Xu He was still waiting for news from the county government, but unexpectedly someone from the Xu family came first.
The leader was the skinny old man who sneered at Xu He during the clan meeting last time.
Xu He knew that his name was Xu Cang and that he was from Xu Fan's generation. According to the seniority in the clan, Xu He also called him uncle.
As soon as the old man arrived at Caijiazhuang, he asked Xu He to be called over.
When Xu He arrived, he found Cai Song standing in the hall. His seat had been occupied by a group of Xu family members. When he saw Xu He, he smiled awkwardly.
Before he could finish laughing, Xu Cang shouted with a cold face: "Xu He, who gave you the courage to touch my food?"
Only then did Xu He know that the land in Caijiazhuang was under Xu Cang's name.
He stood in the hall and was stared at angrily by the visitors. However, Xu He did not panic and just smiled and said: "It turns out that my uncle is here!"
"Don't look at me carelessly. You are a poor little eldest son. Don't think that you can do whatever you want in the clan just because you are a scholar. Although your uncle is in charge of the Xu family, this land belongs to me, Xu Cang! Do you want to borrow it?" Liang, have you asked me?" Xu Cang's beard trembled slightly in anger.
Last time, it was because of this boy that Xu Song lost his identity as the elder of the clan.
Now this Sangmenxing is here to take advantage of his own food. Xu Cang had already thought about it on the way here. Even if he tried to fall out with Da Zong, he, Xu He, would not touch a single grain of his own food.
Seeing that he was excited, Xu He was afraid that if the old man was angry to death, the responsibility would still fall on him, so he persuaded him nicely: "Uncle, you misunderstood. Don't tell me that I haven't borrowed this food yet, even if I have borrowed it." , I am willing to write an IOU in my own name and return it to each family as soon as the food from the county arrives!"
"Ha!" The old man suddenly sneered as if he heard some big joke, "County? Are you pointing to the grain in Yongfeng warehouse? Dream on! Do you know how many people have come from the north these days? People who are fleeing famine, Chen Hua’s little food is not even enough to make porridge and soup, how can he still transport it to those cooks?”
When Xu He heard this, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
But he couldn't show cowardice at this time, so he said to Xu Cang: "Uncle, we can't count on the food in Yongfengcang, but there is food in Changyingcang in Huai'an Prefecture. The imperial court has ordered that part of the grain be used for disaster relief. As long as we survive these days, , and of course I returned it!"
Xu Cang suddenly realized: "So you had this idea!"
Xu He nodded, thinking that the old man had figured it out.
But who would have thought that he suddenly changed his face and said to his companions: "Listen, everyone, is this Xu He still a member of the Xu family? His elbows are all turned outward. Since ancient times, when borrowing food, how can there be any reason to borrow and return it?"
The people nearby echoed: "So, in this disaster year, if you borrow our food, you are not allowed to charge interest?"
Xu Hexin said, so he was waiting for me here.
So he asked: "I dare to ask all the elders, how much interest do you need?"
Hearing this, Xu Cang took a leisurely sip of tea, and then said slowly: "We are all from the Xu family, and I won't cheat you. I'll just pay the price sold by the grain dealer in the county. One or two taels of silver per stone of grain!"
Xu He became furious when he heard the price.
During the Zhizheng period, food prices in Huai'an, Yangzhou, Luzhou and other southern borders basically fluctuated around 7 cents of silver per stone.
Xu Cang almost doubled the food supply.
This is not borrowing food, this is taking the opportunity to rob!
Seeing Xu He's displeasure, Xu Cang sneered: "What? Not happy? Let me tell you, at this price, you can't even buy it in the city!"
Everyone brought by Xu Cang started talking to each other: "Xiao He, don't blame your uncle for telling you. In these days, the price of food changes every day. If you don't decide today, if you go to your uncle tomorrow, it might not be the same price!"
