Chapter 123 122. Humph, you are so proud! (Double monthly tickets requested!)
Liu Qingmei only felt the ground under her feet was slippery.

Walking is like walking in mud.

This little beast.

What a weird idea!

What kind of woman would openly step on this thing when walking out?

If this gets out, she will be the corrupt, shameless woman who deserves to be thrown into the pig cage!
especially.

This guy has so many and so real!

My feet feel sticky.

But for some reason, she felt an indescribable excitement in her heart, her face flushed, and she felt eager to try it.

Ning Mu chuckled.

"It's okay, it will be done in a while."

"But this smell, there's no guarantee that people won't smell it..."

"Isn't it okay to just not get close to other people?"

"But……"

Liu Qingmei had something else to say.

At this time.

The sound of summer cicadas suddenly rang out outside the door.

"Master, I just received news that Elder Zhang has completed the project. The governor also sent someone to inform us that Yu Ji has passed the news on."

Ning Mu's eyes lit up when he heard this.

He immediately walked to the door, motioned for Liu Qingmei to compose herself, and then opened the door without giving her time to react.

Sniff.

The moment the door opened, the smell that came with the flow of air made Xia Chan subconsciously sniff it.

But before she could react, Ning Mu said directly: "I understand, let Zhang Lao, Jiang Fuling and the others do it according to the plan!"

"Hmm...wait. Leave him some more food and make a bigger noise."

Xia Chan nodded to show that he understood.

What a smell.

Why does it look so familiar!

She frowned, feeling a little strange, but turned around to notify.

"What are you doing? Why does it involve the governor?"

Liu Qingmei came forward and asked curiously.

The conversation between Xia Chan and Ning Mu made her look confused, and she even forgot what was happening at her feet.

"Before, He Daqian sent someone to assassinate me, but failed and was captured alive by Master Liuli."

"Since he dares to use assassins, I will naturally destroy the Tan family!"

"Don't worry, Mei'er. Just wait and see."

When Liu Qingmei heard that Ning Mu was assassinated by He Daqian, worry immediately appeared on her face.

However, after Ning Mu found out, he hugged her and comforted her in time.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

Liu Qingmei blamed.

A small businessman actually dared to attack his own apprentice. Does he want to live?
Liu Qingmei felt murderous intent in her heart.

Ning Mu smiled slightly and said calmly: "If I rely on you for everything, will you still love me as much as you do now, Mei'er?"

"Don't worry, I can handle this kind of small matter myself. If there is something I can't solve, you can't escape it!"

When Liu Qingmei heard this, she felt infinite tenderness in her heart. Her beautiful peach blossom eyes radiated a soft light. She said softly, "Mei'er will not run away. We will sleep together in life and be buried together in death!"

"Haha, let's go."

Ning Mu smiled with satisfaction.

Then, he pulled Liu Qingmei and walked out.

"Wait a moment!"

But Liu Qingmei suddenly grabbed him.

"What's wrong?" Ning Mu looked at Liu Qingmei curiously.

Liu Qingmei's pretty face was flushed with red, and she looked at Ning Mu with her beautiful eyes.

Then, she whispered, "Give me that..."

"Ok?"

Finally she took the initiative to speak out.

Ning Mu's eyes suddenly lit up.

Immediately, like a magic trick, he took out the modified jumping beads from his sleeve pocket.

Then, he pulled Liu Qingmei into the bedroom and closed the door.

"I, I will do it myself!"

Liu Qingmei blushed and quickly covered her skirt.

But Ning Mu would never agree to that.

"Let me see Xiaomei'er, be good and listen!"

"Hmm~"

Liu Qingmei felt her heart trembling.

Faced with such strong pressure from his beloved disciple.

She could only tilt her neck, pretend not to look, and let it go.

But the previous scene unconsciously emerged in my mind.

Not everyone can have this kind of experience!

After a while.

Ning Mu had a naughty expression on his face, stood up and clapped his hands.

You're done!

"Mei'er, you are awesome. Don't use your skills to suppress me later!"

Liu Qingmei was already feeling extremely embarrassed, her face flushed.

I really want to find a hole to crawl into.

But Ning Mu, this kid, just insisted on saying this in her ear.

This is like putting her on fire.

"You brat! You're very proud of yourself, aren't you?"

