For villagers like these in the village, when they buy food, they probably buy mostly coarse grains.
But the villagers are not willing to spend a lot of money to buy high-quality food.
After hearing Lin Jiuyue's words, the village chief hesitated for a long time before speaking.
"Jiuyue girl, uncle wants to ask you for help with something."
When the village chief opened his mouth, Lin Jiuyue probably knew what he was going to talk about.
"Uncle, if you have any questions, just tell me. I will definitely help if I can."
After hearing Lin Jiuyue's words, the village chief felt even more embarrassed.
"Jiuyue girl, the war is about to start. Not only will the price of food go up, but it will also be hard to buy. You're in the food business, so I'd like to ask for your help in buying some food to store."
Sure enough, when the village chief opened his mouth, what he said was almost the same as what Lin Jiuyue thought.
"Uncle, you know my shop. We only sell high-quality food. The prices are definitely higher."
After hearing this, the village chief fell silent.
Farmers, especially those like me who make a living by farming, are reluctant to buy high-quality food.
Even if they wanted to buy it, they would only buy a little during the New Year and other festivals to satisfy their cravings. Who would be willing to spend two or three times the price to buy high-quality food on ordinary days?
"Jiuyue girl, you know us farmers don't have the means to eat fine food, so we're lucky to have coarse grains to fill our stomachs. Can you think of a way to get some coarse grains back? Don't worry, I'll give you whatever you sell in your shop, and I won't let you lose money."
Lin Jiuyue curled the corners of her mouth.
"Uncle, the price isn't a big problem. Even in the current situation, food might be hard to come by. But don't worry, I'll do my best."
Lin Jiuyue opened a grain shop, selling mostly grains produced in the space. As for coarse grains and the like, the shop didn't really have much in stock.
"I think there should be some grains in my shop, but I don't know how much. If you want, we can go get them now."
The village chief was very happy when he heard Lin Jiuyue say that there were still some coarse grains in the shop.
"Jiuyue girl, are you serious? Do you still have coarse grains in your shop?"
Lin Jiuyue smiled.
"There are coarse grains, but I don't know how much more there is."
"However, the situation isn't serious yet. Perhaps the war won't break out. If you store food now, wouldn't it be a loss if the war doesn't start?"
When the village chief heard this, he fell silent.
I wasn't sure if there would be a war at the border or not. Just like what September girl said, if there wasn't a war, I wouldn't know how I'd be able to eat all the food I'd stored.
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. We can't make the decision on this matter. We can only prepare first. It's better to be prepared than not."
"Besides, food isn't something that can't be stored. If we stockpile too much, we can figure out a way to deal with it later."
Lin Jiuyue nodded.
"Okay, let's go check it out now?"
If you drive a carriage to the town, you will be back just in time for noon.
"Okay, Jiuyue girl, you wait for me at home. I'll bring the money back."
Lin Jiuyue waved her hand.
"Uncle, there's no need to go to so much trouble. It doesn't matter when I give you the silver. We're from the same village, so why would I be afraid that you'd run away?"
Upon hearing this, the village chief smiled again.
"Haha, the monk may run away, but the temple cannot. Wait a moment, I'll go drive the ox cart."
The village chief finished speaking and turned to run home, fearing that if he was a step behind, the coarse grains would be sold out.
Xiyue stood beside Lin Jiuyue and asked when she heard Lin Jiuyue say that she was going to the town.
"Miss, do we still need a carriage?"
"Yes, the oxcart is used to transport grain. Let's go by horse carriage."
Not long after, the village chief arrived in a carriage, bringing his eldest son with him.
"September girl, let's go."
Xiyue has also prepared the carriage.
In town.
As soon as Lin Jiuyue's carriage arrived at the grain store, Uncle Li came out to greet him.
"Miss, why are you here?"
After Uncle Li finished speaking, he looked at Xiyue who was following Lin Jiuyue.
Xiyue stuck out her tongue at her father but said nothing.
"Uncle Li, how much coarse grain do we have left in our shop?"
Uncle Li looked at Lin Jiuyue in confusion. Now was not the time to buy food, so why did the young lady ask about coarse grains?
"Miss, there are still plenty of coarse grains."
Lin Jiuyue nodded.
There are still a lot of coarse grains, which is just right. Then I won’t have to look for coarse grains for the village chief.
Not long after he finished speaking, the village chief arrived at the grain store in a ox cart.
"Jiuyue girl, are there any coarse grains left in the shop?"
Lin Jiuyue nodded.
"Uncle, there's still plenty of coarse grains, don't worry."
The village chief breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Lin Jiuyue's words.
"Huh, that's good, that's good. Jiuyue girl, weigh 500 kilograms for uncle first."
Considering the number of people in the village chief's family, 500 kilograms will not last long for the village chief's family.
Fortunately, the village chief's family had harvested a good deal of grain during the autumn harvest, and they hadn't sold any of it, so they kept it all at home. If they bought five hundred kilograms of grain now, and added it to the food they had at home, it would be enough to last them a whole year.
"We don't know what the situation is now. Uncle will buy 500 kilograms of grain and store it. If a war really breaks out, this grain will be enough to last for a year. If nothing happens, when the time comes, uncle will harvest the grain and sell more of it."
Lin Jiuyue nodded.
The village chief's approach was quite reliable. However, if a war really broke out, the food he had stored wouldn't be enough.
In this age of cold weapons, once a war breaks out, it will not end in a short time.
"Uncle Li, have the shop assistant weigh out 500 kilograms of coarse grains and load them directly onto the ox cart."
After listening to this, Uncle Li nodded in agreement.
Uncle Li took people to weigh the grain, while Lin Jiuyue and the village chief and his son sat in the backyard drinking tea.
Before I finished my cup of tea, Uncle Li came over and said that the grain had been weighed.
When the village chief heard that the grain had been weighed, he could no longer sit still and got up to check the grain.
"Miss, we don't have much coarse grain in our shop..."
Lin Jiuyue nodded.
"Well, let Boss Liu bring some more over in the next two days."
The coarse grains in Lin Jiuyue's shop are all purchased from Boss Liu. Every time the coarse grains are almost sold out, she will send a letter to Boss Liu and ask his people to deliver the coarse grains.
"Oh, miss, I understand."
After Uncle Li finished speaking, he did not leave and stood not far from Lin Jiuyue.
Seeing that Uncle Li had not left yet, Lin Jiuyue asked in confusion.
"Uncle Li, is there anything else?"
Uncle Li looked around and saw that there were no people around, so he spoke.
"Miss, I heard something in the shop, and I don't know whether I should tell you or not."
Lin Jiuyue frowned.
"Uncle Li, just tell me what's going on."
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