Take your own vegetable shop and travel to the desert road

Everyone in the team was calculating how much rice they could buy with the money. Zheng Xiang listened to their discussion. Buying rice was the last thing he wanted to do. However, he rashly proposed to leave the team, which would arouse people's suspicion. , but how can he buy medicine and daggers without leaving the team.

"Brother, I'll buy it later. I want to go to a restaurant to beg for some food from a wealthy family first. Maybe they will give me some food because they see me as pitiful."

Niu Tieshan felt that the five coins in his arms were particularly hot. It was half of his family's silver. What he wanted to buy this time was not only rice but also salt. Rice was so expensive, and he didn't know how much salt and medicine cost per tael.

After Niu Tieshan opened his mouth, many people felt that they could not buy rice yet, and maybe the nobles in the city would give him a bite to eat.

Niu Tieshi sighed and said to the shopkeeper:

"Shopkeeper, we will come back later to buy rice, but it will still be at this price."

Wu Dayou looked at this group of people with sympathy and contempt in his eyes.

"nature."

After hearing this answer, Niu Tieshi agreed to let them go to beg for food.

Zheng Xiang also slipped away when no one was paying attention. The first place he came to was No. 45 Liuyuan Street. Liuyuan Street was where the local middle-class families lived.

Zheng Xiang originally planned to take Wei Zehan to stay here for a while, but he did not expect that someone from the Xiao family would suddenly come to Longyan Town to serve as officials, and Longyan Town would naturally become the territory of the Xiao family.

After Zheng Xiang knocked on the courtyard door three times repeatedly, the people inside spoke.

"Who?"

"Fleeing from famine, the food in the grain store is too expensive. I want to buy some old rice from the owner."

It was the secret code for a connection. After Wang Mang opened the courtyard door, he saw Mr. Zheng who was unkempt and smelly, and his eyes were full of disbelief.

Zheng Xiang did not expect that the person his lord arranged to stay in Longyan Town was Wang Mang. If he had not lost one eye and went back to his hometown to farm, why would he be here.

"Brother Wang, who is this? A relative of yours?"

After Zheng Xiang and Wang Mang recognized each other, before they could speak, they heard Widow Liu next door opening the courtyard door and asking.

"I'm not a relative, I'm a refugee. I want to buy some Chen rice from my house. Sister-in-law Liu, you can sell some if you have it."

Widow Liu's eyes kept rolling, she looked Zheng Xiang up and down and said after not seeing anything valuable on him.

"I'm really sorry for this big brother. I have a large family and don't have any extra rice."

After saying that, he closed the courtyard door.

Zheng Xiang silently followed Wang Mang into the courtyard. Wang Mang deliberately shouted loudly for fear of being suspected.

"You just stand under the eaves and don't come into the house. I can't smell the smell on your body. But we agreed that the Chen rice would be fourteen cents a pound. I won't sell it for even one cent less."

Zheng Xiang also cooperated with Wang Mang and said

"Yes, I'm just standing still so I won't dirty your yard."

After Wang Mang entered the house, he wrapped the baggage he had prepared in tattered clothes. There were pills, wound medicine, and some dry food that he had prepared.

"Master, can you let me go to the hut? I really can't bear it."

"I'd really like you to come with me."

Wang Mang took Zheng Xiang to the corner of the backyard where no one could see him. He immediately put away his disgusted expression and said to Zheng Xiang respectfully.

"Sir is suffering. If I had known this, I shouldn't have waited for him in the city."

"This is nothing. Just wait in the city. Don't act rashly without the Lord's order. I need pills, daggers, and Chen Mi at home. Do you have them at home?"

Zheng Xiang lowered his voice and told Wang Mang his needs. Wang Mang nodded and said

"Don't worry, sir. I have already prepared the commonly used pills, wound medicine, and dry food. As for daggers, which are not easy to buy, since the Xiao family came, the trading of weapons in the city has been very strictly controlled. Do you think scissors will work? I only have daggers at home. this."

Scissors will do, but better than nothing.

"Okay, hurry up and get ready, I don't have much time to stay."

"Yes, sir."

Zheng Xiang put Wang Mang's pills and scissors wrapped in rags on the bottom of the bamboo basket, then put the old rice in the cloth bag, and on top was the dry food prepared by Wang Mang.

"I don't know when sir will come. These dry foods are already a bit bad."

Wang Mang didn't expect that the rice cake he prepared was moldy, so he subconsciously took it away.

Zheng Xiang grabbed Wang Mang's hand

"This is better, see you later."

After saying that, Zheng Xiang left Wang Mang's home and came to the city gate to wait to meet the others. He was not the first to arrive, the first to arrive was He Yan.

"Brother Xiang, here, here."

When Zheng Xiang walked out of Liuyuan Street towards the city gate, he found someone watching him secretly. This was also the reason why he did not leave the city alone. After hearing He Yan's voice.

He waved to He Yan and said

"Come here, Brother Yan."

When Zheng Xiang came to He Yan, he found that his bamboo basket was fuller than his, and He Yan's face was still smiling. From this look, he knew that something good had happened to him.

"Brother Yan, it looks like you've gained a lot, but you'd better keep those big teeth you're showing, lest someone else is not as lucky as you and cause trouble later."

Hearing Zheng Xiang's words, He Yan also realized that he was too excited. He tried his best to put away his smile and said to Zheng Xiang

"Fortunately, Brother Xiang reminded me, otherwise I would have offended someone. Brother Xiang, do you have any Chen rice you bought? If you haven't bought it yet, let me tell you a place. The Chen rice there is three cents cheaper than in the grain store." .”

Zheng Xiang pretended to be at a loss and said

"It's three cents cheaper. If I had known earlier, I would have gone with you. What I bought was two cents cheaper than the food store."

That gaze kept staring at him, and he didn't look away until he was sure that he and He Yan were together. After the gaze on him disappeared, Zheng Xiang knew that the crisis was over.