Chapter 1414: Phoenix Tribe: Finding a Needle in a Haystack
"So what now?
There is a food store in front of you, do you want to buy some food first?"
Qiao Mu slowed down and waited for Feng Jiuer behind him.
"Go and ask around. If you can buy it, buy some first."
Feng Jiuer waved her hand, "This journey here has been so smooth, so be careful."
"good."
Qiao Mu nodded and strode forward.
Feng Jiuer looked at Jian Yi beside him and whispered: "Jian Yi, my safety is not a problem. You are responsible for protecting Qiao Mu."
"good."
Jian Yi nodded in response.
Qiao Mu walked into a grain store, walked around, and grabbed a handful of rice in a bag.
"Boss, give me two stones of rice."
When he first arrived, Qiao Mu didn’t dare to ask for more.
Unexpectedly, the store owner came to her and stared at her: "What did you say?
How much does it cost?”
When Qiao Mu put down the rice in his hand and raised his eyes, he found that the shop owner's eyes were wrong.
She coughed lightly and said calmly: "One stone, give me one stone of rice."
"One stone?
Why so many?
Which town are you from?"
The shop owner looked at Qiao Mu defensively.
"What's wrong?
Are you not even happy to make money for you?"
Qiao Mu frowned and said.
"The county master said that each person can only buy one jun of rice this month. Do you want one stone?
Could it be that you are not from this county?"
The shop owner's voice was very loud, attracting two other young men in the hall.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Qiao Mu immediately reacted: "Oh?
It turned out that it was a jun, but I thought it was a stone?"
"There are eight people in the family, and one jun won't last long. Forget it, since the county boss said it can only be one jun, I'll go out and buy it in two days."
"My husband-in-law can't explain clearly. There is a big difference between a Jun and a stone."
Qiao Mu met the store owner's gaze and smiled: "Sorry! I didn't hear clearly."
"If my husband-in-law hadn't been busy, I wouldn't have needed to come out. Just give it a piece and wrap it up for me. I can eat it for a few days."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qiao Mu turned around and continued walking into the store.
"On this journey, your rice is the best. I was thinking of bringing more, but how did I know there was a limit?"
The shop owner felt relieved when he saw Qiao Mu's calm face.
He looked at a young man, waved his hand and said, "Go and pack a pound of rice for this lady."
"yes."
The young man nodded and went over to get a cloth bag.
Qiao Mu walked around for a while, and when he came out, a young man was filling rice into a cloth bag.
"By the way, boss, do you know why the county master has restricted everyone from buying more rice this month?"
"I heard that some Japanese pirates have entered the city. In order to prevent the Japanese pirates from taking away our food, the county boss made such a rule."
The shop owner responded softly.
"Moreover, the county boss also stipulated that anyone who asks for two or three stones of food as soon as he enters the house will be arrested."
"I think the county magistrate is trying to find the Japanese pirates early and drive them out. On the other hand, it may be that our rice harvest this year is not very good."
"So that's it."
Qiao Mu nodded, "Then can I still order some flour now?
Are there any restrictions on flour?”
"You can only ask for a ounce of flour at most, not too much."
The store owner responded.
"Okay, let's have a try."
Qiao Mu waved his hand and grabbed another handful of dry noodles.
"Boss, here are some noodles. Alas, my husband's foot is injured. These days, I am mostly the one going out and doing the hard work."
"Okay."
The shop owner nodded.
About a quarter of an hour after Qiao Mu entered the door, he left with two large bags on his shoulders.
There was rice, flour, beans, anything that could satisfy her hunger, she wanted.
Qiao Mu glanced forward and saw Jianyi standing not far away, so he walked over.
"Where did Jiu'er go?"
Jianyi glanced back and his eyes fell on the street ahead.
As he moved forward, Qiao Mu whispered: "The county master has limited the amount of grain that can be purchased. Each person can only buy one Jun at a time."
"I've bought everything here, and it's not convenient to continue going forward. It's not far to go back. I'll take this part of the food to where we dock first."
"You go and guard Jiu'er, I can go back alone."
Before he could say anything, Qiao Mu turned around and turned back.
"Bringing this little bit back, I don't know when I will be able to fill the bellies of so many brothers."
Qiao Mu muttered and continued to move forward, but unexpectedly, someone followed behind him.
She felt some familiar sniffs and footsteps, and looked back: "Why didn't you follow Jiu'er?"
"She asked me to protect you."
Jianyi responded softly.
Looking at his expressionless face, Qiao Mu knew that he was not willing to follow him.
"I don't need your protection, but with Jiu'er here, Zhao Yusheng should be fine."
"If you need to follow, hurry up and buy some food. I can save myself two trips."
Jian nodded, glanced sideways, and walked towards the food store.
"Have you brought any silver?"
Qiao Mu asked in a low voice.
Jian Yi remained silent and didn't even stop.
Qiao Mu was a little anxious, but there was nothing he could do. He had just come out of this shop, and it would definitely be inconvenient to go back now.
I don’t know if Jian Yi understands what he means. I hope he doesn’t let others see the clues.
Fortunately, Jian Yi did not disappoint Qiao Mu. In less than a quarter of an hour, he came out carrying more food than Qiao Mu.
The key is that there is no suspicious person following him.
Qiao Mu, who was standing by the road, raised his eyebrows and turned around.
Jianyi ignored it and followed not far from the arbor.
The two of them were like strangers passing by and soon left the street.
Feng Jiuer and Zhao Yusheng walked through the entire bustling commercial street and found nothing wrong, so they could only move on.
Zhao Yusheng used the method in the book to change the compass. As long as the formation is within a radius of one mile, the compass can sense it.
This is better than finding a needle in a haystack, but it's really not easy to use.
However, in order for everyone to have enough food, they could only bite the bullet and keep looking.
After noon, Feng Jiuer's stomach growled.
Zhao Yusheng looked back, and out of the corner of his eye he happened to see a restaurant next to him.
"How about we go in and have something to eat first."
He looked away and suggested, "I know, brothers are all hungry."
"However, they don't want the person they respect the most to go hungry all the time. Go in and just hurry up."
Zhao Yusheng didn't give Feng Jiuer a chance to object, so he took her hand and walked into the restaurant.
Soon, the waiter came up to us: "Two guests, what would you like to eat?"
Zhao Yusheng asked Feng Jiu'er to sit down, and he also sat down and ordered some dishes that Feng Jiu'er liked and that were easy to prepare.
The waiter left, Zhao Yusheng put down the compass and gave Feng Jiuer a cup of tea.
"Drink, the waiter also said, you will be fine soon."
