Chapter 289

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "I don't know about this young man. This year's capital is flooded, and there is no rice at all. In the past years, the previous stored grain was bought by foreigners at a high price. To be honest, although we are the largest grain shop in Suizhou, we really don't have so many."

"How many now?" Xiao Mu then asked.

The shopkeeper stretched out his hand at this time and made a comparison with Xiao Mu.

After the wing saw not from the eyebrow slightly wrinkled, "30 stone."

Know how the thirty stones can be eaten by tens of thousands of troops.

The shopkeeper shook his head. "No."

"No, how much is that?" Ruiyi then asked again.

The shopkeeper then said, "three stones."

"What? Sanshi, you are a huge grain shop, but you can only take out Sanshi rice. Just shut the door and stop doing business. " After hearing this, Ruiyi's face was full of disbelief. There were only three stones, which were not enough to plug his teeth.

The shopkeeper listened, and then said helplessly, "little brother, these three stones are the most. If there were any small grain shops, there would be no stone."

"Three stones are three stones. Please install them for me and send them to Tongfu inn!" Xiao Mu stood up and looked at the shopkeeper.

There is a shortage of food now, which is better than nothing. Let's start with it.

I saw the shopkeeper after listening, then said with a smile, "OK, young master, please pay the deposit first."

"Ruiyi." Xiaomu called Ruiyi at this time.

Ruiyi nodded, then asked the shopkeeper, "how much is the deposit?"

"One third of the total price, four Liang silver." The shopkeeper then said to Ruiyi with a smile

seeing that Ruiyi listened, he couldn't help saying again, "four Liang silver, why don't you rob it?"

One third of the total price is four Liang. The three stones will be given a total of twelve liang of silver, which is several times the normal price.

Now he finally knows the reason why the grain shop is cold.

The shopkeeper looked at Ruiyi and smiled, and then said, "little brother, I can't say that. These rice are delivered from a distance. It's a long way. The wages of the middle workers and the time they spend..."

"That can't be so expensive. What's the difference between this and the robbers?" Before the shopkeeper finished, Ruiyi interrupted.

After hearing this, the shopkeeper frowned, and then said, "I don't want to buy it if you don't want to."

"You..." What else does Ruiyi want to say.

At this time, Xiao Mu interrupted, "Ruiyi, OK, pay the deposit."

After listening, Ruiyi nodded, took out three liang of silver from his body and handed it to the shopkeeper.

After the shopkeeper received it, he said with a smile, "young master, go back first, and then I'll send someone to Tongfu inn."

"Well." Xiaomu answered and went out of the grain shop.

Just going out, Ruiyi asked Xiaomu, "brother Xiao, how can you promise him so happily?"

"Now the food is in short supply, and it is inevitable that the price of the grain shop will be increased. As the boss said, if it's too expensive, you don't have to buy it." Xiaomu then looked at Ruiyi and said.

After listening, Ruiyi nodded, "what should I do next? Do you want to go to other grain shops? "

"Only when the big grain shop takes out the three stone grain, the other small grain shops will be very few." Xiao Mu then sighed and said.

See Ruiyi then ask again, "how to do then?"

"There is no other way." Xiao wood then looked at the distance, and then said.

No matter from the price of grain or from the grain and grass needed by the army, it is far from enough.

We have to find another way.

Then Xiao Mu said to them, "it's late. Let's go back to the inn first, and come out in the morning."

"Yes." The two men bowed their hands.

Then several people went to the inn.

In the evening, several people had supper, called the food shop, and had sent the three stone rice.

Xiao Mu let the inn take care of him first.

Then the group went to sleep early.

At this time, Zheng Qiu and others finally entered Suizhou City before the gate was closed.

When he arrived in the city, Su Tong walked forward and asked Zheng Qiu, "brother Zheng, what should we do tonight?"

After hearing this, Zheng Qiu thought for a moment.

They don't have much money with them. They don't know when they will be sold out. So many people's money for dinner will be here. If they want to find shelter again, if they don't have time to buy potatoes, they will all be hungry.

After thinking about it, Zheng Qiu said to Su Tong at this time, "we don't have much money. We can't find a place to stay. Let's take you to a windbreak. Tomorrow morning we'll take the potatoes to the vegetable market."

"Listen to brother Zheng." Su Tong then nodded his head and said.

Then he went to one side and said loudly to the representatives of the villages, "because we don't have much money today, we can't find a place for you to live in. Let's find a place where we can keep out the wind first. We will be wronged first. After the potatoes are sold at a good price, we won't have to sleep in the open."

