Chapter 416 Raising food
I have to say that Chu Wei’s wishful thinking is really sound.
As long as he shows up, this business will definitely be a win-win.
If he went to Shen Wan to ask for food, it would naturally be a great achievement; if he failed, he would be regarded as a good official in the eyes of the people, and all the faults would be Shen Wan's alone, because she did not come forward to help.
This trick is not very clever, but it is definitely effective.
For a moment, the huge living room was so quiet that even the sound of an embroidery needle falling to the ground could be clearly heard.
Even though the He siblings were in the basement, their eardrums were almost broken by the clattering of Chu Wei's abacus beads.
"What a mean person!" Helian Bijun frowned and glanced at Helian Changjun unhappily. "How could you do business with such a mean person?"
Helian Changjun shrugged.
In fact, his idea at that time was very simple, as long as he could make money, it would be fine.
What's more, Chu Wei is the county magistrate. With his protection, at least the goods can flow smoothly in the territory of Wei.
But I didn't expect this guy to be so despicable and shameless that he even blackmailed my junior sister.
"Master Chu is right!" Shen Wan's eyes turned and she said with a smile, "I can't stand seeing people suffer. Don't say I'm a princess, even if I'm not, I can't sit idly by and watch what happened today!"
Upon hearing this, Ranqiu became a little anxious.
The fire last night was so serious that according to rough estimates, at least one hundred households were affected.
Although there is still some food in the warehouse, it will not last for more than a few days if it is used to feed so many people.
She was about to speak when she saw Wang Qi winking at her calmly.
He knew Shen Wan too well.
As long as she dared to answer, she must have thought of a solution.
"Thank you, Princess!" Chu Wei was overjoyed and bowed quickly.
Seeing his smug look, Xie Mubai couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.
With such little skill, he still comes out to cheat people. How bold of him is he?
Shen Wan smiled cunningly, her eyes sparkling: “Master Chu, don’t be in a hurry to thank me, I haven’t finished speaking yet.”
"Princess, please speak!" Chu Wei bent over and said hurriedly.
As long as this woman can pay, he doesn't care about talking or even singing.
There's no way around it, he just loves his people like his own children.
Shen Wan smiled sweetly: "Master Chu, you also know that we are exiles. We can't bring too many things on the road. It's good enough to solve the problem of food and clothing."
Upon hearing this, Chu Wei's expression changed immediately.
What does this woman mean?
Could it be that she was just lying and didn't really want to pay?
“Master Chu, don’t be anxious.” Seeing that his face was not good, Shen Wan hurriedly smiled and said, “Although I don’t have it, my godfather does!”
"Just wait, I'll write a letter and have someone send it over as quickly as possible."
"As long as my godfather sees my letter, he will definitely find a way to send me food."
Chu Wei also heard a little about Shen Wan's affairs.
He knew that the old tutor had adopted this girl as his adopted daughter and doted on her very much.
If Shen Wan asked for help, she might really be able to get some food.
The problem is that Lanyang is even farther away from the old master's house. By the time the food is delivered, the food will probably be cold and the victims will have starved to death.
More importantly, that old tutor is not someone to be trifled with.
If he knew that he couldn't even handle a small fire, the old man might really take off his official hat.
By then, let alone the third prince, I guess even the emperor won’t say a word.
"You think my idea is good too, right?" Seeing that he was silent, Shen Wan smiled deliberately and said, "Just wait, I'll write a letter."
"Master Wang Qi, could you please lend me some paper and pen?"
When Wang Qi heard this, he immediately went upstairs to get paper and pen.
Seeing this, Xie Mubai stepped forward and started grinding ink.
Since the little woman wants to play, the two of them must cooperate.
There's nothing I can do about it, since they all spoil her.
"How do you think I should write this?" Shen Wan blinked her big, watery eyes and pondered, "Let's say the prison caught fire, and the county government office and hundreds of houses were burned down?"
Xie Mubai listened and reminded him, "You'd better add that effective emergency measures were taken, which is why these properties were lost."
Helian Changjun heard this in the basement and almost laughed out loud.
Sure enough, this little fox is still vicious.
They even burned down the county government office, and you still call it effective?
If it doesn't work, then wouldn't the entire Lanyang City be reduced to ruins?
Shen Wan thought about it and prepared to start writing.
When Chu Wei saw it, his face turned pale with fright.
"How can I trouble the old master with such a matter?" He hurried forward and said with a smile, "In your humble opinion, it's best if we solve it ourselves."
"The old master is old, and it would be a bit inappropriate to disturb him for such a small matter."
He still knows it’s not good?
Shen Wan wanted to laugh.
But she still shook her head: "You think too much, it's okay."
"My godfather is a very easy-going person. Perhaps after seeing how serious the fire is, he will send someone to see me."
"You'd better ask the old master for a few more men." Wang Qi said with a malicious smile, "To be honest, this fire is a bit strange. I always feel like it was man-made."
"The old master has many talented people under his command. Ask him for a few to investigate this fire thoroughly."
"Even if it's not man-made, there must be some problem with Lanyang City's infrastructure."
At this moment, Chu Weite wanted to slap himself twice.
He really shouldn't have listened to Chen Jiu and run to the post station early in the morning to ask for food.
But this woman is really something. She made a lot of money selling coal. Now that things have developed to this point, how can she not pay a penny?
"It's not a problem with the infrastructure." Chu Wei said with a forced smile, "I've investigated. It's just that the weather was dry and someone was warming themselves by the fire, so the fire started."
Anyway, a lot of people died in this fire, so he could just push the blame onto anyone.
"We'll talk about the cause of the fire later. I don't understand it anyway." Shen Wan's eyes turned and she smiled and said, "The most urgent thing is that we must get food quickly. We can't let the people starve."
"But if you don't let me find the old master, I really have no place to get food."
Haha, what a joke!
Chu Wei is a little naive to think of taking advantage of her.
Even his master, the Third Prince, didn't know how much he had suffered along the way.
Now that things have come to this, no matter how stupid Chu Wei is, he would not dare to set his sights on Shen Wan.
There's nothing I can do about it, since her backer is more powerful than mine.
"Well...why don't we gather some food in the city first?" Chu Wei said haltingly, his face pale. "Then we can wait for the food to arrive from the provincial capital."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone couldn't help but smile at each other.
Especially Wang Qi, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he did not hide the smile on his face at all.
Haha, now I remember that I raised money in the city. What did I do before?
"Is this good?" Shen Wan deliberately shook her head, "The people are very poor, where do they get so much food?"
After hearing this, Chu Wei quickly said, "Then don't let the people go out."
"There are still many wealthy merchants in the city. We can just look for them when the time comes."
After hearing this, Wang Qi couldn't help it.
He squinted his eyes and said with a forced smile, "It turns out that Master Chu has a solution!"
"When I saw you coming to ask the princess for help, I really thought you were at the end of your rope."
I have to say, Wang Qi is really unreasonable.
Just a few casual words made Chu Wei feel embarrassed for a moment.
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