When the manager heard what Cang Xiuxuan said, he quickly responded.
"To my two masters, when things were going well in Zhuangzi, the output was still very high. However, the weather got bad and all the tenants ran away. Now there are only three of us left."
At that time, this Zhuangzi was considered the most enviable Zhuangzi in the surrounding area. There was a lot of land in Zhuangzi and the life was good. Everyone wanted to come to Zhuangzi.
Now that the weather is bad, those who should have run away have already run away. Fortunately, the previous owner of the Zhuangzi had the foresight to store almost most of the grain produced on the Zhuangzi in secret underground granaries. When those people came to make trouble,
I only found a few stones of grain in a small granary outside.
He then told Zhuangzi about changing his master, and those people finally gave up.
The three of them also relied on the food in the underground granary to survive until now. However, even though they knew that they had enough food, they did not dare to be too arrogant and just kept themselves from being hungry every day.
Otherwise, if those crazy people see them eating and getting fat, sooner or later they will come and look for trouble.
"There is also an underground granary on Zhuangzi. I will take the two masters there."
In front of their new master, they dare not hide such a thing.
When Cang Xiuxuan bought this village before, he simply thought it was suitable. As for any other details inside, he didn't know anything about it. Now that he heard that there was an underground granary here, he was a little surprised.
But even so, it still didn't show up at all on his face.
One of the three people on the farm went to place their horses, the other quickly went to clean up the yard, and the remaining steward took the two of them to the underground granary.
Before leaving, Cang Xiuxuan said coldly, "As long as anyone dares to say one more word about Zhuangzi's matters, this will be the end."
As soon as he finished speaking, a chicken not far away that was struggling desperately suddenly moved its head.
The three of them broke out in a cold sweat.
They did have some ideas before this. After all, food is so scarce now, and the new master is coming at this time. What they are worried about is that the new master is paying attention to harvesting food. If the food is really used like this
If they are taken away, then they will only starve to death.
But now Cang Xiuxuan's move really scared them.
If they do something now, they will move their heads before they starve to death.
It was precisely because Cang Xiuxuan understood this that he chose to give them some deterrent at this time.
The steward's back was covered in cold sweat at the moment, but he still had to force himself to lead the two of them to the underground granary. He didn't dare to do any tricks in the middle of the process.
The two of them followed him without letting down their guard.
The entrance to the underground granary is very hidden, and it was built in the most unlikely place, under the chicken coop!!!
Seeing the steward opening a door full of chicken shit, Song Chen really didn't want to go down at all. Cang Xiuxuan had the same idea, but he had to admire the previous owner of the Zhuangzi. If he hadn't chosen the entrance at
This place, this underground granary may not be saved long ago.
Holding back their nausea, the two followed the steward into the underground granary. Fortunately, the smell outside disappeared after a short walk, and what appeared in front of them was a warehouse filled with grain.
Song Chen took a cursory look and found that the grain in this granary should be about two hundred stones.
"Is this old grain or new grain?" Song Chen asked.
The manager didn't dare to lie at this time, "This is all last year's grain. It was originally planned to be sold, but then the owner changed. Since then, the grain has been kept here."
Last year's grain is no longer considered old grain now.
"Have you sold part of it before?"
"Sold." The person who answered the question this time was not the manager, but Cang Xiuxuan. "Before, the food here was bought by my people. It was also the Zhuangzi that I asked people to buy it at that time."
When he said this to Song Chen, he remembered that Cang Xiuxuan was hoarding food all over the country before. At that time, he almost always set his goals on major Zhuangzi, because his price was higher than others.
It is high, so the stewards of Zhuangzi are willing to sell grain to his people.
Anyway, these stewards only need to stay a few every year, and then the rest is to report accounts and pay money to the master.
All the extra money they earned would line their own pockets. They would not give all the money to their masters at that price just because the price for harvesting grain from others was higher.
Cang Xiuxuan also understood this and was able to hoard so much food in the shortest time.
Based on this, Zhuangzi's output is pretty good.
The steward standing aside was also stunned by Cang Xiuxuan's words. In this way...the two new masters should know what they did. Then they will definitely not use them again in the future.
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Thinking of this, a hint of sinisterness flashed in the eyes of the steward who lowered his head.
