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1849

Chapter 1849 Everything has gone up

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"Girl, I really do business with my conscience." Since he knew this, why did he bring him here? He had been dealing with ordinary people all his life, and this was the first time he met a royal relative. He also entered the palace. If the palace asked him to buy food, he would naturally be willing.

But when he was caught, he was afraid. Didn't he see that his legs were still weak?

Even now, he still couldn't stand up.

And this sentence from the girl also made Shen Qingci, who was behind the gauze curtain, gently pull down her red lips.

She is getting older now, so she should be called Madam, or Old Madam. Is this a girl taking advantage of her? Why, with this beard, does it mean he is older than her?

Shen Qingci leaned his back slightly, and there was still a drowsy Lao Bai lying on his lap.

"I just wanted to ask you a few questions."

She gently touched the tip of Lao Bai's little ear, and her voice was like raindrops, with a bit of coolness.

"As long as you answer, I will let you go."

"Please tell me."

How dare the shopkeeper of Mipu say no or ask a few questions? Even if he asked his ancestors for eight generations, he would tell them everything.

He definitely won't tell any lies, and he can guarantee that every word he tells is the truth.

"I heard that food prices have increased recently."

Shen Qingci asked, rolling up his sleeves and drawing on Lao Bai, who had already fallen asleep at this time.

"Price increase?"

The shopkeeper of Mipu couldn't help but feel shocked. Of course, he also felt sincerely that he was a little unfair.

"Girl, to tell you the truth, this is not just a price increase for our family, but also for grain stores across the capital. Moreover, the price of grain, which is used for people's livelihood, does not mean that it can rise. This has to go through the Chamber of Commerce. , no matter how high the price is, it must be verified by the government before the price can be increased. It is not just whoever wants to increase the price. This is a violation of the rules and a bad market."

Therefore, his price increase was justified and approved by the chamber of commerce he passed. Besides, he didn't say anything wrong. They were not the only ones to increase their prices in the capital. All the shops had increased their prices, especially Selling grain.

"Why should it go up?"

Shen Qingci asked again.

"Why?" The shopkeeper spoke smoothly now.

"Girl, haven't you seen the rain outside?" He pointed outside. The rain never falls early or late. It happens to rain at this time. It lasts for several days. And it looks like this, it doesn't rain in a short time. It is also impossible to stop.

It is the harvest season at this time. After such a rain, most of the wheat is still unharvested, especially in the Jiangning area. The wheat there itself grows slower, so most of the grain is unharvested. Seeing that These are all grains that are about to be cooked, and they were damaged by the rain.

Even if they were harvested reluctantly, they would still have buds, which could not be eaten. It can be said that the generation in Jiangning had no harvest.