Qin Yining shook his head, unintentionally fiddling with the sapphire gourd pressing the skirt, turned around and walked slowly inside with Ji Yun and Bing Tang.
The food in Jingang is tight these days, but in the end Pang Xiao is reluctant to let Qin Yining starve. Pang Xiao is a meal of gruel, and Qin Yining eats better than Pang Xiao. Every time there is porridge delivered, Pang Xiao will do it. I fished it out for Qin Yining to eat. Qin Yining didn't eat much, so he deliberately saved some, but every meal Pang Xiao was eating Qin Yining's leftovers.
The masters are like this, and the rest of the people are in a similar situation.
Ji Yun, Bingtang and others felt distressed when they saw it, and wished they could contribute their own rations. But Qin Yining refused every time, and watched them eat, telling them every time: Now is not the time to enjoy, as long as you can survive.
The master who thought of them like this moved them.
Therefore, the food crisis has become a heavy burden on everyone's head.
"Your Highness really has no other way. The situation in Jingang City is fairly good, and the situation outside the city is even more miserable. Chen Zhixian ordered people to go out to check the situation every day, and gathered the dead people to deal with them, just for fear of any epidemic. "Shi Yun said.
Bingtang sighed: "But people live in such an atmosphere, watching their relatives and friends die every day. Even if they survive, they are afraid they will collapse mentally."
A few people went back to the room, Qin Yining sat down on the heated kang with thick duck down mattress by the window, and sighed: "Now we can only do our best to let more people live, only by living can we have emotions, as for whether I can accept it in my heart. , it can only be given to time.”
The topic was too heavy, and several people did not speak for a while.
Qin Yining looked out of the half-open window, and a few yellow leaves were scattered and tumbled down on the neat bluestone floor tiles.
At this moment, I saw a person walking quickly, stepping over a few fallen leaves on the ground.
"Princess." It was Liao Zhibing who came.
Seeing that Liao Zhibing was coming, Qin Yining hurriedly stood up, her eyes darkened for a moment, and she immediately supported the square table.
Ji Yun and Bingtang hurriedly supported Qin Yining, "Princess, please get up slowly."
"It's okay." Qin Yining walked quickly to the door of the house, "Mr. Liao, how are you?"
Liao Zhibing said with a smile: "Fortunately, the first batch of treasures has been replaced with gold and silver and silver notes. It has been outside the city for a while. Princess, did you order someone to bring these things in?"
Qin Yining thought for a while, then smiled: "No, it's too conspicuous to come into the city, let's take these treasures to Huimin Village immediately, the prince is visiting Liu Yuanwai today, so as not to be misunderstood as a 'bandit' ', the sooner you get there, the better."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but chuckle.
When Liao Zhibing learned that his party had arrived in time, he was also very happy, and was busy making arrangements.
Qin Yining asked people to prepare a car, bring Bingtang and Jiyun, and left the yamen under the escort of Jing Zhe and other four secret agents.
The weather is getting colder, the streets are bleak, and no one is seen in the streets. The desolate sight makes people feel depressed when they look at it.
After leaving the city gate, Qin Yining felt a chill on his back when he saw Chen Zhixian ordering people to set up a porridge shed for disaster relief, and when he saw a crowd of people in the dark.
If it is handled improperly and food cannot be obtained, it is unknown how many of these people will die.
Thinking of this, Qin Yining's eyes became firm, and he ordered people as soon as possible.
This time, Liao Zhibing was acting with several elite tiger guards, and they all followed Qin Yining to the Water Kingdom.
And when these people saluted Qin Yining, they were a little more approachable and casual.
The group hurried to Huimin Village and arrived at their destination in a short time.
There is only one wide street in the whole village, and there are houses and courtyards on both sides of the road. At this time, every house is hanging in white, and it is autumn again.
However, there is another one that stands out from the crowd.
Just looking at the courtyard wall is twice as high as ordinary people's courtyard walls, and there are high viewing platforms at the four corners. Although the building is not very beautiful, it looks more elegant than ordinary people.
The goal is so clear, but it saves the time of searching.
Qin Yining led someone to the direction of the courtyard, but after a while, he saw a hundred guards of the royal palace lined up neatly outside the courtyard gate.
The courtyard door was open, and Pang Xiao was talking to an old man in sixty-six wearing a royal blue wide-sleeved muslin robe.
The old man's attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, "...The lord is for the common people, this old man can understand. But look, there are dozens of people in the old man's family. Besides, the food in my hand is not blown by the wind. The lord is a man of benevolence and righteousness. , assisting the sage, caring for the people, where are you more wise, benevolent and righteous than the former monarch, and now the prince is bringing so many people to block the door of the old man, what do you say you want to call the old man?"
These words seem to be out of order, but in fact they are both hard and soft. If there is an unreasonable person in front of me, I am afraid that the old man will be directly punished for the crime of disrespect, but Pang Xiao is not such a person. The temperament dares to speak like that.
Pang Xiao smiled, heard the sound of footsteps and the sound of carriages and horses, turned around, and saw Qin Yining lifted the curtain of the car and looked at him. When he saw Liao Zhibing and his party and several carriages following Qin Yining, he suddenly understood.
