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

"Isn't it old grain?" The owner of Zou Ji Grain Shop listened with curiosity on his face.

Dozens of counties around were suffering from severe drought.

Where will the new food come from?

Moreover, even if there is new grain, why don’t they keep it for themselves and eat it, but sell it?

"Of course!" Shen Qian said confidently:

"Our village has harvested this year's new grain, but I wonder if Zouji Grain Shop will accept it?"

"Collect! Of course!" The owner of Zou Ji Grain Shop nodded repeatedly, but he soon realized that the new grain collected at this time had defects!

Should it be early millet?

Thinking about this, the shopkeeper of Zouji Grain Shop asked:

"Has your village rushed to harvest some of the new rice?"

"Yes!" Shen Qian did not hide it and admitted it generously.

Seeing this, the owner of Zou Ji Grain Shop secretly admired him.

The whole village is rushing to harvest. It is really not easy to make and execute such a decision!

After all, the weather is scorching hot these days, but who knows when a downpour might arrive? If it does, perhaps the crops in the fields can be revived.

But the probability is very small. Apart from wealthy families, which farmer would be willing to do such a thing?

"New rice costs 80 copper coins per pound. If we buy it, we can probably get 75 copper coins for it."

"But... early millet is slightly astringent, has a poor taste, and is difficult to preserve. We can only offer 65 copper coins per pound!"

This price is really not low.

Compared with previous years of bumper harvests, the profit from selling grain is much higher!

But farmers also have to survive!

Unless absolutely necessary, who would sell the crops harvested from the fields in such a disaster year?

"70 copper coins!" Shen Qian frowned and raised the price by five copper coins.

Wang Daniu, who was following her, was frightened by what he saw.

When selling grain, can you raise the price yourself?

If I had known this earlier, I would not have been able to collect the new grain at the price of three copper coins in the past few years.

At least 4 copper coins...

The shopkeeper of Zouji Grain Shop pondered for a moment and shook his head:

"Early millet is early millet. It tastes bad, so the price is definitely lower, just 65 copper coins!"

"Nothing is absolute!" Shen Qian argued:

“In previous years, the price of early millet was indeed lower, but this year is different!”

"There's been severe drought in dozens of counties, and there's a serious insect infestation in the south, so we can't get corn in. So the price of corn here will go up. Even early corn can be sold as new rice."

As soon as Shen Qian said this.

The owner of Zou Ji Grain Shop was immediately shocked.

She was just a village woman, yet she knew about the insect plague in the south.

Now, if he doesn't follow the price she said, he might not be able to buy it. After all, there are more than one grain shop like theirs in the county town!

Besides, this woman has a good vision. The price of grain will indeed continue to rise. If she takes the grain now, she will make money. The boss will definitely agree with her move.

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper of Zouji Grain Shop sighed:

"In that case, I will take some money and go to your village to buy some early millet."

Driven by dozens of ox carts, the group soon arrived at Wangjia Village!

Looking at the villagers who were already waiting to harvest their grain in the open space between the fields, the owner of Zouji Grain Shop couldn't help but sigh:

"Your village is quite willing to take risks."

"Not only did they harvest all the grain, they were also willing to sell it all at once!"

"I have to remind you that after I collect this grain, I will definitely not sell it to you at the original price."

Facing the reminder from the owner of Zou Ji Grain Shop, Shen Qian calmly shook her head.

Responded with a smile:

"Don't bother the shopkeeper with that."

"Buying and selling is a voluntary process for both parties. If you collect grain today and we buy grain tomorrow, we will definitely trade according to the current market price."

Seeing this, the owner of Zou Ji Grain Shop didn't know what to say.

Just arrange for the guys to bring people to weigh the food!

The sun is shining brightly and it is so hot that people are sweating profusely.

Seeing this, Shen Qian called Wang Wu and others and drove the mobile water truck over!

Looking at the novel-looking ox cart, the owner of Zouji Grain Shop and the guys from the county were all amazed:

"This...this car is filled with water?"

"It's actually a little cool. Drinking it really helps to cool you down!"