Cang Xiuxuan and Song Chen are really not interested in the food here. They just want to see what the underground granary here looks like. The most important thing is to see if there is a suitable place here for them to continue.
You can store food.
Now they are quite satisfied with the result.
This underground granary can hold a lot of grain, and there should be other granaries above it. The Yangzhou County Sheriff can complete transactions here for the grain he needs.
"Let someone clean up the house and come out. You don't need to take care of the rest."
After coming out of the underground granary, Cang Xiuxuan gave the explanation.
They will stay here today and wait until the transaction is completed tomorrow before leaving.
The steward hurriedly agreed, then stepped back and asked someone to help them clean up the house.
In a place where Cang Xiuxuan and Song Chen could not see, the three people gathered together and discussed for a long time.
Dinner was prepared by Song Chen, and the ingredients and water were brought out by Song Chen from the space, because it was just the two of them eating, and Song Chen didn't make a rich meal outside, with two dishes and one soup.
Cang Xiuxuan started in the kitchen and also observed the surrounding situation to make sure there was no one around.
After finishing cooking, Cang Xiuxuan brought the food directly into the room.
Originally, he didn't want Song Chen to cook, but he didn't know how to do it. Now the situation didn't show much in a restaurant. Song Chen felt distressed while cooking.
But when he ate, he was also very happy. Thinking about it, it seemed that he hadn't tasted the food cooked by Song Chen for a long time, and his stomach really missed the taste.
After Song Chen had eaten his fill, Cang Xiuxuan immediately destroyed all the remaining food.
"I don't know who told me that cooking is hard and I'm not allowed to do it. Are you eating so happily now because you want me to have a sense of accomplishment and cook more in the future?"
Seeing his satisfied expression after eating and drinking, Song Chen couldn't help but laugh.
How could Cang Xiuxuan recognize this, "The food cooked by Chen'er is indeed delicious, but I don't have to eat it every day. I prefer to eat other things than these meals."
After saying that, he gave Song Chen a meaningful look.
Song Chen was almost too angry to go up and beat him up.
More and more shameless.
The two quarreled for a while, and Cang Xiuxuan went out to ask someone to come in and clean up.
These things are all done by the only woman in Zhuangzi. She is not very old and can do things quickly.
When she was packing these things, she smelled the aroma of food in the house and couldn't help but swallow her saliva. She also had many doubts in her heart.
She knew very well what was on their farm. What were they eating?
It smells so good.
It seems to be chicken soup, and it seems to be green vegetables...
Where are the vegetables at this time?
She thought she might have been craving vegetables for too long and something was wrong with her.
After cleaning up, she quickly found the manager and another man.
"These two people look very strange. I think it will be a long night and a lot of dreams. We should act quickly. Otherwise, when they take away the food here, won't we starve to death here?"
The grains now on Zhuangzi are their lives.
If someone wants to take notice of these grains, don't blame them for being rude.
The steward's face was also quite serious.
This man is their new master. Logically speaking, they shouldn't be like this, but they didn't come early or late, and they just came at this time. There's nothing they can do about it.
People are selfish, they can't just watch themselves starve to death.
Then, it can only be someone else who dies.
"It's still early now, so hurry up and bring some food to the village to find the doctor in exchange for some poison. We'll take action when it gets dark."
The other man clicked and hurriedly went to do it.
The managers and women acted as if nothing had happened, and they continued to do whatever they had to do.
After all, this is not the first time they have done something like this.
This month, several people have come to their place. Some people came here with their servants to stay overnight. They also wanted to take the place as their own, but they killed them without saying a word.
Because only in this way can they save their food and their own lives.
They were not afraid of anyone with their servants, let alone the man and woman who were here now.
Cang Xiuxuan and Song Chen didn't know that they were so harmless in the eyes of others.
The night is getting darker.
Song Chen took Cang Xiuxuan into the space to take a bath, changed his clothes and came out.
The two were lying on the bed whispering love words.
This is what Cang Xiuxuan does most now. Being able to hold Song Chen to sleep has become a habit.
Song Chen didn't like bright light when sleeping, so every time the two of them lay down, they turned off the lights. People outside waited for a long time and didn't hear anything from them again.
Not long after, a small bamboo pole came out of the window, and with it came a pipe of smoke.