Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 80
Only Guo An and Guo Erniu hid in the corner, just drinking tea and eating snacks with their heads down, as if they didn't like talking with people, making everyone around them subconsciously stay away from them.

Of course, it was also because of Guo An's fine silk clothes.

Noble man, he is not born in the same circle as the poor!
But the words of these tea guests could still reach Guo An's ears.

"This old man can still eat meat at home?"

"That's not true. A few days ago, half a catty of high-quality pig meat, the fat can squeeze out oil and water."

"hiss……"

"Guru..."

No need to look, just listening to the voice, Guo An can imagine how envious the faces of the listeners around him are.

"Brother is amazing. You can still buy high-quality pig meat in this year. Dare I ask where you bought the meat? How much money did you spend?"

"Yeah, I've been waiting at home for three months, and I haven't seen the minced meat..."

"Half a catty of good pig meat costs forty renminbi. It is because I have some relationship with that shop that I can buy this half catty of pig meat!"

"Hey, there are really fewer and fewer butcher shops in the market now?"

"Yes, I heard that His Royal Highness King Yan bought the entire Beiping Mansion, and even the chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep from the surrounding Shanxi and Shandong provinces, not even the cubs of those chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep!"

"I heard that in this matter, that Xiaoxian Zun also participated!"

"Stop talking nonsense, how could Xiaoxian Zun do such a thing?"

"That's right, I have never met such a small county lord who is considerate of the common people. He often goes down to various villages. Moreover, the little county lord can sit directly on the dusty ground and chat with the old people in the village. In half a day, you can ask how many people there are in our villages, how many adults, children, women, how many fields, cattle, farm tools... and even what they eat every day..."

"Hmph, the old man didn't say that the Xiaoxian Zun is not. It's just that the old man has a relationship with a certain official. I heard that there is a member of the Xiaoxian Zun in the barbecue shop on Haizi Wharf."

"what?"

"You are talking nonsense..."

"Do you want to be beaten?"

"Okay, it's the old man talking nonsense."

"That is, Xiaoxian Zun is a majestic county lord, how respectful his status is, in order to help us borrow food for tens of thousands of people in Wanping County, he voluntarily let me wait for tens of thousands of people to scold for two months, now you wait Who doesn't have some food in the family?"

"Yes, Xiaoxian Zun is the best county Zun I have ever met!"

"As for the barbecue shop this man mentioned, I remember that although the barbecue shop sells all kinds of meat and drinks, the price is extremely high, and His Royal Highness is still encouraging those wealthy merchants in the south to exchange food?

Do you all know how much more food the rich merchants from the south have brought with them during this period of time? "

"That's right, what kind of life did I live before? Did you all forget that you didn't eat the next meal?"

"Everyone, don't be impatient, don't be impatient, this is just chatting. The old man has a doubt, I wonder if you have thought about it?"

"Oh? Please tell me, old man?"

"It stands to reason that although there are a lot of chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep that have been taken in by His Royal Highness King Yan's farm, they have not taken away all the chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep from my Beiping Prefecture, Shanxi, Shandong and other places. Why do these chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep seem to be extinct in the market? average?"

"...Could it be that there are profiteers making trouble..."

"This matter, after you think about it carefully, you will know."

"Those hateful profiteers, you should really ask Your Majesty to kill these profiteers again!"

"..."

Guo An and Guo Erniu sat in the corner with their backs facing the crowd of diners and heard the rain stop.

After almost all the diners in the teahouse had left, he went out slowly and walked towards the county government office.

After a heavy rain, the entire streets of Wanping County were washed and cleaned up a lot.

However, in some places, there are still potholes, full of black and dirty water.

Especially the ditches on both sides of the street, a pungent smell made Guo An feel dizzy.

Therefore, Guo An walked very fast along the way.

Guo Erniu, who was following behind, thought that Guo An was in a bad mood, so he hurriedly caught up and persuaded in a low voice: "Master, those people in the teahouse are actually just talking, you must not take it to heart.

In fact, for these common people, as long as they have enough food at home, they are satisfied. "

"I know!"

"Then you go slowly."

"I'm hungry..."

……

A heavy rain not only made the streets of Wanping County difficult to walk, but also the dirt trails in the countryside outside Wanping County were so muddy that horse-drawn carriages could not be walked within two days.

So, no matter how anxious he was, Zhu Di could only honestly wait at home for two days.

On the third day, Zhu Di hurried to Wanping County Yamen again, directly dragged Guo An into the carriage, and headed for Shangzhuang Tieye.

"The villain sees His Royal Highness King Yan, and has met all the superiors!"

Zhong Huo stepped forward to greet him with a full face of hospitality.

"Where is that cement stone wall?"

Zhu Di asked directly.

"Your Highness, please..."

It was still the site full of various walls, but everyone was staring at the neat cement stone wall on the far side.

Although it was gray and lumpy, the surface was very smooth and clean.

From a distance, it looks like a huge rock that has been neatly cut.

"Is this cement and stone wall really as strong as you say?"

Zhu Di knocked with his hand, then looked at Guo An with some doubts.

Guo An turned his head directly, and said to the old craftsman beside him, "Blacksmith, go and get a sledgehammer for His Highness!"

"Yes, magistrate!"

The blacksmith nodded respectfully, and walked quickly to the side.

Zhu Di was a little puzzled: "What does the king want a sledgehammer for?"

Guo An smiled and said, "Your Highness used a sledgehammer to test the firmness of the concrete wall!"

Li Wang on the side said to himself: "How can such rough work bother Your Highness, such a thin wall, I can kick it down."

Guo An, Zhong Huo and the others suddenly looked strange.

"Don't worry, General Li. The concrete and stone walls this time have more materials than last time, and they are much stronger."

"Don't worry Guo Xianzun, even if this wall is made of stone, I can kick it down and break it into pieces!"

Li Wang still had a confident face and did not listen to persuasion at all.

Zhu Di had already stepped aside, Li Wang cupped his hands towards Zhu Di, and then went straight up, the movement was exactly the same as Zhu Liang's last time.

"Boom..."

After a muffled sound, the concrete wall remained motionless.

Guo An turned his head to look at Zhu Liang who was on the side, and said in a low voice, "Didn't you tell Li Baihu that the cement and stone walls are strong?"

"Sue."

Zhu Liang curled his lips, a little helpless: "In the end, this guy actually laughed at me for being weak."

Guo An chuckled, and then said loudly: "It seems that Li Baihu is really brave, and he can definitely kick down cement and stone walls."

Guo An did not forget about the piece of stinky cloth that Li Wang stuffed into his mouth that day in the main hall of King Yan Palace.

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(End of this chapter)