In the blink of an eye, the sun was setting over the mountains and setting in the west.
"Little mage, where are we going this time?"
He followed Pei Wende with a tired look on his face. This time it was no longer Captain Sun who asked the question, but Lao Zhao who had never spoken much.
Because their group had just finished running errands for Pei Wende, there were still many servants who had not returned.
Of course, if it was just like this, Lao Zhao wouldn't actually care too much.
After all, as long as Pei Wende holds Pei Hong's token, it is his right to issue one or two orders to the county government officials.
But the problem is that after thinking for a long time, Lao Zhao still couldn't figure out the meaning of the orders issued by Pei Wende?
It's just a matter of purchasing medicinal materials on a large scale. Pei Wende at least said that he wanted to save people.
Although the amount of medicinal materials purchased exceeded the normal scope of "saving people", as long as Pei Wende was willing to pay, the servants didn't mind running errands.
But in addition to purchasing medicinal materials, Pei Wende also asked people to find a large enough open space outside the city. If it didn't work, he would "negotiate" with the noble gentry who owned the land.
And along with this task, there was also the task of purchasing large quantities of rice oil, wood and coal.
Needless to say about the former, it is not easy for even the government officials to temporarily rent an open space from those gentry and nobles.
The latter is even more exaggerated. The large-scale purchase of daily necessities such as rice and oil can be said to have disrupted the normal prices of Ningxiang County in a sense.
If anyone else had done this, I'm afraid the government would have come to the door on the spot.
Are you planning to take advantage of this sensitive time to purchase rice, oil and other daily necessities in large quantities to drive up prices?
However, it was Pei Wende who did this, and it was Pei Wende who held Pei Hong's token.
Lao Zhao, who already had some speculation in his mind, felt particularly frightened.
He is now afraid that his guess is true. If it is true, the entire Ningxiang County may undergo earth-shaking changes in the next period of time.
"I've already finished explaining what I need to explain. This time I'm just looking for an acquaintance."
I don't know if he saw Lao Zhao's worry, but Pei Wende, who had already made up his mind, said this.
"acquaintance?"
Narrowing his eyes slightly, Sun Xianwei didn't know what Pei Wende planned to do, but he also saw that what the other party was doing was definitely not a trivial matter.
In comparison, even the ghost that Sun Xiaoya transformed into was not a big deal.
"Yes, she was the first person to help me when I was in trouble."
While talking, Pei Wende had skillfully turned into the streets at the city gate, and then stopped in front of a courtyard that was not too big.
"Mom, open the door!"
Just like when he first lived here, Pei Wende shouted through the door.
"Come on, come on, who's calling the door so late!"
With the sound of hurried footsteps, the door of the courtyard was slowly opened, and an elderly woman suddenly appeared in front of Pei Wende.
"Huh?"
Looking up at Pei Wende in astonishment, the old woman stood stunned for a long time before rubbing her eyes in disbelief.
"Wende? Why are you back?"
When Pei Wende was severely injured by Dan Chenzi and had to temporarily live in Ningxiang County, it was this old woman who discovered and took him in.
After dealing with the "vampires", although Pei Wende left a sufficient amount of money to the old woman, he did not come back to see her for such a long time.
"Mom, I'm back to see you."
Pei Wende opened his arms to give the old woman a hug, and was slapped by the old woman without any surprise.
"You kid, I haven't seen you for such a long time, and you still have the same slutty personality."
Although she was complaining like this, the joy on the old woman's face was obvious.
For this childless old woman, although she and Pei Wende had not been together for a long time, she had already regarded each other as her own child in her heart.
"Haha, I haven't seen you for a few months."
Regardless of the old woman's obstruction, Pei Wende gave the other party a bear hug again without any politeness.
Although this kind of etiquette does not conform to most people's understanding of feudal ethics, it is not out of the ordinary in today's Tang Dynasty, which is prosperous and declining.
"Don't be ashamed, you are so old!"
Angrily, the old woman poked Pei Wende on the forehead, and then she saw the guards standing like logs behind him.
In fact, it's no wonder that Sun Xianwei and the others were so stunned. It was Pei Wende's current performance that completely broke their understanding of the "little mage".
You must know that whether it was in the "Vampire Incident" or in previous conversations, Pei Wende left them with a majestic and solemn impression.
This was the first time that the officers saw Pei Wende showing such a human side, and it was also to an ordinary old woman who lived in the streets all year round.
No matter from which angle you look at it, the old woman in front of you is just an ordinary person.
If this scene hadn't happened before them, none of them would have imagined that the "acquaintance" Pei Wende mentioned would actually be an ordinary person.
"Auntie, actually I came back to you this time to ask for your help."
Without too much hesitation, Pei Wende finally revealed the purpose of his trip after hugging the old lady.
"I may want to open one or even many porridge shacks in the near future, but I lack a chef."
"As you know, I'm not familiar with this place, and I don't trust anyone else to take charge. So after thinking about it, I can only trouble you."
"Of course, as a reward for helping me cook, how about two hundred copper coins a day?"
"You kid, you don't have a word of truth in your mouth."
He reached out and poked Pei Wende on the forehead again. After being with him for so long, the old woman still couldn't see the other person's little thoughts.
Pei Wende said he was worried about other people being in charge of the pancakes, but in fact he just didn't want to watch the old woman continue to cook pancakes from dawn to dusk.
It just so happened that I had the opportunity this time. Asking the old lady to help me would not only save a lot of trouble, but also save enough "pension" for the other party at once.
After all, in Pei Wende's plan, the next actions will not solve the problem in a day or two.
Two hundred coins a day may seem like a small amount, but it is much better than an old woman getting up early and working late at night.
The most important thing is that with Pei Wende sitting here, these two hundred coins are real cash, which is enough for the old woman to support her for the rest of her life.
"But even if you are discerning, don't look at me as I am older, but I still have the skills I had when I was young."
Without even asking what Pei Wende planned to do, the old woman who saw through the other party's petty intentions answered with a smile.
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