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"What good does it do us for you to join the old Chen's family?" Chen Xiansong examined the other party: "Even if you have a good heart, you can't trust a person who is hostile to your own family, let alone let him join?"

Chen Zeyi spread his hands innocently, and said with a wry smile: "Your Excellency Chen Xiansong, I have never had any conflicts with you. How can I say that I am hostile to the old Chen family? Besides, I want to join the old Chen family, and I have my own Reason, of course, this is not a place to talk, tomorrow I will go to Lao Chen's house to find you in person."

After quietly saying these words, Chen Zeyi left.Looking at his back, Chen Xiansong groaned for a while, and then left with others, while his father-in-law Chen Zeqing was picked up by three mercenaries.Huilian's mother didn't want to leave at first, but Huilian said a few words in her ear, and she nodded in agreement with tears in her eyes.

When he came out, although he was surrounded by Xiao Chen's family and stared at the old Chen's family with angry and dissatisfied eyes, no one dared to stop him or make trouble.After returning to the west courtyard of the old Chen family, Chen Xiansong took a rest for a while, and then meditated for about three hours. Then, Huilian ran in and shouted happily: "Husband, father is awake."

In the guest room in the west courtyard, Chen Xiansong saw Chen Zeqing, who had his eyes open but had a gray face and was weak.The life crystals that Chen Xiansong 'produced' indeed have the effect of strengthening vitality, but they do not have the effect of detoxification.But as long as the vitality is strong, the toxin will naturally not be able to kill Chen Zeqing in a short period of time, and now he just needs to wait for Bai Qianxin and Bai Min to come back.

"Son-in-law, thanks to you this time." Chen Zeqing's voice was weak, and the toxins were raging in his body. He felt as if he was about to be torn apart, but compared with death, this little pain It's nothing at all: "I really didn't expect that my blood brother would be so ruthless. In order to please the royal family, he would actually want to poison me. It's just that they didn't expect that you would come to save me. If they knew, maybe they would connect with you." The royal family set up an ambush. Hehe, they themselves are cold-blooded, but they think everyone in the world is as cold-blooded as them, and they missed the opportunity to ambush you for nothing."

His words.It made Huilian's face pale all of a sudden, even Huilian's mother.The expression is not too good.

Chen Xiansong smiled: "Why, do you really want people from the Chen family to kill me?"

"I really thought about it before." Chen Zeqing's voice rose slightly, he lay on the 'bed', staring at the wooden ceiling: "I really thought about it before, but now I hope you can live, after all I am no longer a member of Xiao Chen's family, and I can only be tied to you, the son-in-law."

In Chen Zeqing's eyes, there were faint tears, and a man would not flick his tears lightly.Although Chen Xiansong couldn't fully understand the other party's feelings, he could at least understand a little bit. Betrayed by his own brother and kicked out of Xiao Chen's family, he could only rely on his son-in-law to survive. This kind of pain is not much in the world. Individuals can bear it.

Strictly count.Chen Zeqing is also a poor man.Chen Xiansong knew that the other party's emotions were very fragile now, so he asked Huilian to take good care of his father and left. At this time, it was not an excellent choice for him to stay as an 'outsider'.

Chen Xiansong returned to his room.He asked the 'servant' and 'maiden' to invite Chen Jialuo over.

About ten minutes later, Chen Jialuo hurried to Chen Xiansong's room. As soon as he entered, he saluted first, and then asked respectfully, "Grandpa, I'm here."

Chen Xiansong nodded: "Well, how is the matter at hand going?"

Chen Jialuo replied: "Back to the old grandfather, the grain in Heluo City is almost harvested now. I have sent people to go around Heluo City to continue buying. Now the price of grain in the city has more than tripled than before. We and other families are also desperately harvesting grain, I think it won't be long before there will be no grain to harvest in Heluo City."

"The price of food in Heluo City is already expensive. Now it has more than tripled..." Chen Xiansong thought for a while and said, "I think there are many people in the city who can't afford to eat now, or in other words, have they eaten the last meal?" Wait a minute, maybe in a short time, maybe we have to start selling children and 'daughters'."

Chen Xiansong's voice was a bit cold. It was already late autumn outside the window. Chen Jialuo couldn't help shivering as the cold wind came in from the window. He lowered his head and said, "Back to old grandfather, the situation is worse than you imagined The situation is even more serious, at this time there are already many people selling children and 'girls', the major dental shops in Heluo City are already overcrowded, and now the price of a healthy 'girl' child is only half a silver dollar."

That's it!Chen Xiansong took a light breath: "That is to say, if this continues, Heluo City may riot within three months... How do other noble families react? Do they care about these poor people who have no food?"

"How is it possible." Chen Jialuo was a little puzzled: "At this time, don't you have to hoard food? Why do you want to take care of those insignificant civilians when you can't take care of your own family?"

