Zhu Nao

The next day, Lou Yi was sitting in the store collecting the bill, when suddenly a clerk ran over in a hurry.

That guy was sent by Lou Yi to keep an eye on the movement of the Xinliang Store. When Lou Yi saw him coming back, he knew something was wrong, so he quickly called other guys to help collect the bills, and got out of the store by himself.

"What's wrong?" Lou Yi asked, "Is there any movement over there?"

The clerk nodded again and again: "Shopkeeper, the shop layout has already started over there."

"What? So fast?" Lou Yi was taken aback, puzzled, "No, have they selected the source of goods? Has the caravan recruited people? Which trade route to take? Those things are still undecided, he What kind of storefront are you in a hurry to set up now?"

"But, but I heard from them," the man stammered, "They will open in three days!"

"What??? Three days???" Lou Yi's eyes widened, "Did you hear me right???"

Not to mention three days, even three months, Lou Yi felt that it was too fast.

"Really not." The clerk looked like weeping, "I also thought I heard it wrong. I asked several times, and they said it would open in three days. They also made a big signboard, which is already hung up..."

Lou Yi: "Huh???"

He couldn't believe it at all, but the buddy looked confident.Fortunately, the road was not far away, so he simply walked towards the store directly: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! You must have made a mistake!"

The man fell silent and ran after him.Anyway, let's go and have a look together and it will be clear.

After a while, the two walked to the corner of the street and turned a corner.Sure enough, as the clerk said, a group of people were rushing in and out of the store, setting up, while a large group of onlookers were crowded on the street.At the entrance of the store, a huge signboard had already been hung up. Lou Yi looked up and was taken aback.

The signboard was extremely huge, and there were four big characters written on the signboard, "Non-Crafting Grain", and each character was made bigger than a human head, wishing that the blind could see it clearly.Most stores don't have such a big signboard, but the signboard of this store is at least two or three times bigger than others.

Lou Yi's facial features were distorted, and she wanted to say something, but she didn't know where to start.

——What is non-traitorous food business?How did this name come from?Want to insinuate who is a profiteer?And what is the grain line?A small shop with a depth of only two feet has the nerve to call itself Liang "Xing"?Those who didn’t know thought they had branches all over the world!

It doesn't matter if the name is inexplicable, the most important thing is that a group of people in the store are busy decorating, and it really looks like it will open soon.

A crowd of onlookers asked, "Brother, when will your grain store open for business?"

The person in the store replied solemnly: "Our food store will open in three days. Everyone go back to help and tell relatives and friends to take care of our business when the time comes."

Lou Yi was speechless.Are you really going to open for business in three days?For three days, simply setting up this small shop is enough, but what about other things?

He said in disbelief: "What are these people trying to do? What are they going to sell in three days' time?"

The guy said: "Could it be that their goods have already arrived?"

Lou Yi refused: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

The reason why he firmly believed that the non-traitor food company hadn't prepared anything was because he hadn't heard any rumors before that.

You must know that the harvest of farmers in Yuzhou has not been good in the past two years, and many of the grain sold in the grain shop are purchased from grain merchants in other states.The most important source of goods is the grain merchants in Langzhou.After all, Langzhou has just dealt with bandit chaos, and this year the tax has been reduced. The food price is almost the cheapest in Sichuan, and the distance between the two states is still very close.If this grain store wants to operate, it is most likely to go to Langzhou to buy goods.However, Zhengda Grain has cooperated with several grain merchants in Langzhou, and the relationship is also good. If new merchants buy from them, those Langzhou grain merchants will definitely tell them the news.

Even if you don't buy from Langzhou, no matter which state you buy from, everyone is going on the road, and it doesn't make sense that you haven't heard any news.So no matter how Lou Yi thought about it, she felt that they hadn't even settled on the most critical step of supply, so naturally there was no need to mention other things.

The two looked at each other, completely unable to understand what was going on.

"It's probably a farce..." Lou Yi thought for a long time, and could only come to this conclusion.He waved his hand, "Forget it, let them toss. I want to see what they can toss after three days."

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At the same time, another corner of Yuzhou city.

Huo Cheng is a carpenter in the city. He was working at home when his son Huo Ling suddenly opened the door and ran in.

"father!"

Huo Cheng looked up and saw that Huo Ling's hands were empty, he immediately put down the tools in his hand, and said nervously: "Didn't I ask you to buy food? Where is the food? It was stolen on the road again?"

Recently, the law and order in the city has become worse and worse, and theft and robbery incidents often occur.His son Huo Ling is only 12 years old this year, and he has already started to help the family with work.A few days ago, Huo Cheng asked Huo Ling to go out to buy some household items, but Huo Ling came back dejected not long after he went out, saying that he walked to the door of the shop and found that the money had been stolen by thieves on the way, and nothing was bought.

The food at home was almost finished today, and Huo Cheng was so busy with work that he couldn't get away, so he had to give Huo Ling some money and asked him to help him go to the grain store to buy some food.Before leaving the house, he told his son to take good care of the money and never let thieves touch it again.

"No." Huo Ling said hurriedly, "The money was not stolen. I didn't buy it myself."

He took out the money, and Huo Cheng saw that there was nothing missing, so he let go of his worries.He asked strangely, "Why don't you buy it? What's going on?"

Huo Ling said: "On the way to Zhengda Grain Shop today, I found that the street next to it was surrounded by many people, so I squeezed into the crowd to watch the excitement. As a result, I squeezed in and saw that there was a new grain shop there! ——It hasn’t opened yet today, it’s being decorated, and it’s said that it will officially open in three days. I always hear you and your mother scold Zhengda Grain Store as a black-hearted profiteer. When I see a new store opening, I will come back and tell you. At home I can still eat the food in the province for a few more days, and when the new food store opens, let's go to the new store to buy it!"

