Reborn Farmhouse's Small Restaurant [Wears Book]

Chapter 63

Su Junxia glanced at Du Qingchen and saw that Du Qingchen didn't respond, so he replied , "Yes! They are all carrying water and pouring water on the ground! But this is not enough. It is not enough to exhaust people and dig the well!" , This statement is justified. In ancient times, watering could only be carried out with buckets. One mu or two mu could be picked. How about eight mu and ten mu? What if the well water is not enough for people to eat? !

Master Qiu nodded and sighed, "This year's scene reminds me of more than 30 years ago, and it was the same time, first the stones in the river were exposed, and then the well water and the river dried up. , In the end, the villagers could only dig deep wells, but there was still some water, but there was not much food. In order to survive, some people fled the famine, and some people smashed and looted. At that time, the imperial court was at war with the outside world, and no one came to control us, that's all. One year! In which village more than half of them died!"

And that time, the most destroyed businesses, whether the people were poor, no one bought or sold, or the rich, were the first to suffer.

Su Junxia nodded again and again, seeing Du Qingchen's expressionless expression, he thought he didn't know, and quickly said to Du Qingchen: "Yes! Boss Du, I heard what I said, he was at that time, selling it at the price of two buckets of grain. I gave it to my father, and when I became his husband, I got mine."

Du Qingchen glanced back at Su Junxia, ​​not knowing what to say, he could only nod his head, then turned to Master Qiu and said, "Master Qiu What do you mean, this year's New Year's Eve, could it be like this?"

"Well, it's hard to say! Maybe it will rain tomorrow, maybe it won't rain this year! What does Boss Du plan to do?" Master Qiu asked back. road.

Du Qingchen put on a thoughtful gesture, thought for a while, and said, "The drought was so tragic back then, that when you think about it now, Master Qiu, you are still choked up. Such a tragic incident must never happen again."

"Yes! It's okay. , Now that the government is clear and bright, even if it suffers a disaster, the court will allocate money and food to help the people."

"It was the imperial court that allocated money and food for disaster relief, but in the past dynasties, where are there no corrupt officials? Even if the magistrate of Feng County loves the people like a son, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. We still need to save ourselves to be safe."

"What do you think, Boss Du?"

"Why don't you buy grain? Several big households in our county buy grain together. If it's okay, eat it slowly or sell it, and it won't break the cost. If there's anything, it's better to save yourself." Du Qingchen said.

Mr. Qiu pondered for a moment, "Boss Du knows that during the famine, hoarding and living together in strange places is going to be a lawsuit."

Du Qingchen took a sigh . I want to push everything to him, and I don't have any trouble at all.

Du Qingchen stood up and cupped his hands, "Why don't we go and tell the magistrate Feng first to express our thoughts. If there is a famine in the future, we will still sell it at the normal price and not raise the price, so what kind of hoarding is it?

" Then Boss Du knows that if Magistrate Feng doesn't think there will be a drought in the future, he may think that you are doing nothing but causing troubles and getting bored with you."

Du Qingchen was stunned again, Magistrate Feng was most afraid of trouble, and usually I'm quite lazy, I might really think so, Master Qiu really knows the magistrate Feng, but if that's the case... Du Qingchen asked, "I don't know what Master Qiu can do?"

Master Qiu sighed and shook his head, "Me too. There is no one-size-fits-all solution!"

Du Qingchen narrowed his eyes, after all, he just didn't want to cause any trouble! never mind! Since he doesn't want to, he will come by himself! Du Qingchen said, "If I am willing to mention this to the magistrate Feng, I wonder if the Qiu family would be willing to buy grain with us?

" Would love to do this with them.

Master Qiu stroked his beard and smiled kindly, "I, Qiu's family, will naturally give full support to such a major event of helping the villagers."

He naturally didn't want to see disasters in his hometown. They did business and the villagers were safe and prosperous. There is business to do, and the villagers are not good, and they are the first to suffer.

That's it, that's it! Du Qingchen breathed a sigh of relief.

Du Qingchen took Su Junxia away together. On the carriage, Su Junxia asked suspiciously, "Isn't it okay to let the old man Qiu come forward and we can help from behind?"

"People are smarter than the two of us, don't expect it." , sighed and shook his head.

