"Brother, where has Jiang Xing been in the past two days?"

Zhang Zongbao said: "Did you arrange for him to go out to work?" This kid can't be on the run, right? ”

It was another half a day, and he didn't see Jiang Xing, so Zhang Zongbao couldn't help but ask.

In the past few days, that kid has been hiding from people, mysterious and secretive, which has attracted Zhang Zongbao's attention for a long time.

He was worried that Li San's matter would repeat the mistakes of the past, so he had something to say in his words to remind Xiao Fan.

"It's okay, I'll tell him to do something." Xiao Fan replied.

Zhang Zongbao nodded.

"Brother, the price of lard has been reduced today, and the West Market sells eighty Wen, and the butchers in the rest of the markets have heard it and have taken the lard to the West Market to sell."

"I heard that the price of pork is also rising."

Reasonable.

It can only be said that self-employed people have the ability to see and see, and they are quite good at seeing the wind and changing the rudder.

The price increase of lard will definitely lead to the farmers who sell pigs to increase the overall price of pigs, and then all the objects on the pigs will have to increase in price!

However, this price increase will not last long and will soon return to normal levels.

Because not all lard can be sold for eighty wen a catty.

The demand for lard in Xiao Mansion will not be very large, and most of the lard in the daily market will not enter Xiao Mansion.

Then the remaining lard will still be sold at a reduced price, otherwise it will stink and the butcher will lose.

Therefore, as long as the purchase of lard in Xiao Mansion ends every time, the price of the lard that has not been sold will be reduced in price for a period of time.

Until Xiao Mansion purchased again.

This is the market, adaptable.

"Let's let the price of pork rise, isn't it a little sorry for the people?" Zhang Zongbao said worriedly.

He also came from ordinary people, and for a long time, he and Xiao Fan were reluctant to eat meat.

Now more people are reluctant to eat meat.

In Zhang Zongbao's view, this is very bad.

"No way, unless we raise our own pigs, we can't affect the changes in the market." Xiao Fan shook his head and said.

Zhang Zongbao exclaimed: "Then let's raise pigs ourselves!?" ”

"If you raise pigs yourself, you don't have to spend eighty yuan a pound to buy lard, and our cost will not exceed thirty yuan!"

"And we can sell the rest of the pig at the original price, as long as the quantity is large, the rest of the market must also reduce the price, otherwise the people will buy us, and they will have no market!"

As he spoke, Zhang Zongbao's eyes became brighter and brighter.

Xiao Fan's eyes looked at him and became more and more surprised.

Brother, when did you secretly make up the lessons?

Why did you suddenly open your mind again?

Half of the principles of market economics, you can actually realize it yourself!

"Well, that's a good point."

Xiao Fan patted Zhang Zongbao on the shoulder and encouraged: "Use your brain more like this in the future, you still have wisdom." ”

"Hehe, brother, let's open our own pig farm right away, right?" Zhang Zongbao said excitedly.

But Xiao Fan shook his head.

Zhang Zongbao's theory is correct, however, he is not prepared to take this suggestion.

"Why?" Zhang Zongbao glared, "Brother, you won't be jealous of my talent, right?" ”

Xiao Fan rolled his eyes speechlessly, knowing that this guy was joking.

However, he still patiently explained:

"You're right...... There's just one thing that you didn't take into account. ”

"What?"

"The cost of farming."

"But raising pigs is very simple, and it doesn't cost anything, right?" Zhang Zongbao was puzzled.

Xiao Fan sighed:

"There is an old saying that the family is entangled, and the hairy ones don't count!"

This means that livestock that has not been sold is not considered property...... Because they are likely to be bouncing today, they will die violently tomorrow, and they will have to lose money if they can't sell it. ”

Xiao Fan said: "What's more, in a few months, I'm afraid that the wild vegetables all over the mountains will be dug up, what will I use to raise pigs?" ”

Pigs don't grow up by drinking water.

Gotta eat pig food.

Pig food is easy to find, and the weeds everywhere can be fed to pigs as long as they are not poisonous.

But the problem is that people may not be able to eat, where is there still pig food to pick in the mountains?

"Can you dig up all the wild vegetables?"

Zhang Zongbao thought of something and exclaimed: "Brother, do you mean that there will be a famine again this year?" ”

Looking at the sky, the blazing sun early in the morning, Xiao Fan nodded with heavy eyes.

It's been seven days since it rained!

The temperature is very high, the crops are starting to crack, the fields are not able to hold water, and the crops will soon die.

Some crops that are not yet ripe are now confiscated.

"Then we have to prepare in advance!" Zhang Zongbao reminded.

