"Well, I've heard of this before coming here, but is the disaster here really serious enough?" Li Ling asked with the opportunity.

Since he was talking, the guy got up and said: "The facts are probably even more serious than what you heard from Guzheng. You don't know that now everything in our Suizhou city is rolling up and prices are rising, and all this is because the prices of grain are constantly rising. Take our small shop for example. The cost of this table of wine and food is 2.5000 yuan, and only a wealthy man like Guzheng can afford it. Others naturally dare not enter the door again.

"There are also almost closed in the city, and the transactions are getting worse and worse, but the expenses are getting higher and higher. No one can stand it. Even if it is small, I am worried that when the shopkeeper will quit me..."

"It seems that you are really having a hard time..." Li Ling sighed again.

"Actually, we are all good at all. At least we can make a living and prevent our family from starving to death. But life is really difficult for people elsewhere, especially those farmers who farm. Because they had no harvest last year, the government continued to collect taxes, so they had already left their families alone. Not to mention eating, they had no seeds this year, so they had to escape from famine or go to the city to find a job. However, in the current situation, how can they find any work to do?"

Li Ling frowned and finally asked, "The government doesn't care? Let the people suffer and starve?"

The guy immediately lowered his voice and whispered: "The government is forcing them to go to the dead end. If not, how could those farmers with land sell the fields at extremely low prices?"

"Selling fields at a low price? What does the government want these fields to do?"

"Of course it's not that the government wants land, it's those rich and food men. For example, there are several large households in Suizhou who are staring at thousands of acres of land outside the city. If they don't force people to death, who will take out the land of ancestors for generations?"

"What do you mean is that the government and those big families are working together to drive out the farmers and thus buy grain at a low price? Are they not afraid of someone suing the case and punishing the court?"

"They may not be afraid of this, because they all have backers. You don't know anything about it. In fact, the real idea of ​​landing is not the wealthy family in our prefecture. Two days ago, the two masters of the Cai Fan family from Xiangfan brought people there, and the Hu family in Wuchang Prefecture are the first in our Huguang area. They all have great backers in the court.

"And, Xiaomin, how dare we go and complain to the people? Wuchang has already colluded with each other. As for going to the capital to file a lawsuit, everyone is so hungry that they can't even get out of Suizhou Prefecture."

The heart was heavy, and the guy sighed again, "It's a pity that Mr. Shen can't force his arms to his thighs, otherwise we'll have a better life with him."

When Li Ling heard this sentence, he was moved and a light flashed in his eyes: "What's going on with Mr. Shen?"

In fact, he mostly understood what the guy said just now, but this last sentence made him very interested. It seemed that there were still variables in Suizhou City.

"Oh, it's Mr. Shen Tianshen, a great charity in our Suizhou city. He has always been kind and generous and never makes things difficult for the common people. He has a big family and a big business. It is said that there are thousands of acres of fertile land under his name, and his annual grain production accounts for more than 30% of our city.

"After the disaster last year, Mr. Shen joined forces with many large households to provide relief to the victims. Later, the other companies withdrew one after another, but he remained the same. It was precisely because of his support that the situation in our city was much better than other places. Take the price of grain for example, it only reached twenty cents a dou after the New Year. That was the result of him selling the grain at a low price.

"However, although Mr. Shen has a rich family, he cannot compete with other companies. In addition, the arrival of other provincial capitals recently, and the government office warned that several grain shops in the Shen family had been closed. As soon as his shop was closed, the price of grain rose directly to more than 30 cents. Maybe it would have to go up to fifty cents..."

After hearing him finish his words, Li Ling pondered for a while, then said, "It seems that Mr. Shen has a conscience. If I have the chance, I want to make friends with him. Do you know where his family is?"

"Who doesn't know that Chen Mansion is on Heng Street in the south of the city, and the largest house is just the one in the city. The guest is really going to go, and you can see it at a glance when you get to the place."

"Well, thank you." Li Ling nodded with satisfaction, then winked at Li Moyun, who put the silver in the hand of the servant. This made the servant happy, and he quickly thanked him again, and then he retreated and let the two of them eat quietly.

Although there was something in mind, it did not affect Li Ling and the others' appetite. The table of wine and food tasted pretty good. The two of them let go and ate it. In just half an hour, they swept all the things and then went out. Just this table of wine and food costs three taels of silver, which was enough to order a table elsewhere to wait for the table. This shows how high the prices in Suizhou are.

