The Year of Lihua: She Was Reborn

"Boss, quickly tell everyone to load all this rice onto the cart, and pick out a few strong and reliable guys to help me escort the goods."

Hua Ye strode past the shopkeeper and walked straight to the table, sat down, and continued.

"By the way, I will personally check the quality of this rice later."

"Miss, please rest assured. The rice sold in our store is of top-notch quality. There will definitely be no problems!"

The rice shop owner hurried forward and said with a nod and a bow.

After saying that, he waved his hand to signal the waiters to hurry up, and personally took the tea brought by a waiter, carefully held it in front of Hua Ye, and handed it to him with a smile on his face.

However, Hua Ye didn't even glance at the cup of tea. He directly asked, "The drought is so severe now, and famine is everywhere. It's really strange that you still have so much food in stock! Where did you get all this rice from?"

Upon hearing this, the rice shop owner's face turned pale instantly and sweat began to form on his forehead.

He subconsciously rolled up his sleeves, and while lowering his head, he secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeves, then answered stutteringly.

"This... this is because I have relatives in the south, and they haven't suffered any disaster there, so I specially asked someone to transport some food. It's just that the journey is long and the transportation costs are relatively high, so the selling price may be a little higher..."

"That's it, I understand."

Hua Ye nodded to show his understanding.

Then, pointing to the gold bars, he continued, "Then pay this much as a deposit. I'll come back tomorrow morning to inspect the goods after they're all loaded. If everything is fine, I'll pay you the rest of the money, every penny less."

Hua Ye slowly stood up and gently patted the shopkeeper's shoulder, which had become somewhat limp and weak.

Every slap seemed to carry a tremendous force, making people worry that this slap would turn the shopkeeper into a meat patty and bury him in the ground.

And what about the shopkeeper at this moment? He was trembling slightly, half leaning over, trying to stand up straight but still unable to gain a firm footing.

While suppressing his inner fear and anxiety, he tried his best to keep his balance. He followed Hua Ye carefully and fearfully, and sent him out the door step by step.

"Okay, miss! Don't worry, tomorrow's affairs will be arranged properly. Please take care!"

Watching Hua Ye walking away, the rice shop owner finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After confirming that the figure had completely disappeared, he gently shook his sleeves, as if to shake off the remaining tension, and then slowly walked into the inner room.

On the other side, Hua Ye did not look back, but walked straight towards the abandoned tea stall not far ahead.

At this time, Xuzhi was sitting there, calm and composed, like a sculpture.

Hua Ye came closer and was about to sit down on the dusty wooden chair, but the moment he sat down, a breeze blew by, blowing away the dust accumulated on the chair, and it fluttered to the ground.

"Master, why didn't you go into the rice shop with me?" Hua Ye asked with a little confusion.

"You go buy rice, why should I join in the fun?"

Xu Zhi tilted his head slightly, glanced at her against the sunlight, and then said, "How long do you plan to wander around this city?"

"Master, can I tell you that Ye'er bought nearly 10,000 kilograms of rice?"

Hua Ye blinked his big, sparkling eyes that seemed to be able to speak, and his long, curly eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings in the sunlight.

"Just buy it!"

Master Xuzhi responded calmly.

"But...I don't have money to pay the bill..."

As Hua Ye spoke, he stood up carefully, then quietly sat down next to Xu Zhi and asked in a low voice in his ear.

"I'll go find some stones tonight. Master, please use your magical powers to help me turn these stones into gold..."

Looking at the undisguised sly smile on her face and eyes full of expectation, Xu Zhi shook his head helplessly, but a feeling of doting couldn't help but well up in his heart.

Hua Ye is sometimes calm and reserved, and sometimes innocent and free, which always makes him feel a little amused and helpless.

However, faced with her request, Xuzhi didn't know how to refuse - after all, this was also one of the unique ways for them to get along as master and disciple.

So he raised his hand and gently touched Hua Ye's head, indicating that he agreed to her plan.