Zhumen Chunshen

Chapter 147 Anhui Purchases Grain ([-])

"Yeah." Bai Muyuan nodded and said with a smile, "Don't forget, this time we're here to enjoy the mountains and rivers, so let's steal half a day's leisure! Then Miss Yao doesn't care what she does. Let her go, don't bother!"

Although Bai Feng didn't take it seriously, he also knew his little master's temper, so he reluctantly nodded and stopped talking.

After Yao Cunhui went out of the city and boarded the boat, he also told everyone to rest and recharge their batteries until they arrived in Huainan to collect food.The canal water in autumn is extraordinarily clear and clear, and the gentle water seems to have a steel frame, showing a strange sense of hardness.Looking from a distance, the rice fields on both sides of the strait are golden, and the golden ears of rice are particularly pleasing.

In a few days, it will be time to harvest, and the rivalry between the Yao family and that mysterious enemy will soon kick off.

Hurrying all the way, boat first, car later, finally arrived in Huainan six days later.At this time, the farmland on the Huainan side had already begun to be harvested.

"Second miss, why don't you and sisters Xiao Xing and Xiao Li stay in an inn in Huainan City? We'll hire a few locals to collect food separately, and we'll gather in the city later." Shen Sheng said with a smile .

Yao Cunhui smiled, "Well, let's divide ten of us into four groups, hire a few short-term laborers in the local area, go separately to collect food, and gather in the city after three days no matter what the result is. I'm not here to enjoy the blessings. When I go back, shopkeeper Lin I'll just go and talk!" Yao Cunhui said to Shen Sheng in understanding.

Shen Sheng opened his mouth, seeing Yao Cunhui's firm gaze and unquestionable tone, as a buddy, he couldn't forcefully fight against his master, so he had to agree.

Therefore, Shen Sheng and Yao Cunhui made a team of master and servant, and the other six people made a team of two people. They found out where the grain harvest was abundant and it had already come down.

Yao Cunhui and Shen Sheng went to Hefeng Town in the southeast of Huainan.

The grain harvest in Hefeng Town is coming to an end, and Yao Cunhui's master and servant arrived at just the right time.

It's just that the traders who collect grain have already made reservations and have been here, and those who have a little bit of grain are almost sold out, and the rest is only enough for the whole family.Shen Sheng took Yao Cunhui to visit five villages in a row for two days. In addition, Yao's rice shop valued quality, but the result was very little.

"Second miss, you'd better go back to the inn in the city and wait, the villain can do it alone!" Shen Sheng is a big man in the capital, and he also has seven or eight young men under his command. He hasn't done the work for three or four years, and his face is covered with sweat. If he hadn't been with the second lady, he would have complained and cursed!
Yao Cunhui took out his handkerchief and wiped his sweat carefully, and said with a smile, "It's difficult to find it like this. I go back to the city and rest, can you find a way?" Yao Cunhui asked the villagers, and took Shen Sheng straight to Go to the home of Master Feng, the biggest landlord in Fengzhen.

The landlord’s family would always have surplus grain, and Yao Cunhui offered a high price. After some deliberation, Master Feng agreed to pay them one hundred shi.

Yao Cunhui and Shen Sheng were overjoyed, they agreed on the price, paid the deposit, and planned to transport fifty shi away first, and come back later with the remaining fifty shi.

After the three-day agreed time expired, everyone gathered in Huainan City. Everyone more or less received some food, which totaled three hundred shi, and ten carts were hired to load it.There is also the same situation as Yao Cunhui's. Some people have negotiated the price and come to pick it up next time. In total, there are also two hundred shi.

Shen Sheng glanced at it and sighed. After removing the bran, husk and other losses from the rice, the rice obtained was sold in shops, which was not enough for the 36 shops in the capital to sell for four or five days. Dragging on for three or four days is still far from the goal!
Shen Sheng looked at the happy Yao Cunhui, and his mouth was astringent and bitter.It's embarrassing for the second lady, if she knows that her hard work is just a drop in the bucket for Mi Xing, I don't know how she will feel!
"It seems that the effect is not bad," Yao Cunhui nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "How about this, Xiao He and Xiao Liu, you two stay here, run errands more diligently, and see how much you can collect. Come back to Beijing with me. Shen Sheng, take Aaron and Lao Liang to hire a dozen workers. We will be on the road tomorrow. Xiao Xing and Xiao Li and I went to buy some dry food!"

Everyone was in a low mood at first, but seeing Yao Cunhui's smile and beaming, they couldn't help cheering up a bit, gaining a bit of confidence, and took the order with smiles.

The sky is falling and the boss will hold it up?As the second lady said, just do your job well and do your job well!
"Fifth Lord, is the Second Miss of the Yao family really stupid or fake!" Bai Nian couldn't help laughing at the grain purchased by Yao Cunhui and his group and Yao Cunhui's rather satisfied attitude.

There are so many shops in the Yao family, and the grain sold every year can pile up into two big mountains. She bought such a little, it can't even be counted as a small mound, right?How happy it is!
"You think so?" Bai Muyuan frowned slightly, but felt a little uneasy in her heart.On the streets of Huainan, he met her face to face and observed her talking to others, so he intuitively thought that she was not an idiot.

