The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

However, no matter how hard he racked his brains, he still couldn't determine which Cheng family in Fengying Cheng Feng came from. He had been to Fengying several times, but there was no one with the surname Cheng among the wealthy families there.

At this time, Cheng Feng clasped his fists and saluted again, and replied humbly: "To be honest, I come from a small family in Fengying, and you definitely don't know me."

Hearing this, Master Zhai couldn't help but wonder, if that's the case, then why did this tall and dignified young man come to visit him? So he looked suspicious and asked directly, "If that's the case, then why did you come to see me this time?"

Cheng Feng said solemnly, "I happened to pass by here today and saw many people in ragged clothes and haggard faces kneeling on the street begging. So I had an idea to set up a porridge shop here to help the people."

Master Zhai frowned slightly when he heard this, and asked doubtfully: "Since you want to do good deeds, why do you come to me?"

Cheng Feng said earnestly, "To be honest, all the grain shops in the city have closed down for unknown reasons. I have no choice but to come and bother you to see if I can borrow some grain from you for emergency."

After Master Zhai knew Cheng Feng's intention, a mocking expression appeared on his face. He sneered and said, "Oh, I didn't expect you to be so kind-hearted! But, do you know how many refugees there are in this city? How can you help them all by yourself? It's just a foolish dream!"

Facing Master Zhai's doubts and sarcasm, Cheng Feng did not get angry, but explained calmly: "I know that this matter is difficult, but now is a time of famine, and I can't just watch the people eat grass to fill their stomachs, so I plan to donate porridge for a month to solve the urgent problem."

Hearing this, Master Zhai couldn't help but sneer and mocked in a sarcastic tone: "Oh! Good fellow, you asked for a month right away! You are so shameless, do you really think of yourself as a living Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering?"

Cheng Feng took a deep breath. He knew that he had to lower himself when asking for favors. He clasped his fists and bowed again, and asked sincerely, "I hope that Master Zhai will be kind enough to lend me a few loads of grain. I will return it to you in two days."

Master Zhai snorted coldly, and raised the corners of his mouth with a disdainful smile: "Humph, every day there are countless people begging in my house, but you are the first one to ask for several loads of food right away!"

When Cheng Youning heard this, he realized that they were being called beggars. His tense face instantly turned red. He glared at Master Zhai with his eyes wide open and said indignantly, "You old man, we just came here to borrow some food for emergency. It would be fine if you didn't want to lend us the money, but why are you still saying hurtful things and comparing us to beggars!"

Master Zhai was not moved at all, and still responded in a tough manner: "No! There is a war between Dalang and Fengqi now, and the county government will send people to plunder my place every now and then. My food reserves are already very few. Don't even think about taking a grain from me today!"

Seeing this, Cheng Youning was so angry that he wanted to argue with the stubborn old man. Cheng Feng on the side quickly reached out to stop Cheng Youning and said to Master Zhai: "Master Zhai, I am not borrowing grain and not returning it. You can rest assured. If you don't trust me, I can write you a receipt."

Master Zhai waved his hand impatiently and said, "No need to say more. I said I won't lend it to you, so I won't lend it to you. You'd better go find another family and don't waste your time here." Then Master Zhai got up from the armchair and prepared to leave.

Seeing that this person had issued an order to expel him, Cheng Feng asked, "Are you afraid that I can't pay you back for your food?"

"If I don't want to lend it to you, then I won't lend it to you. Don't keep making a fuss about it. I need to keep all this food for my family to live on. Someone, come on, show me away!" As soon as he finished speaking, several servants quickly gathered around him and made a gesture to drive him away.

Seeing this, Sui Dan said angrily: "Look at your greasy face and big belly, what will happen if you eat less!"

When Master Zhai heard this, he was immediately furious. He retorted, "Wan Lianxing is fighting in the city ahead. Why don't you go and ask him to eat less? Look at what he has done to the people of Chaizhou. Now no one has a way to survive! Aren't these people Wan Lianxing's people? Why don't he come out and take care of them!"

When Sui Dan heard this, he cursed: "Fuck, you old man, you have no way to survive, so what has Guan Wanlian done to you?"

"How can it be okay?" The master of the house widened his eyes and his voice became louder and louder. "If it weren't for his wolfish ambition to provoke the war, would our Chaizhou be in such a miserable state now! The people can't even have a full meal, who is to blame for this? It's all because of him, Wan Lianxing!"

Sui Dan could no longer suppress his anger, and rushed forward to beat someone up with his fists raised. Cheng Feng looked solemn, and said to Master Zhai righteously, "What you said is wrong. It was obviously Dalang Kingdom that started the war first, and they took the initiative to attack Fengqi. Besides, your exploitation and oppression have nothing to do with the emperor we beg for. The ones who really exploited and oppressed you are the dog officials and the court of Dalang Kingdom, not the government and court we beg for! I hope you can distinguish right from wrong and not confuse black and white. In this case, I will not lend you this rice today. Sorry for bothering you, goodbye!" After that, Cheng Feng took Sui Dan and turned away.

Sui Dan and Cheng Youning both looked furious. Sui Dan asked Cheng Feng angrily, "Are you just going to leave like this?"

Cheng Feng was still calm. He said, "What else can we do? Do we really have to kill him? If he refuses to lend us food, we can borrow from other families. We will eventually find a way to get food!"

Several people left Zhai's house holding their breath. At this time, Sui Dan suddenly came up with an idea. He hurriedly called out to Cheng Feng who was still ahead: "Hey, Cheng Feng, in my opinion, why don't we split up and look for food? This way we can go faster!"

Cheng Feng naturally had no objection. He nodded and said, "That's a good idea. I'll borrow some food from West City, and you can take some people to East City to look for it."

Sui Dan waved his hand and insisted, "No, you should go to the East City. I will look for food in the West City. We will meet on the street we came from in an hour."

Seeing that Sui Dan was determined and didn't seem to want to go to Dongcheng, Cheng Feng didn't force him anymore. He nodded and agreed.