Liu Qingmei could only force a stern face and glared at Ning Mu with resentment, then walked past him and pushed open the door.

She walked out in her clogs.

The creaking clogs made her face slightly red, and her eyes were filled with a sparkling light.

especially.

When she came into contact with the sunlight outside and Chunzhi, who was cleaning the yard, greeted her, she became even more shy.

His eyes subconsciously looked around.

It seemed as if she was afraid that Chunzhi and other maids would notice the movements under her feet.

The hem of her skirt clearly blocked her feet.

But she still couldn't help thinking that others were watching her.

More importantly.

Her legs felt sore and weak!

----

at the same time.

Tan family mansion.

"He Daqian, what's wrong with you? You are the president, but you can't control the grain price. Didn't you give a concubine to Governor Pi? Why haven't you been informed of such a big thing?"

Tan Ruyi glared at He Daqian and scolded him with dissatisfaction.

He Daqian looked panicked. Facing the aggressive woman, he did not have any of the glory and courage he had outside.

"My lady, please be patient. I have already teamed up with my colleagues in the Chamber of Commerce to ask them to maintain the grain prices. As long as we don't lower the prices, the government won't be able to support it. As for the Jin family, don't worry. I will communicate with the grain merchants from outside. The plan of Governor Pi and his men can be easily resolved!"

He Daqian explained nervously.

"Hmph, what's the point of resolving the issue? Do you know that someone has been secretly buying up grain from those foreign businessmen? The news has already reached my ears, but you still don't know. Tell me, what do you do all day long?" Tan Ruyi was even more dissatisfied.

He was almost roaring, and looked so angry at He Daqian for not fighting back, as if he wanted to cook him to death.

He Daqian was stunned.

"Is there anyone buying grain from grain merchants from other places?"

"How else could I call you back so anxiously?" Tan Ruyi sighed, anger evident in her words.

And just at this moment.

A servant rushed in.

Seeing the master being scolded by the mistress, the servant stopped immediately and was afraid to step forward.

"What's wrong? Tell me!"

He Daqian was upset and asked impatiently.

This is his confidant.

If it wasn't an important matter, he wouldn't rush in at this time.

"Master, there is news from the yamen."

The servant hesitated, then bent over and spoke in a low voice.

Hearing this, Tan Ruyi glanced at He Daqian.

The so-called yamen naturally refers to the yamen of the prefectural government.

He Daqian asked hurriedly: "What news? Tell me!"

"Madam, Master," the servant hurriedly reported, "The messenger said that Governor Pi doesn't have much grain left and is contacting grain merchants from other places to buy it. You should try to get ahead of others and buy more grain from them. This way, you can turn the passive situation into the active one!"

For Ms. Tan Ruyi and Mr. Ho Tai-chien, this is undoubtedly good news that is exciting and heartening.

"I understand. Go and inform all the shopkeepers to gather at the mansion immediately!"

He Daqian's expression revealed a bit of surprise and ambition. He rolled his eyes and immediately gave instructions to the servant.

"Yes, sir!"

Almost at the same time the servant left.

Another servant came in.

"Madam, I have found out that the Jin family was forced into the situation by the governor, and their food reserves are not enough!"

As soon as the servant entered the room, he bowed his head and reported to Tan Ruyi.

"Got it, let's go down first!"

Tan Ruyi nodded. This was the person she had arranged to go out and get information.

After the servant left, He Daqian turned to look at Tan Ruyi and asked, "Madam, what price did they buy it for?"

"Between 300 and 400 Wen." Tan Ruyi said.

"Humph, Governor Pi is too impulsive. You don't even have any food, but you dare to start a grain price war with us?"

Tan Ruyi sneered.

"He is an official who has never done business before. How can he understand how deep the business is? I'm afraid he thinks it's as simple as drinking and accepting bribes with him!"

He Daqian sneered and responded to his wife.

But after a moment, he hesitated, and a strong light flashed in his shrewd little eyes. He came forward and whispered, "Madam, why don't we just go all out and kill them once and for all!"

"You want to snatch all the food from those foreign merchants?"

Tan Ruyi raised her eyebrows slightly, with some hesitation in her eyes.

She also had this idea.

But it was her long period of comfortable life that made her dare not take such a big risk.

