After leaving the teahouse, Lin Jiuyue went to the grain shop and brought all the remaining coarse grains back to the village.
When Lin Jiuyue left that morning, the villagers of Shangbei Village sat under a large tree at the entrance of the village and waited. When they saw Lin Jiuyue returning in a horse-drawn carriage, followed by an oxcart carrying grain, the villagers happily gathered around.
"Miss Lin, is this the food you pulled?"
Lin Jiuyue smiled and nodded.
"It's coarse grains. These are all the coarse grains left in the grain store. I brought them all back. If anyone of you needs to buy coarse grains, please come to my house."
When the villagers learned that Lin Jiuyue had really brought the grain back, they all smiled.
But soon, the smiles on the villagers' faces disappeared.
"Miss Lin, is this all the coarse grains?"
"Well, food is scarce now..."
Before Lin Jiuyue finished speaking, the expressions on the villagers' faces turned a little ugly.
"Miss Lin, this little food isn't enough for everyone to share. We all know that food is hard to come by right now. Could you please think of a way to get more?"
Lin Jiuyue frowned.
"This is all the coarse grains we have in the shop. I've already asked the shop assistants to buy some, but I can't guarantee whether they can still buy it."
"Okay, that's all the food we have now. If you need to buy more, please bring your food to my house to be weighed."
After saying this, Lin Jiuyue went home.
These coarse grains were bought with my own money. Even if I don’t want to make money, I have to get my money back.
Of course, if someone’s family is really poor and can’t even afford to eat, I can help them to the best of my ability.
Seeing Lin Jiuyue leave, the villagers started talking about it.
"Alas, I don't know how many copper coins per pound the coarse grains the Lin family brought back are worth."
In the morning, some villagers went to the town to inquire.
The price of coarse grains in the grain shops in town has risen to seven copper coins per pound.
If the Lin family's coarse grains are more expensive than those sold in the grain shops in the town, it would be better to buy them directly in the town.
Villagers can barely save a lot of money throughout the year. If they spend all their money on food, they won't have money left to buy other things later.
"Alas, food is in short supply now, so it's normal for prices to rise. No matter how expensive it is, it can't be more expensive than premium food. If we can't even afford coarse grains, we'll just starve to death."
The villager who spoke sighed after he finished speaking.
Just when everyone was having a good time, the Nanyue Kingdom said it was going to start a war again. Why couldn't those in power think about the ordinary people like us?
"We have to buy it no matter how expensive it is. You know that? The grain store in town is selling coarse grain for seven copper coins per catty. The price has increased by two copper coins per catty. If we don't buy it now, who knows how much higher it will go in the future."
After the villager finished speaking, he shook his head and hurried home.
No matter how many copper coins per pound of the Lin family's coarse grains are sold for, I will buy some first.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a little expensive now. If a war really breaks out, even if it’s expensive, you won’t be able to find a place to buy it.
The villagers left in twos and threes, each going home to find tools to pack food.
Not long after I returned home, villagers came to buy food.
"Miss Lin, are you home? I came here to buy food."
When the village chief heard that Lin Jiuyue had brought back grain and was going to sell it to the villagers, he was afraid that Lin Jiuyue would be too busy, so he hurried over to help.
"Old Liu, how much food do you want to buy?"
Uncle Liu stammered and spoke a little embarrassedly.
"Well, Village Chief, you're here too? We don't have much money left at home, so I'll buy less."
"Miss Lin, how much is a pound of coarse grain?"
After Old Liu finished speaking, he turned around and asked Lin Jiuyue.
"Uncle Liu, I bought this grain a while ago, and the shop hasn't sold out. We're all from the same village, so I won't sell it to you at a high price. Just give me five copper coins per pound."
After hearing this, Uncle Liu looked at Lin Jiuyue in surprise.
"This? Five copper coins per pound?"
Lin Jiuyue smiled and nodded.
"Yes, five copper coins per jin. However, I don't have much food, so I have to buy it according to the number of people in my family. One person can only buy 20 jin at most."
In order to allow the villagers of Shangbei Village to buy coarse grains at affordable prices, Lin Jiuyue came up with the method of "purchase limit".
Uncle Liu originally wanted to buy less, but when he heard Lin Jiuyue say that it was only five copper coins per pound, his desire to buy less immediately wavered.
The price in the town is seven copper coins per pound, but the Lin family only sells it for five copper coins per pound. What's the difference between this and selling it at half price and giving it away for free?
"Jiuyue, you're selling it for five copper coins a pound. Aren't you going to lose money? Even though we're all from the same village, we can't let you lose money, right?"
Lin Jiuyue smiled and shook her head.
"This batch of grain was purchased a while ago, and the purchase price is cheaper than the current price. I won't lose money."
After listening to this, Uncle Liu nodded.
"In that case, I'll buy 140 kilograms."
There are seven people in Uncle Liu's family. According to Lin Jiuyue's regulations, each person can only buy 20 kilograms, and the total amount they can buy is 140 kilograms.
After Liu finished speaking, the village chief started to take action.
"Oh, Old Liu, we in Shangbei Village are relatively lucky. Thanks to Miss Jiuyue who runs a grain store in town, we can buy grain for five copper coins per pound."
"In other villages, you might not even be able to buy coarse grains at seven copper coins a pound, let alone five copper coins a pound."
The village chief was packing grain as he spoke. Before the grain was weighed, more villagers came over.
"What? Five copper coins per pound of coarse grain? Village chief, you are kidding us, right?"
Someone went to the town to inquire this morning, and they found out that the price of coarse grains had risen to seven copper coins per catty. The Lin family sent it to the village, and it was only sold for five copper coins per catty!
Doesn’t the Lin family want to make money anymore?
No! According to the current price of grain, the Lin family will not only not make any money, but may even lose money.
"Haha, it's absolutely true! This girl Jiu Yue is kind-hearted. She was worried that everyone would go hungry, so she kept all these coarse grains and waited to sell them to us villagers."
When most of the villagers heard what the village chief said, they all spoke nicely to Lin Jiuyue.
"Miss Lin, you are such a kind person. We are so lucky to be your fellow villagers.
"That's right, Miss Lin, you are so kind to us villagers. If you have any problems in the future, just let us know. We will definitely help if we can."
But there were a few villagers who didn't believe it. They thought that since Lin Jiuyue could sell these coarse grains at five copper coins per pound, the quality of these coarse grains must be poor.
Although he was skeptical, he was smart enough not to refute it. Instead, he walked directly to the village chief and took a look at the coarse grains piled in the yard.
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