Wang was puzzled and could only conclude that the person behind the scenes had his own special considerations.
Wang Qi, Wang's trusted steward, took the chisel himself, walked a few dozen steps into the warehouse, picked up a sack at random, inserted the chisel into it, and the high-quality rice flowed out "clattering", crystal clear and white, just like a small waterfall.
The manager's men hurriedly took the bag and said in amazement:
"Seventh Master, this amount of rice is almost as much as what we usually buy for the master!"
Wang Qi, the steward known as "Seventh Master", was really enlightened.
This batch of grain was purchased at the price in Kyoto. Originally, the buyers thought Wang had been coaxed by the little girl's sweet talk and had given her a high price. After all, it was wholesale, so how could the price be the same as retail?
However, now that I have seen the quality of the rice with my own eyes, and then think about the shipping costs, and having to hire escorts, and rent a warehouse... I know that, when it comes down to it, we still have the advantage.
Wang Qi selected a few more grain bags and randomly checked them. He found that the quality was exactly the same as this one.
Apart from anything else, the little girl is really capable of finding such a large quantity of high-quality food!
Wang Qi brought his men and lined up the bags of grain and weighed them, which was a full ten thousand dan.
These ten thousand stones are pure rice with the husk removed, which is snow-white and translucent!
After listening to Wang Qi's detailed report, Wang was very satisfied.
She readily gave Xia Daohua five thousand taels in silver. Five of the five light, fluttering notes, each worth a thousand taels, would have fit in a purse.
Xia Daohua accepted it with a smile, and even compared it with the sunlight to carefully examine the seal on the banknote, without any intention of being polite. After collecting the banknote, Xia Daohua said to Wang:
"If Madam still needs it, a batch of food can be shipped from Kyoto in a few days. However, the variety of food may be different."
Wang said, "Who would flee the famine if they couldn't survive? As long as the victims have something to eat, they won't care about so much. For those who have something to eat, they're lucky to be alive. Why would they need such fine grains?"
Xia Daohua said, "That's fine. Madam, if you could replace these fine grains with coarse grains, perhaps you could save even more people."
Wang smiled and nodded.
If this food is replaced with coarse grains, more people can indeed be saved.
However, there is a science to how to make this change.
If someone really took those moldy, stale grains that had been stored for who knows how long and exchanged them for these fine white rice, I would lose all my face!
This summer rice flower can be quickly mixed into such a large batch of fine grains, the person behind it must be extraordinary.
I can't offend her.
She was willing to suffer losses openly, but for the sake of the victims and for the peace in Jixiang County.
Maybe that was the intention of the person behind the scenes.
I can't do this thing wrong.
While thinking this, Wang was silently wondering in her heart: Which force is hiding behind Xia Daohua?
She pondered carefully for a long time, and thought about several top families that could be compared with the Wang family and the Yang family, as well as dozens of first-class families.
After much thought, I feel that the two most suspicious ones are surnamed Li and Gu.
This Li guy is easy to deal with. He is just a rising star. I heard that he had a falling out with his father. Therefore, he has no family support behind him. All he relies on is the emperor's favor.
But if the person behind her is really that Gu... then things will get serious.
Wang looked at Xia Daohua, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Xia Daohua was a little puzzled. "What's wrong, Madam? If you have anything to say, just tell me. If I can, I will do my best to help you."
Wang finally swallowed her curious words and just chuckled:
"You are quite clever, no wonder you are so highly regarded!"
Xia Daohua knew that Wang had probably misunderstood, but she did not expose it. She just smiled casually, but inadvertently strengthened Wang's guess.
Wang's attitude suddenly became more friendly and gentle.
The two chatted for a while and agreed that after a while, they would decide whether to buy the next batch of food based on the number of refugees and the relief situation.
Xia Daohua thought about it and decided to keep the escort, the caravan, and the warehouse and continue renting them for a few more days.
It's just a matter of spending some money.
When it is needed, it is an excellent cover-up.
Moreover, it is indeed possible to have the escorts and the caravan do some work. For example, go to Kyoto to purchase some ingredients and seasonings that are only available in the Great Chu Dynasty...
Xia Daohua still wants to open a teahouse.
Although the place she had her eyes on was bought by Wang before, that was not the only place suitable for opening a teahouse.
However, she currently has too few available, trustworthy and reliable talents.
There's no point in rushing this, so why not take it slow?
As for buying local ingredients and seasonings, it was, of course, a basic habit for a foodie. She had already tried almost all the local snacks in Jixiang County these days.
I have to try places like Beijing again to see if there are any new things there!
Every time she went to eat these delicious foods, she would bring Linghua, the little foodie, with her.
Little foodies have very sensitive tongues. They can tell what raw materials are used just by tasting it. When they tell the truth, the stall owners are often surprised. Linghua became even more excited after receiving a wave of praise.
But I also met some petty people who felt that Linghua had revealed their recipe and showed her disdain.
Whenever this happened, Xia Daohua would be responsible for comforting the shopkeeper, giving him more copper coins, then putting on a smiling face to apologize, saying something like "the child is ignorant", and asking for forgiveness.
Although she didn't take these secret recipes seriously, she could understand why others cared about them.
Linghua learned her lesson after suffering two setbacks. After that, people would basically whisper in her ear, and she would praise the little girl and let her continue eating happily.
Because Linghua often cooks for Xia Daohua and is reluctant to miss any meal at home, her face has become rounder and rounder recently.
Her facial features were naturally round, with her large eyes being particularly round, and her eyelashes were long, thick, and black, like two rows of small fans.
She is still very young, and no matter how you look at her, she is so cute.
Xia Daohua often dressed up as a man, took Linghua with her, walked in a random direction, and then found a restaurant or snack stand to taste all kinds of delicacies they had never eaten before.
A handsome young man who always had a gentle smile on his face, and a cute chubby girl who was fat from head to toe, this combination of the big and the small almost walked through every street and alley in the outer city of Jixiang County.
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Good night, sweet dreams, see you tomorrow. Love you, (づ￣ 3￣)づ
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