Today, the Zhao family grain store is very lively, because everyone knows that the Zhao family team has returned from the county seat yesterday. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The convoy traveled back and forth three times a year, and the Zhao family used all kinds of mountain goods and medicinal materials purchased to the county seat in exchange for the necessary grain, salt, cloth, and other miscellaneous goods such as pots and pans in the town, and then sold them to the townspeople.

In this process of entering and exiting, the Zhao family made a lot of money. Although the townspeople knew this, except for the Zhao family's convoy that had the ability to go to the county seat, the others could only watch as a large amount of income fell into the Zhao family's pocket.

However, for the townspeople in Caoxu Town, except for the Zhao family, what they are most concerned about is the price of food that is most closely related to them.

The Zhao family's grain store is on the only street in the town, and the location of the grain store in the center of the town shows that the Zhao family fully understands the importance of food for the people.

The early morning sun shone on the plaque of the grain store, and by the way, it left some traces on the several dangling straw hats at the door of the grain store.

When these straw hats heard the news of the return of the convoy yesterday, they blocked the door of the grain store early in the morning, waiting for the store to display today's grain price sign.

"Brown rice is eight fu money per bucket, and polished rice is ten fu money per bucket. The sleepy-eyed grain store man removed the door panel and yawned as he hung up the grain price sign.

"What!" the townsfolk barely believed their eyes. Everyone didn't have a hot spell in their pockets, and they originally hoped to exchange for more food, but now their hopes have been completely disappointed.

"A few days ago, wasn't brown rice four dollars per bucket?"

"Three-rune money has also been sold, don't say four-rune money. The man replied weakly.

"Where is there such a sharp rise!"

"When is it now, don't you know? This time, the convoy to the county seat suffered a great disaster, not only several cars were destroyed, but even the young master Hao of the third room broke his arms. The amount of food brought back this time is pitiful, and it may rise in a few days!"

These days, it is rare to have peace in the mountains, and fierce beasts are rare, and even the growth of medicinal herbs in the mountains and forests is also good, and everyone's harvest in the mountains is much stronger than in the past.

Although the price was inevitably suppressed when it was sold to the Zhao family's shop, the money in the pocket was finally a little more than in the past, and everyone thought that it was time to live a few days of relaxation.

Who knew that today, but encountered the soaring food prices.

"My family still has two days of food left, so it's a big deal to go to the mountains to hunt a few pheasants and hares, and add some wild vegetables, how can I last for another ten days. At the moment, this price is too dark, is the Zhao family scraping too little on us?" said one of the hunters indignantly.

"Okay! If you don't buy it today, it might go up tomorrow. The next time the convoy goes to the county seat, but it will be three months later, and there is only so much food in the store now, you don't buy it, some people want to buy it. The grain store guy said nonchalantly.

"The price is so high, we never dreamed of it. A few days ago, it was still four fu money per bucket, no, just now you said that the three fu money was also sold, and the grain transported back from the county was not enough, even if the price was a little higher than the four fu money, it would not be able to get eight fu money. Can this price be lower?" asked a few herb pickers in a low voice.

This question obviously does not belong to the grain store guys who can answer, but fortunately, at this time, Zhao Fengdeng, the shopkeeper of the grain store, came out.

He first glanced at the people at the door contemptuously, and then said slowly: "The Zhao family grain store has always been a child's undeceived business, and has never done anything like buying and selling. Those who are willing to buy grain are at today's price, and those who don't want to buy them go back early, and they have time to go into the mountains to hunt a few rabbits. ”

The Orion who had just spoken out was red-faced and angry when he heard this, but he didn't dare to make trouble at the door of the grain store.

In Caoxu Town, who dared to go against the Zhao family, for so many years, except for the shopkeeper of the Qian family's pharmacy, he really couldn't find a second one.

Zhao Fengdeng looked at the townspeople at the door who dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, coughed with satisfaction and said: "I said the ugly words in front, after today, tomorrow will be more than this price." ”

Most of the townspeople had already made a plan for the use of the money in their pockets, but now that the price of food had risen suddenly, it was inevitable that they would have to recalculate it in their hearts.

