Chapter 87: Track Xiaohu for a detailed discussion

Zhou Xihu, Zhou Xihu and the yamen runners got up, so naturally someone came to take care of the clothes. After some busy schedule, the yamen runners were taken to another place for dinner. Zhou Xihu and his uncle were invited to a separate restaurant. The things were all set up, and the porridge bowl was steaming. It was obvious that they had just been served.

There were more than a dozen pickles, and there were fried dough sticks, buns, and steamed buns next to them. In addition to two porridges, there were also soy milk, tofu brain, fermented bean curd, and leek flowers.

Zhou Yu originally thought he had to drink it again since the morning, but he didn't expect that some ordinary things were prepared here. The pickles were just meat and vegetable, and there was no other meaning of a big meal.

This time, the old masters of the two families of Zhang Wang had not come out, and only father Zhang came to accompany him. There were only three people in the hall. Looking at the food on the table in front of him, Zhou Yu felt that there was a little more style, so he said:

"Brother Yongcheng, I don't know which one to choose for so many things. Why not take some down and give them to the servants at noon, and they are all hungry at that time."

Zhang's father didn't expect Zhou Zui to ask this question, and replied with a smile: "Brother Miaoran, don't worry about this. Now, the people in the yard, except for those who are still doing things, are eating. At noon, these things must be fried in oil, otherwise the servants will not eat them."

Yesterday, Zhang's father called Zhou Yu as an adult, but was rejected by Zhou Yu and called him the word "六".

Zhou Xie was stunned when she heard this, picked up a bun, and sent it to her mouth and said, "Is it because Zhangjiazhuang still cared about the breakfast of the servants?"

"Brother Miaoran has never been here, so he naturally doesn't know what's going on here. Not to mention the Zhang family village, even the Wang family village is the same. In addition to three meals a day, the people who watch the night watch also have a midnight snack." Zhang's father said to Zhou Xie.

"Why do you have to do this? Then there are a lot of foods eaten every day, right?" Zhou Yu's mansion was not like this. The servants had two meals a day. When they arrived at the village, they actually heard such an unbelievable thing.

"Brother Miaoran must not believe it, so why don't you let Xiaohu go and take a look." Zhang's father said to Zhou Xihu, in fact, he just asked Zhou Xihu to check it out. Zhou Xihu felt that this was not good. Seeing his uncle nodded, he had to get up and leave and go to the yard to take a look. Before leaving, he reluctantly looked at the things on the table. He knew that the side dishes in Zhangjiazhuang were definitely better than those eaten outside.

When Zhou Xihu left, Zhou Yu saw that he and Zhang’s father were the only ones left in the hall, and then said, “Brother Yongcheng, I wonder what Guizhuang plans this time?”

"I can't say that I plan to do it. I have to trouble you with only a little thing. Brother Miaoran, the two transactions that Zhuangzi and Xiaohu have been running together, and they will continue to operate in the future. However, Zhuangzi has taken too much advantage in the income split, especially the sugar part. Zhuangzi has already recovered the capital, so it's better to change it to a profit."

Zhang's father also deliberately sent Zhou Xihu away to discuss matters with Zhou Yu. When he saw Zhou Yu ask, the first thing he mentioned was white sugar.

"Brother Yongcheng, I can't make the decision on this matter. At that time, the village will send someone to discuss with Xiaohu. Whether Xiaohu thinks it is feasible will be decided by him." Zhou Xi didn't care about this matter. It would be better for him to have a little more money, and it would not affect his position.

Seeing that he didn't have to worry about this, Zhang's father said, "There is another matter. Zhang Wangge's three-family villages have paid to build a restaurant in the Xiaoqiao area. This place is remote. I'll ask Brother Miaoran to help you. Brother Miaoran can rest assured that the dishes made in the restaurant will not be weaker than Brother Miaoran's name."

"Oh, so that's it. OK. I've seen that place when I came. It seems good. I will definitely bring people here." Zhou Yu didn't care about this matter. He just wanted to find an excuse to come here. It's not the first time that the situation was done.

This matter was considered a matter of discussion, and only the last thing left was. Zhang's father was a little confused. According to his intention, he was to send the food out, just to be at ease. But according to the wife's intention, he not only had to give it away, but also to sell it. At that time, the money given is equivalent to the money obtained from the sale, and he cannot be compensated.

He hesitated and said, "There is another thing. There is a drought here and Taihang Mountains and Henan. There is still surplus grain on Zhangjiazhuang. I wonder if it can be sent there to solve the urgent problem. Locally, Zhangwang and Wangjiazhuang also want to buy a mountain, more than 1,000 acres, and use 1,500 taels of silver. At that time, the county magistrate Cheng can use this money to suppress prices."

When the third thing was said, Zhou Yu thought deeply. At this time, he finally knew why the matter of land investigation was delayed after Xia Qiu. It turned out that Zhangjiazhuangzi had the idea that by the end of the summer, there was a shortage of food there. As long as Zhangjiazhuangzi sold the grain at a fair price, he would get a lot of benefits. It seemed that the Zhang family wanted to give it to him for nothing.

