Chapter 028: Stocking up in the Village

Lu Xuan still had 180 taels of silver on him, and this time he followed the villagers mainly to buy some agricultural and sideline products that he had missed last time, such as bacon, cured pork ribs, sausages, etc.

Because of different purposes, not long after entering the town, the four people from the Lu family separated from the villagers, and only agreed to meet outside the town at noon and go back together.

The villagers all went to the grain shop in unison, while Lu Xuan took his family of three to the bacon shop.

Because a lot of seasonings are used in it, the price of bacon is much more expensive than buying fresh pork directly.

But it doesn’t matter. As soon as Lu Xuan entered, he bought up all the goods in the shop.

Lu Qing: “!!!”

Lei Yan: “!”

Who buys all the goods in the store?

Audience in the live broadcast room: Hehehe, of course he is your good brother.

It was not enough for Lu Xuan to buy out one shop, he also plundered the inventory of two other smaller shops.

After visiting three shops, Lu Xuan only spent more than fifty taels. After thinking about it, he decided to go to the spice shop.

Sichuan peppercorns, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, cornel, bay leaves, fennel, star anise, cumin, pepper, tangerine peel... Buy a portion of everything you need for cooking.

Buy less of the expensive things and more of the cheap things, and you will spend another thirty taels.

Because the spices were so expensive, what I ended up with was just a bag that was a little smaller than a bag of rice.

Lu Qing and Lei Yan were completely numbed by what they saw.

Live broadcast audience: Did you see that? Your brother shouldn't be so good at spending money!

The money they spent that day was enough for them to build an extremely magnificent blue brick and tile house in the village.

Lu Qing and Lei Yan thought that this trip was just to check for deficiencies and fill in the gaps. Lu Xuan must have spent more money going to the provincial capital. They were so excited that they almost couldn't breathe and their hearts were beating fast.

Only Lu Chen was the most carefree. He ate the snacks that Lu Xuan bought for him at the roadside stall with relish, not caring at all about how much money his family spent.

My brother has already said that saving money cannot be used as food. The things we buy now are for them to have a good life in the future. There is no need to feel sorry for it. Just buy the money and that’s it!

In the end, there was less than ten taels of silver left, so Lu Xuan took his family to Xiangxue Tower and ordered a large table of food and wine for the four of them to have a big meal together.

Afterwards, we went to the clothing store to buy clothes for them. If we saw something we liked on the street, we would just buy it. In short, we just enjoyed the fun of shopping and felt the last lively fireworks in the town.

When the time agreed with the villagers arrived, Lu Qing and Lei Yan were carrying large and small bags, with expressions of both heartache and satisfaction on their faces.

Originally, Lu Xuan wanted to help them put the items into the space, but the two of them felt that it would be a waste of money to come back empty-handed after shopping, which was not quite right, so they kept them for themselves.

Thanks to the fact that they were carrying a lot of things, they didn't seem so out of place when they met up with others outside the town.

When they arrived, the people from the grain store had just delivered the grain.

Almost every family bought at least a thousand kilograms of grain. Several carts of rice were delivered. The delivery guys looked at the villagers of Yunlu Village with strange eyes.

This time of year is still far from the autumn harvest, and most farmers try to save money at this time. I have never seen them buying large quantities of food.

Although the village chief and others came with the excuse of buying grain as representatives of the whole village, they were still very conspicuous in the eyes of the people in the grain shop.

But so what?

When disaster strikes, they can't care about so many things. Anyway, they have already got the important supplies such as food, salt and cotton. Even if the news spreads later, it will not have much impact on them.

Among the grain delivered by the grain shop was a portion for Lu Qing and Lei Yan, which they asked the Zhang family to help buy.

The couple had saved a little money over the years, not much, just three or two taels. Although Lu Xuan had already bought enough food for the four of them to eat for a long time, they still used all the money to buy brown rice.

Lu Xuan didn't say anything about this. After the people from the grain shop left, he put all the grain into the space.

The villagers who did not see Lu Xuan using space yesterday were inevitably shocked again and became more in awe of Lu Xuan.

Because of this awe, they never thought of asking Lu Xuan to help them collect the food. After the person who hired the car brought the ox cart over, they loaded the supplies onto the cart and set off on their journey home in a mighty manner.

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The villagers of Yunlu Village, whether they were working in the fields or not, were all absent-minded today. There were always many men, women, old and young gathered at the entrance of the village, looking at the intersection from time to time.

When a group of people led by the village chief really appeared at the entrance of the village with cartloads of food, the villagers were instantly excited, and shock was written all over their weather-beaten faces.

I actually bought so much food!

The impact of verbal talk and actual action is very different. When the people saw so many supplies being brought back, the already shaken people suddenly panicked. They surrounded the village chief and others to ask about their harvest today, and secretly made up their minds to buy food tomorrow.

