In the years of famine, the knife in my mother's hand is not bad either

"Are you serious?" The owner of Jiaji Grain Shop asked, holding the silver, still feeling it was a little unreal.

Shen Qian looked at the owner of Jiaji Grain Shop and nodded again:

"Of course, the money's all given. I'm just joking, but you wouldn't want to, would you?"

The owner of Jiaji Grain Shop was persuaded by Shen Qian's eloquence.

Calmly said:

"The food storage here is not enough, only about a thousand pounds."

"Give me an address for the remaining two thousand pounds, and I'll have someone bring it over for you."

Facing the shopkeeper's suggestion, Shen Qian nodded:

"Sure, but I'd like you to deliver in the afternoon when there are fewer people."

When the shopkeeper heard Shen Qian's request, he understood it immediately!

Wealth is not exposed.

She must be afraid that someone would covet her if she bought so much food at one time.

"Let me weigh it first." The shopkeeper nodded in agreement and busied himself with weighing the old rice in the shop.

One thousand pounds, packed into ten big bags.

Displayed outside the store.

Wang Daniu happened to drive over at this moment, and was amazed when he saw the food displayed in front of the store!

So much... must be over a thousand pounds, right?

While feeling shocked, Wang Daniu took the initiative to speak:

"Sister-in-law, let me help you get in the car."

As he said this, he didn't give Shen Qian any chance to refuse.

Just carry the food yourself.

Shen Qian would naturally not refuse.

A bag weighs 100 kilograms, I can’t carry it by myself!

After the grain was loaded onto the truck, Shen Qian told the shopkeeper her home address and returned to the village on Wang Daniu's ox cart!

On the way, Wang Daniu couldn't stop sighing:

"Sister-in-law, why are you buying so much food?"

"The autumn harvest is only two months away, and we can't eat all this food!"

Facing Wang Daniu's question, Shen Qian naturally had her own reasons:

"It seems that if there is no rain, there may be a severe drought in the land."

"The reduction in grain production is inevitable. We should take advantage of this opportunity to collect some old grain and store it at home. When the next batch of grain arrives, the price of the grain we collect will definitely be higher than the current price of buying old grain."

"When the new grain is sold after paying taxes, won't the money be returned?"

"As for new grain and old grain, what difference does it make to farmers like us who work the land? Anything that fills our stomachs is good food!"

After hearing Shen Qian's analysis, Wang Daniu's eyes lit up!

The cowherd couldn't help but slap the cow on the back!

"Hey! Why didn't I think of that!"

"It was my sister-in-law who reminded me." Wang Daniu said, and after a little thought, he made up his mind:

"Sister-in-law, I didn't get this news for nothing."

"I won't charge you for the fare this time."

Seeing Wang Daniu's kind attitude, Shen Qian nodded secretly in her heart.

At the same time, don’t forget to remind:

"Go back to the village and inform the village chief in advance."

"If the village chief also thinks it makes sense, you can consider notifying the village."

"When food prices rise, everyone's life will be less affected."

"Sister-in-law..." When Wang Daniu heard Shen Qian's figure, he woke up as if from a dream!

This, this is so righteous!

He felt a deep respect for Shen Qian!

When I returned to Murakami, there were not many people at the village entrance at this time.

Everyone is busy working in their own fields.

After all, if it hasn't rained for a long time, if you want to have a harvest in the fields, you can't be lazy and have to go to the stream to fetch water to irrigate the fields.

With the help of Wang Daniu, a thousand kilograms of grain were moved into the small grain storage cellar in Shen Qian's home.

"Sister-in-law, I'll go talk to the village chief first, and then go to the town to buy food in the afternoon!" Wang Daniu said, and refused to take the copper coins handed over by Shen Qian.

Leave Wang Shen's house.

Wang Daniu drove the ox cart straight to the village chief's house!

"Is Brother Dakuo at home?" Wang Daniu stood in front of the village chief's house and shouted loudly inside.

