Originally, at this time, when meeting Fan Dongcheng, Shen Yi should hide away and try not to meet them to avoid causing conflicts.
But since they have already bumped into each other, there is no need to be timid anymore. They can just take the initiative to say hello and show a confident look, so that these two people will not attack Shen Yi rashly again.
Hearing Shen Yi's slightly sinister words of "Congratulations on getting rich", Ma Jun's face also looked a little uncomfortable.
Although he has not yet taken over the family business, he also knows that the sharp rise in Jiangdu's food prices this time is risky, and he cannot talk nonsense outside, let alone let others talk nonsense.
Fan Dongcheng, who was on the side, was confident. He glanced at Shen Yi indifferently, and then sneered: "Whether the Ma family is getting rich or not, it seems to have nothing to do with you Shen Qi. Why, the price of food has risen and I can't afford to eat? I still want you Ma?" Senior brother, will you give me some silver to eat?"
Facing Fan Dongcheng's ridicule, Shen Qilang did not change his expression and still smiled and said: "The price of food has increased a bit, but it is not to the point where I can't afford food, so I won't bother you two senior brothers."
After saying this, Shen Qilang put his hands in his sleeves and said calmly: "You two brothers should pay more attention to your own family."
After saying this, Shen Qilang turned around and left without raising his eyes.
Seeing Shen Yi's leaving figure, Fan Dongcheng had a hidden expression of anger, but Ma Jun was a little worried. He looked at Shen Yi's back and whispered: "Young Master Fan, why is this kid talking so talkatively? Is he going to do something?" What’s bad for us?”
"Just him?"
Fan Dongcheng had no such idea at all. He sneered slightly: "He has no fame and no family fortune. What can he do to us? I have asked people to check the Shen family's family background. The only one in their family who has an official status is his. Uncle, he is just a magistrate of a lower county, thousands of miles away from Jiangdu, and he will never be able to go further in this life."
"This kind of family background may be considered good in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of my Fan family, it is nothing but bullshit."
Having said this, Fan Dongcheng glanced at Ma Jun and smiled faintly: "You don't have to be afraid. Didn't your sister marry well? Your family has a solid foundation. The last time Chen Qing's incident resulted in death, , it has not fallen on your head, and it is even less possible for a little Shen Qi to do anything to you and me."
The Ma family's ability to grow in business cannot be as simple as being a businessman. Ma Yuanwai relied on his sister to marry into a good family and find a backer, and then he slowly changed from a landowner to a businessman.
Because the Ma family has become richer and richer over the years, they have embraced a new partner. Ma Jun's eldest sister married the son of a household minister in Beijing two years ago. Although she is not marrying the legitimate son, after all, Ming Media is marrying , can be regarded as climbing a high branch.
The Ma family has started to get involved in the medicinal materials industry in the past two years. It is precisely because of this Yuanwailang relationship that they can open up a path in the medicinal materials industry and start slowly.
It was also because of the Ma family's connections in the officialdom that Ma Jun was qualified to establish a relationship with a family like Fan Dongcheng, and was able to escape unscathed from the Chen Qing case.
Hearing Fan Dongcheng's words, Ma Jun felt a lot more at ease. He turned to look at Fan Dongcheng and said, "What Young Master Fan said is that Shen Qi is nothing to worry about. It's just that about Chen Qing last time, Junior Sister Lu must be worried about Fan Dongcheng." There has been a little misunderstanding. If Master Fan wants to get close to Junior Sister Lu, I’m afraid..."
"We can only take our time."
Fan Dongcheng whispered: "The martyr girl is afraid of pestering the man. She is now the age of Sichun. With Chen Qing's matter first, no one in the academy dares to make trouble with us anymore. As time goes by, there is still a chance..."
Fan Dongcheng and Ma Jun walked into the academy while talking. Because they were still students of the academy, the concierge of the academy did not stop them and allowed them to enter the academy.
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After that, Shen Yi did not leave the academy to go to the city for several days. On the one hand, he was on guard against Fan Dongcheng and the others causing trouble, and on the other hand, it was also because the weather was too hot and Shen Yi himself was reluctant to go out.
