Lin Jiuyue nodded and said.
"You're right. Since we all know this, why don't we sell the grain to them instead of asking them to borrow it from us?"
After hearing what Lin Jiuyue said, Xiyue suddenly understood.
"So that's how it is, Miss. You are so smart."
Lin Jiuyue smiled slightly.
Smart? No! I am just an ordinary person. If I didn't have the space to rely on, I would have died on the road of fleeing the famine.
"When things are peaceful, everyone seems good to you. Only when disaster strikes do you see the true darkness. That's human nature!"
After listening to this, Xiyue nodded thoughtfully.
"But Miss, the village chief's family bought coarse grains at a fair price. If other families in the village come to buy grain, should we also sell it to them at a fair price?"
Lin Jiuyue nodded.
"nature."
If a war really breaks out and you have food but others don't, it would be good if they come to borrow food. The only thing to worry about is that they will gang up on you and force you to give up your food. That would be a real disaster.
Although I have some ability now, I still feel a headache when facing the pressure from so many people.
Rather than waiting until then, it would be better to deal with the matter now. Selling food to them at a fair price would prevent them from resorting to desperate measures.
But then again, this is the emperor's territory, so if they want to cause trouble, they have to think carefully!
In addition to his usual "reputation", it is estimated that no one would seek death.
"What a pity! If we hadn't sold the grain to the villagers, we could have earned a lot more money."
Lin Jiuyue looked at Xiyue with a smile.
"Don't think too much, we have already made a lot of money."
The grains he sold to the villagers were all coarse grains, as he didn't have much of them himself. The main source of income came from the fine grains.
If a war really breaks out, I can't just watch the villagers starve, right?
"Xiyue, go buy two braised ducks. Paopao likes them."
Food is in short supply right now, and there isn't much left in the warehouse. Coming to town today is just the right time to fill up the warehouse.
"Miss, you are so kind to Bubbles."
Lin Jiuyue smiled.
"Don't tell me, your lady, am I not good to you?"
Xiyue shook her head.
"No, no, the young lady treats me very well, hehe."
"Go quickly, I'll wait for you at the old place."
After Lin Jiuyue finished speaking, she turned and left.
Every time she came to town to restock the warehouse with food, Lin Jiuyue would send Xiyue away. After the food was stored in the warehouse, she would wait for Xiyue at the tea stall near the city gate. Then they would go home together.
The village chief returned to the village with a cart full of grain, and attracted the attention of the villagers as soon as he arrived at the village entrance.
"Village Chief, why are you buying so much food? Have you run out of food at home?"
The women who were chatting and gossiping at the entrance of the village saw that the village chief had brought back so much food and asked curiously.
"Well, didn't my family plant two acres of rapeseed with September this year? We were afraid that we wouldn't have enough food, so we bought some extra."
When the villagers heard what the village chief said, they obviously didn't believe it.
The village chief's family has a lot of land in the village, so setting aside two mu to grow rapeseed wouldn't have much of an impact on their family.
"Village chief, your family has so much land. Even if you plant two acres of rapeseed, you still can't eat it all."
"Why can't we finish the food? We have a lot of land, but we also have a large population. The kids at home all have big appetites. We should stock up on some food so that we don't run out of food when the time comes."
After the village chief finished speaking, he drove away in his ox cart.
"Dad, why don't you tell anyone about that? What if the villagers find out about it? We knew there was going to be a war, but we didn't tell them. Then they'll gossip about us again."
When the village chief heard this, he slapped his eldest son on the head.
"Are you stupid? It was that girl Lin Jiuyue who told us that Nanyue was going to go to war. How can we say for sure whether there will be a war or not? What if there is no war? What if we tell the villagers and they blame us?"
The village chief's family is better off, so buying an extra 500 kilograms of food will not have much impact on his family, but if a war really breaks out, these 500 kilograms of food may be able to save his life.
"But if we don't tell them, they will blame us..."
The village chief glanced at his son.
"This matter came from that girl Lin Jiuyue. We can't say anything about it outside. Even if we want to say it, we have to discuss it with girl Jiuyue first, so as not to implicate her again. Do you understand?"
The village chief and his son drove away in their carriage, and the people chatting at the village entrance started talking again.
"Hey, what do you think the village chief's family bought so much food for? Why do I always feel like there's something else going on?"
"In my opinion, the Lin family's shop must have bought some cheap food, and the village chief was greedy and bought some extra."
The villagers were discussing in low voices under the tree at the entrance of the village.
The fact that the village chief's family is close to the Lin family is no longer a secret in the village.
When the Lin family came back with cheap food, they would definitely be the first to inform the village chief.
"It's really possible. How about we go buy some too?"
When they heard that there was cheap food for sale, everyone was eager to try it out. Some even wanted to go to the Lin family and find Lin Jiuyue to find out what was going on.
"Let's find out first. If it turns out not to be the case, it would be bad if we go and ask."
When Lin Jiuyue drove the carriage to the village entrance, he happened to hear the villagers talking about food.
But the villagers didn't come to ask him, so he didn't say much. He told Xiyue to go directly home.
"Miss Lin, Miss Lin."
Xiyue sat outside the carriage and spoke.
"Miss, someone is calling you, do you want to stop?"
Lin Jiuyue rubbed his temples.
"Stop and listen to what they have to say."
She had thought that if no one came to ask about her, she would just go home. But now that a villager called her, Lin Jiuyue stopped.
"Uncle Liu, what's the matter?"
The man called Uncle Liu saw that Lin Jiuyue's carriage stopped, quickened his pace, and walked to Lin Jiuyue's carriage.
"Miss Lin, uncle has something to ask you."
Lin Jiuyue smiled.
"Uncle Liu, just ask if you have any questions."
Uncle Liu scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Haha, Miss Lin, I just saw the village chief's family bring back a truckload of grain. I wanted to ask if the village chief bought the grain from your shop?"
Lin Jiuyue had no intention of hiding this matter, so she nodded and admitted it.
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