"Is it the well water that has just been drawn?"

"..."

Listening to the discussions and exclamations of the crowd.

The owner of Zou Ji Grain Shop cast an admiring look at Wang Shenshi.

I thought to myself: This woman really knows how to do things.

He knew very well how expensive tea was nowadays.

Are they selling tea? They're selling water! Even if they just mix some tree leaves in the water, people who buy water will have to bite the bullet and pay for it!

If the Zou family did not have their own well, his life would probably not be easy.

At that moment, Wang Shen actually brought so much water for herself and others to drink, and it seemed that there was no limit. After drinking the first bowl, she continued to draw water and gave them a second bowl!

This courage alone is amazing.

"One thousand five hundred and sixty-three catties of early millet." After the shopkeeper of Zou's Grain Shop finished counting the numbers, he was about to calculate the money he should pay to Wang Shenshi when Wang Shenshi spoke directly:

"One hundred and nine taels and four hundred and ten coins."

"One hundred and nine taels and four hundred and ten wen?" The owner of Zou's Grain Shop heard the number and started moving his abacus rapidly.

One calculation, accurate to the last detail.

After a second calculation, it turned out to be this number!

Just as he was about to take out the cash, Shen Qian's voice rang in his ears again:

"Please give me one hundred taels of silver notes issued by Jiangnan Bank, which are valid in the southern border. Please try to convert the rest into silver, not copper coins."

"Okay." The owner of Zou's Grain Shop responded and settled the bill with Wang Shen.

After that, after calculating the weight of every fellow villager, Shen Qian would accurately give a number!

After he calculated it, the number turned out to be the amount of silver that the villagers should have received!

What puzzled him the most was that the demands made by these villagers who sold their grain were exactly the same as Shen Qian's. They all wanted the Southern Territory General Silver Notes issued by Jiangnan Money House.

Without exception.

No matter how stupid or dumb he is, he should be able to see some clues.

I heard the shopkeeper of Zouji Grain Shop ask Wang Shen who was standing beside him:

"Is the village going to move south?"

Facing the inquiry from the shopkeeper of Zouji Grain Shop, Wang Shen nodded calmly:

"Yes, there are severe droughts in the north all the time. Life is so difficult."

Hearing Wang Shen's answer, the owner of Zou Ji Grain Shop sighed.

No wonder they sell grain so aggressively.

It turned out that they wanted to migrate south.

But... for such a large-scale migration of people, can the county report be approved?

If I go there, I'm afraid I'll be treated as a refugee!

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper of Zouji Grain Shop reminded:

"This migration is a big deal. You must register it with the county before you can proceed."

Shen Qian just nodded silently in response to the kind reminder from the owner of Zou Ji Grain Shop.

No accurate answer was given.

After all...you can't tell him that the barbarians are about to attack, right?

By then, the entire northern border will be in chaos, with refugees everywhere. Who will have the mood to register for migration?

I'm afraid that officials from the entire northern border will be the first to flee.

The sky was dark.

Shen Qian bid farewell to the owner of Zou Ji Grain Shop.

Sitting on the ox cart on the way back, the owner of Zou Ji Grain Shop had a look of joy on his face.

I thought to myself: I wonder how the head of the family will praise me when he finds out that I have harvested tens of thousands of kilograms of early millet.

at the same time.

The head of the Zou family stood outside his own grain shop, looking at the empty store and a sign hanging at the door saying that the grain was sold out.

Heart pounding:

Is everyone in the shop out?

Just as he was thinking about it, a servant dressed as his own servant came running back.

He pretended to open the door of the grain shop.

Seeing this, Zou Chu, the head of the Zou family, quickly called someone over:

"Where is the grain store owner?"

"What were you doing? Why is the store closed?"

Facing the master's question, the servant quickly told the story:

"The shopkeeper has gone to the village to harvest the early millet."

"Seventy cents per catty! By the time I came back, I should have collected a hundred thousand catties!"

"What!" Upon hearing the news, Zou Chu, the head of the Zou family, turned black!

How could this damned evil star harm the Zou family three times in such a short period of time!