Watching the textile factory driver drive away with the meat, Qin Laoshuan suddenly sighed and said, "I'm so sorry Qin Huai."
Qin Huai asked curiously, "Why do you say that?"
"You've done so much for everyone, but you can't tell them. Isn't that a shame?"
Qin Huai laughed after hearing this and said, "What's the big deal? I don't care about this."
The matter of selling pork should have been kept secret from the villagers. After all, only a few of them knew about Qin Huai's efforts.
Qin Laoshuan said, "I was worried that the production team's preparations were insufficient, but now it's all good. With this much money, we can buy 50,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes first, and the rest can buy a lot of corn and wheat. This is basically enough food for the whole village this winter."
The accountant said, "We still can't spend money recklessly. 50,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes cost 2,500 yuan, which leaves us with a little over 10,000 yuan. If we really need to buy food, we can't buy much. We should calculate carefully."
The women's team leader said, "Yes, wheat is 1.8 yuan and corn is 1.5 yuan now. The price of staple food is much higher than in previous years."
Qin Huai originally thought that 50,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes was a lot of food, but when he heard the prices of wheat and corn, he was a little confused.
There are more than 600 mouths to feed in the village, and the amount of food consumed every day is huge. This little money really cannot be wasted.
Qin Laoshuan added, "There's another difficult thing. We have to keep the grain trade a secret. If we make a big move and let other nearby villages know, we'll be finished. What will we do then?"
Everyone fell silent for a moment. To be honest, it was almost impossible to handle tens of thousands of kilograms of sweet potatoes and tens of thousands of kilograms of grain quietly. They were worried when they had no money, and now they are still worried even though they have money.
Seeing that no one spoke, Qin Huai suddenly had an idea and said, "If you all trust me, I will take care of the grain purchase. If we buy in large quantities from the county or other places, the news should not leak out."
Everyone's eyes lit up: "That's right, Qin Huai, don't bother two people with one thing. No one else can do this except you."
If villagers make large purchases and use a handcart to pull the goods back bit by bit, it will be impossible to keep it secret even if you want to. The best way is to use a large truck to deliver it all at once and then hide it at night. Then no one will notice.
Everyone was looking at Qin Huai with a strange look in their eyes. Had he become so powerful without realizing it? There were also people from the village who worked in the city, such as Qin Wei, but they didn't seem to have Qin Huai's all-seeing abilities, right?
Qin Huai felt uncomfortable under everyone's fiery gazes.
Qin Laoshuan thought for a long time before saying, "Qin Huai, this matter really requires you."
Qin Huai didn't refuse and said, "Since everyone trusts me, I will give it a try. But don't blame me if I can't do it. I will also let you know as soon as possible. We can't delay the village's grain storage."
He was not too responsible and always left room for himself when speaking, which made Qin Laoshuan and others trust him more.
The family didn't stay in the village. After getting in the car, Qin Xiaomi suddenly sobbed and said, "Brother, I've been in the city so long that I almost forgot about the days in the village. My classmates are still starving like we were before. They're so hungry every day that they want to eat anything. Just now, they were eating like they were fighting over food, guzzling the hot soup."
Her expression was filled with fear.
Qin Xiaoyun hugged her head and said, "Are you scared? Every time I ask you to study, it feels like I'm harming you. Now that I have my brother to support us at home, you don't have to worry about anything, and yet you still don't want to study."
"Sister, I know I was wrong."
In fact, it is not Qin Xiaomi's fault for not studying. Everyone is hungry and just wants to fill their stomachs every day. Who has the time to think about anything else?
Qin Huai said, "It's not too late to know now." The school had been closed for a long time, and Qin Huai hired two teachers to teach them at home. Their learning progress was actually not affected, but without friends to take the exams with, Qin Huai did not know the true results of his two sisters.
When she returned to the village today, Qin Xiaomi deeply felt the difference between her and the villagers, and she cherished her current life even more.
Old man Qin did not understand why Qin Huai always attached great importance to the education of the two girls. In the eyes of people of his age, it was enough for girls to recognize a few words, because they would always get married when they grew up, and once they got married, they would belong to someone else.
But he didn't object to Qin Huai caring about his two younger sisters.
Because he had experienced so much, he didn't care about the child's opinion. He was most concerned about the village's food problem and said, "The village's food rations are related to the life and death of the entire village. You'd better go out and find a solution as soon as possible. If you can't, tell them as soon as possible so that they can prepare early and don't delay things."
Qin Huai naturally did not dare to delay such a matter. He arrived at the grain station early the next morning. As soon as his car stopped, two people ran out quickly.
The people who came out happened to be Wu Chenglong, the director of the grain station, and Xiao Chu, the rice and flour salesman at the grain store.
"Qin Huai, how come you have time to come here today?" Director Wu asked with a smile.
Qin Huai said, "Director Wu, I'd like to ask you for help with something. Do you have time to explain it in detail?"
Director Wu said, "Why call me Director? Call me Brother. Qin Huai, we must keep in touch in the future. Please come in."
The circle in the county town is really small. Although Qin Huai has only been in the county town for a short time, he has contacts with various departments. Before he recognized Liu Chengzong as his father, he had never been truly accepted by the circle.
Now he not only has a high-profile father who is a senior official and a capitalist mother, but also a wife who has joined the top of the county's power circle. No matter where he goes, no department can ignore his existence.
Fortunately, he was a small boss in his previous life and has no social anxiety at all.
"Okay, Brother Wu, will my sudden arrival affect your work?" Qin Huai continued to ask cautiously.
Director Wu smiled and said, "Why is it so sudden? I'm happy to have you come anytime."
"Oh, I dare not..." Qin Huai felt that he could not help Director Wu in any way and was a little frightened by his enthusiasm. He was not yet accustomed to his new identity and status.
After entering Director Wu's office, Xiao Chu poured water for the three of them. Director Wu said, "Qin Huai, why don't you talk about your business first? We brothers can catch up later."
Qin Huai didn't hesitate and went straight to the point. "I want to buy some staple food for the village, either wheat or corn, tens of thousands of pounds. Director, do you have any ideas?"
Director Wu looked him up and down in surprise and said, "Why do we need to buy grain when we can produce it ourselves?"
Qin Huai smiled bitterly and said, "Director Wu has lost touch with the people. This year, people in several provinces are short of food, and even farmers can't get enough to eat. Isn't that strange?"
Director Wu didn't dare to respond. He said cautiously, "You know, all the grain shipped out of the grain station must go through formal procedures. You..."
Before he could finish, Qin Huai said, "Don't worry, I have a letter of introduction, and the price will be based on the normal market price. I won't put you in a difficult position." As he spoke, he took out the letter of introduction.
Director Wu took a look and said, "The procedures should be fine..." But he seemed to have some concerns.
"Director Wu, since the procedures are fine, what else are you worried about?"
Since ancient times, officials have made too many mistakes on the issue of granaries. Director Wu didn't understand what Qin Huai really wanted to say.
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