The yamen servant sighed and said with a wry smile: "Brother, we are destined, and I won't hide it from you. Sometimes I have thought about running away. If I just stop you, there will be more and more people. Sooner or later something will happen."
This has been the case since ancient times. If there are too many refugees, there will definitely be riots.
Especially those outside their town, some people have lost all humanity, and those who still have some humanity are gradually changing.
No matter how thick the city wall in Hefeng Town is, how long can it hold back more and more refugees?
They had now walked out of the alley and onto a street. It seemed like a relatively peaceful place with people coming and going around them.
Qi Kang'an was immediately puzzled, "Then why is your county magistrate not in a hurry?"
The townspeople here don't seem to be in a hurry.
The yamen servant's eyes flashed and he did not reply to his words, but pointed in a direction and said:
"Let's go there. Pang's wife's family used to run a grain store. You guys bought a lot. It's not easy to go to the store and it's troublesome. It's better to go directly to his house to buy."
The other party didn't want to say anything, so Qi Kangan stopped asking. If he could tell him this, it was all for the sake of Master Wu and Yinzi.
"Okay, listen to my brother, but I want more."
"He has it."
After a moment of pause, the yamen servant whispered: "Mr. Pang has a lot of foreign food and it is difficult to carry it with him. He is also in a hurry to sell it."
Oh~, I understand, no wonder I said ‘in the past’ I ran a grain store.
This is what his daughter said, light belongings are good things when fleeing, but heavy food becomes a burden.
The two of them were walking on the street one after another, and soon they came to the back door of a courtyard. Seeing that it was inconvenient for Qi Kang'an to hold his daughter, the yamen officer took the initiative to knock on the door.
It took about twenty minutes for someone to come to the door.
"Who is it?" A middle-aged man wearing a long gown came out.
The middle-aged man smiled when he saw the yamen servant's face, "This is Gui'an, bringing someone here to buy food?"
Oh ho, it turns out that this guy not only works as a yamen servant, he also works part-time.
"Yes, Uncle Lai. There are a lot of people who just entered the town today, and they are not very lucky. Half of their things have been robbed. Please be accommodating and be more generous to them."
The middle-aged man glared at him dissatisfied, "Look at what you said, when has the person you introduced ever given a high price?"
After speaking, he looked at Qi Kangan and his daughter, and his eyes suddenly lit up when he saw Qi Bao, "This girl is so handsome."
But I felt something strange, my eyes were dull and dull.
But at this moment, his focus is not on that, but on: "How much food do you want?"
Qi Kangan asked back: "How many do you have?"
The middle-aged man was happy when he heard what he said, "I only have 80,000 jins of grain, if not 100,000 jins. You can still buy it all."
That's not possible, we thought, but we don't have the money.
"What's the price?"
"Rice costs two hundred and forty coins per stone, white flour costs two hundred coins per stone, pure corn kernels cost one hundred and twenty coins, and soybeans cost one hundred coins."
Qi Kangan almost called him a good guy.
Rice and white flour are not twice the price, but corn and soybeans are not only twice the price?
Qi Kang'an was just about to say that he would go back and discuss it when his shoulder was hit by Qi Bao'er's chubby hand.
Suddenly he changed his mind: "Bao'er, what do you think you should buy?"
When Pang Yuanwai heard this, he looked at the government servant: Is this company reliable?
The yamen servant was also confused. It was the first time that such a large-scale purchase of grain was decided by a milk baby.
They all thought it was just a pretense, and it was probably because the price was not reported to their satisfaction, but neither of them was disappointed. Anyway, they had to come back after leaving.
When there are more refugees, the price of food will skyrocket. Except for pets, this is considered a conscientious price. There is no one in Hefeng Town that is lower than his price.
Unexpectedly, Milkman could really make a decision, "One hundred shi for rice, two hundred and fifty shi for white flour, and five hundred shi each for corn and soybeans. However, we can't carry so much grain. I wonder if you have anything, uncle Yuanwai."
Can you push us around?"
Pang Yuanwai was really happy this time, "Little girl, how did you know that I am Yuanwai's uncle?"
"Isn't it true that the only person who can make decisions about food prices is my uncle Yuanwai?"
"Then it's up to you to make the decision about your family."
"My father loves me." Qi Bao'er pursed her lips happily, two dimples looming.
This cute appearance made Pang Yuanwai, who had no daughter, feel itchy. He suddenly wanted to ask Qi Kang'an: He doesn't need money for food, can he give it to his daughter?
Fortunately, he didn't ask this question, otherwise Qi Kang'an would have fought him tooth and nail.
"Okay, I already have dozens of grain carts at home, but I can't give them away for free. Let's do this. If you want them, take one worth ten cents."
Anyway, he was planning to abandon those carts, so he would take whatever he could get.
"Brother An, Brother An~" a wilting cry came from the distance.
It turns out that the place where livestock is sold is not far from here. After seeing it, Wanba was about to go find Qi Kang'an, but he didn't expect to see Qi Kang'an and his daughter as soon as they came out.
Qi Kang'an and the Yamen servant replied together: "Hey."
Um?
Oh, yes, this member Pang just called him Gui'an, which also has the word "an".
The yamen servant was also stunned, "You...?"
"My name is Kang An. Brothers are polite and call me Brother An."
Officer Pang was very happy: "It's a coincidence that you two, Brother An, met each other. This kid in Gui'an is kind, and everyone calls him Brother An outside."
Qi Kang'an smiled and nodded, "It's a coincidence, it's a coincidence."
"Unfortunately, outside the city gate, I saw my brother being friendly."
I don’t even know how to answer these words of Qi Kang’an, kindly? Kindly, you still accepted a thousand taels from us?
Fortunately, the long-legged guy with the long legs had already ran over. As he ran, he shouted, "Brother An, there are no cars here, only a few calves, and no horses."
It looked like a pretty big place, but everything inside was empty. It was said that the previous batch of refugees had bought them all, leaving only a few calves that couldn't walk far.
Qi Kang'an shouted to him, "Don't come over here. Go back and ask people to bring food. All the men will come."
As soon as he braked, he instinctively turned around and ran away.
After running for a while, he realized that all the men were here. Are they buying a large amount of grain?
Ouch, it's different with the Fuwa, and my legs are jumping even more joyfully.
By the time the villagers got the letter and went to Pang's wife's house, Qi Kang'an and Qi Bao'er had already been invited into Pang's house, and Pang had personally brought out a lot of snacks.
As soon as everyone came in from the back door, they saw Qi Kang'an, a middle-aged man, and a somewhat familiar man in the grain pile, seemingly counting.
There was a small table in the corner, and the tables were filled with plates of snacks. Their Fuwa God was sitting there by himself, slowly enjoying each bite.
Everyone didn't dare to look around after they came in. Although they had already entered a wealthy family in Sanhe Town, it was different.
Qi Kang'an called to everyone to go over and move the grain, "Look at the carts over there. Each person has loaded one."
If you have food, you will be strong. It's just a matter of moving the food. It's a small problem.
The money had been paid, and Qi Kang'an saw that everything was fine here, so he left the matter to Lian Ba, and planned to go to the drug store to see if there were medicines for injuries and antipyretics that were reasonably priced.
This time, the yamen officer Gui'an didn't say which home he took them to buy it from, but took them to a drug store.
Before leaving, Pang Yuanwai forced Qi Baoer to take away all the snacks on the table. Qi Kangan politely said that he was not happy and threatened not to sell the food.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the only drug store in the town.