The untimely fiance dressed as the heroine

Wen Fei went to chase the thief, and got drenched all over, so naturally he couldn't go to any teahouse.So the two of them went back less than half an hour after going out, and it was a coincidence that they were seen by the guards as soon as they entered the door.

The personal guard didn't think there was anything wrong with the two of them getting together—not to mention the emperor's decree bestowing a marriage, but with their generals' personal appearance, which girl wouldn't be tempted?Even if it was rumored that the girl from the Chu family escaped to the south of the Yangtze River to escape marriage, but when they encountered water bandits before, they were the ones rescued by their general jumping into the river, and the "lonely man and widow" stayed outside all night.

From the point of view of the guards, although Chu Xi had no vision in escaping marriage, she can be regarded as one of her own now.Therefore, the guards expressed their understanding of the fact that the two of them were secretly alone. What they couldn't understand was Wen Fei's embarrassment.

"General, what's wrong with you?!" The bodyguards were astonished, looking at Wen Fei and then at the oil-paper umbrella in her hand.

Wen Fei didn't explain anything, her eyes swept over the faces of the guards she met, and finally fell on one of them: "Yang Qi, you rented this yard? Are you also responsible for the purchases for these two days?"

Personal guard Yang Qi didn't prevent Wen Fei from asking him suddenly, but quickly replied: "It's my subordinate."

Wen Fei then asked again: "How much will it cost?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was a little surprised, and even suspected that they heard it wrong... Wen Fei was from a foreign relative, and when she remembered, her aunt had already entered the palace as a concubine, and the Qi family had already started to make a fortune.It can be said that she grew up among the beautiful brocades since she was a child, and she was favored by the emperor before she was an adult. She has suffered hardships in her life but has never been short of money, let alone caring about money.

These personal guards are all old men who have been with Wen Fei for several years, and they have never heard of Wen Fei asking about money.At this time, when she first heard her question, everyone felt that it was unreal for a while, and even Yang Qi was a little slow in replying: "General, this yard is rented for one month, and it costs ten taels. The rice, flour, grain and oil are all bought on the spot. There are many pedestrians, and I bought all the consumption for a month, and the cost was about 50 taels."

After hearing this, Wen Fei was silent for a while. Others only saw her serious face, but they didn't see the blankness in her lowered eyebrows and eyes.

After a while, it was Chu Xi who broke the silence. She said, "Why are you asking these things? If it's not urgent, it's okay to postpone the discussion. You should go back to your room and change your clothes, lest you catch a cold."

Wen Fei didn't feel cold, Wen Yan frowned slightly, thought for a while and pulled Chu Xi aside and asked, "Miss Chu, I have something to ask."

Seeing her solemnity, Chu Xi straightened her expression immediately and said, "I don't dare to ask for advice. Just tell me, and I will know everything."

Wen Fei turned his back to his subordinates, showing a troubled face: "Then do you think the cost Yang Qi said is expensive?"

Chu Xi fell silent immediately when she heard the words, and asked her as if she had something important, but in the end she asked this? !She was a little ironic, but she was ready to seriously answer Wen Fei's question - different from Wen Fei's uncommon affairs, although Chu Xi was the only daughter in the family, the Chu family also raised her according to the standards of the clan's wife.As a housekeeping director, it is a basic skill to preside over mid-term feedback, and naturally understand the market price.

The leasing of ten taels of silver and the firewood and rice of 50 taels of silver are only a small amount of money for both Chu Xi and Wen Fei.However, when Chu Xi made some calculations in his mind, he found that the cost was not low.

Shanghe is only a small town, ten taels of silver is a bit expensive to rent this yard, but the rent is short and the price is increased.But with dozens of them, how could they consume as much as 50 taels of rice, flour and diesel in one month?This cost is more than enough for an ordinary family of five in Chang'an City to spend more than a year, and the price of Shanghe is much more expensive than Chang'an!

Chu Xi hadn't spoken yet, but Wen Fei knew she was expensive when he saw her expression.She turned her head to look at Yang Qi again, and asked him, "Did you pay too much, or is Shanghe's thing at this price?"