"Good." These village names behind me said in unison.

Then a line of motorcades went to the city.

At this time, Zhao Po and Su Tong, who went to the front to explore the road, found a broken yard and pushed the door open to check it.

Apart from breaking a little bit, it can at least keep out the wind, which is much better than staying outside.

Su Tong said to Zhao Po at this time, you should start the fire here, and I'll let them come over.

"Good." Zhao Po nodded.

Then Su Tong ran out of the yard.

After su left, Zhao Po found some dead branches and leaves around him, gathered them together, then took the fire hinge out of him, and then won the fire.

Soon the fire rose.

Then, Zhao Po took the fallen stakes around him. One night, these firewood must not be enough. We need to prepare more firewood.

You know, the last midnight is the coldest time.

And Su Tong ran to Zheng Qiu at this time, "brother Zheng, find a good place and have a broken yard, so that you don't have to worry about getting cold when you live in it."

"Well, good." Zheng Qiu nodded after listening.

Then he turned around and said to the people behind him, "we have found a place to stay after driving the carriage."

"OK." When they heard that they had found a place, the villagers' representatives nodded their heads with joy.

After such a long drive, they can have a rest at noon.

Then Zheng Qiu turned to Su Tong and said, "brother Su, you are leading the way."

"OK, follow me!" And Su Tong led the way.

When we arrived at the broken yard, Zheng Qiu directed everyone to park their carriages in the yard. These potatoes were all their hopes, which could not be missed.

Zhao Po, who lives in the house, stops outside to help.

After all the carriages were finished, everyone entered the room one after another, sat down in front of the fire, and then took out the prepared dry food from the burden and ate it directly.

After everyone has finished eating, Zheng Qiu will arrange someone to go outside to watch, two people at a time, one hour on duty.

After all arrangements have been made, we will have a rest.

The next day, when the sky was just a little light, Zheng Qiu woke everyone up. "Everyone is getting up. We hurry to take the potatoes to the vegetable market. It's the most crowded time in the morning."

After listening, we rubbed our eyes at this time. It's estimated that we stood up bleary eyed and then went out to play.

After everyone got up, he drove his carriage to the market after Zheng Qiu.

The reason why Zheng Qiu is familiar with Suizhou city is that his hometown lived in Suizhou City, and later his family moved to Jiandu city. Although he was still small at that time, he can still remember the general location of Suizhou city.

In the vegetable market, there are peddlers who come to set up stalls in the early morning.

these peddlers were ordinary people at that time. They took the food they couldn't eat to sell here, or exchanged it for something they needed.

At this time, Zhengqiu moving also came here. Then they found a vacant lot and stopped the carriage.

Several people took out a bag of potatoes from the carriage and poured them in front of them.

As the sky gradually brightened, some people in the street came out one after another to buy vegetables, or came to exchange for some unnecessary things.

When the peddler called for someone to come, he shouted one after another.

"Chinese cabbage, fresh Chinese cabbage, just dug out Chinese cabbage, sold cheaply, two Wen three jin."

"Selling radish, selling radish, crisp and sweet big radish, one Wen for two Jin"

Zheng Qiu's eyebrows wrinkled slightly after hearing this. They ignored a very serious problem. They had not bought potatoes before. How to price the potatoes?

At this time, Su Tong looks at Zheng Qiu, and he should know why Zheng Qiu frowns, because they have not discussed the price of potatoes.

Su Tong said to Zheng Qiu, "brother Zheng, I'll go to another stall to see if anyone sells potatoes and find out the price."

"So good." Zheng Qiu nodded his head at this time.

Then Su Tong hands the sword to Zhao Po, and goes to the stall.

We went to several stalls in a row, either selling cabbage, radish or pumpkin, but we didn't see any potatoes.

Su Tong's eyebrows are not tight at this time. What should we do? If they don't know the market, they will suffer losses if they are sold cheaply and they are afraid that no one will buy them.

Just don't know how to do just then, Su Tong hears the voice of an old woman, see its peddle only, "potato, delicious potato."

After hearing this, Su Tong asked for reputation!

Not far away, there was a little pile of potatoes in front of a wife. Seeing this, Su Tong hurriedly ran there.

Then he bent over and asked, "grandma, how can I sell this potato?"

When the wife saw someone asking, she quickly said, "childe, this potato is not only delicious but also full. It only costs two Wen and a Jin."

"Two Wen and one jin." Su Tong's eyebrows slightly wrinkled after listening, and then nodded.

It's OK for them. It's not too low.