Chapter 1803 Hope Not

The servant hurriedly helped the shopkeeper, even pulling and pulling, and brought what he gave into the shop.

When the shopkeeper sat on the chair inside and took a sip of hot tea, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He stretched out his hand, and also attracted the servant.

The servant hurried over and stood in front of his own shopkeeper, but he really didn't know that the shopkeeper's half-dead appearance was because of that. He was so good, he wouldn't be stolen from him, right?

"Close the shop, close the shop..."

The shopkeeper pointed to the outside and said weakly.

"Close the shop?"

The servant was still a little puzzled, "What store is closed?"

"Grain shop."

The shopkeeper said again, 80% of the time, he used his strength to breastfeed.

"Shopkeeper, what are you doing at the store?"

The little servant didn't understand, this shop is open well, why should it be closed?

"Close, go to close."

If the shopkeeper can move, what should the servant do?

The little servant scratched his head, and finally closed the shop as the shopkeeper said, and also hung up the word inventory.

If you want to ask why the door of the shop is closed, the shopkeeper is also a sober person. He went to the Shuowang Mansion once, and even that person asked about the price of food. It seems that this is a matter of lack of food. , now it has alarmed those rich and noble people, and soon, it will also alarm the court.

This year's calamity is also not easy to suffer. He has now closed his shop, not because he is afraid of the imperial court, but because he is selling out of food. What will he do if he starves to death?

His family has been in the rice grain business all his life, and naturally it is also on the top. He has a feeling that this grain is going to be scarce, so the grain in the shop can no longer be sold.

And the closure of this grain shop in the capital does not seem to be a big deal. For those who live in the capital and are still comfortable, if one grain store is closed, there are other homes.

Which family's grain is not grain, which family's rice is not rice.

Even the price of this grain is rising day by day. At first, it may not have been noticed by the poor people. After all, the money that used to sell refined grains can only be used to buy coarse grains.

But for the wealthy people, there are more and less, but they still can't let them have any thoughts in their hearts.

In Shuo Wang's mansion, Shen Qingrong brought a small group to see her sister again.

Shen Qingci rubbed the dumpling's little face for a long time, and the dumplings have always been good-natured, and also let his aunt pinched his little face, and even smirked from time to time.

It also makes Shen Qingci rare, such a small child is fun, but it is a pity that her Xiaoyuanzi has returned, otherwise, if Xiaoyuanzi is still there, she will be able to take Xiaoyuanzi with her every day.

She poked the dumpling's face again, "Fuzhong's cook makes good dim sum, I'll ask someone to make some for him later, but don't be greedy for sweets."

The wet nurse was listening, and the same was kept in mind.

"I think he's a little sleepy. Take him to sleep for a while."

And the little dumpling was really rubbing his eyes, he was really sleepy.

The wet nurse hurriedly hugged the dumpling from Shen Qingci's arms, and when the dumpling arrived in the wet nurse's arms, she was already lying on the wet nurse's shoulder, yawning sleepily.

This is the case with children. When they say sleep, they want to sleep. No matter what happens outside, he wants to sleep, that is, he can fall asleep without being shaken.

The wet nurse hugged the child and said goodbye to Shen Qing, and Shen Qingrong bowed and followed Bai Mei out.

Bai Meixiao also took them on a different road. It was raining outside. It was a hot day, and it suddenly became cold. It was not because of the rain.

In the house, only the two sisters Shen Qingrong were left, and there was not even a servant to serve. Xiaoli and the others were guarding outside, and they were extremely quiet.

"The price of food outside is starting to rise."

Shen Qingci gently caressed the white porcelain teacup in his hand, there was not a trace of pattern, and it held no weight in his hand. Of course, if this thing hits a person, it will definitely not hurt.

However, it is impossible for Shen Qingci to use this tea without smashing people. She is reluctant to give up such expensive things, and she is also reluctant to buy things with silver.

Shen Qingrong sighed, "It really went up."

She also knew about this, she had heard it from Jin'er.

"How much food did eldest sister receive?"

Shen Qingci asked Shen Qingrong.

"It's already a lot," Shen Qingrong also calculated in her heart, it's really a lot.

Since his sister mentioned this, Yu Wenjin has already secretly accepted it. Because he was afraid of attracting attention, they did not collect it locally, but went to other small places. It went well. After all, food is the foundation of the people. After this disaster, everyone who came out to sell food sold less, not to mention a lot of food.

In addition to receiving some at first, it was intermittent and difficult to collect later, but fortunately, I still received some. If it is really a famine year and there is no food to buy, at least the food in their house is all Enough for the people in the house to eat for about a year, and they can evenly distribute some of them and send them to the three county masters.

They were still receiving it before, and of course, they secretly handed over the words to the three county masters, and also asked them to receive some in case they needed it.

She heard Yu Wenjin say that her three aunts also attached great importance to food, and of course she guessed that food might be owed.

So it can't be said that they are secretly purchasing food.

"That's good."

Shen Qingci raised his eyes and glanced outside again. It was not a few days ago until now, how long had they not seen the sun or the sky clearing up.

She had never seen such a bad rain in a year.

"A Ning, you said, will there really be a food shortage?"

Shen Qingrong couldn't help but ask again, she had always had no bottom in her heart, although she said that there was enough food in her house, but if there was a food shortage, then no matter how much food they had in their house , it is impossible to be alone.

"I hope not," Shen Qingci actually didn't know, but she was telling him what she felt, it might really be the case, just to see, where did it go in the end?

The two sisters looked at the rain outside at the same time, no one was relieved, and no one was able to sleep well.

And as the rain continued to fall, there was an inexplicable feeling of depression in the capital, which seemed to be uneasy.

At the door of every grain store, there will be a lot of people lining up, and they are all rushing to buy grain. Those who squeeze in front can buy it, and those who are in the back will have no food to sell when it is their turn. , or the grain shop will just close the door.