Chen Xiansong was stunned for a moment: "You don't even care about the government?"

Chen Jialuo nodded: "Now the royal family has begun to drive those who have nothing to eat and make trouble on the street out of the city."

If it is said that the big family does not care about the life and death of ordinary people, then it is possible, but even the government and the imperial court would drive people out of the city at such a time, what an idiot.Chen Xiansong sneered and said, "Jia Luo, I will teach you one thing. When you sit on the throne in the future, you must remember one sentence: the king is more important than the people! The king is a boat, the people are water, and water can power you." Carrying a boat can also overturn it. I didn’t say this, but the experience summed up by the sages more than 1 years ago, you should remember it well.”

Chen Jialuo felt hot all over his body. He lowered his head and said slowly: "Grandpa, I never expected to sit on the throne. That position can only belong to you."

"I didn't ask you to listen to the first half of the sentence." Chen Xiansong smiled and said, "Since the other aristocratic families are all fools, let's do this. Starting tomorrow, you will release part of the grain we bought and boil it into The porridge should be transported outside the city to give to the poor who have no food. In addition, tell them that if they are willing to help us with things, they can eat white rice for two meals a day to keep them full.”

Chen Jialuo was stunned for a moment: "Grandfather, although the grain we purchased, together with the grain stored before, can make half of the people in Heluo City survive the winter, the problem is that we will lose a lot of money in this way. Not worth it."

Chen Xiansong laughed a bit: "Have you never heard of the word "people's hearts can be used?"

Chen Jialuo shook his head.

Chen Xiansong said with a faint smile: "I've heard such a story before. More than 1 years ago, there was a small country. Most of the people in the country have received his favor, but the emperor of this country didn't care, until one day, the rich man rebelled, and almost everyone helped the rich man, and he took the throne with almost no effort. Do you think...is it acceptable to the people?"

Hearing this, Chen Jialuo's forehead was covered with sweat.Then his eyes lit up suddenly: "Grandfather, what do you mean...we also want to emulate that rich man more than 1 years ago."

Chen Xiansong stood up: "How can I not seize such a good opportunity."

"Grandfather, I'll go get ready now." Chen Jialuo wiped off the sweat from his forehead, and was about to leave.

"Wait!" Chen Xiansong stopped him: "Don't worry, it's not too late to do it tomorrow, now you go and bring a dozen strong guards and go out with me. We can't let the other party take it so slowly Be on guard and be prepared, we have to make trouble for them."

Chen Jialuo bowed and left the west courtyard. Not long after, he brought over a dozen men in black, and Zhao Tiezhu was among them.When he heard that Chen Xiansong needed a thug, he volunteered to come here. With his strength and status, he should not have been involved in these matters.

More than a dozen imposing nursing homes are forming a row, which is quite murderous. Chen Jialuo cupped his hands to Chen Xiansong: "Grandfather, everyone is here. These dozen people are our old Chen. The most heroic and skilled fighter in the family, who are we looking for trouble?"

"The minions of the royal family." Chen Xiansong said with a playful smile, "The Huang family has commanded the imperial army for several generations."

"There are a little less of us." Chen Jialuo looked very embarrassed: "The Huang family is a 'door', and there are many good players."

Chen Xiansong laughed: "It's not like we're attacking the Huang family head-on. I heard that the Huang family has a manor in the northern suburbs, and there is a lot of food in it. Compared with the Huang family's main village, there The defense should be lax, you said if we burn that place down, what will happen?"

Chen Jialuo gave Chen Xianshen a thumbs up: "Grandpa, tall, really tall!"

In the Huang family compound, their patriarch Huang Derong was receiving a distinguished guest with two cups of boiling hot tea, with an old man sitting on each side.

Huang Derong took a sip of tea and said: "Chang Lao, our Huang family is willing to cooperate with what you said just now, but I still have one thing I don't understand, and I hope to get your 'confusion'."

"Speak." Chang Zhiqiu said flatly.

"The grandfather of the old Chen family is a scholar." Huang Derong pondered for a while, and then continued: "Our Huang family has not had a scholar for a long time. Why do you support us instead of Support the old Chen family."

Chang Zhiqiu said with a faint smile: "Our Donglin Society has always paid attention to win-win, hello, me, hello everyone, but the old Chen family is too greedy and too independent. This is not in harmony with our philosophy, and the Huang family, according to our investigation , has always had a good reputation in this regard, so we naturally chose the Huang family."

Huang Derong said softly, no one will know how much he believed Chang Zhiqiu's words.

At this time, a servant rushed in from the 'door', his face was ashamed, as if he had just been smoked by the fire: "Clan elder, it's not good, our manor in the suburb of 'Jiao' was set on fire."

What!Huang Derong shouted loudly and stood up.