Shen Wei seemed a little defensive when he saw the old man. If this continues, he probably won't be able to ask about this matter. Shen Wei laughed.
"Brother, don't worry too much. We want to buy something, so naturally we have to ask questions clearly. If you don't buy something for us, and you end up selling one thing to two families, then I will be in trouble!" When the old man heard this, It seemed like he was actually buying something, and what he said was reasonable. The old man sighed.
"Don't worry, Sir, my old Wangtou's vegetables will not be sold to two families. When I heard that a military master came to collect the vegetables, they were all scrambling to sell them one by one, and they didn't participate!"
"Oh? Why is this? They bully you into giving you low prices?"
"That's not true. These military masters can be considered generous, but as you can see, I only have this piece of land, little old man, and I don't have enough food in it, so I don't want it if I don't like it. That's all!" The old man laughed! said.
When Shen Wei heard this, he realized that he had bumped into someone who had nothing to do with this incident!
But this old man is a local, so he should be able to come up with some tricks, so he can’t let this opportunity pass him by!
"Brother, you really don't have a lot of vegetables. I just took a look and they are not bad. I plan to buy them all. I wonder what your price is?" Shen Wei said, don't worry, otherwise things will easily go wrong, so he first said that the vegetables Buy it and stabilize this old man!
When the old man heard this, he realized that this young man really wanted to buy groceries and he smiled.
"Hey, the crops here are sold for hard-earned money. We can't sell them too expensively. Let's do it this way. Three coppers, two cabbages, and radishes are also the same price!" When Shen Wei heard this, he thought it was fair. Farmers are honest in what they say and do.
"Okay, let's do this. You ask your family to count the vegetables in your house. Tomorrow I will ask someone to bring money. I will give it to you first, and then I will collect some more, and then we will find a convoy to take them back together!"
"Okay! I'll ask my son to count the number of pills in a moment!" The old man was very happy, as he could sell them for so much money throughout the year!
Shen Wei also smiled and took a sip of tea.
"Brother, please help me ask if anyone else has any for sale? I will collect them together!"
"Okay! I'll ask my neighbors, but sir, I would like to advise you to be careful when selling vegetables now. Don't buy the ones that are too cheap!" the old man reminded very enthusiastically.
When Shen Wei heard this, a breakthrough came in his mind, and he pretended not to know what was going on.
"Why is this? When we do business, don't we just buy low and sell high?"
"Sir, you look like you just came from out of town, so you don't know!" After the old man finished speaking, he looked around and saw no one else, then he lowered his voice and said
"I'm telling you this, but don't tell anyone else?"
"Yes, please tell me!"
"Originally, I came to collect the vegetables tonight, and the prices were very high. Many people in our city sold vegetables to these military lords. We agreed to deliver them every five days, with 100 carts each time, but just six days ago , Chengli doesn’t know why a wealthy young man came here!”
"He used his own money to treat this group of vegetable buyers to dinner. I also heard that the young master told this group of farmers that the price of autumn vegetables harvested by the imperial court every year was four cents a piece, and they were losing money by selling them like this. He also encouraged these farmers. A group of people went to report to the official, and he also said that he had connections in the capital and he would help everyone seek justice!"
"So now many people in the city keep vegetables at home. These vegetables were originally contracted to the army, but if you want to buy them, they will sell them to you cheaply. But if something goes wrong later, you will be sued. !" When Shen Wei heard this, he completely understood that it was Ye Yaoguo who instigated this group of people to cause trouble. He even failed to abide by the contract he signed.
"Then do these people believe what this young master says? Are they really going to report it to the officials and the military master?"
"Hey, how could they have those ideas? They just want to raise the price of vegetables, people! Isn't that all?" the old man said with a smile.
"Everything in the world is about profit, and everything in the world is about the past, so they are not afraid that they will not win if they sue, and the vegetables will rot in the ground and no one will want them?"
"The young masters in the capital have already made preparations. After dinner that day, everyone was given one or two pieces of silver. With this money in hand, are they still afraid?" Shen Wei looked at the old man and smiled.
