Dressed as a villain's wife

Chapter 443 Bribery
In the study, Shen Wenchen's brows were tightly frowned, and Liu Jie on the side didn't dare to take a breath, and just quietly lowered his head and waited for his orders.

A letter came from the capital this morning. The man had a sudden old illness and is now in a coma. Back then, the second prince was demoted to be a commoner, and the third prince also lost his status as a prince. The palace is in chaos.

This meant that they could not wait for help from the palace, and could only rely on themselves.

There are more than 20 people in Yancheng, and the garrison is no more than [-]. If the time comes when ammunition and food are exhausted, they will not be able to stop them.

"Master, Madam is here."

The butler outside the door saw Nan Zhi approaching slowly, and after a moment of confusion in his heart, he knocked on the door lightly.

The master is busy with business in the study now, but the wife's affairs are equally important. After weighing it, he did not stop him.

He knows how much the master values ​​his wife.

The brows that were still furrowed suddenly loosened when they heard the words coming from outside the door.

"Madam, please come in." Shen Wenchen restrained the tiredness on his face, and then said.

He didn't want Nan Nan to worry, the food was already tiring enough, and he could handle the rest by himself.

"Wen Chen!" The smile in Nan Zhi's eyes almost overflowed, his whole face was bright and charming.

"Nannan, what good thing happened? So happy?"

Seeing his wife, deep love rose in Shen Wenchen's eyes, and the biting coldness in the room seemed to warm up in an instant.

"It's nothing serious, it's just the baby in the womb, he just moved."

It was only then that Nan Zhi noticed Liu Jie in the corner, and nodded towards him with some embarrassment.

Just now the housekeeper passed on the message without saying anything, she thought Shen Wenchen was the only one in the study...

Thinking of how reckless he came in, Nan Zhi felt like his face was on fire.

Liu Jie is a smart man, his mission has already been completed, why should he continue to stay in the study, and left quietly after looking at Shen Wenchen.

After hearing her words, Shen Wenchen's eyes lit up, and there was some disbelief in them.

"Yes, did the baby move?"

Raising his big hand and gently caressing Nanzhi's bulging belly, Shen Wenchen's eyes were full of anticipation.

When Nan Nan was pregnant with Zhiyu, he was a little lazy, and he rarely moved a few times.

It was rare to meet him with fetal movement, and every time he touched it, Zhiyu seemed to fall asleep again.

"Ah."

Seeing his novel look, Nanzhi felt a little softer.

My own husband is also like a child.

As if feeling a different temperature, the baby in her stomach really moved again, just touching Shen Wenchen's palm.

"Nannan, he, he moved..."

Shen Wenchen's peach blossom eyes widened in an instant, and his handsome face was a little bewildered.

"He recognizes you as Daddy." Nan Zhi smiled and rolled his eyes.

"He's a smart doll."

Shen Wenchen said with emotion, and then took him into his arms.

"Nannan, that's great."

It's great that my wife and children are by my side now.

He is no longer the muddle-headed and lonely general in his last life, now he wants to protect his wife and children, and the people of Yancheng.

The 25th of the twelfth lunar month.

The city was quiet for several days, and finally it became lively again today.

The thick snow was swept away, revealing the bluestone road, and all kinds of lanterns were lit again, illuminating the dark night.

There are already rumors in the city.

The farmer's farms outside the city are now infested with rats, and even the fields are full of problems. Not only are they unable to grow things, but they also emit a suspicious stench.

Shen Wenchen sent people to exterminate rats outside the city, but the effect was minimal, and even made those rats even more rampant.

There was really no other way, and even the most powerful rat repellent had no effect, so Shen Wenchen could only take people to exterminate the rats.

Those mice all have black hair, a pair of mung bean-sized eyes glowing red, and their tails are long and dragging, which looks particularly disgusting.

Even if he issued an order to block the news, but it was like this every day for half a month, and people were sent to strictly investigate at the gate of the city. No matter how dull a person is, he should understand that there must be tricks in it.

As soon as this matter was picked up, the business of the grain shops in Yancheng became more and more prosperous.

It was supposed to be a good opportunity to make a lot of money, but there was the "Lin's Grain Shop" in the way. The majestic city lord's wife's grain shop only sells five cents a catty of old rice. How can these little commoners overwhelm the price?

Although the cost of these grains was not much, they could obviously earn more money, but because of Nanzhi's identity there, they earned [-]% less than what they should have been worth.

At first, they only heard from Uncle Ping that the price was low because of the opening of the new store. They also thought that it would only be three days, and they could afford to wait for three days, but now it has been almost half a month, and the price of the grain store is still low. Yes, some people can't sit still.

"Brother, I wonder if it's convenient for you to talk now?"

Business has been going well these few days, and Uncle Ping is also busy and a little dizzy. Now that he can take a break and have a sip of water, he hears someone leaning over to ask questions.

"You are..." Uncle Ping put down the water bowl, and took a good look at the people beside him.

"I'm the shopkeeper of the grain shop next door." The shopkeeper of the grain shop smiled respectfully and saluted.

This shopkeeper Ping has a lot of background, so he should not provoke him.

He was convinced that Nanzhi was a woman in the backyard who didn't understand anything, and Uncle Ping must be in charge of this shop, so he should be more polite to him.

"It's shopkeeper Wang's, sorry for your disrespect." Uncle Ping greeted him politely, but he already understood the purpose of his visit.

Now people in Yancheng are in panic, the excitement on the surface is nothing but unwillingness to believe, but it is a tacit fact that they are hoarding food in private.

When he came to the door, he naturally wanted to know the facts about grain prices.

After all, the price of their own shop is low, so they must not dare to go higher.

"Brother Ping, I'm here this time because I want to ask you something."

Shopkeeper Wang was talking, and took out a bulging purse from his sleeve, and handed it over with a smile on his face.

"Oh? I don't know what Shopkeeper Wang wants to know?" Uncle Ping didn't delay, took the purse and put it directly into his arms.

It seems that he didn't expect him to accept it directly, and shopkeeper Wang didn't react for a while.

After being stunned for a while, he finally came to his senses, and asked stammeringly.

"Yes, it's about the price." The smirk on Shopkeeper Wang's face almost froze.

"Uh, I was talking about this at the beginning. The new shop opened, so the food price will be halved, but now it has been half a month, I don't know, when will the price go back up?"

After hearing this, Uncle Ping looked embarrassed, sighed again, and finally said: "I can't be the master of this, the owner set the price at the beginning, and she has been living in the mansion for the past few days, and she hasn't sent a letter saying What to do, I can only continue to sell like this."

After hearing Uncle Ping's words, the smile on Shopkeeper Wang's face almost collapsed.

(End of this chapter)