From the red building to penetrate the heavens

Chapter 44 Another World 2: Selling Grain

After looking around, he saw a well-dressed man dozing off in a medium-sized cloth shop. Jia She guessed that this man was the shop owner and hurriedly walked over.

Jia She deliberately made some noise, and the shopkeeper was awakened. He saw that although Jia She was in simple clothes, he had a gentle and elegant temperament. He guessed that Jia She was a scholar and had a much gentler attitude.

"What kind of cloth do you want to buy, Master?"

"Durable coarse cloth."

When the store owner heard this, he led Jia She to a corner and said, "These are, 2 cents for a foot and 75 cents for a horse."

Jia She tried it and saw that it was still strong and the wood did not appear to be damaged by insects. He thought about it and said, "Let's get three."

The store owner's eyes lit up, "Okay, Chenghui is 225 yuan."

The shopkeeper picked up three pieces of cloth and walked towards the counter. Jia She followed and asked softly: "Shopkeeper, I am from Xingyuan Town next door. This time I am going south with my family to join my uncle. I passed by here and wanted to buy some rice. I need food, but I don’t think all the rice shops in the city are closed. Could you please give me some advice?”

The shopkeeper stopped tying the cloth with hemp rope and glanced at Jia She calmly, his thoughts were as expected.

Although this boy was dressed in ordinary clothes, he had an extraordinary bearing. Now he was well-informed and brought his family south. Thinking that his family background was not ordinary, he couldn't help but value Jia She more. With the mentality of forming a good relationship, he said some useful things to Jia She. Said.

As he came and asked, Jia She learned the news about this town.

It turns out that there is a capable Qixian Cheng in this town. He drives up the price of rice and transports the grain away for the grain shops. He concentrates all the grain from the rice grain shops in the city to the county government, and opens a warehouse to sell grain every five days. Each time, each person can only buy one liter.

Jia She's arrival today is unlucky. The county government just opened a warehouse to sell grain the day before yesterday. The next time he comes will have to wait until the day after tomorrow.

"However, if you are in a hurry, sir, you can buy it from the rich households in the city. Some rich households want to go south and cannot take too much food with them. The rest will be sold to the county government at a low price." The store owner winked at Jia She. .

Jia She took out a small silver lock from his arms and handed it to the shopkeeper, "Please give me a few tips."

Looking at the appearance of the small silver lock that Jia She handed over, the shopkeeper once again confirmed his suspicion. He took it from Shan Ruliu and said with a smile: "It's easy to talk about."

"As far as I know, the Tanju people in Zhilan Lane, Dongcheng, have been making frequent moves during this period. I guess they must be leaving in the next few days. Young Master, maybe you can go over and ask."

After thanking the store, Jia She carried the cloth and turned to an uninhabited alley. He put the cloth into the system backpack, took out two cans of wine, poured 10 ml of Lingquan in each of them from Kaifeng, and carried it straight to Dongcheng. , I inquired all the way to Tanju's house.

Standing in front of the door of Tan's house, Jia She knocked on the door.

Not long after, the concierge opened the door. Seeing that Jia She was in an extraordinary manner and carrying two cans of wine in his hand, he softened his attitude and asked, "Hello, Mr. Wu, what's the matter?"

Jia She put his hand into his arms, took out seven or eight nougat candies from the system backpack, took the concierge's hand and pushed it over, "Brother, I am a student of Mr. Yuan from Xingyuan Town. Please tell me. Is Juren at home?"

The concierge took the nougat and held it up to look at, sniffed it again, and asked curiously: "What is this?"

Jia She chuckled and said, "This is nougat. Try it, brother, it's delicious."

The concierge didn't feel that Jia She gave him too little, so he just put the nougat away and said politely: "What do you want to talk to Juren about?"

Jia She said softly: "My family and I were going south. We passed by here and wanted to buy some rice. I heard that Tan Juren had a little surplus here, so I wanted to come over and ask."

The concierge nodded and said: "Please wait a moment, I will go and report."

"Thank you, little brother." Jia She waited outside the door for a quarter of an hour before being invited in. The first person in the main hall was an elegant middle-aged man.

"Student Zhan Mancang has seen Tan Juren." Jia She bowed and saluted.

"Get up."

Seeing Jia She's demeanor, Tan Juren was very satisfied. When Jia She sat down, he quickly asked in a gentle voice: "I heard that you are going south this time?"

Jia She nodded and said respectfully: "Yes. The river in the village has dried up, and the wells have also dried up. In desperation, we had no choice but to move south."

Hearing the word "ju clan", Tan Juren's eyelids fluttered. After thinking for a moment, he gave up the idea just now.

Originally, when he heard that the person he found was a scholar, he had thought of going south together with this person, but now it seems that that's all.

People's hearts are unpredictable, and he can't guarantee whether his people will come up and rob his house when they don't have enough to eat.

In this case, Tan Juren gave up the idea of ​​having a deep conversation with Jia She and asked directly: "Do you want to buy food? How much do you want to buy?"

Jia She saw the changes in Tan Juren's attitude and expression, and he made some guesses in his mind, and replied in a deep voice: "How much food does Tan Juren have? How much is the price?"

Tan Juren thought for a moment, and after considering that only 15 Wen per liter was transferred to the county government, he said: "In the past, rice was 7 Wen per liter. When the rice shop closed a month ago, it had risen to 35 Wen per liter. Now the county government sells it for 24 Wen per liter." , you are Yuan Xiaoyou’s student, so I’ll sell it to you for 20 cents per liter.”

Jia She was overjoyed when he heard this. He stood up and cupped his hands to express his thanks: "Thank you very much for your generosity. The students will appreciate it deeply."

As he spoke, Jia She introduced the two jars of wine placed on the table and said: "The student's family went south and did not bring much luggage. However, these two jars of wine were brewed by the student's Taoist master who was very good at brewing. Mr. Tan Be generous, students shouldn’t be stingy, give it to Master Tan for his evaluation.”

Tan Juren saw that Jia She looked proud and thought it must be a good thing, so he took it and called his maid to pour it. He raised the cup and looked at it for a moment. When he saw Jia She drinking, he raised his head and drank it too.

"The taste is mellow and soft, refreshing after drinking, and the elegant fragrance is still left in the mouth, wonderful!" Tan Juren thought about it carefully.

Jia She smiled when he saw this, and taking advantage of Tan Juren's good mood, he agreed with him to go back to the branch clan leader today to see how many people wanted to buy grain and how much they wanted to buy. He would bring the money before visiting tomorrow morning.

Tong Tan Juren finalized a good deal, so Jia She declined Tan Juren's invitation to stay for dinner and left the city to return to his residence.

From a distance, Jia She heard the lamentations and complaints of the villagers.

Jia She returned to Lao Zhan's house and asked Zhan Dazhu, who had already returned, "Have you bought food?"

Zhan Dazhu let out a long sigh and said worriedly: "No, you can't buy grain until the day after tomorrow. Listen to what they said, if you don't live in that town, you can only buy half a liter of grain, and one liter costs 24 Wen."

Zhan Daliang also said worriedly: "You said that they want to sell grain by counting their heads, and we can't all go in. What should we do?"

"Indeed, with more than 230 people, even if they go in in batches, the force is still too big. I heard that this is basically the flow of people for ten days and a half. The gatekeepers are not stupid. They will definitely find out. Are you asking us outsiders to buy so much grain?" Zhan Dazhu added.

Seeing that everyone was worried, Jia She said softly: "It's okay, I found someone willing to sell grain. We can buy it tomorrow. Come on, let's go talk to the clan leader."

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