Guan, and only one Rui Ge in Cheng Guan's generation.

Listening to the gossip of the Zhang family, there used to be a family that couldn't afford to eat, and wanted to sell their daughter to Village Chief Cheng as a concubine, but they were bombed out.

At that time, Cheng Shui also sighed that there was really no lower limit in this ancient world. Now I have some understanding. This Cheng Village Chief's family and original family may not be anything in ancient times, but they are also unique and wealthy in Changliu Village.

"Sister-in-law Cheng." Cheng Shu was also a little surprised when he saw Cheng Shui. "Come in first, my dad just woke up, wait a minute."

"Okay, no hurry." Cheng Shui responded and signaled that there was no need to worry.

But the father and son of the Cheng family really attached great importance to her, and in less than a quarter of an hour, they sat opposite each other.

"Figured it out?" Old Man Cheng was the first to speak, and there were a few traces of hatred in his tone.

Cheng Shui nodded, a little ashamed, and blamed her for being thoughtless. It's embarrassing to have to overturn your original statement in just one night.

"This matter is easy to do, let's just say that the old people in the village discussed it, and I am also well-informed old man, and no one will get to the bottom of it." Old Man Cheng didn't embarrass her, and spoke directly. "But, you'll be honest with me, what did you think when you made this decision?"

Cheng Guan poured water for the two of them and sat on the side like a companion.

Cheng Shui thought about it in his heart, this Cheng family's father and son are really very protective of her, and they can't tell the truth when they come through, so think of another way.

But after a while, Cheng Shui thought about his rhetoric and sat up straight: "This matter is actually very simple, I'm afraid that the old village chief won't believe it." ”

"Tell me about it." Old Man Cheng said inclusively.

"Selling all the grain wasn't a sudden decision I made." Cheng Shui continued: "If I go to the town with Cheng Da before I sell grain, you must know about it. ”

Cheng Shu nodded and motioned to continue.

"On that day, when I saw that the price of food was more than ten times higher than usual, I felt that there was a problem. Such a high price of grain is destined to be unaffordable for ordinary people, and the rich have a stockpile of grain, so I think the price of grain has reached the top. After Cheng Shui finished speaking, he looked at Old Man Cheng, saw him nod and continued: "Then that day, Hui Niang's husband happened to return from Zengcheng. I heard him mention the price of grain in Zengcheng for more than 1,000 yuan. ”

In fact, Xu Ci didn't mention it, but it didn't hurt, after all, Village Chief Cheng didn't stay with her all the time, and she also supported Brother Rui in advance that day.

Cheng Shui continued: "I thought a lot, and I felt that the price of this grain was about to fall. ”

Old man Cheng suddenly realized that he was already scheming, and he had also seen businessmen who were mercenary, so it was not difficult to figure it out.

Cheng Guan was still a little puzzled: "The price of grain in Zengcheng is also very high, doesn't it mean that there is a shortage of food in the city?" Scarcity is expensive, even if everyone has stockpiled grain, they will continue to rush to buy it, how can the price of grain fall? ”

Cheng Shui chuckled: "You're right, scarcity is expensive." Then think about it, will other people who are not short of food want to make a profit when they see that the price of food is so high? ”

What she didn't say was that those who were not short of food at this time and wanted to make money must be rich and powerful people.

At the end of her speech, the father and son of the Cheng family also understood her thoughts, and the old man Cheng understood her unfinished meaning.

"Cheng girl is smart!" Old Man Cheng was amazed, and asked again: "Then what do you think about it in the future, the price of grain has dropped, when will you buy it?" ”

Cheng Shui said everything in the front, and he didn't hide his selfishness in the back, and said bluntly: "Businessmen are heavy on profits, but they also have to take into account the cost, although the price of grain cannot fall to the past, but in order to make a move, don't spend more on the return trip...... It's about a little less than 1,000 texts. ”

Old man Cheng touched his beard, praised in his heart, not arrogant, not impatient, not insatiable, this conversation brought him not only surprise, but also hope.

The father and son of the Cheng family glanced at each other thoughtfully. Then, I saw Cheng get up and walk out of the door.

I thought he was taking something, but when I raised my eyes, I saw that he was standing outside the door, and he was actually guarding the door.

Cheng Shui was a little distracted, feeling that these two people were even more mysterious.

"Cheng girl, you are now forty-two." Old Man Cheng touched his beard and said, "When you were born, the old man was not married, but later you were taught by your father, nurtured by your mother, and had the honor to marry the daughter of the Li family and have children. ”

Old Man Cheng's eyes suddenly changed distantly: "You don't know, the old man has almost forgotten that he was just a beggar for food." ”

Cheng Shui was taken aback, Old Village Chief Cheng still had such a background, and he was even more surprised by the intersection of his original parents and Old Village Chief Cheng.

"It's a pity that they went not long after you got married. I didn't get to see what you're looking like now. Old man Cheng didn't need Cheng Shui to talk, and said to himself: "But it's not too late, fortunately the old man is alive." ”

Old Man Cheng got up and motioned for Cheng Shui to follow him. Turning to the right side of the hall, I saw a simple bookcase with a few stacks of bamboo slips on the bookcase, and a large locked wardrobe on the other side.

I saw that Old Man Cheng took out a key from his arms, inserted it into the right side of the copper lock, and opened it after a short time.

When Old Man Cheng opened the cabinet door, Cheng Shui was taken aback, this turned out to be a tunnel with an opening downward.

Things are getting more and more weird, and Cheng Shui is a little hesitant. Although the old village chief would not harm her, he didn't know where this tunnel would lead.

Without waiting for her to speak, Old Man Cheng coughed twice, leaned on his back, and took the lead in going down with an oil lamp.