Fortunately, the weather was cold and no one passed by, otherwise Tao Xi would have had to spend a lot of time hiding.

Suddenly, the sound of Jian Shiming's whistle came from not far away. She quickly cheered up and quietly stretched out her head. She found that it was indeed Jian Shiming who was leading Gu Yan and the others, so she lowered her guard.

"Sister-in-law."

Gu Yan got off the sled. Since Gu Yi brought the sled back, he ordered others to make a few copies of the sled.

The two of them were followed by more than twenty young soldiers, who were brought out by Gu Yan to protect the food.

"Ms. sir, Mr. Gu."

Tao Xi greeted him with a smile on his face, "Quick, let's warm ourselves up first, otherwise our fingers will be frozen."

"good."

Gu Yan nodded and followed Jian Shiming into the ruined temple. When he saw clearly the food piled inside the ruined temple, he almost turned into a fool from shock.

"This...this...is this all caused by your friends?"

Gu Yan almost bit his tongue. This was not a small amount of food. It weighed several thousand kilograms by visual inspection.

Although it is definitely not enough for the huge Yun County, it has relieved a lot of pressure on him.

"yes."

Tao Xi raised her chin proudly, especially when she saw the young soldiers behind Gu Yan with their eyes round and their mouths open, she found it interesting.

Jian Shiming coughed lightly at the right time and said, "Mr. Gu, my wife has tried her best. If you think it's not enough, there is nothing we can do."

He deliberately looked distressed, making Tao Xi dumbfounded. It was Jian Shiming who was evil.

Sure enough, Gu Yan looked like you are overthinking, with a smile on his face and his voice became a few degrees louder, "Enough, enough, enough, if there is less food, give out less.

It’s not easy to get food in this cold weather, just don’t freeze to death and starve to death.”

In addition, if there were not enough supplies, he had already found a way to transfer them from nearby areas. In short, this batch of supplies solved his urgent need.

"That's enough. My friend said this is all the food he has left."

While Tao Xi was talking, he took out some roasted sweet potatoes from the fire and handed them to everyone one by one.

"Here, let's eat a sweet potato to warm our stomach first."

"Thank you sister-in-law!"

Gu Yan was filled with gratitude and his eyes were full of sincerity. No matter how she got this thing, he was extremely grateful to the couple.

The young soldiers excitedly took the sweet potatoes handed over by Tao Xi and devoured them one by one.

“Yummy!”

"This sweet potato is so sweet. It would be great if I could eat it every day."

"Don't even think about eating every day, as long as you don't starve to death."

"..."

Listening to the words of the young soldiers, Tao Xi couldn't help but feel sad. This was such a torturous era.

But there was only so much she could do. It was unbelievable to take out several thousand kilograms of grain, and Tao Xi didn't want to take any more risks.

After everyone finished eating the sweet potatoes, they immediately felt their bodies warm, and the young soldiers who drove the carriages to pull food also came one by one.

Tao Xi quickly gave them some more roasted sweet potatoes. After eating, she said to Gu Yan:

"Master Gu, my friend is a good person, and she can't bear to see the people starving, so when I approached her, she agreed to help us get food without hesitation.

Of course, it was also because we were lucky that the batch of grain my friend planned to sell just arrived, otherwise it would not have been so fast.

But she told me that there are twenty shi of sweet potatoes and twenty shi of potatoes in total. These sweet potatoes and ten shi of potatoes are sold to you, but the ten shi of potatoes count as her donation to the people.

As for these four stones of dried vegetables, they are also sold to you, can you accept them?"

Twenty stones equals two thousand four hundred kilograms. Tao Xi calculated it clearly, but Gu Yan did not agree.

"No, no, your friend is a businessman and she is very kind and righteous, but we can't take advantage of her, so we have to count all the money."

It is not easy to find food at this time. A few days ago, the county magistrate asked wealthy businessmen to buy food. Not only did they not donate, but those people also drove up the prices.

Such a comparison shows that Tao Xi's good friend is really a good person with great love. As that person's friend, Tao Xi is also a good person.

"Master Gu, my friend told me this, I can't make the decision."

Tao Xi looked troubled, "She is also for the people, so Mr. Gu, just accept her.

As for the price of these grains, it is based on the market price, which is five cents per catty."

"sky!"

A young soldier couldn't help but screamed in surprise, and was patted on the head by Gu Yi. Then he stood still calmly.

Gu Yan was moved in his heart, but still refused sternly, "Sister-in-law, I know you are thinking about the people, but these few hundred taels of silver may be a huge amount for ordinary people.

But it is just a drop in the bucket for those wealthy businessmen. This time we will find a way to make those people shed some blood instead of benevolent businessmen like your friend footing the bill."

"Others are others, I... my friend is my friend, Mr. Gu, don't say any more, let's settle the matter quickly, otherwise it will be inconvenient as it gets late."

Tao Xi was very insistent. The space she got was already a blessing from God, and the few supplies were just a matter of a few nights of hard work for her.

So she didn't feel bad about donating it.

Jian Shiming also joined in, "Brother Gu, my wife can't make the decision. I think we should do as she says.

If you really feel sorry for me, let’s talk about it next time we work together.”

He looked at the little woman in front of him with soft eyebrows. Gu Yan didn't know, but he knew that the food belonged to her.

Although I don't know how she got it, Tao Xi's image in Jian Shiming's heart is infinitely higher at this moment.

Of course, she didn't know it herself, because Gu Yan had no choice but to compromise and let the young soldiers weigh the sacks piled up in the ruined temple one by one and load them onto the carriage.

Finally, he gave Tao Xi two hundred-tael silver notes. Gu Yan felt very embarrassed when he gave them to him.

"Sister-in-law, the remaining ten taels are a reward for you and Brother Jian. I hope you don't dislike it."

"Thank you!"

Tao Xi was very satisfied. These two hundred taels were nothing to Gu Yan, but everyone in Taomu Village except their family probably didn't have fifty taels in total.

This time she was mainly doing good things.

"Brother Jian, let's take a step first. Please pay attention to your safety."

Gu Yan urged the young soldiers to hurry back and try to distribute relief food to the nearest villages today.

After everyone left, Tao Xi looked at the banknotes in his hands and laughed at himself: "Actually, the one thousand kilograms of donated food is still included in these two hundred taels of silver."

"No matter what, you did something good."

Jian Shiming's words brought Tao Xi back to his distant thoughts. He looked serious and said, "Madam, don't think nonsense.

This food is life-saving food for us in Yun County, maybe it can save the lives of thousands of people, so you have done a good deed."

"I know."

Tao Xi collected the banknotes and said happily, "I'm a rich little woman now, let's go back."

She extinguished the fire and was too lazy to think too much, as long as it could solve the current crisis.
Chapter completed!