I didn't want to force anyone, I just wanted to get accurate information.
We had discussed it before coming, and at least we knew which direction the Laoqi family would go if they really wanted to go alone. Even if they were begging, they would have to follow on two legs.
They are all a group of simple poor people. They have no ability to talk, and they don't even know how to hide their thoughts. Everything is written on their faces.
Qi Kang'an: "I still have something to do. You all should go back first. It's time to rest. Maybe you will be busy in the afternoon."
A man hurriedly patted his chest and shouted: "Uncle An, if you need anything, just call me."
Seeing that other people were also shouting, Qi Kang'an hurriedly scolded: "Go back, go back, let me have a good sleep, and see how you behave."
Being scolded, everyone is happy to be scolded.
What was even more joyful was the old man Yuan and his wife. When they heard that Qi Kangan said he was willing to buy their food, the couple immediately knelt down again, crying and laughing at the same time.
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At noon, He Yuanwai specially invited old man Qi to drink some wine, while Qi Baoer and Qi Kangtai doubled.
He Yuanwai said: "I will set off in the afternoon. My family is waiting in Pingcheng. They will be worried if it is too late. Brother, I am sorry."
Old man Qi hurriedly stood up and said, "Exceptor He, we all remember your kindness. If you need it in the future, please remember my name. My name is Qi Wenlu. My eldest son Qi Kang'an. This is my fourth son Qi Kangtai and my granddaughter."
My name is Qi Baoer, and I can help anyone you ask for."
He Yuanwai was amused by his solemnity. He quickly pulled him down and said with a smile: "What a big favor. If I hadn't met you, I wouldn't have been able to survive. In terms of kindness, I should owe it to you."
you."
The old man Qi shook his head cheerfully: "It's a great kindness. He Yuanwai, you didn't tell us, but we knew it in our hearts. When we were outside the Acropolis, you were just looking at us old and young, so you came with us just because you wanted to
If something happens, you have twenty guards who can protect us."
He Yuanwai was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that he was actually seen. He felt a little mixed in his heart. It was just a moment of soft-heartedness, and he also benefited from it. He never thought that people would actually remember it as a true kindness.
He was so embarrassed that he said, "Brother, let's not mention that. I never asked, where are you planning to go?"
If there is no accident in the future, I should be in Jiuchang Town under Yong'an City. Brother, if you are close in the future, don't forget to take a look at me."
Old man Qi said: We don't know where we will go yet, there is no number, but I remember Jiuchang Town under Yong'an City, I remember Lao Lao. In the future, if there is a chance, even if I can't go, I will
Your children and grandchildren will be allowed to visit you.
He Yuanwai raised his glass and clinked it with Old Man Qi.
After taking a sip of wine, he looked at Qi Bao'er who was busy cooking rice, with the same smile on his face as if he were looking at his granddaughter, "Baby girl, don't forget Grandpa He."
Qi Baoer looked up at him, his big eyes flashing with seriousness, "Don't forget, I will visit you in Jiuchang Town under Yong'an City."
We still have a fate.
After hearing this, He Yuanwai seemed to have finally completed today's task, and left without saying a few words to Old Man Qi.
Qi Kangtai: "...Dad, how do I feel that Yuanwai He came all the way to see our Bao'er?"
Old man Qi: Be more confident and remove the word "feeling".
As long as he is not stupid and has come all the way, how can he not see that the person who is really related to the military camp is his family?
After a while, Qi Kangan came back and shouted when he entered the door: "Dad, the total amount of grain in the original family must be at least two million catties, including a lot of wheat, and white flour that has been ground.
According to what you and Bao'er said, I want everything I have. His price is also reasonable and he gave us a 10% profit. I gave a deposit of 5,000 taels. We will settle the final payment after they hand over to the military camp.
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There are also cotton-padded clothes and quilts, Aunt Zhu is sure, she said that her family can help collect cotton, buy cloth, and then hire someone to make cotton-padded clothes and quilts and send them to the military camp."
Old man Qi: "The military camp requires cloth of a certain color. Can they get it?"
Qi Kang'an dragged a chair over and sat down, took Qi Kangtai's chopsticks and started eating, "That's what I'm thinking about, Dad. We can't wait until everything is delivered to the military camp before leaving. Dayou and I will take Old Man Yuan with us first."
Let's go to the military camp together. If there is a strict rule in the military camp that cotton-padded clothes and quilts must be of a certain color, we will think of another way. If not, we will ask Aunt Zhu to help us make cotton-padded clothes and quilts and send them to the military camp.
As for the money, we'll pay it, but let old man Yuan and the military camp discuss how to deliver the things."
"Then old man, are they willing?" Weren't we originally so afraid that the military camp would know about it? Why would someone dare to run into the military camp after buying it?
Why does he feel like they were fooled?
"We just discussed it, and what the old man meant was not to say that he alone bought it, but to say that it was collected in the whole town and nearby, and that he just put the things in his warehouse temporarily.
At that time, it will be them who will deliver it, or the military camp will send troops to pull it off."
After a pause, Qi Kang'an said again: "Dad, I see that they all seem to be risking their lives. I thought they would run away if they knew how to get food, but from what they heard, they were not ready to leave."
If we really investigate carefully, we can definitely find out where the grain really comes from. If we keep it, even if the grain is sold, will it be dangerous?
Qi Kangtai touched his chin and guessed: "Could it be that they just want a chance to talk face to face with the people in the military camp?"
After all, the roots are here, and most people would be reluctant to leave their hometown until they reach a desperate situation. Just like them, if they couldn't survive in Qijia Village, they wouldn't choose to leave.
However, this guess is based on the premise that the original family sells grain alone. If...
Qi Kangtai felt that his brother's words, "They are not ready to leave," were very soulful.
Qi Kang'an also touched his chin and said, "If this is really the case, what Uncle Yuan said will be more credible."
Otherwise, people who really have problems should feel guilty, so how can they dare to face the people above the Zhenbei Army?
Old man Qi and Qi Kangtai both nodded in agreement.
Qi Baoer really couldn't stand it: "Master, dad, uncle, I think that the Yuan family can store so much grain, it can't be just the Yuan family's own business. This truckload of grain is transported into the town,
How could the county magistrate and the others not know?"
When Old Man Qi heard this, his eyebrows straightened up, "Bao, you said that the reason why Old Man dared to tell me how much food we had in just one meeting was because someone above him had the confidence. Could it be that he thought, if we
If we don't buy his food and go to the military camp to complain, what will he or his superiors do to us?"
Qi Bao'er looked at his father with dead eyes, "Master, it's pointless for you to ask like that. Don't you know what's going on?"
Although officers and soldiers both belong to the imperial court, they are two systems at any time. They cannot control each other, and sometimes they even guard each other.
Qi Bao'er didn't know what the situation was like in Qilin Country, but one thing should be consistent, that is, in wartime, those who hold military power have greater rights than those who hold official seals.
What's more, the county magistrate is only an official of a few grades, and General Weiwei is a general of the third grade. He is more willful and will not listen to your explanation at all. He will accuse you of collaborating with the enemy and directly kill you. You have no room to reason.
