Chapter 2962: Don’t waste your old business
Zhu Feng probably noticed that she had been feeling a bit worried that night, especially after the fire at the river barn, so he asked, "What's wrong with you? Now that it's done, why do you look so worried?"
"No, no."
"Still saying no."
Zhu Feng squatted down and looked her in the eye, saying, "Look at you, your face still doesn't look good. Tsk, your hands are cold too."
I felt his hand reaching out and holding my own.
It's rare that after such a long time, I finally felt the familiar warmth from Zhu Feng's thick and rough palm, unlike the cold feeling I had for a long time after being injured before.
Nan Yan opened her eyes wide and kept staring at him.
Zhu Feng met her gaze and only raised his eyebrows slightly: "Hmm?"
"Your Majesty, I—"
Just as she was about to speak, there were several knocks on the door. The waiter standing outside asked softly, "Madam, have you finished your ginger soup? I also brought up some midnight snacks."
Zhu Feng turned around and said, "We don't need it. Please send it to the two rooms next door."
"Oh, yes."
The waiter left.
Zhu Feng turned his head and looked at him again: "Hmm? What do you want to tell me?"
“…”
Nan Yan hesitated for a moment, then looked up at him again. The noisy voices outside the window seemed to be about to blow the roof off the house. Such an uneasy night didn't seem suitable for quiet conversation. She thought for a moment and said, "No, nothing."
“…”
Zhu Feng also glanced at her, but he didn't ask any further questions, nor did he look disappointed.
He just reached out and gently pressed her shoulder, and said softly: "Since you are fine, then go to bed early. You are really tired today."
"Um."
No words were spoken that night.
Zhu Feng got up early the next morning. Although Nan Yan didn't sleep well and her head felt a little heavy, this was not the time to stay in bed, so she got up early with him.
While having breakfast in the guest room, Li Bushan came in to report the results of the Xiaohecang fire last night.
Zhu Feng picked up some food for Nan Yan, then turned to look at Li Bushang.
"Burned one-third of the food?"
Li Bu Shang said, "The Hang Seng Bank is being extremely cautious due to the fire, so I'm not sending anyone in to infiltrate, lest they discover anything. Although the reports say one-third of the building is burned, based on the reports from my subordinates about the ignition and how long the fire lasted, it should be at least halfway burned."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Feng nodded slightly.
"One-third isn't bad, but half is better."
After saying that, he said to Li Bushang, "Alright, you can go down. Pay attention to the news over there and report back anytime."
"yes."
After Li Bushang finished speaking, he lowered his head and walked out.
Compared to the calmness on this side, there was a flurry of activity in the Hang Seng Bank on the other side of Xiajiang Town.
The fire has been extinguished and rescue work is still going on, but the reported situation made Hang Seng Bank's manager Lu Taining so angry that he threw the account book to the ground.
The accountant and his two subordinates were so frightened that they dared not speak.
Lu Taining gritted his teeth, veins bulging, and said viciously: "They actually burned half of the grain. What are you guys in the warehouse doing?! How could this happen!"
The accountant didn't dare to speak.
The warehouse manager lowered his head and said with a sad face, "Boss, this is really an accident."
"Accident? People have been releasing river lanterns every year for so many years, so why did they have to set the barn on fire at this time of year?!"
"Boss, we checked and found that the iron net that was blocking the water before is rusted."
"What?"
"The iron net was rusted and had a hole in it, but the people below didn't notice it in time. Maybe because of this, the river lanterns released by those people last night floated under the warehouse and ignited."
"damn it!"
Lu Taining, who usually smiled cheerfully and acted like a man who made money by being friendly, could not help but curse angrily at this moment: "Why didn't the people below find out earlier? Such an important thing has been burned, and now more than half of our food has been burned. What are we going to do in Lianhuanwu?"
No one below dared to speak.
The accountant thought for a moment, waved his hand to dismiss his attendants, and when they were the only two left in the house, he cautiously stepped forward and whispered in Lu Taining's ear, "Boss, there are less than ten days left until Lianhuanwu pays the grain."
"Need I tell you, don't I know?!"
Lu Taining said through gritted teeth.
Under normal circumstances, even if it cost a little more money, we could just buy the food and send it over first, even if it was a small loss, so as not to anger the other side; but this time, the time for delivering the food was so short, and half of the food was burned.
Where could he find so much?
Even if we find it, it might be too late.
The accountant said, "In my opinion, we should go and ask around in Cuicang County. I heard that last year's harvest was good. When we went to buy grain before, the price was not high. Let's send someone to check again and see how much we can buy."
This is indeed the only way at the moment.
So he nodded and said, "Tell your people to take the money and go over quickly."
The accountant said, "Yes."
After saying that, he turned and walked out.
After he walked out, Lu Taining sat in the chair and thought again. Although this was a solution, it was impossible to really make up for the loss this time. Moreover, he was very clear that the current season was the lean period. Even if the harvest in Cuicang County was good last year, there would not be much food left in the homes of the people.
After thinking it over, he called in another of his men and said, "Send someone to the nearby shipping companies to inquire and see if they have received any business transporting grain recently."
The subordinate had followed him for many years, and he knew as soon as he heard it that the shopkeeper was up to something bad.
So he asked, "Boss, what should we do if we find out there is one?"
"what to do?"
Lu Taining gritted his teeth and said, "If the price is right, people are willing to sell it on the spot. Of course, I will buy it quickly as an emergency measure. If they are not willing to do so——"
Having said that, he raised his head and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"Let's not waste our old business."
When the subordinate heard this, a sinister smile appeared on his face.
Just as Zhu Feng and the others guessed, the base set up by Tiangang Lianhuanwu in Xiajiang Town was none other than Hengsheng Bank, which specialized in collecting food from nearby towns and transporting it to Xingluo Lake for consumption by the people there. These people were all born as pirates, accustomed to robbing and looting, and now they encountered a fire that burned half of the food that was to be sent to Xingluo Lake this year. If they didn't think of a way out, it would be difficult for them to get away with it.
Especially now, there is another evil star over there.
Thinking of this, Lu Taining said, "Go quickly."
The subordinate said, "Yes."
Then, he turned and walked out.
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