However, under the provocation of the grain store owner's words, several anxious townspeople have rushed to the counter of the grain store, shouting and reporting the amount of grain they want to buy.

The height of the counter in the grain store could only barely show the heads of these eager customers, and the customers with their heads held high stared at the movements of the guys behind the counters.

The men of the grain store poured the grain in the warehouse into the bucket according to the number reported, and carefully scraped the part that exposed the mouth, so that the bucket of grain was weighed and then put into the prepared bag.

However, the customers outside the counter could not see that the bottom of these buckets had adjustable brackets, as long as the man's fingers moved slightly, out of the customer's sight, the rice grains leaking from the lower end of the bucket became the part of the grain store.

Since almost all the measuring instruments in Caoxu Town were in the hands of the Zhao family's shop, even if these townspeople felt that the amount of food they bought was insufficient, there was not enough evidence.

Of course, for Zhao's grain store, deducting the amount of grain is just a small means, and it does not make much profit. But this is a family handicraft, and Zhao Fengdeng does not dare to change the ancestral system easily.

For example, today, the price of brown rice has doubled from four yuan to eight yuan, and the income can not be compared with the small means of deducting the amount of money.

Among the many Zhao family shops in Caoxu Town, the income of the grain store has always been in the first place, and the income continues to be stable.

Therefore, the host of the grain store has always been a hot position in the clan, and Zhao Fengdeng's father, Zhao Ji, when he retired and handed over the grain store, repeatedly told Zhao Fengdeng that he must firmly hold the position of the grain store and not lose the family heirloom of his own lineage.

Zhao Gongming came to the door of the grain store when it was close to noon. At this time, the surging crowd at the door had receded, and only a few people entered and exited sporadically.

The grain price sign hanging at the door did not make him have any mood fluctuations, after all, Zhao Gongming was the first time to buy grain at the Zhao family grain store, and he didn't feel the rise in grain prices at all.

Zhao Gongming set off from his own pharmacy and walked along the only street, he found that the signboard of the grain store was not only one size bigger than the plaque of other stores, but also the big characters of "Zhao's grain shop" were gilded, presumably this plaque took a lot of manpower and material resources, it seems that the status of this Zhao family grain store in many shops is not low!

Zhao Gongming, who was standing at the door to watch the plaque of the grain store, was seen by Zhao Fengdeng, the shopkeeper of the grain store, and the shopkeeper of the grain store remembered what the shopkeeper of the Qian family pharmacy said to him a few days ago, and it seems that this young man has really begun to take over the affairs of the Qian family pharmacy.

It is said that he was originally a baby taken in by the money shopkeeper many years ago, and I don't know why the money shopkeeper gave him a name surnamed Zhao, and he became a young man in the pharmacy after being raised by the money shopkeeper.

And I haven't heard that the money shopkeeper has any descendants, it seems that sooner or later, this Qian family pharmacy will fall into the hands of this young man.

Some time ago, Zhao Kuo of the hospital made a joke, and Zhao Fengdeng had also heard the inside story, as if this young man named Zhao Gongming played an extremely important role in that farce.

It seems that he can't underestimate this little guy, in case he accidentally capsizes in the gutter, Zhao Kuo's current fate is a lesson from the past.

At this time, Zhao Gongming didn't know that he had become a figure who needed to be treated carefully in the eyes of the grain store shopkeeper.

Zhao Fengdeng, who was holding a cautious attitude, showed a smiling face, walked to the door of the grain store and greeted: "Xiao Gongming, your shopkeeper told me a few days ago that the procurement affairs of the Qian family's pharmacy will be handed over to you in the future. ”

"What did the shopkeeper Zhao say, how dare the junior rush to the front of the elders, but my shopkeeper lifted me, let me try my hand in the store first. Zhao Gongming put on a modest and backward attitude.

He knew very well that the person who could achieve the position of shopkeeper in the Zhao family shop in the town was by no means an idle person. The information he has about the world is limited, and he doesn't have much power to protect himself.

Therefore, when Zhao Gongming interacts with others, he always has a cautious attitude and never gives the truth easily.