Chapter 229 Property Purchase

Cheng Wei Yao retreated to the door of the room and first took a look at the door lock. There was no sign of it being pried open. Then she walked around the granary and found that the window lock had been in disrepair for a long time. In other words, it was possible to get in through the window.

In the end, it was my own carelessness that gave the enemy an opportunity to take advantage...

"Manager Wu, tell me the truth, Shuntian is out of food. We won't blame you, but if you keep delaying, the rice shop will probably be sold out!"

"Yeah, it really doesn't matter to us adults whether we eat or not, but the children are still growing and can't go without food!"

The commotion outside grew louder. Wang Yuanbao and the rice shops under the Chamber of Commerce, seeing that Shuntian Restaurant was running out of food, began beating drums and gongs to sell their own rice. To encourage people to buy, they even lowered the price slightly, but even so, it was still far above the normal price.

"These are the last fifty bags of rice on sale. If you miss this, you'll regret it for the rest of your life! This opportunity is rare, don't miss it, and it won't come back!"

The price drop and the limited quantity made the people gathered at the door of Shuntian Restaurant eager to buy rice. They had some money and could barely buy a bag or half a bag, but they were not sure whether they would have a second meal after the rice was finished.

"Everyone knows Sima Zhao's intentions!"

Cheng Weiyao had naturally heard the commotion outside, and as luck would have it, she knew who was behind the attack. She immediately used QQ Farm and, with a single thought, moved the entire warehouse's sand, replacing the stolen rice.

After everything was done, she opened the door of the granary and went outside to seek justice.

"Everyone, calm down. Our Shuntian Restaurant has already cooperated with the government to distribute grain. We will definitely not play tricks. Those who have received sand should return it first. We will investigate the matter thoroughly..."

Cheng Weiyao's voice was gentle but firm, and coupled with the storyteller's exaggeration and brainwashing, the people soon calmed down and began to retreat to Huangsha in an orderly manner to collect rice again.

Cheng Weiyao took advantage of the silence to announce the rules of opening the granary and releasing the grain. She did not hide anything and directly spread the news that the granary of Shuntian Restaurant had been replaced by someone with ulterior motives.

"No wonder they changed the rice distribution to porridge. What kind of wicked businessman can't stand seeing people doing good things? But as long as we have something to eat and don't starve to death, that's all that matters!"

"Yes, evildoers will be punished. I hope that person can't have a son! After this period of time, the Mi family should be able to return to its former state..."

The people were originally somewhat dissatisfied with the change from rice distribution to porridge distribution, but once the whole story became clear, they expressed their understanding.

He even turned his gun around and started cursing the mastermind behind the scenes.

Wang Yuanbao sat in the side room of the restaurant, listening to the people below singing praises to the Qingping Palace and official uniforms, while at the same time cursing their own ancestors with gritted teeth.

He couldn't understand why Cheng Weiyao still had rice to give out today when his men had clearly reported that they had successfully replaced all the granaries in Shuntian Restaurant last night under the cover of darkness.

He stood up angrily and walked away.

After giving out rice instead of porridge, the accident of rice turning into yellow sand was stopped. And to prevent people from poisoning the porridge again, all those who participated in the porridge were required to drink a bowl of it first to prove that it was not poisonous.

With such double protection, the safety of porridge distribution is greatly improved, and people can eat it with peace of mind while watching it.

The food situation began to stabilize, and the people of the Qingping Palace began to move towards the capital under the pretext of relief. However, Cheng Weiyao soon discovered that hemp ropes tend to break at the thinnest point, and misfortune only favors those who are suffering.

"The prices of medicine at the clinic have gone up, and my mother can barely afford them. Fortunately, she still has rice porridge to keep her alive. When will this end?"

"Be content, you should be. Autumn will come after the end of summer. Clothes prices will definitely go up by then. I've already started sewing autumn clothes for my wife in advance. We can't afford to buy them anymore, so let's make our own..."

Cheng Wei Yao sighed, quietly lowered the curtain of the carriage, and felt a little heavy in her heart.

Because famine was raging everywhere, even though Cheng Weiyao and her colleagues opened their granaries and released grain, solving the problem of food and clothing, the people did not become richer. After all, when grain prices rose, the prices of other things also rose.

The most direct consequence is polarization, with the poor becoming poorer and the rich becoming richer.

The carriage soon stopped at an inn in the small town. After a short rest, the other female members of the Qingping Palace began to contact the local county government to distribute porridge.

Cheng Weiyao, who was obviously worried, stayed in the inn to rest at the request of other female relatives.

In the inn, in the side room.

"What is your wife thinking about? Why are you so sad? We have done everything we can."

Wen Chengyun saw Cheng Weiyao sighing at the table as soon as he entered. He stepped forward and gently massaged her shoulders. As the food aid program progressed, he came to understand his wife's soft and caring heart.

The mentality of the strong protecting the weak is not a bad thing, but people have already had enough food and clothing, and we can't take care of all their food, clothing, housing and transportation. If we do that, we will become living Bodhisattvas.

"I just think that setting indicators like this is not a solution if it doesn't address the root cause. If this situation continues, there will be more and more people like Wang Yuanbao. It's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish!"

Wen Chengyun's thoughtfulness eased Cheng Weiyao's somewhat anxious heart. She actually already had a preliminary plan in her head, but such a large-scale action might affect Wen Chengyun's overall plan and even expose their whereabouts.

Wen Chengyun knew Cheng Weiyao well. Having shared the hardships together, he understood his wife's concerns. He then took Cheng Weiyao's hand and sat down beside her.

"Madam, if you want to do something, just go ahead and do it. I'm your husband, and it's my responsibility to deal with the aftermath. As for the overall situation, it's basically stabilized now. To be honest, I've almost cleared out all of your spies along the way."

This wasn't entirely to comfort Cheng Weiyao. Wen Chengyun was able to leave Qingshi Town without worry because he had already received a list of colleagues who had received the news from Zhang Daming. With Wu Qi's protection, it wouldn't take much to eliminate the spies in the various prefecture and county governments.

Therefore, I believe that the remnants of the previous dynasty in the capital probably didn't expect my actions...

"I want to buy property along the route where we opened the warehouse and stored the grain. Maybe a clothing store, a painting studio selling calligraphy and paintings, or a snack street similar to Shuntian Restaurant..."

Cheng Weiyao combined the outputs of QQ Farm and QQ Ranch and tentatively put forward her own ideas.