I farmed in ancient times

Chapter 19 Retaliation

Shen Yan looked at it from a distance for a while, then ordered his followers to line up to buy a few seeds, and continued to stroll around the market with Shen Mo in his arms.

There were so many people queuing up, the attendants lined up from the morning until it was just dark, and the seeds had already been sold out before they reached him, so the attendants had to pay double the price to buy a few seeds from others and bring them back to Shen's mansion.

Shen Yan put down the spoon, and the nurse at the side retreated with Shen Mo in her arms. After removing the food from the table, the attendants followed Shen Yan to the study of Shen's residence.

The mansion began to light the lamps, Shen Yan said hard, turned around, and put the seeds on the table.

What the entourage brought back were peanuts, wheat seeds and rice seeds.

Shen Yan took out another bag of things from the drawer under the bookcase, opened it, and found that the rice seeds and beans were full of grains, which was exactly what Shen Yan was asking for when the mountain god appeared.

Putting two kinds of rice seeds together, the big and plump one is the god seed. The seeds bought today are smaller, and the quality does not seem to be as good as the god seed.

The two kinds of seeds were placed side by side. On the second day, Shen Yan sent someone to other shops in Yang County to buy seeds. After comparing the three kinds, the quality of the seeds sold by Cassia Ming was no different from ordinary seeds.

Shen Yan put away the God Seeds from Da Mo Township, and threw the two seeds into the kitchen.

On the first day after Caesar Ming launched the name of "Shiwen Grain Shop", he didn't go to Fangshi for three consecutive days.

Cen Daonian only felt that Jueming had been running out for the past few days. After an interview after dinner, he only said that he was helping people sell things in the county.

As for what he did, Jue Ming didn't specify, and Cen Daonian didn't ask.

Caesar breathed a sigh of relief, and took advantage of the opportunity to tell Father Cen that he would not be going home for the next few nights and that he had a place to live in the county.

Cen Daonian agreed.

After everything was done, it was already the third day.

The tranquility by the remote river was broken by the sound of firecrackers in the early morning.

The sound of firecrackers was like a signal, attracting many people running with bags.

The common people came trotting, afraid of being overtaken by others, and when they arrived in front of the Shiwen grain shop, the restless common people calmed down again and lined up in a well-behaved manner.

Set off firecrackers, unveil a plaque, and officially open for business.

Caesar bought another boy who was about the same age as Wang Ergou, and worked with him to maintain the normal operation of the store.

Now that the shop is open, I don’t know how many pairs of eyes are staring at it. Jueming went north to Yingzhou and signed a contract with a shop that sells sacks to deliver goods to Yang County, Bizhou every month. .

In Yingzhou, Caesar rented several cargo ships along the way to transport sacks and grain seeds.

After returning, Jueming rented a warehouse near the canal a few miles away from the Shiwen Grain Shop, and let the cargo ship stop at the warehouse for two days every time when delivering sacks, to load the grain, and not to care about the rest.

After completing these tasks, Jueming ate and lived in the warehouse, saying that he wanted to guard the warehouse.

Wang Ergou understood that although the seeds were not worth much, they couldn't hold up to a large quantity.

Cassia was afraid that the effect of the blue beads would disappear, so he controlled the speed of selling seeds and fixed the quantity every day.

And set aside half of the grain to send rice and flour, a small part is sold at a slightly lower normal price, and most of the rest is sent to the county government to add bricks and tiles to the county government.

Even so, within two hours of the opening of the shop every day, the stuff in the Shiwenliang shop was still swept away by people.

Rent a good store and warehouse in Yingzhou, please pay attention to Mr. Accountant, Wang Ergou was taken to the branch in Yingzhou by Cassia, and started the business in Yingzhou according to the previous routine.

Different from Yangxian County, the price of seeds in Yingzhou was mentioned by Cassia for [-] yuan, which is the same as the price of ordinary seeds.

The affected area in Yingzhou is relatively small, and business is not as prosperous as in Yangxian County.

Wang Ergou was full of admiration for Jue Ming, and he firmly believed that it was the most correct behavior in his life to try hard to express himself and let Jue Ming choose him.

