Chapter 105

Just as Ye Xiaotian expected, when they hurriedly rushed to the grain shop, the shop assistant had just come out from inside and hung a new grain price tag on the door with a "Pa" sound. He squinted his eyes and looked at them with an expression that said, "Sorry, you're late."

"Motherf * cker, is it really that weird?" Zhang Hongyi and the other young masters had never cooked or shopped in a shop since they were young. They were all spoiled brats who didn't know that there was a link between the refugees and the grain.

Seeing the grain merchant raise the price, Zhang Hongyi said indignantly, "I don't want to buy anymore. Let's go to another grain shop."

"Wait!" Ye Xiaotian stopped him and said with a bitter smile, "Brother Zhang, all merchants are unscrupulous. Those that are unscrupulous have already closed down. We can't delay this any longer. Let's hurry up and buy. It won't be long before the grain price will rise again. "

Zhang Hongyi trusted Ye Xiaotian quite a bit. After hearing his words, he hesitated for a moment and said, "Then buy! Buy all of it into grain. These unscrupulous merchants really have no assholes when they give birth! "

Zhang Hongyi scolded as he took out his money bag and handed it to a servant. He ordered, "Hurry up and change all of it into grain."

When Zhang Hongyi and the others escorted the grain back to the porridge shelter, Xu Qiyun walked over with Guan Xiaokun and Rui Qingxing. He mocked, "What, seeing that the grain is not as much as mine, you bought all of it all at once? Do you think you can scare me like this? Hehe, if you want to fight with me, you'll have to retreat from now on. "

Qiao Zhenhua and Liu Junyang looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh. Their laughter stunned Xu Qiyun and the others. Guan Xiaokun asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Kuai Peng didn't want to say it, but he really couldn't stand Xu Qiyun's proud face. Besides, when they came back, the grain shop had already increased the grain price by 30%. Even if Xu Qiyun and the others rushed over immediately, the grain price would have doubled by the time they arrived.

Kuai Peng said, "The refugees entered the city and the rice village suffered a disaster. No matter which one it is, it will cause the grain price to rise. Don't you know? Sigh! Some people always think of themselves as the pillars of the country and always ridicule us as a bunch of playboys. I didn't expect that they don't understand the suffering of the people … "

Xu Qiyun's expression changed. He was stunned for a moment and no longer cared about Kuai Peng's sarcasm. He immediately shouted at Guan Xiaokun and Rui Qingxing, "Quick! Go buy rice! You two idiots … "They left in a hurry, and Tang Xianzu and the others laughed loudly behind them.

Zhang Hongyi beamed with joy and said, "Xiao Gongye, I'll be waiting for you to set up a banquet in Zhongyi Building!"

In the evening, Xu Qiyun brought Guan Xiaokun and Rui Qingxing back unhappily. Behind them, a servant pushed a cart full of grain. It seemed to be about the same amount as the grain that Zhang Hongyi and the others had brought back.

When Xu Qiyun and the others rushed to the nearby grain store, they happened to see the price of food rise again. They were not willing to be ripped off, so they went further to find grain stores. This delay caused the price of food to rise even higher. When they finally decided to exchange all their money for food, the grain merchants with a keen sense of smell started to limit their purchases again.

Just like that, they spent a lot of money and had to buy grain bit by bit from different grain stores. Only then did they manage to buy a cart full of grain. Otherwise, based on their family background, they would be much wealthier than Zhang Hongliang and the others.

As soon as they saw them return, Zhang Hongyi and the others couldn't help but mock and ridicule them again. But after the mockery, Zhang Hongyi also felt uncertain and complained to Kuai Peng in a low voice, "Old Hongyi, you just can't keep your cool. If we didn't point this out, what's the harm in letting them be happy for one day? Tomorrow, when they buy even less food, we'll definitely win.

Kuai Peng felt that he was in the wrong. He touched his nose and couldn't say anything. Tang Xianzu helped him out, "Don't blame Old Hao. If it's a day later, it'll just let those unscrupulous merchants earn more. These unscrupulous merchants who make a fortune from the refugees are really disgusting."

The reason why Zhang Hongyi gave out porridge to the people was actually to compete with Xu Qiyun. It wasn't really because he was compassionate. Hearing Tang Xianzu say this, he said somewhat resentfully, "Those unscrupulous merchants are indeed despicable, but if I lose to Xu Qiyun because of this, I'll lose a lot of face."

Tang Xianzu looked at the grain under the porridge shed and estimated it. According to the current situation of open supply, it would only be enough for three and a half days. And the amount of grain under Xu Qiyun's shed was also about the same. Both sides had people checking under the other's shed from time to time, so it was impossible to make the porridge thinner or do anything.

Tang Xianzu frowned and thought for a moment. His eyes turned and he said excitedly, "Sitting around and eating away the mountain isn't a solution. I have a good idea!"

Zhang Hongyi hurriedly asked, "What good idea?"

Tang Xianzu puffed out his chest and said proudly, "Charity performance!"

…

In the evening, the porridge shed closed after giving out porridge for the last time.

Tang Xianzu, Zhang Hongyi, and the others had already discussed the details of tomorrow's charity performance at the foot of Chicken Crow Mountain. Ye Xiaotian naturally had to participate. He liked to listen to plays, but he never thought that one day he would be able to go on stage, so he was also very excited.

Tang Xianzu was in contact with several drama clubs in Nanjing. Where to borrow costumes, which songs to perform, who would play which role, everyone agreed one by one, and then they all went their separate ways to prepare. Tang Xianzu went to the drama club to borrow costumes, drums, and other musical instruments. Ye Xiaotian let Hua Yunfei, Mao Wenzhi, and Sister Sun go with him to help, and then he and Elder Dong went back to the post house.