"Xiaohe, listen to my advice. At this juncture, not only can we not release grain, but we can't even collect it at a high price. Do you understand? Let's store the grain. When the time comes, those in ruins will have no choice but to sell their land if they have no grain. How cost-effective it is to exchange food for those things? With such a good opportunity, don’t be stupid!"
Hoarding and raising food prices eventually forced farmers to go bankrupt, taking advantage of the opportunity to enrich the country.
Only then did Xu He know that the era of cannibalism in the books of later generations really existed.
Just when Xu He was being talked about by these people, a loud shout suddenly came from outside the door: "It is because of people like you that the Xu family has lost its fortune in these years, and it has not even been elected!"
When everyone heard this, they glared at the people in the courtyard, but when they saw the person coming, they were all dumbfounded.
"Taiciu, why are you here?" Xu Cang looked at the people in the courtyard in disbelief.
"Second uncle!" Xu He was also stunned.
It turned out that the visitor was Xu Song's younger brother and Xu He's second uncle, Xu Dai.
Xu He was dumbfounded. This shouldn't be something Xu Dai could say, right?
what happened?
This change is too big!
Xu Dai entered the room and stood next to the main seat. Immediately, an old man from the Xu family who was sitting next to Xu Cang stood up and gave way.
Xu Dai was not polite, sat down, and then said to everyone: "When there is a big disaster, it is the time when the whole village is in the same boat, and you are hoarding it. How will this harm my brother's face?"
It turns out that this person was brought in by the uncle to suppress everyone.
Xu He understood clearly.
Due to the accumulated power of the great sect, everyone was silent for a while.
Xu Dai said: "The patriarch specifically told me before I left that the prince is worshiping his ancestors at Baiju Pavilion not far away, and many princes and ministers are accompanying him. If the kitchen servants get into trouble at this time, we local squires will hang up with the prince." Get the number. In the future, whether your descendants will enter the official service or take the imperial examination, the Hailing Xu family will not be saved if they hear that they will die. How can they still treat you well?"
Everyone has long heard that the prince is worshiping his ancestors in Yancheng County, which is less than a hundred miles away. People are really going to starve to death, or the kitchen servants are making trouble. Indeed, as the largest squire in Huaizhong, the Xu family will inevitably be in the hearts of the prince and his entourage. Sign up.
When I thought of this, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and no one spoke.
Just when Xu Dai thought that the purpose of this trip was easily achieved, Xu Cang suddenly sneered: "Zhongwang, don't talk to your fourth uncle about how the prince is not a prince. If you are a money fan, you Xu Dai are not a saint. Today I Let me just say it here, no matter which one of you here agrees, I just won’t lend it to the old man, why? At worst, the two of us will break up, and the old man will split up with you!"
"You..." Xu Dai was furious when he heard this.
This old ghost actually said that he wanted to separate the family. Not all the Xu family members were in the house. Cai Song, the head of the village, wished he could disappear when he saw this.
Xu Dai was so angry that he was shaking all over. He pointed at Xu Cang and was speechless for a long time.
Xu Cang, however, was not afraid of boiling water and simply gave it a go: "Now that we have said that, the old man will live in Caijiazhuang. Let's see who dares to touch a grain of my grain."
His words made the other Xu family members who had been photographed by Xu Dai's lustful power suddenly shaken again.
Xu Dai was about to get angry, but Xu He stepped forward and said, "Second uncle, I don't think this matter can be solved in a short time. Why don't we all take a break and discuss it later."
Hearing this, Xu Cang shouted: "No need, the old man has given up his words today. No one can take my food for nothing!"
Xu He looked at him and sneered in his heart. Sure enough, those who do not die in old age are thief.
He stopped staying, turned around, and followed the furious Xu Dai out of the main room of the Cai family.
"Xu Dai, whose courtesy name is Zhongwang and whose nickname is Taiqiu!
Xu Cang first called the number intimately, and then called the word!
Please explain, so I don’t think I wrote it wrong! Cause misunderstanding! "
