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

"Don't worry, Grandpa!" The youngest son said shrewdly and closed his eyes on the bed next to him.

But all he had in his mind were bags of copper coins!

He was afraid that his copper coins would be stolen while he was sleeping, so he had to sell his land to pay off the debt.

This night.

The kerosene lamp in the village chief's house was on all night!

His youngest son tossed and turned, waking up more than ten times in just two hours!

The village chief, Wang Dakuo, has eyes as big as copper bells, and he counts every time he blinks.

When Wang Mang got up in the morning, he was shocked to see his grandfather's bloodshot eyes.

Wang Dakuo rolled his eyes at him and said unhappily:

"Manzi, can you be more promising?"

"Thanks for the name I gave you!"

"Go to the kitchen and get two whole grain steamed buns. Keep an eye on the money on the way. If you lose a penny, my family will have to pay for it!"

"Nothing will go wrong." Wang Mang responded, called his third brother, and ran to the kitchen together.

Wait until daybreak.

A group of dozens of people have gathered at the entrance of the village.

Wang Mang and his third brother sat on Wang Daniu's ox cart, with their arms around each other, tightly protecting several bags of coins in the middle.

When Shen Qian rushed over from home, everyone was already there.

He sat directly behind the ox cart, next to Wang Mang and his brother, and said:

"lets go!"

Seeing this, Wang Daniu gently waved his whip.

After the cow's butt was gently whipped, its hooves lifted.

Go forward.

Dozens of strong men followed silently behind the ox cart, just like bodyguards and escorts!

They met some scattered passers-by on the road. They looked at Shen Qian's large group from afar and avoided them directly.

I was afraid that I would bump into someone and be mistaken for a robber.

Outside Beiyang County.

The movement of dozens of people in Shen Qian's group caused quite a stir.

When the soldiers guarding the city gate saw this, they raised their weapons!

They stared at Shen Qian and her group nervously. This wasn't how escorts worked! They lived in the county, especially the soldiers guarding the city gates. They all had some experience.

The leading official came forward with two soldiers and shouted:

"Why are you here in the county town?"

Faced with the questions from officials and soldiers, Wang Daniu, who was driving the ox cart, was shocked.

When have soldiers' weapons ever been so close to your neck?

On the other hand, Shen Qian, with her experiences before the time travel and before the rebirth, was able to remain calm even when facing officials:

"Sir, we just want to go into the county town to buy some things."

"As you can see, this oxcart is loaded with copper coins. We're afraid they'll be robbed along the way, so we called in some of our tribe members to bolster our presence."

After listening to Shen Qian's explanation and looking at the sacks full of copper coins on Shen Qian's ox cart, the official's expression improved a lot.

"Do all of you have to enter the city?" the official looked at Shen Qian and asked.

Obviously, the person in charge should be the woman in the car, unlike the group of farmers behind who bowed their heads obediently when they saw him.

"no, I'm fine!"

"The four of us will just enter the city." Shen Qian said, taking out the copper coins she had prepared in her pocket and handing them to the official.

After the official took the copper coin and let him go.

Shen Qian then turned around and said to the villagers behind her:

"Please wait outside the city."

After entering the city.

On the bustling streets, many small vendors noticed the ox cart.

It's hard not to attract attention with those sacks of copper coins!

Some small vendors took the initiative to get close to the ox carts, following them and shouting:

"Tanghulu~three cents!"

"Dry sugar cakes! Two cents each!"

"Mallet sugar ~30 wen per pound~"

"..."

Faced with the hawking of these small vendors, Shen Qian turned a deaf ear.

These things will be available whenever they come.

Today I am here to buy food on behalf of the village.

There must be no mistakes.

Arriving at Zouji Grain Store, the largest grain store in the county, Shen Qian walked straight in.

Check it out in front of Chen Liang.

After rubbing it repeatedly and confirming that there was no problem, he turned around and shouted to the shopkeeper at the counter:

"Shopkeeper, I'm planning to buy a lot of your old grain. Could you give me a discount?"

When the middle-aged man at the counter heard Shen Qian calling for the shopkeeper, he just glanced at Shen Qian.

After analyzing Shen Qian's outfit, he lowered his head.

But for business reasons, he still replied:

"If you buy sincerely, I'll give you a sack for every 100 kilograms."

"What about a thousand pounds?" Shen Qian did not get angry at the shopkeeper's contempt, but instead made further requests.

This time the shopkeeper raised his head and looked at Shen Qian again.

I also noticed the ox cart parked at the door.

It wasn't until the woman opposite realized she wasn't joking that she said:

"One thousand pounds? I'll give you fifty pounds."

This concession is quite significant.

Shen Qian was a little surprised when she heard this.

I thought to myself: What a loss! I bought grain from Jiaji Grain Store in town before, but I just helped deliver the goods! Delivering 50 catties is equivalent to giving 150 coins! The 3,000 catties I bought myself is 450 coins!

Can it cost so much to deliver a product?

"What if it's ten thousand pounds?" Shen Qian asked again.

This made the shopkeeper frown, and he thought to himself: This woman... could she really buy tens of thousands of kilograms at a time?

These are all old grains. Not only do they taste bad, but they are also prone to insect infestation and spoilage if not stored properly.

Who has the money to buy so much old rice?

Although he didn't like it, he still pondered for a moment and gave an answer:

"Out of ten thousand pounds, I'll give you seven hundred pounds! And I'll even deliver you extra!"

"What if it's jin?" Shen Qian directly stated her specific request this time.

"Twenty-five thousand six hundred and fifty kilograms!" The owner of Zou Ji Grain Shop couldn't help but gasp when he heard this number.

It can be one thousand pounds or ten thousand pounds!

But it definitely can't be 25,650! The other party clearly intended to buy this much old rice from the beginning!

He looked at Shen Qian again and again.

The reserve price has been given in the previous inquiry, but considering that the boss said some time ago that he wanted to clear out the old rice inventory to make room for the new rice harvested in autumn.

The shopkeeper finally made a final concession within his authority:

"Round it up, twenty-eight thousand kilograms."

"I'll send a convoy to get you some food."

"Deal!" Shen Qian, smiling broadly, said to the two sons of the village chief who were sitting stupidly in the car:

"Wang Mang, Wang Jizu! Bring the money down!"

Hearing Shen Qian's words, the two brothers quickly jumped off the ox cart, then each carried a sack and walked into the store.

When all the copper coins were piled together, Wang Mang carefully took out a Tibetan cloth bag from his arms and took out the loose silver coins inside.

After counting the money, the owner of Zou Ji Grain Shop wrote a receipt, which was signed by both Shen Qian and the owner.

When Shen Qian took the receipt, she felt a little dizzy!

Twenty-eight thousand kilograms! A total of 2,350 kilograms were delivered!

You know, just buying these grains would cost seven taels of silver!

Absolutely conscientious merchant!

Shen Qian looked at the owner of Zou Ji Grain Shop who was staring at her as if she were a fool, and thought to herself: I just wonder if you can still smile like you do now after you hear that there is a severe drought in dozens of counties around this year!