Yang Qi immediately swore: "Return to General, Shanghe's things are at this price, and I have asked several companies."

Wen Fei's personal guards are very dedicated, and they are not greedy for money, so she can trust it. After thinking about it, she ordered Yang Qidao: "Then you go out now and ask about the price of rice to see what's different from the previous two days. different."

Yang Qi felt a little strange, the rice he just bought two days ago, how can it change now?But since Wen Fei said it, he naturally didn't say anything else, and even agreed, then put on his coir raincoat and went out.

Wen Feixuan dismissed all the guards who were about to surround him, and finally showed a bit of worry on his face.

It was only at this time that Chu Xi had the opportunity to speak again: "Why did you suddenly ask about the price of rice? What happened?"

Just as Wen Fei was thinking about something, he almost forgot that Chu Xi was still by his side. After listening to her question, he thought for a while and said, "Actually, when I caught that little thief, he told me that the price of food has been falling all the way these days. It’s rising, he really can’t afford rice, so he came out to be a thief..."

When a thief is caught, it is common to show pity and sympathy, but since Wen Fei made a special trip to talk about it, there must be a follow-up.But Chu Xi only heard her say the beginning, and interrupted her: "It seems that this matter is a long story, so can you tell me later?"

Wen Fei was suddenly interrupted, and couldn't help but startled: "What's wrong?"

Chu Xi pointed at her, and helplessly reminded, "You should go change your clothes."

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When Wen Fei changed into clean clothes and came to look for Chu Xi again, Chu Xi hadn't changed out of the Hu suit.But she had already made a pot of ginger tea, and when Wen Fei came, she stuffed a cup into her hand.

Wen Fei felt that it was a bit redundant to drink ginger tea to keep out the cold in the summer.

But she held the ginger tea that Chu Xi stuffed into her hand, and raised her eyes to meet the urging gaze of the other party. Wen Fei finally swallowed her complaints and obediently took a sip of the teacup.Not to mention the spiciness of ginger, she tasted this ginger tea and it was a little sweet besides the spiciness...Maybe it’s because I added too much sugar when cooking it. For a person like her who has a slight sweet taste, the taste is just right .

From reluctance to drinking the whole cup, Wen Fei almost wrote the word "really fragrant" on his face.

Seeing that Wen Fei was so obedient, Chu Xi couldn't help but twitched his lips slightly, and only waited for Wen Fei to finish drinking the ginger tea before saying: "Okay, we talked about the price of rice earlier, now we can continue."

Wen Fei put down the empty cup, and then became serious, and continued the topic that was interrupted not long ago: "I asked that little thief, the price of rice only started to rise after the road outside the city was blocked by rocks. People say that the roads are cut off and the pier is flooded by the river, and if the rains continue, the food in the city will become less and less, so the price of rice will become more and more expensive.”

This sounds reasonable at first glance, but in fact, it has only rained for less than half a month, so where is the time for food prices to soar?

Chu Xi obviously realized that something was wrong, and frowned slightly: "We only need to buy food from outsiders. The local people always have food in their homes. How can the price of food increase so quickly? Besides, the government doesn't care about such outrageous things." ?"

Wen Fei nodded after hearing this, the government really didn't care.And despite the fact that Shanghe City is small, the local officials are not small. After a few years of being an official, they almost wiped out the small city.Why is there no food in the homes of the people in the city?Because if you stock up on food, it will be raided. It is better to find a place to bury or hide the money, which is better than bags of food.

As for the rapid rise in food prices, it is naturally inseparable from the collusion between the government and businessmen.

Wen Fei briefly told Chu Xi about this, but she is not good at intervening in local government affairs, so she still has to report back to Chang'an.So after she finished speaking, the topic changed: "Yesterday I went out and met an old farmer, and he said that the rain might not stop for ten days and a half."

After hearing this, Chu Xi immediately understood: "This Shanghe can't stay anymore!"