Chapter 140: Harvesting Grain at a High Price
Leng Yue planned to fry nine dishes, leaving three for Lord Xiao to bring back, it should be enough, looking at the few dishes prepared on the table, there was less meat as an ingredient, Leng Yue picked up the basket and prepared to go to the Han butcher's house at the head of the village to buy some bacon to taste.
As soon as I walked to the head of the village, I saw a lot of people gathered there, and the fourth lady of the Liu Mansion was also there.
"Folks, this year's grain harvest, my Shengde grain store went to the countryside to collect grain, and the price was raised by ten wen per catty of grain, if you have surplus grain at home, you can sell it to me, and it is limited to these few days, after these days, if you sell grain again, the price will be adjusted to the original price." It was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Liu Mansion who spoke.
"Ten pennies? The price is already high. Someone sighed.
"My family has two loads of surplus grain, one load is 100 catties, this calculation, after selling two loads, the family has almost added a tael of silver."
"I want to sell too." A lot of people are starting to get excited.
"Don't sell it." Leng Yue walked over and said: "Now that there is a war on the coast, the price will definitely rise, because it is grain, you sell it now, in case the court increases taxes and taxes on us to pay grain, I am afraid that even our own rations will be lacking, and when you go to buy grain at that time, it will not only increase the ten cents, but the price of rice in the future will rise exponentially, and it is estimated that even ten catties of rice may not be able to be bought for one or two pounds of silver." ”
"It's Yueniang." Tie Niu's daughter-in-law saw Leng Yue, and her eyes immediately changed to the worship of loyal fans in seconds, and said to everyone: "Yueniang said that if you don't sell it, don't sell it, our family is not short of that bit of silver to beg for a living, keep the food in case it is really like Yueniang said, the court wants to increase taxes and pay grain, and we are not afraid, the food will be bad if it is left at home, and it will not be too late to sell it after the war, and it will be scattered." ”
"yes, yes." Everyone felt that what Leng Yue and Tie Niu's daughter-in-law said made sense, and the person who was tempted to sell grain just now dispelled his thoughts.
In this war period, grain is more precious than silver, in case the price of grain is really like Yueniang said, one or two silver can't even buy ten catties of rice, then it is better to keep two loads of grain.
The eldest daughter-in-law of Liufu originally said that these people were moved to sell grain, but she didn't know that she killed this little lady of the Lian family who blocked people's money halfway, and she hated it so much.
"Yueniang, what are you doing?" Tie Niu's daughter-in-law asked with a cold reading familiarity.
"There is no taste in the mouth, go to the Korean butcher's house to buy some bacon and put it in the pot." Leng Yue is familiar with the people in the village, so naturally he has something to say.
"Also, on this hot day, my appetite is much smaller, and I really can't eat without eating a few heavy dishes." Tie Niu's daughter-in-law smiled.
Leng Yue snorted and said to Tie Niu's daughter-in-law: "Last time you helped my family plant rice, I haven't thanked you properly, I'll go buy a few watermelons and come to my house at night to gather." ”
"Okay." Tieniu's daughter-in-law was very happy when she heard that Yueniang invited them to get together, "I went with Sister-in-law Xiang today to pull out some white asparagus, burned some wild mushrooms and spicy seeds, and sent them to you later, they are delicious and appetizing when they are fried." ”
"Thank you then." The cold reading is not polite.
Now Miaoshan Village gets along well, there is something at home, I like to take it out and share, Leng Yue likes such a happy pastoral life very much, it's just that Lian Hao is leaving, the battlefield has no eyes, Leng Yue is still worried about Lian Hao in his heart.
Lord Xiao has a life-saving grace to Lian Hao and the Lian family, Lord Xiao speaks, how can there be any reason not to go?
Leng Yue wants to do a good job for Lian Hao tonight.
The fourth daughter-in-law saw her sister-in-law staring at the back of the little lady who was about to bleed, and she was a little gloating, the sister-in-law must have received some news from General Yang, otherwise she would not have come to Miaoshan Village to collect grain in person, but unfortunately, the words of the little lady of the family broke the opportunity for the sister-in-law to make a fortune.
It's okay like this, the sister-in-law can't collect food, can't earn silver, and her heart is balanced.
"Fourth, why do you say this person is so annoying, I collect my food, what did she come to do? Don't you know that it is the thunder of the sky to block people's money? The eldest daughter-in-law was angry, and she couldn't wait to catch the little lady of the Lian family and beat her to calm down.
She asked Xuan'er to set General Yang's tone, the emperor's army in coastal wars was frequently defeated, and refugees had already come in all the counties, although the Lord Xiao was well governed, and the refugees were settled, but General Yang said that as long as the enemy broke through the last pass, it would be close to the county seat hundreds of miles away from the county seats, and once the county town was broken, there would be more refugees who fled.
"Sister-in-law, don't be angry, it's not Miaoshan Village where there is grain to sell, if you can't go to other villages tomorrow to collect it, it's the same." Although the fourth daughter-in-law was secretly happy in her heart, she still comforted her sister-in-law with words.
"By the way, what are you doing here?" The eldest daughter-in-law asked.
"I'm not here to talk to this little lady about the buyout of the fat powder formula, the price has been raised again and again, and I still don't agree, this little lady is fine, when it comes to doing business, I think the four of us together can't compare to her one, her slight sentence will ruin your sister-in-law's business, it's hard to say whether she will be involved in the business of rice grain, if so, sister-in-law, you may guard against her, I and the third child have suffered a big loss from her." The fourth child said with an idea.
Anyway, she has no way to take this little lady of the family, it is better to instigate her sister-in-law to deal with her, her backer of General Yang of Liufu is still close to the old family in the final analysis, if the boss can say that General Yang deals with the Lian family, then will her business still be worried?
"She wants to enter the rice business, and she doesn't want to see if she has the ability to eat this mouthful, and she really thinks she is a character? provoked me, I dismantled her into eight pieces, do you believe it or not? The eldest daughter-in-law gritted her teeth and said hatefully.
This was heard by Aunt Jin in the village.
"Faith, faith." The fourth daughter-in-law patted her ass, "As long as you open your mouth, sister-in-law, General Yang has a way to deal with the Lian family, and I am afraid that she will rob us of our business." ”
"Not really." When the eldest daughter-in-law heard the words General Yang, her back straightened, and she looked like she was superior.
The fourth daughter-in-law smiled, this boss is also relying on the old lady's business to be good, this spring, summer, autumn and winter, which family does not eat food? If there is a slight shortage at home, you have to buy rice and noodles to eat, and you don't need to spend any brains to start this business, otherwise a stupid person like her boss would have opened and closed down for her if she tried any business.
Lian's little lady's fat powder formula, she seems to have to use her sister-in-law to get it, and the fourth daughter-in-law began to brew an idea in her head.
"Sister-in-law, don't be angry, go back." The fourth daughter-in-law pulled her sister-in-law into the carriage with a smile.
The carriage went out of the village, and the fourth daughter-in-law lifted the curtain to look at the direction of Lian's house, and said in her heart: Lian little lady, I will negotiate with you well but you refuse, then don't blame me for being ruthless and trying to hurt you.
Tomorrow, she will let people collect the grain in this neighborhood at a high price, and the sister-in-law can't receive the grain, she must think that the little lady of the Lian family is against her, and when the time comes, the little lady of the Lian family has her own sister-in-law to complain to General Yang, and General Yang will make a move, and she is afraid that she will not be able to clean up the Lian family?