Chen Bing walked onto the pier along the sloping wooden board. Although he was wearing silk and satin, the inside was shabby and his backpack was bulging. He felt that the eyes around him were full of malice.

The hull of the boat shook slightly, but he stood very steadily. Maybe this disappointed the onlookers! Chen Bing thought to himself that these porters are also snobbish. Looking at this man's strong legs and strong arms, he knew that he was not

Very annoying.

"Brother, be careful, there are too many bad people here!" On the side, a pale and thin servant huddled behind him and said softly.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen!" Chen Bing turned around and showed a relieved smile, "We escaped from Shu and came here. We have never seen anything like this before, so we can rest assured!"

Afterwards, the two of them walked side by side, walked out of the pier, and came to the bustling commercial street of Baisha Port, which has long been famous. Their mood immediately relaxed.

"Brother, why are there so few people?" The thin brother looked at the few people on the street, and doubts arose in his heart. He quickly pulled Chen Bing's sleeves and said in a panic:

"Could it be that the pursuers are coming? Brother, let's run!"

"Little brother, don't worry, this is the end of the world, the dog emperor can't catch up here..." Chen Bing comforted in a low voice.

"Let's go, let's find a place to stay first!" After walking a few steps, Chen Bing felt a little tired. He had traveled day and night for several months from Shu to here. Even though he had practiced, he was still physically and mentally exhausted.

"Sir, are you staying at the inn?" After entering the inn, the shopkeeper stayed at the counter, helpless.

"Let's serve some rice first, we two brothers are empty in our bellies!"

"Sir, please forgive me for being unable to do anything. The entire Baisha Port has not sold grain and rice for several days, and our inn has no food left. We can still make arrangements to stay in the hotel!"

"Shopkeeper, what's going on? I heard that Baisha Port is one of the largest ports in Hainan. How can there be a shortage of food?"

Chen Bing has been eating dry food for several months, and he is fine, but his little sister is spoiled and has already been unable to bear the burden and needs meat to supplement her. "God damn the pirates, they don't plunder, but they attack grain ships, we Hainan

How can there be any leftover food?" the shopkeeper said through gritted teeth, wishing he could eat the meat raw.

"It's been five or six days, and my family's remaining food was all eaten yesterday, and the children have been hungry all day!"

The shopkeeper's face was fat, but his eyes were dull. His body was slumped on the chair and he couldn't bear to move for a moment. Even talking to him was too weak. He must have been hungry.

Chen Bing frowned. He never thought that there would be no peace in this remote place. Is this world really not giving people a way to survive?

"Brother--" the younger sister said crisply, looking at her eldest brother's frown and contemplation.

"Nothing!" Chen Bing shook his head and said as always: "I'm here, don't worry!"

"Get a room!"

"Okay, the room costs 30 yuan per day. How many days do you want to stay?"

"Three days!" Chen Bing hesitated for a moment and said decisively.

"Okay, ninety cents. Isn't your guest from Lingnan? Not from Fujian. Our store only accepts copper coins, not lead or iron coins!"

The store owner had a sharp eye, and even though he was very hungry, he could still see that the two of them were already short of money, so he spoke in advance.

when--

A small silver ingot was placed on the counter. The shopkeeper immediately smiled, weighed it with a small scale, then cut off some with a reamer and gave it back to Chen Bing.

"Guest, don't be offended. This is the rule not only in our store, but also in Baisha Port and Qiongzhou!"

"Of course I know!" Chen Bing felt bitter in his heart as he touched several slings of iron money in the package. He carried this burden along the way and was reluctant to throw it away. It was really irritating!

"Old Li, what are you doing? The Li's Grain Shop on the street in front is selling grain. Bring your money quickly, or it will be gone!" At this time, at the door, the neighbor next door was passing by in a hurry with a rice bag.

He said something casually and walked away quickly.

"Oh -" the shopkeeper quickly agreed, put away the money, hurriedly picked up the grain bag that he had prepared for a long time, and ran over impatiently.

"Second floor, third room on the left!" With a snap, the key was thrown to the ground, and his plump body disappeared into the inn like a bolt of lightning. Chen Bing was stunned.

"Brother, this..." The younger sister was a little dumbfounded.

"Come on, let's go take a look too! Food is not a trivial matter!" Chen Bing decisively pulled his little sister and followed him quickly. In this era of war and chaos, food is the lifeblood.

"Queue, queue! Each person is limited to one bucket!"

"Queue up for me——"

"Boy, are you looking for death? Even when the Mingfu (county magistrate) comes, you have to line up..."

Chen Bing ran over with his little sister, walked around a few times, and came to a rice shop. People buying rice had already formed a long queue, with dozens of tough men maintaining order.

"Brother, there are too many people here!" the younger sister said crisply, covering her mouth.

"One hundred coins per dou? Only ten coins per dou in Sichuan!"

"A hundred dollars is not expensive. You are paying for your life. It's already considered your conscience!" Chen Bing sighed and said:

"Let's go and line up too! This inn doesn't care about food!"

"Here, your rice!" One clerk collected the money and handed out a wooden token as a voucher, while the other handed out buckets of millet bags, received a wooden token, and handed out another, very quickly.

"Thank you, thank you so much!" Those who bought rice did not mind the high price at all, but expressed their gratitude hurriedly.

The clerk calmly used words he was already familiar with: "My husband transferred this from Qinzhou. It cost a lot of money, and it's not easy! Our Li's Chamber of Commerce has connections, and we will never run out of food...

…”

"Thank you Li Langjun, it is true that the Bodhisattva is alive!"

In this way, with the memorization of words for selling rice and the gratitude for buying rice, Li Langjun's name has spread throughout Baisha Port unknowingly.

And the news that Li's grain store had rice spread throughout Qiongzhou...

"Your shop has rice for sale, why didn't you ask me to wait?"

"Li Langjun, I'm afraid your Chamber of Commerce's behavior is a bit excessive!"

"Yes! By doing this, wouldn't it be unfair to our chamber of commerce?"

The grain store was buying grain, but at the headquarters of the Li Chamber of Commerce, Li Jia welcomed several uninvited guests, including the big shopkeepers of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce, the Tongyuan Chamber of Commerce, and the Luming Chamber of Commerce.

Facing the childish-looking Li Langjun, although they were sitting in the orchestra, they looked domineering, as if they were the masters.

"So, dear shopkeepers, Li Jia is here for the first time, and you don't know what to do next?" Li Jia replied softly with a cynical look on his face.

"It's normal for Mr. Lang to not understand the rules as he has just arrived at Baisha Port. As elders, we should be more lenient!" Zheng Sande, the chief treasurer of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce, waved his hand and said carelessly, immediately lifting himself to the head position.

The big bosses of Tongyuan Chamber of Commerce and Sihai Chamber of Commerce looked at each other, chose to acquiesce, and then watched his performance with interest.

"Young gentleman, you only need to sell your surplus grain to us, and we won't take advantage of you. Each bucket will cost fifty yuan. From now on, in Baisha Port, we will naturally take more care of the Li Chamber of Commerce. What do you think?"

"You guys are going too far! The market price is a hundred dollars per bucket, but you want to buy it for fifty dollars. We, the Li Chamber of Commerce, are not easy to bully!"

Li Jiahuo stood up and sneered:
Chapter completed!