"Then what should I do?! Just forget it? No way! I can't count it after you forget it. I have to buy some more food to keep at home, at least my family can't go hungry! No, no, I still have brothers, brothers. They can't be hungry either, and their family has to take care of them." Su Junxia began to bow his head and break his fingers to settle accounts.

Du Qingchen rolled his eyes, raised his hand and patted Su Junxia's back, "Don't forget it, since old man Qiu wants to protect himself so much, he just wants to play side drums, okay! I'll go tell the magistrate Feng about this, we have to start hoarding a lot. The food is gone."

"Aren't you afraid? If something happens, you will be the first to run away." Su Junxia raised his head.

Even he, in fact, understands that even if the magistrate Feng agreed, the matter is not over. Once the matter comes to you, you don't know what will happen. In case someone makes a blackmail, calling the white black, it means that they made a disaster fortune. They couldn't save people, but instead they made a mess of themselves, so what should we do? Their followers are okay, but Du Qingchen is the leader, and the first one can't run away. This is also the reason why the Qiu family is reluctant to come forward!

"Don't worry, I will be careful about everything." Du Qingchen heard Su Junxia's concern, and his heart warmed slightly.

Su Junxia had no choice but to nod, "Okay! If there's anything, don't be polite to me, I'll go to the Tao family." He was the servant of the Tao family, and if something really happened, the Tao family had to protect him.

Du Qingchen smiled and nodded, lost in thought, and after returning, he went to find Master Liu.

The next day, Master Liu went to the county magistrate to go to the Du family restaurant for dinner together. Du Qingchen happened to be checking accounts in the restaurant in the county town. When Master Liu saw him, he smiled and asked Du Qingchen to personally give them to them. While cooking, Du Qingchen naturally chuckled.

In the private room of the restaurant, Master Liu was chatting with the magistrate Feng about the boulders exposed in the river, "Brother Feng, don't blame me for talking too much. Although it is better to do less than one thing, what if it is? What if there is a natural disaster?"

Feng The magistrate was still willing to listen to Master Liu's words. Hearing this, he sighed, "It's a natural disaster, what can I do? I'm just a magistrate. Should I ask the court for help now? As for the rest, I don't have any. The way!" Feng County magistrate spread his hands.

The old master Liu stroked his beard and smiled: "I have an idea, but I don't know if Brother Feng would like to hear it.

" If there is a feasible way, he is naturally willing to try it.

"Brother Feng, you are the county magistrate. Although it is said that you can't use the government's treasury silver to buy food in case of a possible natural disaster, and even opening a warehouse to release food requires approval from your superiors, you can mobilize the county gentry. Let them buy more grain and store it in their own homes. If a drought strikes, let these squires open their warehouses and put grain in order to stabilize the situation and wait for the government to provide relief. Wouldn't that be enough? It's because the relief food distributed by the imperial court is not enough, and we can support it ourselves."

Feng County magistrate was a little moved, but his brows were still wrinkled, "Will those squires agree? Save, don't they sell food at high prices during natural disasters? Will they listen to me and help the people?!"

"Brother Feng! You are the local county magistrate, how could they not give you this face? Not to mention the others, it is the Qiu family, your concubine is the girl of his family, and the Qiu family has always regarded you as your horse, so you speak. Would the Qiu family disagree?!"

"This..." The Qiu family has always been honest and obedient, and he took good care of him. If he opened his mouth, the Qiu family would definitely give this face.

"And Du Qingchen, don't talk about your face, I'm his master, can he not give me this face? I'll tell you when the time comes! I wonder if he, Du Qingchen, dare not give me this face!" stare.

"Yeah! The teacher's grace is as big as the sky, even Su Junxia has to listen to you." Feng county magistrate thought thoughtfully.

Just as he was talking, Du Qingchen brought in the food himself, and greeted the two of them with a smile. With a pure and innocent face, Master Liu kicked the magistrate Feng under the table.

Feng county magistrate coughed lightly, but asked again, "Qingchen! Is business going well recently? Is anyone looking for trouble? If someone doesn't give you face and troubles you, you must tell me. , I will find the place for you personally!"

