novelaction Chapter 1051 The accounts are settled
Chapter 1051 The accounts are settled
Lu Qingqing never expected that he was selling grain for this reason.
"We're not in a hurry to use that money. We'll talk about it when you have more money in your pocket."
I feel that we don't know when the floodwaters will recede.
Having food in your hand is better than having money that you can't eat or drink, don't you think?
Sun Laohai nodded.
"Qingqing, I'll listen to you!"
By the way, I sold some silver a couple of days ago, I'll pay you back some of it first.
"If I'm constantly in debt, I'll be worrying about it and won't be able to sleep well."
Knowing Sun Laohai's temperament, Lu Qingqing didn't refuse him anymore.
Beside her, Ruyue also seemed a little embarrassed.
"Qingqing, a couple of days ago, many of my sisters were also selling grain."
I wanted to tell you this at first, but I was afraid you wouldn't agree.
Previously, many of my sisters were able to buy food thanks to the money you lent them.
Everyone remembered it and wanted to take this opportunity to pay back the money.
When I get back, I'll tell the sisters not to sell the grain anymore.
However, my situation is a little different.
As you know, my sister and I have only supported each other through thick and thin.
Some of my sisters might have very strong opinions, so I can only offer them advice.
Lu Qingqing knew about her situation.
"Sister Ruyue, you don't need to worry about this."
The grain was bought by the villagers themselves, and the decision of how to sell the grain was naturally theirs to make.
However, we are ultimately in the same team.
If the sale of grain is not handled properly, it can easily cause trouble for the team.
Moreover, if they sell individually, they are more likely to be robbed or scammed.
Okay, go back and ask.
If there are still people who want to sell grain, the team will organize it together.
We also help negotiate the price.
Ruyue's face lit up with joy upon hearing this.
"Really? Okay, I'll go back and tell them right away."
As he spoke, he quickly added an explanation.
"Qingqing, don't worry, I warned them before."
Selling grain is allowed, but everyone must keep enough dry rations to last five months!
Seeing that she understood, Lu Qingqing didn't say anything more.
Seeing that Sun Laohai and Ruyue had left, she went to find Bai Song and Qian Chengzhi and told them what had happened.
Bai Song was also tempted after hearing the price the villagers were offering for their grain.
"We've only been trapped for a few days, and the price of grain has already risen so high?"
Or should I release some food to recoup some losses?
Qian Chengzhi nudged his shoulder. "Boss Bai, you're not short of money, just keep collecting the grain!"
Bai Song coughed lightly twice and raised his head.
"That's true. Ever since I became rich overnight, I've never been poor again."
Although a lot of money was lent out before, and some was spent in a mess.
But the money I have is more than enough to support my brothers!
Lu Qingqing was too lazy to look at his arrogant appearance, and turned to discuss how to sell the grain.
In fact, all three of them knew this.
The people in the team will definitely keep three to five months' worth of food and sell the surplus.
Based on this calculation, the amount of grain to be sold will not be too large.
This deal will most likely only be done once or twice.
Therefore, deciding who to transact with has become a pressing issue.
This person needs to be able to eat all that grain at once, and the price also needs to be reasonable.
There aren't many places on the mountain that meet both of these requirements.
After discussing it for a while, the three of them sent out more than twenty men to check the situation again.
First, we need to find out the situation of groups of more than a hundred people on the mountain. For more specific details, we will have to investigate slowly.
This matter cannot be accomplished in a day or two.
Actually, there was no rush to sell the grain.
The longer it drags on, the higher the grain price will be.
They went out to investigate only because the people in the group were too anxious, and they wanted to reassure them.
At this moment, Mai Sui and her son, who were in the group, started arguing, which was quite rare for them.
Mai Sui had just learned that someone in the team was selling grain when she recalled her mother's unusual behavior a few days ago.
It was almost immediately clear that her mother must have been involved in selling the grain.
She carefully inspected all of her family's grain.
Looking at the bag of grain in the corner, which was almost half missing, I picked it up and roughly estimated that it was missing at least thirty or forty pounds.
"Mother, how could you sell grain without telling me?!"
In the current situation, the more you hold onto food, the more valuable it will become!
Our team is strong and powerful, unlike those smaller teams.
Fearing robbery, they exchanged conspicuous grains for silver coins to hide them.
Given our team's situation, storing grain is definitely better than storing those inedible silver nuggets!
Mai Sui Niang was already feeling guilty, and now that she heard her daughter say this, she felt that she was right!
She lowered her head and stammered slightly.
"Wheat Ear, Mother has already sold some of the grain, what are we going to do!"
After Maisui saw that her mother had accepted the gift, she checked the grain in the tent.
Seeing her mother's anxious and uneasy appearance, I felt a little sorry for her and comforted her:
"Fortunately, we bought extra grain in town beforehand."
Even if we sell those, the rest will be enough for us to eat for six or seven months.
If we're careful with our diet, it can last for almost a year.
We won't sell this grain for now.
Let's wait and see how things go!
"By the way, how much money did you get? Let's pay Qingqing back first!"
Mai Sui Niang nodded hurriedly, peeked out of the tent to make sure no one would come over.
He then sealed the tent opening and took out a money pouch he had sewn himself from his pocket.
After carefully opening it, he took out the money he had earned from selling grain over the past few days.
Apart from the large silver bracelet I received on the first day, the rest were mostly small silver coins.
The mother and daughter roughly estimated the amount of money, and with the addition of the large silver bracelet, they would have slightly more than the money they had borrowed before.
Maisui carefully put the silver coins back into the money bag one by one and put them away.
"Mom, let's go, let's go pay back the money first!"
Maisui Niang looked at the large silver bracelet that had been put away, her eyes filled with reluctance.
She wanted to call her daughter back and ask her to leave the silver bracelet behind.
But then I felt I couldn't do that; once I had the money, I had to pay it back first!
She had always taught her daughter this way, so how could she not follow suit now that it was her turn?
Despite her reluctance, Mai Sui Niang quickly followed.
Before leaving, I asked the woman next to me, who was also near the locust tree, to keep an eye on the tent, and then hurriedly followed her.
When Lu Qingqing saw Mai Sui approaching with a serious expression, she assumed that something had happened to her.
Only after asking did I learn that the mother and daughter had come to return the money.
Maisui carefully poured the money out of the purse and counted it one by one.
"Sister Qingqing, this is the money we borrowed before. We're returning this to you first."
I know this money isn't enough, wait...
Lu Qingqing raised her hand to stop her from speaking.
"How can this not be enough? You even have more than a penny left!"
Mai Sui wanted to explain, but Lu Qingqing simply accepted the money pouch.
"Alright, all the previous debts are settled."
I lent you so much, and I've taken this much back. That's enough!
As for how you sell it, that's up to your own luck!