Died In Infancy! My Wife Is Actually A Villain

Chapter 166 County Magistrate Zhou Zhi

Immediately, Gu Chen asked again: "Old man, do you have a larger warehouse here?"

He will definitely go to the county to have a look later, but he must not drag the grains in his hand out onto the street in a big way, otherwise it will definitely draw attention.

His idea is very simple. The food is temporarily placed with the village chief. After the situation in the county is investigated clearly, the food issue will be considered.

The old man was stunned for a moment, then pretended not to understand and asked: "There is indeed a warehouse. I wonder what you want to put there?"

——As a farmer, the village has always had a public warehouse for storing grain.

When Gu Chen and his party entered the village just now, he also saw the goods of more than a dozen carriages behind them. Although it's unclear what's inside, it's most likely food.

Gu Chen said bluntly: "I transported a batch of grain here, but I have to go to the county for something, so I want to leave the grain with you temporarily and come back to pick it up after I finish the matter."

The old man said solemnly: "If you can trust me, you can put these grains in the public warehouse of our village."

"Okay." Gu Chen nodded.

He was not worried that this group of people would dare to steal his own food. After all, they were all villagers in this village.

Of course, even if they ran away with food, such a large battle would definitely attract the attention of others.

Gu Chen believes they are not so stupid.

After some negotiation, the old village chief took Gu Chen and his party to the public warehouse in Tanjiang Village. Gu Chen quickly ordered Liu Yun to put all the carts in.

"Oh my God! So much food."

"Does this food belong to the gentleman just now? Why did he put all the food here with us?"

"Can we eat this food? So we don't have to go hungry in the future."

"Probably not. I think that gentleman is probably a grain merchant. He brought these grains to the county to sell them."

"It's true that there is no treachery or businessmanship! Now many families can't afford to eat, but they still want to make money."

This scene also caused many villagers to see the grain loaded on the cart, and they gathered around the warehouse and started talking quietly.

Gu Chen naturally heard the discussion of these villagers, but he didn't pay too much attention to it, and then sent Liu Yun to pull a carriage to the old village chief.

The old village chief was stunned for a moment when he looked at the carriage in front of him, then looked up at Gu Chen, "Sir, is this...?"

Gu Chen said: "This cart of food is for you, but I hope you can keep my coming here a secret and don't let people in other places know that you have food here."

"Old man understands." The old village chief nodded.

In this era of famine, if people in other villages knew they had food here, they might come and steal it.

If the food is lost then it will cause big trouble.

"Um."

After speaking, Gu Chen sent another guard to stay in Tanjia Village and asked the old village chief to help him arrange a place to live. The old village chief had no objection to this and was willing to give the best house in his family to the other party.

At this time, Gu Chen looked at Zhang Erniu next to him and asked, "Your name is Erniu, right?"

"Yes, sir, what can I do for you?" Zhang Erniu nodded immediately, not daring to show any signs of neglect.

Seeing that this adult not only did not make things difficult for the villagers in the village, but also gave them a lot of food, the iron knot in his heart finally fell away.

"Would you like to accompany me to Qingshui County for a walk?" Gu Chen asked.

It would be best for the other party to come, after all, he is not familiar with this place. But if the other party is not willing, he will not force it.

"Okay, I can take you wherever you want, sir." Zhang Erniu said.

Tanjiang Village is only a few miles away from Qingshui County. If they want to buy things on weekdays, they will go to the city and are basically familiar with every place.

The adult in front of me was obviously a foreigner, but if he could give their village a cart of food, he was definitely not a bad person. He helped lead the way as a thank you for their help.

Gu Chen asked again: "Can you ride a horse?"

"I know a little."

Gu Chen looked at Liu Yun next to him and said, "Liu Yun, give him a horse."

Liu Yun came up with a yellow horse and gave the reins to Zhang Erniu.

Afterwards, the group set off and headed towards Qingshui County.

....

On the other side, Li Hongxiong, the head of the Ministry of Household Affairs (Huzhou Commander), also arrived in Qingshui County yesterday. The county magistrate personally came to greet him and then took him back to his residence.

In the room, Li Hongxiong and a middle-aged man with a plump figure and a round belly were sitting at the table. There were various delicacies and wine on the table, and four slender maids were waiting beside them.

"Master Li, you have finally come here this time. The junior official must treat you well. Although these dishes are not as good as those made by the chefs in Kyoto, the ones I invited are also made by the most famous chefs in Qingshui County. I hope Li The adults are quite satisfied with their food.”

The obese man looked at Li Hongxiong opposite with a flattering look on his face, with a lewd smile on his face.

His name is Zhou Zhi, the magistrate of Qingshui County.

Li Hongxiong replied with a straight face and a low tone: "You still have the nerve to laugh here. The news of the famine in Huzhou has already reached His Majesty's ears. If you can't deal with the famine properly, you will wait to go to Kyoto." Behead your head!"

Zhou Zhi smiled and replied: "Master Li, look at what you said, didn't a few untouchables die? It's not as serious as you said. Look at my Qingshui County, which is prosperous and lively, but there is no sign of a disaster. ."

Li Hongxiong said coldly: "Since it's not serious, how did the remonstrance get to His Majesty?"

Zhou Zhi said: "Master Li, isn't the imperial court about to collect grain? I really can't produce so much grain this year, so I had no choice but to write a letter of remonstrance to His Majesty."

Snapped!

Seeing Zhou Zhi still talking nonsense here, Li Hongxiong slapped his palm on the dining table and shouted: "Stop fooling me here! What is the current situation in Huzhou?"

Seeing that Li Hongxiong was angry, Zhou Zhi also knew that he could no longer hide it. After sorting out his thoughts, he replied in a low voice: "A serious drought has indeed broken out in the Huzhou area, and many places have almost no harvest. But Mr. Li , It’s already June, and we can start planting the second rice field. As long as the rice fields are planted, Huzhou will be able to recover, and we don’t need to pay too much attention to the few victims."

If he couldn't deliver the food, he wouldn't even write a remonstrance to Emperor Wu.

As for the life and death of those farmers, he didn't care at all.

It doesn't matter how many people die, there are still people growing food anyway.