Ah Qi came back at dawn.

They brought back the keys to more than a dozen houses and several large account books. Following them into the East City Gate were many ceramic merchants and common people, led by Liu Guangfa. I'm afraid half of the people in Gantang Town and Ciqikou Village have returned.

Even if they had not called for help, many neighbors had heard that affordable food would soon be available for purchase and free porridge would be available. Word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and countless people flocked into the city.

"Xiao Man, come out with me."

Jing Chunxi took the key ring and saw that it was tied with a long white cloth strip with the street name and the specific house number written on it. He jumped up with joy and hurriedly called for help, wishing he could rush out immediately.

"Miss, this account book..."

Ah Qi stopped her and handed over four or five large and heavy account books. Jing Chunxi felt they were heavy and had a headache even before she even looked at them.

I couldn't help but ask curiously: "Didn't they summarize it as I said?"

It would take her several days to look at so many account books, which was not what she needed. It seemed like she was being embarrassed no matter how she looked at them.

"No, Miss, I told you not to look at the account book, but Mr. Liu and the others were afraid you would be worried, so they insisted on stuffing it into my hands."

After Ah Qi finished speaking, he handed over a booklet of less than ten pages and said hurriedly, "This is the amount compiled according to the young lady's requirements. It clearly lists the amount of porcelain, tea, and grain to be exchanged.

They said they had already asked the accountants of the four companies to check it together and there were no mistakes or omissions, but they still insisted that the young lady go over it again.

Jing Chunxi reached out and took the booklet and flipped through it. The handwriting was clear without any corrections, the numbers were neat, and the tables were straight and level, which made people feel comfortable reading it.

Whether it is ceramics or tea, they are all counted separately by grade. Except for the superior ones, which are counted according to the price given by Jing Chunxi, the prices of the good and medium ones are lowered by themselves.

Jing Chunxi thought to himself: Not bad!

Even so, Jing Chunxi roughly calculated two pages in his mind and did not find any mistakes.

Then he told Ah Qi, "Put the account books aside for now and return them to them later.

Uncle Qi, look at how many people are in the city today. This afternoon is the first time we’re giving out porridge, so I’m afraid our people can’t sit idle either. You have to take people to take a look.

Also let Master Liu and the others gather more helpers to make sure there is no trouble."

Ah Qi nodded and replied, “I discussed this with them along the way.

In fact, they brought a lot of people today. They brought out the young, strong and smart people from several villages, and there were also many strong and capable women.

They all have their own division of labor, and they have already discussed what to do if something goes wrong. If something really happens, we will definitely help.

But to be on the safe side, I'll leave Chongsan and the other three guards with you. Miss, be careful too. Once you've arranged for Master Tao's men, come back immediately!

It's really chaotic outside right now, and there's no guarantee that someone won't take advantage of the chaos to rob people."

Jing Chunxi laughed: "How did you know I was going to arrange for Master Tao's people? My people are really getting more and more imaginative!"

Originally, Jing Chunxi felt that having Xiaoman, Qiyue and Jiuyue by his side was enough, but if he said no, Ah Qi would probably choose to stay by himself.

After all, it was the numerous warnings and instructions given by her mother and master before she left that caused those who followed her to worry about her safety.

She cannot let down the loving hearts of her mother and master.

Jing Chunxi could only explain, "All the food for the porridge has been stored at Liu Guangfa's Trading Company. Tell them that this is a gift from the prominent families of Xunyang City, and let them take it."

The amount of food used for the porridge was not small. Jing Chunxi had secretly set it out before dawn. It was estimated that if the food in those large rooms was distributed in ten major locations in the city from morning to night, it would be enough to cook porridge for twenty to thirty days.

"Remember to tell them," Jing Chunxi said, holding up the bunch of keys in his hand, "after noon today, someone must be assigned to guard these dozen houses.

Have them all send their accountants and waiters to check the numbers, otherwise if there's a shortage of food, it'll be hard to predict."

As soon as Jing Chunxi finished speaking, Ah Qi exclaimed: "Ah! They are so fast."

He really didn't expect that Young Master Tao's men would act so quickly. In the more than two hours since he arrived in Gantang Town, they had already transported grain to the city.

Looking at the densely packed numbers in the account book, I wonder how many tens of thousands of kilograms of grain there are, and how they can be brought in and distributed to each house by noon? This is incredible speed!

Fortunately, he was worried all the way, thinking that the young lady was thinking things were too simple, worried that she had not estimated the difficulty of transporting food, and could not accurately calculate the time required.

Thinking about it again, this Young Master Tao is really capable. He was able to transport and move so much food in just a few hours. It would have been difficult to do even if the food was already in the city.

I'm afraid he didn't just leave someone for the young lady. There should be quite a few of his people in this city or nearby villages! Otherwise, even a god couldn't do such a big thing.

The people’s wishes are evident from this!

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