Pang Xiao, Mu Jinghu, Xie Yue, and Xu Weizhi listened to Huzi's words quietly, and couldn't help but fall into contemplation.
Xu Weizhi said: "This is obviously intentional. The shopkeepers of the grain stores made an appointment. Not just to drive up prices, but more to be right against us."
"Obviously, someone is behind the scenes." Pang Xiao laughed, "Some people are unhappy with what I have done recently. So he came up with such a bad idea to starve my soldiers. , and then watch my jokes."
Mu Jinghu said: "The one who can do this must be Uncle Zhongyi."
"Yeah." Pang Xiao smiled and said, "He's also really interesting. I don't know our background, so he dares to use this method to control my people."
Mu Jinghu also laughed mockingly. If he was a poor man before, he would be the most stingy. Even new clothes are reluctant to make. Now Qiu Feishan brings him things all day long, for fear that he will not have enough money, his concept of gold and silver is not as deep as before, and he also has a kind of "my own business is there to back it up" for the Sitong number. a feeling of.
"It's okay, I'll tell Shanshan to let her bring you food."
Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi said with a smile: "With Boss Qiu here, we don't have to worry about the food."
"It's just that it has been raining heavily recently, and I read the newspaper. The disaster situation is very serious in the whole country, especially in the south. The land of fish and rice has now become a land of water and water. Grain is transported, but one is that the flood-affected areas do not know the situation of lack of grain. How about, and the delivery time is probably going to be very long."
"It's not unreasonable for the lord to worry." 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 Beijing at the end of April. I thought it would stop raining when we arrived in Huichuan County, but who knew that it would rain throughout May. What? The crops can't handle so much rain."
"Yeah, the imperial court has been in a troubled season for the past two years. Years of wars, natural and man-made disasters, and the treasury are empty. In order to support the war, the sage had to pay a lot of extortionate taxes and miscellaneous taxes. It was hard not to fight, and the Tartar matter was resolved. The disaster that caused the earth dragon to turn over has also survived, and now there is a flood." Xie Yue shook his head helplessly, "It's a pity that I am an innocent people. Live or die."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but sigh. Everyone's heart is extremely heavy. What Xie Yue said was actually what Pang Xiao was worried about.
Although he is competing with Li Qitian, how innocent are the people? There was such a problem under Li Qitian's rule, and it was hard to guarantee that no one would call him stupid, but Pang Xiao couldn't be happy about it at all.
"I just hope that fewer people will die this time." Pang Xiao sighed helplessly.
Hu Zi said: "My lord, don't worry about others. If the food is delivered too far, what will our brothers eat in the intervening days?"
Pang Xiao was brought back to reality by the question of Huzi, and after thinking for a while, he said, "We can only contact Sitong to make them speed up."
Mu Jinghu stood up and said, "I'll handle this matter."
Pang Xiao laughed, "Alright, you are also another boss of Sitong."
Mu Jinghu shook his head: "What kind of boss am I, that is, Shanshan gave me a brand, so that I can act cheaply when I encounter problems."
In his hand, he also has a card similar to Qin Yining's entering Sichuan, which is recognized by the people of Sitong. When they see the brand, it is like seeing the owner. Therefore, it is convenient for him to go to Sitong to do errands.
Pang Xiao said, "Then I'll let Huzi go with you, so I can spread a word if anything happens."
"Alright."
Mu Jinghu and Hu Zi quickly walked out the door.
Pang Xiao, Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi were discussing how to continue the search.
Who would have thought that Mu Jinghu and Hu Zi had not gone out for half an hour before they rushed back in a hurry.
"What's wrong?" Pang Xiao was startled by their flamboyant appearance, only worried that something might have happened.
Hu Zi shook his head again and again and grinned, "No, no."
Mu Jinghu stared at Pang Xiao with an unpredictable face, "We have just arrived at the Sitong number, and we are rushing the big shopkeeper to greet someone to carry something. I was worried that he would not recognize me, so he used the sign and asked about the situation. They It is the grain that is being carried.”
"Oh?" Pang Xiao said with a smile, "Sitong does all kinds of business, and it's normal to deliver food and grass."
"Yeah. But the big shopkeeper said that the food and grass were ordered by the princess, so that's not normal." Hu Zi laughed, "It was said that the princess asked the maid beside her to buy it, and let it be delivered for the time being. It will be kept by the Sitong No., and the silver will be paid after the princess is released from the ban."
"You said that Sister Yi ordered it?"
"Yeah, what I heard together with Young Master Mu, can it still be fake?"
Mu Jinghu confirmed: "That's true."
Xie Yue thought about it for a while, and smiled along his beard, "This is true, is the princess sure that we will be short of food?"
"Princess is resourceful and the best at planning. Maybe you have seen something long ago and made this decision." Xu Weizhi said with a smile, "My lord, why don't you invite the princess to come here to explain the reason? The old man is very curious. How did the princess think of going to *food first?"
At this moment, Pang Xiao's heart was filled with the aftertaste of being shocked by Qin Yining's actions, and his heart felt as if it was brushed by the softest feathers. The tenderness in his eyes almost turned into spring water, and after clearing his throat, he said, "Alright."
Pang Xiao stood up, "I'm going to invite the princess to come out, you guys have a little rest first."
Xie Yue, Xu Weizhi and Hu Zi all smiled and nodded.
Mu Jinghu followed Pang Xiao into the inner house without hesitation.
Go through the hanging flower door and walk along the chao-shou veranda to the main house.
The little girl who was working outside naturally did not need to guard the door in the rainy day, so when Pang Xiao pulled the curtain and entered the house, no one greeted him, only the girl who was guarding outside saw Pang Xiao coming back and saluted respectfully, "Your Highness. ."
"Yeah." Pang Xiao walked quickly into the room, "Where's the princess?"
"The princess and several sisters are doing needlework."
"understood."
Pang Xiao walked quickly to the back room.
Mu Jinghu sat down outside and ended up with the tea brought by the little girl.
Qin Yining was lying on the table drawing flowers. At home, she did not wear makeup, her hair was loose, and she was wearing a home-made honey-colored robe, with her sleeves rolled up, revealing her fair and slender wrists. The jade bracelet was shaking slightly due to the movements she depicted.
Pang Xiao's heart turned into a puddle of sugar water, "Sister Yi."
"Come back? Have you eaten yet?" Qin Yining put down the pen and got up with a smile to take care of his sleeves.
Pang Xiao nodded with a smile, took Qin Yining's hand and said, "Mr. Xu suggested that I ask you to go out and ask. How did you come up with the idea of going to Sitong to buy food and grass first?"