"Yes, everything is ready except for the east wind. They are not prepared and are not cut out for business. How can they be our opponents?"

"As long as we hold all the grain in our hands and take advantage of this opportunity to quickly buy the grain from foreign merchants at a low price, then the grain price in Yonghang Prefecture will be decided by us in the future, right?"

He Daqian's eyes were shining.

Combined with his preconceived ideas, the news from Yu Ji, and the information he got from his wife, He Daqian suddenly felt that the opportunity had come!

After hearing what He Daqian said, Tan Ruyi hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and nodded.

This huge profit completely made her go to her head.

"Okay, but I'm afraid we don't have enough money..." Tan Ruyi frowned.

This is not a little food.

The entire port and the ones piled up in other inns weigh at least several million kilograms!
This is a sky-high price!
"How about finding a few reliable companies, joining forces and doing it together?" Tan Ruyi looked at He Daqian with some interest.

She tends to be more conservative. After all, this is a business where success or failure means failure!
She can't afford to be careless.

But He Daqian shook his head and bewitched: "Go and borrow it. As long as we can survive this wave, we will have good days next!"

"If we bring other people with us, not only will the news leak out, but it will also be easy to cause trouble. Of course, we should do this kind of money-making business ourselves. And since we are going to do it, we should buy as much as possible. I estimate that there are at least two million catties of grain piled up at the port, plus the grain in other inns and temporary warehouses. Now, in the whole of Yonghang, in addition to the grain in the hands of local grain merchants, the total amount of grain is estimated to be at least three million catties. With this calculation, we need to prepare at least 800,000 taels!"

"Let me gather together the money I have now. If it's not enough, I'll go and borrow from Master Qian Wu!"

He Daqian was determined and said through gritted teeth.

"I'm afraid Qian Wu can't come up with such a large amount. I'll try to piece it together. If that doesn't work, I'll go to Qian Wu. After all, it's a loan shark!" Tan Ruyi thought for a while and said.

She decided to spend all her assets.

As long as they can survive this time, the Tan family will be the most powerful grain merchant in the entire Yonghang, and even the entire southern border of Qi State in the future!
Maybe he could take this opportunity to provide symbolic disaster relief to the people, and then, by making some operations, he could transform himself into an imperial merchant.

He Daqian couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

Finally, all the assets of this woman were taken out. After this time, the Tan family will definitely change their surname!

It’s time to change the word “Tan” on the plaque in front of the mansion.

He Daqian sneered in his heart.

It was for this reason that he decided to let go and have a real business war with Pi Taiyu, Jin Xiangyu and others!

----

While He Daqian and Tan Ruyi had their own thoughts.

The city gate.

Ning Mu and Liu Qingmei had already arrived together.

Seeing that it was Liu Qingmei, the general guarding the city immediately stepped forward and took the initiative to strike up a conversation.

"It's Master Liu, are you going out to inspect the disaster?"

The city defending general Cheng Dagui clasped his fists and saluted, then asked with a smile.

"Hmm~"

Liu Qingmei was extremely nervous.

Especially when I saw Cheng Dagui approaching.

But immediately, she clasped her fists in return and said in a normal tone, "General Cheng, thank you for your hard work. I will go out with my disciple to take a look. My daughter will come over later. Please help me, General Cheng!"

When she said this, her heart almost jumped out.

She simply couldn't control her emotions.

This kid.

Liu Qingmei couldn't help but complain about Ning Mu with resentment in her heart.

And this time.

Cheng Dagui looked at her in surprise and asked in confusion, "Master Liu, is this... a cold?"

"In a year of great disaster, there will be a great epidemic. Master Liu is close to the victims every day, so you must be careful not to be infected by the plague. I heard that the plague has begun to spread outside the city. The prefectural governor's office has arranged a lot of doctors to go there in the past few days. Master Liu, your face is so red, could it be..."

Seeing Liu Qingmei’s face turn red, Cheng Dagui subconsciously took two steps back.

But he didn't expect that a master-level warrior would not be easily infected by the plague.

but.

With this excuse, Liu Qingmei heaved a sigh of relief and said immediately, "Well, it's okay. I have been feeling a little unwell these past few days. I will use my skills to dispel the discomfort later. General Cheng, I am sorry to bother you. We will leave first."

"Okay, okay, Master Liu, take care!"

