Guo Twelve was holding a large bowl of broth and eating steamed buns while drinking. He asked: "Aunt Lan, how much money do we have left?"
Aunt Lan and Aunt Xin discussed for a while, because they are two housekeepers, and they are also in charge of the money. Aunt Lan said: "Now I have more than four thousand talisman money on hand."
Guo Twelve said: "Starting from tomorrow, all the money will be used to buy food, and don't leave any money. Little Leopard, tomorrow you go and exchange all the mission rewards we got into food, and don't leave anything else."
"All the meat we have returned has been marinated and put in the storage room where it will not spoil easily. Then buy some more flour."
Aunt Lan was surprised and said: "Twelve, why did you buy so much food? With four thousand talisman, you can buy... uh, you can buy a lot of food... Why do you need so much food?"
Guo Twelve smiled bitterly and said, "Aunt Lan, do you know that Savage Pass has been lost?"
Aunt Lan nodded and said: "The fall of Yeren Pass...but we are at the inner gate, so it should be very safe here. Hey, Twelve, what does the fall of Yeren Pass have to do with buying food?"
Guo Twelve said: "The loss of Yeren Pass means that the barbarians have invaded the pass and Ye Guancheng cannot hold on. The barbarians will definitely attack here. Of course, with the strong strength of Beifumen, I believe that the final victory will be achieved by the barbarians."
It must be Beifumen, but... if the savages attack here, they will cut off the supply line. If the time is short, there will be no problem, but if the time is long... then food will definitely be the most scarce thing."
"If we are not prepared now, we may be hungry by then."
Aunt Lan looked at Guo Twelve in disbelief. Is this a nine-year-old child? He has considered the problem so carefully. This reasoning is very simple, but if he didn't think of it, who would buy food and store it. She said: "Twelve, you
It’s really awesome, Aunt Lan will buy it tomorrow.”
Guo Twelve said: "Aunt Lan, be careful when buying food. Try not to attract other people's attention. Don't publicize it everywhere. It will cause panic. Don't buy too much at one time. Buy in small batches and buy in multiple places." He
I experienced a great famine in my previous life, and I know what it means to be unable to respond to the sky and the earth. I still shudder when I think about it now. The taste of hunger is deeply ingrained in my soul. Those years were full of fear and panic, despair and sadness.
He didn't want to experience it again.
Huo Bao's four children didn't understand what Guo Twelve said at all, but they understood that they were asked to exchange mission rewards for food. All they had to do was follow the orders. As for food, clothing, housing and transportation, Guo Twelve had to find a way.
The next day, Guo Twelve rode a carriage and was escorted by Luo Zhan to his master Luo Jie's manor.
Luo Jie had learned about Guo Twelve's performance in Ye Guancheng, and he was very satisfied, especially that Guo Twelve killed two savages, which made him even more happy. After seeing Guo Twelve, he seemed very happy
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Unexpectedly, Guo Twelve's first words when he saw Luo Jie left the old man speechless. He said: "Master, I almost couldn't come back and couldn't see you! Alas, I'm only nine
Fighting with savages at the age of 10...isn't it too exaggerated?" Then he added: "Thanks to the treasure talisman given by the master, I escaped from danger. Hehe, master, do you have any talisman? Give the disciple a few more pieces."
This flattery made Luo Jie feel great.
Luo Jie laughed and said: "Haha, you are indeed my apprentice! As for the treasure talisman... you are still too young to control so many talismans. Let's talk about it later."
Guo Twelve knew how valuable the treasure talisman was, so he just made an excuse and said: "Master, I have no money..."
The last thing Luo Jie lacked was money. He said nonchalantly: "How much do you want? You can go to Uncle Huber and get it yourself. Come and tell me about Ye Guancheng."
Guo Twelve smiled bitterly and said: "Master, I want a lot of money!"
Luo Jie said: "Uh, how much do you want? Hey, just go and get as much as you want!" He didn't care at all. As a great spell master, his assets were among the top in Beifumen, and Guo Twelve
He is his favorite apprentice. If the little guy wants to use money, he will certainly not be stingy.
Guo Twelve had no choice but to say: "Master, why don't you ask me why I want money?"
Luo Jie asked: "Why do you want money?"
Guo Twelve said simply: "Buy food."
Luo Jie is not Aunt Lan. He figured it out after thinking for a moment and said in surprise: "You mean... Beifumen is facing a food crisis?"
Guo Twelve nodded vigorously and said: "If there is not an absolutely safe logistics supply line, I think... there will not be enough food."
Luo Jie asked: "So you want to hoard food?"
Guo Twelve sighed: "If it's just me, it doesn't matter, but I have a group of people to support, so I have to prepare for a rainy day."
Soon, Luo Jie came to his senses and asked curiously: "Are you reminding me in the name of... borrowing money?"
Guo Twelve smiled and said: "I didn't remind you, it was the master who thought of it himself."
