However, after the man walked a few steps, he turned back.
He walked up to Li Changkong again and asked with a calm face: "Sir, I would like to ask if your money store sells rice and noodles. I... I can have some extra silver to buy them."
The man looked at the money bag in his hand and felt a little painful, but his tone was extremely firm.
Just now, he figured it out!
With the current situation in Dajin, can you survive with money? Haha, nonsense!
In such troubled times, if money cannot buy food, it is a coveted disaster!
And with his skills, in this troubled world, he couldn't even hold on to half a piece of steamed bun, so how could he hold on to more than twenty taels of silver? It is most reliable to replace it with rice noodles!
After all, the daughter at home is still waiting for this rice noodle to save her life!
Hearing this, Li Changkong nodded and said, "It's okay. There is indeed a shortage of food in the Jin Dynasty now. We don't have much inventory in the store. If you want to buy it, I'm afraid it will be more expensive."
"Expensive...how much more expensive?" The man gritted his teeth, sweat dripping from his forehead.
In such troubled times, food is a life-saving thing.
But they are firmly controlled by the powerful people in these wealthy families. If ordinary people want to get something, they often have to pay an extremely painful price.
Although this young master looks kind-hearted, he seems to be not easy to deal with because of his vague aura.
You don’t want to sell it for a few taels of silver per catty, right?
Seeing that the man was already dripping with cold sweat, Li Changkong didn't hesitate and said directly: "It's not much, just 10% higher than the previous market price."
"One...one percent?" Hearing this, the man couldn't help but froze on the spot, dumbfounded and at a loss.
This...why is it different from what I imagined!
After the man was stunned for a moment, he immediately reacted. Perhaps the other party didn't think he was pitiful and was helping him without leaving any trace!
After reacting, the man fell to his knees and banged his head!
When he raised his head again, his eyes were filled with tears and his words were incoherent.
"Thank you... thank you, my benefactor, for your great kindness. If I have the ability in the future, I will definitely repay you!"
Li Changkong looked at this scene, but he sighed and turned slightly to avoid the bow. He is just doing business normally, and the price of food is indeed in line with Dajin's current market. He doesn't make more or less, how can he afford the other party's worship!
As for where the food came from, it was naturally the large amount of military rations Li Changkong brought from Fuzhou!
Before Li Changkong set out from Fuzhou, he had predicted that even if all the plans were successfully completed during the trip, the Jin Dynasty would probably be in unprecedented chaos, and it would be an exaggeration to say that the people would be in dire straits.
At that time, food may be more precious than money!
In addition, Fuzhou is located in the southeast and is known as the land of fish and rice. The grain output is very high, and the Fuzhou Navy is not short of food. Therefore, Li Zhufeng only left the necessary food for himself, and Li Changkong took away the rest. .
So nowadays, there is actually a lot of food stored in Taoqian shops.
Li Changkong originally wanted to use this grain as interest and return it to the people of the Jin capital, or sell it to them again in the form of buying and selling.
After all, the interest rate set at the beginning was too high. Even if he did not have to repay the money of the wealthy families, but only the common people, Li Changkong was a little unsure, and he was not sure whether it would be enough.
But now this scene made his heart slightly blocked.
But that's all. When the two countries are at war, there are many people who are worse than this.
If Da Gan fails in the future, the end may be even worse. Li Changkong is still powerless, but he has a high position of power. I'm afraid it will be miserable.
How can I have the heart to pity others now?
Besides, the current miserable situation in Da Jin was not caused by him alone.
At most, he only played a role in fueling the flames, and his goal from the beginning to the end was the Jin royal family and the Jin family.
Zhou Xingde actually bears the main responsibility for what really caused the people of Jin Dynasty to fall into this situation!
Next is the Zheng family, and last is Li Changkong.
"It doesn't have to be like this. It's just a transaction. Our money shop has always been fair."
"How much rice and noodles do you want to buy? After paying the money, you can take it out yourself." Li Changkong waved his hand and said.
He turned around and was about to leave, but as if he suddenly remembered something, he turned back and said, "By the way, I forgot to mention it. Could you please help me promote it? Just say that our Taoqian shop has opened again. All the people who were in our shop before Those who have saved money can not only withdraw the principal and interest together, but can also buy rice and noodles from us."
"Okay!" The man trembled with excitement and agreed solemnly.
…
squeak!
The old wooden door was pushed open, and the pale little girl on the hospital bed immediately sat up and looked at the wooden door warily.
When he saw that it was his father who came through the door, he felt relieved.
But then, a pair of eyes suddenly widened again.
What did she see! rice! A full bag of rice! There’s still half a bag of noodles!
"Dad...where did these come from?" The girl's mouth was full of disbelief, but she was more surprised.
But then, as if he had thought of something, he curled up a little closer to the inside of the hospital bed, looking at his father with a more alert and fearful look, and at the same time he began to feel uneasy about the surrounding environment.
He even looked around to see if anyone else was coming back with his father.
When the man saw this, he sighed and said, "Girl, don't worry, dad didn't sell you out."
"This rice and noodles are from Qian Shi."
"A money shop? Where can there be a money shop now? Dad, please don't try to trick me."
"If I sell it, I'll sell it. It will be a good thing if I can support my father." The daughter felt a little sad.
"You girl, what are you talking about? If you say such things again, I will deal with you!" The man was a little angry and scolded: "If you say you got it from the money shop, you got it from the money shop!"
"The owner of the money shop is back again!"
"Not only did they repay our principal, but they also paid us the interest!"
"Not only that, now the Taoqian store also sells rice and noodles, which were bought with one tael of silver!"
"You're usually in good health, but this time you've been infected with the cold so seriously. I guess it's because you haven't eaten."
"But it's better now, you don't have to worry anymore!"
"Go and have a rest. When daddy prepares the meal, he will call you to come and eat."
When the girl heard this, she still couldn't believe it.
It feels like a traveler who has been trekking in the desert for a long time and is about to die of thirst suddenly sees an oasis and wonders if it is a mirage.
The girl felt that such a big good thing would not happen to her out of thin air.
However, when she saw that her father had taken out the food and started cooking on the fire, she was sure that all this was true.
It’s great not to be hungry anymore!