"Brother, why didn't you participate?"
"I grew this vegetable. Don't I know how much it's worth? If we don't make such unconscionable money, we can sleep peacefully, right?" Shen Wei raised his thumb.
"Brother, you live an open-minded life!"
"Just a common man!" The old man said with a satisfied smile. Shen Wei nodded
"Okay, I believe you. Then we'll come back tomorrow and you can help us to find out who can still sell vegetables? We don't want cheap ones like this!"
"Sure, don't worry, we men have always been reliable in doing things!" the old man said with a smile. Shen Wei left a few coins and left. He had found out everything. The rest was to see what Zhao Xuanyi would do?
Shen Wei had just returned to the inn on horseback when one of his brothers found Shen Wei in a hurry.
"Brother Shen, no, something happened!" Shen Wei frowned.
"What happened?"
"The two eldest brothers, Tang Tianli and Sun Yan, took the contract to the Yamen and wanted to seek justice. As a result, the county magistrate did not discriminate and imprisoned them!"
"What?" Shen Wei shouted angrily
"Is this magistrate so brave? How can he solve the case like this? He was arrested without asking any questions?"
"Yes! What should we do now?" the man asked anxiously. No matter how good-tempered Shen Wei is, he is furious, but this is not the capital after all. If you are not familiar with the place, don't mess up your position.
"In this case, you wait in the inn, Wang Yunlong, Wang Yunchuan, you and I go to the Yamen. I want to see how the county magistrate resolves the case?"
"Yes!" several people replied. Shen Wei took the two Wang brothers to the county government office. As soon as they entered, they saw a group of supplementary government officials sitting in the yard to rest. They were all blue and relaxed, and their clothes were very casual. Some of them were unbuttoned. Some put their hats aside and fanned themselves with a big cattail leaf fan!
After seeing this lack of military appearance and discipline, Shen Wei was very disgusted, but he was here to do something, so he suppressed his anger and stepped forward quickly.
"Hello, I want to ask you something. I want to see the county magistrate. I wonder if you can give me a report?" Several detectives looked at Shen Wei with sideways eyes. They didn't recognize him!
"Ah? Your Excellency is taking a lunch break now, and you usually don't see people around. You can come back tomorrow!" When Wang Yunlong and Wang Yunchuan heard this, what did they call this?
Come back tomorrow after lunch break? Is this still the official parent of the common people? I feel so angry. Shen Wei had long been accustomed to this kind of thing. He took out a tael of silver from his arms and stretched it out in front of several people.
"Which brother would you like to trouble...?" Before Shen Wei could finish his words, he saw one of the detectives snatching away the money. The other two detectives didn't grab it, and they looked regretful for a while.
"Wait a minute, I'm going to give you a notice!" After saying this, the detective immediately ran to communicate!
When Wang Yunlong and Wang Yunchuan took a look, they both had looks of disdain on their faces. They thought that all local subordinates looked like this, so the officials were probably no better off!
It was not long before I saw the immigrant magistrate in gray official uniform walking out. This magistrate looked to be about fifty, with wrinkles on his face. He was quite old, but he was still very energetic, and his eyes were full of expressions. A shrewd eye!
"This is our magistrate Zhang Chi, Magistrate Zhang!" the policeman on the side introduced. The son-in-law raised his head, with a sleepy look on his face. It seemed that he had been sleeping just now. His triangular eyes didn't seem to be opened. They just cracked a slit and looked at Shen Wei.
"Are you coming to see me?" After seeing this, Shen Wei thought to himself that a seventh-grade county magistrate would not laugh at the official airs.
"Yes, I am with Tang Tianli and Sun Yan, but I heard that they have been imprisoned by you, sir. I came to ask what is going on?" As soon as he heard that they were here to ask about Tang Tianli and Sun Yan, the son-in-law immediately eyes opened
"Who are you? Why are you asking about them?"
