Li Ling, who had a good sleep all night, didn't know what was happening behind him. The genius Mengmengliang got up and said goodbye to the Zhong couple. The team wanted to set off and leave and head for Guang'an County.

As a result, after just two steps, a greeting came from behind: "Boss Ling, please go slowly."

Li Ling, who was not very familiar with his pseudonym, he hesitated for a moment before remembering that he was calling him, so he turned around and looked back. He saw a man he had seen last night and was rushing over with a smile on his face, which made him wonder: "You are Brother Niu Wu? I wonder what kind of guild you do when you come to me at this time? But did Zengli give me any instructions?"

"No, no, no, it's not what the Lizhi asked me to come, I wanted to discuss some business with Boss Ling. I wonder if I can talk to you?" Niu Wu smiled and looked at Li Ling with some sly words.

Li Ling looked at the other party carefully again. His performance was indeed very different from the arrogant appearance last night. He saw no hostility at all. Then he nodded after pondering and walked a little further away: "I wonder what business you are going to do with me?"

"Are you coming to Huguang to buy grain?" Niu Wu asked back.

"That's right, Huguang is my Dayue granary, which is known to everyone."

"But you should know that we were hit by a disaster last year and the food in the fields was almost completely eliminated. Do you think you can still buy food now?"

"This... I thought that as long as the bid is right, there will always be grain merchants who can bring out some of the grain."

"This may not be. Those grain merchants may have hoarded some things before, but the numbers may not be too large, and the prices will definitely roll upwards. This is not a good deal."

Li Ling looked at the other party thoughtfully: "I heard from Brother Niu Wu, are you good business to introduce to me?"

"Haha, it depends on whether you and me have enough friendship." Niu Wu said without hiding the greed in his eyes, and also made a move to ask for money. Li Ling smiled clearly: "If Brother Niu Wu, you can really help me in this matter, everything will be fine." As he said that, he decisively took out another ingot of about ten taels of silver from his sleeve and put it in his hand, "This is a deposit. If I can buy food at a suitable price, I will thank you very much."

Feeling the weight of silver pressing his hands, Niu Wu immediately smiled. This was the benefit he hoped to get. Since he saw Li Ling generously paying Zeng Lizheng yesterday, he became interested and came to check it out early today, and it was indeed successful.

He immediately collected the money and said with a smile: "Then you go to the county town with me to allow you to buy food!"

"Uh, can you explain first, where can you get food from?" Li Ling asked first. The other party had no intention of hiding it, and said with a smug look: "Apart from the government, where can there be more food than the merchants?"

"Can the food in the government be sold privately?" Li Ling's heart suddenly jumped, and she was both happy and angry. She really had no time to get it. She came here by herself, but if it was true, I'm afraid the situation in Huguang would be more corrupt than she thought.

"Don't worry, I've arranged everything. To be honest, I have a cousin in the county government office to handle the granary... Let's go and get there as soon as possible." After a brief explanation, Niu Wu urged him. He didn't want this opportunity to make money to fall into Zeng Lizheng's hands.

Li Ling had no objection, and agreed, and took him on the road. A group of ten people quickly left the village and headed west. Half a day later, they finally came to this small county town under Suizhou Prefecture. Seeing that the surrounding situation was the same as the dilapidated villages I saw along the road, it was withered and desolate, and the fields were all deserted. There were many withered refugees outside the city gate, lying or sitting, begging with a small number of pedestrians entering and leaving the city gate. It looked really pitiful.

After seeing Li Ling and his team of fresh clothes coming, many refugees rushed over and knelt down to beg for food. Just as Li Ling was hesitating whether to give them some money, Niu Wu stepped forward and scolded them repeatedly, driving them away. Because he was using local dialect and spoke quickly and quickly, Li Ling really didn't hear what he was scolding, but he could see that he was full of momentum and really scared the refugees, and then his team could enter the city gate smoothly.

However, after drilling through the small city gate, their party was stopped by the officers and soldiers. After interrogating, checking the documents, and collecting them 100 entries for money to enter the city, they let them go into the city. This time, they solved a question, why are the people begging outside the city, and it turns out that they can't enter the city without money.