As soon as Ye Xiaotian entered the door, a courier came to greet him, bowed, and asked, "Master Ye?"

Ye Xiaotian agreed, and the courier happily called out, turned around, and ran away like the wind. Ye Xiaotian was very puzzled. What was wrong with this courier? Since he was waiting for me, shouldn't he at least tell me what happened?

Ye Xiaotian and Elder Dong followed behind him, baffled. When they arrived at their residence, they saw the courier beaming with joy as he came out of the courtyard with a dozen or so coins. Two people followed closely behind him. When Ye Xiaotian saw them, he was stunned.

Xia Yingying didn't have the same reaction as Ye Xiaotian. She had already been waiting here for a day, and the tea had been changed four times. When she saw Ye Xiaotian, she couldn't help but be both sad and happy. She cheered, "Little Brother Tian!" Then, like a swallow returning to the woods, she threw herself into his arms and started sobbing.

Li Xuancheng didn't walk as fast as the two of them. He had just come out of the courtyard when he saw the girl he liked throwing herself into the arms of a young man and crying loudly. His expression immediately turned ugly. She was such a big girl. Even if he was her biological brother, he shouldn't act so intimately, let alone her sworn brother.

Li Xuancheng said unhappily to Zhan Ning 'er, "Miss Zhan, you said that person is Miss Xia's sworn brother? Why are they … "

When Zhan Ning 'er saw Xia Yingying in Ye Xiaotian's arms and Ye Xiaotian patting her shoulder and comforting her, she felt sour in her heart. She said, "He's a sworn brother, but haven't you heard that it's easy to cook with dry wood and easy to be a sworn brother and a sworn sister?"

When Li Xuancheng heard this, his face immediately darkened.

"Little Brother Tian, did you miss me when I was back at Red Maple Lake?"

"Of course I did! At least two hundred times a day. "

"Only two hundred times? That's not enough, I want three hundred times!"

"I missed you two hundred times in the morning, two hundred times in the afternoon, and another two hundred times at night …"

"Ugh …"

Zhan Ning 'er and Li Xuancheng both vomited from hearing this.

Xia Yingying, on the other hand, was elated when she heard this. She felt that all the longing and pain of parting were all worth it. The barbarian girl's straightforward and innocent personality was clearly reflected in her. She didn't care that Zhan Ning 'er and Li Xuancheng were beside her. She only cared about Ye Xiaotian's well-being and acted like a spoiled child. Her soft arms were wrapped around Ye Xiaotian's neck, and she was half-dragged and half-carried into the courtyard by Ye Xiaotian.

If Xia Yingying was like this when Li Xuancheng first saw her, he would probably have walked away in disdain. But after spending a day with her, Xia Yingying's beauty, which was different from the Central Plains' women, had been deeply engraved in his heart. Now that he saw Yingying acting so spoiled, he only hated that the man she was hugging wasn't him. How could he have any ill feelings towards her?

Seeing that Xia Yingying only had Ye Xiaotian in her eyes and treated him like an ignorant piece of wood, Li Xuancheng was filled with jealousy and hatred. His cultivation, which he had always thought was peaceful and tranquil, floated outside the 33 Heavens. He could only grit his teeth and bid them farewell.

However, Xia Yingying was obsessed with Ye Xiaotian and didn't care about his departure at all. Ye Xiaotian couldn't get rid of Yingying and couldn't get up to bid farewell to her. He could only smile helplessly. Li Xuancheng's inner demons had already been stirred up. In his eyes, he only thought that Ye Xiaotian was mocking him, which made him hate them even more.

Zhan Ning 'er smiled bitterly as she sent Li Guojiu out of the posthouse. When she returned to the room, Xia Yingying had already changed from obsessively clinging to Ye Xiaotian to sitting on his lap. Zhan Ning' er's pretty face immediately darkened. She put her hands on her hips and said angrily, "Are you done? Do you think I'm dead?"

Ye Xiaotian had been escorted from Hulu County to Nanjing City for the past few days. Although he was a little tired, he was still very energetic after the previous round of nourishment. Yingying had suffered from the pain of yearning. Now that they had reunited after such a long time, she couldn't care less about her reserved appearance. She snuggled into his embrace and clung to him. Her bouncy buttocks shook, causing Ye Xiaotian to almost lose control. When he saw Zhan Ning 'er come in, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. "Help has finally come."

Ye Xiaotian hurriedly patted Yingying's back, indicating for her to stand up. Only then did Xia Yingying reluctantly leave him with her small mouth pouting.

Ye Xiaotian shook his robe, sucked in his stomach and stood up. He said to Zhan Ning 'er, "This time, it's been hard on you." He had already heard from Yingying how to leave the house, so he naturally had to thank her. But this thanks made it clear who was close and who was distant. Zhan Ning 'er felt sad. Her nose turned sour and tears almost flowed down.

She wasn't the only one who was suffering from love. Li Xuancheng was sent out by Zhan Ning 'er. They didn't even have the chance to exchange greetings. They didn't even wait for him to board the carriage before they hurriedly returned. The Imperial Uncle who was treated like an honored guest by the Duke of Wei was actually not as good as a small Warden in her eyes.

Li Xuancheng boarded the carriage and glanced at the Ling Xiao Flower that was poking out of the wall of the posthouse. He hatefully said to himself, "I, the Imperial Uncle, was actually abandoned by her like an old shoe! It's really annoying that she's so young. "

In the blink of an eye, he thought of her lovely appearance. Every frown and every smile of hers stirred up the feelings in his heart. His slight annoyance melted away like a snow lion that saw fire. He could only sigh and say, "I originally gave my heart to the bright moon, who knew that the bright moon shines on the ditch …"