Exile at the start? Milkball filming, hoarding billions of resources

When Shen Zhaoning and the others arrived, they found that the merchants were leading a group to besiege the Shen family.

They brought a large number of people, which surrounded the grain shop and the streets were full of their henchmen.

At this moment, the two sides had already started fighting, and the Shen family was gradually losing ground.

The arrival of Shen Zhaoning and his group was like a timely rain.

"We've come at the right time, Grandma, let's go help."

Zhao Chunying waved her hand without thinking.

"superior!"

The butler hesitated.

"Madam...which one should I hit?"

"We...we don't know this person at all."

Zhao Chunying thought about it.

"Tell people you know or feel familiar with, but don't call people you don't know."

These business owners are all locals; you've all met them before, and you probably have some recollection of them.

The Shen family is different.

They came from Kyoto, and none of us had ever seen them before.

Shen Zhaoning clapped her hands happily and praised Zhao Chunying wildly.

"Grandma is amazing, so smart."

Shen Yu felt that his grandmother's instructions were a bit strange, and he didn't realize it until he saw someone about to hit his grandmother.

"Have they seen Grandma?"

Oh no! Grandma said that what happened back then made Grandpa very angry. Could it be that Grandma is taking revenge?

Shen Zhaoning was stunned, and she hurriedly hugged Zhao Chunying's leg.

"Grandmother, tell your people to stop hitting us!"

Upon seeing Hua Zhuyue, Zhao Chunying hurriedly called out to her subordinates.

"Watch out! I told you to hit anyone you know, not your in-laws!"

Hua Zhuyue didn't even retaliate, willingly letting the Su family beat her.

Fortunately, Su Shaoqing arrived quickly and came over with his men.

"Stop it, all of you!"

Everyone stopped when they saw Su Shaoqing arrive.

Upon seeing Su Shaoqing, a hint of guilt flashed across Zhao Chunying's face.

Su Shaoqing glanced helplessly at Zhao Chunying.

"Mother, didn't you promise me you wouldn't act rashly? Why did you bring the servants? If the inspector catches us, our entire Su family will be impeached."

Zhao Chunying was somewhat unhappy.

"Endure, endure, endure! All you two know is to endure! One is a general, the other a prefect, both local officials, yet you never think about protecting the people or your own families, all you think about is enduring!"

"We've endured it all, even Juanniang is gone now. She only has this one last bloodline left, and you still expect me to endure it!"

"If you ask me, you shouldn't even bother with your official positions; you should just go home and be cowards!"

Upon hearing Zhao Chunying's words, the merchants began to argue.

"I knew this newcomer was so ill-mannered; turns out he's a relative of Lord Su!"

"Lord Su, we haven't raised our grain prices since you told us not to. We've obeyed all your orders. And now you're sending your relatives to steal our business? Isn't that going too far!"

"Exactly, you're practically leaving us no way to survive!"

"If you keep pushing us like this, we won't hold back anymore. Let's go find the Inspector!"

"Yes, let the inspector stand up for us!"

Su Shaoqing tried to stop them, but Zhao Chunying grabbed his sleeve.

"Let them go!"

"What kind of lousy inspector is he? All he does is shit on our necks all day long. I've had enough! I might as well quit being an official and be a commoner. That's fine too."

Su Shaoqing was so anxious that he stomped his feet.

"Mother, with this drought raging, the people are suffering terribly. As long as I'm here, I can at least find a way for them to survive. If I leave, how will they live?"

"That's what officials are supposed to do. What does it have to do with us ordinary people? The inspector is so capable, let him take charge!"

Zhao Chunying stood with her hands on her hips, displaying a fierce demeanor.

In the capital, Shen Zhaoning encountered mostly well-educated and refined young ladies; the most uncouth person she met was her second aunt.

This is the first time I've ever seen someone stand with their hands on their hips and start cursing like this. It's...

Cool!!!

How can life be so enjoyable? You don't have to rack your brains to say classical Chinese phrases or wave the banner of propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame when you clash with others. You can say whatever you want and curse whatever you want. This is just too enjoyable!

Shen Zhaoning looked at Zhao Chunying with bright eyes, and she imitated Zhao Chunying, shouting at those people.

"You tattletale, you coward! All you do is run away and find someone to tattle on you!"

Xiaoman threw stones at them.

"If you dare to cause trouble again, I'll beat you to a pulp."

The inspector was lying on a recliner, listening to a tune in a brothel, when a group of people rushed up to him and knelt down abruptly.

"My lord, my lord, you must do us justice!"

"That Su Shaoqing is too much. He won't let us sell grain at high prices, so we have to sneak out of the city to sell it. We thought he was doing it for the people's sake, so even though it was a bit troublesome, we didn't complain."

"I never imagined he was profiting for his relatives!"

The inspector listened to the music casually while accepting the food offered by the flower maid.

Upon hearing this, he sat up abruptly.

"Oh? You mean he profited for his relatives? How exactly did he profit? Tell me!"

The man immediately spoke.

"He calculated that we wouldn't sell at the original price, but would actually go to places outside the northern border to sell grain, so he had his relatives sell grain extensively in the city."

"We've all left, leaving only this grain seller. They're bound to make a fortune."

"Tell me, what is this if not profiting for his relatives?"

The inspector frowned, stroking his beard in confusion.

"Did his relatives sell grain at a high price?"

"No?"

"Did he order you to leave, forbidding you from selling grain in northern Xinjiang?"

"No, not at all."

"That settles it then. They're operating legally, it's perfectly reasonable!"

The inspector lay down sullenly, muttering to himself.

"You're coming to me with baseless rumors?"

If he listened to these people and actually went to confront the Shen family father and son, wouldn't he just be asking for trouble?

The man realized that the inspector didn't actually want to get involved, but just felt the reason wasn't legitimate enough. He rolled his eyes and whispered.

"That's not true. I've inquired and found out that the person who runs the grain shop is named Hua Zhuyue, and she is the former wife of the Marquis of Yongning."

"You know the Marquis of Yongning, right? He was recently exiled and his property was confiscated for forming cliques and engaging in corrupt practices."

"Where did this man, whose home was confiscated and who was exiled, get the money and grain to open this grain shop? It must be Su Shaoqing supporting him behind the scenes, and he must have stolen this grain from the granary."

"I suggest opening the granaries and distributing the grain so that the people can see what Su Shaoqing has done and ruin his reputation!"

The inspector sat up and patted his thigh.

"Yes!"

"Let's go, let's go to the Su family now."

The granaries were what local officials feared most being inspected.

Because this granary is only inspected once every ten or eight years, as long as there is no major disaster or epidemic, no one cares about it.

Therefore, many officials would make a big fuss about granaries.

They reported stockpiling grain every year, but in reality, the granaries were empty.

Why didn't he think to check the granary?