Chapter 218 Chen Jie: Laugh, you are almost unable to laugh
In the evening, Chen Jie dragged his tired body back home, but he didn't expect that his wife was still awake.

She was sitting there with a bowl of noodles she had made in front of her.

It was covered with a lid, and she had her hand on her chin and closed her eyes, looking sleepy.

Seeing this, Chen Jie walked over gently. As soon as he approached, Su Yunjin woke up with a start. She looked up and saw Chen Jie and said, "Husband, you're back."

"Well, you've been waiting for me for a long time."

"No, no."

Su Yunjin quickly denied it, and then looked at Chen Jie and said, "Have you eaten? I made noodles for my husband."

Hearing this, Chen Jie smiled and said, "No, I'm just hungry."

In fact, he had already eaten. He had eaten wontons at the wonton stall, but his wife had waited for him for so long that even if he was full, he still wanted to eat some more.

Chen Jie opened the lid of the noodles in front of him. The noodles were still hot. His wife said, "Oh, these noodles are a little lumpy. I'll make another bowl for my husband."

Chen Jie smiled and said, "Haha, it's okay. As long as it's made by my wife, my husband will like it."

Chen Jie took the bowl of noodles and started eating with a slurp. Although the noodles were clumping together, his heart was warm.

"Husband, please slow down, slow down."

Su Yunjin was happy at this time, but on her face she complained to Chen Jie that he ate too fast and choked.

Chen Jie said: "Yes, okay lady."

Watching Chen Jie eating, Su Yunjin said, "Husband, I want to discuss something with you."

"Ok?"

Chen Jie looked at Su Yunjin. She had never spoken to him like that before.

"What's going on?"

"Husband, please promise me first."

Su Yunjin said, Chen Jie looked at his young lady and nodded, "Okay, I promise you, go ahead."

"I have been counting the days at home these past two days. Sister Huang is five months pregnant now. This is the time when the miscarriage is most likely to occur. She lives alone in the side yard. I am afraid that an accident may harm your husband's offspring. She is also very pitiful. How about you bring her over to live with us, husband?"

"Then Nan Batian was also dealt with by my husband, so we don't have to worry about Sister Huang being in danger now."

Chen Jie was stunned when he heard this and looked at Su Yunjin and said, "My wife, she is your love rival!"

Su Yunjin smiled and said, "What love rival? She's just a miserable woman. My husband, please promise me, okay?"

The lady looked at Chen Jie with a pleading look on her face.

Chen Jie looked at Su Yunjin's expression and felt only warmth in his heart. He understood that his wife had two thoughts in mind when she said this. First, she was thinking for herself. Huang Wan'er was outside and he was indeed always thinking about her. His wife said this because she wanted to share his worries.

She was afraid that it would be difficult for her to bring Huang Wan'er here.

Secondly, Su Yunjin is indeed a kind person, and she really feels sorry for Huang Wan'er.

She was also pregnant and could feel the little life in her belly. She could also feel her body getting weaker and weaker. She knew how difficult it was to be pregnant and raise a child alone.

She needs the love of men.

So Su Yunjin felt sorry for Huang Wan'er living alone in a small courtyard in South City.

Moreover, Su Yunjin has also felt the strange atmosphere in the city recently. For example, Zhou Chu suddenly became indifferent, and there was a food shortage and unrest in the city. It was said that there were many more thieves in the city than before. These were what Su Yunjin was worried about.

What should we do if a thief breaks into Huang Wan'er's residence?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but worry, so she said these words to Chen Jie.

Chen Jie frowned slightly and said, "I asked her to come, but she refused."

Su Yunjin smiled gently and said, "Husband, if you ask her to come, she will naturally not come, but if you agree, I will go tomorrow."

"you?"

Chen Jie looked at his wife in surprise.

Su Yunjin pretended to straighten his back and said, "Why don't you believe your wife?"

Chen Jie looked at Su Yunjin like this and couldn't help but said, "My lady, I'm sorry for wronging you."

After hearing this, a trace of loneliness flashed in Su Yunjin's eyes. She was actually a woman and also wanted to have her man alone.

But she also knew that her idea was wrong in this era. There is a saying about women's virtues: avoid jealousy.

But only if you are not truly in love will you be able to be open-minded. If you love each other deeply, how can you not feel jealous?