People tend to follow the crowd, and what they cannot accept the most is that others have something but they don’t.

When the neighbors of the first group of people who stockpiled food were affected and took action, they invisibly spread anxiety to the surrounding areas, and those who had not yet taken action gradually became restless.

There were only about forty households in the village. Word spread from one to ten, and from ten to twenty. Soon, more than ninety percent of the people were in action.

This move has put the villagers' financial situation to the test. It will be clear which household is more wealthy and saves more money when they stock up on goods.

Many families who usually lived frugally and seemed so poor that they had to eat coarse grains actually bought thousands of kilograms of grain in one go without blinking an eye.

Some people who usually live a carefree life and spend money lavishly, with pockets cleaner than their faces, emptied their family savings by buying just 100 or 200 kilograms of food.

There are also some people who dislike each other on a daily basis. Whenever one family buys an extra bag of grain, the other family will inevitably compete to squeeze out a few more coins from their home to catch up with that family. As they compete, they will spend all the savings that they had originally prepared to keep for an emergency.

In this way, the villagers were able to witness a lot of fun just by stockpiling goods.

At the same time, a new problem has been put before everyone.

There aren't many people in Yunlu Village who marry out of town, but there are some who do. The disaster is serious. Should they tell the news to their daughters who have married out of town, and to their daughters-in-law's family?

Will people believe it if I say that?

The villagers were undecided and went to the village chief's house to ask. The village chief felt that no matter whether they believed it or not, as relatives they could not just stand by and watch the person die.

Others thought this was reasonable, and those who had daughters who had married out quickly called their children back home and told them about the disaster.

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"Catastrophe? Dad, Mom, what are you talking about? Have you been deceived?"

"Lu Xuan? Isn't that the idiot from your village? How could a idiot know any magical arts? Father-in-law and mother-in-law, you must have been fooled!"

"Why buy food? The crops will be harvested in two months. It's better to save the money and buy a few pieces of meat for the family."

As expected, no one believed the disaster. Some of the people who came with the son-in-law even mocked the villagers for being cheated by their fellow villagers and wasting their money.

Li Yue, the daughter of the village chief, was also a daughter who married out. After her parents told her about the disaster, Li Yue did not believe it at first. However, after the village chief told her about Lu Xuan's magic, demonstrated it on the spot, and even specially gave her some vegetables given by Lu Xuan, she became a little shaken.

Li Tie said with a serious expression, "It's only a few days until the disaster begins. Go back to town tomorrow and bring Xiaoxiao with you. We have a lot of food stored at home. As long as we are together as a family, there is nothing to be afraid of in the disaster."

Li Yue frowned and was silent for a long time before shaking his head.

Miao Jinfeng beside him said anxiously, "You still don't believe it? We are your parents, how could we harm you?"

Li Yue said helplessly: "It's not that I don't trust you, but I'm already married. I can't just bring Xiaoxiao back and ignore my husband and my parents-in-law."

As for telling my husband's family about the disaster, not to mention that they would most likely not believe it, even if they did, they would certainly think that it is safer to stay in the town than in the village, and it is impossible for them to run to Yunlu Village to take refuge.

Li Yue said firmly, "Dad, Mom, I am already the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family. Even if a natural disaster really happens, I should stand by my husband's family and be with my husband and children."

Miao Jinfeng was furious: "Then you're just going to ignore us!"

Li Yue comforted him, "Dad, Mom, don't worry. Our village is so close to Baisong Town, and there are no mountains in between. If anything really happens, I will definitely find a way to find you, or you can come to town to find me. After all, we won't really never see each other again."

Li Tie sighed. "Since you've already made up your mind, I won't say much. Just remember, if something unexpected happens and we can't be together, you should live well with your in-laws. Your own safety is the most important thing, and you don't have to come to us. We have your elder brother and your younger brother by our side, so you can rest assured."

The couple, who failed to persuade their daughter to stay, could only repeatedly remind Li Yue to stock up more food at home after returning to Baisong Town.

There were people like Li Yue who believed but did not stay, and naturally there were also some who were forcibly detained by their families regardless of whether they believed it or not.

Some family members do not have enough courage to arrest people, and the daughters are independent and just leave without taking it seriously. Every family has its own result.

On the Lu family's side, Lei Yan hesitated for two days and then went back to the neighboring Wangshan Village, but soon came back with a grim face.

As soon as the Lu siblings saw his expression, they guessed that this trip was not going well.

Lu Qing: "Your elder brother didn't believe it?"

Lei Yan hummed with a serious face.

He told Lei Shan about the disaster and asked him to prepare food in advance. Lei Shan not only did not believe him, but also ridiculed him together with his sister-in-law Zhao, saying that he couldn't stand their prosperity and deliberately wanted to trick them. He said a lot of nasty things and even asked implicitly whether it was Lu Qing who instigated him.