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Tang Shuang and Xiao Man were gone for quite a while before they slowly came back. Chun Tao asked anxiously, "Why did you take so long? Is there anything unusual?"

Before Xiao Man could say anything, Tang Shuang smiled happily: "Now those soldiers have stopped yelling and are more talkative. They chatted with us for quite a while."

Xiao Man chuckled and said, "From what they said, they seem tired of guarding the goal and can't wait to pack up and go back. They look so lazy that they don't even have the energy to guard the goal. If Sugar Frost and I run faster, they will never catch us."

Jing Chunxi asked, "Have you ever asked if the government office has issued any instructions to them from yesterday to today? Have they held any meetings or anything like that?"

Xiao Man said, "Don't worry, young lady. We asked, and there's none! They even complained that the porridge they were eating was made of mixed grains, and it wasn't even as good as the plain porridge the common people received. They were all resentful and looked extremely dissatisfied."

Frosting added, "There were a few of them napping there just now. When we passed by, we mistook them for someone coming to relieve our shift, hee hee!"

Jing Chunxi immediately called out, "Let's go back."

"Aren't North Gate and West Gate leaving?" Xiao Man just asked when she was hit by Frosting again.

"You're not as smart as I am. If the South Gate is this bad, how can the other two gates be any better?" Everyone else agreed. Jing Chunxi said, "Xiao Man, hurry up and go get Uncle Seven and Uncle Chong, and have them bring two more guards. We're heading to Gantang Town."

"Okay!" As soon as the words fell, Xiaoman rushed out.

Last time, it was Ah Qi and Chong San who scouted the area. Without them leading the way, it would have been impossible to find those villages and porcelain kilns. Normally, I could just go to the dock and find someone to lead the way, but this time, it wouldn't work. I had to come secretly.

It was not yet noon when they arrived at Gantang Town, but everyone was already very tired and their stomachs were rumbling.

"Master, please comfort them." Tang Shuang ran over happily and acted coquettishly towards Jing Chunxi. The two were big and small, fat and thin, and the big one was acting coquettishly towards the small one, which was quite incongruous.

"Go ahead, order a few more bowls!" Jing Chunxi responded generously, knowing that Tang Shuang was craving for food again.

"Okay!" Frosting ran very fast and rushed into the shop.

The last time Tang Shuang went back, she'd already boasted about how delicious the breakfast in Gantang Town was, making Xiao Man and Chun Tao rave about it. Since they were all here together this time, I couldn't treat them badly. What's the difference between eating and drinking?

"Boss, ten plates of radish cakes, eight bowls of egg custard, and eight bowls of clear soup." Tang Shuang ordered so much in one breath without taking a break.

"Fat girl, you came here specially because you knew the prices were reduced today, right? You're not afraid that you'll empty out my shop." Although the proprietress said this, she was cheerful and obviously very happy to see them.

Seeing them walk in, the proprietress continued cheerfully, "Let me make a deal with you first. Today, everything's cheaper, but it's still 100 coins a bowl. If you think it's too expensive, don't eat it. If you come a few days later, the price will drop even more. I'm making a loss today because I'm selling to regular customers. I'm still using the same expensive rice, but luckily I didn't stock up too much, otherwise I'd lose a lot of money. But if I don't lower the price, everyone will bring back new rice and flour tonight, and I'll still lose money tomorrow."

"Then why don't you go and queue up to buy food?" Jing Chunxi asked as he sat down. One hundred coins a bowl is really a huge loss. Who wouldn't rush to the city at this time? It's rare that the proprietress is still doing business at a loss, otherwise they would have starved to death today.

"They went, they went. The head of the family and his three sons all went. They also went to help distribute porridge yesterday and said they would take some time tonight to get some food back." It was clear that the people in Gantang Town were very united. Those who said they wanted to help must have gone to sell food or help distribute porridge. They knew this very well.

"Madam, you're so honest. No wonder you have so many customers." Seeing a few customers still in the shop, and apparently well-off, Chuntao offered her compliments without asking for money. This made the boss lady even happier: "Even if I earn less this day, I still have food to eat. More importantly, the people won't go hungry anymore, and we can open the kiln again. The Tao family is truly kind, a family of great benevolence. What a shame! Such a tragedy."

When Jing Chunxi heard this, he knew that some words had been said by Liu Guangfa and spread from Ciqikou Village, but he pretended not to know and did not ask any more questions.

Good things need to be appreciated by those who know their value. After taking a few bites, Xiao Man wiped her lips, raised her thumb and praised, "Boss, your food tastes really good." The boss was so happy that she added two more plates of radish cakes to Tang Shuang, which made Tang Shuang very happy.

But when the bill came out, Chuntao still secretly said, "This price is still much higher than the price of grain."

Jing Chunxi took her hand and said with a smile, "The grain prices were so high before, the boss lady really lost a lot of money. Fortunately, the boss lady has a conscience and added eggs and meat, so we didn't lose anything."

Sugar Frosting also smiled happily: "Sister Chuntao, guess how much money we spent on the sugar cake yesterday?"

Xiao Man rushed to say, "Fifteen taels! It hurts just thinking about it now. Fortunately, Ah Heng bargained and got back five taels, otherwise I would have lost even more."

Sugar Frost said with a stern face, "If this lady boss also sells a bowl for one ounce of silver today, I'll go back hungry and definitely not eat it!"

It made everyone laugh and have a great time.