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Qingzhou.

In order to prove that she has the ability to predict the future, Lin Wanwan told Lin Wufeng two major events that were about to happen in the city.

The first thing was that the number one restaurant in the city was sold to the pawnshop of my third brother Lin Wuchong at a low price without any warning.

The Lin family knew that the real owner behind this restaurant was the private property of a favorite concubine.

Even the Lin family, the number one family in Qingzhou, did not dare to compete with this restaurant for business.

There must be something fishy about such a profitable shop being sold like this.

The second thing was that the government office posted a notice to increase taxes for the people in the entire state.

The entire northern border is experiencing a severe drought. This year's summer harvest ended in a total failure. Not only did the court not provide disaster relief, but it also snatched food from the people. This shows some problems.

If Qingzhou wasn't too far away from the capital.

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There has been no news from my second brother who is an official in the court.

Lin Wufeng was waiting anxiously, restlessly.

really.

The next day, these two things were confirmed.

At this point, Lin Wufeng was 50% convinced of Lin Wanwan's predictive ability.

The Lin family doesn't have much time left to act.

He immediately asked the third brother Lin Wuchong to sell the First Restaurant and other unprofitable businesses at a low price in exchange for banknotes.

Originally, Lin Wufeng had a lot of fixed assets under his name, but unfortunately all the real estate deeds and other deeds were stolen by thieves.

Even if the government knew that these properties belonged to him, without complete paperwork, he had no way of selling them for cash.

At the same time, he borrowed a large sum of money from the third brother for turnover, and sent people to Qingzhou and other surrounding states to purchase grain as low-key as possible.

There are masters behind all the illegal assets in Lin Wu Chong's hands. He didn't dare to let the news spread that he lent such a large sum of money to his eldest brother at one time without charging any interest.

I didn't dare let my eldest brother do this in the name of the Lin family.

In just five days, part of the grain reserves in the hands of major grain stores and grain traders were purchased at high prices by mysterious buyers.

Not only various kinds of grains, but also any food ingredients that can be bought will not be missed by the Lin family.

But the Lin family didn't know.

They were so ruthless that they bought up all the food on the market.

This caused food prices to rise rapidly again.

Don’t say that the people have no money to buy food.

Even if you have money, you can't buy food.

Where you can't see.

A large number of people who should not have died starved to death.

A horrific civil uprising is quietly brewing.

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Peach Blossom Village.

As soon as Shen Shuli and Shen Yuehua entered the village, they saw Su Pingan running towards them.

"Mom, um... Dad asked me to wait for you here. He said that if you don't come back tonight, I will go to my grandparents' house to pick you up tomorrow morning." Su Ping'an said foolishly.

"When did you come back?" Shen Yuehua knew that her son was still a little reluctant to let go of his daughter, so she didn't force him.

"I came back at noon today."

"Why so early?" Shen Yuehua was surprised.

"Hey, something unexpected happened. We went to three counties and only bought more than 800 kilograms of grain. I heard that there are wealthy families in Qingzhou who are buying grain from various counties at high prices, even from the towns."

"Fortunately, we set out yesterday to buy some food. Otherwise, if we were one day later, we wouldn't be able to buy even a bushel of food!"

Su Ping'an couldn't help but feel fortunate when he thought of the depressed scenes he saw in various county towns.

Fortunately, this cheap sister brought back the news in time, otherwise I would probably have to starve in the days to come.

"Now you know how important the news your sister A'li brought back is, right? By the way, where is your father?" Shen Yuehua asked when she didn't see her husband at home.

"Oh, let's go out and ask which family is ready to go with us."

Shen Yuehua nodded: "Hurry up and pack up with your brothers, we will leave early the day after tomorrow."

"I know, mother."

Spent a day at Shen's house.

Shen Shuli did not forget to use the spiritual spring water, and the bruises on her face had mostly healed.

There were only two or three spots that were bruised and swollen, which affected the appearance.

It will take another day or two to fully recover.

"You two bastards! I'm going to break your legs!" Su Yunhai's loud voice echoed throughout Taohua Village.