When he left the door, the sun was already west. Li Moyun glanced at his young master and asked, "Young Master, should we go back to the inn, or go to the south of the city?"

"Go to the south of the city, maybe you can meet Mr. Shen." Li Ling said, and walked away. He was still thinking about something in his heart, without much words.

The two walked along the deserted streets of Fucheng without any communication. However, Li Moyun's eyes still stopped scanning the left and right, always guarding against possible dangers.

When they were walking to Nancheng and were about to find someone to find out where Hengjie was, suddenly with a few shouts, there were more pedestrians on the street. They all hurriedly rushed in one direction, running while calling for friends. In a short while, hundreds of people rushed out of their homes deep in the alley, squeezed Li Ling and the others away.

This made him very puzzled. He immediately reached out and grabbed a passerby who was passing by and asked, "Brother, where are you going?"

"Didn't you hear everyone? The Shen family shop has opened again, and the original price is still the same, but it is more than ten cents cheaper than elsewhere!" The man replied while struggling hard, breaking free from Li Ling's pull, and then ran forward quickly.

This answer made Li Ling stunned. It was a coincidence that he was about to have some contact with the Shen family, but he once again sold food at a low price. Since that's the case, what else can I say? Li Ling naturally followed everyone's footsteps and went straight in the same direction.

As we moved forward, the more people rushed over on the road. Not only did the people in Nancheng go out, but even people from other parts of the city were moved when they heard the news, blocking the relatively spacious long street. When Li Ling and the others arrived at the grain shop, they all saw that they were all heads, three layers inside and three layers outside, which really meant that water could not be spilled into the needle.

Moreover, there was a lot of noise here, and people kept shouting loudly inside, because there were too many people calling and the accent was too heavy, which made Li Ling unable to hear what they were calling outside.

However, this scene did not last long, and more people came from other directions in the city. The food shop had slammed and a large cloth was hung - "Today, the food is sold out, please early tomorrow!"

Seeing this, those who bought the food were naturally happy, while those who didn't buy it were very upset, but they had no choice but to disperse. Some people who were obviously at home were almost unable to get the blame, and even cried after confirming that they could not buy the cheap food, which made people feel sad.

Li Ling sighed when he saw this. He didn't have to ask for anyone anymore. He turned around and swept the room and saw a short and narrow street on his left. There was a wealthy mansion inside, which should be the Shen family's house.

Li Ling turned around and walked over. From a distance, he could see the grandeur and extraordinary nature of the house. Although it was far from comparable to his official residence, it was also a luxury courtyard in the folk. The courtyard walls more than two feet high were no less than his own.

Just as Li Ling came to the door of the mansion and signaled that Li Moyun would knock on the door, the closed door suddenly opened, and a luxuriously decorated carriage drove out surrounded by several servants in blue-clothed and hats, and was colliding with them head-on.

Seeing this, Li Ling only thought that Mr. Shen was going out, so he clasped his fists and said, "But is Mr. Shen in front of him? I'm so sharp. I heard that you are good at your reputation, so I'll see you!"

The vehicle stopped in response and was parked beside Li Ling. Then, the curtain was raised, and a pale face was revealed, although he was not old, and he looked like a face that was overly drunk and overly erect. He glanced at Li Ling twice, and then sneered: "Oh, is someone coming to fight Qiufeng again? Do you really think that my Shen family is a Shantang? People come to Luoya all day long, and we don't have time to pay attention to you."

Li Ling frowned immediately. He didn't expect that the Shen family would have such an attitude. How could it be like the kind and generous person who was willing to take action for the people like he thought?

Before he could react and say something, the young man in the car shouted again: "Uncle Fu, close the door quickly, don't let these so-called guys come in and cheat my old man's money. These are all accumulated by several generations of our Shen family. It would be fine to share some for ordinary people. If you let others cheat, you don't feel sorry for me, I feel sorry for you!"

After saying that, the curtains of the carriage hang down, and the carriage moved forward again, rubbing Li Ling's body and then left. The door that was originally open in front of him was also closed with the words of this person, causing Li Moyun, who was about to speak, to be hit in the nose, and stood there in a daze.
Chapter completed!