Luo Jie was secretly grateful. He was not pretentious, and immediately called the housekeeper and began to secretly store food. You must know that his family has a big business and a large population. Once there is a shortage of food, even if you have money and have nowhere to buy it, do you still have to let him go?
He, an old man, went out hunting? That wouldn't solve the problem.
"Twelve, you go to Huber's place to get the money, and then talk to you when you are done."
Guo Twelve did not take more. He took out 10,000 talismans. It was too much and he was afraid that he would not be able to pay it back. Moreover, even if he could take 100,000 talismans, he would not be able to buy that much food, so 10,000 talismans were not enough.
The amount of money is already at the limit.
He hurried home with the money. Everything is easy to do with money, and everyone in the family went out to buy food. After carts of grain and meat were delivered, Aunt Lan directed her men to marinate the meat and carry the flour into Tibet.
The so-called Tibetan room is a room made with Tibetan talismans, which can store a large number of items.
The purchasing power of 10,000 Dafu money is very scary. It took me three days to spend so much money. At this time, the price of food had already begun to rise. Before anyone could react, there was a large-scale shortage of food, and the price was even three times a day.
Up, because the savages have already reached Beifu City, which is the city where Beifu Sect's headquarters is located.
As the panic buying trend intensified, Beifumen quickly took measures to control the distribution of food. All businesses selling food were controlled, and all food was purchased in a unified manner and then rationed according to needs.
Guo Twelve returned to practice.
Aunt Lan and Aunt Xin were filled with emotion. This kid, Twelve, is such a magic calculator. How could he calculate so accurately? All the restaurants on the street have been closed, as have all the shops selling food. Now it is no longer a matter of price increases.
, there is simply nothing to eat.
When the food allocated to the apprentices was distributed, Aunt Lan found that the food was half less than before. When receiving it, she also gave a special notice asking them to save food as much as possible because the amount distributed next time might be even less.
Some clever people spontaneously organized people to go hunting in the mountains to make up for the lack of food.
People's hearts are beginning to feel a little unstable, but Beifumen is strong enough and has stored a large amount of food. However, it is not suitable to distribute food at the moment because no one can be sure when the supply line will be restored. Therefore, the rationing system must be implemented.
This is the only option for Beifumen.
Guo Twelve no longer paid attention to the food problem, he just concentrated on practicing. Huo Bao and others also went to the training hall on time to exercise and learn the skills of the Talisman warriors. As for the task of defending the city of Bei Talisman, it was not their apprentices' business.
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After more than a month, the situation in Beifu Sect gradually stabilized. Although there are still a large number of savages staying in the wild, there are fewer and fewer savages directly attacking Beifu City. After all, Beifu Sect's force is strong, and after killing
Behind hundreds of savages, those savages also became a little afraid.
Since there were a large number of savages stranded in the wild, the supply line was completely cut off. Although forced transportation of personnel was organized, the losses were shocking. Beifumen had to order a large number of teams to go out of the city to hunt the savages. Any team that went out of the city to hunt could be
Get enough food.
The lack of food made those Fu warriors who ate like tigers and wolves very dissatisfied. They were already dizzy with hunger. So as soon as this mission came out, a large number of Fu warriors were attracted. Attracted by the food, a large number of Fu warriors
Go out of the city and join the battle to hunt the wildlings.
On this day, Guo Twelve found the Fu Dan Pavilion in Fu Shi Hall. He wanted to buy and cultivate hidden talismans. This time, a Talisman Warrior followed him. Luo Zhan had already gone back to accept the task. He was a Talisman Martial Master and was the backbone of Beifumen.
Many things must be done by them.
The talisman warrior who follows Guo Twelve is named Zhang Dakui. He is very strong. After a while, he can use bone talismans to refine his body, and then he can advance to become a talisman martial artist.
"Uncle Zhang, when you go back in the afternoon, you can find Aunt Lan and get some food for you to take home."
Zhang Dakui's home is in Beifucheng. He has an elder wife, a younger wife, and four children. He lives a pretty good life with his income, but in the current situation, the food at home is not enough.
.Thanks to him listening to Guo Twelve's words, he stocked up on a lot of food, otherwise he would have run out of food long ago.
"Twelve, thank you."
The food he is currently allocated is only enough for himself, but there are six mouths in the house, so he has already started to worry about how to feed him.
Fu Dan Pavilion is a branch of Fu Shitang. It has an internal trading area that mainly sells various Fu Dan. When Guo Twelve walked in, he found that there were surprisingly many people here today.
Soon Guo Twelve discovered a strange phenomenon. There were many people carrying talisman bags in their hands, sneaking around and not knowing what they were doing.
At this time, a man quietly came to him and whispered: "Come here... follow me..."
Guo Twelve said inexplicably: "Go with you? What's the matter?"
The man took out a talisman bag, flashed it in front of Guo Twelve's eyes, and said, "Let's talk over there." The man had an inner disciple's identity talisman on his chest. Guo Twelve was curious and followed him to the side.
