Fleeing famine with tens of billions of supplies

Chapter 29 The County Magistrate's Sister

"Look at the few things you sell. The vegetable leaves are so yellow. How dare you ask me for a tael of silver for just a few? You think you are selling rare treasures! Such a low price!"

The stall owner said disdainfully: "If you can't afford vegetables, don't buy them! Why are you here to show me?"

The woman stared at him with widened eyes, "Who says I can't afford it? I don't care about a mere tael of silver! But aren't you going too far? Things that can be bought for just one money The price was doubled by you! Do you still have the law of the king in your eyes!"

"What king's law? It hasn't rained in Yanzhou for more than three months. The land is dry and there are very few edible vegetables. You should be thankful that I can sell you the vegetables in my vegetable garden. You are still here. Pick and choose?"

The stall owner snatched the vegetables from her hand, "You don't like to buy, but people like to buy, walk around, don't delay my business! Bad luck!"

The woman's face was flushed with anger, and she pointed at her nose and scolded, but no one around her paid any attention to her, instead they scrambled over to grab her.

She jumped her feet angrily, "No matter how precious the vegetables are, they can't be sold at sky-high prices! If things go on like this, will they be worth it?"

As soon as the words fell, a hand was put on her shoulder.

Turning around, it was a woman whose whole body was wrapped in a black cloth.

She was startled, "Who are you?"

Ruan Ruan lowered her voice, "There's no need to be so angry because of such a rotten vegetable root. If you want fresh vegetables, I can give them to you at the original price."

The woman was not so nervous when she heard that it was a woman, but she frowned deeply when she heard the content of her words.

Although she disagreed with the stall owner's approach, what they said was the truth.

She quarreled with the stall owner not because she questioned the price, but because she was dissatisfied with the freshness of the dishes, so she couldn't agree with Ruan Ruan's words.

"Your voice is not very old, little girl, don't be such a deceitful person, you are worthy of your parents' upbringing!"

Ruan Ruan choked, "I didn't joke, and I didn't lie."

"Ghosts believe it!"

She angrily turned her head to leave, but Ruan Ruan quickly stopped her, reached into her bosom and took out a small rapeseed.

"I did not lie to you."

The woman was startled.

It's been a long time since she saw such a fresh little rapeseed. Could it be that what this girl said is true?
She hesitated, "Where is your stall?"

"This way, please."

Ruan Ruan led her away from the downtown area where vegetables were sold, and turned around to a small alley, where fresh and juicy cabbage and small rapeseed were quietly placed on a small cart.

The woman covered her mouth in surprise, "There are so many fresh vegetables? You!..."

Excitedly, she ran over to pick and choose, and found that none of the vegetables had any scars, and the fresh ones seemed to be freshly picked.

"This kind of food will definitely be snapped up in the vegetable market! Don't say one tael, you can ask for 20 taels and people will buy it!"

Ruan Ruan shook her head, "My mother said, people and businesses depend on their conscience, and you can't do this kind of unscrupulous business. The price must not be raised, so..." She lowered her voice and lowered her head, " It can only be sold here."

The woman immediately believed her words.

Just look at the attitude of those people in the vegetable market just now. If there are fresh vegetables that are cheaper than what they sell, they will definitely take the lead in crowding them out. Maybe they will think that this girl is blocking their way to get rich!
The woman's chest was full of pride, and she felt that no matter what, she had to help this girl today.

She took out ten taels of silver from her purse and stuffed it into her hand.

"If these vegetables are priced according to what you said, they can only be sold for two or three taels of silver, but I understand the situation in Yanzhou now. You and your family must have spent a lot of energy in cultivating such fresh vegetables, so I will increase the price for you." It should be."

Ruan Ruan was flattered and didn't know what to do with the money.

The more the woman saw her timid appearance, the more she liked it. After thinking for a while, she patted her arm and asked, "Do you have any food? I know a lot of friends, and they must want it too."

She said embarrassingly: "There are quite a lot, but those have not been confiscated, and it will take a day and a half to transport them from home. I am afraid that your wife's friends will not be able to wait."

"Hahaha, you don't have to worry about being late for a good meal, not to mention the quality of your dishes is so good, it's worth the wait!"

The woman pointed to the vegetables on the ground, "It's just right, you send them to my house, identify the door, if there is any change in the future, just send a letter there!"

Ruan Ruan nodded obediently and followed her back home.

Seeing the two big characters "Washington Mansion" written on the plaque of the mansion, surprise flashed across her eyes.

She saw that the brocade on this woman was smooth and her embroidery was lifelike, and she thought she would be rich, but she didn't expect that she was not only rich, but also powerful—this person was Hua Lian, the younger sister of Hua Guangzhi, the county magistrate of Yanzhou.

She had heard about this person from Zhou Qinxiang before, and she was very famous in Yanzhou.

In this era where husbands are the most respected, she refused to marry someone else's family and let the man marry him to Washington.

Moreover, the child born by the two is also surnamed "Hua", and her husband has no objection to this, which makes everyone in Yanzhou admire Hualian's skill of controlling husbands.

Ruan Ruan didn't expect that she just wanted to make a small fortune, but she didn't expect to catch a big fish directly.

Following Hua Lian's instructions, she followed the housekeeper in Washington to the kitchen and put down the dishes.

The two of them hadn't gone out yet, when they heard the two girls who were lighting the fire discussing in a low voice: "I heard that Miss Lian got into a fight with someone on the street again today."

"You said that my uncle is also unlucky, why did he marry into Miss Lian's house? Outsiders say that the husband is skilled, and he himself knows the pain."

"Yeah, he couldn't hold his head up in Washington. Some time ago, he wanted to have a drink with his friends and was kicked out by Miss Lian. It made him lose face, and it was very difficult to do business in Yanzhou."

"Master, it took a lot of effort to get the chamber of commerce. If it is done like this, it will definitely be ruined."

"Who said no."

All the secrets in the mansion had been told, the housekeeper looked very unsightly, he walked over quickly and let one of the two servant girls come behind them.

"I'm full and have nothing to do? Hurry up and work! Or I'll pull out your tongues!"

The servant girl turned pale with fright, and even apologized without daring to raise her head.

The housekeeper snorted coldly and came to Ruan Ruan, "And you, if you want to make money from our wife, you have to be careful, if there are any rumors, you will die, understand?"

Ruan Ruan lowered her eyebrows and nodded obediently before the housekeeper took her away from Washington.

She pushed the trolley back home, turned left and right, made sure to get rid of the eyeliner sent by the housekeeper, changed her clothes in the corner, and then returned home.

She took a sip of hot tea and raised her eyebrows.

The housekeeper actually didn't need to be so cautious, after all, her purpose was only for money.

Spreading such rumors will not benefit her at all, and may even cut off her financial resources.

How could she do such a detrimental thing?

Just as she raised her eyebrows and wanted to ask about the price of Zhou Qinxiang's house, she heard someone outside the door saying: "Wang Yi from the Wang family of the Yanzhou gambling house, come to see me!"

(End of this chapter)