Chapter 69: Purchasing Food to Relieve Disaster Victims
Fu Danjun paused and smiled, "I'm just passing through, going to Kyoto."
The strong man hurriedly said, "Everyone here is running to Kyoto. Unfortunately, my mother has poor eyesight and my wife is lame, so we can only stay here."
Fu Danjun pulled out a silver ingot from his sleeve and stuffed it into the old lady's pocket: "Take it, use it as living expenses."
The old lady touched the silver in surprise and asked: "How can this be done?"
The strong man took the money from my mother and stuffed it back into Fu Danjun's hand: "I appreciate your kindness, but it's useless for us to have money here. There's nothing to buy."
Fu Danjun asked curiously, "No rice for sale? I can buy rice!"
The strong man sighed bitterly: "I'm not afraid to offend you, but this ingot of silver can't buy two kilograms of rice."
Fu Danjun almost dropped his jaw in shock, thinking that if one ingot of silver couldn't even buy two kilograms, then the people here could only wait to starve to death.
In the end, she stuffed the silver into the old lady's hand and left with Lan Fang.
On the way back to the inn, she saw a grain station and asked about it. Sure enough, the rice price was ridiculously high, more than ten times higher than before.
But the grain station owner also felt aggrieved: "It's not that we're worried about people starving to death, we just want to keep the grain and not sell it because rice is so scarce after the flood."
Fu Danjun lamented to Lan Fang, "It's because of the scarcity of rice. If there were enough rice, the price would naturally drop."
Lan Fang agreed: "Indeed, but how can we avoid scarcity?"
Fu Danjun suddenly remembered that in Luoyang, he asked Wanyan Qi to buy grain from other provinces, and the people were very happy after getting the grain.
This method can still be used now to obtain food from other places to buffer the price of rice.
Wanyan Qi had been waiting for Fu Danjun for a long time, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him return: "You've been gone for so long?"
Fu Danjun showed him the medicine bag and said, "I heard on the street that rice prices have risen and people are going to have trouble eating."
Wanyan Qi smiled helplessly and said, "We've already wasted too much time. We need to hurry up. The emperor and the government are responsible for providing relief to the victims."
Fu Dan was silent for a moment: "How about we stay for three days? Just three days."
Wanyan Qi couldn't help but ask, "What can be done in three days?"
Fu Danjun said with a smile, "At least we can go buy some food from the surrounding area, like we did last time."
Lan Fang assisted, "Emissary Wanyan, you may not know that this is the rainy season, and the roads are not easy to travel on with the continuous rain."
Wanyan Qi suddenly realized: "In that case, then let's stay a few more days."
The next day, it really rained. Fu Danjun praised Lanfang: "Your mouth has been blessed. It is so effective."
Although Wanyan Qi was anxious, he couldn't set out in the rain.
Therefore, everything was left to Fu Danjun.
Fu Danjun brought Lan Fang and Wanyan Qi's subordinates to Kaifeng to purchase grain.
Kaifeng did not suffer any disaster, and the people's income increased due to rising food prices, so it was prosperous and bustling everywhere, which was a far cry from Luoyang.
Fu Danjun easily negotiated a price with a grain store, hired a car to load a batch of grain, and asked his subordinates to transport it back to Luoyang.
She would stay and continue looking for cheap goods, such as vegetables. "People can't just eat rice without vegetables. Besides, most people are busy buying and selling grain now, and don't pay much attention to vegetables. The price must be cheap."
Lan Fang was filled with admiration: "Young lady, your talent for business is unmatched."
Fu Danjun was in a good mood and took Lan Fang's hand: "Let's go eat Baiyun pig's trotters!"
In the upscale restaurant, Fu Danjun watched Lan Fang wolfing down her food and asked curiously, "Are you short of money and can't afford meat? Why are you so greedy?"
Lan Fang said quickly, "I was thinking about the young lady the whole way and had no mood to eat."
She ate the White Cloud Pork Knuckle and sighed, "I kind of miss the days at home. Back then, Miss Xu Yu and Madam Yuan were here, and we all had a great time drinking and eating meat together."
As soon as he finished speaking, the hand of a waiter who was serving tea slipped.
The tea tray fell to the ground and spilled everywhere.
The shopkeeper heard the noise and came over to hit him on the head: "You damn beggar, you only know how to eat for free!"
Fu Danjun was very surprised to see that the guy was beaten to a pulp with ragged clothes and a black face, and was also called "Hanako".
"Shopkeeper, please be merciful!"
Fu Danjun came over and opened it, then stuffed a silver ingot into the shopkeeper's pocket and said, "I'll pay for what you broke."
The shopkeeper saw that Fu Danjun had a delicate complexion and looked like someone from a wealthy family, so he thought she was simply doing something righteous and brave: "Miss, you are so kind, I will naturally help you."
Seeing the waiter lowering his head and weeping, Fu Danjun said with a smile: "Men don't shed tears easily."
But the moment the guy looked up, Fu Danjun was stunned.
Because the guy was not a young man but a woman dressed as a man, and this woman was Xu Yu.
Lan Fang was also stunned, feeling like she was dreaming.
Fu Danjun hurriedly pulled Xu Yu to the outside of the restaurant where there were fewer people and asked, "What happened to you? Aren't we in the palace?"
Xu Yu stammered for a long time: "I was robbed on the road and lost all my money. I had to beg for food all the way here."
Fu Danjun quickly said, "It's okay, I have the money."
Xu Yu immediately reached out: "Give it to me!"
She had no joy at all in meeting old friends again, and took it for granted that she should take things for granted.
Fu Danjun gestured to Lan Fang: "Give it to her!"
Lan Fang pouted and gave her two ingots of silver: "Take these with you when you go out. I'll give them all to you."
Xu Yu took it and ran back to the restaurant. Fu Danjun was even more puzzled as she followed him: "She works for the restaurant and pays the owner?"
Lan Fang complained, "We shouldn't have paid any attention to her."
Fu Danjun rebuked him: "Don't talk nonsense!"
Xu Yu gave the silver to the shopkeeper, reached a settlement, and turned to leave.
Fu Danjun caught up with him from behind: "What's wrong with you? Are you just leaving like this?"
Xu Yu sighed and said, "I want to go home alone and live a quiet life. Please don't disturb me."
Fu Danjun was increasingly puzzled. "We are good sisters, aren't we? Why are you saying that?"
Xu Yu had something to hide, and said irritably, "Just because you're a good sister, you're following me? I have my own things to do!"
Lan Fang couldn't stand it any longer and retorted, "What serious matter do you have? You are nothing but ungrateful."
Xu Yu was helpless: "I am not ungrateful, you will understand in the future."
Fu Danjun quickly asked, "Where do you live? Telling us will make it easier for us to find you in the future."
Xu Yu thought for a moment and said, "Come with me!"
Fu Danjun was led to Xu Yu's residence, which was a shabby rented hut.
Before she could take a closer look, Xu Yu had already rushed her: "Have you finished reading? Let's go."
Fu Danjun paused and asked again, "Does the emperor know that you left the palace?"
Xu Yu became increasingly impatient: "Are you talking too much? Go away!"
Seeing her face flushed with anxiety, Fu Danjun thought she must have sneaked out of the palace: "Then I'm leaving. Take care!"
After that, she took Lan Fang away. Lan Fang was so angry that she kept cursing: "What a heartless thing! It's a shame that we helped her with the money."
Fu Danjun laughed and said, "She said she wasn't ungrateful. We'll understand in the future. Maybe she really has something to hide."
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