Especially when Wang Ergou knew that he had money every month, he couldn't help crying with excitement.

After being sold by his second uncle, Wang Ergou only prayed to be able to eat three meals a day, and he didn't even dare to expect to be full.

Now not only can I eat three meals, but I can also eat enough and get money.

Jue Ming also said that if he performs well this year, there will be a big red envelope at the end of the year.

Shiwenliangpu set off a huge wave in Yangxian County, and the first people who were beaten to death on the beach by the waves were a few small businesses.

These families don’t have serious stores. Before the flood came, they had stockpiled tens of shi of grain. If there was a flood, they would raise the price and sell it for a small profit.

The abacus of these few companies is very good, but it is a pity that they encountered the variable of Cassia.

At first, they thought it would be good if the Shiwenliangpu could last for three days. After three days, they thought that the Shiwenliangpu would not be able to last for half a month at most.

Who knew that after half a month, the Shiwen Grain Shop was still open and sold out in half a day.

Are you angry?

Grain is piled up everywhere in the house. You look at me and I look at you in several families, and it doesn't matter to anyone.

You can't be like a ten-cent grain shop, selling ten cents for a fight, right?

After several close talks, the family members elected a brave representative to beat the drums to express their grievances while the yamen was working normally.

"Master Qingtian, you have to make decisions for the common people!" A middle-aged man stood at the gate of the yamen, his back straight, with an attitude of "petitioning for the people" on his face.

Shen Yan directly announced people to come up.

The middle-aged man went to the court, and after handing in the complaint, he beautified the experience of his family and told the county magistrate.

What this person sued was that Jueming deliberately lowered the price of grain, which made it impossible for them to sell their grain.

The complaint was written so perfectly that Shen Yan could hardly find any faults.

That's almost too.

Seeing that Cassia was selling seeds a few days ago, Shen Yan suspected that the God Seed was related to Cassia, so he collected some seeds from Yang County and Shantang Town for comparison, and it turned out that none of the seeds were comparable to the God Seed, so Shen Yan also checked it out along the way. It is clear that Cassia is just doing things for others.

It seems that Mr. Shiwen really has the ability to produce so many seeds and grains and sell them at a low price out of kindness.

Nowadays, some people jump out and say that they must break the rules of the market...

Shen Yan put down the complaint, didn't even invite Jue Ming, and said something that made the heart of the middle-aged man jump.

"Leave this question aside, let's talk about how you, Chen Sijin, Sun Cheng, and Zheng Niu, a total of six families, hoarded food before the flood came, and then drove up prices after the flood, speculating and reselling." Shen Yan's slender pair of Ruifeng stared at the man in the court.

The sun was bright and the warm wind was blowing, the middle-aged man broke out in a cold sweat.

"The crime of speculating can't be escaped." Shen Yan said with a smile, "When will you pay the fine?"

A thunderbolt from the clear sky struck the middle-aged man's mind, and looking at the county magistrate sitting in the court with a mirror hanging high, the middle-aged man fell to his knees tremblingly, unable to even utter a grievance.

What else is wronged?The county magistrate even said his name.

——This person is really worry-free. Before he could find him, he sent him to his door.

Naturally, Shen Yan would not tell him this, and asked someone to take the middle-aged man back, confiscate the stockpiled food, and pay a fine.

Naturally, Shen Yan would not take these jumping little grasshoppers to heart, their greatest courage was to come to the county government to file a complaint.

But there are still a few grain shops with relatively large businesses in the county, and those few will not let Mr. Shiwen, who is behind Cassia Ming, do business like this.

Perhaps a little mention is needed?

Shen Yan pinched his fingers and calculated, it will be a few days before he will rest and take a bath in the second half of the year, choosing a day is worse than hitting the day, after leaving the office, he will go to the eldest son of Mrs. Cen's family to talk.

After leaving the office, Shen Yan took off his official robes and put on ordinary clothes, and his attendants led out a maroon horse, Shen Yan held the reins, and told the wet nurse in front of the door to coax Shen Mo to eat early and not to wait for him.

In the evening at the end of May, with a cool breeze blowing, Shen Yan rode a horse across Yang County, looking for it in the rows of warehouses near the river outside the county seat.

