wicked immortal

"Ma'am, something is wrong. It must be caused by the Ma family. The Ma family was the first to stop selling." Zhu Dapao said with a look of resentment.

"It's possible, I think, it's not entirely because of the Ma family. Although the Ma family is ungrateful for profit, they will not cause chaos for this petty profit. It is probably just to take advantage of the opportunity to make money. Xujiaqiao is here. It’s not big, it’s just our big families, and it’s not good for anyone if it gets messed up.” Mrs. Chen shook her head with a thoughtful look on her face.

"Then...then...then why are there rumors?" Zhu Dapao seemed very displeased with the Ma family.

"There must be a reason for the formation of rumors. I found that there were more and more homeless people when I was giving out porridge on the fifteenth day. The last time I counted, there were more than one hundred homeless people in Xujiaqiao. This is extremely rare. I remember that in previous years The highest record is only [-], and now the weather has just turned cold, and the number of homeless people has exceeded [-]. Some dilapidated temples are already overcrowded, which is not a good sign..."

"Ma'am, we can't control those homeless people, but this matter of salt has to be dealt with as soon as possible. Now some tenant residents are scolding our Wanjia, saying that our Wanjia is a profiteer, and Wanjia's reputation has been damaged."

"Actually, the reputation of our Wan family is nothing, and stability is more important. If the matter of salt is not handled properly, there will be rumors of food shortages and plagues. We can't control it anymore. This Xujia Bridge is high and the emperor is far away, we can only rely on ourselves for everything." Chen sighed.

"Then what shall we do?"

"Let's go to the east courtyard to have a look."

"Yes, ma'am"

Zhu Dapao immediately looked happy, and hurriedly led the way.The Chen family has a very high prestige among the tenants. If she goes out in person, those tenants may listen to her.

really.

When Mrs. Chen arrived at the East Courtyard, someone shouted that Madam is here. Immediately, the entire East Courtyard became quiet. People looked at Mrs. Chen with respectful expressions and made way for Mrs. Chen.

Seeing Mrs. Chen approaching, a group of tenants all had anxious expressions on their faces.

"Is your family short of salt?" Chen asked an honest tenant with a pleasant face.

"Yes." Tsukudo answered nervously, rubbing his hands.

"How much is missing?"

"...Thirty packs... No, at least fifty packs." The tenant hesitated for a moment, hesitating.

"Why do you need so many bags?" Chen asked with a frown.

"Our family has a large population, and in a few days the animals will be slaughtered to make bacon. A little salt is not enough."

"You don't need fifty packs of salt to kill an animal." There was a trace of sullenness on Chen's face.

"Madam...they say the salt is gone...I want to buy more and keep it at home..."

"Yes, ma'am, there is no salt everywhere now. If we don't eat salt, we don't have the strength to work. We are also anxious! You are the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva, so take care of us poor people and sell some to us. It doesn't matter if the price is expensive. "

"Yeah yeah."

"That's right, Wanjia has a lot of salt, why not sell it?"

"Don't you want to learn from the Ma family and raise prices on the ground, hmph"

"The world is as black as crows..."

"..."

……

Someone started booing, and the scene became chaotic again, and the tenants started arguing.

"Everyone be quiet, everyone be quiet, Madam has something to say." Seeing that the scene was getting more and more chaotic, Zhu Dapao quickly raised his voice and shouted.

People gradually quieted down.

"I also know everyone's difficulties. Our Wanjia has a lot of salt, but now everyone is panic buying. Like your family, there are only three people, and they only eat one bag of salt a month. You need to buy fifty bags now. Our Wanjia cannot support this method of buying, and at that time, there will still be many people who will not be able to buy salt, now, I am asking for everyone’s opinions to see if there is any solution.”

"Ma'am, it's better to raise the price and sell it more expensive. If people can't afford it, they will naturally buy less." Zhu Dapao said hastily.

"No, if it is sold at a higher price, the rich will hoard it in large quantities. By then, the poor will still not be able to eat salt."

"That's that, the villain didn't think carefully."

"Ma'am, let me see, hurry up and buy more. If there are too many, no one will rush to buy them."

"This method is not feasible for the time being. Our Xujiaqiao is far away from the salt-producing area. It takes several months to go back and forth. The distant water cannot save the nearby fire."

"Madam, let's limit it, you can only buy one catty at a time."

"We are buying in quantity now, but the effect is not obvious. Many people queue up repeatedly. Moreover, some people also need to marinate meat, and a pack of salt is not enough."

