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"Explain yourself! What exactly is going on!? "

With a darkened face, a hundred thousand mud horses roared past Jiu Niang's heart.

How could she not have known that Hu San was so careless? He had been blabbering nonstop for a long time, but she couldn't understand a single thing.

However …

It seemed to have something to do with food.

Although Nona looked calm on the surface, her mind was a mess.

The main purpose of collecting the grains was to use them as seeds, so he didn't need that much. However, no one wanted to sell them all.

However, he did not want those people to starve, so he gave them the chance to choose. He also said that if they wanted to return the food within a year, they could get the same food as the money.

Although not many people signed the contract at the time, Jiu Niang still remembered this matter in her heart.

Therefore, after the grains were planted, she left a portion of them in Hu San's house, giving him full authority to handle this matter. He had also made it clear that if no one came to exchange, the food would be his.

Of course, the so-called 'no one came to exchange' for a year.

Actually, nine years was the exact time when there would definitely be someone who would regret it. After all … After all, the peasants relied on the heavens to feed themselves. However, after such a long period of drought, not even a single blade of grass grew on the land. Not to mention the food, even two pieces of grass could not be found. Although silver was good, he could not buy food with it in hand. He could not starve to death, could he?

Ninth Madame was prepared to give Hu San more than enough food to deal with the people who signed the contract that day.

Then now … What would happen?

"That... That... It's my fault, it's all my fault... "My little mistress, I'm begging you, save me. This time, you have to save me, or else I'll be dead for sure!"

Hu San had a dejected look on his face as he knelt on the ground and hugged Nona's legs, wiping away his tears as he spoke.

He really did not expect such a thing to happen …

Thinking about it, Hu San had gone back and forth in the wind and rain. However, he hadn't expected that he would fall for such a big trap this time around.

"Say it, you just said it last year."

As for what kind of person Hu San was, Jiu Niang had some understanding about it. Looking at his appearance, it seemed that this matter wasn't that simple anymore.

However, regardless of what it was, he had to make it clear. Otherwise, even if he was a deity, he didn't know what to do.

"That... That... Food... The food is gone! "

Pitifully looking at Ninth Mother, Hu San stuttered for a long time before finishing his sentence. After he finished speaking, he sat down on the floor and looked at her with a guilty face, "It's all my greed. It's all my greed. This …" These... These are all my... It was the money I got from selling the grains. Now … "I don't want any of them now, I'll give them all to you …"

"What?" You... What did you say? You... You sell food! "

Without waiting for Hu San to finish speaking, Nona immediately jumped up and screamed loudly, "Are you crazy!? Don't tell me you sold all the food I left you? Do not forget, what is not for you, those are the people's! "

Nona's face was as dark as water. Her face was dark as she viciously stared at Hu San.

The anger in his heart raged …

"I... I... I am not... I didn't mean to... "I really …" This was the first time Hu San had seen Jiu Niang so angry. He was so scared that he shrunk his neck … He couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time …

Hu San panicked a little. If he couldn't find any food, those crazy guys would really kill him. "Wuu." "Nona, I was wrong, I really was wrong, I called you grandaunt, my grandaunt, please save me …" No, not just me... "Also, there's also my family. Those people are really crazy. If they can't find any food, they will kill my wife and children!

Hu San had experienced a lot, but this time he was really scared.

Those people really don't care about their lives. They are even more frightening than bandits like them back in the day. Each one of them picked up anything in a vicious manner and dared to fight with their life on the line … In the past, he had heard that during this period of famine, those people that did not care for their lives even dared to eat humans. All of them were evil ghosts that crawled out from hell.

However … However, he had never expected that he would actually encounter one …

If he had known that such a thing would happen, these people would have turned into this, and he wouldn't have sold his food.

But it was too late now.

"You … You actually … You're really … you're really asking me to say what's so good about you? "

Originally, she had left the grains with Hu San because she did not want to stir up any trouble. She thought that Hu San had some notoriety and hoped that he could use his notoriety to intimidate those people. If she had agreed on it earlier, she could just take the silver and exchange it for food and return it to them.

But... However, she could never have imagined that this damned Hu San would actually fail at more than what he did!

"Aunt, please do well to save our family. Our family is grateful to you! Please, save us! "

Since they were already here, Hu San could no longer care about anything else. He could only kneel on the ground and hug Jiu Niang's leg, crying his heart out.

