hidden old spring

Calculating the time, there are still eight days until the Dragon Boat Festival. Usually every household should be busy at this time.

But at this time of year, everyone is a little depressed, and no one talks about the Dragon Boat Festival. What these people talk about most is which village outside the city is seriously affected by disasters, no one comes to sell vegetables in the morning market, and the prices of grain stores have increased.

Su Changan's tofu price has not increased, so business is much better than usual. If tofu hadn't been stored for a long time, there might have been a fight in front of her stall.

But even so, Su Changan was still affected by the constant stream of people coming to buy tofu, which resulted in them not taking a break all day long, just grinding and making tofu.

Su Changan originally thought that this anxiety would pass in a day or two, but he didn't expect that on the second and third days, more and more people would come to Su Changan's stall to buy tofu.

This situation is a bit scary, but an even more scary situation is coming.

Just when Su Changan was hesitating whether to close the business for the day, someone came from the Yamen.

Six government servants came, bringing three large iron pots. As soon as they arrived, they gave Su Changan two silver ingots (five taels each), and then conveyed the county magistrate's intention.

"Thank you Miss Su Chang'an for your contribution to appeasing the people in the city. This is a reward from the county master. Silver, iron pot, and professional people will help Miss Su build the stove and firewood soon." Come."

Su Changan held the silver ingot in his hand. His hands were heavy and his heart was also heavy.

What does it mean?
The yamen servant did not explain to Su Changan, but these six yamen servants stayed with Su Changan. When Su Changan wanted to take a rest, they would all look over and force Su Changan to continue.

They were busy from day to night, and the government servants did not leave until the last person who bought tofu left.

Before they left, they even bought all the tofu left at the stall.

Su Changan's back hurt from sitting all day. Not only her, but Yindan Tongdan and Chen Liu were also as tired as eggplants battered by frost.

I made a lot of money today, but I was really tired.

Su Changan was good at using money to appease people, so while the three haggard men were cleaning up the yard, Su Changan counted out their daily wages, and each of them counted out a hundred cents to fill in.

Money is a good pacifier. At least at this time, they are very happy to get twice the salary.

Only Su Changan, the boss who paid wages, was unhappy.

The second day, the third day, the fourth day... Every day, government servants came to watch them making tofu and selling it, even on the Dragon Boat Festival.

Fortunately, Su Changan still ate the legendary rice dumplings that day, two of them, given by Aunt Li.

Su Changan thought that days like this would continue until all the beans in her inventory were sold out.

If there are no more beans, naturally we can’t sell tofu.

But not wanting to see the bottom of the beans in stock, the government officials drove a cart to deliver five thousand kilograms of beans to Su Changan.

Five thousand kilograms of beans. It is no exaggeration to say that Su Changan's eyes blurred when he saw so many beans.

However, this is not over yet. These beans are not for Su Changan, but sold to Su Changan.

Now the market price of beans has increased to 15 Wen per catty, and the county magistrate sold them to her for 13 Wen per catty.

It was said that it was a sale, but in fact Su Changan had no right to say no.

One pound of 13 coins and five thousand pounds is equivalent to 65 taels of silver. When Su Changan took out a bunch of copper coins to pay the money with a frown on his face, the leading yamen servant said something meaningful. "My boss is so capable."

Su Changan understood this in an instant, and then broke into a cold sweat.

Yes, where did she get so much money!

was suspected!

But when she looked at the yamen servant warily, the yamen servant just smiled and left a sentence.

"Girl, we are all Han. Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. The county magistrate just wants the people in the city to be safe. If you can play a role in this, I can turn a blind eye. It’s convenient for the girl.”

Su Changan's abnormality is almost as obvious as the lice on his bald head. As long as he is not stupid, he will basically mutter.

The county magistrate took the lead in breaking through this layer of window paper, not to explore the secrets of Su Changan, but to stabilize Su Changan first and let her contribute to the skyrocketing food prices.

A piece of tofu is so big that it can be eaten by blanching it in hot water. A piece of tofu can make a young man full. If you add some wild vegetables to it, a piece of tofu can be enough for a family of three. This thing is much more affordable than grain.

Of course, the most critical point is that there are not so many food reserves in the city!
It is true that there is a granary for storing grain in the city, but it is a last resort, and to open a granary to store grain, you need to apply for it, and it will not be available for two or three months.

As for the original wealth in the city, two-thirds of it was taken away by the county government, and this batch of food had already been sent to the front line.

According to the original calculation, the food left in the city was enough to last until the winter wheat harvest, and then rice, combined with the vegetables produced in the fields, would be enough to last through this period of time.

But now the winter wheat harvest has failed. The continuous heavy rains have not only caused the harvested wheat to become damp, moldy and sprout. The wheat that has not yet been harvested has also been beaten to pieces by the rain and all rotted in the ground.

In fact, the impact on the city was relatively small. When I went out of the city and took a look outside the city, there were villagers everywhere crying and complaining that God was not open to the eyes.

The county magistrate has mobilized a batch of grain for disaster relief. The amount of grain is not large, and it is only enough for the people in the affected villages to live frugally for more than two months. If they are lucky, they can catch the rice when it matures, but in this way, the people in the city will There is not enough food.

Therefore, the county magistrate pierced Su Changan's window paper at this time in order to feed the people in the city with fewer beans.

The county magistrate pressured Su Chang'an into not allowing her to increase the price, and then sold her beans in order to squeeze out more of her 'abnormality'.

Normally, two cents per piece of tofu was not enough to repay the original investment. If Su Changan did not want to go bankrupt, she would have to fill it in as hard as she could.

After selling tofu for a day, Su Changan returned to the future. He was sitting on a soft quilt, hearing the sound of the puppy constantly humming and sucking milk.

Her eyes were a little vacant, and she suddenly felt afraid of people playing politics.

She felt that there was a lock around her neck, which was tightening continuously, making her breathless.

Su Changan wanted to cry and was a little scared, wondering why it was so difficult to live!
But even if she wanted to cry, she picked up the embroidery bandage and continued to embroider.

The situation is already so difficult. There is no point in crying. It is better to take advantage of these times to earn more mission points.

Now only the mission point can give her a sense of security.

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