Time Traveling: The Man and Wife Heads the House

Gu Xihe had been drinking tea with his head down all the time, but at this moment Zhang Chi's words sounded a bit aggressive, so he raised his head and saw that there was no anger on Jiang Lingzhi's face, only guilt and helplessness, so he was relieved.Therefore, he has a better impression of Jiang Lingzhi.He also knew that Jiang Lingzhi was in trouble, so he opened his mouth lightly.

"Brother Chi, don't make things difficult for Mr. Jiang, Mr. Jiang also has difficulties. Mr. Jiang, when I came here just now, I saw that there were not many people registering outside the yamen. Are there many ordinary people who don't know about Mr. Jiang's decision? I think, you You can ask people to write more notices, and then post them on the streets, so that the people in the town of Gu will know your kind deeds."

Jiang Lingzhi's expression softened a lot: "I'm also aware of this problem, and I've asked Ah Jia to handle it."

"That's good."

Gu Xihe saw that Zhangchi's complexion improved a bit, and he had figured it out, so he drank the water in the glass, thinking that it was time to say goodbye.

The door of the study room opened suddenly, Ah Jia forgot to knock on the door, and ran in in a panic.

He also forgot to salute, panting heavily: "My lord, it's not good! A lot of disaster victims gathered together, surrounded several rice shops, and they are smashing the doors to grab rice! Meng Butou is not here, my lord ,what to do?"

Zhang Chi stood up abruptly, really afraid of something.

He rushed to ask: "Which rice shop did they surround? Did they beat anyone? How much rice was robbed? Take your time and speak slowly."

Ah Jia took a deep breath, and said, "They surrounded Gu's rice shop and Jia's grain shop. I don't know the specific situation, but I only saw a lot of people surrounded outside the two rice shops."

Gu Xihe walked out as soon as he raised his legs, he was worried about the eldest brother of the Gu family.They only have him and one guy in the store, so they definitely can't deal with so many victims.

Zhang Chi quickly followed and grabbed his hand, "Xihe, I'll go with you!"

Of course, Jiang Lingzhi couldn't sit still any longer, and hurriedly said to Ajia: "Ajia, how many people are there in the yamen? Call them all, and follow me to see!"

"Yes!"

Gu Xihe walked quickly, Zhang Chi understood that he was worried about Gu Xicai, but he was more worried about his body.He glanced at his yamen, the registration work was still going on, but there were not many people left.

The Gu family's rice shop was relatively close to the yamen, and after walking for about a quarter of an hour, they saw a large crowd of people in front of the rice shop.There was a lot of noise, some were watching the fun, some were swearing, and some had already rushed into the rice shop, entangled with Gu Xicai and Li Zi.

Seeing Gu Xihe's expression, Zhang Chi grabbed his hand and said in a deep voice, "Xihe, you are not allowed to go over!"

"I……"

"Be obedient! I'll handle it."

Gu Xihe still wanted to argue, but when he saw Zhang Chi's gaze on his lower abdomen, he fell silent immediately.It's different now, he can't help but pay attention.

He could only sigh, "Be careful."

"it is good."

Zhang Chi looked around and saw Jiang Lingzhi following behind him and a few government servants behind him.He became more courageous, picked up a weighing pan and weight from the ground, presumably thrown out by the troublemakers, and knocked hard.

The sound of "Kang Bang Bang" like a gong really attracted the people present.They didn't know what happened, they all stopped moving, and they didn't speak.

Zhang Chi stepped on a big rock next to him, raised his voice and shouted loudly: "Folks, folks, don't mess around! I know you are hungry and want to eat. Master Jiang has already figured out a way for you , as long as you go to the yamen to register, you will immediately have things to do, food to eat, and a place to live. Everyone, you are all family and business people. !"

Most of the people stopped talking and stopped their hands. Qi Qi looked at Zhang Chi with disbelief in his eyes.

One of the tall men shouted: "Who are you? Why do you care about us?"

Someone next to him said: "He is the owner of Mingxiang Tea House, and the daughter-in-law of the second child of the Gu family."

The man sneered, "I mean, this is the rice shop of the Gu family, right? You and that boss belong to the same family, and they are all profiteers who suck the hard-earned money of our people! We have nothing to eat, so what are we afraid of? The government will control us? Let’s dream! I’ve gone to several towns and counties, which official is in charge of us? He treats us like a plague, and even the city is not allowed to enter. I heard that the county magistrate here gave out porridge. No more! Where can we go? In my opinion, all the officials in this world are equally black!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone followed him.

