Chapter 443 Bribery
In the study, Shen Wenchen frowned, and Liu Jie beside him did not dare to take a breath, but quietly lowered his head and waited for his instructions.
A letter came from Kyoto this morning. The man suffered from an old illness and is now unconscious. The second prince was demoted to a commoner, and the third prince also lost his status as a prince. The palace is in chaos.
This means that they cannot wait for help from the palace and can only rely on themselves.
There are more than 200,000 people in Yancheng, and the garrison is only 3,000. If the time comes when they really run out of ammunition and food, they will not be able to stop them.
"Sir, madam is here."
The housekeeper outside the door watched Nanzhi walking towards him, and he hesitated for a while before knocking gently on the door.
The master is busy with business in the study, but his wife's matters are equally important. After weighing the matter, he did not stop her.
He knows how much the master values his wife.
The frown that was still frowning suddenly relaxed when he heard the words coming from outside the door.
"Please come in, madam." Shen Wenchen calmed down the fatigue on his face and then said.
He didn't want Nannan to worry. He was already tired enough with food matters now, so he could just take care of the rest.
"Wen Chen!" The smile in Nanzhi's eyes almost overflowed, and her whole face was bright and charming.
"Nannan, what good thing happened? Are you so happy?"
Seeing his wife, Shen Wenchen's eyes filled with deep love, and the biting coldness in the room seemed to warm up in an instant.
"It's nothing serious, it's just the baby in my belly. He just moved."
Only then did Nanzhi notice Liu Jie in the corner, and nodded to him sheepishly.
The housekeeper just passed the message without saying anything. She thought Shen Wenchen was the only one in the study...
Thinking of himself coming in so recklessly, Nanzhi felt like his face was burning.
Liu Jie is a smart man. His mission has been completed, so why should he continue to stay in the study. He looked at Shen Wenchen before leaving quietly.
After hearing her words, Shen Wenchen's eyes lit up, with some disbelief in them.
"Yes, is the baby moving?"
Raising his big hand and gently caressing Nanzhi's bulging belly, Shen Wenchen's eyes were filled with anticipation.
When Nan Nan Huai Zhi Yu, he was a little lazy and rarely moved.
It was rare to see his fetus move, and every time he touched it, Shi Zhiyu seemed to be asleep again.
"Um."
Seeing the novel look on his face, Nanzhi felt a little softer.
My husband is also like a child.
As if feeling a different temperature, the baby in her belly actually moved again, and happened to touch Shen Wenchen's palm.
"Nan Nan, he, he moved..."
Shen Wenchen's peach blossom eyes suddenly widened, and his handsome face looked a little confused.
"He recognizes you as daddy." Nanzhi smiled and rolled his eyes.
"He's a smart doll."
Shen Wenchen sighed with emotion, and then took the person into his arms.
"Nan Nan, that's great."
Now his wife and children are by his side, which is great.
He is no longer the confused and lonely general in his last life. Now he wants to protect his wife and children, and the people of Yancheng.
The twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month.
The city had been quiet for several days and finally became lively again today.
The thick snow was swept away, revealing the bluestone road, and various lanterns were lit again, illuminating the dark night.
There are already rumors in the city.
Farmers' farms outside the city are now infested with rats, and even the fields have problems. Not only are they unable to grow anything, but they also emit a suspicious stench.
Shen Wenchen sent people to kill rats outside the city, but the effect was minimal, and even caused the rats to become more and more rampant.
There was really no other way, even the most powerful rodent repellent medicine was ineffective, so Shen Wenchen had no choice but to take people to exterminate the rats.
The mice all had black hair, a pair of mung bean-sized eyes glowing red, and their tails were long and dragging, making them look particularly disgusting.
Even if he ordered to block the news, it has been like this every day for half a month, and people have been sent to investigate closely at the city gate. No matter how dull the person is, he should understand that there must be something fishy.
As soon as this matter was revealed, the business of various grain stores in Yancheng became more and more popular.
This was supposed to be a good opportunity to make a lot of money, but it happened to be blocked by the "Lin's Grain Shop". The dignified city lord's wife's grain shop only sold a pound of old rice for five cents. How could ordinary people like them cover the price?
Although the cost of these grains was not much, they could obviously earn more money. Because of Nanzhi's identity, they earned 30% less than what they should have earned.
At first, they only heard Uncle Ping say that the price was low after the new store opened. They also thought that it would only be three days. They could afford to wait for three days, but now it is almost half a month, and the price at the grain store is still low. Yes, some people can't sit still.
"Brother, is it convenient for you to chat now?"
Business has been good these days, and Uncle Ping has been so busy that he feels dizzy. When he finally took a break and took a sip of water, he heard someone leaning over to ask questions.
"You are..." Uncle Ping put down the water bowl and looked at the person next to him carefully.
"I'm the shopkeeper of the grain shop next door." The shopkeeper had a smile on his face and bowed respectfully.
Shopkeeper Ping has a lot of background, so he'd better not mess with him.
He was sure in his heart that Nanzhi was a backyard woman who didn't understand anything. Uncle Ping must be in charge of this shop, so naturally he should be more polite to him.
"It's from Shopkeeper Wang. I'm disrespectful." Uncle Ping greeted politely, but he already understood the purpose of his coming.
Nowadays, people in Yancheng City are panicked. The excitement on the surface is just an unwillingness to believe it, but the private hoarding of food is a tacit fact.
When he came to visit, he naturally wanted to know the price of food.
After all, the prices in their own shop are low, so they definitely don’t dare to go higher.
"Brother Ping, I came here this time because I want to ask you something."
As Shopkeeper Wang spoke, he took out a bulging purse from his sleeve and handed it over with a smile on his face.
"Oh? I wonder what Shopkeeper Wang wants to know?" Uncle Ping did not delay, took the purse and put it directly into his arms.
It seemed that he didn't expect him to accept it directly. Shopkeeper Wang didn't react for a moment.
After being stunned for a while, he finally came back to his senses and asked stammeringly.
"Yes, it's about the price." The fake smile on Shopkeeper Wang's face almost froze.
"Well, originally I said this, a new store opened, so the price of food was halved, but now it's been half a month, I don't know, I don't know when the price will go back up?"
After hearing this, Uncle Ping looked embarrassed, sighed again, and finally said: "I can't make the decision. It was the owner who set the price. She has been resting in the house for the past few days, and she has not sent a letter to say so. What should I do? I can only continue to sell like this."
After listening to Uncle Ping's words, the smile on Shopkeeper Wang's face almost fell.