Stepmother Shaoguang

Chapter 156 Disaster
Although Dr. Qian was with them, he walked ahead alone. He Shaoguang mocked Ren Mingyue in a voice he couldn't hear: "Happy?"

"You said why I often stuck to him before, but he was unmoved, and after a few days of cold, he became uncharacteristically?"

This idea was taught by He Shaoguang's resentful tugging at her ear. After Ren Mingyue followed suit, Dr. Qian did not move for a long time, and she was still very disturbed.

"That's what." He Shaoguang snorted, "Before you chilled him, he didn't realize that he was used to you annoying him every day, and he still maintained the initial vigilance, so he couldn't see his heart clearly. You Calm down for a while, and let him discover his changes."

Ren Mingyue was thoughtful after hearing this.

The Ren family's carriage was parked on the other side of the Jinshui River, and they had to cross a long Jinshui Bridge on the opposite side.This is the largest bridge in the capital, with people coming and going on it, and the sound of cars and horses hawking.

Beside a sugar figurine stand, a beggar in ragged clothes, with loose yellow hair, stared at the sugar figurine in the vendor's hand, drooling.

"Go, go, little beggar, go away, don't block my business!" The young stall owner had just started his business, and there were not many people coming to patronize him. Seeing that the surrounding stalls had more or less business to do, so He vented his anger on the little beggar, thinking that she was blocking his way of making money.

"Huh?" The little beggar who was pushed away by him unexpectedly bumped into Ren Mingyue and almost tripped, but luckily Ren Mingyue reached out to support him in time.

Although the corner of her skirt was rubbed with dirt, seeing the little beggar being bullied by him without doing anything, and curled up at her feet with a dazed look on her face, Ren Mingyue's sense of justice came back.

"Everyone can walk on this bridge, why do you push people out of thin air? What's more, the water is very deep, if she falls, who will rescue her?"

There was a little impatience in the tone, and the stall owner was not happy: "She is blocking me from doing business! Can't I let her go away? Go, go, don't stand here if you don't want to buy."

"Who says I won't buy it?" Ren Mingyue gritted her teeth, walked up to him and stood still, the stall owner looked up at her clothes, and immediately smiled: "What do you want to buy?"

"Get out of the way, you are blocking the old man's business." Instead of looking at his stall, she bought all the seafood sold by an old man next to her.

The old man suddenly took over a big business. He smiled so much that he could not see his eyes. He happily packed it for them and offered it with both hands.Humming a ditty, packed up and went home.

Embarrassed and annoyed, the young vendor returned to his original position and continued to look forward to the next customer.

After walking a few steps, He Shaoguang turned around and found that the little beggar just now had been following them, just five or six steps away, and he didn't dare to get too close, as if he didn't intend to walk away.

She turned back, squatted down and asked her gently: "Are you hungry?"

He took out a bunch of copper plates from his pocket and handed them to her: "I'm afraid you won't be able to protect the gold and silver, so you can use these copper plates to buy a few buns."

Enough to feed her for a few days.

The little beggar held the pile of rattling copper coins in his hands, and was so grateful that he was about to kneel down and kowtow to her, He Shaoguang gently pressed her forehead: "If you really want to thank, try to do some odd jobs. I hope to see you next time, and you don’t have to be bullied like today.”

There are many people in the world who cannot afford enough food and clothing. Although some can be helped, it is not a long-term solution.

The little beggar has healthy hands and feet, and she has a chance to change.

After the little beggars left, Dr. Qian did not know when he had stopped and waited not far in front, silently watching their movements, and waited for them to approach before speaking: "The number of beggars in the city this year has doubled compared to previous years. "

He Shaoguang wondered, "Why?"

"Last year, when the Xiao family and the king of Yan conspired against each other, many innocent people were injured by arson. There may only be one or two disabled people left in the family. They are unable to rebuild their houses and have to be displaced."

"Last year and this year's summer and autumn were hot and hot, with very little rainfall. There were many droughts in the neighboring states. The autumn harvest could not be harvested in the fields, and even the autumn tax could not be paid. Although the sage reduced the autumn tax in the severely affected areas, but still In many less serious villages, householders cannot afford food. Those who cannot survive are forced to leave their homes and become beggars.”

In just a few sentences, He Shaoguang has already seen through Dr. Qian's words the sorrow of countless ordinary people behind this. It is a pity that people in that position can't see this.

The king of Yanzhou died, and the officials in the palace were not spared, and those who were imprisoned were exiled.

The new Zhuo Huanguang is a young nobleman with no ambitions. Knowing that there is very little fertile land here, he puts pressure on the aristocratic families in the city to try to make them spit out the common people's land that they have invaded, but it is still a drop in the bucket. , Grain merchants can't stop raising prices, even up to 120 cents a bucket of wheat!
Countless people were lost in Yanzhou Prefecture, and Zhuo Huanguang was going bald under the pressure from all sides.

Finally, with a big wave of his hand, he decided to organize everyone to open up wasteland.It just so happened that most of the fields spit out by the cunning families depended on the barren hills. If the barren land at the foot of the hills were opened up and some viable fruit trees were planted on the hills, it would be better than the current situation.

This is only Yanzhou Prefecture, and the situation in the neighboring Dingzhou Prefecture is not optimistic.

He Shaoguang's maternal grandfather's family and Hai's natal family are in Yanghua County, Dingzhou Prefecture. The Hai family's biggest business is cloth and grain. Under the current situation, grain merchants in Dingzhou have started to raise prices. More and more outrageous.

And the brothers from the Hai family have already gathered several times to discuss whether or not to raise the price.

The president of the Chamber of Commerce has already hinted to Big Brother Hai that if they don’t raise the price, other grain merchants will have very big opinions, and even unite to exclude them. Although the Hai family is powerful, he can’t “cover” the Hai family.

The implication is obvious.

If the price is raised in accordance with the situation, it will be a pity for the conscience of Haijia merchants for so many years.

Now the price of grain in Dingzhou City is more than [-] Wen a Dou, and the annual price is [-] to [-] Wen a Dou, while the price in Haijia is only between [-] and [-] Wen a Dou. Merchants pretend to be ordinary people to buy at low prices and resell at high prices, or residents in the city panic and snap up. Haijia Grain Shop has also formulated a method of limited purchases per household per day, and can only purchase with proof of household registration.

This method allows the Hai family to take a breather for the time being, but the problem they are currently facing is the pressure from the chamber of commerce. No matter how big their business is, the Hai family cannot completely break away from the help of the chamber of commerce.

The president did not want to offend other grain merchants, so the three brothers of the Hai family urgently held another family meeting.

Since the two of the Hai family passed away, they still have not separated. The three families live in the old house of the Hai family. The relationship between the sisters-in-law and the sister-in-law is also very good, and they help each other with their husband's business affairs.

Therefore, apart from the three brothers of the Hai family, their respective daughter-in-laws, Hai Yuli and Hai Yuwu, who have grown up, also participated in this meeting.

(End of this chapter)