"..."

Suggestions from all the people were vetoed by Mrs. Chen in the end.

"He has a way."

Just when everyone was looking at each other at their wits end, a muffled voice sounded, it was the taciturn Guo Futou.

"Who?"

Everyone followed Guo Futou's finger, but Zhao Yuan was stunned.

Seeing that all eyes were on him, Zhao Yuan suddenly complained secretly. Just now when he was chatting with Axe, he said that it is not difficult to solve it, but he did not expect Axe to push him out in front of so many people.

Zhao Yuan naturally didn't know. Seeing Chen's brows furrowed tightly, Guo Futou was eager to protect his lord. Remembering Zhao Yuan's simple words, he couldn't help but say it. As for whether Zhao Yuan could do something, it was not his brain child considered.

"Do you have any good suggestions?" Chen's eyes fell on Zhao Yuan.

"Rumors are spreading everywhere now. The best way to curb the rumors is to let every commoner have salt to eat. Now, the salt in the East Courtyard is enough for the villagers of Xujiaqiao to eat for more than a year, so we just need to find a reasonable distribution plan , so that every household can buy salt." Zhao Yuan bit the bullet and said.

"How can every household buy salt?" Chen smiled slightly, and she also understood the truth.

"It's very simple. We allocate salt to each household for a year according to the headcount of the household registration."

"However, our place is remote, and there are many tenant families without household registration. For example, don't you have no household registration?" Chen said lightly.

"It's not difficult. Those who don't have a household registration will also have a land contract. Like Wanjia's tenants, they have a contract on hand. As long as the tenants rely on the contract, they can buy enough salt for a year."

"This method is very good. However, in the early winter, it is the time to slaughter livestock and poultry to make bacon. Some people will stock up on the excuse of bacon and ask to buy more. If everyone buys more, the people in our Wanjia warehouse Salt, definitely not enough."

Chen shook her head and sighed, she thought that Zhao Yuan would really come up with something, toss and turn, but she still changed the soup but not the medicine.

"Ma'am, it's simple. Let them pick the meat that needs to be marinated to the store to marinate on-site, so that no one can cheat. The meat must not be marinated repeatedly. In addition, if Wanjia sells it for several days in a row , everyone has the opportunity to buy enough salt, the rumors will be self-defeating, when the time comes, those merchants who are hoarding salt and sitting on the ground to raise prices will definitely be anxious, fearing that there will be a backlog of salt, and join in the sale, naturally, the pressure on Wanjia will be relieved.”

"A good way!" Chen's eyes lit up, and he said immediately: "Just do it like this, Da Pao, hurry up and ask the major shops to make a plan, register and register according to the divisions of each village, and let customers bring their household registration or ID when buying salt. The land lease is based on proof such as the signing of the contract. Each household can purchase salt for one year. If you want to marinate meat, you can pick the meat to the shop to marinate on-site. In case there is no household registration or land contract, let them Come to Wanjia head office to buy, and then carefully screen them.”

"Yes, Dapao will do it right away." Zhu Dapao nodded again and again, and after giving Zhao Yuan a thumbs up, he excitedly left.

"Fellow folks, go back first, bring your household registration certificate, or land deed, and go to the major shops of Wanjia to buy salt. If you need to marinate meat, you can only trouble, and put the meat that needs to be marinated. Pick Wanjia's shop and marinate it on the spot. When you go home, let's help Wanjia promote it."

"Thank you ma'am, we'll be home now."

"Thank you ma'am..."

After a group of tenants thanked happily, they hurried home for fear of falling behind.

Finally, the east courtyard was quiet.

"Mom, what are you doing here? I can't find you anywhere. There are people everywhere outside. It's so noisy that I can't sleep. I hate it." Just when Chen was about to talk to Zhao Yuan , Wan Linger rushed in like a whirlwind.

"What are you doing here?" Mrs. Chen looked at Wan Ling'er with a frown. This is the East Courtyard, and they are all people from the lowest level of society. A rich lady like Wan Ling'er should not appear here.

"There are people making noise outside, Ling'er is afraid. Looking for father, but father is not here. I heard that you have arrived in the east courtyard, so I have no choice but to come to the east courtyard to look for you." Ling'er said with an aggrieved face.

"It makes sense, let's go." Chen snorted coldly, dragged Wan Ling'er's arm, and walked towards the small iron gate.