Xu Qingyi scratched her head, shirtless.

Why hoard these?

"Brother Feng, we saved quite a lot before the New Year. It should be enough for the next two weeks after the New Year."

"It's not easy to store too much of this stuff."

Donglai and Guo Fengsheng nodded in agreement.

These things are not like other goods, which can be simply set up in any factory building.

For items like firewood, rice, oil, and salt, the first thing to do is to prevent them from getting damp, and the second is to ensure that these things don't get infested with insects.

If insects infest the rice and flour, tons of rice and flour will be wasted.

"The warehouses are easy to handle."

"Yeah, Feng, what are you planning to do?"

"Holding an event?"

Guo Fengsheng asked Lin Yifeng with suspicion, even more curious about Lin Yifeng's next move.

Lin Yifeng didn't hide anything from the three of them. He beckoned them to go outside to talk.

Once they were in the car, Lin Yifeng explained to the three that the supply and marketing cooperative's grain coupons might be invalid.

Upon hearing this, all three of them showed expressions of shock.

In this day and age, supply and marketing cooperatives are undoubtedly a childhood memory for everyone. When we were kids, our families would take us to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy everyday items, and we would always take some spare change to exchange for a small sugar figurine.

The invalidation of grain coupons issued by supply and marketing cooperatives signifies the end of this era.

Back in the day, when the supply and marketing cooperatives were at their peak, anyone who dared to buy things without ration coupons would be arrested.

The three of them simply couldn't imagine what it would be like for people to use money to buy things at the supply and marketing cooperative.

This made Guo Fengsheng and his team frown.

"Okay, Brother Feng, I'll set off right now."

"Qingyi, be careful on the way with Dong-ge."

Guo Fengsheng was the first to leave, driving his minivan straight to the countryside.

Donglai and Xu Qingyi didn't hesitate and immediately set off. One went to the place where he practiced cooperating with Fatty Donglai, and the other went to prepare the warehouse.

All three of them were well aware that if they didn't intervene now, grain prices would gradually rise.

Who knows what might happen then?

Lin Yifeng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the three of them begin to move.

Regarding his memories of 1993, Lin Yifeng only remembered how he felt at the time: there were more things, but they had become more expensive.

People gradually shifted from simply "being able to buy" to "being selective in their purchases," and the concept of consumers began to emerge. In 1994, the country promptly introduced the Consumer Rights Protection Law.

The biggest beneficiaries of this food crisis are none other than the grain merchants who travel to various rural areas year-round.

The supply and marketing cooperatives, which were originally the largest consumers, gradually transformed the supply and demand dynamic into the entire market.

Grain merchants will likely make a fortune in the first month after the abolition of grain coupons from supply and marketing cooperatives.

This is why the authorities notified various industry and commerce bureaus immediately after the Lunar New Year to prepare for controlling grain prices.

The fear is that food prices will skyrocket and people will be unable to buy food.

For Pang Donglai, this incident was actually the best opportunity to expand its influence.