Chapter 1850: Hope not

Xiao Si quickly helped up to the shopkeeper, but also pulled and pulled, and got what he had given him into the shop.
When the shopkeeper sat on the chair inside and took a sip of hot tea, he took a sigh of relief.
He stretched out his hand, and also invited the young man.
The young man came over quickly, standing in front of his shopkeeper, but really didn't know, the shopkeeper's half-dead appearance is like that, it's so good, it won't be stolen by people, right?
"Guanpuzi, Guanpuzi..."
The shopkeeper pointed to the outside and said weakly.
"Guanpuzi?"
Xiao Si was still a little puzzled, "What shop is closed?"
"The grain shop."
The shopkeeper said again, 80% of the time, he used his strength to feed on milk.
"Treasurer, what does Guanshop do?"
The boy didn't understand, this shop is well opened, why should it be closed?
"Off, go off."
If the shopkeeper is able to move, what else would the young man do?
The young man scratched his head, and finally closed the shop according to what the shopkeeper said.
To ask why the shop door was closed, this shopkeeper was also a sober person. He walked once at King Shuo’s mansion, and even that person asked about the price of food. It seems that this food shortage matter. , Now alarmed the rich and noble people, and soon, it would alarm the court.
This year's disaster is also not a light one. He has closed the shop now, not because he was afraid of the court, but because he was out of food, what should he do when he starves to death?
His family has been in the rice grain business for the past few years, and naturally it is on it. He has a feeling that the grain is going to be deserted, so the grain in the shop really cannot be sold anymore.
The closure of this grain shop in the capital does not seem to be a major event. For those who are still comfortable living in the capital, the grains of one family are closed, not that there are other homes.
Which food is not food, and which food is rice instead of rice.
The price of this grain is also rising day by day. At the beginning, no one might notice it. The poor people complained. After all, they used to sell fine grains but now they can only buy coarse grains.
But as far as the rich and the rich are concerned, there are more and less, which still cannot let them have any thoughts in their hearts.
Within Shuo Palace, Shen Qingrong came to see his sister again with a small dumpling.
Shen Qingci rubbed the small face of the dumpling for a long time, and the dumpling has always been good-tempered. He also asked his aunt to squeeze his small face and smile silly from time to time.
It also makes Shen Qingci rare. Such a small child is fun, but it is a pity that her little garden has returned, otherwise, if the little garden is still there, she can take the little garden every day.
She poked the dumpling's face again, "The chef in Fuzhong made a good snack. Someone will make some for him, but it's better to be greedy."
The nurse was listening, the same thing was also remembered in her heart.
"I think he is a little sleepy. Take him to sleep for a while first."
And Xiao Tuan Zi was really rubbing his eyes, he was really sleepy.
The nanny hurriedly hugged the dumpling from Shen Qingci's arms, and when the dumpling reached the nanny's arms, he was already lying on the nanny's shoulder, yawning sleepily.
This is the case for a child. If you say sleep, it means going to sleep. Regardless of what happens outside, he wants to sleep, which means he can fall asleep if he can't move.
The nurse held the child, and also resigned to Shen Qing, and Shen Qingrong gave a bow before going out with Baimei.
Bai Mei Cautiously took them along another road, but it was raining outside. It was a hot day, and it became cold all at once, so it was raining.
And inside the house, only two sisters Shen Qingrong were left, not even a servant who was waiting, Xiaoli and the others were guarding outside, and they were all quiet.
"Outside food prices are starting to rise."
Shen Qingci gently stroked the white porcelain teacup in his hand. There was no trace of pattern, and there was no weight in the hand. Of course, this thing would not hurt when it hits people.
However, it is impossible for Shen Qingci to use this tea without hurting people. She is reluctant to bear such an expensive thing, and she is also reluctant to buy something with silver.
Shen Qingrong sighed, "It's really up."
She also knew about this, and she had heard Jin'er talk about it.
"How much food did the elder sister receive?"
Shen Qingci asked Shen Qingrong.
"I have already received a lot," Shen Qingrong said in his heart, too.
Since my sister mentioned this matter, Yu Wenjin had already secretly collected it. For fear of attracting attention, they did not collect it locally, but went to other small places, that is, the harvest was not too much. After all, food is the root of the people. After the disaster, everyone sold less food, not to mention a lot of food.
In addition to receiving some at first, it was intermittent and difficult to collect, but fortunately, I still collected some. If there is no food to buy in a famine year, at least, the food collected in their mansion is all Enough people in the mansion have been eating for about a year, and it can be evened out and sent to the three county owners.
Before they stopped, they were still collecting them, and of course they secretly handed it over to the three princesses, and asked them to collect some in case of emergency.
She heard Yuwen kindly say that her three aunts also attached great importance to food, and of course she guessed that she might owe food.
So all this can't help but is buying food secretly.
"That's good."
Shen Qingci raised his eyes and glanced outside again. How long have they not seen the sun before, and now, have they never seen the sky clear.
She hadn't seen a year that would experience such a bad rain.
"A Ning, you said, will there really be a food shortage?"
Shen Qing couldn't bear it and asked again. She had no bottom in her heart. Although she said that the food in her house was enough to eat, but if there is a food shortage, then no matter how much food they have in the house. , It is impossible to be alone.
"I hope not," Shen Qingci didn't actually know it, but she was telling him that it might really be the case. It just depends on where it will go.
The two sisters looked at the rain outside at the same time, and none of them felt relaxed, and none of them could sleep well.
And as the rain continued, there was an inexplicable feeling of depression in the capital, which seemed to be distressing.
And at the door of every grain shop, there will be a lot of people lined up. They are all rushing to buy grain and squeeze it to the front to buy it. When it comes to the back, there will be no grain to sell. , Or the food shop will be closed directly.