But she also knew that as the mistress of the house, she had to have the mind of a good wife and mother. Her husband had the world in his heart, and although she didn't know what would happen in the end, she was his wife.

You must have a broad mind that can accommodate the world.

Since I can be the mistress, I can tolerate everything that is about to happen.

My responsibility is to assist my husband and handle all the work in the rear.

Let your husband have no worries.

Chen Jie looked at his distressed wife and held her in his arms. Su Yunjin nestled in her husband's arms at ease. She didn't want to talk, she just wanted to nestle in this peaceful way...

……

There was no talking all night, and the next morning.

Xiaohu said early in the morning that the princess was setting up a banquet in Zuixian Tower today, saying that she wanted to invite all the important people in the city to discuss important matters. This is the invitation to us.

Chen Jie stretched himself and slept very well last night. Although nothing interesting happened between him and his wife, it was still a pleasure to sleep with such a beauty in his arms.

Especially since she was carrying his own blood in her belly.

Chen Jie took the invitation and glanced at it, then said with a smile, "The princess is still very decisive. Prepare the carriages and horses, and let's go to Zuixianlou for the meeting!"

"Hey!"

Xiaohu responded, and then left in a hurry. Watching Xiaohu leave in a hurry, Su Yunjin's voice came from behind: "Husband is leaving?"

Chen Jie turned around and saw Su Yunjin and said, "Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

Su Yunjin said, "I can't sleep, so I'll go see Sister Huang later."

Chen Jie didn't say anything, but just said: "Protect yourself, Huang Wan'er..."

Chen Jie was afraid that Huang Wan'er would suddenly go crazy and hurt his wife. Although he also liked Huang Wan'er, in comparison, he preferred his wife more.

Su Yunjin said: "Don't worry, my husband. Sister Huang is not a monster. She is a very nice person."

Chen Jie asked: "You know she is very good?"

Su Yunjin said: "The last time I saw her, you forgot, was when you were the leader of the White Tiger Hall."

After hearing this, Chen Jie said: "Well, anyway..."

Su Yunjin said: "Husband, go and do what you should do. We can complete the work in the backyard. Don't worry, husband. I can handle it."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Su Yunjin and said, "Forget it, then be careful and don't disturb the fetus."

Su Yunjin said: "Don't worry, I'm not that fragile."

Chen Jie said: "Well, let Sister Hua go with you."

"it is good."

Su Yunjin nodded slightly, Chen Jie took the clothes and went straight to the front yard.

Watching Chen Jie leave, Su Yunjin said to Yin Hongmei behind him, "Hongmei, tell Chen Heng to get a car, and we'll go see Sister Huang."

Yin Hongmei frowned and said, "Madam, that Huang seduced the master, and it would have been fine if we didn't settle the score with her, but why did you go looking for her and let her into the mansion?"

Cui Ju on the other side said, "Madam, Hongmei is right. The master's status is getting higher and higher, and there will be more and more women. Madam, if you keep being so kind, I'm afraid you will be plotted against by evil people. There were so many evil things in my father's backyard back then. Madam, you have to be on guard."

"Ma'am, Aster is right."

Yin Hongmei has always looked down on Cui Ju, but today she feels that she is right.

Su Yunjin heard this and said, "There are not so many bad people in this world, and Sister Huang is not a bad person. She is pregnant with her husband's child. How can it be like what you said..."

"If she was a vicious woman, her husband wouldn't love her so much. All right, hurry up and pack up, help me dress up, we'll be leaving soon."

Yin Hongmei said, "Madam, the master said that you should go with Mr. Hua."

Yin Hongmei directly asked Su Yunjin to go with Hua Sanniang, but unexpectedly Su Yunjin said, "Don't bring Sister Hua."

"Why!"

Yin Hongmei asked in confusion, and Su Yunjin said: "Sister Hua is too fierce, I'm afraid to take her with me..."

Cui Ju said, "Madam, you are just too kind-hearted!"

Su Yunjin said: "Okay, let's get dressed."

"Hey, ma'am, let me help you with your makeup."

Cui Ju said this and winked at Yin Hongmei. Yin Hongmei immediately understood and responded to Cui Ju for the first time.

In the past, they were always at odds with each other, but when it came to Su Yunjin, both of them were 100% loyal.

Yin Hongmei treats Su Yunjin as her sister.

