When Chunxiao saw Wang Shiwen, he was pacing anxiously in the yard. He immediately came to greet her and said, "Boss, Boss, something bad has happened. A lot of soldiers have come to our village."
"What are the soldiers doing here?" Chunxiao was shocked. Could it be that the county magistrate was openly robbing the farm? "Why are you here alone to kill Shufeng?" If they were robbing, wouldn't Shufeng be in great danger? "Let's go, let's go quickly." She went back to the house and put on a straw raincoat without caring that the cart was wet. She seemed a little exasperated when she spoke.
Dashan soon followed behind, and when he saw their car was about to leave, he got in as well, "Did something happen to Zhuangzi?"
"He said that many soldiers and officers came to the village to report the news. Now Shufeng is alone there, and I am a little worried." Chunxiao asked Wang Shiwen to drive faster. It was raining in this damn weather.
The two men were silent all the way, both anxious and puzzled about what happened today. They were honest farmers who paid taxes and grain according to the rules. Apart from not selling their harvest, they really couldn't think of any other way to offend the government.
Although the car was driving fast, it still took more than an hour to arrive at the village.
When they entered the manor, they saw a row of soldiers under the porch at the entrance. Chunxiao and Yan Bingfa were both shocked, and Wang Shiwen, the driver, was even more shocked.
The other party saw that they did not move and continued to stand there in a proper manner. Chunxiao told Wang Shiwen not to stop and to continue walking inside. When they reached the courtyard gate, the two of them got out of the car and hurried to the living room.
She was anxious all the way, thinking about how to deal with various situations. Yan Dashan also followed her nervously, but was dumbfounded when he reached the door of the main hall.
I saw Shufeng chatting happily with a strong man.
What's going on? Chunxiao hurried in, and Shufeng stood up quickly. "General Hu, this is the owner of the manor, my aunt Yan Chunxiao."
Chunxiao glanced at Shufeng and saluted the burly man. "General Hu, I wonder why you brought your troops here today. My niece is still young, so please don't take it personally if I'm being disrespectful."
Dashan also stepped forward and saluted.
Shufeng hurried over to them and said, "Aunt, Dad, Commander Hu is here today to pick cotton. Do you know who asked him to come? It was Brother Dongsheng."
"Dongsheng?" Both of them were surprised. "Didn't Dongsheng go to the war?"
"Boss Yan, we are subordinates of General Hejian. We are here to purchase military supplies. There is a cotton shortage in the north, and General Xu said you have good cotton, so we came directly here. Oh, and I have a letter from him for you."
The burly man pulled out a letter from his chest. "He said you'd give us a good price after you read it."
"Aunt, I've already talked to the aunts and asked them to prepare the meal. The soldiers will have dinner at our farm later."
"Shufeng, don't be rude. He is an adult, how can you call a soldier 'big brother'!" Yan Dashan was a little afraid of the military officers. These people were killing enemies on the battlefield and had majesty.
"It's okay, it's okay. Since he's an old friend of General Xu, he's one of our own. We don't need to be polite to one another."
Chunxiao sat down on a stool nearby, opened the letter, and soon accepted it with a smile. "Since it's with Dongsheng, if you want it, I'll give it all to you. Why don't you take the brothers ahead to have a meal? It's very cold outside. We can discuss it after you're full."
"Originally it was against the rules, but since we are in our own home, we should be more comfortable and follow your arrangements."
Chunxiao called Wang Shiwen and asked him to take a few soldiers to dinner.
They had just arrived in such a hurry that they didn't even have time to take off their raincoats. Now that everyone had left the main room, Chunxiao and the others took off their raincoats and put them aside.
"Chunxiao, what's going on? Could the Commander Xu they're talking about be Dongsheng?"
Chunxiao smiled and nodded, "It's Dongsheng."
"Really? Brother Dongsheng is actually an official now." Shufeng was amazed. "Dad, someone close to us is an official now."
"Don't yell, let your aunt finish what she's saying."
"Dongsheng used to have some hunting skills, didn't he? After joining the military camp, he quickly went to the vanguard camp. Later, during a battle, he ambushed the enemy and made military achievements. Now he's a small leader. This General Hu is of the same rank as him, but he's in charge of logistics. The two of them usually get along well. This time, knowing that their military procurement list includes cotton, and the quantity is large and the task is heavy, he sent someone to our place. It's like doing us a favor and helping them as well."
"Then how do we determine the selling price of this cotton? I'm afraid we can't sell it too high."
"Dongsheng also mentioned this." Chunxiao smiled inadvertently when he said this, "He said that the minimum purchase price for the military camp is 100 wen, and he would just give us a reasonable discount, but not too much." He was giving her the low price, letting her take advantage of it according to the situation.
"100 wen is so high!" Dashan was surprised. The Tongyuan Trading Company in the county only gave 45 wen. It can be seen how unscrupulous they are.
Chunxiao made a hushing gesture, asking them to be quiet.
Dashan covered his mouth and asked, "Chunxiao, how much are you going to sell it for?"
"Brother, Dongsheng has had a hard time in the military camp, and now he's trying to get us business. We have to help him no matter what. Even if it's 75 wen, we won't lose anything. We used to sell it to merchants at 75 wen, and it's the same now. This solves our problem." She looked at Shufeng again, "Go and get the account book for cotton and grain."
After Shufeng left, she calculated in her mind, "Brother, how much cotton is there in the farm?"
"About 25,000 jin."
There are more than 2,400 kilograms in her field, and there are about 40,000 to 50,000 kilograms in the village, which means there are more than 70,000 to 80,000 kilograms. Adding the ones here, there are more than 100,000 kilograms in total. I wonder how much Hu Lingjun wants.
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