As the sky gradually darkened, there was a sudden sound of punching and kicking from the warehouse of Shiwen Liangpu.

Shen Yan immediately drove the horse to follow the sound.

Four or five strong men surrounded the human-shaped sacks behind the warehouse, cursing and kicking loudly.

The people in the sack were silent.

No matter who the person in the sack is, someone in the county under his jurisdiction is beating a sap. Shen Yan only felt a surge of anger on his head. He reined in his horse and stopped in front of a few people. Hit people."

The brawny man turned his head and saw a young man in a blue silk robe embroidered with blue ink and blue grass and crows on the front and a jade crown glaring at him. Relying on the large number of people, the brawny man said: "You can manage the work of the uncle!"

Shen Yan laughed angrily, there is really nothing he can't control in Yang County.

The fight was almost done, the strong man didn't want to confront a man who could wear a jade crown, so he played against a few of his accomplices, and the two strong men carried the sack together, and the sack rolled directly into the river along the slope .

"You guys!" Shen Yan lowered his face, saw the faces of several people clearly one by one, got off his horse and went to fish for them in the river.

Those four or five strong men took the opportunity to lead the horses and escape.

The water on the river bank was about waist deep, Shen Yan dived into the water along the place where the sack fell into the water, touched the sack, picked it up, and quickly dragged it to the bank.

The sack was placed on the slope, Shen Yan took out the dagger in his arms and cut the rope, a head was exposed in the sack, followed by a coughing sound.

The wet hair stuck to his face, dripping water continuously, the boy stretched out a hand and pulled it, revealing his face.

"Cen Jueming?" Shen Yan put away the dagger and pulled down the sack, Caesia got out of the sack and heaved a sigh of relief.

"Thank you County Magistrate Shen for your rescue." Jueming wanted to raise his hand, but his right shoulder felt a sharp pain.

Jue Ming judged calmly: "The arm seems to be dislocated."

"Can you still walk?" Shen Yan stretched out his hand, and with his strength, Cassia got up.

Enduring the pain in his right arm, Caesar nodded, "Yes."

Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, Shen Yan didn't dare to delay and climbed up the slope.

The horse that should have been waiting on the shore was nowhere to be seen.

Now, Shen Yan's face turned completely dark.

There is a residence in the warehouse Cassia not far away, but Shen Yan saw that his face was stained and his arm was dislocated, so he advised him to find a doctor in the city to have a look.

Cassia supported his right arm to minimize the vibration of walking, even so, his arm still hurt a little every time he took a step.

Before the city gate was closed, the two entered the county seat.

The red sun falls into the clouds, the night falls, the lanterns are hung up one after another, the square city is full of stars,

Cassia went straight to the medical hall—unfortunately, the medical hall was closed.

Enduring the pain, Jueming clutched his arms and looked for the next one.

Shen Yan stopped him, "There is a doctor in my house who treats the patrol captain's old injuries, why don't you go to my place first."

Caesar only hesitated for a moment, then quickly agreed, followed the county magistrate Shen, and went to Shen's residence like a little tail.

Shen Yan rode out on a horse, and when he came back, he only brought a young man back. The porter silently opened the door to let Shen Yan in. Shen Mo, who had been on the sidelines for a long time, rushed over, hugged Shen Yan's leg, and stared at Jue Ming with his big eyes. look.

"Daddy! Beautiful brother." Shen Mo raised his face, and Shen Yan rubbed his son's head, "Don't talk nonsense, this is Brother Cen."

Shen Mo let go, and pulled Cassia with his small hand, "Brother Cen."

Fearing that his son would pull on Cassia Ming's dislocated arm, Shen Yan hurriedly wrapped his arms around him, moved over with both hands, and directly hugged Shen Mo.

Shen Mo, who was nestled in his father's arms, was very quiet. Seeing Jue Ming looking at him, he giggled and buried his face in his father's shoulder shyly.

"This is my son, Shen Mo, he is two years old this year." Shen Yan briefly introduced to Jueming, and ordered his followers to invite the doctor over.