"Brother Chen, what are you talking to him about? These unscrupulous merchants have earned us so much money, we don't need to be polite to them! Get the rice first, and let's talk when we are full!"

Zhang Chi squinted his eyes and looked at these people. The tall tall man was thin and thin, with dark skin and chapped lips.The clothes on his body were tattered, and the shoes on his feet were torn, revealing his dark and rough toes.As for the two people who talked with him just now, although their faces and hands were dark, their necks exposed from their collars and wrists exposed from their sleeves were all fair and delicate, and their accents were obviously not from outsiders .Zhang Chi's eyes narrowed, these two people probably have ulterior motives!

He knocked hard on the weight in his hand, and said loudly: "Folks, if you don't believe me, don't you believe Mr. Jiang's too?"

Everyone was stunned by this voice, Mr. Jiang is here?

Jiang Lingzhi was out of breath as he walked. Seeing the chaos here, he was furious.

He jumped onto the stone and said loudly: "You guys, haven't you seen the notice that I asked the yamen servants to post? Just go to the yamen to register, the men will go to work, and the women will cook and take care of their children. There is food and space Stay. You are all big men with hands and feet, and you don’t want to work, how can you do such a disgraceful thing? If you are willing, I will have someone register you right away, and you can have lunch at noon If you have enough food, you will have a place to live at night! There is no such thing as getting something for nothing in this world. If you don’t work and just want to eat, the people in Gucheng Town will look down on you, so why do you have the face to stay here?”

The tall man asked with a straight face, "Are you really the county magistrate here? Are you telling the truth?"

Jiang Lingzhi's face flushed red, and he pulled off the hat on his head, "I promise with my official black yarn hat that you will have food and a place to live!"

"Okay!" The tall man said, "I, Chen Ping, will trust you just once."

He turned his head and said to everyone: "Folks, although we are refugees, we are not robbers or beggars. If we can eat with our hands, who would look at other people's eyes? Let's all go to the county government to register!"

It can be seen that Chen Ping has a certain appeal. With his voice, everyone in the rice shop retreated.

The man next to him tugged at his sleeve, "Brother Chen, do you really believe what he says? Be careful."

Chen Ping gave him a cold look, "What are you afraid of? Isn't it just a life?"

The man seemed afraid of him, took a step back, and said nothing.

Chen Ping took two steps, stopped again, looked at Zhang Chi and said, "We men can work, but there are old people and children, they can't work, what should we do?"

Seeing that he knew his mistake, Zhang Chi corrected it, he was a man, and said: "I have set up a big pot at the entrance of Mingxiang Teahouse, and I will start serving porridge from today, as long as the elderly and infirm, women and children can eat porridge. Of course, I won’t give it to you young men.”

Chen Ping sneered: "We don't need you to give it. But, you are a teahouse owner, where did you get so much rice?"

"I just bought [-] catties of rice from Boss Gu here this morning. I think it should be enough for a while. If not, I will buy more."

Chen Ping put away the smile on his face and stared at Zhang Chi, "Why did you do that?"

Zhang Chi looked at him with a calm expression.

"I said I did it for myself, do you believe me?"

From his indifferent eyes, Chen Ping couldn't see the slightest joking.

Zhang Chi wasn't joking either, he was really doing it for himself, and he didn't want to cause a man-made disaster because of this natural disaster.He just wanted Gu Chengcheng to restore peace quickly, wanted Gu Xihe not to worry about it, and wanted him to spend this period in peace.

Chen Ping couldn't guess what Zhang Chi was thinking, and he didn't want to guess, so he just nodded.Turning around, he said, "Have you all heard that? Anyone who can work will go to the Yamen with me, and the old, weak, sick and disabled will follow this... this Zhangchi to drink porridge!"

"it is good."

The people behind him agreed, and the men naturally stood behind him.

Chen Ping walked up to Zhang Chi and raised his eyebrows, "I'll leave these old and young children to you."

Zhang Chi said in a deep voice, "Don't worry!"

Seeing that the crisis was resolved, Jiang Lingzhi asked Ah Jia to take the people back to the Yamen first.

He patted Zhang Chi on the shoulder, "Zhang Chi, I accept your favor."

Zhang Chi smiled, "My lord, you don't need to be polite. You go to Jia's grain shop and have a look. If there are any who can't work, let them go to my teahouse to drink porridge."

"okay, I get it."

