The upgrade of Concubine Xian in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 639
The atmosphere in Jinan Mansion became worse and worse. All the grain shops were closed. Hongli took Zarafen walking on the street, seeing that the food stalls were basically closed, and it was time to sell other things.

"Staller, are there no wontons today?" Zarafen likes the wontons of the family, and will come here every two or three days.

"Mrs. Jin, the food shortage is too severe. The wonton business will not be closed for the time being. We should wait for the disaster to pass before we open the stall." The stall owner said in a low voice, "If you want to stay here permanently, or It’s better to stock up on more grain, the grain store basically doesn’t sell grain now, and the food in the inn will become more and more expensive.”

After thanking the stall owner again and again, Zarafin walked a few steps quickly and met Hongli.

"What's the matter?" Hongli noticed that Zarafin's face was not right, not only became suspicious, but she was rarely angry. Ever since she entered the West Second Institute, she was always cheerful and rarely got angry with others.

"Master, the stall owner reminded me that if I live here for a long time, I must stock up on grain. Grain shops are basically closed and no longer sell grain." Zarafin was furious.

"Don't be impatient, we'll talk at the inn!" Hongli heard this, and hurried to Zarafin.

Zarafin followed Hongli into the carriage, he frowned slightly, his heart was not calm at all.

"Jiaojiao, you said the stall owner reminded you to hoard more food?" Hongli asked.

"Yes, I asked when we could resume making wontons. The stall owner said that it would only be available after the disaster. He said that there were 7 grain shops in the whole street and they would no longer sell grain." Zarafin told Hongli was surprised by the news.

There is still no news of disaster relief from the government government. Now, the common people are all pretending to be self-sufficient, and every household has started to hoard.

"Jiaojiao, what else did you find?" Hongli squeezed her little hand.

"There are very few vendors even selling vegetables." Zarafin rolled up a small handkerchief, "When I was going to the stall, I heard the people next door talking, saying they wanted pickled vegetables."

Hongli was very surprised when he heard this. The current season should be the time when vegetables are most abundant.

When the carriage arrived at the other courtyard, Hong Zhou had just returned, and Wu Fujin sat on the grand teacher's chair with a tired face.

"Fourth brother, is there any news about you going out?" Hong Zhou asked directly.

Wu Fujin looked at Zarafen with a smile on his face.

"Little sister-in-law, have you heard any rumors? I heard that many people have started to prepare things. Sister-in-law, should we follow suit?" Wu Fujin asked curiously.

Zarafin shook his head helplessly: "I don't know yet, let me listen to you."

After hearing this, Hongli turned his head to look in the direction of the female relatives: "You two made a list, look carefully, what do you want to hoard?"

Zarafin laughed: "Master, Wu Fujin and I will definitely finish it."

"Yes!" Wu Fujin took the order.

After lunch, Zarafin followed Hongli back to the study, where he sat on the chair and pointed to the desk.

"Start writing the list here. Remember, you must write everything you need." Hongli pointed to the desk, on which rice paper was already placed. Zarafin sat down and looked up at Hongli.

"Master, what do you want to hoard?" Zarafin really didn't know, so he had to ask Hongli for help.

"I've listed all the information about the food and drink at the entrance." Hongli took out two lists, "You copy a copy immediately, remember, and give this list to the servants.",

"Ah Hun, you're the best!" Zarafin looked at the list and said, "I'll copy this, so it's all right?"

"I asked Lao Wu to buy two courtyards with five entrances himself, and we will go to other courtyards when we are ready to stock up." Hongli said to Zarafin.

Is there another courtyard? !

Zarafin's almond eyes widened, Hongli disaster relief can still buy another hospital.

"Sleeping outside is always bad. We'll stay here for another two months. The situation in Jinan Prefecture will get worse. We can't live in the inn all the time." Hongli explained helplessly.

Zarafin was relieved, she was still a little awkward when going in and out of the inn, she always felt that someone was watching her.

After lunch, Zarafin and Wu Fujin were discussing the list. Wu Fujin looked at the very detailed list and was secretly surprised.

"Little sister-in-law, this one is already very good, I don't think there is anything to modify." Jiu Fujin complimented.

"Ah Huan said that he will leave for the other courtyard early in the morning, and Wu Fujin should prepare as early as possible, and these things will be sent to the other courtyard." Zarafin said.

Wu Fujin was slightly taken aback: "Little sister-in-law, I didn't hear what I said, so I probably forgot."

At this moment, Wu Fujin was complaining, but Hong Zhou didn't say anything, which made her feel ashamed in front of everyone.

Early in the morning of the next day, when it was just dawn, Hongli woke up Zarafin and asked her to wash up quickly. After a little breakfast, she was about to head to the other courtyard. The other courtyard is still some distance away from here. After lunch, you can return to the courtyard when it is close to lunch.

"Master, is it going to take a long time?" Zarafin asked confusedly.

"It's more than an hour's journey. We are close to the courtyard in the center, and this side is close to the city gate." Hongli thought that there were mixed people here, and accidents were easy to happen. The city was different, so it was convenient for them to hide.

Zarafen hastily ate his breakfast and got into the carriage. He didn't relax at all, but became more and more nervous.

"Master, we went to another courtyard, wouldn't it be better to go out?" Zarafin was worried that the other party would monitor Hongli and Yintang brothers.

"No, it's a house bought by a wealthy businessman in the capital. Most of the time, he won't come here. Hong Zhou borrowed it.

Many wealthy businessmen from the capital will buy some courtyards there. When the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, many wealthy businessmen like to come and relax.

"Master, is this your house?" Zarafin asked suspiciously.

"Well, although it is in someone else's name, in fact, the final title deed is still mine." Hongli had thought about the ownership of these Zhuangzi long ago.

He will keep these things more or less, and leave them to the children in the future.

"Master, let's go. The servants over there were bought from outside or selected from the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Zarafin's status must not be able to restrain the servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"I bought it from outside. Here, you are my wife, you know?" In order to prevent his identity from being leaked, Hongli had to let Zarafin pretend to be his wife first.

Uh uh uh!
Zarafin looked at Hongli in embarrassment, and if Fujin knew about it, he would definitely answer.

"You have to report back to Fujin," Zarafen said, looking at Hongli.

Hongli shook his head: "For the time being, there should be no leaks. I'll call the servants later, and just give orders."

(End of this chapter)