Chapter 284 Villagers Come to Seek Help
The new factory building was completed successfully and went into production as scheduled according to Qin Yao’s original plan.
This large factory is like a production machine composed of various parts. Once it starts, it is unstoppable and continuously pours out perfect products that customers need.
The first batch of timber shipped from Fucheng has been received. Next, the factory needs to organize its own fleet to go to Fucheng to transport the subsequent timber back.
Liu Zhong took the driver information form prepared by Liu Ji and spent two days visiting each driver one by one to notify and negotiate. He has already confirmed that ten drivers can sign long-term cooperation agreements with the stationery factory.
In addition to the car of the village chief of Liujia Village, the horse-drawn carriages of two households in Xiahe Village, and the seven vehicles purchased by the stationery factory itself, the fleet now has a total transport capacity of twenty vehicles.
Six drivers were specially hired for the factory's cars. They were all experienced drivers. On the first day of their employment, they were taken out by Qin Yao to sell grain.
Don’t waste your own resources.
A rice shop was built outside the city, and the listed price of coarse grain was 40 wen per pound, medium grain was 80 wen per pound, and the fine grain was sold out.
In just one day, food prices dropped a lot.
The reason was simple: the refugees still had grain they had previously looted from the rice shops, and since they couldn't sell the grain, they had no choice but to lower the price.
Wang Mawu was so angry that he gritted his teeth all day long. One night, his face suddenly became swollen and now looked more like a steamed bun.
When Qin Yao came with his grain-selling caravan, no one stopped him.
It still stopped at the original position, in front of the pavilion. The refugees around saw that the man selling low-priced grain was here again, and they stared at Awang curiously as he put up the price tag.
Medium grain, thirty cents per pound!
Seeing the price, everyone gasped, and then Qin Yao didn't even need to shout out her sales pitch, as crowds flocked in.
This one handed over a large clay jar: "Fill it up for me!"
The man stuffed a bamboo basket in, "Full it up, full it up!"
Those who couldn't squeeze in at the back yelled, "Hurry up, people in the front, don't hold others up!"
The situation almost got out of control, but fortunately there were more people this time, and Qin Yao immediately asked the drivers to form a circle around the carriages, leaving only one opening for entry, and told the refugees to line up. It took a while before order was restored.
In the past, when common people saw the medium-quality grain that cost thirty wen per pound, they would at least spit at it and call it a black-hearted person.
But now, this price just makes people feel extremely familiar.
The people in the rice shop watched helplessly as the bags on Qin Yao's grain cart deflated one by one. They were filled with envy, jealousy and hatred.
A total of eight carts of food were sold out in less than half the morning. Qin Yao quickly asked Awang to take the empty carts back and transport the remaining food from home.
They were so busy that the sun set in the afternoon, and they sold a total of 6,000 kilograms of grain.
If the journey wasn't too long, I could have bought more before the sun went down, because the refugees nearby had already heard the news and were rushing over to line up to buy.
Qin Yao said helplessly: "Come back tomorrow morning, everyone go away first!"
After saying that, the crowd still refused to disperse, so Qin Yao and others could only drive their empty carts through the crowded crowd. They repeatedly promised to come early tomorrow morning, and only then did the refugees who came to buy food make way for them.
The grain was sold successfully and Qin Yao was in a very good mood. Although Awang was tired, when he looked back at the baskets of copper coins in his carriage, he felt that all his fatigue had disappeared.
Qin Yao said generously: "I'll give you monthly salary later."
Awang looked at her in surprise. If he hadn't been driving and couldn't get off the ground, he would have kowtowed to her, "Thank you, Madam!"
"No need to thank me. We will be a family from now on and share weal and woe." Qin Yao patted his shoulder and started eating the pancake.
When Awang was so happy that he could not contain himself, he said, "From now on, all the housework at home will be handed over to you, and you will also have to worry about Dalang's martial arts."
Once the factory is stable, she will personally lead a team to the city to transport timber. By that time, Liu Ji should have returned to the academy, and Awang will be the only adult left at home.
Awang nodded in agreement, but he was surprised in his heart. He didn't expect Qin Yao to trust him so much.
Qin Yao certainly didn't trust him blindly. Before leaving for the city, she would continue to investigate Awang. If he wasn't good enough, then
"lady!"
Before Qin Yao could continue thinking, Awang's low call interrupted her.
The convoy stopped in front of the stationery factory. Qin Yao looked at the villagers of Liujia Village who appeared on the road, waved to let the convoy go back to the factory first, got out of the car and walked forward, asking doubtfully:
"Grandma Wang, what are you going to do?"
Granny Wang smiled at Qin Yao shyly, then looked back at the dozen or so villagers from Liujia Village behind her. Amid their sneers, she tentatively asked:
"Yao Niang, did you go to the town to sell grain today? Was the grain selling well?"
This is a question that is asked despite knowing the answer. How could it be possible that the people who had difficulty selling the convoy came back and took away another load of food?
Qin Yao glanced at the dozen or so people present. They were all the people in the village who had followed her and stockpiled some food. Looking at their burning gazes, she had a rough idea in her mind.
He nodded to Granny Wang and asked directly, "You guys want to sell grain too?"
Granny Wang responded with a sigh. The old lady was known in the village for being stubborn. The villagers asked her to come forward and talk to Qin Yao, and no one knew what she was thinking.
When the villagers behind her were getting impatient, Granny Wang finally said that they wanted to give their surplus grain to Qin Yao and ask her to help sell it.
After saying that, Granny Wang immediately added: "If it's inconvenient, forget it. There's not much. It won't be a problem if you keep it for yourself."
Qin Yao smiled lightly, "Let me see how much you have first. I have to say one ugly thing in advance. The price of grain may be different at different times of the same day. Some are high and some are low. I can't guarantee that they will all be high prices for you."
Just like today, the rice shop couldn't bear the pressure from her and dropped the price of grain by five cents.
Her reference is the rice shop. If the rice shop goes bust tomorrow, she will definitely not be able to sell it at today's price, so the villagers must bear certain risks themselves. If they are greedy, don't come to her.
The villagers responded with "oh"s to show their understanding. Seeing that Qin Yao had relented, they immediately went home and brought the remaining grain they wanted to sell to Qin Yao's house.
The adults are not at home today, and their father is lying down at home. The four brothers and sisters of Dalang are all at home and have not gone out to play.
Jinhua and Jinbao came to find them with Damao in their arms. When they saw the villagers coming, Dalang and Erlang immediately sent the three siblings away.
There are so many people and it's very noisy. Damao is still young, and it would be bad if he gets bumped into. Second Uncle will definitely deal with them.
Qin Yao instructed: "Sanlang and Si Niang, go and get your pens and ink."
Seeing Dalang and Erlang coming back, he asked them to bring the scales and baskets.
Awang asked the villagers to line up and come up one by one to register.
Erlang loves to join in this kind of fun. After Awang finished weighing, he immediately reported the number to Qin Yao.
The amount of surplus food that each family was willing to take out was not much, some were only ten or eight kilograms, and some were only one or two kilograms.
But the grain that I bought for seven or eight cents at the beginning was sold at double the price, making a profit of seven or eight cents per catty. The family could also buy two taels of oil and half a catty of salt.
(End of this chapter)
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