Chapter 256

Lian Chengming ordered Liu Ruyan to slow down because of his poor health, but Linjiang was not far from here, so the party arrived at Linjiang before dark that day.

The person who explored the way in advance has arranged the Inn and post house.

The party had a rest. Lian Chengming didn't intend to go to the local officials to check first, but decided to observe for a few days before making a decision.

After all, the party arrived in Linjiang early. It is estimated that the local officials are sleeping now and think that lianchengming will arrive in a few days. This time is undoubtedly the easiest time to find the problem.

So he made some rectification that night. Early the next morning, Lian Chengming took people out.

The streets in Jiangnan are prosperous, but somehow, the streets near the river are not as prosperous as the cities and towns before.

Liancheng Ming frowned slightly and felt that Linjiang seemed to be in a different situation.

Qin Jiayan, who followed behind him, was not idle for a moment. At this time, he thought of a place with lianchengming, so he looked more focused.

There are many people on the street, but they come and go in a hurry. I don't know where they are going.

Not far away, I saw a group of people around there, shouting like a vegetable market.

"What's going on ahead?" Lian Chengming's footsteps paused, and even though he accelerated a little, he walked over there and ordered the people around him: "go and have a look."

When I got into the crowd, I found that several people were robbing things, and what they robbed was nothing else, but several bags of rice.

"Do you know the first come, first served rule? Since I saw the food first, it was mine!" a bearded man stabbed a bag of rice on his shoulder and said, "if you dare to rob things from grandpa again, don't blame grandpa's men for being merciless!"

Then he raised his hand and shook it into a fist to threaten the people in front of him.

The people around them immediately began to talk about it one after another. However, several people suddenly appeared around the downwind, which seemed to be a group. At this time, relying on the large number of people, they were full of confidence: "what is the rule of first come, first served? Whoever gives more money is who. Just now I have paid the money with the boss, and this thing is mine!"

"Bring it to me!" the man waved his hand, and the attendants immediately rushed forward and began to rob the grain in the hands of the strong man.

For a moment, the scene was chaotic, and even onlookers took advantage of the moment when several people wrestled, came forward to grab food and left.

So for a moment, the whole street was full of noise.

"Have you investigated when you came? Is there a famine in Linjiang?" Lian Chengming took Qin Jiayan back a few steps, and the bodyguard immediately came forward to protect them behind him.

Liancheng Ming is quite unhappy. There are few times of famine in the south of the Yangtze River, but there is looting of food in Linjiang. It seems that there are not a few, which is very worrying.

Qin Jiayan thought a little and said, "according to the investigation of Weichen, there is no famine in Linjiang area, and the harvest in Linjiang has been very good in recent years, so there is no possibility of famine."

"That's strange..." Lian Chengming held the other hand with one hand and rubbed his chin. He pointed to a busy people on the roadside and said to a bodyguard nearby: "bring this person here to ask questions. Don't disturb others."

"Yes!" the bodyguard promised, went up and whispered a few words with the man, and brought the man over.

The people turned around and looked at Lian Chengming and his party. They knew that Lian Chengming was not an ordinary family. They didn't dare to offend, so they didn't dare to refuse, and followed.

"Sir, what's the matter?" the people bent over Lian Chengming and looked timid.

Qin Jiayan comforted: "don't be afraid. We just saw someone looting food. We want to know what the price of food near the river is. Why are so many people rushing to rob these food?"

"Hey, you guys are from other places!" the people looked at lianchengming and said, "you guys don't know that the food price is high. It's not a day or two. Recently, I heard that the magistrate wanted to investigate this matter, but there's no news so far."

"The grain price is here. A bag of rice is about half a strip of gold!"

The people said, showing a frightened expression, and even Chengming and Qin Jiayan couldn't help taking a breath.

"Half a piece of gold?" Qin Jiayan asked again in disbelief. When the people didn't answer, they heard someone talking loudly at the place where they had just robbed the grain: "hurry up, there are only the last few bags left, but they haven't been left in recent days!"

Lian Chengming frowned tightly and waved Qin Jiayan to keep up, so the party stopped caring about the people and went to the front of the grain shop.

At this time, a lot of people have gathered. They just listen to the boss standing on the steps and loudly saying to the people below: "in recent days, the magistrate will rectify, and there are only the last few bags left in the shop. Hurry up, a bag of gold, but there will be no more late."

"When you have no food, don't cry and beg to come to us for food!"

Qin Jiayan couldn't help opening his eyes, "a piece of gold!"

"I said to the boss, it's a time of peace and prosperity. There is no famine in Linjiang. Why do you store grain so wantonly? Moreover, the price of grain is so expensive. In my opinion, we might as well go back to our homes and have something to eat sooner or later!"

"Hey, you little brother, come from other places and dare to break business with us if you don't understand anything?" the boss glanced at Qin Jiayan and ordered the boys around him to come forward and say, "drive out this pleasant person!"

The bodyguard around Lian Chengming noticed the hostility, so he immediately stepped forward and stood in front of them. The sword on his waist was out of the scabbard.

The boss saw that he was the one with the guy, and the people under him didn't move. After all, these servants are just people who do superficial Kung Fu with sticks and sticks. They don't have much skill. When I met an expert, I didn't dare to move.

"You outsiders, don't meddle in our local affairs. If we can't buy food today, we will be hungry in the next few days!"

Seeing that the sale of grain was interrupted, the people began to speak for the boss.

"Yes, boss, leave them alone. I want a bag of gold!"

"I want a bag, too!"

For a moment, everyone with gold bars in their hands began to rush forward to loot food. Even some people with broken silver in their hands did not have enough money and went forward to rob the remaining bags of food.

"This..."