Chapter 234 The big rat, the big rat, I have no food
"Master Qi, I've brought you snake wine."
Qi Chongjin was sitting in the study, holding a case file in his hand and frowning. Suddenly he heard a brisk voice coming from outside the door. He looked up and saw Uncle Liu walking in with Ye Chuqiu.
Today, Ye Chuqiu is wearing black clothes, a narrow-sleeved skirt, and her hair is simply tied into a bun behind her head. She looks very cool.
"It turns out that Xiaoqiu is here."
Qi Chongjin put down the case file in his hand, rubbed his eyebrows, smiled at her, and chatted with her about his daily life, "I went to Wujiagou yesterday. How did it feel? Are you settled at home?"
Qi Chongjin's tone was very gentle and cordial. Ye Chuqiu replied: "Everything is fine. Well, as soon as we went up the mountain yesterday, we encountered a five-step snake. No, my big tiger caught it and asked Wu this morning.
The headmaster of Jiagou bought strong liquor and soaked it in it. I specially sent it to you today. You can drink it after you soak it for another month or two."
Ye Chuqiu put the wine on Qi Chongjin's desk. Qi Chongjin's mouth twitched when he saw the strong wine, "You are so... so polite."
"It's okay, you have helped us so much, and I don't know how to repay you. This villa is not ready yet, and there are no specialties. Fortunately, there are venomous snakes in the villa. I plan to clean up the villa in the next few days.
, if I find other venomous snakes by then, I will make it into wine and send it to you."
Ye Chuqiu had a smile on her face and looked very honest and simple. However, Qi Chongjin was not fooled by her appearance. Instead, he walked out from behind the desk, lifted his robe, sat down on the round table next to him, and extended his hand to motion for her to sit as well.
Come down and then pick up the purple sand
He slowly poured her a cup of tea and said in a leisurely tone, "You used to like to talk sarcastically with me. This time you came here with snake wine. Could it be that you have something to ask for? Are you not interested in Akiye Mountain?"
Are you satisfied? You want me to change your place."
"No, no, Qiuye Mountain is very good, I like it very much." Ye Chuqiu said quickly.
"Really? I remember that you used to be most afraid of snakes. There used to be a servant in the house who scared you with a four-legged snake. You had hated him for a long time." Qi Chongjin glanced at her, his deep brows seeming to see through her.
's heart.
Ye Chuqiu seemed to not understand what he said, but still smiled honestly and dutifully, "These are all old things, I don't even remember them. I am really satisfied with Qiuye Mountain, but if you think I
My life is miserable now, and if you want to help me, I really have something I want to ask you to help me with."
"What's up?"
"Isn't there a food shortage in the city now? The price of food has risen to sky-high prices. I hid a batch of food somewhere else, and I planned to eat it, but I didn't tell my family about this food. If they asked about it, I would
Just say it was Master Qi who helped me, I think..."
"Are you afraid that they will ask me, and you want me to help you cover up your lies?"
"That's right."
"It's such a simple thing, how can this help?" Qi Chongjin shook his head and sighed: "There is a shortage of food in the city now, and I was really worried that you would ask me for food."
"Then what if I really talk to you?" Ye Chuqiu asked with a smile.
"If you want food, I'm afraid it will take a few days." Speaking of this, Qi Chongjin frowned involuntarily.
"What's wrong?" Ye Chuqiu couldn't help but ask.
"I sent people out to buy grain earlier, but some time ago, there was a flood in Ningzhou. There were mudslides everywhere, and many roads were washed away. The people I sent out to buy grain came back with a letter just the day before yesterday, saying
The food was bought, but it got stuck halfway."
"How long will it take to transport it back?" Ye Chuqiu couldn't help but worry about him.
When he thought of food, Qi Chongjin sighed heavily and shook his head slowly, "I don't know either."
Ye Chuqiu saw that he was frowning and his expression was full of sadness, so he couldn't help but worry about him, "When I first came here, I didn't ask about the price of food, but the road I passed by was very chaotic, with many people quarreling, and...
There are many people with coughs, and they may be infected with dysentery. Combined with the disease and the food shortage, we don’t know how many people will die in the city.
When there was a severe drought in Lusu City before, there were some lawless elements who instigated the people and gathered people to become bandits. In the end, even Lusu City was destroyed. Countless people were displaced. Officials and wealthy households in the city also fled one after another. I was still on the road to escape, and I encountered
I’ve been to Tongzhi’s daughter.”
"It's rare that you are so worried about the country and the people. I know everything you said. I was also worried about this matter just now."
Qi Chongjin sighed again. After taking a sip of tea, he glanced at Ye Chuqiu out of the corner of his eye and found that she was looking at him. Thinking that she was also worried about this matter, he said: "This matter has nothing to do with you. Since you have food in reserve,
You should be careful when you are in the village. You must understand the principle of not showing off your wealth. There are many refugees in Wujiagou, so it is quite chaotic now."
"I know." Ye Chuqiu nodded and asked: "What about your side? Is there enough food? Don't focus only on the people. Instead, you are starving."
"Don't worry, I'm not as thoughtful as you, and I'm not that pedantic." Qi Chongjin laughed, shook his head and said, "There is enough food in my house, and I plan to use some to help the people."
"Isn't there a Changping warehouse in the county government?" Ye Chuqiu asked again, "Why not open a warehouse to release grain?"
"The great rat, the great rat, has no food for me."
Qi Chongjin sighed and said nothing more, but Ye Chuqiu understood that the food in Changpingcang had probably been eaten by the worms in the county government.
Qi Chongjin only came here this year. What can he do? Even if he kills these people, he won't be able to get the food back.
Ye Chuqiu really wanted to give Qi Chongjin some suggestions, but after thinking about it, she was the county magistrate, so who was she? It was better not to do things like this when an outsider commanded an expert.
He just said: "If the situation in the city is really tense, I still have some food here."
"How many more are there?" Qi Chongjin asked casually.
"Many, many." Ye Chuqiu replied.
"How much is a lot?" Qi Chongjin asked again.
"There are many, you can have as many as you want."
Hearing Ye Chuqiu's loud tone, Qi Chongjin was a little surprised. He raised his head and stared at her for a few seconds, "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure." Ye Chuqiu nodded.
"Then...can you take me to have a look?" Qi Chongjin wanted to confirm.
"Okay." Ye Chuqiu also nodded and agreed.
Qi Chongjin was suspicious of Ye Chuqiu. He knew that she was a refugee and it was impossible for him to have so much food. However, seeing her confident look, he couldn't help but feel a little more hopeful.
In my mind, she has never been so sure. Does she really have food?
But his reason told him that this was impossible.
So, what method is she going to use to conjure food for him?