Mr. Shen lowered his eyes and said, "Maybe God really wants to give our Shen family a way out."
Old Madam Shen also put her hands together and bowed towards the outside: "Our daughter is indeed a blessed one. When the old lady gave birth to her, there were magpies on the eaves announcing the good news."
"Whatever you think should be done next, just do it. We all trust you." Shen Rong said to Shen Yu'an.
No one else had any objections. In the Shen family, Shen Rong's words were the most important besides those of Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen.
Shen Yu'an feels that the greatest strength of the Shen family is their unity.
After gaining the trust of everyone in the Shen family, Shen Yu'an began to assign tasks to them according to the plan in his mind.
It’s better to be early than late, so she decided to start preparing early tomorrow morning.
Shen Rong, Dalang and Erlang still went to school in town as usual. Shen Ming and Shen Yun were arranged by Shen Yu'an to go to several places to inquire about grain prices and buy grain. The rest of the people dug cellars at home so that they would have a place to store the grain after buying it.
Shen Yu'an planned to go to town to buy some fabrics or ready-made clothes and prepare some clothes in advance.
In addition, Shen Yu'an also planned to teach them some self-defense skills. She also thought of an excuse, saying that it was the old grandfather in her dream who taught her self-defense.
The next morning, everyone in the Shen family was busy working according to their assigned tasks.
Because Shen Yu'an got up late, he was unable to go to town with the two brothers Shen Ming and Shen Yun.
It was already noon when the two came back again.
"Brown rice costs fifteen cents per pound? Isn't it usually twelve cents per pound?" Zhao asked in surprise.
"Not only that, even the prices of glutinous rice, millet and flour have gone up. Although the price per pound has only gone up by a few cents, it will cost a lot more if we stock up on food. If we can't make up our mind, let's come back and ask." Shen Ming replied with a frown.
Shen Yu'an, who had just returned from the mountain, happened to hear what Shen Ming said.
When the people in the courtyard saw Shen Yu'an coming back, they subconsciously looked at her.
Shen Yuan thought about what Shen Ming said, and after thinking for a while, he said, "This should be just the beginning. The sudden price increase in the grain store means that the people behind him have received some information, so we must step up our grain storage. Maybe the price will continue to rise."
When Shen Ming and the others heard this, they thought it made sense. Otherwise, they would be at a greater loss if they waited until the price went up again before buying.
Shen Ming and Shen Yun immediately planned to go to the town to order food, fearing that the price of food would go up again if they arrived a moment later.
Shen Yu'an also decided to go to town, but the three of them still had lunch at home.
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In Xing'an Town, the scorching sun hung high in the sky. Because of the hot weather, there were fewer people walking on the streets.
"Girl An, let's go to the grain store on West Street first. I checked today and their grain looks fresher." Chen Yun said.
Shen Yuan gave him a thumbs up when he heard what he said. He originally asked them to inquire about a few more grain stores in order to find a more cost-effective way to buy grain.
Unexpectedly, the two of them not only inquired about the price, but also found out the quality. Shen Yu'an was amazed.
But he still shook his head and said, "Let's go to the horse market and buy an ox cart first."
Because Shen Yuan had a small treasure chest that she could put and take things from, except for some copper coins, all the silver was now on her.
Old Mrs. Shen said that this way she wouldn't have to worry about losing the money, otherwise she would feel uneasy hiding so much silver at home.
Shen Yu'an did not refuse, but planned to keep a record every day, otherwise even the closest people would not be able to stop the suspicion in their hearts.
At noon, there were very few people in the horse market, and the guys inside were leaning on the door railings and taking a nap.
"Hey, man, hey, hey." Chen Yun stepped forward and called for help. Seeing no movement, he pushed twice.
The waiter was suddenly awakened, and before he even opened his eyes he hurriedly apologized: "Boss, I'm not lazy, I'm not lazy."
"Come back to your senses, we need to buy livestock." Shen Yu'an reminded Shen Yun from behind.
The cold voice reached the ears of the waiter, and he finally came to his senses. It turned out that it was not the shopkeeper, which scared him.
The waiter smiled awkwardly and asked, "Dear guests, are you buying cows or mules?"
There are horses, cows and mules for sale in the horse market, but most of the people who come to buy horse-drawn carriages are wealthy families in the town. The three people in front of him are wearing patched clothes, so they are obviously not among those who would buy horses, so the waiter asked them this question.
And Shen Yu'an didn't think about buying a horse. Horses are much more expensive than cows, and they are too conspicuous. It's better to keep a low profile.
Shen Yun turned his head and glanced at Shen Yu'an to ask for her opinion.
"Let's buy some cattle. Come on, man, take us to see it."
"Okay, sirs, please follow me." The waiter took Shen Yu'an and the other two to the backyard, where there were many livestock grazing.
I am not familiar with Shen Yu'an, so I will let Shen Ming and Shen Yun take on this one.
Shen Ming touched this and looked at that, and soon he chose a cow that looked particularly energetic.
Shen Yu'an also asked him to pick out an ox cart and asked the clerk to help harness it. Finally, after bargaining between Shen Yun and the clerk, Shen Yun gave him seventeen taels of silver.
Shen Ming knew how to drive a ox cart. After Shen Yu'an and Shen Yun sat firmly on the edge of the ox cart, they let Shen Ming drive the ox cart to the grain store.
The grain store that Chen Yun mentioned is not far from here, and it will take only a cup of tea to get there.
Shen Ming was watching the ox cart outside, while Shen Yu'an and Shen Yun went in to buy food.
Chen Yun had already found out the price, and the two of them went in and started buying right away.
They wanted 200 kilograms each of brown rice, millet, rice and flour. Shen Yu'an saw that each sack could hold about 100 kilograms of grain, and they wanted eight bags.
The shop assistants helped carry the grain to the oxcart outside.
After buying food, Shen Yu'an and his friends went to the clothing shop.
There were ready-made clothes and cloth in the shop. The ready-made clothes were relatively expensive. Shen Ming and Shen Yun originally planned to buy cloth and then ask their families to make clothes for them after they returned. However, Shen Yu'an thought that making clothes would not only waste their time but would also be very irritating to the eyes, so he just bought two sets of ready-made clothes each.
I also bought five pieces of cloth and some soft fabrics, planning to give them to Xiao Zhang when I got back so that she could make small clothes for the baby in her belly.
Shen Yun was moved again when he saw that Shen Yu'an actually thought of his unborn child.
Chen Yun said loudly: "An girl, Uncle San will definitely treat you like his own daughter from now on!"
Shen Yu'an pushed his handsome face away, looked at Shen Yun and smiled sinisterly: "Uncle San means that his previous love for me was fake."
"How is that possible? Third uncle's love for you is evident to all. You can't misunderstand me, girl An, or your grandma will beat me up when we get back." Chen Yun explained quickly.
The two of them chatted and laughed as they put clothes on the ox cart. The food was placed in the middle and back of the cart, while the clothes and cloth were placed in the front. Shen Yu'an and Shen Yun sat on them comfortably.
After all the shopping, it was already dark. Dalang and Erlang in the town had already missed school time, and all the shops in the town were closed.
Shen Ming drove the ox cart slowly towards Shenjia Village.
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