The same thing was happening in other defensive areas of Qing An Prefecture too.
However, due to the different situations in each county, there was a slight variation in the choice of grains to purchase. In some areas that were prone to pest disasters, "No.43" wheat variety sold better. In places prone to floods, "No.27" wheat variety sold better. Regardless of the region, the "No.59" wheat variety was always the bestseller because it had the highest yield.
Unbeknownst to them, nearly half of the prominent families in Qing An Prefecture had replaced the grains they bought for their families with the Wang family's grains.
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The Zuoqiu family's main residence.
In a luxurious study, a middle-aged man wearing a jade crown, dressed in a brocade robe, with a calm and domineering aura, was meticulously copying a "Pointing at the Mountains and Rivers Painting".
This middle-aged man was Zuoqiu Guanyu, the family head of the Zuoqiu family in Qing'an.
