It is unknown how long this drought and plague will last.
Every family wants to store more food.
Shopkeeper Li's grain store closed early.
There is not a grain of rice left.
There are still some food stores open now, and the prices have increased more than fivefold.
The high price meant that ordinary people, except for some wealthy families, could not afford it at all. They could not even afford the cheapest wheat bran.
Shang Ruoyi looked at this bleak scene, feeling a little depressed.
The current situation is still good. When people start to starve to death here, the plague may start to spread.
Most of the people couldn't help but sigh and shake their heads when they walked out of the grain store.
Seeing this scene, Shang Ruoyi felt a little depressed.
When Shang Ruoyi arrived, Manager Li had been waiting for a long time.
Seeing Shang Ruoyi's carriage stop, he hurried to meet her.
"My benefactor!" Shopkeeper Li said with a smile, "I am honored to be here."
"Manager Li, you're too polite." Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "You look so rosy-cheeked. I guess you've recovered well."
"I also want to thank you, Madam Shang." Shopkeeper Li smiled and thanked her sincerely again: "If you hadn't saved me, I would have died a long time ago. You are my second parents!"
The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Shang Ruoyi got straight to the point: "I came here today to discuss a business deal with the shopkeeper."
"Girl, please speak."
Shang Ruoyi took out a small bag of wheat and handed it to him: "Take a look, Manager Li, how do you like this wheat?"
Even though Manager Li had been dealing with grain for half his life, he had never seen grain of such good quality.
When he saw the wheat, his eyes widened and he couldn't help but speak incoherently: "Hey, this, this wheat, where did Shangniang get it from?"
"I got it myself."
Hearing her say this, Shopkeeper Li was even more shocked.
This wheat is the best he has ever seen in his life!
"Girl, do you still have a lot of wheat?"
Shang Ruoyi nodded: "As much as you want." You know, in addition to wheat, her space also has rice and corn, which have matured in batches and piled up into mountains.
With the blessing of spiritual spring water, the time required for various crops to mature is greatly reduced.
hiss!
Shopkeeper Li was shocked.
How much do you want?
This is too outrageous!
"Is this the business that Shangniang is talking about?"
Shang Ruoyi nodded.
There was a struggle in Shopkeeper Li's eyes. After a moment, he closed his eyes and slowly exhaled.
If Shang Yiyuan thought he would agree immediately.
At this time, Manager Li's behavior should be somewhat beyond her expectations.
After a while, the beautiful shopkeeper opened her eyes and said calmly, "Mrs. Shang, I'm really sorry. I have my own principles. I will never do anything that would harm the people's money."
Shang Ruoyi was stunned for a moment, and after a while she understood what he meant, and couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Shopkeeper Li, are you asking me to double the price for these grains?"
When Shopkeeper Li heard this, he was stunned for a moment.
"Aren't you?" Shopkeeper Li looked at her and was shocked. Could it be that he had misunderstood her?
Shang Ruoyi waved her hand and said, "Does Shopkeeper Li think I'm someone who is making money from the country's misfortune?"
Manager Li's mind moved: "Mrs. Shang, do you mean to trade these grains at the usual price?"
Shang Ruoyi nodded: "In addition to wheat, I also have rice and corn, and I am willing to trade them at the original price."
Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Li was so excited that he couldn't control himself.
"Thank you, Madam Shang!" Shopkeeper Li said with a smile on his face, "The quality of the food you brought me is the best I have ever seen in my life. I will not let you down at this price. Besides, you are my lifesaver, so I will definitely give you the highest price."
"But I have a request." Shang Ruoyi's smile faded: "Don't let others know that I'm the one supplying food to the shopkeeper."
Shopkeeper Li nodded in agreement. As smart as he was, he did not ask the reason.
Shang Ruoyi gave him an address: "The shopkeeper will go to this place to get food later."
It's not like she hadn't thought about opening a grain store in the town, but the output in the greenhouse is always limited. How would she explain the extra grain?
By then, the secrets of your own space might be exposed, which would not be worth the loss.
When Manager Li came to where Shang Ruoyi was talking, he almost dropped his head in shock.
No wonder she said she would give as much as she wanted.
Several warehouses were filled with all kinds of food.
He was holding the corn that was as long as an adult's forearm and was amazed.
This corn is so fresh.
Most of the corn they collect is dried and hard. After receiving it, they will grind it into cornmeal.
I've never seen so much fresh corn before.
Smelling the sweet aroma coming from it, he wished he could bite it raw.
The rice, too, had full grains. The quality of these grains far exceeded his expectations.
He asked the servant to bring the food back to the shop under the cover of night.
Late at night, the sound of wheel tracks was very noticeable on the quiet street.
Many people lit lights and watched to see what was happening.
Many people saw that Manager Li led a very long convoy.
"Manager Li, what are you doing in the middle of the night?"
Shopkeeper Li couldn't hide his excitement, with a long-lost smile on his face: "Good news! I got a batch of excellent food outside the Great Wall. Everyone come and buy it tomorrow morning! Enough!"
What?
food?
At this time, the sharp-eyed people had already seen the cloth being blown up by the wind.
Huge corn is in sight.
I was shocked.
"Oh my God! Am I not awake yet and my eyes are blurry?"
"Was that corn?"
"It seems so, but it's so big. I've never seen one in my seventy years of life!"
Shopkeeper Li smiled even more: "You are not mistaken, it is corn."
When everyone heard him say this, the smiles on their faces disappeared before they could get excited.
How much silver does one pound of such good food cost?
A few days ago, the old rice they bought was several times more expensive than the new rice in previous years.
Such a good thing, let alone buying it, they dare not even look at it.
Shopkeeper Li knew their concerns and said with a smile, "In our grain store, all grain will remain at the original price."
What?
Original price?
How can that be possible?
They all suspected that there was something wrong with their ears.
The next morning, just after daybreak, a long queue formed in front of the door of Shopkeeper Li's grain shop.
Other grain shop owners also received the news.
"Is Li crazy? Isn't the price of food going up?"
"Yes!" The servant who went to get the news wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Not only that, the quality of the grain is absolutely top-notch! I have never seen such good rice."
"He has sold out all his food, where did he get all this?"
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