But he spent money. Although he didn't want to go out, Tian Boping would send some information about Jiangdu's grain market every day, either personally or by someone. There was almost no interruption for a day.
After all, this man in the world felt that he was doing things for Mr. Lu, so he was really full of energy.
On the fourth day, the weather became slightly cooler due to a light rain last night. In the afternoon, Tian Boping came to deliver information to Shen Yi in person.
Shen Yi saw Tian Boping at the gate of the academy and took him to the Qizi Pavilion to talk.
Tian Boping first bowed his hands to Shen Yi, and then whispered to Shen Yi: "Sir, the price of food in the city today is about the same as yesterday. The old rice at the grain store is five cents or six cents per pound. I'll go I asked around and found that the cheapest one cost ten cents for three kilograms, but it only lasted an hour and was sold out. Some grain shops have already sold polished rice for more than eight cents..."
Shen Yi lowered his head, thoughtfully.
The price of food in Jiangdu used to be stable, ranging from one and a half to two cents per kilogram of rice. But after this price increase, the price of food rose sharply, and the prices of other industries also began to increase. After comprehensive calculation, In less than ten days, food prices have tripled at least, or even more than tripled.
Price increases in other industries are also very obvious.
"It's almost time..."
Shen Yi said to himself in his heart.
After being silent for a while, he smiled slightly at Tian Boping in front of him: "Brother Tian, I have to go into the city today, is it inconvenient for me to go with you?"
Shen Yi didn't go out these days because he was afraid that Fan Dongcheng and the others would find someone to block him. With Tian Boping here, his safety would be more or less guaranteed.
"Convenient, of course it's convenient."
Tian Boping looked at Shen Yi and asked, "I wonder what Mr. Shen is doing in the city? Do you want to go home and have a look?"
"Well, I want to go home."
In this way, Shen Yi first went to say hello to his husband, and then left the academy with Tian Boping and returned to Jiangdu City.
Not long after entering the city, Tian Boping noticed something was wrong. He whispered to Shen Yi: "Sir, someone seems to be watching you..."
Shen Yi's expression remained unchanged, and he lowered his eyebrows and said, "Don't worry about them, let's just go around them."
Tian Boping was barely considered one of the local gangsters in Jiangdu. Hearing this, he nodded quickly and led Shen Yi around the alley a few times before getting rid of the people who were following him. Before bidding farewell to Shen Yi, he said: "Master, follow you. I seem to know those two people. I will ask them tomorrow to see who told them to keep an eye on the young master."
This sentence surprised Shen Yi. He originally thought that Tian Boping was just an ordinary gangster, but he didn't expect that he actually had some connections.
So Shen Qilang nodded and said, "Brother Tian is here to help."
Tian Boping patted his chest and went away.
As for Shen Yi, after detouring out of the alley, he walked around the city twice, and finally saw a nest of little beggars in a somewhat dilapidated alley.
To be precise, there were five or six children in their 70s and 80s.
In this era, it is normal and not surprising at all to have such beggars. They are not only found in Jiangxi, but also in the capital.
Shen Yi observed these children for a while, then ran to a steamed bun shop outside and bought a whole basket of steamed buns.
White flour steamed buns.
In order to prevent them from choking to death, Shen Yi also drank a large jar of cold water in the steamed bun shop.
Soon, Shen Yi returned to the alley. Attracted by the steamed buns, five or six beggars were attracted.
Shen Yi didn't mind them being dirty either. He sat on the floor with these children. There were six children in total, four boys and two girls.
Shen Yi shared the steamed buns with a smile on his face.
"Children, do you know how to read?"
This was the first time the six of them heard the term "kid". After taking a few bites of steamed buns, they all shook their heads: "I don't know how to read."
Shen Yi was not discouraged and still smiled kindly: "It doesn't matter if you don't know how to read. I'll teach you to sing a smooth ballad. When you are free, go out and sing. How about it?"