Xiao Fan nodded:

"I have already vacated half of the storeroom in the south courtyard to store grain."

"In the past few days, you have taken your family to dig a cellar in the south courtyard to store some grains, fruits and vegetables."

"Besides, don't leak how many reserves we have, so that everyone can keep their mouths shut."

Recalling the last famine, Zhang Zongbao shivered and nodded solemnly.

Last time there was a famine, Zhang Zongbao and Xiao Fan both sold themselves to Qingshan Yaxing in order to survive.

Now it's here again, but neither of them needs to care about personal food and clothing.

But I still can't help it, and I'm a little compassionate.

"Then our porridge shed ......" Zhang Zongbao stopped talking.

Xiao Fan said with a smile: "The porridge shed still has to be opened, and I can't take care of other places, but near Baishui Town, I don't want to see people starve to death." ”

The ability is limited, and it can't help the world, so first help the head office of Baishui Town!

"Brother, you're right, we can't eat by ourselves, so we don't care if others can eat or not...... If it weren't for some well-wishers to enjoy the food, we might not have been able to stick to the Qingshan Yaxing. ”

Zhang Zongbao is the most moral, and he thinks that at this time, it should be the same.

"But in this case, the nearby victims must have heard the news, should we prepare more food?"

"That's nature."

Xiao Fan said: "I will let the merchant ships of Qingshan Commercial Bank continue to transport grain over, and the grain we reserve in the warehouse, unless it can't be transported in from outside, those can't be moved!" ”

The significance of grain reserves lies in the fact that they can only be used when they cannot eat by any other means!

Otherwise, there will simply not be a long reserve.

"Soon, there will be money and no food."

Xiao Fan specially instructed: "Zongbao, don't be afraid of spending money, even if the price of grain, fruits and vegetables rises by a few percent, we can buy as much as we can store!" ”

When the money is gone, you can make it again.

If anyone in his family starves to death because of insufficient food reserves, then Xiao Fan will regret it for the rest of his life!

Zhang Zongbao also agreed: "Brother, you're right, I'll do it, and start stockpiling food today!" ”

"What about meat?"

Xiao Fan glared at Zhang Zongbao.

it, you're a kid floating?

It's a famine, and you still want to eat meat?

"Ahem......"

"Forget about the meat, you can't store it...... Wait a minute? ”

Xiao Fan suddenly remembered, it seemed that he could reserve!

So, Xiao Fan specially instructed: "Dig a cellar in your western courtyard to store meat, and buy a large amount of saltpeter." ”

"What did you buy that thing for?" Zhang Zongbao was puzzled, "It's still expensive!" ”

Nowadays, saltpeter mining is not very easy, so it is relatively expensive.

"Just buy it."

"That'...... How much to buy? ”

"Buy one for a thousand taels and put it there, sooner or later it will be useful."

"How much?" Zhang Zongbao was shocked and felt that he had misheard.

A thousand taels of saltpeter?

What are you doing?

"That will have to wait a few days, it is estimated that Wanfulou will not be able to find so much saltpeter, and it will have to be transferred from other places nearby." Zhang Zongbao was puzzled, but he still agreed to do it.

This is what Xiao Fan likes most about Zhang Zongbao.

Listen to persuasion.

Even if you don't understand something, you can question it after you do it.

"Can my sister-in-law give so much money?" Zhang Zongbao suddenly doubted.

Xiao Fan rolled his eyes: "Your sister-in-law is not a stingy person, as long as she is used properly, she will naturally give it." ”

"Brother......

Zhang Zongbao suddenly remembered something: "Have you forgotten something?" ”

"What?"

Xiao Fan has been really busy recently, and he doesn't know if he has missed something.

Zhang Zongbao was helpless, and seeing that Xiao Fan had really forgotten, he had to remind:

"Matchmaker's ......"

"Oh!"

Xiao Fan was suddenly startled.

it!

I really forgot about it!

Zhang Zongbao stared at Xiao Fan speechlessly, his eyes were simply resentful.

Good guy, you really forgot!?

I said, you haven't mentioned it for so long, I thought I was so unpopular, and the matchmaker couldn't find a suitable one for me. As a result, it's your brother, you don't have a son!

It's so angry!

"Brother......" Zhang Zongbao turned his head silently, with helplessness in his eyes.

"Ahem...... The matchmaker didn't contact me, so I shouldn't have matched the eight characters yet......"

Xiao Fan was a little weak and said, "I'll ask someone to ask ......."

"No need, I'll ask myself......" Zhang Zongbao was afraid of this old brother, so he turned his head and forgot about himself.