Reborn to face famine, I brought a space full of supplies!
Chapter 177 Guilty Conscience
Jiang Chuyue, who couldn't see anything unusual about the two children, looked at them with a smile on her face, crossing her arms. This made Xiao Shuangshuang and Xiao Feng feel guilty. The moment they subconsciously avoided Jiang Chuyue's gaze, Jiang Chuyue knew that they must have seen something.
"Are you two still planning on keeping this secret from me?"
After these words were spoken, Xiao Shuangshuang could no longer hide the guilt in her eyes, and she subconsciously turned her head to look at Xiao Feng.
"Don't look at him." Jiang Chuyue leaned against the door frame, "You two are almost guilty."
Seeing that the two people were extremely guilty, Jiang Chuyue no longer wanted to tease them, "If you heard it, then you heard it. I won't blame you."
After hearing this, the two children finally regained some energy. Xiao Shuangshuang breathed a sigh of relief, "Sister-in-law, when will big brother come back?"
"I can't give you a definite answer to this question for now." Jiang Chuyue knew that the two children were always thinking about Xiao Yihao, but now was not the right time to tell the two children about Xiao Yihao and Shuiyun Pavilion.
Xiao Shuangshuang and Xiao Feng both drooped their heads. The two children and Xiao Yihao had been dependent on each other for many years. Xiao Yihao valued these two children, and Xiao Yihao also held an important position in the hearts of the two children.
"Wait until your eldest brother comes back next time, and I'll let you meet him, okay?" Jiang Chuyue finally softened her heart. She knew that it was not suitable for Xiao Yihao to meet too many people now, and he needed to avoid letting outsiders know about the existence of Shuiyun Pavilion, but because of the two children's discomfort, she still decided to arrange for them to meet.
With these words, Xiao Shuangshuang and Xiao Feng both raised their heads to look at her and said in unison, "Sister-in-law, is it true?"
"When have I ever lied to you?" He raised his hand and knocked the two children on the forehead. The two children felt pain but their faces were full of smiles.
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
Jiang Chuyue smiled and didn't take the matter too seriously. She knew that the two children really missed Xiao Yihao too much, so she sent a letter to Liu Wu by carrier pigeon that night, but after waiting for two or three days, there was no news.
Jiang Chuyue knew that Xiao Yihao's current situation in Shuiyun Pavilion was a bit awkward, and sometimes he had no choice. She was not in a hurry. She dealt with the matters in Wanshan Village while waiting for news.
What happened next was just as Jiang Chuyue and Xiao Yihao had just discussed. More and more refugees gradually poured into the county and town. As the number of people increased, the food in the grain shops gradually became insufficient.
In order to prevent people from hoarding excessive food, Jiang Chuyue gave them an order, requiring each household to purchase a certain quota of food every day, so that more people can buy food.
Only in this way can more people survive with small shares of food.
"Boss Jiang, people have been lining up to buy food at the grain store since the night before. Now there are more and more people. I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on to the food by then." Several shopkeepers couldn't help but worry because of the increase in the number of refugees.
I was afraid that someone would have other plans and sneak into the grain shop. If something like this happened, the consequences would be even more troublesome.
"Go to the escort agency and hire a few escorts to guard the grain store. No matter how much it costs, everyone's safety is the most important thing." The owners of these grain stores must not get into trouble, as there are still many things waiting for them to deal with later.
Jiang Chuyue knew very well that the number of refugees pouring in now was only a small fraction of the total number. As the war became more severe, the number of refugees would probably increase even more.
For this reason, Jiang Chuyue also has to ensure the safety of the owners of these grain shops.
"That's indeed feasible." After hearing Jiang Chuyue's words, Shopkeeper Zhang reminded her of Jiang Chuyue's nonchalant look, "But the price of the escort is really not low."
"That's fine." Jiang Chuyue waved her hand and made the decision immediately. "The silver in your account should be enough to support the use of escorts, right? If the price is really high, you can give them priority in buying food."
Nowadays, food is the most important thing. Not only Jiang Chuyue knows this, but several shopkeepers also know this. In order to buy food, many wealthy gentry have begun to show goodwill to them.
"There is one more thing I have to explain to Boss Jiang." The county shopkeeper Wu also spoke up.
"Speak." Jiang Chuyue glanced sideways.
Shopkeeper Wu chose his words carefully. "The Zhou family, along with several other wealthy families, want to buy a large amount of grain and have offered a very good price. However, we don't have much grain right now, so we still have to ask Boss Jiang before we can make a decision."
Although Jiang Chuyue tried her best to make life easier for the people, she was also very clear about making money.
"What price did they offer and how much food do they need?" In the future, Jiang Chuyue will have to help Xiao Yihao and there will probably be many places where she will need money. It would be best if she could make a little more money now.
"They offered twice the current grain price, which is fifty copper coins. But the amount of grain they need is also huge. The Zhou family asked for two thousand kilograms. If you include the other wealthy families, the total amount of grain they need is almost ten thousand kilograms."
When Shopkeeper Wu heard the news, he hurried to find Jiang Chuyue, just to ask Jiang Chuyue to make a decision.
"Have you sold out all the grain you had before?" Jiang Chuyue's hands tapped unconsciously on the table, her mind quickly calculating the current grain inventory in the warehouse, and whether to increase the grain shop's daily supply share in the future.
Shopkeeper Wu was unsure of what Jiang Chuyue meant. He watched Jiang Chuyue's expression and hesitated as he spoke, "It hasn't been sold out yet. There are still about a thousand pounds left. I was planning to keep it for my family."
Several other shopkeepers also told us the grain shares they currently had.
The total amount of grain produced by several families was about 3,000 kilograms. Jiang Chuyue had an idea in her mind. "Can you accept the conditions offered by the Zhou family? If you can, you can sell the grain you have."
Otherwise, if they have too much in their hands, they will easily suffer losses, not to mention that the price they originally purchased the grain was not cheap.
The shopkeepers naturally wanted to sell this batch of grain as soon as possible, but because of their cooperation with Jiang Chuyue and the fact that the purchase price was indeed not cheap, they have not been able to sell this batch of grain.
Now that they have such a good opportunity, they naturally don't want to give it up.
"Yes." Shopkeeper Wu made a prompt decision. Although he didn't make much money, at least he wouldn't lose money.
"You guys calculate how much food you can provide, and I will provide the rest. However." Jiang Chuyue changed the subject and smiled in a way that made people a little unpredictable.
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