The pink and tender little dumpling nestled in Shen Yan's arms, turning her head to sneak a glance at Cassia from time to time.

"I can't tell, County Magistrate Shen is young, and his son is already this old." Jueming's hands were itchy, and he always rubbed Chao'an's hair at home, and now he hasn't played with Chao'an properly for more than ten days.

The two swam around in the river. On the way back, the night wind blew the clothes half dry. Fearing that the water vapor would make Shen Mo catch a cold, Shen Yan hugged him and let go, calling the wet nurse to change Shen Mo's clothes.

While leading Cassia around the corridor, he went to the wing room and told him to wait for a while, the mansion servant brought a set of clean clothes and put them on the table.

Touching the slippery moon white brocade robe, Jue Ming complained: Were all the ancient people so rich!Buy clothes and wait for customers to wear them without wearing them.

After struggling to change out of the dripping wet clothes, a person knocked on the door, "Officer, this is ginger soup, drink it while it's hot."

Jueming opened the door latch, Shen Yan's entourage brought the ginger soup to the small wooden table in the side room, and Jueming picked it up with his left hand and took a sip.

——It’s really spicy.

Taking a sip of ginger soup, Jue Ming felt his throat and stomach burning hotly, and his heart and stomach were very hot.Putting down the soup bowl, Caesar sat at the table and waited for the doctor to come and treat his arm.

In less than a cup of tea, Shen Yan brought an old man with white beard and hair over with a small medicine box.

The doctor put down the medicine box, took the pulse of Jueming, and said, "Fortunately, there is no internal injury."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pinched Cassia Ming's right arm. Cassia Ming tried his best to hold back, with a brilliant expression on his face.

After pinching, the doctor asked Cassia to lie on the bed in the wing, with the dislocated arm facing outward.

——I have an inexplicable bad feeling.

Following the doctor's instructions, Caesar lay on the bed with his eyes tightly closed.

With a scream, he rushed out of the room, and the doctor let go of his hand, "Okay."

Jueming got up from the bed miserably. Although his right arm was still hurting, it was much better than before.

"Don't use your right arm these days, and you don't need to take medicine." The doctor packed up the medicine box and left two medicine bottles for Caesar, saying they were for wiping the bruises on his face and body.

"Thank you, doctor, thank you very much, doctor." With a crying face, Jueming endured the discomfort in his right arm, and felt for the purse on his body. The doctor pressed Caesia's hand, and said proudly, "No, if you want to thank, thank Zhang Cheng."

Cassia: "Zhang Cheng?"

Shen Yan said: "My words. Shen Yan, the words are perfect."

"Oh——" Jue Ming suddenly remembered that in ancient times, when one was old, one would basically take the sign and speak the sign to the outside world.

The doctor took the small medicine box and left on his own.

Shen Yan originally wanted Caesar Ming to make do with staying overnight in the wing room, but Caesar Ming repeatedly refused.

Although it was said that he played well with Li Xiurong, Li Na also played well with Xiurong and Shen County Magistrate.

After all, it was separated by one floor, and besides, he had already bothered others to save him and took him to see a doctor today, so Jueming was naturally embarrassed to be thick-skinned.

"Solemnly thank County Magistrate Shen." Jueming bowed his hands awkwardly, and Shen Yan stood at the door shaking his head, "I have a good relationship with your father, so you don't have to be so polite, just call me by my first name, or call me by my age." I am Uncle Shen."

"Shen, Shen..." Facing Shen Yan's face who was not much older than himself, he couldn't say that uncle.

Shen Yan smiled, "You can also call him Big Brother."

"Brother Shen." Jue Ming cupped his hands, "Thank you for today."

Shen Yan nodded, "Those people were sent by other grain shops in the county, you'd better not go out alone these few days."

It turned out to be retaliation, and Jue Ming made up his mind, "Okay!"

After exchanging some pleasantries, Jue Ming took two bottles of medicine to the Shiwen Liang Shop by the river. The second floor was divided into several rooms, and Jue Ming also had a place to stay there.

After sending someone to escort Jue Ming far away, Shen Yan went back to the house, and sat in the study with Shen Mo in his arms, looking through the case files.

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