Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

Chapter 350

It was normal that she had never seen one. This kind of big pot was mostly used by the military. Wei Jue was worried that there would not be enough pots here, so he asked his subordinates to prepare some.

Those pots were covered with a wooden lid, so you couldn't see what was inside, and Ye Xi didn't think of opening it to take a look.

She saw many middle-aged women busying themselves, either adding firewood or pouring rice in basins directly into the pot.

Water is very precious at this time, so there is no washing step.

The water was carried back by the soldiers from far away. They first filled all the carts with water, and the rest was carried back.

When they returned to the yard, they lined up and poured the water in their buckets into the water vats one by one. The yard was filled with water vats.

The huge yard was filled with water tanks and a large stove.

Ye Xi felt that the water in her yard was probably carried back by these soldiers, which was really hard work.

The woman working in the yard couldn't help but take a few more glances when she saw a young woman coming in.

But seeing that she didn't say anything and just watched them work, he thought she was a supervisor sent by the superiors, so he buried his head in his work.

Ye Xi watched for a while and found that the lady closest to her opened the covered pot, picked up a large spoon and put it in to stir.

She saw that there was more water than rice in the pot. Would she be able to eat enough?

She was puzzled, but she didn't say anything. She believed that others must have their own reasons for doing so.

She glanced at the rice in the basin and found something different, so she squatted down to take a closer look, and then her face changed.

She didn't care whether her hands were dirty or not, and just reached into the basin to pick up the rice grains.

Sure enough, there is a problem here!

She found that a small portion of the rice in the basin was normal rice, with large, plump grains, but most of it looked abnormal in color.

She squeezed hard and the rice of abnormal color was crushed.

I bent down and smelled it, there was a strange smell. Although it was not unpleasant, it was definitely not normal rice.

"Auntie, is this rice bad?" Ye Xi asked the auntie who was busy beside her.

The old lady was a little nervous when she saw this noble man standing next to her, wondering if he was here to find fault with her. Then she heard him say this.

There must be something wrong with the rice, but that was not her business, so she just did her job.

When she was suddenly asked this question by someone, she instantly lost her composure.

"I don't know about that. I'm only responsible for cooking the porridge. The rice delivered is handled by Aunt Zhang. You can go ask her."

The lady quickly threw the pot away. She didn't want to lose this job. The old and young in the family were all waiting for the little food she brought back every day.

Ye Xi seemed to understand something and stopped making things difficult for the other party.

To confirm her guess, she stood up and looked at the basins nearby that had not yet had rice poured into them.

Without exception, the situation in each pot was similar. She was a little angry. At this time, there were still people who dared to do such a thing. It was simply unscrupulous!

She was so angry that she was a little dizzy, but she soon calmed down.

She wanted to find out who it was, so she asked, "Auntie, who is the Auntie Zhang you are talking about?"

When the lady heard that she was looking for someone, she quickly replied:

"She is the lady in the warehouse who is responsible for loading rice into basins. If you walk along this path, the warehouse is on the left at the end. She should be busy inside now."

This lady is very clear when it comes to selling people.