Cui Ju was won over by Su Yunjin's personal charm, and she began to protect her unconsciously.

Su Yunjin was dressing up with the help of Cuiju. Cuiju had originally planned to dress up with Su Yunjin and wear all the expensive jewellery that the master had bought for the lady, in order to suppress Huang Wan'er and give her a warning, so that she would know who is the king.

As a result, Su Yunjin rejected all of them.

Su Yunjin said: "Just put on that hairpin."

After hearing this, Cui Ju said, "Madam, this is too plain. How about wearing the agate earrings?"

Su Yunjin said, "No, this is fine. Oh, and find me a beautiful box to put the pearl in."

Cui Ju turned her head and found a pearl the size of an egg on the table. Even though she had stayed in the Chen Mansion for such a long time, she had never seen such a big Mianyang water pearl.

Cui Ju said, "Madam, these beads are so big. They will be great if they can be made into jewelry."

Su Yunjin smiled: "Really? Then Sister Huang will probably like it."

"Ah, Madam, such fine beads, are you giving them to Mr. Huang?"

Cui Ju was immediately anxious, and Su Yunjin said, "You are unruly. She is your future wife. If you are unruly like this again next time, you will be severely punished."

"Ah, ma'am, I know I was wrong."

Su Yunjin said: "Well, wrap up the beads."

Su Yunjin said this and asked Cuiju to wrap the beads. These beads were given to her by Chen Jiusi last night. They were taken out from some treasure in the Mian River. They were very precious. There was only one, and her husband gave them to her.

Su Yunjin thought about it and decided to give the bead to Huang Wan'er.

It’s not that she doesn’t like it, but there is only one such bead. If Huang Wan’er sees her wearing it in the future, she will think her husband is partial to her.

It's enough for her husband to feel his love for her, and as for the things, she can give them up.

"Sister."

At this time, a shout was heard from outside, and then Hua Sanniang came in and said, "I heard that you are going to meet that Huang today and bring her back. I think Chen Jiusi is the same. He owed a romantic debt himself, and then asked you to clean up the mess. You also like to meddle with him."

Su Yunjin saw Hua Sanniang coming in and said, "Sister Hua, I want to go on my own. It has nothing to do with my husband."

"Well, you want to go, oh, I see, to fight, right? Fine, I'll go with you to teach that Huang a lesson, I'll let them all come up."

After hearing this, Su Yunjin immediately comforted Hua Sanniang and said, "Sister Hua, don't fight. Don't do this. Sister Huang over there is pregnant. If you scare her like this and then harm the child, what will we do then?"

"So sister, don't go. I can go by myself."

"No, you're pregnant too."

Hua Sanniang said.

Su Yunjin stopped talking and just looked at Hua Sanniang quietly. Hua Sanniang sighed and said, "Forget it, forget it. Can I not go in?"

Su Yunjin smiled when she heard this and said, "It's agreed, Sister Hua, if you don't plan to go in, I'll go alone."

Hua Sanniang said, "Okay, I'll watch from outside. If you get hurt, remember to call me."

Su Yunjin said, "I understand, Sister Hua."

"Okay, you sit down first, I'll go see how the car cover is."

As she spoke, Hua Sanniang left.

Su Yunjin watched Hua Sanniang leave, and said to Yin Hongmei beside her: "You are looking for Sister Hua."

"It's ma'am."

Yin Hongmei said.

Su Yunjin said: "Next time, don't make decisions on your own."

Yin Hongmei heard this and said, "Yes."

After the two of them finished talking, the carriage was harnessed. Cui Ju, holding the box of pearls, followed Su Yunjin and got into the two-horse carriage that only the leader of the Fishing Gang could ride, and headed straight for South City.

……

On the other side, Chen Jie also came to Zuixianlou.

Zuixianlou is a three-story restaurant located in the center of the city. Before Songhelou in Baihutang in the west city became popular, it was the largest restaurant in Mianshui. Today, Zuixianlou opened early.

Because the princess of King Ruyang is going to hold a negotiation meeting here today.

It is said that all the bigwigs from Mianshui County will come.

This is the best chance for Zuixianlou to catch up with Songhelou. It is very important to know who has been to a restaurant.

For example, a great poet or a high-ranking official would come to a certain building and write a poem, or even if he didn't write a poem, he would just come to have a meal.