Logically speaking, even the men in the village chief's family should be in the fields at this moment.

But Wang Dakuo is already sixty years old this year!

He is the oldest among his peers. As he gets older, his legs and feet are not very good, so the heavy work is usually done by his three sons in the family.

So people in the village usually look for him, and he is at home during the day.

"Hey!"

"Daniel is here!" The village chief heard the voice and immediately came out of the room in straw sandals, greeting him warmly:

"Come sit in the room!"

"Hey!" Wang Daniu responded, walked into the house and found a bench to sit on.

"Brother Dakuo, Wang Shen bought food today."

The village chief listened to Wang Daniu's excited words with a puzzled look on his face: Buying grain? What's so surprising about that?

Who doesn’t go to town to buy food when they are out of food?

Just as he was thinking about it, Wang Daniu directly solved the doubts in his heart:

"I bought over a thousand kilograms!"

"What?!" When the village chief heard the amount, he jumped up from his stool.

I hit my knee on the stove and it hurt so much that I grimaced!

She didn't cry out in pain, but instead scolded Shen Qian for not managing the household:

"Has Wang Shen gone insane?"

"We bought so much food at once. What if it goes bad if we don't store it properly?"

"Shh!" Wang Daniu pulled the village chief Wang Dakuo's leg and motioned him to sit down quietly.

"Listen to me first and see if this makes sense!"

After repeated persuasion from Wang Daniu, the village chief Wang Dakuo slowly sat back on the stool.

Wang Daniu just told Wang Dakuo exactly what Shen Qian had said before.

Wang Dakuo slapped his thigh.

"hiss!"

"This Wang Shen is really smart!"

"No wonder he can afford to buy two cows at a time!" Wang Dakuo said, with admiration in his eyes.

Before, Wang Shenshi didn’t leave a very good impression in the village because of her sharp and mean nature!

But judging from recent events, Wang Shen is clearly a person who understands and has righteousness!

That sarcasm may only be in the lifestyle, there is absolutely no problem with the character!

Thinking of this, Wang Dakuo patted Wang Daniu on the shoulder:

"Please help me run to the village and ask every household to come to the ancestral hall at night!"

"I have to say this seriously."

"Okay!" Wang Daniu responded, said goodbye to the village chief's house, and drove the ox cart through the fields.

Some villagers were curious and asked the cow:

"Uncle Niu, the sacrifice just ended, why did the village chief notify us to go to the ancestral hall?"

"As a messenger, you must have some inside information, right?"

"Tell us quickly!"

"..."

Faced with their questioning, Wang Daniu avoided answering.

If this matter spreads without any order, it would be bad if the village were to fall into chaos!

Moreover, it is not appropriate for the entire village to go out to purchase food.

When the time comes, we will do a statistics and then send some young and strong guys to go together.

After receiving the notification, Wang Daniu went straight home.

The wife, who was busy making lunch, saw her husband driving back and frowned slightly:

"Why are you back so early today?"

"Hey, don't ask!" Wang Daniu lowered his voice:

"Give me one thousand coins from your family savings."

"I'm going to buy some food."

"What?" Wang Daniu's wife saw this and her eyes widened:

"You're crazy! Buying so much food, what if it goes bad and moldy?"

"Life is just too much!"

Facing his wife's accusations, Wang Daniu rolled his eyes:

"Don't we have a cellar at home?"

"By then the grain will be scattered and stored in the cellar, and it will deteriorate!"

"It's better to buy it and eat it now..." said the woman, but she did not stop him.

After all, the real head of the family is Wang Daniu.

After taking the money, Wang Daniu muttered softly:

"What do women know?"

Looking at Wang Daniu's back, his wife shouted:

"Hey! Boss, why are you going out at this hour? Are you not going to have lunch at home?"

"Just leave it to me!" Wang Daniu responded, sitting on the ox cart and gently waving the whip.

The oxcart drove away.

He himself had forgotten that it was Shen Qian, a fellow woman, who told him that food prices were bound to rise.