He also knew that the grain was purchased by Zhang and Wang's family since last year. In the autumn harvest season, he almost spent all the savings of the two companies and the money earned from some later transactions. The grain was not much or too little, but it even got nearly ten thousand stones of grain from the whole family.

The combined grains are 800,000 kilograms. There is no need to think about solving the problem of eating for so many people. But if it is solved by solving the problem of tens of thousands of people for several months, it will not be a small contribution.

When Zhang's father saw Zhou Xi thinking about things, he didn't bother him. He put the chopsticks on the chopstick stand and waited there.

After a while, Zhou Yu finally spoke, "I heard that the food you have on your side is 800,000 kilograms. Could it be that they all have to be given directly?"

"This..." Zhang's father never thought that Zhou Xie knew so much. As Zhou Xie said, the family had been trying to find ways to store grain, and they did have this.

But I couldn't take all the food out for free, so I had to say, "What the family means is to take out half of the food and send it over, and the other half should be kept for others to help earn the capital back. I wonder what reward will the court do this?"

After saying this, Zhou Yu understood that Zhangjiazhuang wanted to sell his partner to a high price and earn back the half of the money he gave. If he really did this, it would not be as simple as making it back, but at least he could make some profits.

Zhou Yu was not surprised at all. Who would sell food? There are more big grain merchants who want to make money by disasters. Since they can say that, they just didn’t treat themselves as an outsider. After thinking about it, they said:

"If we can really take out so much food, we must first ask County Magistrate Cheng to submit the report. I will follow the report. The fiefs of hundreds of households are kept, not to mention that they have been saved, it is not impossible to go further. It is just that when selling grain, you must find a safe person and never make any mistakes. I just don't know who is the person who handles the disaster this time, otherwise I can help you better."

Zhang's father listened to Zhou Xi's words and looked straight at the side dishes on the table. If someone looked closer, he would find that his pupils had no focal length and were in a state of trance. There was no need to adjust the three-dimensional pictures in this state.

He didn't know what to say now, to be precise, he didn't know whether he should say it according to his wife's words, or he could say it was the words of the immortal son.

All Zhou Ye's reactions were actually said, and even what he said was judged. These were all told by the wife, but he understood that only the son and daughter-in-law had this ability, and it was not bad at all since the breakfast arrangement.

Zhang's father suddenly felt that Zhou Xie was a little pitiful. After saying so much, he was in the control of his son and daughter-in-law. He was such a monster, no, a god.

"Brother Yongcheng, what's wrong? Is there something difficult to deal with again?" Zhou Xie asked when he saw Zhang's father being stunned.

"No, nothing happened. This time it may be not just a drought, but also a locust plague. Zhangjiazhuang has prepared nearly 10,000 chickens and ducks of all sizes. Then we can go to help. The people sent by the above this time are not ordinary people. I heard that Prime Minister Yao has always been good at handling government affairs. Maybe the Prime Minister will take charge of it himself."

Zhang's father memorized all these words, and he could not think of a prime minister who would take care of these things himself, but he had to believe them from his wife.

"Locust plague? Why is there another locust plague? Brother Yongcheng, this matter is not something that can be encountered. Locusts are the emperor. If there is a locust plague, it is God who has reported it to you. If you raise so many chickens and ducks in your farm, have you already had this plan?"

Zhou Zi was just talking when he suddenly thought that Zhangjiazhuang had raised a lot of chickens and ducks since last year, and made a pond and dug well. Could it be that the masters in thezhuangzhuang had thought of these things long ago? They had arranged them in advance?

The more I thought about it, the more I felt feared Zhou Yu. It was not only the master's power, but also the fear of the locust plague. If things come true, the losses in this state will be a little short of this year, and Taihang Shandong and Henan will suffer. Not to mention selling the grain several times the price, it is not much more than ten times.

"Brother Yongcheng, who did you hear these?" Zhou Yu had to ask.

"I didn't hear anyone say it. I'm just guessing it. Why did Brother Miaoran ask this?" Zhang's father tried his best to control himself and said with a smile.

"Oh, nothing, just ask casually. Brother Yongcheng, today's breakfast looks good." Seeing that Zhang's father refused to talk about the master behind the scenes, Zhou Xi had to suppress his guess and pick up a piece of green onion and mix it with tofu.

"Brother Miaoran is polite. There is nothing good to eat. Just eat normally. Xiaohu is coming back soon, right? Brother Miaoran, eat first, it will be cold in a while." Zhang's father picked up a fried red shrimp and stuffed it into his mouth and said.

He actually doesn't like to eat shrimp, especially the small shrimp that even needs to eat shells. But his wife has to prepare some for him every day. If she doesn't eat it, the lady will go to his parents and tell her that he doesn't know why his parents spoiled Qiao'er so much. As long as Qiao'er complains, he promises to be scolded and doesn't dare to lose his temper. Qiao'er gave birth to a fat boy, who is like a demon and a god.
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