The prefect had been thinking that with so many people delivering food to Zhao Huanyu this morning, there would be no need to worry about the antidote.
Because of this, I stayed asleep in the morning and did not get up until the government servant came back to report the news.
"Did you bring the antidote? Hurry up and give it to me!"
He propped himself up and sat up a little, showing no intention of getting up. He planned to take the antidote and continue sleeping.
The yamen servant immediately knelt down for him and said, "Sir, I didn't get the antidote."
"What? What's going on?"
The prefect immediately sat up and looked at him in disbelief.
The yamen servant said with a trembling voice: "Miss Duan said that what she asked you to prepare is grain seeds, not grains. These grains should be treated as gifts to her. As for the grain seeds, please send them over before noon, otherwise
No antidote will be given."
"What!"
The prefect almost fell off the bed. The Yamen servant hurriedly stepped forward to help him, but he kicked him away.
"That bitch is playing tricks on me!"
The magistrate was so angry that he got up from the bed, threw on his clothes and walked out.
Although the yamen servant felt a little aggrieved, he still said: "Sir, it's almost noon, where can I get this grain? She also said that she wants high-quality grain, otherwise she won't give the antidote!"
The prefect is now ready to die. That bitch is simply his nemesis. Ever since she appeared, his life has never been easy!
He couldn't even bother to solve the confession matter, and had to find ways to find a cure. He shouldn't have lost his mind and coveted her beauty in the first place.
"Beauty is misleading!"
The prefect slapped his thigh and roared, but he still called the people together and asked them to find ways to find grain seeds.
"No matter what method you use, I must find the best grain seeds from those grain dealers!"
The prefect completely forgot about the grain planting matter and didn't mention it last night. If he had known about it, he would have asked them to provide grain planting.
Now that I have been given food, it is somewhat excessive to ask for it with nothing.
But the prefect doesn't care about this. These are nothing compared to his life. Anyway, it has reached this point. Those people have to be willing or unwilling!
The yamen servant looked a little ugly and said: "Sir, I'm afraid it won't work..."
"what happened again?"
The prefect stared at him impatiently, and he whispered: "Those grain merchants know that your Excellency deceived them last night..."
"What!"
The yamen servant covered his ears in fear, but he was kicked anyway.
"What do you do for food? Who exposed this matter? The one named Qin?"
"Miss Duan said it herself."
The officer hurriedly explained, not wanting to deepen the misunderstanding.
The prefect was so angry that he couldn't speak. Although he was thick-skinned and could get over many things with a few perfunctory words, this time, it seemed that it was not so easy to solve.
A person next to them also said: "They must be still angry now that they learned that they were cheated last night, and they are afraid that they will not give them grain. Sir, please don't let these relationships become tense. It will not be conducive to your future management."
As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake.
The prefect is only temporarily in office and will be transferred to other places in a few years. However, these businessmen have been here for generations. If they unite to deal with him, his life will be really difficult.
Thinking of this, the prefect hesitated.
If you push too hard this time, it might be difficult to get benefits from them next time.
But he had to deal with the matter of grain and seeding. His life was more important than anything else.
"Then what do you think we should do?"
He looked at his subordinates, who thought for a moment and said, "From the current point of view, the only option is for adults to spend money to buy it."
Asking him to spend money would be more uncomfortable than taking her life.
Being a prefect doesn't make much money for a year. The only way you can live a more prosperous life in these years is to plunder people's wealth, otherwise you won't be able to survive at all.
Now he was asked to use the people's wealth and money he finally collected to buy grain seeds, which really seemed to cost him his life.
But in the final analysis, this life is still important. He hesitated and said: "Buy! Go buy it!"
The men under my command took the order and went to get money to buy grain seeds.
The bosses here have just returned and saw people coming from the government office. Naturally, they didn't have a good face. When they heard that they wanted to buy grain seeds, they all unanimously asked for high prices.
The magistrate deceived people and settled their losses. No matter what they said for a while, the other party refused to give in. They could only go back and ask the magistrate whether they should buy these grains at a high price.
Seeing that it was almost noon, the prefect had no time to hesitate, so he angrily asked them to buy it first and send it to Zhao Huanyu.
I don't know who leaked the news, letting these grain merchants know that the time Zhao Huanyu gave him was noon, and each one deliberately started to delay the time. The prefect almost knelt down to beg them, and finally rushed to deliver the grain at noon.
kind.
Zhao Huanyu calmly checked the quality of the grains and sent them to the inn's warehouse to put them away before giving him the antidote.
When the government officials rushed back with the antidote, the prefect had already fainted from the pain.
With the efforts of a group of people, the antidote was finally fed to the prefect.
The first thing the magistrate did when he woke up was to let out a loud roar and shouted: "I will never let that little bitch go!"
Of course Zhao Huanyu didn't care. She put the grain seeds into the space again, then did the superficial work before going out.
I plan to take Pang Ya to visit Qingzhou City, get to know the market here, and plan to go back in two days.
What Zhao Huanyu didn't expect was to meet Chen Yong at the door of the inn.
"Mr. Chen, what a coincidence!"
Having obtained so much grain and seeds without any effort, Zhao Huanyu was in a good mood and her voice was brisk.
Chen Yong looked at her bright smile, looked away uncomfortably, and said, "It's no coincidence, I'm here specifically to wait for the girl."
"Oh, sir, is there something wrong?"
Zhao Huanyu asked as he walked forward, and Chen Yong followed quickly.
"I've heard about what happened this morning. I wonder what the girl needs so much food for?"
"Of course we have to eat! Otherwise, what else can we do with food?"
Zhao Huanyu asked back, the smile on his face not diminishing.
But Chen Yong's face was not very good, and he said: "Young girl should know that there are many refugees this year. You girl came to Jiangnan to bring food back. Could it be that you want to sell it at a high price and make a lot of money?"
Hearing this, Zhao Huanyu frowned. Isn't Mr. Chen being too strict?
"So what if it is? So what if it's not?"
Seeing that she had a bad look on her face, Chen Yong stopped trying to hide anything and said, "Girl, it's better not to do such a thing, as it will lead to the opposite! It's true that you can make money, but have you ever thought about the plight of those refugees?
?What’s the difference between doing this and seeking wealth and killing someone?”
Zhao Huanyu felt a little speechless. Why is Mr. Chen so trustworthy?
Why did he think she must have been sold at a high price?