Gourmet Girl: Becoming a Royal Merchant Started from Selling Buns

Below, the leader of the Qingzhou soldiers was lying in a rocking chair, his pure black armor looking very majestic in the sunlight.

Hearing this, he narrowed his eyes and glanced at Su An, with a disdainful and sarcastic smile on the corner of his mouth.

"This ignorant little bitch actually tried to settle the situation on her own. Does she think she's some kind of great figure? It's hilarious."

The unpleasant and mocking voice, like a broken bellows, made Su An stand there in a daze.

Everyone was confused.

What do you mean? Didn't the Qingzhou prefect send someone to look for trouble?

She came here to die voluntarily, but the other party refused to admit it?

Suddenly, countless thoughts flashed through Su An's mind, and soon a horrifying guess emerged.

Could it be that... the prefect is determined to do this to the end and not give Fuyou County any chance of survival?

Using the entire county as an example to scare the monkeys?

Su An's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, as if it was about to burst through her chest. She hurriedly shouted to the people below, "Sir, things haven't reached the point where they can't be reversed. Why don't you go and inform the prefect first? I want to see you and discuss this in person!"

"In the eyes of the prefect, you're nothing but a pariah, not even worthy of his second glance. Yet you dare to come and plead for mercy? I'm really giving you face!"

The leader of the soldiers seemed to be enraged. He raised his hand and pulled out a feather arrow from behind his back, drew the bowstring, and shot an arrow.

With the sound of whistling wind, it shot towards Su An rapidly.

Su An almost burst into a curse, but her instinct for survival made her react instantly, and she squatted down to avoid the arrow when it came.

This arrow was like a demonstration. It did not really hit the target, but passed through the city wall and pierced the ground inside the city.

In an instant, everyone screamed and dodged.

"Everyone inside, listen up! I've received orders from the prefect that spies from the Northern Hu have infiltrated Fuyou County. Therefore, I'm leading my troops to seal off this area. No one is allowed to enter or leave! Anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy!"

The soldier leader spoke with disdain, made an excuse in a pretentious manner, and then said no more, lying back leisurely on the recliner.

Even Su An couldn't help but feel numb all over and panic in his heart at this time.

Not to mention the people who were originally expecting something, they watched Su An’s negotiations fail and he was almost shot by an arrow. Everyone’s heart sank to the bottom in an instant.

"If I'm not allowed to leave the city, how can I do business? Without money coming in, the little food I have at home won't last a few days..."

Someone murmured in panic, and in the silent crowd, the sound spread quickly like ripples on a drop of water, waking everyone up.

"Forget buying food! By then, the county's food reserves will be exhausted! We have to grab it now!"

"That's right! The county magistrate has run away, and Fuyou County is in chaos. If you don't want to starve to death, hurry up and grab some food!"

Some people are restless by nature. As soon as the inciting voices came out, the people's faces turned red with anxiety and they rushed to the streets in a chaotic manner.

Even the soldiers guarding the city gate looked at each other and began to abandon the city gate and join in!

Su An thought to himself that this was bad. If this continued, there would be internal and external troubles, which was a big taboo!

We must stabilize the people first!

She was so anxious that she quickly climbed down the city wall and tried to stop the crowd: "Everyone, calm down! The government will distribute the food fairly. No one will starve. Stop grabbing!"

"Listen to me, folks! This will only make the situation worse. We need to unite!"

Su An tried to hold back an old man who was rushing out with a bag of rice, but the old man shook her hand off and glared at her fiercely: "It's all your fault, and now you're trying to control us!"

Looking at the old man who was staggering, he was actually very strong, and Su An's hands were numb from the shock.

She gritted her teeth and had to stop some women and children first.

"Stop pretending to be a bodhisattva and blocking our way! The grain in this grain store is supposed to belong to us people. The world is in chaos now, whoever grabs it will own it. Get out of here!"

The usually kind woman also became ferocious in expression, and her hands moved more and more nimbly. While pushing Su An, she desperately put the looted food into the cloth bag behind her.

"Hiss--" Su An staggered after being pushed, and his arm brushed against the rough stone wall on the street. He felt a sudden sharp pain and blood slowly oozed out.

She covered her arm, her heart in turmoil, when suddenly she heard someone shout:

"Let's go and rob the Su family. If Su An doesn't want to be a pushover, then let her do as she wishes!"

When everyone heard this, they remembered the delicious food that the Su family usually sold, and greed appeared on their faces. They immediately turned around and rushed towards the Su family.

Su An's heart sank instantly, as he had witnessed the ugly faces of these people.

"Wait a minute!"

Her hoarse shouts were drowned out, and she could only stumble and catch up with the crowd in the chaos.

But when he ran to his shop, he found it in a mess outside the door, as if someone had already taken advantage of the situation and broken in.

Countless wood chips from tables and chairs were scattered everywhere. It was Zhang San and a dozen of his men who were desperately guarding the door and were chasing away the last few people.

"Let's see who dares to step into the Su family shop. Don't blame me, Zhang San, for being rude!"

Zhang San has been bullying people in the market for many years and looks like someone who is not easy to mess with. At this moment, his muscles bulged and his face was full of ferociousness. As he spoke, he lifted a table and smashed it on a man's head.

Then came another flying kick, hitting another person in the abdomen, causing that person to curl up on the ground in pain.

"Who else!"

Zhang San looked around at everyone and roared in protest.

This appearance scared away the crowd that had just come forward with evil intentions.

"Forget it, I won't waste my time at the Su family. I'd better go rob someone else!"

The mob is accustomed to bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and these people are essentially ordinary people. At this time, they have the intention to steal but have lost the courage, and they quickly dispersed in shame.

Then Su An, who was chasing behind in a disheveled state, was revealed.

"Boss!" Zhang San looked delighted and hurried over to carefully escort Su An back.

"How are my mother and the others? Are they safe?" Su An asked hurriedly as he entered the shop. Looking at Zhang San and his bodyguards, he felt relieved but also scared.

Fortunately, I wisely hired Zhang San and the others to stay, otherwise...

"Don't worry, boss. My aunt and the others are safe in the backyard. With us here, we guarantee that none of those bastards can break in!" Zhang San patted his chest and said.

Su An nodded gratefully.

After witnessing Zhang San's actions, she had to realize one thing.

In prosperous times, reputation is the key; in troubled times, fists are the key.

When the world is in chaos, you have to rely on your fists to speak, otherwise everything else is nonsense!

Su An took a deep breath and suddenly shouted, "An Wu, come out!"

"Miss Su, what can I do for you?" An Wupian's slender figure appeared, knelt on one knee, and bowed to Su An for instructions.

"Now that County Magistrate Lin is missing, I will help him consolidate the county's power and bring peace to the county."

Su An looked at An Wu in front of him steadily: "At the moment, only you and Zhang San have high martial arts skills, so I need your help. In the name of the King of Zhenbei, mobilize the yamen runners, constables and all the officers and soldiers!"

"Tell them that anyone who disobeys will be considered a deserter! When the King of Zhenbei returns, he will punish them severely and show no mercy!"