Chapter 30 Magistrate Bai Arrives
Upon hearing that the villagers were itching for trouble again, Gu Yu was about to go and deal with them when Gu Qingheng stopped him, saying it would be like tattling and it was better not to.
Anyway, after just a few words, he wouldn’t care in the future!
Although Gu Yu found his younger brother-in-law’s reluctance to pursue the matter distasteful, he thought that Gu Qingheng was at a sensitive age, so it was better not to interfere.
Moreover, seeing Gu Qingheng with a thoughtful look, Gu Yu was a little curious. Would his younger brother-in-law teach these people a lesson himself?
With this thought, Gu Yu did not act on his own, and also held back the angry Gu Mengyao, stating that it was better to let Gu Qingheng resolve this matter.
This time, they would just watch from the sidelines!
And within two days of this incident, the village did indeed descend into chaos.
At this time, due to the earthquake, the crops in the fields were already ruined, so with everyone staying at home with nothing to do, the village became extremely lively.
However, while the village became lively, trouble also appeared at this time!
First, there were several cases of infidelity in the village, followed by incidents of elder abuse being exposed. When people started to be rumored to have sticky fingers, the village chief was also overwhelmed, rushing around the village to break up fights and mediate.
This one was demanding a divorce, and that one was threatening to report to the authorities, making it incredibly lively.
Seeing this scene, Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao knew whose masterpiece it was, and they praised this bloodless method, thinking that despite Gu Qingheng’s young age, he was quite capable of dealing with others.
Moreover, it was said that all this information was true…
This made people have to wonder where Gu Qingheng obtained so much information!
Could it be that he had an intelligence station in Yang Family Village?
However, this matter had come to an end, and Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao were no longer worried about Gu Qingheng. Instead, they continued with their work and became busy.
To prevent others from entering the granary to steal things, Gu Yu was also making a new medicinal powder, preparing to give those who secretly entered the granary an unforgettable lesson.
Meanwhile, Gu Mengyao began researching new recipes, wanting to make more delicious meals, and also practicing martial arts, keeping herself very busy.
Amidst this busyness, when Magistrate Bai arrived with his subordinates, Gu Yu was somewhat surprised to hear the sounds outside the door and put down the medicinal herbs in his hand, then went to the courtyard to open the door for Magistrate Bai and the others.
“Gu Yu, I’m truly sorry. I have a very important matter to discuss with you, which is why I’ve come.”
“Magistrate Bai is joking, please come in!”
Hearing Magistrate Bai’s words, Gu Yu didn’t say much more, but instead invited Magistrate Bai into the house, which made Magistrate Bai nod.
Then, after asking his subordinates to wait outside, Magistrate Bai walked into the courtyard and towards the house.
At this moment, Gu Yu’s mind was also racing, constantly thinking about what matter the magistrate’s visit could be about.
Given the current situation, apart from unexpected events, the only thing left was buying grain.
If that was the case, Magistrate Bai still hadn’t resolved the refugee issue in Lian Town!
“Gu Yu, to be honest… I’ve come to buy some grain from you.”
“Buy grain? Is it because of the refugees in Lian Town?”
When Magistrate Bai sat down on the chair, Gu Yu didn’t need to pour tea. Magistrate Bai got straight to the point, proving Gu Yu’s guess correct.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yu didn’t immediately say whether he would sell or not, but instead looked at Magistrate Bai with a confused expression, wanting to hear his reasons for buying grain.
“Alas! You could say so! After listening to you last time, I thought it wasn’t good to keep these refugees in Lian Town, so I gave them quite a few benefits to persuade them to leave. However, although these refugees have been sent away, the government office doesn’t have much reserve grain, which makes me think I need to replenish some.”
“Aren’t there any places to buy grain in Lian Town? Last year, quite a few people were competing with me for sales channels, but they seem to have disappeared quite quickly now!”
“Where would there be places to buy grain! They’ve all been sold to other places at high prices by those black-hearted merchants, leaving only scattered grains, which are not enough for the government’s grain storage needs.”
Although Magistrate Bai didn’t understand what Gu Yu meant by sales channels, he didn’t ask any questions at this moment, but focused on whether Gu Yu would sell the grain.
Even though there was still enough food for now, it was important to prepare everything in advance.
If there was really no grain later, it would be terrible.
After hearing Magistrate Bai’s words, Gu Yu pondered for a moment and did not refuse Magistrate Bai’s request to buy grain.
However, he still needed to see how much silver he could offer.
If the money was too little, even if it could be sold, it wouldn’t be much.
However, the government office had a considerable amount of liquid capital, so Magistrate Bai’s price should not be too low.
“The current market price of grain is about ten times higher than before… I won’t let you sell at a loss, so let’s go by the market price!”
“This is quite a sum of money! In that case, I’ll also take the liberty to give some extra grain. For every fifty catties, I’ll give one catty of grain. If Magistrate Bai buys more, there will be more discounts!”
“Then I thank the Gu family on behalf of the people of Lian Town for selling grain to me at this time.”
“We are all mutually beneficial!”
Gu Yu was quite satisfied with Magistrate Bai’s offer… However, he couldn’t show nothing. If Magistrate Bai thought he was too greedy, there might be a lot of trouble later.
So, the offer of buying and getting is quite good.
Anyway, there was still plenty of grain in the family’s granary, so Gu Yu didn’t mind this little bit.
He was just thinking that if he could sell it in large quantities, it would reduce some of the burden, so he wouldn’t always have to worry about people stealing it.
As for selling to others, Gu Yu didn’t know if the other party would resell it or use the Gu family’s grain to make a profit.
It was truly heartless!
Of course, Gu Yu’s awareness wasn’t that high; he just found a more pleasant-sounding reason.
The real idea was… if he couldn’t make money, he wouldn’t let others make money either.
Selling to Magistrate Bai meant it would be stored at the county office instead of being resold at a high price, which made Gu Yu feel quite comfortable.
Magistrate Bai was also very satisfied. Although the price was ten times higher, no one could sell so much at once. Having money but nowhere to buy it, meeting such a willing seller like Gu Yu was truly fortunate.
At least, the problem of grain storage was solved.