Then there will be people who come to visit and have a meal. This effect is called the Internet celebrity effect in later generations. The Internet celebrity check-in spots and Internet celebrity stores that are very popular in later generations may have been conceived in this era.

The princess has been here, Yelu has been here, and once these shops are mentioned, there will definitely be people who will come to visit out of curiosity.

In this way, his Zuixianlou will have a chance to become popular again.

The place opened early in the morning, and soon many prominent figures from Mianshui County came here.

There were big landlords, such as the Zhang family in the south of the city and the Wang family in the north of the city, and some small gangs, such as Liu Rong of the Chai Gang, Zhou Peng of the Beggar Gang, and of course there were some people who were unwilling to fall, such as Liu Song of the Cao Gang, and a series of people came.

There was also a special person at the door to call out the names.

"Chai Clan leader Liu Rong is here!"

"The head of the Zhang family in the south city has arrived!"

"The Beggars' Sect leader Zhou has arrived!"

"The young leader of the Cao Gang has arrived!"

With the arrival of various major forces in the city, the owner of Zuixianlou was extremely excited.

At this moment, I suddenly saw a group of black cavalry coming from a distance, with a man sitting in the middle, and it was Yelu.

The owner of Zuixianlou immediately went up to him and saluted, "Master Yelu, I am honored to be here."

Yelu glanced at the owner of Zuixianlou and asked, "Has the princess arrived yet?"

The boss said: "No, never."

As they were talking here, they saw a group of people coming from the other side, led by a man riding a horse, riding slowly towards them.

Seeing this man, the boss immediately went over and said, "Boss Chen, I am honored to meet you."

Chen Jie glanced at the boss and said, "Haha, thank you for your hard work, boss."

Upon hearing this, the boss said, "Boss Chen, you are too polite."

At this time, Chen Jie looked up at Yelu, and then immediately clasped his fists and said, "Master Yelu is polite."

Seeing Chen Jie's rebellious look, Yelu even refused to dismount, and snorted coldly, "Haha, Chen Jiusi, you are really showing off. You don't even want to dismount when you see me?" Upon hearing this, Chen Jie immediately said, "Oh, Lord Yelu, I will dismount only for you, but I am also an official now, so I am afraid it will be difficult for me to salute you."

"Official status, what official position are you in?"

Yelu looked at Chen Jie and asked. Chen Jie was about to answer when he heard a voice saying, "He is a rank 7th-rank officer under the command of the Hubei Jianghu General Manager. Yelu, he is not lower than you, right?"

Yelu frowned and turned around, only to see a group of people walking towards him.

Yelu looked and saw Asan shouting at this time, and behind him was Princess Zhao Ya.

When Yelu saw the princess, he immediately dismounted and said, "I greet you, princess."

Chen Jie also dismounted and said, "This subordinate greets the princess."

Zhao Ya glanced at the two and said, "You two are the pillars of the country. Why are you making such a fuss here? Come with me into the building."

After hearing this, the two immediately said, "Yes, we will follow the princess's orders."

The group of people walked directly into the building. Seeing this, the people watching around were shocked and said, "Hey, what big thing are they talking about? All the big shots in Mianshui County are here."

After hearing this, everyone around nodded.

There was a big monk not far away who looked up and looked over here.

Sitting at the table opposite him was a very beautiful woman, who was none other than the leader of the Zoroastrianism here, Qiao Hongyan Han He.

Han He looked at the monk and said, "Venerable, I just checked and found that there are only a few hundred thousand dan of grain in Mianshui County. At present, the grain in Huangzhou Prefecture, Yong'an Prefecture, and Xiaogan Prefecture has been withdrawn, and there is not much left in the government warehouse. I am afraid that Mianshui will suffer a disaster this time!"

"Well, what do you mean above?"

Peng Yingyu looked at Han He and asked. Han He said, "The higher-ups want us to start an uprising right here, kill the officials and start a rebellion."

Peng Yingyu said: "This place is in the hinterland of the south, where the Qi Palace and Ruyang Palace meet. If there is an uprising, as long as there is a disturbance on both sides, we will definitely suppress it."

Han He said, "Yes, that's what I meant, but it doesn't say that we have to succeed, we just have to make some noise."

Peng Yingyu asked, "Then why are you telling me all this?"

