Chen Yong was originally discussing with the boy how to win over this matter, but he didn't expect that they had made a decision so quickly and were about to start the process.
"Everything is fine, but I don't know if Miss Duan has any other requirements?"
As Chen Yong spoke, he looked upstairs, hoping that Zhao Huanyu's figure would appear upstairs for him to take a look.
However, this was obviously impossible, so he looked back with some disappointment.
"We girls have only one request, which is that Mr. Chen can treat these girls well."
Fat Ya imitated Zhao Huanyu's tone of voice and Chen Yong nodded repeatedly: "That's natural, don't worry, girl!"
Although there is no guarantee that these poor women will be rich and powerful, it will definitely be much better to live in his home than wandering outside. His parents have always doted on him, so it will not be a problem for him to bring a group of maids back.
Then they handed over the money with one hand and the people with the other. There were seventeen girls in total who needed thirty-four taels of silver from Chen Yong.
When giving money, Chen Yong asked: "Is it true that Miss Duan's grain cannot be sold?"
Fatty shook her head and said: "There are many grain merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, and they have a lot of inventory. If you want to buy grain, just go to those grain merchants. Why bother pestering my girl all the time? Mr. Chen is willing to help with today's matter. Our girl is very happy."
I'm grateful, but I'd better not have any more contact with you in the future. These girls will be the young master's from now on, so let him arrange it, and we'll never see each other again."
With that said, the fat girl bent her knees and saluted, turned around and went upstairs without giving Chen Yong a chance to speak.
She knew that Zhao Huanyu didn't like Chen Yong, and it was because of her asking more questions that this happened, otherwise it would definitely not be like this.
Chen Yong looked at Fatty's hurried away figure, sighed and said, "It seems that I really annoyed the master and servant this time. What have I been doing all day long?"
He sighed, and then looked at each other with the women.
Only then did he realize that from today on, these women would have to depend on him for food, drink, housing and transportation.
"Since you all stayed at the Donglai Inn before, you can continue to stay. I will also stay at the Donglai Inn in the future. In a few days, we will go back to Suizhou together. Don't worry, my parents and brothers are both here.
Good people will not treat you badly. As long as you do your job well, you will definitely not be worse than you are now."
Hearing what he said, all the women were very excited and had new expectations for the future. They nodded in agreement.
"Don't worry, young master, we will do our duty and not embarrass you."
Chen Yong nodded, still a little happy in his heart. After all, he had done a good deed.
On the other side, someone has been checking where the batch of grain Zhao Huanyu mentioned was transported, but no records were found. This is enough to prove that the grain has indeed been burned.
The reason why Zhao Huanyu said that the food was still there was probably just to appease those people. Thinking of this made those people a lot happier.
The middle-aged man said: "If you spread this matter, let's say that the prefect colluded with the woman to defraud our food and embezzle it in the name of the superiors. I don't believe that no one will take care of this matter if it gets bigger. When the time comes,
Let’s see how they end up!”
The subordinate immediately responded and said: "Yes!"
Zhao Huanyu decided to stay for a while just to give this matter a chance to ferment. So when they heard these rumors, they actually had no disturbance in their hearts, because it was all within their expectations.
After Fat Ya told Zhao Huanyu the news she had learned from outside, she also began to do a simple analysis.
"Sister, the finger of blame for this matter is completely pointed at you and the prefect, which means that this matter is not caused by the prefect. Then it is most likely those grain merchants, and among those grain merchants, the Qin family has the most. Could this be the case?
Is the Qin family up to something?"
Zhao Huanyu shook his head and said: "Until the truth comes to light, we can't be sure for the time being. All grain merchants are suspects, but the Qin family's suspicions are indeed greater. It's just that this time the target is relatively large, and the Qin family should not do anything like this."
Such a stupid thing to do."
Fat Ya was immediately puzzled: "But apart from that, we haven't offended anyone else! Although other grain merchants also gave some things, it's not really a lot. There is no need to offend the prefect!"
"It's not necessarily an offense, maybe it's revenge?"
Fat Ya's eyes widened: "Ah? Then aren't we taking the blame for the prefect?"
Zhao Huanyu smiled and said nothing. She had no special opinion on this matter. The person who should really be worried was the prefect.
In the past few years, the prefect in Qingzhou has been squeezing the people and plundering the people's wealth and anointing. I don't know how many people have been offended. It is not impossible that someone wants to take the opportunity to take revenge this time.
And they were just used as stepping stones.
It seems that this big drama in Qingzhou is still interesting, so don't leave in a hurry and watch it slowly.
The prefect was no longer so calm. He couldn't imagine that the food was burned overnight. After all, there were so many capable people around the woman. Just arrange a few to guard her. How could someone take advantage of the loophole?
Woolen cloth?
If it's burned, it's burned, but someone still spreads the news, saying that he colluded with the woman to embezzle the grain. Otherwise, there is obviously no evidence that the grain was shipped out, but the woman still insists that the grain is still there, which can only mean that
The food is hidden somewhere in Qingzhou, and we will make plans after the storm has passed.
The prefect doesn't even know what nonsense this is going on, so how can everything be related to him?
He is still too busy taking care of himself because of these things, and now he has caused another kind of trouble. This is still a difficult matter to prove his innocence. How can he get rid of the relationship with Zhao Huanyu?
"Leave it to me to find out who did it! I am incompatible with him!"
"It must be that old guy Qin Shu. That little bitch took so much food from him in one go. He was dissatisfied and wanted to drag me into the water with him!"
"Go and ask Qin Shu to come see me. I want to ask him personally how he has the courage to go against me!"
The prefect lost his temper and threw everything around him. The antidote for tomorrow has not yet been found, but he still has to face these troubles.
Qin Shu came soon after, and he naturally heard about this incident. As soon as they met, he knelt down and shouted with a grimace: "Sir, this matter has nothing to do with the villain! I just gave the villain a few hundred
You are so brave, no villain can do such a thing!"
"Among all the grain merchants, you have suffered the most, and you are the one who is most unwilling to accept it. But it is your son's fault that you were cheated, so why should you blame me!"
The prefect didn't listen to his sophistry, so he raised his leg and gave him a kick.