Du Qingchen was flattered, and quickly cupped his hands: "Everything is fine, everyone is from the village, and usually takes care of them a lot, thank you Master Feng for your concern, Qingchen is very grateful. "

Yes." Magistrate Feng nodded, and Master Liu kicked the bottom again. Magistrate Feng swayed slightly, but was not angry, and continued to smile at Du Qingchen and said, "Is there enough money in the family? Ah? I don't think it's going to rain on this day. It seems that this year is not good, so you have to prepare more!"

"Don't worry, adults, it's enough! As for this year's season? It's okay! I Young, I haven't seen many things before, but I don't see anything special, hehe..." Du Qingchen smiled, seemingly indifferent.

Master Liu simply said, "There may be a drought this year, and your family has enough money. If there is enough, buy more food and save it first. If the natural disaster does come, it is also a good way to help the villagers. What do you think?" Master Liu Evil voice.

Du Qingchen's eyes widened in surprise, and he looked like he was being oppressed by the power, and his expression was aggrieved.

Magistrate Feng knew that Master Liu was outspoken, but he didn't expect him to be so outspoken! Although he is quite understanding, he also likes Master Liu's character very much, so he listens to Master Liu's advice very well, and never thinks too much or gets bored. But...it's not the same! They are begging Du Qingchen, can they talk like that!

He was trying to coax Du Qingchen around in circles, to see if this method was feasible or not. If Du Qingchen refused, he would be fine. If there was a natural disaster, he would have done his best when the court provided relief. However, Master Liu It sounds like he is oppressing the people!

Why does Du Qingchen's family have to buy more food and save it, and prepare for relief? Isn't this the work of the court!

Feng county magistrate quickly explained, "No, I won't let you pay for nothing! That's right, you can save some food first. If there is a natural disaster, the imperial court will definitely issue an order to let the county government first take care of the disaster, I will use Guanyin will buy your food directly at the original price, so you won't waste money!"

Of course, if there is no natural disaster, this batch of food can only be digested by Du Qingchen himself, so it is difficult for Feng County magistrate to say this! To coax it slowly! After all, he has a guilty conscience...

Du Qingchen has already restrained his expression, and said: "If there is really a drought this year, Qingchen's definition cannot be avoided, but Qingchen has some questions, and I want to ask Feng County magistrate first."

"Agree?" Feng County magistrate For a moment, he hadn't flinched yet, why did Du Qingchen agree? All right! It's a good thing to agree, and it doesn't seem to be troublesome. Maybe it will be a political achievement in the future! County magistrate Feng was a little more happy, and said, "Speak!"

"Do you want the squires in the county to buy food and save it?" Du Qingchen put on a blank expression.

"Uh..." This... Magistrate Feng really didn't have time to think about it, but Du Qingchen mentioned that, he really had to think about it, Magistrate Feng hesitated and said: "Of course, the more the better."

"Well, then Su Junxia's side I'm going to say that it's all for the sake of the villagers, and for the county, I believe that Boss Su will also be generous enough to buy food."

"That's the best!" Seeing that Du Qingchen's consciousness was so high, the magistrate Feng felt embarrassed. Compared to Master Liu, Du Qingchen and others, he seems to be less devoted to the people! It's not good, it's not good...

"What should the county government do if the natural disaster strikes, and the county government cannot buy all the food we have stored in our hands? Can we sell it at the market price? Just take the normal price as the standard, and never drive up the price. , Sir, can you guarantee that we will not be falsely accused of being a hoarder and price gouging?"

"This... it should be, it should be..." Feng county magistrate nodded again and again.

"If the natural disaster doesn't come? What are you going to do with this batch of grain in our hands?"

"This..." Feng County magistrate was particularly ashamed.

"For the sake of the villagers, we have suffered this loss. If there is no natural disaster, it will be a good thing. We can sell this batch of grain or eat it slowly, and we will deal with it ourselves."

"Qingchen Renyi!" Feng county magistrate was moved, and without him mentioning it, Du Qingchen figured it out on his own, and would rather suffer this loss. What kind of spirit is this to sacrifice oneself for others and destroy one's family!

"The lord and the master are kind to Qingchen, and they should do their best to share their worries." Du Qingchen nodded slightly, his expression solemn, as if he had suffered a great grievance.