His baby has a lump, because he is afraid that he will not be able to move an inch without money, and he will carry the reputation of a bandit on his back.
Pang Xiao didn't intend to rob him at first, but just watched the people in the city die one by one, and whether the sage reacted. He couldn't bear to watch so many people starve to death. Before the treasure arrived, he wanted to take credit first and solve the urgent need first. of.
But this Liu Yuanwai is a cunning and cunning man, and he doesn't eat hard or soft at all. It is useless for Xiaozhi to reason with emotion. To put it more seriously, he will lie on the ground and threaten Pang Xiao that he is abusing ordinary people. Pang Xiao's attitude softened a little, and he brought out the face he just had just now.
Pang Xiao was even thinking about whether to put pressure on him or not, but Qin Yining happened to come at this time.
Pang Xiao said: "This king understands what Liu Yuanwai means. This king is just a reckless man, and I dare not compare with anyone else. This food, this king is not trying to rob you, so standing here for so long is not negotiating with you. Is it the price? Liu Yuanwai is a smart person, so he should know that this king's patience is very limited, right?"
Seeing it outside, Liu Yuan couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. Reflecting on what he had just said, he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.
Pang Xiao said again: "The season is not good this year, and the Lord of Heaven is not willing to help the people. The people have been hungry for so long, and I am afraid they have already lost their patience. The court is a clever woman who can't cook without rice, but the rice grain is with you. You say , what would happen if people found out that you have so much food in your hand?"
Liu Yuanwai's face turned pale.
It's true that he has food in his hand, but he doesn't dare to tell anyone about it. Even the nursing home at home may not know what's in his warehouse.
Whoever has the bigger fist in this world has the final say. If this Prince Zhongshun ordered someone to rob it, or if he directly spread the matter, I am afraid that Prince Zhongshun would not have to send someone, even the hungry people could rob their home.
By then, the whole family may be dead!
Thinking of this, Liu Yuanwai's facial features were all tangled into a ball.
When Pang Xiao saw that this person was finally afraid, he said: "Liu Yuanwai don't need to be nervous. This king is just stating the facts and has no other meaning. In the end, this king is here to buy food and grass. This king will not ask Liu Yuanwai. It must be sold at what price, but as a Dazhou native, seeing so many people starving to death, Liu Yuanwai has to think about what price to use. You can rest assured, as long as the price is right, this king will immediately order someone to deliver it. The money will come. It will never be in arrears, and it will never be robbed of food when it sees it."
Liu Yuanwai saw that Pang Xiao had stood here and talked to him for so long. If he had a bad temper or a domineering temper, he might have the time to speak, and the soldiers and horses would have rushed in.
Thinking about this, Liu Yuanwai said: "Don't blame my lord, the old man can't help it, you say, there are so many people in the family. What's more, there is indeed a shortage of food now. The old man can't sell all the grain to you, please forgive me. ."
"It's easy to say." Pang Xiao waved his hand freely and said, "You only need to say the price."
Liu Yuanwai thought for a while, and compared a few fingers to Pang Xiao.
Hearing this, Pang Xiao couldn't help but sneer: "It seems that the king's words have not been fully explained to Liu Yuanwai. Or, Liu Yuanwai still can't figure it out?"
Looking back around, Pang Xiao sighed: "It's very pleasant to live here with mountains, rivers and rivers. It's a pity that the years are not good, there are more and more hungry people, and many people who fall into trouble don't know which mountain to hide in. It's really heartbreaking. ."
Liu Yuanwai looked at Pang Xiao's eyes that contained murderous intent, and immediately realized what he was talking about, and quickly put away his two fingers, "My lord, it can't be less. No matter how young or old you are, you will lose money. Think about it. , how long has it been raining. The price of grain is the same every day, you have to be considerate of the old man."
When Pang Xiao saw that his fright was effective, Liu Yuanwai's face was pale with fright, his head was covered in cold sweat, his lips were trembling and he let out a sigh, and he couldn't help laughing secretly.
Pang Xiao still had a serious look on his face, and he didn't speak with a sullen face.
Seeing this, Jinghuwei, who accompanied him, immediately came forward and said, "My lord, you see that this Liu family member is not sincere in doing business with you, you might as well ask the Liu family, who else has more grain in the vicinity? You can leave it here and talk about it later."
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Liu Yuanwai's hair stood up in fright, staring at Pang Xiao nervously, gritted his teeth and retracted a finger, "Your Highness, you can do it well, it really can't be any less. You can't say that you are here to sell food. , and let the old man take your money?"
"Presumptuous!" Jing Zhe listened to it for a long time, and immediately stepped forward and said: "Dare to be rude to the prince! Don't you want to be headed!"
"My lord, my lord, if you want to talk about the price, you can tell me the price." Liu Yuanwai almost hugged his head to avoid it.
Pang Xiao saw that he was frightened enough, and said with a smile: "No need. This king will not make you lose money. All the grain and grass you have here, if you can use it, sell it to this king. In addition, Liu Yuanwai also knows grain merchants. , and recommend a few to this king."