How could he have known that it would turn out like this? He thought … He thought those people were using food to exchange for silver, but now that they exchanged so much silver, how could they bear to exchange for it?

However … Y But...

"You … You deserve it. You want me to take out food for nothing? You use your own food to give it to those people! "

Nona was also furious. How could she have met such a person?

He still believed in Ye Zichen, so he didn't want to argue with Ye Zichen at all. Plus, it had already been said, if there was no one who could exchange with him in the future, then so be it.

Furthermore … Besides, he had never thought about making it a waste. Even if someone did exchange, he would make up for it.

However … Now...

What should he say now?

Forget it, she also knew that there should be food in Hu San's house. Furthermore, when she was collecting food, Hu San had already taken advantage of the situation and given him a lot of food.

"This... "This …"

Hu San didn't expect Nona to say this, and his face immediately became serious. "I …" I, I sold everything... All gone … My home is gone too! "

Now, even if Hu San wanted to hide it, he couldn't.

Yes, the problem was not only that the individuals needed food, but that even their own family did not have food anymore …

"You … You... Say that again! "

Nona could not believe what she had heard. She made Hu San say it again with a dark face.

Hu San felt bitter in his heart, but … However, he had to say it …

"That... Then now my family has grain too... It's really gone, I'm not lying to you … If I lie to you, I'll die a horrible death... "There's really nothing else …"

Hu San cried until tears fell, feeling regret in his heart.

If he had known earlier today, he wouldn't have sold all of those grains. He did indeed hold quite a bit of banknotes in his hands, but … But what was the use of having so many silver notes?

He wouldn't be able to buy a single grain of food with a silver note.

Of course, he knew that he really had let Jiu Niang down by doing such a thing. If he had even the slightest idea, he wouldn't have gone to look for Jiu Niang … But right now, he really had no way out … There was really nothing left for him to do … He had looked for everyone he could find. He had asked for all the help he could get. In fact, he had even … He had even said that he was willing to pay a high price for it …

But even so, there was not a single grain of food, not even a single message. Seeing those people knocking on his door again and becoming more and more vicious, this time his pregnant daughter-in-law almost gave birth, he truly became anxious and scared …

"You … "You …"

What? He … he actually sold all of his family's grains?

Nona's eyes widened as she looked at Hu San, speechless. A feeling of helplessness arose in her heart. What part of her was off? Did she feel that someone like Hu San should be reliable? Why did he think that Hu San did not lack money? Why did he think that Hu San would feel that something was amiss when he saw what he had done and be even more careful?

"I... "I really don't know. Those people, those people gave you twice the price, so …"

"So you can't help it?"

She rolled her eyes and really didn't know what to say anymore.

If not for the lack of food, who would spend so much money to sell food? If they could not buy it, who would really burn their hands if they had too much silver?

However …

Her double?

Then who was it?

Why was he so generous …

Wasn't this clearly using money to smash these people?

Such a high price would probably tempt those who had never seen the real world. Perhaps … I'm afraid many families don't even have the slightest bit of food left. Before he collected the grains, there were already people who had already collected them. Many of them had already sold out at that time and he had to suffer it once more … If it wasn't for the fact that he had said that it would only cost ten thousand taels of silver, there might have been someone who would have sent money over …

Now that there was someone who offered three times the original price, he was afraid that a lot of people would have to pay even the food they ate at home.

"Forget it, forget it. Since it's like this …"

She felt like she was going to pass out from anger. Jiu Niang weakly waved her hand, feeling like she was going to be driven mad by this guy.

How could there be such a person?

I really don't know what to say anymore.

"Go back. I'll think of a way to get the food."

Jiu Niang waved her hand indicating for Hu San to return. Even though she already had a lot of food left in her Space, she still had to think of a way to get it out of the Space. She couldn't just get it out in front of him.

However, Hu San had no idea what Jiu Niang was thinking. He thought that she was deliberately trying to chase him away, so he suddenly …

Woo woo …" "Nona, Nona, please don't just stand there and watch me die. I really …" I really know I was wrong, you see... Look at all these banknotes, they're all … are all... What I saved before is in here, and I give it all to you... "I really have no other choice …

He knew that Nona had collected a lot of food and was willing to take out so much silver. She definitely wasn't a group of people …

Now the man was his last lifeline.