Chapter 202: What purpose (first update)
Chapter 202 What is the purpose (first update)
Even in Donghe Village, there are two large carriages entering the village.
There are people going from house to house asking questions and collecting grain.
It is one or two cents higher than the price that everyone knew before.
The villagers also have some doubts in their hearts, but the villagers are simple-minded and have little information, so they don't think much about it.
However, people in the village will ask each other to see if others are selling grain.
“People have come to the village to collect grain in the past two days. Do you sell the grain?”
“At the end of last year, our family sold food once. Now we have just enough food for the autumn harvest. If we sell the food, the family will go hungry.”
“But I charge two cents more for a pound of grain. Selling some grain at this time can also subsidize the family. Besides, seeing a lot of vegetables growing, eating more vegetables and less staple food can also fill the stomach.”
“Don’t you think it’s strange? In the past, when those people came to the village to collect grain from everyone, they had a very bad attitude, just like when everyone begged them to collect grain. Now they have a polite attitude.”
“It’s a little strange, maybe they need food.”
“It will be May soon, and in more than two months, when we enter July, we will start to harvest wheat, and the grain will be available. Selling some grain will not affect us.”
People here in Beizhou grow winter wheat, and they start harvesting wheat in July.
The corn and peanuts will be harvested later, but once the wheat is harvested, there will be food to eat.
“Our family has some extra grain, which we originally kept as a spare. But since the beginning of spring, the weather has been smooth and the grain is growing well, so it’s okay to sell some grain. It costs more than two cents per pound, and the price is usually not that high.”
“Indeed, one catty costs two cents more, and twenty catties costs forty cents more.”
Everyone was thinking about getting more copper coins in their hands, and they were also a little excited.
Usually, they collect the grain and sell it out. The people who collect the grain are picky and deliberately lower the price.
Nowadays, as long as the grain is about the same, the people who collect it don’t pick at all and give them a high price.
This can help subsidize household expenses.
“No, there is nothing to be busy with now. It’s okay to eat less for one day. Just eat more when the wheat is harvested.”
Most people in the village are hesitant, but more people still want to collect more money.
Everyone is willing to sell some grain if they have extra grain in their hands to last until the harvest.
I would rather be hungry than have more copper coins in my hand.
If the price is the same as usual, everyone may not sell it.
But they were still willing to sell the grain for two cents more than the usual price.
“No, even if we don’t have enough food to eat later, it’s okay to go to the food store to buy a little.”
“That’s not right. Don’t you think it’s strange that we are harvesting grain at this time?”
“Nothing strange about it.”
The people in the village discussed among themselves, and some families immediately sold dozens of kilograms of grain.
Mrs. Cui happened to see this scene when she went out with a basket. She heard everyone's conversation and said anxiously: "At this time, our family does not dare to take out food."
Everyone immediately looked at Mrs. Cui. Mrs. Li Zheng, Mrs. Zhu, trusted her the most and said, "Sister Cui, do you have anything to say?"
Mrs. Cui said: "You also know that we do some small business and need to buy noodles to make things. We went to the grain stores in the county and town to see that the prices have increased. The increase is at least two or three cents per pound. The price goes up to four or five cents per kilogram."
Upon hearing Mrs. Cui’s words, everyone’s expressions changed and they felt a little panicked.
They didn’t understand what was going on, but instinctively they felt something was wrong.
An aunt's expression changed and she said, "Sister Cui, are you telling the truth?"
Mrs. Cui said seriously: "It's true, I won't lie to you." Mrs. Cui wanted to say that there might be a war outside, but she also understood that some things should not be said without evidence.
What should she do if there is no war again, the price of food goes back up, and the villagers complain.
But even so, Mrs. Cui still spoke.
Because she understood that once the war came here, if the people in the village had no food to eat, the whole village would be in chaos.
So she could only give a few reminders.
She said that the prices at the grain store had increased, and anyone in the village could find out if they wanted to inquire, and she was not lying.
As for whether to sell the grain or not, it is up to everyone to decide.
Zhu's face paled and she said, "Then we won't sell grain anymore, so I feel strange. Why are they treating us so well?"
Just then, a steward who collected grain walked into this alley. When he heard these words, his expression changed, "Sister, please don't talk nonsense."
“You are inciting everyone not to sell grain. We only collect grain once. If we sell grain later, it won’t be at such a price. At least one kilogram will be reduced by several cents.”
"Everyone, please think about it. Among the people in this village, some people don't think well of you. Some people have no food to sell at home, but they want to block others. I don't know what they are thinking."
The manager stared at Mrs. Cui with a gloomy look.
Mrs. Cui's face changed, her aura was released, and she said with a cold expression: "You collect the grain, the villagers are free to sell it or not."
“I just told the truth a few words, but you, a grain harvester, are already worried. Could it be that if everyone sells you tens or hundreds of kilograms less grain, it will have a great impact on you?”
“I think you have some purpose?”
When Mrs. Cui was the wife of the Duke, she looked so majestic that no one dared to confront her.
She is not afraid of attacking people.
The man in charge looked at the woman in front of him and his demeanor suddenly changed, and her expression became slightly solemn.
Ms. Zhu looked at the steward with suspicion and said: "This is our village, and we don't tolerate you bullying people here. People in our village are discussing with each other. Why, you still have to take care of it!"
“Let me tell you, if you bully someone in our village, don’t say our village can’t spare you, I can even go to the county government to sue you.”
Mr. Zhu saved the county magistrate's daughter because of Jiang Zhiluo. Now she also knows the county magistrate's daughter, so she is not afraid.
Zhu's temperament is fierce, and she is protective of shortcomings.
The reason why Zhou Zhengde became the chief of Donghe Village and was very prestigious in the whole village was because Zhou Zhengde and Zhu really considered the people in the village when doing things.
In the past, Zhou Zhengde’s father and grandfather were also the village leaders.
It’s natural that you can’t choose anything when doing things.
Everyone also believes in them.
The person in charge was very angry because of the rebuke, but he also knew that in emergency situations, he could only endure it.
Don't make the matter a big deal and attract the attention of the county government.
The county magistrate is currently busy with the affairs of his wife, son and daughter, and naturally cannot care about anything else.
But the stewards have been bullying people for a long time. In the past, when they came to each village to collect grain, everyone had to please them.
I hope they don’t lower the price or deliberately picky about the food.
Actually, it was because they colluded. The grain store did not accept the grain from the villagers, they had to collect it, and the prices were fixed and suppressed.
(End of this chapter)