Han He said: "Master, my master heard that you were in Mianshui, so he asked us to ask you for your opinion. Whatever you say, that's fine."

Peng Yingyu smiled and said, "Then don't start any uprising. Chen Jiusi seems to be playing a big game. I think he can solve the disaster of the Mian River."

Han He frowned and said, "Master, although I admit that Chen Jiusi has some ability, there are more than 200,000 stone holes in the Mian River. Now there is a shortage of food all around. Even if he has the power of a god, he can't create food out of thin air!"

Peng Yingyu said: "Let's see, I always feel that he is a person who can create miracles."

After hearing this, Han He said, "Master, what if he has difficulty creating miracles?"

Peng Yingyu said: "Then let you do whatever you want. The Mian River will inevitably suffer a catastrophe."

Han He heard this and said, "Yes, Master, let's listen to what you say. If he can resolve this crisis, we will stop fighting. It just so happens that Yu Meizi's position is vacant, and my master asked me to go to Huangzhou Prefecture to serve as the deputy hall master."

"If he can't, I will start an uprising here in Mianshui and make great achievements. My master told me to return to the headquarters and take the position of the hall master."

Peng Yingyu said: "Amitabha, it seems that the life and death of the Mian River depends on Chen Jiusi."

After saying this, Monk Peng looked at Chen Jiusi who was entering the restaurant with the princess, and said, "Chen Jiusi, although you have inherited the heritage of Changchun Valley, the crisis of Mianshui cannot be solved by force."

Chen Jie and his group entered Zuixianlou.

When the people present saw the three people coming in, they immediately clasped their fists and said, "Greetings to the Princess, Lord Yelu, and Gang Leader Chen."

Zhao Ya said, "Everyone, please take a seat."

Zhao Ya walked to the main seat and immediately said to the owner of Zuixianlou, "Do you have breakfast? Bring some to everyone. You must have missed breakfast this early, right?"

After hearing this, the boss of Zuixianlou said, "Yes."

After saying this, the boss of Zuixianlou directly ordered his men to bring various snacks, cakes and breakfast.

Zhao Ya also got herself a portion and said, "Everyone, eat, eat."

Everyone gathered around breakfast and started eating in small bites. Chen Jie was not polite and ate along with Xiaohu.

After eating a few bites, Zhao Ya asked, "Is everyone here?"

After hearing this, A Dadao on the side said: "It seems that the Mianshui County Magistrate Tang Wannian has not arrived."

Just as he was talking here, he heard a voice from outside: "Here they come, here they come."

Hearing this voice, everyone turned around, and then saw Tang Wannian trotting in: "Mianshui County Magistrate, Tang Wannian, greets the princess."

Zhao Ya glanced at Tang Wannian and said, "Haha, County Magistrate Tang, you are late."

Tang Wannian said, "Ah, this morning, I went to the riverbank on the front line with our county's chief constable Wu Hong, and found that the flood had receded. That's why we are late. Please forgive me, princess."

"Haha, County Magistrate Tang loves his people like his own children. What crime have you committed? Sit down."

"Thank you, Princess"

Tang Wannian came in, followed by Wu Hong. Wu Hong glanced at the people sitting there, didn't say anything, but just looked at Chen Jie a few more times.

Everyone sat down. Zhao Ya looked at everyone sitting down and said, "Everyone is here. It's great. I have something to discuss with you."

After hearing this, everyone immediately clasped their fists and said, "Princess, please speak. We will never refuse anything we can do."

Zhao Ya heard this and said, "Well, you are all loyal ministers who share the country's worries. It's like this. The Mian River has flooded, the grain fields have been destroyed, and the people of the Mian River have no hope for autumn harvest..."

As soon as Zhao Ya opened her mouth, the people around her looked at each other and stopped talking. They were not stupid, so how could they not know the meaning of Zhao Ya's words? Something must have forced them to donate grain.

But donating food?

Everyone looked at each other. It was impossible. These grains were obtained through their hard work and by squandering the people's money. It was a dream to expect them to hand them over so easily.

So everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke.

Zhao Ya glanced at Chen Jie, who nodded slightly. Zhao Ya continued, "So the Mian River is in urgent need of food. I called you all here today for no other reason than to appeal to you to find a way to get some food from other places to save the people of the Mian River."

After hearing this, everyone in the room fell silent.

