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On the Double Ninth Festival, Gu Shaoyu set out at 1 a.m. and did not return until 10 p.m.

However, Yuanyuan, Yunxiao and Yunyuan, who had been gone for a long time, all came back.

Xie Zhaozhao ordered his four guards: "Guard the Qingpu Courtyard well and don't let anyone in."

He shouted "Beichen" again, and Beichen appeared out of thin air.

Yuanyuan was startled, and said with a smile on her lips: "Beichen, you are so amazing, can you teach me later?"

Bei Chen had no expression on his face and said respectfully, "Please give your orders, Master."

Xie Zhaozhao said, "Check around the yard to see if there's anyone in the dark."

Bei Chen shook his head: "My hearing is very good, there is no one in the dark."

"Help me guard outside and don't let anyone in."

Xie Zhaozhao called Yuanyuan, Yunxiao, and Yunyuan to the study and asked, "How is it? How much food have you stored in total?"

The three of them discussed it on the way, and Yuanyuan was the one who made the unified report.

"Miss, we went to the south and contacted Dongqin. Dongqin sent more than 300 people to collect all the surplus grain outside the Grand Canal."

"This year's grain harvest is great. One dan only costs 300 coins. We split up and bought it in various places. We spent all the 20 taels of silver we brought with us and accumulated 70 dan."

"Dongqin also took out part of the silver from the sale of goods, and collected a lot of grain from Xixia, Uighur, and Tubo, a total of 100 million dan of grain."

"These 100 million shi are stored in six cities and 12 warehouses."

"Dongqin sent 50 people including Xie Jiuliang, the 150 people that Yunyang had brought, and more than 500 of his own people, a total of 700 people, to guard the warehouse."

Yuanyuan couldn't help laughing when she said this: "Miss, the pit for the Grand Canal project has also been dug!"

"After collecting the floating grain in the outer areas, we will purchase the last batch of grain in the counties and cities where the extension of the Grand Canal is under construction."

"The purchase price given by Dongqin was floating. On the first day, the purchase price was 500 wen per stone, and on the second day, the purchase price was 1000 wen... Every day, the purchase price increased by 500 wen. After four days of purchase, the price rose to 2000 wen. Dongqin asked us to stop purchasing and hide quickly."

"Sure enough, the government started to investigate who collected the grain and where it went. They found that the grain collected at a high price was only a few hundred dan, so they stopped caring."

However, this price has whetted the appetite of the common people. It is impossible for Gu Chengyan or the prince to buy food nearby at a price lower than 10 wen per catty.

In addition, Dongqin's disruption and extremely high prices for grain have caused many people to wonder why the prices are so high despite a good harvest? Why is this so abnormal?

So I thought: Is there going to be a war?

Therefore, no matter what the price is now, the common people and grain merchants are unwilling to sell grain anymore, and they all keep it to themselves.

Gu Chengyan couldn't buy food even with the silver.

Yuanyuan couldn't stop laughing when she said this.

Apart from the more than 10,000 taels of silver worth of grain that Gu Chengyan had initially hoarded, he could no longer buy any more grain.

He got 2 taels of silver from Xie Xiangxiang, gave 3000 taels to Wei Shixun as a bribe, and after giving bribes to Shi Xiu and others, he still had about 15000 taels left.

He could only hoard 1 taels of silver worth of grain, and this taels of silver had to be recycled, so the grain was only enough to support him for about ten days.

From then on, no matter whether he had silver or not, it would be impossible for him to buy cheap food. It would be good enough if he could buy food.

Xie Zhaozhao nodded with satisfaction. As long as the people there did not sell their grain, they would have grain on hand. After a disaster, even if grain merchants raised prices, they would not have to worry about not being able to afford food.

Kill two birds with one stone.

After listening to Yuanyuan's report, Xie Zhaozhao said, "There are 100 million dan of grain stored over there, and Lingxun also has 10 dan of grain stored near Kyoto. This way, we have 110 million dan of grain on hand."

Yuanyuan was both excited and worried. When they were in the south, Dongqin, who was so smart, couldn't understand why Xie Zhaozhao hoarded so much food.

110 million shi of grain, grain procurement, transportation, and storage required at least 60 taels of capital.

The risk was huge, as the young lady's dowry and the profits earned from the offshore routes were all at stake.

Xie Zhaozhao smiled faintly and said, "I will have great use for these grains."

If it goes well, your life will no longer be restricted by certain people.

After the discussion, Xie Zhaozhao asked Mo Yan to go to the island in the middle of the lake and bring some lychees to Yun Yuan and Yun Xiao.

"You two should take a good rest for a few days. Yun Yuan and Yun Xiao should go to the manor and help Yun Yang train those new moves."

They said goodbye and Mrs. Tu came.

Tu entered the courtyard, followed by Ruhua and the housekeeper Zhang Qing, carrying a basket full of beans.

"Someone from my grandparents' house in Ouyang came and brought some beans. I thought you have a small kitchen here, so I sent some to you first so you can try." Tu said with a smile.

The maternal grandparents’ home in Ouyang County is the old lady’s maiden home.

Xie Zhaozhao asked Yuanyuan to accept it and expressed his gratitude.

"Are you feeling unwell?" Mrs. Tu saw that she looked a little tired and said, "The old lady asked everyone to go to Ci'en Courtyard to meet my aunt and sisters-in-law."

"Okay, sister-in-law, I'll change my clothes and go."

Since someone from the old lady's family is coming, this must be agreed to.

After Tu, Ruhua and Zhang Qing left, Manman came back with a smile on his face.

"Miss, I just asked around, and the people who came are the old lady's brothers, sisters-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, great-nephews, etc. There are more than 50 people in total."

It was crowded with people, and Tu and Zhang Qing were arranging for people to stay.

Xie Zhaozhao first went to the bathroom to change her menstrual belt and then changed her clothes from inside to outside.

Manman asked, "When meeting a relative like this, should I dress more luxuriously or more simply?"

"Just normal clothes will do."

Xie Zhaozhao changed his clothes and reminded Yuan Yuanmanman again, "When you get there later, you don't have to be polite to any of them, especially the men. If you can ignore them, ignore them."

Seeing her seriousness, Yuanyuanman nodded immediately: "Yes."

They grew up in a large family, and they understood the risks at a glance from their master: there must be someone extremely lustful among the old lady's relatives from her mother's side.

If a blind girl is bullied by such relatives, she can only become a concubine, or even be abused for nothing and have no way to seek justice.

Aunt Cui washed her hands and followed Xie Zhaozhao out of Qingpu Courtyard.

Ci'enyuan was very lively, with the entire courtyard filled with people and laughter.

Xie Zhaozhao met Lu on the way. Gu Huanhuan saw Xie Zhaozhao and greeted her shyly, "Third Aunt."

Seeing that she was honest, Xie Zhaozhao warned her, "Hanhuan, stay close to your mother. There are many relatives coming, including cousins. If I don't take good care of them, your grandmother might get angry."

"Yes." Gu Huanhuan answered honestly.

Lu's eyes sparkled, and she asked in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, is there anything wrong with the people who came?"

Xie Zhaozhao smiled faintly and said, "Why do you ask, second sister-in-law? Just now, my eldest sister-in-law came to inform me that several uncles, aunts, cousins ​​and brothers have come. There are dozens of them."

Lu thought about it for a while, but still couldn't figure out why she had to remind Huanhuan to follow her closely?