It is impossible for her to know how much food the thirty or so branches in the capital sell every day for Yao's shop, but even under such circumstances, she is still confident and can still laugh, if it is not for the future So, that means this person has an extraordinary mental strength!
In either case, it shows that she is a difficult opponent.

"Are they leaving for Beijing tomorrow?" Bai Muyuan asked.

"Yes, the food will be loaded into the truck early tomorrow morning. Fifth Master, are we really not going to do anything?" Bai Nian felt unwilling.

"No need." Bai Muyuan shook her head and said, "Clean up, we will go on the road with them tomorrow. Bai Feng, put away your stern and unfriendly temperament. Tomorrow we will meet Second Miss Yao. Let's go on the road together, don't let people see any flaws! Bai Nian, you too, be respectful and behave like a book boy!"

Bai Nian and Bai Feng looked at each other speechlessly, they could only bow their heads in agreement.

"Fifth Master is so sure that Miss Yao wants us to go together?" Bai Nian couldn't help asking again.

Bai Muyuan glanced at him, too lazy to answer such idiotic questions.

The next day, the carriage of Bai Muyuan's master and servant actually ran into Yao Cunhui's motorcade.

When setting off, Yao Cunhui greeted him politely, and then got into his carriage with Xiao Xing, Xiao Li, and Shen Sheng.

Yesterday, the shopkeeper's companion said with a smile that a customer was going to Tianjin, and the journey was far away. He asked him to ask if he could go with the Yao family team.When it was inconvenient for everyone to go out, Yao Cunhui was inconvenient to refuse, so she ordered Shen Sheng to meet Bai Muyuan and his party, and if she didn't look like someone who would cause trouble, then she agreed.

Shen Sheng reported that it was a handsome scholar with a bookboy and a servant who looked refined, acted well, and spoke politely, so he agreed.

As expected, the three of Bai Muyuan, master and servant, were just traveling together, and they did not cause any trouble to Yao Cunhui and the others along the way, nor did they have any troubles.The Yao family team rested when they said they would take a break, and the Yao family team said they would stay in a hotel when they said they would stay. Apart from nodding and saying hello to each other politely, they did what they wanted during the break on weekdays, and there was no sign of deliberately getting close.

After two days, Yao Cunhui's vigilant heart gradually relaxed, and she laughed secretly at herself.

When I came here, I came with a light car and a fast horse, without any burden, so it was natural to drive fast, but now with ten carts of grain, the speed is not comparable to when I came here!
Hurry up and hurry up, and it has been six days since we arrived in Suzhou.

"Second Miss, we will arrive in Huaibei in three days. It will not be so hard if we change from Huaibei to the waterway!" Shen Sheng counted the days and said to Yao Cunhui.

Yao Cunhui nodded, and sighed softly: "I didn't expect our buddies to work so hard! This job of harvesting grain is really difficult!"

Shen Sheng smiled and said nothing, thinking that he used to be a regular seller, and the transportation was convenient, and he was familiar with the routes to and fro, so it can't be compared now!

Seeing a white cover on a tall branch of a tree in the forest ahead, everyone knew that there was a teahouse in front of them, and couldn't help cheering in unison.

When Shen Sheng heard this, he raised the curtain of the car and looked around, and smiled at Yao Cunhui: "Second Miss, there is a teahouse in front, let's take a break! We will spend the night in Suzhou City tonight!"

"Okay!" Yao Cunhui nodded.

Shen Sheng immediately yelled at the crowd, and they cheered up, smiling and speeding up the driving.

I don't want to, the carriage has just passed through the woods, and I saw two horses running fast in front, and a young man called out in a clear voice: "Is the motorcade of Yao's Mihang in the capital ahead?"

Shen Sheng was still in a daze, but Yao Cunhui's complexion had darkened: Damn it, that bastard Zhao Jiyuan has come!

"Is it Mr. Zhao? Why are you here?" Yao Cunhui ordered the carriage to stop, raised a corner of the curtain, and said to Zhao Jiyuan in a lukewarm manner.

Zhao Jiyuan's eyes were bright. Seeing a smile on Yao Cunhui's face, he got off his horse and walked over. He said with a smile, "Second Miss, you are finally back! I have been waiting here for three days. It is Master Yao who is worried and deliberately let you I will pick up the second lady for a ride!"

"Let Mr. Zhao run errands? How dare you do that!" Yao Cunhui smiled alienatedly, and glanced at Shen Sheng and others: "With so many people accompanying me, why should my father worry about asking Mr. Zhao to come here on purpose? The guys are all tired, let’s talk about what we have to say later!”

Zhao Jiyuan seemed to be immersed in the joy of meeting Yao Cunhui again, and he didn't mind her sarcasm and slightly unhappy face, and promised with a smile on his face: "Okay, okay, then I'll go over and let the teahouse owner prepare the tea." Come on, take your time!" Then he smiled at Yao Cunhui, then got on his horse and left.

Yao Cunhui was very speechless, rolled his eyes, and put down the car curtain sullenly.

(End of this chapter)