Zhao Ya looked at Mr. Zhang and Mr. Wang and said, "You two are big landlords in Mianshui, and you own a lot of good farmland. On this day when food is needed, can you donate some food to help us out?"

"Ah, my lady, you are right. My brother Zhang and I do have a little land, but we have many people in our family. In addition, the government has been engaged in wars over the years. We have sold all our food, and we only have a little food left to survive. We really have no power, no ability!"

Mr. Wang said to the princess.

Upon hearing this, the princess looked at Zhou Peng and Liu Rong and said, "You two are also big gangs in Mianshui. In this time of crisis, can you donate some food?"

Zhou Peng immediately said, "Princess, although we are willing to serve the country, we are a small gang with few people and insufficient financial resources, not to mention the precious food. Even the food sold by our shops in the past few days was raised in response to the order of the princess, so it is really difficult to raise more!"

Zhao Ya turned her gaze towards Chen Jie and said, "Chen Jiusi, your fishing gang is the largest gang in Mianshui. Why don't you contribute at this time?"

Chen Jie stood up and said, "Princess, I, Chen Jiusi, was born and raised in Mianshui County. My heart belongs to the Mianshui River. When the Mianshui River is hit by a disaster, my fishing gang has an obligation to help. Apart from anything else, my fishing gang will definitely stand up and help."

"At present, my Antai Grain Shop has been selling affordable grain. There are nearly 200,000 tons of grain in my fishing gang's warehouse, which is enough to support the consumption of the Mian River in a short period of time. I, Chen Jiusi, promise that I will sell these grains to the people at cost price and will not make any extra money."

"But there is still a shortage of food in Mianshui, so the princess needs to find a solution. I, Chen Jiusi, thank you on behalf of the people of Mianshui."

Zhao Ya heard this and said, "This..."

Chen Jie said, "I know that food is precious now. If the princess wants to raise food, she can only make connections, which will cost money. I, Chen Jiusi, have gained a lot from the Mianshui treasure this time. Now I will offer all the ninety Tai Sui Pills in my hand to the princess for her to use in making connections. Please accept them."

As Chen explained this, he took out the ninety second-grade Tai Sui Pills. In an instant, everyone present was stunned and looked at each other.

This is the second-grade Tai Sui Pill. It would be a huge sum of money to anyone. How could Chen Jiusi just hand it over like that?

Zhou Peng, Liu Rong and others were secretly laughing at this time, saying that Chen Jiusi was a fool. How could he hand over such a treasure so easily? You will regret it one day.

The rest of the people were also shocked. After all, ninety Tai Sui Pills, these little people in Mianshui County had never seen such a scene.

Everyone thought that Chen Jiusi was really stupid. If they got this treasure, they would definitely hide it. Not to mention handing it over to the princess, even their own sons would not be able to get their hands on it.

But only Yelu frowned. This Chen Jiusi was so insidious!

He actually thought of using Tai Sui Pill to exchange for his future. That's right, he thought that Chen Jie must have exchanged his future by using Tai Sui Pill.

Don't think that he gave the Tai Sui Pill to Zhao Ya with an attitude of surrender, but he was obviously saving himself. Think about this amount of Tai Sui Pills, ninety pills, second grade or above, it would be tempting even for a strong man in the Wolf Smoke Realm.

With Chen Jiusi's strength, it is not easy to protect the Tai Sui Pill.

It may even lead to death.

In this case, Chen Jiusi also knew that he could not keep the Tai Sui Pill, so why not directly surrender to the princess and use the Tai Sui Pill to exchange for a future.

The position of a hundred households under the Chief of the Hubei Green Forest Army is probably their bargaining chip.

The seventh-rank centurion is at the same level as herself, so the princess is willing to pay a high price. Although this second-rank Tai Sui Pill is very expensive, the official status is also valuable.

Yelu thought so and glanced at Chen Jie, only to see Chen Jie looking at him. When their eyes met, everything was clear without words.

Zhao Ya and Chen Jie had already made an agreement, so she took the pills and said with a smile: "Chen Jiusi is very good and loyal to the court, but you..."

Zhao Ya didn't say anything, but the people who were mentioned by Zhao Ya suddenly felt a tremor in their hearts and became restless.

At this time, Wang Yuanwai said, "Princess, I, I will give you 100 dan of grain. Even if my whole family lives in hardship, we will help you solve your problems."

