Chapter 49: Begging
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Shen San was the third son of the Shen family in Huizhou.
The Shen family of Huizhou was the number one imperial merchant in the Great Zhou Dynasty, as well as in-laws of General Yuan’s family. It was also because of the Shen family’s support that the Yuan family army was able to defend the border while the imperial court was in arrears.
The military officials had always been on good terms with the Shen family, and Qi Xiuyuan was no exception.
With the Zhang family as the leader, the squires worked together to lower the grain grains, but raised the price of rice. As Qi Xiuyuan was not a civil servant, he could not manage the government affairs of Xingzhou Prefecture. However, they had offended him by targeting military rations, so Qi Xiuyuan naturally did not stand on ceremony.
Coincidentally, because there was a drought in Tongchuan, they couldn’t buy grains even if they wanted to. The Shen family was very willing to play the good guy while earning a sum of money, so Qi Xiuyuan took out his military salary to buy grains while sending a letter to Shen San, who happened to be in the Jiangling Prefecture.
The Shen family aggressively acquired grains in Xingyuan Prefecture at last year’s price, undoubtedly causing the Zhang family’s plan to fail. Now, they had no choice but to take a step back and increase their purchase price of the grains and lower the selling price of rice.
When Shen San arrived at the general’s residence in Xingzhou, Qi Xiuyuan was chasing after Qi Haoran with a stick. “Stop right there. If you dare to run again, you’re not allowed to eat at night.”
Qi Haoran ran even faster, driving Qi Xiuyuan crazy. “I spent so much effort to buy this book, and you tore it up!”
Qi Haoran felt aggrieved. “I didn’t do it on purpose. I accidentally did it when I fought with them.”
Fan Zijin, who had come running after him, almost held his forehead. He quickly tried to salvage the situation. “Cousin, everyone was just fooling around. Haoran tore the book by accident.”
Qi Xiuyuan flew into a rage. “You’re actually fighting outside?! Tell me, how many more things are you hiding from me? Qi Haoran, come over here and let me beat you ten times . Otherwise, I’ll forbid you to eat for two days.”
Qi Haoran was hesitating between the plank and the meal when he saw Fan Zijin signaling him to run. He quickly retracted his outstretched foot and turned to run.
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