After I kissed the rough man Khan, I was busy farming in the grassland

Chapter 601: Of course, you have to take care of yourself (first update)
The person stopped by Battelle said: "There was a fire in the cotton warehouse on the outskirts of the city, and all the cotton was burned. The farmers who sold cotton came to the shop owner to ask for an explanation, but they found that the building was empty. The shop owner didn't know when he rolled up the cotton last night. Their bedding is gone, and these farmers have no one to turn to for money. How can they not be heartbroken?"

Li Xianyun looked at the speaker through the car window and asked: "How can these farmers safely sell cotton to shop owners without receiving money?"

The man sighed softly, "Isn't this a scam? At first, this shop purchased farmers' cotton at a higher price than the market price. It didn't buy much. They paid the money and delivered the goods. These farmers made money. I tasted the sweetness. Later, the store wanted to buy more cotton, but on the grounds that the store had no liquidity, it promised to pay the IOU first and make up the money after the cotton was sold. "

Li Xianyun knew what happened next without having to listen. Those farmers who had tasted the benefits sold all their cotton.

But there was a fire in the cotton warehouse and the shop owner ran away, so the IOU in his hand was useless.

These poor farmers have not lost a penny.

This year's work has been in vain.

Li Xianyun came to the shop, which was in a mess with the door wide open. Many women were sitting on the steps, slapping their legs, crying and cursing. The children following them were also crying when they saw the adults crying.

It was a mess.

The women and children wept, and the men discussed with indignation.

"The fire should have started a long time ago. By the time it was discovered, the cotton inside had been burned to a great extent, and it was impossible to save it."

"These people who were stabbed a thousand times just left like this. We should catch them all and chop them up."

"I've reported it to the police, but I don't think it will be of any use. The world is so big, where can we arrest people?"

Someone said in frustration: "Our hard work this year has been in vain. How can people live?"

The crowd fell silent, no one could answer the question.

Li Xianyun stood for a moment, then turned around and got on the carriage. As the carriage went further and further away, her shrill cries became smaller and smaller.

Youlan sat opposite Li Xianyun and said in confusion: "Master, won't you save them? These farmers are really pitiful."

Her master is the most kind-hearted and sympathetic to the weak. If she encounters injustice, she will definitely stand up and seek justice.

But today, he didn't say a word, turned around, got in the car and left.

It's so weird.

Li Xianyun looked at Youlan and said: "Of course we have to take care of it, but they have just been deceived now and will not trust anyone easily. We can only help them in other ways."

"Other ways?" Youlan was confused.

While the two were talking, Battelle drove the carriage and asked, "Sir, where are we going?"

"Government."

The group of people soon arrived at the government office. What Li Xianyun didn't expect was that the person taking over the government office was Yu Chiqian's brother Yu Chihong.

Yu Chihong sat in the government office and read the prisoner's confession.

The officials arrested yesterday vomited completely and confessed to Ke Yi.

There's just no other important information, so they obviously don't know much.

As a spy of Houliang, Kebo naturally would not expose himself too much.

It seems that we have to start with Ke Wei and get him to confess more people.

Yu Chihong stood up and prepared to interrogate Ke Bo personally.

As soon as he reached the door, he saw three people walking in from outside the government office. One of them was very familiar to him, and that was his savior.

Yuchihong stopped and stepped forward to greet him.

When they got closer, Li Xianyun bowed to Yuchi Hong and said, "See Sir Yuchi."

Yu Chihong put one hand behind his back and the other hand drooped by his side. When he heard Li Xianyun's greeting, the big hand placed behind him became warm and slowly clenched into a fist.

Li Xianyun concealed her identity and everyone knew about it.

Yuchihong's tone was as usual, "Young Master Li is here at the county government office. What's your purpose?"

"I would like to ask Mr. Yuchi to lend me a moment to speak."

The two of them were just chatting outside for others to see. Yuchihong welcomed Li Xianyun into the house. There were Youlan and Bater outside, as well as soldiers guarding them.

Li Xianyun said: "I came here today because I hope that Lord Yuchi will issue two notices in the name of the government."

"What notice?" Yu Chihong looked at her and asked.

"One notice is about purchasing cotton from retail households, and the other notice is about recruiting helpers for the garment factory."

It was no accident that the store where a large amount of cotton was purchased suddenly caught fire and the cotton was destroyed.

At present, it is no longer possible to purchase cotton on a large scale, so we have to purchase cotton from retail investors.

In addition, recruiting helpers also solves the survival problem of those poor farmers.

Moreover, these farmers grow cotton and are relatively well-informed. They must know many retail investors who are hoarding cotton.

In this way, purchasing cotton saves time and effort.

Yuchihong readily agreed, "Okay."

Li Xianyun smiled and said: "Thank you, Lord Yuchi. Please let me know when there is any progress."

"it is good."

Yuchihong sent Li Xianyun to the gate of the government office.

He wanted to thank Li Xianyun again for her life-saving grace.

But if so many people did this, it would definitely reach Yeluyan's ears.

Ye Luyan regarded Li Xianyun as a treasure, as precious as his eyeballs, and guarded it carefully, fearing that someone would snatch it from him.

If he made it clear about the relationship between the two, Yeluyan would definitely think more about it.

Obviously, Li Xianyun didn't want to cause any trouble.

They met several times in Beijing, and Li Xianyun pretended not to recognize him.

After leaving the county government office, Li Xianyun and her group came to a carpentry shop.

It is winter now, and there are fewer and fewer people making objects.

The doorman was sitting at the door, leaning on the back of his chair and basking in the sun, yawning from time to time, feeling comfortable and relaxed.

When he saw Li Xianyun and his entourage approaching, the boy just thought they were asking for directions and kept his lazy posture.

Battle said: "Tell you shopkeepers, it's time to work."

And it’s a big job.

When the young man heard this, he immediately became energetic and his expression became enthusiastic, "Guests, wait a moment, I will go in and report."

There were faint voices inside, and the next moment an old man with a white beard came out.

His fingers are rough and his hands are covered with calluses. He is both a shopkeeper and a carpenter.

The old man welcomed the group in.

Li Xianyun looked around.

Although this carpentry shop looks small from the outside, it is quite spacious inside.

Divided into several rooms, the hall where they were located had various equipment placed against the wall. There was also a dowry being made in the middle, and rolls of white sawdust were piled next to it.

The air is filled with the fragrance of wood.

The old man asked the boy to pour the tea, then brought three chairs with sawdust stuck on them from the corner and swept the debris off them.

"sit."

Li Xianyun sat down as instructed and asked: "Old man, are there only two of you in the shop?"

The old man also found a place to sit down. "In addition to the two of us, there are seven or eight carpenters. There is not much business at the end of the year, so we let them go home to reunite with their relatives."