This was generally the case outside the mansions of the four major families. When the news came back to the county government, Zhang Zihuan was stunned.
Not only him, but also Zhao Wengu looks very strange now. Is this really such a coincidence?
Moreover, this matter is weird from the inside out. Guan Yunliang and the others have spent a lot of money these days and have bought back almost all the food in circulation on the market.
He even went to great lengths to buy back all the food that could be sold within 50 miles of Pingcheng.
This is obviously to hoard and make a lot of money, but at this time, this is obviously the time when they are ready to show off their skills, why did they suddenly come to a sudden stop?
Moreover, the speed of the attack was so fast that even judging from the contract, this was no longer a transaction at all, but a flight. Who was this person named Zhao, and why did he dare to take over such a thing?
"Miss Zhao, you have great hands and eyes. I wonder if you have ever received any news?"
Zhang Zihuan hesitated for a long time and finally asked.
"Master Zhang is joking. The little girl has only been here for two days. The news in this city is only possible because of your help..."
Zhao Wengu smiled bitterly, although she also felt that this matter was a bit outrageous.
But until now, they still don't have any clues about Zhao Ting.
This kid seemed to pop out of nowhere, waving a large amount of copper coins in his hand, and rushed directly to Pingcheng.
"Come here, please ask Mr. Zhao to come back for questioning!"
Zhang Zihuan took a deep breath. This matter has become a big deal by now. If he doesn't find a way to stabilize food prices, the whole Pingcheng will be in big trouble.
If Guan Yunliang and the four of them were to do it, even though they would make a fortune, at least they wouldn't force anyone to death.
After all, they are also natives of Pingcheng, and they still have a certain bottom line in doing things.
Moreover, the force behind them, Zhang Zihuan, is basically clear. As long as everyone can get along, they will not embarrass themselves too much.
But this Zhao Ting was different. He knew nothing about this guy. Originally, this guy was just snapping up those remote mountainous areas.
Zhang Zihuan didn't have much interest in them. After all, the land was already barren enough.
Even if they take it all away, it won't affect normal taxes too much.
But now that he was involved in the food matter, he had to get him back to find out.
"I'm going to ask you, girl, to sit here and listen. We're not outsiders anyway, but we're just asking you to keep quiet!"
Originally, Zhao Wengu should not be present at this time.
However, it is indeed a bit troublesome for Zhang Zihuan to do the next thing by himself. After all, this guy dares to take over such a big business, and it is still at this time, which shows that he is confident.
With Zhao Wengu around, he could at least share some of the burden for himself when necessary. Although Zhao Wengu knew that it was inappropriate to do so, Zhang Zihuan was clearly using Liu Deng behind her.
But now, it was urgent to stabilize food prices, and she could only let Zhang Zihuan succeed this time.
"Then it will cause trouble for Mr. Zhang!"
"It was me who caused trouble for the girl!"
After the two exchanged pleasantries for a few words, they lost interest in talking.
Just sit quietly, waiting for Zhao Ting to come!
"Sir, people from the Zhao family brought..."
It wasn't long before a guard walked in with a strange look on his face.
"What did you say? What do you call a person from the Zhao family?"
Zhang Zihuan's face suddenly became extremely ugly. He deliberately left Zhao Wengu here not to let Zhao Wengu see his jokes. These guys have too little discernment.
"Sir, Mr. Zhao is sick and can't get up, so he specially asked his housekeeper to come and answer questions..."
"You bastard! Go down and drag the person who came to summon me out and beat him up 30 times!"
Zhang Zihuan was so angry that his teeth were itching. These bastards were getting bolder and bolder.
The ink on the contract hadn't even dried yet. Zhao Ting was clearly pretending to be ill, but these fools actually allowed this guy to pretend to be ill and brought a housekeeper back to explain.
This is because you don’t take him as the county magistrate at all!
"Come here, I have sent word to the county lieutenant Wang to come and order all the troops for me. Since he doesn't come, I will go and see him personally!"
Zhang Zihuan was really angry. Who didn't know that Zhao Wengu was a celebrity around Liu Deng and was Liu Deng's personal maid.
Regardless of this woman's ability, just her status as Liu Deng's personal maid made Zhang Zihuan very uncomfortable.
Nowadays, in wealthy families, personal maids are almost synonymous with concubines...
If Zhao Wengu were to report this matter to Liu Deng, he would not only lose his own face, but also lose his uncle's face to his grandma's house.
"Sir, why don't you first see what that person says? If his answer doesn't satisfy you, it won't be too late for you to order troops..."
Zhao Wengu hurriedly persuaded Zhang Zihuan. Things had reached the current stage. At this time, it was better to listen to what the butler had to say.
"Then listen to what the girl said, come on, bring me here!"
Now that Zhao Wengu has spoken, Zhang Zihuan has to give her this face no matter what. After all, in front of Liu Deng, he still needs Zhao Wengu to help him get around it.
"promise!"
The guard wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, then hurriedly responded, turned around and went out to call for someone.
"Are you the housekeeper of the Zhao family? This master of yours is really very arrogant. Can he be replaced by a servant after being summoned by the government?"
It was not long before a man in his fifties with gray hair walked in. Zhang Zihuan just glanced at him and spoke directly before he could speak.
"This is really unavoidable. My master is very ill today, so I apologize for not being able to get up! Sir, don't think that I am just a housekeeper. No matter what you want to ask, I still know something!"
What surprised Zhang Zihuan was that this guy didn't have any nervousness, and he didn't have any awe that ordinary people had towards officials.
It was obviously this guy who was kneeling down to salute, but this guy's waist was straight, as if the person saluting was Zhang Zihuan.
"I really didn't realize it. This Zhao family is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. A mere housekeeper has such magnanimity. Okay, let me ask you, do you recognize this contract?"
