Pang Xiao, Mu Jinghu, Xie Yue, and Xu Weizhi quietly listened to Huzi's words and fell into deep thought.
Xu Weizhi said, "This is obviously done on purpose. The shopkeepers of those grain stores have already made an agreement. It's not just to drive up the prices, but more like it's to go against us. "
"Obviously, someone is plotting against me behind my back." Pang Xiao laughed. "The things I've done recently have made some people unhappy. So he came up with such a bad idea. He wants to starve my soldiers and then laugh at me. "
Mu Jinghu said, "The only one who can do this must be Zhong Yibo."
"Yes." Pang Xiao laughed, "He's really interesting. He doesn't know our background, but he dares to use such a method to control my people."
Mu Jinghu laughed mockingly. If he was a poor man in the past, he would be the most stingy. He couldn't even bear to make new clothes. Now, Qiu Feishan would send him things all day long, fearing that he wouldn't have enough money. His concept of gold and silver was not as deep as before, and he also had a feeling of "his own business is there as a backing" towards the Four-Way Connection.
"It's okay, I'll tell Shanshan to send you food."
Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi laughed, "With Boss Qiu here, we don't have to worry about food."
"It's just that it's been raining heavily recently. I read the court bulletin, the whole country, especially the south, is suffering from a serious disaster. The land of fish and rice has now become a swamp. Transporting food is one thing, but we don't know what the situation is like in the flooded areas. Moreover, the transportation time will be very long."
"Wang Ye's worries are not without reason." Xie Yue's expression was also a little more worried.
Xu Weizhi sighed, "What's wrong with the weather? I remember that it started to rain when we left the capital at the end of April. I thought that the rain would stop when we reached Huichuan County, but who knew that it's been raining for the entire May. No crop can withstand so much rain. "
"Yes, the Imperial Court has been in troubled times in the past two years. Wars have been going on for years, natural and man-made disasters have caused the national treasury to be empty. In order to support the wars, Your Majesty had to pay a lot of exorbitant taxes. Now that the war is finally over, the Tatan issue has been resolved, and the disaster caused by the Earth Dragon has passed, but now there is a flood." Xie Yue shook her head helplessly. "I feel sorry for the innocent people. Now that they've been caught up in this disaster, it's hard for them to survive."
Hearing this, everyone could not help but sigh. Everyone's mood was extremely heavy. What Xie Yue said was actually what Pang Xiao was worried about.
Although he was competing with Li Qitian, the common people were innocent. With such a problem occurring under Li Qitian's rule, it was hard to guarantee that no one would scold him for being a fatuous ruler. However, Pang Xiao was not happy about it at all.
"I can only hope that fewer people will die this time." Pang Xiao sighed helplessly.
Huzi said, "Wang Ye, don't worry about others for now. If the grain is transported over a long distance, what are we going to eat in between?"
Pang Xiao was pulled back to reality by Huzi's question. He thought for a while and said, "We can only contact Si Tong and ask them to speed up."
Mu Jinghu stood up and said, "Let me handle this."
Pang Xiao laughed. "That's good too. You are the other boss of Si Tong after all."
Mu Jinghu shook his head. "I'm not a boss. Shanshan gave me a token so that I can do whatever I want when I encounter a problem."
He also had a Chuan Pass similar to Qin Yining's in his hand. Everyone in the Four-Way Pass recognized it. Seeing the Pass was like seeing the owner, so it was convenient for him to go to the Four-Way Pass to do things.
Pang Xiao said, "Then I'll ask Huzi to go with you. If you encounter any problems, you can pass on a message."
"That's good too."
Mu Jinghu and Huzi quickly walked out of the door.
Pang Xiao, Xie Yue, and Xu Weizhi were discussing how to proceed with the search.
Who knew that Mu Jinghu and Huzi would rush back in less than an hour after they left.
"What's the matter?" Pang Xiao was startled by their hasty appearance. He was worried that something might have happened.
Huzi shook his head and smiled. "No, it's not that."
Mu Jinghu stared at Pang Xiao with an unfathomable expression. "We just arrived at Si Tong and the manager was asking people to move something. I was worried that he didn't recognize me, so I used the token and asked about the situation. They were moving grain. "
"Oh?" Pang Xiao smiled. "Si Tong does all kinds of business. It's normal for them to transport grain."
"That's right. But the manager said that the grain was ordered by Wang Fei. That's not normal. " Huzi laughed. "He said that Wang Fei had her personal maidservant purchase the grain. She told Si Tong to temporarily keep the grain and pay after Wang Fei was released from confinement."
"You said that Sister Yi ordered the grain?"
"That's right. Mu gongzi and I heard it together. How can it be fake?"
Mu Jinghu confirmed, "That's true."
Xie Yue thought for a moment, then stroked his beard and smiled. "That's true. Did Wang Fei predict that we would be short on grain?"
"Wang Fei is resourceful and good at scheming. She might have already seen through something and made this decision." Xu Weizhi smiled. "Wang Ye, why don't you invite Wang Fei here to explain the reason? This old man is very curious. How did Wang Fei think of ordering the grain first? "
At this time, Pang Xiao was still shocked by Qin Yining's actions. His heart felt as though it had been brushed by the softest feather, soft and numb. The gentleness in his eyes almost turned into spring water. He cleared his throat and said, "That's fine."
Pang Xiao stood, "I'll go invite Wang Fei out. You all rest first."
Xie Yue, Xu Weizhi and Huzi all smiled and nodded.
Mu Jinghu did not hesitate to follow Pang Xiao into the inner residence.
They passed through the drooping flower door and walked along the corridor to the main room.
The servant girls who were working outside naturally did not need to guard the door on a rainy day. So when Pang Xiao lifted the curtain and entered the room, no one paid their respects. Only the servant girl who was guarding outside saw Pang Xiao return and bowed respectfully. "Wang Ye."
"En." Pang Xiao quickly walked into the inner room. "Where is Wang Fei?"
"Wang Fei and the older sisters are doing needlework."
"Got it."
Pang Xiao quickly walked into the inner room.
Mu Jinghu sat down in the outer room and accepted the tea that the servant girl brought over.
Qin Yining was bent over the table and seemed to be drawing flowers. At home, she did not wear any makeup and her hair was loosely tied up. She was wearing a homely, honey-colored robe. Her sleeves were rolled up, revealing her white and slender wrists. The jade bracelet on her wrist swayed slightly as she drew.
Pang Xiao's heart almost melted into a puddle of sugar water. "Sister Yi."
"You're back? Have you eaten? "Qin Yining put down her brush and smiled as she straightened her sleeves.
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