Cheng Dagui hurriedly made way.

Ning Mu followed in small steps. When passing through the city gate, he approached Liu Qingmei and said with a wicked smile, "Master, you are so wanton. You even talked to General Cheng. Aren't you afraid that he will find out that you are such a wanton woman?"

"Hmm~"

Liu Qingmei's body trembled suddenly, and her knees became weak. She almost couldn't stand. Fortunately, Ning Mu was very close to her and supported her in time.

"It's all because of you, little brat. Humph! Just feel so proud of yourself!" Liu Qingmei pouted and glared at Ning Mu with resentment, her eyes full of shame.

But in the end, no matter how hard he tried to defend himself, he had to give in and beg in a low voice.

That bright and delicate face was now flushed with a rich blush, as charming as a lotus bud about to bloom. Her long eyelashes were trembling slightly, and her beautiful peach blossom eyes contained a warmth that belonged only to Ning Mu, which was extremely emotional.

"What? I can't hear you clearly. Mei'er, please beg me, then maybe I will understand." Ning Mu grinned and whispered.

"Oh, my dear, please, my husband, my dear, Ning Lang... please, Mei'er can't bear it any longer!"

At this moment, Liu Qingmei almost gritted her teeth when she spoke these sweet words.

Her mind went blank and she didn't know what to do. She could only bite her lips gently and lower her head slightly, seemingly looking at the ground, but she was just doing this to cover up her inner anxiety and shame.

can.

Her emotions hadn't had time to completely dissipate.

Just left the city gate.

Before reaching the temporary shack at the porridge distribution point.

At this time.

Suddenly a group of people came over.

"What a kind man, what a kind man!"

"Madam, you are so kindhearted. If it weren't for you, my granddaughters wouldn't be alive today. Gouzi, Nannan, come on, kowtow to your benefactor..."

"Thank you, ma'am!"

"..."

I saw a group of ragged, hunchbacked, thin victims, along with their children, kneeling in front of Liu Qingmei like a wave.

They kowtowed like crazy.

One batch after another.

Just like a devout believer who worships Buddha and seeks the truth.

just.

Liu Qingmei, who was trusted by them, was speechless at this moment.

"Whoo~"

Took a long breath.

Liu Qingmei tried her best to control her emotions without using her cultivation.

Even so, her cheeks were still burning hot.

"Everyone, please get up. We couldn't have predicted this happening. Fortunately, the situation has improved. The government and the people are working together to help everyone get through this difficult time. Only through hard work can we get out of this difficult time!"

"Everyone get up, Xiaomu~"

Having said that, Liu Qingmei couldn't help but turned around and looked at Ning Mu with a deep pleading look in her eyes.

She couldn't help herself, and there was a gurgling feeling flowing in her beautiful peach blossom eyes.

Ning Mu naturally didn't want to go too far.

Looking at Liu Qingmei's bright and beautiful face and her blushing face, he knew that he had reached the critical point.

Immediately.

Use your cultivation skills in secret.

"Whoo~"

Liu Qingmei finally relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief.

But this feeling of being neither up nor down made her feel very upset.

But she still held on and dealt with the victims.

Most of those who are still waiting for relief are the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled; almost all the victims who were in their prime have been recruited to work as laborers.

not far away.

One could vaguely see many monks in clean and tidy robes selecting personnel from among the victims.

On the raised hill, Liuli was dressed in white, looking calmly at the Buddhist disciples below.

Liu Qingmei went to various porridge distribution centers to learn about the situation.

after that.

Then he came to Ning Mu.

And this time.

Ye Yin has also come over.

"Mother, brother."

Ye Yin greeted.

Then, she said in surprise, "Mom, I noticed that the price of grain in the official market in the city fell for a while, and the lowest price was about 320 wen, but it rose again not long after, and now it has risen to 380 wen. The price in Jinji Grain Shop is also the same, but the prices in other grain shops remain unchanged, and they are frighteningly high."

"Is it true that the government market can no longer control the price of grain?"

There was a hint of worry in Ye Yin's words. As he spoke, he glanced at the crowd of disaster victims below, his eyes full of pity.

When Liu Qingmei saw Ye Yin coming over, she suddenly became extremely nervous.

But when she heard Ye Yin's words, her eyes turned and looked at Ning Mu.

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