Shen Shuli was very curious as to why her father, who was always gentle and polite, would lose his temper like this.

This roar is comparable to that of Zhentianhu.

She hurried out to eat the melon.

I saw Su Yunhai chasing his two rebellious sons around the village.

Su Changan and Su Dingan ran away separately, and Su Yunhai could only chase the eldest brother Su Changan who had the worst physique.

"Su Changan! Stop right there!"

"Dad! Dad! Dad! Stop hitting me! My son is a scholar after all, please give him some face!"

Su Changan was kicked to the ground by Su Yunhai and couldn't get up for a long time.

Su Dingan had already disappeared, and Su Yunhai had no intention of chasing him. He would have to go home sooner or later, so where could he run to?

Shen Shuli and Shen Yuehua looked at each other and walked towards Su Yunhai to ask.

"Dad, what happened? Why are you so angry?" Shen Shuli asked with concern.

Su Yunhai still had one foot on Su Changan's butt, his face looking terribly dark.

"These two rebellious sons instigated the villagers to stop us from following our advice and fleeing together. They also spread rumors and slandered you to destroy your reputation!"

"I came back today and wanted to have a good talk with those families in the village who didn't want to leave, but they all made up their minds and refused to leave no matter how much we persuaded them."

"How many villagers will be killed by these two rebellious sons! How can I not be angry!"

Shen Shuli sighed. Things were going quite smoothly.

The villagers who went out with Su Yunhai to buy food saw the situation outside and came back to talk it over with other people in the village, which would surely convince most of them.

As a result, we failed to defend against these two troublemakers.

This beating was not unfair at all.

"Okay, Dad, don't be angry. It's hard to persuade a damned ghost with kind words. Let's put aside the desire to help others and respect their fate." Shen Shuli persuaded.

“Boom.”

As she was speaking, Shen Shuli vaguely heard a rumbling sound, as if a group of horse hooves were gradually approaching.

She frowned slightly, and she and Su Yunhai looked at each other and felt something was wrong.

"Mom, go back and close the doors and windows, let's go to the village entrance and take a look!"

After saying that, the father and daughter quickly ran towards the village entrance.

At the end of the road outside the village, dust was rolling and the sun was nowhere to be seen.

Shen Shuli immediately took out a military telescope from the space.

The telescope can see up to five kilometers.

Covered in the dust was a group of bandits riding on big horses, holding big swords, with ferocious looks on their faces.

This group of horse bandits was less than three kilometers away from Taohua Village.

She immediately handed the telescope to Su Yunhai and said quickly, "Oh no, Dad! It's bandits! There are at least 20 to 30 of them! All of them are holding swords! They should be heading for the village!"

"How could the horse bandits suddenly appear! You go back quickly and tell everyone to hide. I'll go to guard the village!" Su Yunhai immediately pulled Shen Shuli and ran back.

These horse bandits are all skilled in martial arts, and it is beyond the ability of the father and daughter to handle them alone.

"Dad, I have an antique bow and arrow here. It's much more powerful than the ordinary bows and arrows here. If you really can't use it, just use a gun! Don't worry about being exposed. Safety first!"

"Thanks, my girl!" Su Yunhai picked up the copper basin from his home and ran around the village knocking it.

“Clang, clang, clang, clang!”

A gong sounded.

"The horse bandits are coming! The horse bandits are coming!"

"Young men, quickly pick up your weapons and come to the village entrance to fight against the enemy together!"

"Don't think you're safe by hiding in your house!"

"Once the bandits come in, we'll all be dead!"

Su Yunhai's voice was like a dragon's bell, quickly spreading throughout Taohua Village.

When the old village chief heard the sound, he quickly asked his son to climb up the tree to check.

Seeing a large group of horse bandits had arrived at the village entrance, Li Rui was so scared that his whole body froze.

"Dad, the horse bandits are really coming!"

"Hurry up and organize strong laborers to fight the enemy together. We can't let Su Xiucai bear it alone!"

"I know, Dad!"