After hearing this, Zhao Ya looked at Wang Yuanwai and said, "One hundred dan, Wang Yuanwai is very generous!"

Wang Yuanwai said, "Haha, Princess, you are too kind."

With Mr. Wang taking the lead, Mr. Zhang, Zhou Peng, Liu Rong and others all said, "Well, we will also contribute 100 dan of grain."

After hearing this, the others all expressed their opinions.

Seeing that everyone had expressed their opinions, Zhao Ya looked at Magistrate Tang Wannian and said, "Magistrator Tang, what about you?"

Tang Wannian said: "Princess, I am poor and have no extra money at home. Although I want to help you, I am really short of money."

Tang Wannian cried poor. Zhao Ya glanced at him and said, "Haha, really? Then how do you calculate County Magistrate Tang's shares in Yihonglou?"

"Ah, these are all rumors. I don't have any shares in Yihonglou. But since the princess is devoted to the people, I can't be stingy. But I really don't have any food. How about I donate one ounce of silver..."

Ok?
The princess looked at Tang Wannian. Tang Wannian wanted to say 100 taels of silver, but when he saw the princess' eyes, he changed his mind immediately: "1,000 taels of silver to help the princess rescue the people. This is a great deed."

Upon hearing this, the princess said, "Haha, Magistrate Tang, that will cost you a fortune."

Tang Wannian said: "It is all my duty."

Then the princess looked at Yelu, and Yelu said, "Princess, I have quite a bit of wealth. Please tell me how much you need."

After hearing this, the princess smiled and said, "Haha, Yelu, how can I take your money? But your Yelu family is also very powerful. Why don't you help me get some food from other places to solve my urgent need?"

Yelu heard this and said, "My Lord, as long as you ask, whether it is one thousand taels or five thousand taels, I can take it out, but as for the grain, my Lord, I really can't get it!"

After hearing this, Zhao Ya looked at Yelu and said, "Can't do it?"

Yelu smiled bitterly and said, "Princess, there is war in the north, and all the prefectures in Hubei Road are collecting grain. How can there be any surplus grain? Although I really want to share your worries, it is difficult to do so. Please forgive me, Princess."

After hearing this, the princess looked at Chen Jie, and Chen Jie tapped the table with his finger.

The princess said: "Oh, although it is difficult, Yelu you must also find a way to relieve the people's worries!"

Yelu frowned slightly, but still clasped his fists and said, "Yes, I will do my best to help the people."

Chen Jie heard this and said, "Master Yelu, the main thing is food."

Yelu immediately said, "Yes, yes, it is food. I will do my best to find a way to mobilize food from other places to relieve the worry of the Mian River. Please rest assured, my lord."

Zhao Ya said: "Haha, thank you for your hard work, Lord Yelu."

Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie as she spoke. Chen Jie smiled and said, "Haha, as long as you, Yelu, admit it yourself, then everything will be easy. In today's situation, Chen Jie needs Yelu's words. Now that Yelu has said it, this matter will be easy to handle. All that's left is to lure him into the trap."

Chen Jie thought so and took a sip of the tea on the table. Yelu looked at Chen Jie and always felt that this guy was plotting against him!

But he didn't know how Chen Jie was planning to plot against him, so he frowned, but soon he said, "Chen Jie, you just said that you have nearly 200,000 dan of grain in stock?"

Chen Jie said: "Almost. Lord Yelu, what advice do you have?"

Yelu said: "Why don't you open up the market, but limit the amount of grain each person can buy?"

Chen Jie said, "Lord Yelu, don't you understand? I'm afraid someone will take advantage of me. If I sell grain on a large scale without restrictions, I think it's very likely that someone will buy it directly and then sell it to the people at a higher price. In the end, the people will still have to eat the high-priced grain."

"In addition, Mianshui County is short of grain, at least 300,000 dan. You should all know this, but I only have 200,000 dan, which is not enough. If I sell it freely, the rich will probably hoard grain, and the people will not be able to afford it."

"So I only sell two kilograms of rice to each household in Antai Grain Shop every day, and buy one kilogram per day. This will prevent people from wanting to hoard the rice."

Zhao Ya listened from the side and said, "Well, Boss Chen, you are indeed very wise."

