Chapter 407: Rabbit Food Dispute
People feel refreshed when happy things happen.
Mr. Zhang is now in charge of the town affairs and is busy all day long with no free time.
But the kitchen lady in the guild hall cooked a special meal for him and he was dressed in a brand new silk dress and his gray hair was rubbed with soybean oil. He looked radiant and even had fewer wrinkles on his face. He had long since gotten rid of his previous decadence.
Upon seeing Song Liyun, Old Master Zhang chuckled, "Miss Song hasn't been to town for some time. If it weren't for Shopkeeper Mu and Steward Han being there every day, I would have almost lost track of her!"
Since Song Liyun handed over the affairs to Han Ming and Manager Mu, she gradually faded out of the sight of the townspeople, especially after returning from Hecheng, she did not show up in the town for several months.
When she heard Mr. Zhang say that he couldn't hear from her, she smiled faintly: "That's because I trust you!"
Mr. Zhang's face suddenly turned into a chrysanthemum smile: "I dare not let the young lady down."
As he spoke, his smile gradually disappeared, and his face became serious as he said, "My current situation is inseparable from your help. If it weren't for your firewood and food, I'm afraid I would still be shivering on the dark earthen kang in the Yangrongyuan."
"I'll never forget my savior!"
"As long as I am the head of the pavilion in Suijin Town, you can command me with this broken body, no matter what you do."
He said this casually, but in fact it was the most important promise.
Mr. Zhang knew exactly how this day came to be.
It was Song Liyun who used a few cents of acorn flour to save a group of dying elderly people and arranged a hopeful life for them.
Song Liyun narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Mr. Zhang, you're too kind! I hope you take care of yourself. Suijin Town will need you in the future, and I'm looking forward to leading everyone to prosperity."
Among those who survived the Broken Gold Tragedy, Mr. Zhang may have been the first to change his fate.
Although the head of the pavilion is not an official, he is the law in the eyes of ordinary people. He has transformed from a down-and-out scholar into an official.
Mr. Zhang said that he once had grandchildren, so naturally he still hoped to have a family.
On the one hand, he continued to wait for his children and grandchildren to come back.
Ever since he learned that a former young man from Suijin Town was rescued not long ago, and then the news broke that Xiao Shitou and other gold miners were found by Song Liyun from the grassland, he became more and more convinced that he could wait for his son, grandson and daughter-in-law to come back.
On the other hand, he has asked a matchmaker to find out if there are any women of the right age as he wants to remarry.
He is now active in thinking and wants to marry a younger woman. If he can have another boy or girl, he will be satisfied.
Mr. Zhang swore his loyalty to Song Liyun at this time. In addition to hoping that Song Liyun could help him find his relatives, there was another reason.
He has lived for more than fifty years and has experienced all kinds of storms and even walked through the gates of hell several times. He has long developed a keen mind.
Song Liyun not only has a good relationship with the garrison, but is also valued by the county government.
The yamen runners who came to the town on business would often say: Tianxianglou run by Miss Song in your town is so good. County Magistrate Jiang also used this to encourage other businesses in Qili County.
This is to make Song Liyun a model for the entire county!
But in recent days, Song Liyun has appeared in the town less and less, and Han Ming is in charge of all matters.
A few days ago, Han Ming had a few arguments with Xue Zhuang. Although they didn't quarrel, Han Ming was obviously unhappy.
He represents Song Liyun. Xue Zhuang is openly provoking him, which means he is going against his own girl.
However, Han Ming is not an impatient young man, so he naturally would not take the initiative to mention such things to Song Liyun.
Mr. Zhang can handle the conflicts among the residents in the town, but he cannot control the Song family's business. He can only watch as a rift develops between the two.
But this was just a small matter, and he couldn't just come to Baolinju and talk about it out of the blue.
Today, Song Liyun came to the guild hall alone without even bringing Han Ming Abu with her. He knew something was going to happen.
So, the clever Mr. Zhang took the initiative to express his attitude.
Two quarters of an hour after Song Liyun appeared in the guild hall, Xue Zhuang also arrived.
Compared to Xue Junhu who had just retired from the military camp, the current Xue Ye has gained a lot of weight. His originally decent face has a double chin and two strips of fat have been squeezed out.
When he saw Song Liyun, he first lifted the pine green sweat towel from his waist and wiped it on his fat face, then he smiled and bowed, "Miss Song, how are you!"
Song Liyun smiled faintly: "Mr. Xue, you are so polite!" She did not stand up to return the greeting.
From the time Xue Zhuang appeared until now, his attitude has been impeccable, and he is still as respectful to Song Liyun as before.
Seeing that Song Liyun was smiling but not as approachable as before, Xue Zhuang knew that she was going to find him to settle the score, and he couldn't help but feel worried.
Song Liyun had saved his life in the past and helped everyone become rich, so he truly wanted to repay her.
But as time went by, Song Liyun was not around every day, and the string of gratitude in his heart inevitably loosened.
Everyone sat down at the table. The waiter brought washed fruits and a plate of snacks, and closed the door at Mr. Zhang's signal.
Song Liyun remained silent. Xue Zhuang covered up by serving tea. It was Old Master Zhang who spoke first: "Brother Xue, have those guys from Xialiu Village been causing trouble again these past few days?"
People from the surrounding villages and towns of Suijin Town came here to attend the market. With so many people and so many things to do, it was inevitable that there would be some disputes with the military households in the town. Xue Zhuang brought people to mediate.
His mediation method was also simple and crude, and he would just beat and scold the villagers from outside the town.
Those who were obedient were beaten, and those who were disobedient were beaten and then sent to the county government office.
Xue Zhuang was feeling very nervous and didn't understand the purpose of Song Liyun's arrival. When he heard Mr. Zhang's question, he quickly took advantage of the situation.
"Of course they don't dare to cause trouble again. This is a military town, and we can't allow them to bully military households.
We agreed that the price of bean dregs couldn't be raised, but they actually raised it by even one cent without my permission."
Mr. Zhang nodded and said, "That's true. The market price has been set long ago. It's impossible for them to raise it.
But, Brother Xue, I heard that all the bran in those villages has been sold out, and these beans..."
He stopped talking suddenly here.
Song Liyun also understood the reason.
Nowadays, the military households in the town are raising rabbits. Every household raises a large number of rabbits, and the grass in the fields alone is not enough.
In order to save money and buy less feed from the Song Family Feed Factory, they collected some vegetable leaves, straw and grass to make up for the shortage.
So at every market, villagers from the surrounding areas would bring some bran and bean dregs from their own homes to the town to sell.
Originally, the Song family feed factory also purchased raw materials from surrounding villages. This would inevitably lead to conflicts with rabbit farmers in the town.
This was a problem that Song Liyun had anticipated long ago. She had arranged for Han Ming to purchase from Qili County and abandon Suijin Town.
Moreover, with Jiangfeng's adjustment, there is a special village in Qili County that uses reclaimed land to grow a large amount of coarse grains and grass meal. The raw materials have always been sufficient and the price is stable.
But the military households in the town could not do this. The prices of soybean meal and wheat bran sold by the villagers in retail gradually increased, and some people had already started fighting with the military households over a penny.
Seeing that Song Liyun remained silent, Xue Zhuang could only bite the bullet and say, "Miss Song, we are all military households. We should help each other and work together. We can't kill each other."
Song Liyun raised her eyebrows and chuckled: "Master Xue wants to say something, why not just say it!"
It is true that Xue Zhuang and Song Liyun are military households, and they think of military households first when there are any benefits.
(End of this chapter)
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