Although he is only 12 years old, he is already very sensible and will help the family plan carefully.

When Huo Cheng heard that there was a new food store to be opened, his eyes lit up immediately: "A new store?? Really??"

Just as a smile appeared on his face, he suddenly froze again, and then quickly collapsed.

Huo Ling noticed his father's change of face, and wondered: "Father, are you unhappy? Didn't you say a long time ago that it would be great if there were other grain stores in the city, and buying grain would not be so difficult."

Huo Cheng sighed and said: "You are still young, you don't understand. The Zhengda Grain Shop is certainly black-hearted, but the most hateful thing is not the Zhengda Grain Shop, but the dog officials in the state capital! It is the dog officials who only allow the Zhengda Grain Shop to operate, and no other People run the business, so the price of food has been raised so high that we can’t afford to eat. Even if a new one is opened now, it must be the relatives of the dog official who came out to take the opportunity to make money, and change the soup instead of the medicine.”

The smile on Huo Lingxiao's face disappeared immediately.When he saw the signboard of Xinlianghang, he was very happy, and ran all the way back, wanting to share the good news with his family.But it sounds like they can't change their life a bit?

Seeing Huo Ling's mournful face, Huo Cheng felt uncomfortable. He put down the tools in his hand, stepped forward and touched his son's head: "Son..."

Huo Ling raised his head and whispered, "Father, when can we have a full meal?"

Huo Cheng's heart twisted, he was silent and didn't know how to answer.

After a while, Huo Ling lowered his eyes and picked up the bamboo basket again: "Father, then I'd better go to Zhengda Food Store to buy some food..."

Before he went out, he was stopped by Huo Cheng.

"Forget it, there's no need to go." Huo Cheng forced a smile, "You're right, we still have a little food surplus at home, enough to last for a few more days. Let's go see the new food store after three days. Look. After all, it’s a new store opening, so it might not be cheaper. It’s good if we can buy an extra ration.”

Huo Ling nodded sensibly, and said, "Okay, I'll listen to Dad."

……

Three days passed in a blink of an eye.

In the morning, Huo Cheng took Huo Ling out together, and first went to deliver the wooden utensils he had made to the guests. On the way back, the two detoured to the Xinkai Zhangliang Store to see the situation.

Before reaching that street, the Huo family father and son were shocked by the scene in front of them - on the street, the long line had already twisted and turned several times because they couldn't fit in.There are still a large number of people rushing to the back of the line. Every time they take a step, there are several more people in line at the end of the line.People were carrying huge baskets and barrels in their hands, as if they were going to buy a lot.

"Father," Huo Ling widened his eyes in shock, "how come there are so many people!"

Huo Cheng was stunned for a moment, made a quick decision, and hurriedly pushed his son: "Quick, you go to line up first!"

Huo Ling was dumbfounded, and before he had time to think about it, he obediently ran to the end of the line.

Huo Cheng turned around and ran towards the newly opened food store, wanting to see what was going on in the new food store.

When I arrived at the corner of the street, I saw the crowds at the entrance of the shop, and there were huge signboards hanging on the small shop.The carpenter recognized some simple characters and opened his mouth to read: "It's not a traitor..."

The people at the door of the shop seemed to be crazy, with green eyes and claws, as if they had never seen food in eight lifetimes, and they couldn't wait to rush in.Several guys tried their best to maintain order: "Line up! Come one by one!"

This situation made Huo Cheng's heart skip a beat.

He lingered for a while, finally caught a customer who had just finished buying from the store, and asked, "Brother, is the price of food cheap here?"

The man's eyes widened, and his spittle splashed: "Cheap? Of course it's cheap! A bucket of soybeans is only 120 Wen! One! Hundred! Two! Ten! Wen!"

Huo Cheng opened his mouth in surprise. 120 words? !The price of soybeans in Zhengda Grain Shop starts at least 160 yuan.How can this non-traitor food shop be so much cheaper? !

He remembered the tricks of Zhengda Grain Store, and asked quickly, "Is this store full of food?"

The customer didn't answer his question directly, but turned around and pointed at the store door: "Did you see that table?"

Huo Cheng looked in the direction he pointed, and saw a table outside the store with several scales on it.Due to the small size of the store, there can't be too many people in the line. In order to save time, the shopkeepers in the non-traitor food store also weighed the goods and delivered them out.However, they put a few scales at the door, which means that customers who are worried about missing catties can check the weight by themselves.Not to mention anything else, just this sincerity, even the Zhengda Food Store next door can't keep up with it!

Before Huo Cheng could continue to ask questions, the customer who had finished buying took the initiative to open the bamboo sheath he had just filled to show Huo Cheng: "Look at these beans, there is no sand in them, and I didn't see a moldy one either! "

Huo Cheng took a closer look and found that the soybean grains were full, not to mention mixed with sand, but he didn't even see a shriveled and blackened one!

"Conscience! How conscientious! I never expected that it is not the same as the Zhengda Grain Store over there!" The customer who had just bought the grain was still very excited, and grabbed Huo Cheng and wanted to talk about it.

However, Huo Cheng was in no mood to listen anymore.He hastily thanked the guest, spread his legs and ran as fast as he could towards home.

At this moment, there was only one thought left in his mind: hurry home and get the money, and buy as much grain as he can!It's too late!