Chapter 1467.

“Master, the price of rice in the city has gone up again.” On the afternoon of the end of May, Ye Yu came into the study and complained to Wang Duan who was practicing calligraphy, “The rice that was originally three wen a catty has now risen to five wen, and listening to the rice shopkeeper, it will rise again in the future.”

“Huh?”

Wang Dust was slightly surprised and put down the brush in his hand, “It’s gone up so much?”

After marrying Ye Dai, although he didn’t care about the family’s firewood, rice, oil and salt matters, he still had some understanding of the local prices.

The price of rice has always been very stable, usually fluctuating up and down at two or three catties a catty, rarely appearing to have a big rise and fall.

Because it involves the stability of people’s livelihood, the government has also been cracking down on hoarding, speculation, buying and selling behavior.

Now three of the rice rose to five, the rate of increase is a bit shocking.

Because the price of rice and grains is linked, the price of rice, grains are bound to follow the rise, and the county people’s daily staple food is basically a mixture of the two, the price is very sensitive.

Such a sharp rise in the price of rice would definitely have a great impact – many people were going to be unable to get enough to eat!

“Yeah.”

Xiao Yu’s face was filled with worry: “Master, our Pavilion Sook consumes hundreds of pounds of grain every day, if it goes up like this…”

Last year, Wang Dust paid a high price to buy a number of neighboring houses in Causeway Alley, and then along with his own mansion, they were all knocked down and rebuilt, expanding the size of the school by two or three times.

After the completion of the new school, not only all the students were able to listen and learn in the bright and spacious classrooms, but also recruited more civilian disciples.

The number of students doubled several times, and Wang Chen hired two more experienced Xiu Cai to serve as teachers, in addition to adding several handymen and cooks.

Expenses climbed dramatically.

Since Wang’s Pavilion School had always included a lunch for the students, the consumption of rice and grain was the largest, and now that the price of rice had risen so much, the daily expenses were bound to rise.

This made Ye Yu, who acted as the role of a small housekeeper, unavoidably worried.

Ye Yu is Ye Dai’s maid, married into the Wang family with her own young lady three years ago, and was later elevated as a concubine.

Unlike the gentle and elegant Ye Dai, Ye Yu is smart and shrewd, helping the former to organize the family’s affairs in a well-organized manner.

She was basically responsible for managing the firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vinegar and tea.

“It’s fine.”

Wang Dust reached out and rubbed Ye Yu’s tightly furrowed brow, smiling, “Just go up, Master, I’m not bad with money.”

Although it was said that founding the Wang’s Pavilion School, Wang Dust had to post in a large amount of silver every year out of his own pocket, and he didn’t have any explicit income, 100% of his income was not enough to cover his expenses.

Everyone says that Mr. Wang is a good man, set up the school to accumulate virtue and good deeds, but many people secretly laugh at his head was kicked by a donkey, actually did a stupid thing for so long.

And after Wang Chen and Ye Dai got married, there were even more people mocking him.

Some people thought that Wang Chen was taking Ye Dai’s dowry to support the operation of the Pavilion School, and was beating his face against the wall.

Disparaging Wang Dust for eating soft rice!

Ye Yu huffed, “But Master, you can’t spend your money like this, there are times when the gold mountain is empty.”

In her opinion, her own young lady and auntie were really not in charge of the house and didn’t know the price of firewood and rice.

It would be fine if one was unappetizing, but the two together really made her worry!

Wang Dust smiled and pinched her own concubine’s cheeks – very cute.

“Forget it.”

Ye Yu knew that she couldn’t make sense with Wang Dust: “Slave will talk to Madam!”

She wasn’t afraid of Wang Dust’s anger, because this master of the house was really a top-notch person, no matter if he treated himself or his subordinate servants, he was always pleasant.

To her own young lady, she was even more gentle and considerate!

Ye Yu had always felt that she must have knocked through eighteen wooden fish in her previous life to be able to marry Wang Dust along with her young lady.

She ran to complain to Ye Dai.

Wang Dust was dumbfounded and put away his pen and paper and came to the windowsill.

The weather has been very hot lately, and in the afternoon it was still clear and sunny, and on the big tree outside the door, a few summer cicadas were emitting breathless hissing, as if they were crying out about their hunger and thirst.

How long has it been since it rained?

Wang Dust suddenly thought of a problem that he had neglected.

If you think back carefully, it seems that since the beginning of spring, there have not been a few rains, there are also fine rain, not a climate at all.

Associated with the skyrocketing price of rice in the city, Wang Dust had a bad feeling.

“Husband.”

While Wang Dust was thinking, Ye Dai came into the study.

Wang Dust turned around and embraced his wife into his arms, smiling, “Did Xiao Yu really complain to you?”

Despite having been married for three years, her husband’s such an intimate gesture still caused Ye Dai’s pretty face to blush and she couldn’t help but give him a blank look “Xiao Yu is also concerned about you.”

Wang Chen lowered his head and lightly kissed the beautiful person in his arms, “Don’t worry, I have a number.”

Compared with three years ago, Ye Dai’s figure has rounded a bit, not only more beautiful, but also increased a few points of maturity charm.

For her husband’s “lightness”, Ye Dai could only use her small fist to knock back, and then said, “Master, the concubine’s dowry has not been touched, if you need it …….”

When she had married Wang Chen, she had brought a large dowry with her.

In addition to a mansion in the east city, there was also a store as well as gold, silver, fine jewelry and so on.

Part of this dowry was left behind by Ye Dai’s mother, the other part was given by Ye Xiangming, and the annual rent of the store was not a small amount.

Therefore, Ye Dai was completely considered a small rich woman.

But Wang Duan never borrowed silver from her, and would give household money every month.

Ye Dai occasionally also asked about, Wang dust only said that he brought a lot of silver over, so that she does not need to worry about it.

However, Ye Dai could not ignore everything!

“There’s really no need.”

Wang Dust interrupted his wife in tears and laughter, “You have to trust me, your master is capable of a lot!”

It was true that he didn’t have much silver on him when he first came to Qing’an County, and he was even more stretched after buying the mansion on Causeway Lane.

But this problem would not be difficult for Wang Dust.

Two years ago, the Cangshui Gang’s rudder was broken, and the gang leader Cao Xiong, together with a group of his men, died tragically in the Green Dragon Hall, and the gang’s secret storehouse was ransacked, which is still an unsolved case.

And who would have thought that the person who did this shocking case is Mr. Wang who teaches in Causeway Alley?

Just this one harvest, Wang Chuan gained no less than ten thousand taels, so he is not poor in money at all.

Of course, Wang Dust doesn’t go back to showing off his wealth, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.

He smiled evilly and picked up Ye Dai in his arms, “Now I’ll let you see what Master can do!”

Ye Dai was startled, shy and anxious: “It’s broad daylight, you…”

However, her protests were useless as she was carried inside the bedroom by Wang Chen and pressed on the bed to do whatever she wanted!