Chapter 257 Disguise

Wang was puzzled and could only conclude that the person behind the scenes had his own special considerations.

Wang Qi, Wang's trusted steward, took the soldering iron himself, walked a few dozen steps into the warehouse, picked up a sack at random, inserted the soldering iron into it, and the fine rice flowed out, crystal clear and white, just like a small waterfall.

The manager's men hurriedly took the bag and said in amazement:

"Seventh Master, this amount of rice is almost the same as what we usually buy for the master!"

Wang Qi, the steward known as "Seventh Master", really felt that his eyes had been broadened.

This batch of grain was purchased at the price of grain in Kyoto. Originally, those who were buying grain thought that Wang was fooled by the sweet words of the little girl and gave a high price - after all, it was wholesale, how could the price be the same as retail?

However, now that I have seen the quality of the rice with my own eyes, and then I think about the shipping costs, and the need to hire escorts, and rent a warehouse... I realize that, if you really want to be particular, we are still getting the better deal.

Wang Qi selected a few more grain bags and checked them at random. He found that the quality was exactly the same as this one.

Apart from anything else, the little girl is really capable to be able to find such a large quantity of high-quality food!

Wang Qi and his men lined up bags of grain and weighed them, which amounted to a total of 10,000 dan.

These ten thousand stones are pure white and translucent rice with the husk removed!

After listening to Wang Qi's detailed report, Wang was very satisfied.

She happily gave Xia Daohua five thousand taels of silver. There were five of them, each weighing one thousand taels. They were so light that they could fit into a purse.

Xia Daohua took it with a smile, and even compared it with the sunlight to carefully examine the seal on the banknote, without any intention of being polite. After taking the banknote, Xia Daohua said to Wang:

"If Madam still needs it, a batch of food can be shipped over from Kyoto in a few days. However, the variety of the food may be different."

Wang said, "If they couldn't survive, who would flee? As long as the victims have something to eat, they won't care so much. If they have something to eat, they are lucky to be alive. Why would they need such fine food?"

Xia Daohua said, "That's fine. Madam, if you replace these fine grains with coarse grains, maybe you can save more people."

Wang smiled and nodded.

If this food is replaced with coarse grains, more people can indeed be saved.

However, there is a science to how to make this change.

If someone really took those moldy, stale grains that had been stored for who knows how long and exchanged them for these fine white rice, I would be completely disgraced!

This summer rice flower can be quickly mixed into such a large batch of fine grains, the person behind it must be an extraordinary person.

I can't offend her.

She was willing to suffer losses openly, but for the sake of the victims and for the peace of Jixiang County.

Maybe that was the intention of the person behind the scenes.

I can't do this job wrong.

While thinking this, Wang was silently wondering in her heart: Which force is hiding behind Xia Daohua?

She pondered carefully for a long while, and thought about several top families that could be compared with the Wang family and the Yang family, and dozens of first-class families one by one.

After much thought, I feel that the two most suspicious people are one with the surname Li and the other with the surname Gu.

This Li guy is easy to deal with, he's just a rising star, and it's said that he had a falling out with his father, so he has no family support behind him, and all he relies on is the emperor's favor.

But if the person behind her is really that guy named Gu... then things will get really serious.

Wang looked at Xia Daohua, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Xia Daohua was a little puzzled: "Madam, what's wrong? If you have anything to say, just tell me. If I can do it, I will do my best to share your worries."

Wang finally swallowed her curious words and just chuckled:

"You are quite clever, no wonder you are so highly regarded!"

Xia Daohua knew that Wang had probably misunderstood, but she did not expose it. She just smiled casually, which inadvertently strengthened Wang's guess.

Wang's attitude suddenly became more friendly and gentle.

The two chatted for a while and agreed that after a while, they would decide whether to buy the next batch of food based on the number of refugees and the relief situation.

Xia Daohua thought about it and decided to keep the escort, the caravan, and the warehouse and continue renting them for a few more days.

It's just a matter of spending some money.

When it is needed, it is a perfect cover-up.

Moreover, it is indeed possible to ask the escorts and the caravan to do some things. For example, go to Kyoto to purchase some ingredients and seasonings that are only available in the Great Chu Dynasty...

Xia Daohua still wants to open a teahouse.

Although the place she had her eyes on was bought by Wang’s family before, it was not the only place suitable for opening a teahouse.

However, she currently has too few available, trustworthy and reliable talents.

There's no point in rushing this, so why not take it slow?

As for buying local ingredients and seasonings, it is of course a basic habit for a foodie. She has already tried most of the special snacks in Jixiang County these days.

I have to try places like the capital to see if there is anything new and interesting there!

Every time she went to eat these delicious foods, she would bring Linghua, the little foodie, with her.

Little foodies have very sensitive tongues. They can tell what raw materials are used just by tasting it. When they tell the truth, the stall owners are often very surprised. Linghua became even more excited after receiving a wave of praises.

But I also met some petty-minded people who felt that Linghua had revealed their recipe and gave Linghua a bad look.

Whenever this happened, Xia Daohua would be responsible for comforting the customer, giving the store owner more copper coins, apologizing with a smiling face, saying something like "the child is ignorant" and asking for forgiveness.

Although she didn't take these secret recipes seriously, she could understand why others cared about them.

Linghua learned her lesson after suffering two setbacks. From then on, people would whisper in her ear, and she would praise the little girl and let her continue eating happily.

Because Linghua often cooks for Xia Daohua and is reluctant to miss any meal at home, her face has become rounder and rounder recently.

Her facial features were originally round, especially her big eyes, which were round and round, with long, black eyelashes that were as thick as two rows of small fans.

She is still very young now, and she is so adorable no matter how you look at her.

Xia Daohua often dressed up as a man, took Linghua with her, walked in a random direction, and then found a restaurant or snack stand to taste all kinds of delicacies they had never eaten before.

A handsome young man who always had a gentle smile on his face, and a cute, chubby little girl who was fat from head to toe, this combination of the big and the small walked almost every street and alley in the outer city of Jixiang County.

Good night, sweet dreams, see you tomorrow. Love you, (づ￣ 3￣)づ

(End of this chapter)