Chapter 127 Three-day deadline

Mrs. Wei: “…”

is that so?

But she always felt something was strange in her heart.

"What's so strange about this?" Wei Ruyan didn't understand why Madam Wei still didn't believe it. "Don't you know how beautiful your daughter is? Even in the capital, few people can match her."

"That's true..." Mrs. Wei thought about it. The young man was Mu Ai, and Wei Ruyan was the only noble lady Shen Shilang knew. They were in contact with each other every day, so it was inevitable that she would fall in love with them.

"Did he reveal anything?" asked Mrs. Wei.

Wei Ruyan shook her head and said, "He covered it up well, but no matter how well he covered it up, there will always be a day when the truth will be revealed."

"Why did I want to whip him with my second brother? Wasn't it because I saw the way he looked at me?" Wei Ruyan said, "He couldn't hide it for a moment, so I saw it. I am the daughter of a great general, and he, who is just a guest in our mansion, dares to fall in love with me? It's really outrageous!"

"My second brother and I beat him up so that he would recognize his position." Wei Ruyan sighed, "I didn't expect that he could become a tutor in such a short time."

"At worst, I can marry him and then I'll apologize to him." Wei Ruyan said.

"I have to discuss this matter with your father." Mrs. Wei said, but she was a little persuaded by Wei Ruyan.

It just so happened that she also wanted to give it a try.

Before Shen Shilang left the Wei family and went to Beijing, Wei Zhaoxian was very angry with her, but he also said that Shen Shilang was not his child.

He even swore a poisonous oath.

Wei Zhaoxian spoke so firmly that Mrs. Wei could not help but believe it and no longer doubted it.

But there is still a thorn in my heart that makes me want to test it again.

This incident is a good opportunity to see what Wei Zhaoxian's attitude is.

Although Wei Ruyan really didn't want Wei Zhaoxian to know, she also knew that such a big matter as a marriage could not be done without Wei Zhaoxian, so she nodded and waited for good news from Mrs. Wei.

Shen Shilang and Su Jinshi were unaware of Wei Ruyan's crazy thoughts.

Su Jinshi is unable to contact Shen Shilang now, so he can only check on what Shen Shilang is doing every day.

Moreover, Shen Shilang had lost contact with the Wei family long ago, and Su Jinshi didn't think of going to see how the Wei family was doing.

Naturally, it was impossible for Shen Shilang to imagine that Wei Ruyan still had such a big misunderstanding of him.

The Liang and Ke families delivered part of their stored grain to the inn the next day.

In order to show sincerity, I gave quite a lot of gifts.

The fifth prince saw it and said, "It seems that the Liang and Ke mansions really have stored a lot of food."

When the housekeeper of the second mansion heard this, his heart suddenly rose to his throat.

Yesterday, Ke Hongbin and Liang Zhenggang went back and talked about this matter, and both families were in a dilemma.

What they gave was too little. The Fifth Prince and Shen Shilang must think that they were not sincere.

What if they want to find some fault to make a fuss about? But if they give too much, it will seem that they have a lot of food stored in their house, and they don't know how to share some of it.

So I struggled for a long time before choosing this number.

I didn’t expect that the fifth prince would say it.

The housekeeper of the Liang Mansion hurriedly said, "Your Highness, it's not that the mansion has a lot of food stored, but the mansion has taken out most of the stored food. Now the food stored in the mansion is just barely enough to feed the people in the mansion."

The housekeeper of the Ke Mansion followed up and said, "Your Highness, the Ke Mansion is in the same situation as well."

The fifth prince waved his hand and said, "No matter how much you keep, since you can give out so much, then the other palaces should be able to give out so much as well."

Liang Mansion Housekeeper: "..."

Ke's housekeeper: "..."

It seems that other families will bleed from these two.

Thinking of this, they instantly felt a lot more balanced.

After the two housekeepers left, the Fifth Prince asked Shen Shilang, "Sir, is it appropriate for me to go to the various mansions to ask for food?"

Shen Shilang stood up and said, "In times of national crisis, it is our duty as citizens of Daxi to stand up and help. It is wrong to ask His Highness to come to our house in person to ask for our stored grain."

At Shen Shilang's instruction, these words spread beyond the inn and to various mansions.

Seeing that the Liang Mansion and the Ke Mansion actually took the initiative to donate grain, the other mansions became a little uneasy.

On the one hand, they were struggling. Since everyone else had donated, it would be a shame if they didn't donate. Would it be remembered by the Fifth Prince and Shen Shilang? But on the other hand, they felt bad because they had spent a lot of money to buy these grains.

If you bought it at normal market price, just donate some of it.

But the price they paid was really high.

The key is that it is still impossible to buy it. The price of food changes every day.

No one knows how long this drought will last. What if it gets to the point where even they are short of food?

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

Therefore, they were reluctant and dared not donate the grain at this time.

Each company wants to see what other companies are planning to do, so they are taking a wait-and-see approach for the time being.

Unexpectedly, in the evening, news came that the Fifth Prince was planning to go door to door to ask for food, and then Shen Shilang said that.

The various mansions could no longer sit still, and quickly asked their servants to check how much grain was left in the warehouse.

He inquired overnight about how much grain the Ke and Liang families had donated.

It doesn't necessarily mean that we have to donate more than the other two families, but it certainly cannot be less than the other two families.

Finally, after some discussion in the palace, they did not dare to donate more based on what the Fifth Prince said.

It was the same amount donated by the Liang and Ke families.

Obviously, the Liang and Ke families had also discussed this.

So on the second day, there were suddenly many horse-drawn carriages parked outside the inn, all of which were housekeepers sent by various mansions to deliver food.

The carriage was filled with grain donated by various prefectures.

It took a long time just to unload the goods, and there was a long line of carriages outside the inn entrance.

With Chong'an taking the lead, the news here, with the help of Shen Shilang, spread throughout the northwest.

There were even rumors that the Fifth Prince and Shen Shilang were going to inspect various places to see which mansion had the most grain reserves.

Regardless of whether this matter is true or not, other local governments have also become nervous.

Instead of waiting for the Fifth Prince and Shen Shilang to come, it is better to donate it early.

Various government offices received a lot of donated grain.

Shen Shilang received the letters sent by various government offices and smiled slightly, "With these grains, we can hold on for a while."

The five-day deadline given by Shen Shilang to each grain merchant has also arrived.

Several grain merchants handed over some grain, but it was not much, and was about the same as the grain donated by various prefectures.

The fifth prince was so angry that he laughed when he saw it.

"The grain reserves of those mansions cannot compare to those of grain merchants, but the grain merchants deliver almost the same amount as the mansions." The fifth prince sneered, "We are not asking for their grain for nothing. We said we would pay them at the normal market price."

"How can the normal market price compare to the current price?" Shen Shilang sneered, "They must have informed the master behind them and received the master's instructions before giving these."

(End of this chapter)