Traveling through the famine, there is space for the daughter-in-law of the farm

They paid two taels of silver to enter the city. The court was very kind and provided a house made of shabby thatch sheds for them to stay in for three days.

Zhao Yunning just wanted to get on the ship quickly, Zhang Mayi said with a smile: "My family owns the rice and grain store in front. I asked shopkeeper Qian to prepare the supplies, find a wet nurse, and set off immediately."

This journey of leading, holding, and carrying the sheep exhausted him to death.

After walking for a while, Zhang Mayi suddenly stopped, his eyes widened and he said in disbelief: "Princess, how come my rice and grain store turned into a Luo's rice and grain store!!!"

Zhao Yunning looked up and saw that it was indeed Luo's rice grain.

"Did you remember the wrong store? Or maybe you listed it and forgot about it?"

Zhang Mayi immediately retorted, "Impossible. I remember every grain store clearly. I was there half a year ago before I came to Beijing. I want to ask!"

He entered the store with great momentum, and the shopkeeper was still the same shopkeeper.

Shopkeeper Qian was surprised when he saw him, "Master, why are you here?"

Zhang Mayi pointed at the plaque and asked angrily: "What's going on?"

Shopkeeper Qian looked embarrassed. When he saw several officers and soldiers arriving, he hurriedly grabbed Zhang Mayi and warned in a low voice: "Master, go inside and talk first."

Zhao Yunning followed them into the backyard of the rice and grain store, and shopkeeper Qian was embarrassed and said: "Sir, Magistrate Luo robbed our store under the pretext of providing disaster relief. There is nothing I can do about it."

Zhang Mayi punched the door panel, and he grimaced in pain, "This is unreasonable, is there any royal law? A prefect dares to seize other people's property at will, who can give him the heart and courage of a leopard?" he cursed.

, while looking at Zhao Yunning, hoping that when King Rui becomes emperor, this store can be returned.

Shopkeeper Qian served him tea: "Master, take a sip of tea to calm down."

Zhang Mayi brought the tea to Zhao Yunning, and shopkeeper Qian wisely poured two more cups of tea.

Zhang Mayi drank tea but did not suppress his anger, "Since we are providing disaster relief, why do ten kilograms of rice cost one or two silver? Our family lives in eight rice and grain stores in Yongkang Prefecture. Even the refugees outside drink porridge every day.

It’s enough to last a month.”

Shopkeeper Qian trembled and said: "I am also following the instructions of Magistrate Luo. If I don't do this, our whole store will be in trouble."

There were a large number of officers and soldiers at the door. Shopkeeper Qian and Magistrate Luo were on the same team. They could have just asked for them to be arrested.

But he didn't, and the credibility of what he said was still very high.

Zhao Yunning suddenly asked: "Didn't the imperial court send relief food?"

Shopkeeper Qian was suddenly startled, looked around a few times, and said in a low voice: "The relief grain sent by the imperial court is not much, and it is all stored in our warehouse."

The appearance of relief grains from the imperial court in merchants' warehouses meant that Magistrate Luo did not care about the lives of the people and wanted to take possession of the relief grains and make huge profits.

With such corrupt officials, how can the country of Yan be stable? The anger of the people will eventually be blamed on the royal family of Yan.

Zhao Yunning's face turned cold, "Isn't he afraid that the refugees will riot and occupy the entire Yongkang Mansion?"

Shopkeeper Qian was frightened, and whispered quickly: "The officers and soldiers have knives in their hands, so what should we fear from a group of hungry refugees who can't stand upright? This Magistrate Luo bought an official position, and if he doesn't make enough money, he must be

Won’t give up.”

"Besides, I also heard from the official that if the refugees all starve to death, there won't be much trouble. No, it's clear that they don't want to save them at all."

"Food is sold so expensively that the people in the city can hardly afford to eat, and they all wish the refugees would die soon."

"Actually, I think it is the intention of the imperial court to starve a large number of refugees to death. If things go like this this year, they may not be able to farm next year. This food can provide relief for a month, but how to deal with it in the next one or two years is just a drop in the bucket.

If we continue to feed these refugees with rice porridge, they will have nothing to eat later, the resentment in their hearts will become even greater, and they cannot be controlled. It is better to just let them starve to death, leaving them with no power to resist at all."

Refugees are always stupid. When cornered, they will always accumulate strength and wait for opportunities to find a way out.

Zhao Yunning pondered for a while and thought of Liu Xian Cheng who was guarding the city gate, "How about this person Liu Xian Cheng?" If the magistrate dies, the county magistrate can replace him.

When mentioning Liu Xian Cheng, Shopkeeper Qian sighed, "When the price of food was just raised, Liu Xian Cheng brought someone to ask, saying that he wanted to go to Luo Magistrate to ask for an explanation, but nothing happened after that. He is such a person

It's a clear stream, but what's the use of a clear stream? It's surrounded by cesspits." He then said with a regretful expression: "The official level is crushing people to death. I think Liu County Cheng is unwilling to join in the slander, and he will end up sooner or later."

Zhao Yunning couldn't help but ask: "If he could replace Magistrate Luo, would he be a good official?"

Zhang Mayi was shocked, Zhao Yunning must have wanted to kill Magistrate Luo.

Shopkeeper Qian was so frightened that he was sweating all over. He glanced around and then lowered his voice and whispered: "How could Magistrate Luo be replaced? Even if Magistrate Luo died, there are still Luo family and Wang family. They all have real power in their hands. You can think of it as you like.

Any method can be used to replace Liu Xian Cheng."

Zhao Yunning frowned, the Prime Minister of Liu County was in a weak position, even shopkeeper Qian could see it.

Even if Magistrate Luo is killed, the power will fall into the hands of traitors and they will act unscrupulously, which will be an even more tragic disaster for the people.

Seeing her heavy expression, Zhang Mayi consoled her: "County, my sister-in-law Fuxing is reincarnated, and that bastard from Magistrate Luo will definitely be struck to death by lightning."

The room was quiet for a moment, and shopkeeper Qian hurriedly asked: "Master, can you stay here? I'll go make arrangements for you now."

Zhang Mayi: "Go and arrange a boat for us, and find a nanny for An An. Now we are ready to go back to Guangling."

Shopkeeper Qian paused and hesitated for a while before saying, "Sir, our cargo ship has also been taken over by Magistrate Luo's nephew. If we want to take the ship back to Guangling, we have to go to the dock to see if there is a ship."

Zhang Mayi clenched his fists and said, "How can this not make sense? How can this not make sense!!!" Then he suddenly remembered something, "What about my bank, cloth shop, and restaurant?"

Shopkeeper Qian's expression changed and he said bravely: "...They are all taken too."

Zhang Mayi was in disbelief, "How dare he, how dare he...not afraid that I would go to the capital to file a complaint!"

Shopkeeper Qian said: "They probably got the news and thought that you died when the earth dragon turned over. They didn't expect that you are still alive. If others ask, the prefect's nephew can still say that he is a good person and help you take care of you."

"You'd better hide a little now, I'm afraid - they will kill you."

Zhang Mayi walked back and forth, "How unreasonable, how audacious..."

Zhao Yunning suddenly spoke, "Let's go and find out if there is a ship first. No matter what ship it is, as long as it can reach Quanzhou."

Shopkeeper Qian is a very discerning person. When he saw Zhang Mayi bowing to Zhao Yunning, he immediately said: "Yes, I will go and find out personally."