Chapter 289 (1/2)
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.