After hearing this, Yelu looked at Chen Jie and said, "Boss Chen, there is so much food. Where is it stored? Won't it be washed away by the water?"

Chen Jie said: "It's in the highest east warehouse. The water can't get in there, so it's a good place to store food!"

After hearing this, everyone said in unison: "Boss Chen is indeed a man of foresight."

Everyone was praising him, but those who had stockpiled grain were cursing, "Damn Chen Jiusi, you hoarded so much grain, if word gets out, how can we sell our grain at a high price? You're so despicable, you're cutting off our source of income!"
Yelu also narrowed his eyes. He also had 100,000 shi of grain being transported to the Mian River. If Chen Jiusi had so much grain, he would not be able to make a five-fold profit from his 100,000 shi.

At this time, Yelu was so angry that his teeth were itching. It is said that cutting off someone's financial resources is like killing his parents. Chen Jiusi's behavior was to cut off someone's financial resources. Everyone hated Chen Jiusi to death.

Damn it, Chen Jiusi, he actually stockpiled so much food in advance. Oh God, if you have eyes, please burn Chen Jiusi’s food with fire!

Everyone prayed like this in their hearts.

At this moment, there was a burst of intense gong sounds outside: Dangdangdang~
Everyone present was startled when they heard the gong sound, and then they all looked outside: "Who is it? Why is it that the gong is ringing at this time to disturb everyone?"

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a fierce shout outside: "Help, it's bad, there's a fire, there's a fire!"

After hearing this, everyone was stunned. The fire broke out? Where did the fire break out?
Everyone thought about it and pushed open the window. They saw a raging fire burning in the northeast corner. The flames shot up into the sky and looked very scary.

Everyone looked in that direction, and then turned to look at Chen Jie. They saw that Chen Jie's face was livid. One person said, "Hey, isn't that the East Warehouse where Boss Chen stores his grain?"

After hearing this, the others also spoke up: "Yes, it is the East Warehouse of the Fishermen's Gang."

As they said this, everyone almost laughed out loud. God is watching over us. He actually burned down the fishing gang's warehouse. Hahahaha, this time I can sell my grain at a high price.

Chen Jie's face was grim at this time. He immediately gave Zhao Ya a fist bump and said, "Princess, I have something to do so I will take my leave now."

After saying that, he left in a hurry. Zhao Ya heard him and said, "Let's go and take a look. These 200,000 dan of grain are related to the safety of 100,000 people in Mianshui."

Thinking this way, Zhao Ya rushed out, and the others all looked at Yelu, who said, "Let's go and take a look together."

Yes, they also have to go and take a look. After all, if the grain is burned, they will really get rich. So why don’t they quickly confirm whether it is really burning or not!

Thinking of this, a group of people rushed to the East Warehouse.

At this time, flames were seen rising into the sky from the east warehouse. The fire scene was filled with the smell of burnt charcoal. A group of people gathered around, pointing and talking.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way."

The disciples of the Fishermen's Gang rushed in, drove the people aside, and began to pour water on the east warehouse to put out the fire.

At this time, some people asked curiously: "What is in this warehouse?"

A disciple of the fishing gang said, "The food is what our fishing gang prepared for disaster relief."

Ah!
After hearing this, the people were shocked and shouted loudly: "Ah, put out the fire!"

But it was too late. This was obviously a premeditated fire. The flames shot up into the sky and could not be extinguished by water.

At this moment, a man suddenly rushed into the flames.

【Eighteen Dragon Capturing Palms】

With a roar, he slapped the flames in front of him. The flames were immediately suppressed by the strong energy and were about to go out, but they rekindled in a moment, and the next moment the flames directly engulfed the east warehouse.

Zhao Ya and others rushed over, and when they saw this scene, they all gathered around.

Zhao Ya asked anxiously: "Chen Jiusi, how is it, how is it?"

Chen Jie's face was blackened by smoke and he looked very embarrassed: "It's over, it's completely over, my food is all in there!"

Hearing this, Yelu almost laughed out loud, and immediately brought people up to pretend to be safe: "Ah, Jiusi, you should be more positive. These natural disasters and man-made disasters are inevitable, right..."

"Yes Yes……"

Everyone around said with a smile.

Chen Jie glanced at them, his lips curled up slightly, but he quickly suppressed it and became even more depressed...

Laugh, laugh, there are times when you can't laugh.

(End of this chapter)