"Thank you, officer and soldier."
Ying Qingci turned and left. The security here was relatively tight. If you wanted to sneak in, it would be impossible. Moreover, if it hadn't been like this before, you wouldn't know where to enter the city. After all, it was still... for money.
She walked to the other side. This entrance was smaller and a separate passage.
Walking up to the two officers and soldiers guarding the gate, she took out two taels of silver and handed it to them.
"Household registration."
Just having money is not enough, you must see their household registration to prove that they have indeed escaped from hardship and are not refugees.
Ying Qingci took out the household registration paper from his sleeve and handed it to the two of them. They compared it briefly, returned it to Ying Qingci, and spoke with a cold face.
"You must come out before dark, otherwise, you will bear the consequences."
"Thank you two big brothers."
After saying that, Ying Qingci went in directly.
The streets of Quling Mansion are completely different from those outside the city. It is prosperous and prosperous, and the streets are surrounded by vendors. Unlike the complaints outside the city, the city is prosperous and peaceful.
The mental outlook of the people in the city is also exceptionally good.
Ying Qingci seemed a little out of place walking inside, frequently attracting many people's attention.
She directly found the most conspicuous food store on the street. She did not forget that her main purpose of this process was to replenish supplies.
She has space, so she can buy more and store them in the space, and then find a way to take them out later.
"Go, go, beggar, go and beg elsewhere!"
The waiter came over and when he saw Ying Qingci, he looked disgusted and raised his hand to drive her away.
When Ying Qingci saw his hand reaching over, she quickly stepped back and took away his push.
"Don't you open a store to do business? Is this how you drive customers away?"
"Hey, how can a beggar like you still afford food?" The waiter looked at her with disdain, with contempt in his eyes, and the expression on his face clearly showed that he didn't believe what she said.
"Go, go, get out quickly, don't disturb our business!"
Ying Qingci raised her eyes, glanced at him, turned around and left, going to a food store opposite their house.
The waiter in the shop didn't really care. He just pretended to be a beggar and wanted to come here to get food and drinks.
"What's wrong?"
Hearing the visitor's voice, the waiter's face instantly lit up with a smile, and he looked at the visitor with a flattering look, "The shopkeeper,"
"What happened just now?"
"A beggar who didn't know the heights of the sky came in to beg, but I drove him out, and now he's gone to the other side."
"Since he is a beggar, just drive him away. Don't waste any words."
When he heard the word beggar, a flash of disgust flashed in the shopkeeper's eyes, and he raised his hand in disgust, as if he thought of something dirty.
"Yes, yes, I understand, from the shopkeeper."
The waiter nodded and bowed, showing no signs of arrogance when he responded to Qing Ci.
On the other side, Ying Qingci walked into the food shop opposite. The decoration here was not as luxurious as the one opposite. It was simple and seemed more people-friendly.
Seeing her come in, the waiter greeted her with a smile on his face, not looking down on her at all because of her dress.
"Girl, what do you want to buy?"
"I would like to ask how the price of food is now."
Hearing Ying Qingci's voice, the waiter said skillfully, "Girl, to be honest, the price of food has increased a lot because of the drought."
"Now white flour costs 60 mun, black flour 15 mun, polished rice 40 mun, and brown rice also costs 30 mun."
Even if it was Ying Qingci, Leng Buding took a breath when he heard the price.
Food prices have almost doubled since before the drought.
"Girl, I'm not speaking for my own grain store. The price of grain in our family can be said to be relatively fair. If it were left outside, the price of white flour would be hundreds of dollars. As you know, it is now a time of war and we have experienced another Due to the severe drought, the price will naturally fluctuate..."
“If I buy more, can it be cheaper?”
"I wonder how much the girl wants to buy?"
The waiter spoke tentatively.
"One hundred and fifty kilograms of white flour, one hundred kilograms of black flour, one hundred and fifty kilograms of polished rice, and one hundred kilograms of brown rice."
"Girl, wait a minute, I'm going to call my shopkeeper."
It was also the first time for the waiter to see a person asking for five hundred kilograms of grain. The quantity was indeed large, and he needed to ask the shopkeeper for instructions.
"Okay." Ying Qingci was not in a hurry and just waited patiently.
Not long after, there were two footsteps coming from inside, and immediately after, I saw the waiter leading a middle-aged man out.
There was shrewdness in the man's eyes, and you could tell at a glance that he was a wily businessman.
"Girl, I've been waiting for a long time. I'm Luo Qi, the shopkeeper of this shop."
Ying Qingci nodded, "The little girl's name is Ying Qingci."
"Miss Ying, the waiter just said that the girl asked for five hundred catties of grain, but does the girl need it alone?"
"Exactly."
Ying Qingci nodded.
After hearing her words, Luo Qi pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, Miss Ying, how about I give you two pennies for each piece of food? It's time to make a friend."
"The shopkeeper is so happy!"
For two cents per pound, Luo Qi would make a lot less money.
One hundred fifty pounds of white flour costs 8,700 francs, one hundred pounds of black flour costs 1,300 mun, polished rice costs 5,700 francs, and one hundred pounds of brown rice costs 2,800 francs.
"A total of eighteen taels of silver and five cents." Luo Qi tapped the abacus in his hand, making a crackling sound. When the last piece of the abacus fell, Luo Qi also raised his head and looked at Ying Qingci.
Ying Qingci directly handed him a fifty-tael banknote.
This was left behind when Nan Xiangyun left. It has a face value of fifty taels and is just in use now.
Although five hundred kilograms of grain costs a little more than eighteen taels of silver, many people need to save for several years to save even ten taels of silver.
"Miss Ying, give it."
Luo Qi handed the remaining money to Ying Qingci, "Miss Ying, how do you bring this food?"
Luo Qi saw that she was alone and didn't seem like someone who could carry the food, so he couldn't help but worry about her.
"Shopkeeper, is there an empty place nearby? I'll take it away with you after I finish shopping."
"It just so happens that there is an empty warehouse next to our house. If Miss Ying believes me, she can put it there temporarily. Then she can go and pick it up at any time."
"In that case, I would like to thank the shopkeeper."
"Girl, you're welcome."
The grain store opposite saw this scene, especially the waiter, and was dumbfounded.
I didn’t expect that the beggar could really afford to buy food, so he bought so much?
This... what should he do? If the shopkeeper knew about it, he wouldn't dare imagine...
At this moment, a voice came from behind, "What are you doing?"
"No...nothing."
He turned around with a guilty conscience, but unexpectedly, the shopkeeper just raised his head and saw the situation on the other side, and his face suddenly darkened.
"What's going on? Didn't you say she was just a beggar? Can a beggar afford so much food?"
"The shopkeeper...I..."
"Okay, you don't have to come over tomorrow."
After saying that, the shopkeeper ignored the waiter and turned around and went upstairs, leaving the waiter alone and upset...
the other side
The waiter and Luo Qi helped Ying Qingci move the grain to the warehouse. After they walked away, Ying Qingci returned to the warehouse. When she raised her hand, all the grain in front of her disappeared and appeared in front of her. in the space.
After doing all this, Ying Qingci turned around and left directly. However, as soon as she walked into an alley, there was a sudden movement behind her...
