Chapter 361 A small note from the master
Cheng Lesheng lost his temper after being confronted by her. He didn't plan to answer her anymore. He turned around and sat down on the chair opposite Wen Zhenyi and the others. "Why are you looking for me in such a hurry?"
"I'm looking for you to buy food."
Cheng Lesheng paused fanning himself, then turned to look at her with a puzzled expression: "Don't you have over a hundred acres of land? Don't you have enough food?"
"The food from my fields is only enough to feed the children in the private school and my family."
Cheng Lesheng was even more puzzled. It wasn't a serious drought or flood, so why did they suddenly need to buy grain? "What are you buying grain for?"
"If it's useful, just tell me how much you can sell it to me."
Cheng Lesheng frowned slightly, and mentally counted the food in the granary at home: "What do you want?"
"All edible multi-grain noodles."
Cheng Lesheng took a breath and said, "Are you crazy?"
"I'm not crazy, it's just that something happened in Xiang's hometown."
Cheng Lesheng turned to look at Axiang: "What did you want?"
"no."
Wen Zhenyi didn't have the patience to waste time with him. It would take more than a day or two to get from here to Yuncang Country. "Just tell me how much it can be."
"All the grain added up to several thousand dan. You can also talk to Mayor Meng and Magistrate Lei. As the autumn harvest approaches, the grain in the Changping granary will be replaced with this year's new harvest."
Biaozi said at this time: "If it's not enough, I can help you ask in other towns."
"Okay, and I need a large ship for long voyages. Do you have any connections?"
Biaozi shook his head. The ships they had for inland rivers were not very big, and they did not have ships for long-distance voyages.
Cheng Lesheng frowned. "There are very few ships sailing long distances now. There are a few at the provincial capital's dock, but they are not cheap. Besides, the emperor has the most ships. Others don't have that much power."
Wen Zhenyi had a headache. If this were the case, it would be troublesome.
"You can ask Song Yi. I heard that his family and others invested in such a large ocean-going ship, but for some reason, the ship has never been able to bring them any profit."
"Okay, you guys help me collect food first. I'll go to County Magistrate Lei and Mayor Meng to explain the situation. Also, I'll stop selling dry goods like instant noodles and dried noodles for a while."
Cheng Lesheng nodded in understanding and asked a crucial question: "If there is a boat, who are you going to send it?"
Ah Xiang answered without thinking: "There is no one more suitable than me."
Cheng Lesheng clenched the folding fan in his hand, looked at Axiang's face and said nothing.
Wen Zhenyi went straight to see Mayor Meng without delay.
After hearing her purpose, Mayor Meng stood up and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking at Wen Zhenyi from time to time: "I need to report this matter."
"Okay, I'll go back to the county town tomorrow."
Mayor Meng nodded. The grain in the Changping Warehouse was prepared to prevent these merchants from raising prices, and also to be used for disaster relief in the event of natural disasters.
However, the grain is not stored unused. Once the autumn harvest comes, the grain will be sold to the people at a low price.
Wen Zhenyi returned home and found Shen Xiucai: "Grandpa Shen, I have to go to the county town tomorrow. I'm afraid I won't be able to go with you to see Grandpa Wang."
"What's up?"
"Um."
"Go do what you need to do, and we'll talk when you're done."
Wen Zhenyi went to the county government office early the next morning and talked with County Magistrate Lei for a long time.
County Magistrate Lei was also in a dilemma: "I have to submit a petition first."
“Is there a quicker way to get a response?”
County Magistrate Lei shook his head: "No."
When Wen Zhenyi came out of the yamen, he felt a little tired standing on the street. It was really troublesome without communication equipment.
At this time, a woman walked past her and put a note in her hand.
When Wen Zhenyi came back to his senses and went to look for her, he found that she had been submerged in the crowd.
Ah Xiang saw that she seemed to be looking for someone: "Master, what's wrong?"
Wen Zhenyi showed the note in his hand: "Someone slipped this note to me."
A Xiang turned his head to look at the crowded street, but couldn't find the woman who had just appeared.
Wen Zhenyi didn't care and opened the note in his hand. There was only an address on it.
She looked at the address above, hesitated for a moment, and walked towards the address written on it.
This is a remote alley in the county town. There are few people on the road, but there are several families living here.
She came to the address written on the paper and knocked on the door.
A Xiang stood behind her, looking around vigilantly to prevent any sudden danger.
After a while, the door opened and a young man of ordinary appearance appeared: "Miss Wen, please come in."
Wen Zhenyi didn't know the person in front of her. The young man had no ill will towards her and even gave her a friendly smile: "You know me."
"Miss, why don't you come in and talk."
Ah Xiang saw her raising her foot to go in: "Master."
"It's okay." He said as he stepped into the yard.
The yard was just an ordinary courtyard, but there were quite a few people in it. When he saw her, he just smiled and nodded, then went back to his own business.
The young man took him into a main room where an old man was sitting: "Boss, someone is here."
The old man put down the pen in his hand and looked up at the two people who came in: "Miss Wen, please sit down."
Wen Zhenyi sat down opposite the old man: "Old man, are you looking for me?"
The old man turned his head and looked at A Xiang behind her without saying anything.
Wen Zhenyi understood what she meant: "Axiang, go wait for me outside."
Axiang didn't realize there was any danger. He nodded and left the house with the young man.
The young man was considerate enough to close the door.
Wen Zhenyi heard the door close and looked up at the old man: "Can you tell me now?"
The old man stood up and said, "Come with me."
Wen Zhenyi saw the old man walk to a small door on the side, so he stood up and followed him.
Behind this small door is a long and narrow dim corridor. If it weren't for the oil lamp lit nearby, you would probably not be able to see the road clearly.
She didn't know how long she walked before light appeared in the corridor in front of her.
Coming out of the corridor, there was another house in front of me, but this house was even more dilapidated.
The old man took her through twists and turns, and she didn't know how long they had been walking before they finally arrived at the destination.
This place seemed to be a village outside the city. The old man took her into a room and said, "Miss Wen, please sit down."
Wen Zhenyi sat down: "Old man, can you tell me now?"
"I think Miss Wen is very smart and has already guessed it, right?"
"Uncle really is full of surprises."
The old man smiled and stroked his beard: "The master already knows about your visit to the county magistrate today. He asked me to give this to you." Then he took out a small piece of paper from his arms and handed it to her.
Wen Zhenyi took the note and saw the words written on it. It was indeed Feng Hanhe's handwriting. He did not object to her helping Yuncang Kingdom, but there was one condition: she needed to give him a copy of the same drought-resistant method.
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