16. Accumulate grain
Despite being physically and mentally exhausted, Lin Muxue still made a big meal to satisfy everyone's appetite.
At the dinner table, everyone was immersed in hard eating, and after the wine and food were full, they all talked about the joy of the five baht money, and even the wrinkles on Daddy Lin's face were relaxed, obviously in a very good mood.
No one will dislike the excessive amount of five baht, especially in this troubled world, everyone wants to be able to have a little more security, instead of eating bran every day and living a precarious life.
So when they heard that they had earned more than 6,000 yuan in just one day, everyone became excited, and their eyes flashed with greed and expectation.
But they have overlooked the most important one.
Although the five-baht coin is a good thing, it does not allow everyone to gain a foothold in the troubled times, because its essence is just a useless copper nugget.
Only practical materials such as food, salt, cloth, and iron tools can determine the right to speak in troubled times.
Wei Ming knew the key to this, so he showed a calm face when everyone cheered.
"Everyone, please be quiet."
Wei Ming says:
"You may have forgotten one thing, these are troubled times, and the role of five baht coins for us is limited!"
Wei Ming's voice was flat, but it quickly quieted the surroundings, his eyes glanced around, and slowly continued:
"Therefore, we have to ensure that we must have a batch of food or cloth in our hands, as well as other practical items, so that we can survive in the troubled times!"
Every word fell on everyone's hearts, as if ringing a bell and drum, shocking the heart, and making everyone shudder.
"Ming Gong, what do you say I should do?"
Xiao Que was the first to ask.
Wei Ming thought for a moment and said:
"First of all, we need a sum of food to cope with the upcoming military disaster, and secondly, we must buy a batch of practical materials as soon as possible, otherwise, we may only be able to rely on five baht coins, these broken copper and iron to survive."
But as soon as his words fell, Father Lin couldn't help but retort:
"Master Wei, what you said is certainly good. "
"But after all, this grain has a shelf life, hoarding so much, we can't eat it all, once the deadline is reached, then we can only watch the grain become filth? “
After speaking, he couldn't stop looking at Wei Ming, hoping that he would change his opinion.
After all, hoarding grain and grass is equivalent to fighting for life, and if you are not careful, you will lose a lot.
Father Lin's opinion was not wrong, and Wei Ming also knew this truth, but he had a more perfect solution, so he slowly spoke:
"Then I will sell the old grain, buy new grain, and wait for the troubled times to come, and I believe that when the time comes, the price of grain will definitely rise much more than before, and maybe even double. "
"This ......"
Father Lin looked at Wei Ming with a distressed expression, although this is a very good idea, but after all, it is to exchange old grain for new grain, this kind of loss is too great.
The old grain is cheap and the new grain is expensive, and the price difference is already astronomical.
Daddy Lin can't refute it, no one knows when this troubled world will end, and now the short-term tranquility is only the tranquility on the eve of the storm, and when the war resumes, it will be purgatory on earth.
Lin Muxue smiled lightly, her eyes looked at her father, and said:
"Dad, don't worry, I have a way."
When Father Lin heard this, he couldn't help but look at Lin Muxue suspiciously, and asked:
"What's the solution?"
Lin Muxue had a shallow smile on the corner of her mouth, and said:
"It's very simple, that's to listen to Wei Gongzi's arrangement!"
"Wei Gongzi is not only superb in medicine, but also very good at earning money, since he dares to propose that we buy grain, then he must have a way, so you don't have to worry. “
Father Lin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile, and said:
"It seems that you still have a lot of trust in Wei Gongzi."
Lin Muxue's face flushed, and then she lowered her head, biting her cherry lips lightly, looking shy.
Seeing his daughter's appearance, Father Lin suddenly smiled from ear to ear and said:
"Alright, I can't take care of your young people's affairs. "
Then he thought of something again, and his face looked sad:
"But I have one thing I want to say, and that is, don't be too optimistic about anything, you know? “
Lin Muxue was stunned when she heard this, she looked up at Father Lin, and asked:
"Daddy, what do you mean by that? "
"Hehe, it's not interesting, I just feel a little emotional."
Father Lin smiled, then stood up and said:
"Okay, let's all disperse, I'll go back to the house and sleep, I'm so tired today."
"Daddy......"
Lin Muxue wanted to stop it, but Daddy Lin waved his hand and turned to leave.
Looking at her father's distant back, Lin Muxue sighed, turned her head to look at Wei Ming on the side, but saw that he was thinking.
"What's wrong? Wei Gongzi. “
"It's fine. "
Wei Ming came back to his senses, smiled apologetically at Lin Muxue, and said:
"It's just that I probably know what your dad is worried about."
Lin Muxue looked at Wei Ming a little strangely, and asked:
"Worried about what?"
Wei Ming smiled bitterly and said:
"It's just that I'm afraid that our booming business will not be sustainable."
It is true that although Wei Ming attracted diners through wooden boards, this was only temporary, after all, the location here is remote, and the price and taste are not much different from ordinary restaurants, and diners are easy to lose, so if you want to maintain it for a long time, you must find another way, otherwise you will only be eliminated.
Wei Ming's words also made Lin Muxue's eyebrows frown, and she also thought so, but in this world, how can there be any long-term business?
However, at this time, she can't help much.
"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time."
couldn't think of a way, Lin Muxue didn't think about it anymore, turned around and walked to the backyard.
"Oops......"
Suddenly, Lin Muxue let out an exclamation.
Wei Ming hurriedly ran forward, supported her, frowned and said:
"What's wrong?"
"What are you doing?! "
Lin Muxue looked ahead with some anger, looking puzzled.
Wei Ming followed Lin Muxue's gaze, but saw Xiao Que squatting on the ground, collecting leftovers from the filthy bucket.
Although most of the diners who come and go will not have any food left, and even if they have leftovers, they will take them away, but after all, there are many diners in Yuxianglou, and it is inevitable that there will be business travelers, and they are also very generous, and they are too lazy to bring back this kind of leftovers, so they discard them in one go, and then throw them into the filth heap.
"Sister Mu Xue, I see that these leftovers have piled up too much, so I think it's better to take them and throw them away."
Xiao Que was a little cowardly, but he still directly said his opinion.
Lin Muxue didn't say much, just said:
"Hmm."
As she spoke, she bent down, touched Xiao Que's head, and said with a smile:
"Just don't squat on the ground coldly, what if you fall, if you get hurt, what can you do? "
"Oh. "
Xiao Que agreed obediently.
Lin Muxue glanced at Wei Ming, and then turned around and left.
Wei Ming seemed to see that Xiao Que had something unspeakable, so he didn't ask much, just pointed to the rest of the food on the table, and said:
"You can take these meals and throw them away, I don't see anyone coming, you should rest early, don't be tired."
"Thank you. “
Xiao Que nodded, a hint of gratitude flashed on his face, but he quickly returned to his senses, and then picked up the leftovers on the table, poured them into the wooden barrel, and walked out.
The contrast between his thin figure and the huge wooden barrel was particularly conspicuous, and people couldn't help but feel a little funny, but Wei Ming didn't smile at all, and his heart was also very heavy at the moment.
I naturally know why Xiao Que wants these worthless leftovers.
Wei Ming sat in place, watching Xiao Que disappear from sight, and a thought suddenly popped up in his heart:
"In the future, you might as well leave some food and let Xiao Que take it. "
As soon as this thought came to mind, it was immediately like a vine that had grown from madness, and it instantly occupied all of Wei Ming's thoughts.