Chapter 6 - Chapter 6 This is Superior Rice

 Every time Shen Hao walked past the piles of the dead, he couldn't help but cover his nose and mouth. But Xiao Rou was already used to it. If it weren't for meeting Shen Hao, her fate wouldn't be much better than that of the starving victims. Xiao Rou was full of gratitude towards Shen Hao. "Master, we will enter Zhengyang County soon. It will be much better inside." "Yes, let's enter the county quickly. It's not safe outside either." Shen Hao found that some malicious victims had already followed him behind. Fortunately, these victims were so emaciated from hunger that they didn't dare to rob Shen Hao, a man in his prime. The two of them passed countless stinky piles of people and finally entered Zhengyang County. It is said that the people in Zhengyang County are living fairly well. But in Shen Hao's view, it is only a little better than the victims. These common people can't even eat white rice. They eat porridge. Those who live a little better can eat multigrain pancakes. There are many shops on both sides of the street, but no one patronizes them. Now there is a famine everywhere. Except for food, no business is easy to do. As Shen Hao appeared on the street, he immediately became the object of everyone's attention! His clean and neat face, strong body, and elegant clothes. At a glance, he is a person of great wealth and nobility! Especially in sharp contrast to the common people wearing ragged linen clothes. "Which noble young master is this? Why does he look a bit unfamiliar?" "Is he the young master of Master Zhu, the secretary? Or the young owner of the restaurant on East Street?" "Seems like neither. This young master is elegant and extraordinary. At a glance, he is from a wealthy family. He must be from the city." "Yes, yes, yes! He must be a young master from the city. But why did he come to such a small place as Zhengyang County?" Everyone was discussing. They were all attracted by Shen Hao's temperament. One can only say that wealth and nobility nourish people's leisure. Shen Hao is an ordinary person in the modern world. But in the eyes of the ancients, he is also sleek and wealthy! Xiao Rou who was following beside him was also discussed as a rich lady. She had never been watched with envious eyes before. This couldn't help but make her a little lost in vanity. In no time, the two of them came to the yamen of Zhengyang County. The yamen runner holding a fire and water stick impatiently drove away the beggars squatting at the door. The yamen runner gnashed his teeth. He hated these extremely poor people the most. Especially those victims who fled from disasters. They all came to the yamen entrance to beg for food. He beat them every time he saw them. Just when the yamen runner was driving away the beggars, he saw Shen Hao wearing a long gown at a glance. Immediately, the yamen runner put on a fawning face and immediately stepped forward and asked, "Young master, are you here to do business at the yamen?" "Yes." Shen Hao nodded and didn't say much. Instead, he let Xiao Rou beside him speak. After all, Xiao Rou is more familiar with matters in the Great Qian Kingdom. Xiao Rou immediately stepped forward to negotiate and also explained her identity. She didn't dare to say that she was Shen Hao's wife or concubine. She only said that she was a maid. The appearance of the word maid shocked the yamen runner beyond words. What kind of background does this young master have? The clothing of a little maid is comparable to that of the county magistrate's daughter! It seems that this young master has an extraordinary status and must not be neglected. The yamen runner immediately led Shen Hao to see Master Zhu. But fortunately, Master Zhu was not there. Only a constable surnamed Wang was there. After Constable Wang received a small bag of rice as a bribe from Shen Hao. He immediately arranged for people to focus on protecting Shen Hao. He also assigned someone to be responsible for handling his chores. Constable Wang looked at the white rice on the table and couldn't close his mouth from smiling. "Young Master Shen, thank you for the rice. This bag of rice is definitely something that only wealthy families can eat. I am so lucky to be able to eat such good rice." Constable Wang is also a person who knows goods. The rice given by Shen Hao is almost comparable to the rice eaten by wealthy families in the capital. No impurities, and there is a faint fragrance of rice when smelling it! In Zhengyang County, very few people can eat rice. Most people just eat some multigrain porridge. Those who are a little better eat some pancakes or something. Obviously, this Young Master Shen has an extraordinary background and must be from the city. Perhaps he is just passing by the county to play and wants to do some small business by the way. Such a god of wealth must be served well. Shen Hao didn't say much. He deeply understood the principle of being cautious in words and deeds. Negotiation was still left to Xiao Rou. Xiao Rou nodded and said, "Constable Wang, you're welcome. For some trivial matters later, I will still have to trouble you to help handle them." Constable Wang said cheerfully, "It's okay. Just ask me if you have anything to do." Looking at the aloof Shen Hao, Constable Wang was not angry. Instead, he was even more in awe of Shen Hao. With such an aloof temperament, his family background is definitely extraordinary. After leaving the yamen, a servant was waiting beside Shen Hao. The servant had a flattering smile on his face and said, "Young Master Shen, may I ask where are you from? What are your plans when you come to our Zhengyang County?" Seeing the servant fishing for information, Shen Hao didn't say much either. Immediately, he took out a small bag of rice and handed it over. The servant hurriedly took the cloth bag. When he opened it and saw it, he was shocked and didn't dare to blink. This is rice! And it's superior rice! In this world nowadays, food is more important than anything else. This Young Master Shen is so generous! He casually gave him superior rice! It seems that Young Master Shen has a great background! It's better not to ask too many questions and just do things wholeheartedly. "Young Master, it was my presumption. I shouldn't have been so talkative." The servant stuffed the small cloth bag into his shirt lining. "There's no need to say more. If you do your best to help me, you will not be short of benefits." Shen Hao thought for a moment and said, "I am new to Zhengyang County and need a place to stay. You go and find me a house. I will go to the East Street to sell my goods first. I will come back later and settle the silver with you." "Yes, yes, yes." The servant kept nodding and immediately started to find a residence for Shen Hao. He also called another person to take him to the East Street market. Shen Hao had already arranged everything. In order not to arouse suspicion, he put some rice and near-expiry food in the forest outside the city in advance. Now, as long as he asked the yamen runners to help transport the goods over, he could start doing business. Shen Hao was not afraid that these yamen runners would embezzle his goods. First of all, although the Great Qian Kingdom is a feudal monarchy, it also has laws. Moreover, he had greeted the leader of these people before. He had already intimidated these people in terms of momentum. These people were afraid of his background and even more不敢 embezzle grain. Now he only needed to give them a little benefit to make them serve him wholeheartedly. Shen Hao led them to the forest. Soon, thirty bags of old rice and thirty boxes of unsealed canned luncheon meat were transported into the county by a small cart. In no time, a stall opened on the busiest East Street. This stall was extraordinary. There were also special yamen runners maintaining order. When the people doing small businesses around saw the goods being sold, they were stunned. "My goodness! What he is selling is superior rice!" "Not only that, but there are also iron boxes printed with meat slices. They are even rarer to see!" "Well, what is this iron box? In times of disaster, it's good to be able to eat food. Who would dare to buy fancy things?" The surrounding merchants were discussing.