Chapter 161 Thunderous Wrist.
After going through the remaining files from yesterday, and seeing that it was still early, the Fourth Master got up and went to inspect the charity hall.
Most of the poor people have been properly resettled. The city is now in good order and many shops have opened, but business is very slow.
Yesterday's light snowfall had little impact on Jinyang, and the Fourth Master felt slightly relieved.
"Brother, brother, please sell us more food!"
The Fourth Master was about to return to the yamen, but he suddenly heard crying behind him and subconsciously stopped and turned back.
I saw a woman dressed relatively cleanly, begging desperately at the door of the rice shop with her child.
"It's not that I can't sell you more, it's that you don't have enough money. Stop making a fuss and get going."
"It was clear that six coins of silver could buy a dan of rice before. Brother, I have eight coins here. Can you sell me a dan? I really don't have any rice at home..."
"You still want to buy a dan? Don't you see what time it is? I can only sell you half a dou of rice for eight qian of silver... If you don't want to buy, leave now."
The woman cried anxiously, "But... in the past, six coins of silver could buy a dan of rice..."
The young man, growing annoyed by the pestering, gave the woman a shove. The woman sat down on the ground, tears streaming down her face, and the child was also crying.
In the end, there was no other way. She took eight cents of silver, bought half a bushel of rice, wiped her tears, and walked home with her child.
"These unscrupulous merchants, the price of rice in Beijing is only seven cents per stone. If you save a little, it is enough to eat for a year. They are really bold in asking for a high price, eight cents of silver for only half a bushel of rice, how can it be enough to last for several days?" He was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
The Fourth Master withdrew his gaze indifferently, without saying a word, and went straight back to the yamen.
In the afternoon, a notice caused an uproar in Jinyang.
At the busiest intersection in the city on weekdays, a bloody human head was hanging.
Next to the head was a notice to curb grain prices, which clearly stated that the price of rice should not exceed eight coins of silver per stone. Although there was no punishment listed, the effect was immediate.
Later, Wenjiu asked the purchasing lady in the mansion to go out and buy rice. She was surprised to see the remaining silver money.
The people in the mansion would not tell her about these bloody things, but only said something nice, such as that the price of grain had been brought down.
But Wenjiu wasn't stupid. She'd been managing everyone's food, clothing, and expenses for a while now. Originally, she'd only arranged for the Fourth Master's meals, but gradually, everyone started coming to Wenjiu to settle their bills. So, the Fourth Master simply handed over his money to Wenjiu. Now, it wasn't hard to get information.
But Wen Jiu was a little confused. How on earth had the Fourth Master managed to control grain prices? Liu Yu hadn't been able to control it for such a long time, but the Fourth Master had managed it in just one day?
Later, Wenjiu heard the Fourth Master's thundering methods from Dashao's mouth and couldn't help but be stunned for a while.
She was still a little absent-minded until the Fourth Master came back.
"Your hands are so cold, are you feeling unwell?"
Wen Jiu looked at the young man in front of her who was speaking to her gently. She was a little dazed for a moment and couldn't connect him with the man who had suppressed the grain prices with thundering means.
Only today did she vaguely realize that the man in front of her was not just her husband. The three words "Emperor Planet" carried a weight that she could never have imagined.
The dinner was warmed up with wine, beef noodles, braised pork ribs, pheasant stewed with wild mushrooms, and a few fried side dishes.
The Fourth Master picked up the chopsticks and carefully fed him warm wine, mouthful by mouthful. Today he did not feed him as fast as he did the day before. He was somewhat accustomed to the warm wine, and he was full in a short while, relying on the Fourth Master's hand.
"Master, are you eating too?"
The Fourth Master nodded, but did not pick up his chopsticks.
Wenjiu glanced at him and was about to ask something when he saw the Third Master rubbing his head and walking into the house.
"Ouch, I have a headache. I went to bed late. Fourth Brother, why are you acting like nothing happened? I heard you even went to the government office during the day."
The Third Master sat down straight away, picked up his chopsticks, and handed the bowl to Su Peisheng next to him: "Give me a bowl of noodles."
Su Peisheng took it and helped the Third Master to serve a bowl of noodles and add soup.
The Third Master drank a mouthful of soup and ate two more mouthfuls of noodles before sighing, "I feel good."
"Third brother slept late, and fourth brother not only went to the government office, but also adjusted the grain price back." Ninth Master followed Third Master into the house, sat down next to him, and gave the bowl to Su Peisheng in the same way.
Su Peisheng looked at the Ninth Master and the Tenth Master who came over with a bowl in their hands, and couldn't help but twitching his lips.
These two gentlemen are of high status, but now they go out with one of them holding a bowl in his hand. Is that appropriate?
Resigned to his fate, he lowered his head, took the bowl from Master Shi, and went to serve himself some noodles.
"Fourth brother is really good at this. If you ask me, Liu Yu's methods are too soft, which is why he condones these unscrupulous merchants to do whatever they want. Fourth brother is so quick and decisive, he is really good." Tenth Master looked at Fourth Master with a gleam in his eyes.
The Fourth Master just turned back to look at Wen Jiu: "Didn't you say you prepared some soup for me? Have you checked it out? I want to try it."
There was something strange about warming the wine. Normally, the Fourth Master rarely asked me to do this, but I still stood up.
When I left, I heard the Fourth Master say lightly, "Special measures for special times."
By the time the warm wine and soup returned, the people at the table had already changed the subject.
I only heard the Fourth Master say, "Jinyang City seems to be somewhat stable now. I still need to report Liu Yu's matter to the Emperor. Jinyang City needs someone to take charge. What do you think is the most appropriate arrangement?"
The Third Master lowered his head and took another sip of noodles. "I'm not very clear about these things. You can arrange them. But I'm afraid it won't be possible for me to stay in charge. I still need you to keep things under control."
The Fourth Master nodded and said, "I will follow Third Brother's orders. I will stay in Jinyang. Third Brother, you should either take your two younger brothers back to the capital as soon as possible to report to the Emperor."
Liu Yu’s official position is definitely not going to be kept. Before the trusted prefect arrives, the Fourth Master is afraid that he cannot leave.
Furthermore, the Shanxi governor had no rules for deceiving his superiors and subordinates. This matter was of great importance, so someone still needed to report it personally to the emperor.
After hearing this, the Ninth Master and the Tenth Master said, "You bumped into me, and I bumped into you."
Then, Master Shi said with a playful smile: "Fourth brother, let me stay too. We can help."
Jiu Ye nodded: "Yes, that's right, Fourth Brother definitely needs help here, and Third Brother will be able to help us when we return to Beijing."
In fact, the two of them had originally planned to go for a short trip and come back quickly, and had never thought of staying longer.
Everyone knows that coming to Jinyang to provide disaster relief is a lucrative job. Who wouldn't want to do it and gain both fame and fortune?
However, they didn't expect the journey to be as smooth as they had imagined. But with Fourth Brother around, they didn't have to worry about anything.
After spending some time with their fourth brother, the two felt that they had gained a lot.
After being punished by my fourth brother for several days, my writing skills have improved.
After being beaten several times by him, his boxing skills improved.
With different delicious food to eat every day, who would want to go back?
The Third Master glared at him and said, "What? You want me to go back alone?"
Jiu Ye said: "Third brother, you are not alone, you still have your Fang'er, Cui'er and Tiantian."
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