The queen of the last days became a maid and just wanted to lie down

After Xu Yao came out, he got on the carriage, and Pei Shuo got on after a while.

Seeing Xu Yao's depressed expression, he couldn't help but ask, "Did anyone bully Master?"

Xu Yao thought about it and it was not a big deal. "It's just that he met someone with a bad temper and who can't talk. How come your cousin married such a lady? How many people can stand such a temper?"

With his nose turned up, he looks down on everyone. With such contempt, why would he come to such a banquet?

Who wouldn't hate someone who still puts on airs when he comes?

Who among ordinary people can accept such outrageous business practices?

Mrs. Li, on the other hand, has a high emotional intelligence and is able to get along with everyone. Everyone in the garden is friendly to her. This is the kind of family that is suitable for doing business.

Mrs. Bai had not learned the truth that harmony brings wealth.

"Or did your cousin deliberately send her out to disrupt the situation and piss everyone off?"

Pei Shuo couldn't help but burst out laughing when he heard her describe it like this.

Maybe that's the purpose.

"That girl was born in an official family and thought she was superior to others. If her family was not short of money, she would not be willing to marry a merchant. She despised the money-grubbing of merchants and was most impatient to deal with the wives of merchants. But the wives of officials also looked down on her."

Xu Yao sighed and asked Pei Shuo if he knew that Mrs. Bai looked a bit like his elder sister.

Pei Shuo's expression immediately turned ugly, and he sneered: "He is really courageous to do this."

Seeing that he looked unhappy, Xu Yao didn't want to ask anymore. He originally wanted to know whether Bai Lingzhi liked his sister. But now it seems better not to hurt people's feelings.

The carriage started moving. There were many people on the street, so the carriage was not moving fast. Xu Yao asked, "Mrs. Bai is here. Can your cousin come today?"

Pei Shuo shook his head and said he had not come.

"He usually doesn't come to parties like this. He's very busy."

"So what are you doing here today? You can tell me now, right?"

"I want to do business with someone from the Wu family."

Wu family?

Xu Yao thought about it and thought that it seemed to be the same surname as the emperor's mother's family. "Could it be someone from Empress Dowager Wu's family?"

Pei Shuo nodded: "I guess so. This bastard from the Wu family has some business skills, so some of the Wu family's businesses are managed by him. But this person is greedy and not smart enough. Relying on the status of the Wu family, he does a good job in business, but he tends to lose the big picture and often focuses on the immediate benefits, which makes him fall into traps easily."

Xu Yao asked him, "Then what are you looking for him for?"

"I want to sell him some food."

"Is it that simple?"

Pei Shuo shook his head. "Of course he won't die. On the surface, he was sold to him, but in fact, he was sold to Bai Lingzhi. Now Bai Lingzhi is raising military rations for the emperor. This is such a big deal, the Wu family has long wanted to take a bite."

When it comes to making money, officials all have the same idea.

With power, who wouldn’t want to fill their pockets?

Only if you have power and money can you live a rich life.

There are very few so-called incorruptible officials throughout history.

Xu Yao knew that Pei Shuo was planning to set a trap for Bai Ling, so he thought about it and didn't ask any more questions, only telling him to be careful.

Pei Shuo smiled and said nothing. When passing by a roast chicken shop, he took Xu Yao out of the carriage to eat roast chicken.

"I remember you used to like roast chicken very much."

Xu Yao laughed when he heard him say that. "How did you know? I was just a fire-making girl at that time. How could you notice that?"

Pei Shuo touched his nose and said embarrassedly: "I met you several times, always eating roast chicken, so I remember it."

Xu Yao didn't think much about it and went to eat the roast chicken from that restaurant. He found that the taste was a little different from before.

It was still delicious, but Xu Yao always felt like something was missing.

When Pei Shuo saw her expression, he knew that the taste of this thing was different from before, and she was not very satisfied.

Pei Shuo kept it in mind silently and said nothing.

The two of them got on the carriage and went back, and Xu Yao locked the door and refused to come out.

In the following days, Pei Shuo moved around in the capital and secretly gave Wu Ping some benefits.

When Wu Ping received the jade cabbage, his eyes couldn't help but shine with gold.

This thing is very valuable. The other party is so generous, so what he wants must be quite a lot.

Wu Ping is smart. He wants to get this thing, but he always wants to know what the other party wants.

You can't just accept something without thinking and then agree to do something you can't do.

Pei Shuo smiled and poured him a glass of wine, saying that he had a batch of grain in his hands: "I heard that Master Wu has some connections and can resell this stuff. I have kept this grain for a long time, and I am willing to sell it to you at the lowest price. I just hope that the grain can be sold quickly so that I can break even if I lose a little."

Master Wu was just worrying about where to find food, and when he heard him say that, he immediately became interested, but he was not in a hurry. He just asked him arrogantly, "What kind of food is it? It's too bad, I don't want it."

Pei Shuo smiled and said, "It's last year's old grain. People can definitely eat it, but it's definitely not as good as this year's new grain."

Mr. Wu asked him what the price was?

"Sixty coins a bushel."

Wu Ping was surprised. Nowadays, grain on the market is sold at eighty wen per dou, but his is only sixty wen per dou, a shortfall of twenty wen.

If the quantity is large, it is definitely not a small amount.

Wu Ping remained calm, "Since there is so much food, why not sell it yourself? It can be worth a lot of money if you sell it at the market price."

Pei Shuo sighed, "I do have food, but there is a problem. I don't have that much official vouchers, so I can't sell them. That's why I have to ask Master Wu for help."

Food was also regulated. The sale of salt and iron required corresponding official permits, not to mention the regulated food.

As soon as Pei Shuo opened his mouth, Master Wu knew that this batch of grain might not have come from a legitimate source, so if he were to sell it, he might get into trouble.

But others are afraid, but the Wu family is not.

Who does the Wu family rely on? The emperor.

The emperor is in need of food right now. If the food falls into his hands, it will help the emperor solve his urgent needs.

But this price can be pushed down further.

So he said, "I don't know what your thing looks like. You asked for sixty cents. If the amount is too large, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to sell it."

Pei Shuo's face suddenly froze, as if he had to make a very difficult decision. "Then...if Mr. Wu is willing, I will give you fifty-five cents?"

Wu Ping didn't move his eyebrows and said nothing.

The room was quiet for a while before Pei Shuo gritted his teeth and lowered his head: "Fifty cents, it can't be any lower. Master Wu, you have to leave me some way out. I really paid a lot to get this food. This price is the bottom line that I can lose."

Wu Ping was already very satisfied that he could force him to give up ten cents.

Naturally, the money would go into his own pocket. He nodded and agreed, and asked Pei Shuo to get a batch of goods. He wanted to inspect the goods first. If the goods were not good, he would not be willing to do this business.

"Don't make some messy things to fool me. You know what our Wu family's status is. If something goes wrong, boy, think about your life and property."

Pei Shuo solemnly assured that there would be absolutely no problem with food.