With Niu Wu leading the way, they soon arrived at the front of the county government office that looked a little old and dilapidated. Then he went up to hand over the words, while Li Ling and his men went to the restaurant next to wait for the news.

It's similar to what I thought. Now the prices of wine and food in the restaurant here have increased several times. After ordering three decent wine and food, it is enough to have a good meal in Beijing on weekdays. Moreover, the business in the restaurant in the Yaqian Street is not very good. Apart from the three tables, only two other tables of well-dressed guests were eating and drinking there.

When the food and food were served, Niu Wu also came back. There was also a man with a smart face. When he saw them, he looked at them first, and then asked: "Are you grain merchants from Huaibei? Why haven't you heard of someone like you before?"

Feeling the other party's caution, Li Ling became more and more careful. While letting him sit down and serve wine, he smiled and said, "I'm going to hide it from this gentleman. In fact, it's a businessman who is the only one who is a mercy. I just ran errands. The real boss has someone else. I wonder if you have heard of Wanjia in Hengzhou Prefecture, Huaibei? I am a manager in my family who has just been promoted. I want to make some contributions and make some money before I come to Huguang to buy grain."

"So that's it...but you should also know that last year, our Huguang suffered a disaster and the grain was not harvested. If you really want to buy grain, you should go to Jiangnan." This person obviously had heard of Wanjia from Hengzhou. His expression relaxed a lot at this time, but he still raised the problem.

Li Ling had already responded in his heart, saying it was clear: "Although this is good, it's because of humans. As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. After all, Huguang is my big Yue granary. Even if there is a lack of income, the grain reserves are still sufficient. As long as a little leak is out, it will be enough for me to make a small profit.

"And you should also know that merchants are pursuing profits. I have already inquired about it. As early as the end of last year, the grain prices in Jiangnan had increased several times. In terms of distance, Huguang is closer to our Hengzhou, so I strongly advocated buying grain here."

After a pause, he looked at the other party again, with a sincere look: "Everyone is just asking for money. As long as you can help me this time, we can form long-term cooperation in the future. I dare not say anything else about my family. There are still many shops in Hengzhou, and grain sales are no problem. I don't know what Zunjia thinks? If you think business can be done, please give me an accurate price of grain. As long as it can be done, I will thank you very much."

Niu Wu heard the words "Hao Xie" and his eyes shone again, and he hurriedly coughed: "Third brother, I think this boss Ling is also very sincere, it's better..." The following words were interrupted by the other party's hand. He looked at Li Ling with a smile and said: "I understand Boss Ling's sincerity. I have the food, and the quantity will definitely satisfy you. As for the price, it depends on how much money you can take out."

"Hmm? What is your intention?" Li Ling was not unquestionable. He said so clearly, what else should the other party keep in mind?

"At the beginning of the day after tomorrow, Ruyi Tower in the city, you can take one person to take you there, and then you will know what's going on." As the man said, he put a wooden sign carved with lotus flowers on the table, then nodded to Li Ling, and then left.

Li Ling looked at his back in surprise, and after a while, he looked at Niu Wu, who was also stunned by his side: "Is this your brother? And what you said is the one who can be the one who sells my food?"

Niu Wu could only smile bitterly: "This... he told me this month ago, asking me to help find some buyers. But somehow, now he is a little distorted. I just tried to persuade him to come to see you. So this..."

Li Ling lowered his head and pondered for a moment before laughing: "It seems that Brother Zun has other plans. But it's okay, Brother Niu Wu, you have helped us a lot. Please accept some of your wishes." As he said that, he took out another ingot of silver and pushed it over, and took the wooden sign to his hand. He turned over and saw the word "Bi Fourth" engraved on the back, which was obviously his own number.

Although Li Ling gave less thanks than he thought before, Niu Wu was not willing to ask for more in the face of such a result, so he could only accept the facts in disappointment, eat and drink, and leave alone.

Li Ling and the others booked a yard in a hotel in the county town and lived in it first.

It was not until the courtyard was filled with his own people that Li Ling's expression became solemn: "It is obvious that the local government is reselling official grain, and it may even be the food that should have been used to provide relief to the victims."

These words made the other people's faces dark, and Yang Zhen cursed softly, and then said, "So sir, should we seize the opportunity to make their crimes public and take them all down?"
Chapter completed!