Jiang Lingzhi hurried over.

Only then did Zhang Chi jump off the rock and walk to Gu Xihe's side.

"Xihe, how are you? Are you feeling well?"

Gu Xihe shook his head, "No."

"Xihe, Zhang Chi, let's go in and see your elder brother!"

Zhang Chi and Gu Xihe turned their heads together and saw Gu Zuocheng standing under a tree by the roadside, slowly walking over.They didn't notice him, they didn't know how long he had been here.

Zhang Chi said: "Father, when did you come?"

Gu Zuocheng didn't answer, and walked into the rice shop.

The three of them walked into the rice shop, only to see Gu Xicai leaning on a chair, and Li Zi was helping him to stand up slowly.

Zhang Chi looked around. There were several broken bags on the ground, and a lot of food was spilled on the ground.

Gu Zuocheng frowned as soon as he entered the door, and said in a deep voice, "Xicai, are you injured?"

Gu Xicai walked up to him slowly, and said in a low voice: "Father, I made you worry. It was too messy just now, I accidentally fell down, it's okay. Please sit down quickly. The second child, Zhang Chi, you too sit."

Seeing that he was fine, Gu Zuocheng was relieved, but still had a calm face, walked to the chair and sat down.

"Xicai, I have seen what happened just now. If Zhang Chixihe and Mr. Jiang hadn't rushed over, what would have happened to your place?"

Gu Xicai lowered his head and remained silent.

Li Zi is a fine person, seeing the old man's face looking uneasy, after pouring tea, he went outside.

Gu Zuocheng paused with his cane, "Xicai, you have been doing business with me since you were a child, and this is how I taught you? Xicai, I never thought that you would give up your conscience for the sake of money! Cough cough cough... ..."

Speaking of this, he was too emotional and coughed.

Gu Xicai raised his head, his tone a little aggrieved.

"Father, Boss Jia and the others are all at this price. If I lower it, they will..."

"What will happen? They will unite against you? Are you afraid? If you are afraid, wouldn't it be a waste of doing business for so many years?"

"I……"

Gu Xicai was speechless.

Gu Zuocheng was still very angry, "When is this? It's the time when hundreds of thousands of people can't eat! If you do this, you don't think about the consequences? If Zhang Chi and Master Jiang didn't come here today, you Have you ever thought about what will happen to your rice shop? Ah? Your rice shop has been robbed, and no one can be caught, or you will get back a penny! Do you believe it or not?"

Gu Xicai's head drooped even lower.

Seeing that his elder brother's ears were turning red, Gu Xihe hurriedly said, "Father, elder brother also has difficulties. It's lucky that nothing major happened today."

"Hmph!" Gu Zuocheng's anger couldn't be dissipated, he didn't even give Gu Xihe any face, and said coldly, "Boss, the purpose of doing business is indeed to make money, but you can't make such ignorant money! Transfer it down! Otherwise, I will seal your shop!"

Gu Xicai raised his head in shock, and muttered, "Father, what can I do?"

"Why not?"

Zhang Chi said: "Brother, I told Master Jiang that he would order all the rice shops in the city to reduce the price of rice by [-]%, but Master Jiang did not agree. I think his concerns are the same as yours, and he is also afraid of offending those The people in several shops are not happy. However, after this turmoil, these shops will change their minds!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone shouted outside: "Is Boss Gu there?"

Li Zi knocked on the door and came in, saying: "Boss, someone from the yamen is here."

Gu Xicai quickly stood up and said, "Please come in."

Gu Xihe and Zhang Chi looked at each other, and had the same guess in their hearts.

The person who came in was A Jia. He saluted Gu Xihe and said, "Boss Gu, Mr. Jiang has ordered the rice shop to reduce the price of rice to half of the current price."

Gu Xicai asked, "Are all the grain stores down?"

"Correct."

"Okay, I see. Please go back and reply to Mr. Jiang, and I will do it."

Ah Jia saluted again and went out.

Gu Zuocheng sighed, "Xi Cai, what happened this time can be regarded as a lesson for you. By the way, didn't Zhang Chi want porridge on credit? You don't want his money anymore. I'll give him your deficit. Fill."

Zhang Chi hurriedly said: "Father, how can this be done? We still have money."

"If you have money, keep it first. You are not the same as before. You should worry less and meddle in your own business, and take care of your health."

"Oh."

Zhang Chi touched his neck and looked at Gu Xihe.Gu Xihe smiled at him, and he grinned too.