I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

Although not many people in Anzhou Prefecture knew him, he still wore a big hat for safety reasons.

He was the Tongpan of Anzhou Prefecture appointed by the emperor, and had met Zhizhou Liang after returning.

He also reported the findings of the Wei County investigation to Liang Zhizhou.

The rest of the matters will be left to Liang Zhizhou.

The tax revenue of Anzhou Prefecture could not be collected, and the disaster relief grain issued could not reach the people.

Anzhou is the southern gate of the capital. If a rebellion occurs, the consequences will be disastrous.

As the new Tongpan, he must personally investigate the matter thoroughly...

Fu Jichang didn't understand why this woman was so keen on hoarding food.

Buy food at any time.

He followed Ji Xiaobei to the door of a grain store in the alley.

The door of the shop was ajar, and a boy was cleaning the wooden barrels containing grain.

Ji Xiaobei pushed the door open and scared the waiter. He quickly said he wanted to buy food.

Fu Jichang was waiting outside.

After a while, Ji Xiaobei came out.

"We don't have any food in stock, and we have to sell a fixed amount every day! Is the food supply in Anzhou so tight?"

Ji Xiaobei muttered.

"Sir, please stay!" A middle-aged man walked out.

Ji Xiaobei and Fu Jichang paused and looked back at the man.

"A batch of food will arrive tomorrow. If you want a large quantity, you can order it in advance!"

Ji Xiaobei asked in confusion: "Then order it in advance. Why did the waiter just say that there were not that many?"

"Don't get me wrong, sir. The state government is very strict and does not allow people to store grain privately. We only do this as a last resort."

Ji Xiaobei felt that as long as he had money, he could buy food, and his money was earned from legitimate business.

She ordered 500 kilograms of white rice and 500 kilograms of brown rice and paid a deposit of 50 taels.

The price is cheaper than what I bought in Wei County before.

The middle-aged man avoided Ji Xiaobei's eyes, pulled him aside and said in a low voice: "Sir, you are not from Anzhou, right? Anzhou Prefecture has a rule that if you privately purchase grain of 500 kilograms or more, you must go to the government office to get a written document. Otherwise, if you are caught, it will be troublesome!"

Ji Xiaobei was stunned and asked, "What's the trouble?"

"At the very least, you will be asked to go to the government office for tea, and at the worst, you will be sent to jail. It depends on how much grain you have hoarded..."

Ji Xiaobei thought for a moment and said, "Just deliver the food to me, and don't worry about anything else."

The middle-aged man looked at the woman who was half a head taller than him and swallowed the rest of his words.

With her simple clothes, domineering tone, rugged figure and skinny followers, she is definitely not a simple woman.

He clenched the silver in his hand tightly and watched the woman and her entourage disappear at the entrance of the alley.

It seems that she disguised herself deliberately to come buy food. She must be a wealthy family from the capital.

"Why do you want to order from this shop?" Fu Jichang asked as he got on the carriage.

“Because it’s cheap?”

"Do you know the price of grain in Anzhou?"

Ji Xiaobei felt that his question was a blasphemy to her own wisdom. She glared at him and said nothing.

Yesterday she had already inquired about the price of grain at Ruo Xiaolian's house, and the Ruo family's housekeeper had also shown her the quotation from the grain shop.

The old housekeeper of the Ruo family secretly told him about this shop.

The shopkeeper of his shop dared to sell private grain, and he would give as much as you wanted, and the price was not expensive.

Fu Jichang looked at Ji Xiaobei's disdainful eyes and felt that his question was a bit stupid.

Ji Xiaobei never fights a battle unprepared.

"If you privately hoard more than 500 kilograms of grain, you will be convicted," said Fu Jichang.

If this wasn't mentioned, Ji Xiaobei wouldn't be angry, but as soon as Fu Jichang said it, Ji Xiaobei got angry again.

"I don't know which stupid official made this rule. I buy 499 kilograms, and each time I take away kilograms, I take it home in a few days. Isn't this an obvious loophole?

A wealthy family with hundreds of people, such as the Rongguo Mansion and the Ningguo Mansion in Kyoto, would have to buy at least several hundred kilograms of grain at a time.

This rule is specifically designed to hinder ordinary people. Besides, who among the common people has so much spare money to buy so much food? Officials are high and mighty, and they don’t understand the people’s feelings. They are just stupid and foolish...”

Fu Jichang touched his nose: After listening to her analysis, I feel like I am really an idiot.

He frowned, sighed softly and said, "Officials are in high positions, and the officials below are of varying quality. I'm sure he has his own difficulties."

Fu Jichang made a few excuses for himself, but they sounded a little pale.

"The officials in Anzhou government office are in trouble, but the common people are not. There are so many women and children begging along the way, so it's easy for them, right?"

After Ji Xiaobei finished speaking, he actually felt a sense of concern for the country and the people.

She had never thought about these things in her previous life.

Forget it, even if I worry to death, it won’t solve any problems. Eating is important.

Fu Jichang asked: "Then what do you think we should do? Natural disasters have come and people are suffering, but the Yellow River flooded two years ago, the national treasury is currently empty and taxes cannot be collected. No one has a good solution to the current problem..."

Ji Xiaobei opened the curtain and looked at the people coming and going in the shops on both sides of the street. He couldn't help drooling at the steaming hot buns, scalding wontons with the aroma of chopped green onions, and crispy sugar-coated cakes.

"Hey, hey, hey, this is the snack street you mentioned, right? It looks like there are a lot more things than in Wei County. Tazi, Tazi, stop the car quickly..."

Fu Jichang felt that his question was in vain, so he sighed softly and nodded.

Heita stopped the carriage at the street corner.

Ji Xiaobei jumped off the carriage and strolled in.

Fu Jichang looked at this agile fat man and felt a little confused. Why did Mrs. Ruo keep reminding Ji Xiaobei to watch his step?

Even if there was a stone under her feet, she would kick it away instead of being tripped by it.

He shook his head and followed in.

Jianbing Guozi, Sugar-coated Pancake

Shrimp wontons, mutton soup

Oil residue rice cake, candied haws

Mixed vermicelli and pickled yellow vegetables

……

A wide variety of things, everything available!

Ji Xiaobei bought one portion and asked the store to divide it into a large portion and a small portion.

She ate a small portion, and Fu Jichang ate a large portion...

They ate from one end of the street to the other, and Ji Xiaobei was still buying food while Fu Jichang held his stomach and waved his hands.

"Xiaobei, I can't eat any more. It would be a waste to buy more. I really can't eat any more..."

Ji Xiaobei pushed the big bowl of wontons in front of him and said, "You have to eat it. So many people are hungry. Are you a human being if you waste food here?"