Chapter 194: Wen Ruyue could have become rich
"Yes, Dad has something to say to the guests. Can you go to the kitchen to pick some vegetables for lunch?" Uncle Fuzi's voice was hoarse when he spoke to his daughter.
The little girl nodded: "Okay. Grandma bought some leeks this morning, so we'll have multi-grain leek pancakes for lunch."
The little girl held a basket and sat at the kitchen door, picking vegetables bit by bit.
Blind people usually have hearing that is several times more sensitive than that of ordinary people.
Uncle Tian smiled and came over to help, talking to her all the time to distract her.
Wu Yunzi looked around and felt that he was an outsider and should not stay here to listen to secrets.
He stood up and was about to leave.
He was stopped by Wen Yan's look.
There were only five people in the house.
Uncle Lin took the lead in breaking the awkward atmosphere and bowed to Uncle Fuzi: "Master Xue, thank you very much for what you did just now."
This person is not Uncle Fuzi, nor is he a servant.
It was just a quick-thinking move after Uncle Lin gave him a look.
His original name was Xue Yi, and he was a native of Jinyang Prefecture.
He joined the army at the age of fourteen in place of his father and rose to the rank of centurion. Uncle Lin was once a soldier under him.
Some time ago, Uncle Lin and Uncle Tian came to inquire about the news. Xue's mother was seriously ill, and it was Uncle Lin and Uncle Tian who helped him.
His cooperation today can be considered as returning the favor.
Xue Yi asked in confusion: "Why did you lie to that young master? He seemed to care about you very much."
Pei'er said: "Good brother is a good man, he has taken good care of us along the way.
They have important things to do in Jinyang Prefecture, so we can't keep bothering them.
I had no choice but to tell him a white lie, telling him that we had found our family, so that he could rest assured..."
Pearl's words were half true and half false.
Xue Yi did not delve into it further.
He only trusts Uncle Lin.
Since this is someone Uncle Lin wants to protect, he will help out of loyalty.
The two people who stayed behind with Situ Ming heard the whole story clearly.
After exchanging gestures, one person quietly left and went back to report.
Wen Yan and Pei'er did not change back to their identities, but temporarily lived in the Xue family with their current identities.
After lunch and a short rest, Wen Yan and Pei'er went out shopping and sightseeing, actually to see the current situation of Jinyang Prefecture.
Two people walked on the street.
Pearl is like a young lady raised in seclusion. She is curious about everything when she first arrives.
They walked around, looked around, and bought a lot of food and toys.
Before dark, the two visited many places.
I almost figured out the situation here.
Especially food prices.
The miscellaneous grains that sold for seven or eight wen per pound in the capital are now sold for twenty-seven or twenty-eight wen here, and the quality is not good, with a lot of stones mixed in.
Fine flour that cost thirty wen per pound was now sold for one hundred and sixty-five wen per pound, a price more than five times higher.
The price of grain is unified throughout the city.
Even with such a sky-high price and a daily purchase limit per person, supply still cannot meet demand.
"Oh, with food prices so high, what we spend in a month now is equivalent to what we used to spend in half a year. If this continues, my family will only be able to eat coarse grains."
A woman in silk clothes was standing in line to buy food, sighing and shaking her head.
The people lined up behind her were probably from much poorer families, their clothes patched up: "We can't even afford to eat grain. In a few days, we'll have no choice but to buy grain cakes from disaster relief centers."
This moment.
The rich did not despise the poor for being shabby.
The poor do not envy the extravagance of the rich.
Their expressions showed only numbness and despair after being tortured by the drought.
Someone said, "Fortunately, there are government-provided disaster relief cakes. They are affordable. If a family saves a little, two cakes a day, boiled in water until they are rotten, is enough to keep everyone alive."
"If it weren't for the government's grain and cakes as a guarantee, I don't know how high the grain prices would have risen."
"Hush! Stop it! If the people at the grain store hear you, you'll be in big trouble."
Everyone exchanged glances and changed the subject.
"Who can afford such a high price?" Pei'er was shocked as she watched from the side. "Wen Ruyue had so much food, she could have become rich!"
Pei'er looked around nervously, then lowered her voice and said, "If those grains hadn't sprouted and gotten damp, I wonder how much money we would have made."
"Those refined rice and flour were not meant to be sold to the poor."
When they heard that Ruyue had shipped a large amount of goods into the city, many people were jealous.
Especially the hungry people on the road, they could even smell the fragrance of food coming from the sacks.
Their expressions were full of greed, but no one dared to act rashly.
I can only follow the team and feast my eyes.
The new disaster relief officer, Meng Xiyan, temporarily took over the position of prefect.
This man is upright and incorruptible. He governs the country with military law and enforces his orders.
They never show mercy to criminals such as robbery and theft.
By the time the new ban was issued, he had already killed more than two dozen people.
At first, some people didn't believe it and, relying on the fact that the law does not punish the masses, they gathered a gang of nearly 20 people to commit crimes in an attempt to test his bottom line.
After the new magistrate arrested the man, he didn't even give him a trial. Instead, he took him to the vegetable market and chopped off his head the next day.
Only such a thundering measure could intimidate the villains in Jinyang Prefecture.
Jinyang Prefecture also entered a period of peace that had not been seen in decades.
A long grain transport team paraded through the city and finally stopped in front of a big house.
Wen Ruyue's steward was already waiting at the door of the house with a smile on his face.
He brought people into the city three days ago to rent a house and a shop.
The house is used for living and storing goods, while the shop is used to open a grain store.
After entering the house, the delicate Wen Ruyue rested for a moment before ordering Qingzhu, "Go find the steward."
"Yes." Qingzhu bowed, turned around and went out to look for someone.
After a while, she came back with the steward.
The steward stood outside the door behind the curtain, braving the scorching sun and answering with awe and trepidation: "Madam, what do you want?"
Wen Ruyue was lying on the beauty's chair, with a maid on her left massaging her legs and a maid on her right peeling grapes for her to eat.
"Have you rented the shop?"
“It’s already been rented.”
"Can we open tomorrow?"
"Madam, everything is ready for the shop and we can open at any time.
It’s just that… we didn’t get the city ticket.”
Without a market certificate issued by the government, it is impossible to open a shop and do business.
Wen Ruyue knew nothing about this.
She had previously opened a shop called "Miao Bi Zhai" in the capital, and these details were handled by her servants, so she didn't have to worry about it herself.
Hearing the word "market bonds" at this moment, I can't help but feel a little confused.
He immediately pushed the matter over to Situ Ming: "Go tell Mr. Situ that my rice shop will be open for business the day after tomorrow at the latest."
She has been away from the capital for more than half a month.
My husband is talented and handsome like Pan An, and many women want to throw themselves at him.
She had to go back early and drive away those annoying girls.
At this moment in the capital, the Marquis of Jinping’s Mansion.
Jiang Rouer meets Huo Yaoxing by chance in the garden.
She was graceful and bowed to him: "Greetings, my Lord."
Huo Yaoxing glanced at her coldly and saw that she had a red sweat towel tied around her waist, which made her waist look even thinner and could be held in one hand.
The neck is long and slender, and the skin is as white as snow.
When she squatted down to salute, her body leaned forward slightly, and the neckline of her bra opened, making the view inside half-covered.
The look in her eyes when she looked at me was full of affection and love.
【Note: Market certificate, business license.】
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