"Me? I am Wang Yunlong. I came here with the two of them. I was originally here to solve the problem, but they said they came to discuss with the adults this morning, and I got the news that I was arrested? Dare I ask the adults what is going on? Huh?" Shen Wei said.
When Wang Yunlong, who was standing behind him, heard this, he looked at Wang Yunchuan. He was Wang Yunlong. Who am I? Wang Yunchuan shrugged his shoulders, who knows.
"Hmph! What they violated was the king's law. They oppressed the people and forced prices down. They were clearly exploiting the people by wearing official uniforms. This is a heinous crime. How can I sit back and ignore it when I have a clear conscience? "The son-in-law's face was full of righteousness and he yelled at Shen Wei.
"May I ask, sir, is there something wrong with the prices of the vegetables they purchased?" Shen Wei continued to ask.
"Of course! You can buy a cabbage for two copper coins? Who doesn't know that the vegetables in Ping'an City are all full, and each one can be sold for four copper coins, but they actually want two copper coins to buy it, and if they don't sell it, they threaten the people. , It’s really too much!” Shen Wei took a look and completely understood that this official must have been bribed. As the magistrate of Ping An City, how could he not know the price of vegetables under his jurisdiction?
Thinking of this, Shen Wei stopped talking.
"Then Sir, if we want to save them, what do we need to prepare?"
"What are you preparing for? They have violated the national law. This matter may be big or small! Go back and ask your 100-household chief or 1,000-household chief, and ask them to come over and talk to me. Who do you think you are? Something?" The son-in-law had a look of disdain on his face.
Wang Yunlong and Wang Yunchuan couldn't stand listening anymore. They took a step forward and planned to take action. Shen Wei turned sideways to block the two of them.
"Yes. Your Excellency is right. Thank you very much for clarifying my doubts!" Shen Wei said with a smile.
"Huh! Don't bother me if you don't have anything important to do in the future!" After the son-in-law finished speaking, he turned around and left! Shen Wei looked at the magistrate who was leaving, his eyes full of murderous intent. If it weren't for something happening to him, he really wanted to beat the magistrate severely. He turned to look at the policeman on the side.
"Guys, I wonder who can bring me to meet my two brothers?"
"See them? They are going to the prison!" Shen Wei once again took out two taels of silver.
"Excuse me, can anyone help me?" Several detectives looked at the money and showed kind smiles! Shen Wei came to the prison and saw Tang Tianli and Sun Yan being imprisoned. They were sitting on straw mats, sighing and looking helpless. The policeman on the side looked at them.
"Time is running out, so hurry up!"
"Thank you!" Shen Wei said with a smile. When Tang Tianli and Sun Yan saw Shen Wei coming, they hurriedly walked to the cell, their faces full of surprise.
"Brother Shen, have you been arrested too?" Tang Tianli asked. Shen Wei frowned
"Can you talk? I'm here to see you!" Sun Yan sighed
"Brother Shen, there is something wrong with this official. As soon as the two of us signed up, we didn't say anything. They were arrested and some unfounded charges were pinned on us!" Shen Wei bought the two The roast chicken was brought in
"You stay in there peacefully. We will let you out in a few days!" Shen Wei looked around and saw that there was no other jailer, so he hurriedly sent a few pieces of silver in.
"Just save your money and don't let them bully you. Also, if a stranger comes to ask you any questions, just act dumb and don't say a word. The young master will help you with everything!" Tang Tianli took the money
"Brother Shen, don't worry. We are not afraid. If you know that his business has been disrupted, you probably won't let these people go. We were just talking about this!" Shen Wei smiled, having experienced life and death. The brothers who came out are also very open-minded.
"Okay, I'm going out first, and I'm going to discuss it with the young master. I've wronged you!"
"This thing is a bit weird, please be careful!" Sun Yan said.
"Don't worry!" Shen Wei stood up and left the prison. On the way back to the inn, the vein on Shen Wei's head did not go down. It was so outrageous. How dare a small seventh-grade county magistrate dare to practice favoritism in such an open and honest manner. It was so hateful!
