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Chapter 823: Chapter 826: Falling into the Trap
This year’s wheat is growing very well; it looks like it will be a bountiful year.
Tan Zhenghong still planned to keep all the harvested wheat, including the crop collected from Xuan Eagle Mountain Village nearby.
With more family assets and people to feed, he needed to store more grain.
Like the wealthy households in town, each had enough grain to last over three years.
But it was too late to start building a granary now, so Tan Zhenghong weighed his options and decided to rent a government granary in town.
White Stone Town had a total of four government granaries, but only one contained grain; he could rent one for the time being.
He could also help Qin Longyun fill the gap left by the Yin Family.
An empty government granary would ultimately cause the common people to suffer.
Because when a natural disaster or calamity struck, if the government couldn’t control grain prices, the rich households would hoard and often take the opportunity to make a large profit.
"Shall I go to the town later, and we can take a stroll?" Tan Zhenghong suggested.
After four months, Qiao Duo’er wasn’t as sleepy, and the weather wasn’t too hot—it was a good time for an outing.
Qiao Duo’er nodded her head, "Let’s visit Yi Ling and Old lady Bai, and we can pick up a few things on the way."
She had previously promised Bai Yifan to visit the old lady more often; she couldn’t go back on her word.
Upon arriving at the Government Office, Qiao Duo’er and Tan Zhenghong went their separate ways.
One went to the front office to talk business with Lord Qin, while the other went to the backyard to gossip with Chen Yiling.
Chen Yiling was nearly moved to tears when she saw Qiao Duo’er; she had been feeling incredibly suffocated!
Pouting, she said, "You heartless thing, you’ve finally remembered to visit me!"
Qiao Duo’er laughed and replied, "Isn’t it the busy farming season? I came to see you as soon as it ended. Besides, isn’t Lord Qin worried about you having a sudden episode? Giving birth is no joke."
Chen Yiling had a big belly, and she was naturally absent-minded, so any accidents could be no laughing matter.
Chen Yiling said weakly, "I guess that makes sense."
Qiao Duo’er laughed, "Don’t be angry now, just one last month to endure and it will be over soon. These are some wild fruits I just picked; try them quick."
"Maidservant, hurry and wash some for me," Chen Yiling urged.
"I’m on it."
The maidservant agreed and hurried out with the basket, happy to see her young miss in such a good mood.
After chatting for a while with Chen Yiling, Tan Zhenghong and Qin Longyun had already finalized their official business.
They agreed that Tan Zhenghong would donate two hundred taels of grain to the Imperial, and he could use the North Warehouse on the north side of White Stone Town for two years.
The North Warehouse was the largest of the four, and it was unlikely that it would run out of space anytime soon.
When Qin Longyun and Tan Zhenghong appeared in the backyard together, Qiao Duo’er laughed inappropriately.
She was impressed by Luo Qingfeng, but even more impressive than him was Chen Yiling.
If Luo Qingfeng’s ability to create all sorts of strange poisons made him a genius, then Chen Yiling’s use of these poisons on Qin Longyun could only be described as devilishly clever.
Tan Zhenghong followed Qiao Duo’er’s gaze and instantly understood.
Well... changing colors occasionally isn’t so bad either.
Qin Longyun looked confused, poor fellow, still unaware of what had happened to him.
He habitually reached to touch his nose, only to discover his hand had turned green!
Although it was only slightly green, it was impossible for anyone with eyes to overlook.
Qin Longyun’s eye twitched as he quickly caught on.
Luo Qingfeng had sent over a bunch of bottles and jars, and he had only put away the highly toxic ones, thinking the rest were merely decorative; he didn’t expect to be the first one to fall prey.
