noffsinger Chapter 1076 The Last Batch of Grain
Chapter 1076 The Last Batch of Grain
Lu Qingqing looked at the smug Bai Song and smiled in agreement.
Since the malaria situation on the mountain has been brought under control, more refugees have come to buy grain in the past few days.
Most of the grain harvest ended up in his pocket.
At this moment, Baisong can be described as incredibly wealthy and powerful!
If there weren't so few prey on the mountain right now, Lu Qingqing would definitely go and hunt some more pheasants, rabbits, and deer to make a killing!
Bai Song chuckled and boasted a bit, then got down to business.
"We've sold some more grain these past few days, and now we only have five cartloads left!"
You are all aware of the current situation on the mountain.
"Do you think we should raise the price when we sell this grain again?"
Qian Chengzhi listened to these words and began to ponder them.
Over the years, thanks to their timely delivery of medicine, the mortality rate among the refugees in the mountains has been extremely low.
With a large population, food consumption naturally increases.
According to reports from their scouts, many small factions on the mountain are now running out of food!
Moreover, we can get a general idea from the grain purchase situation in the past few days.
Although Qian Chengzhi was kind-hearted, he was ultimately a businessman.
"I think the price of grain needs to be raised again!"
Previously, because we had been continuously selling grain, the price of grain on this mountain had not increased.
Logically speaking, the price should have gone up a long time ago.
Now, all we have left is this amount of food.
Once these are sold out, there will be no more large quantities of grain for sale on the mountain.
This batch of grain is our last chance to make money!
Bai Song nodded in agreement; he was the one who most wanted grain to fetch high prices.
However, various factors were taken into account when setting the price.
Actually, the grain price set earlier was already quite high.
At the very least, it's much higher than the grain prices they pay in Dongyuan City.
But nobody complains about having too much money!
Thinking of this, he looked at Lu Qingqing, "Qingqing, what do you think?"
Lu Qingqing added a piece of firewood to the stove.
"Price increases are fine, since these are all we have left!"
However, before selling the remaining grain, I thought I should first ask the people in the group if they wanted it.
As far as I know, it seems that Lord Shi's group and Ruyue's group don't have much food reserves.
Bai Song nodded.
"You're right. We're on the same team, we can't let them go hungry."
Yan Xu, go and inform the rest of the team.
Tell them that there are only five cartloads of grain left.
If you want to buy, hurry up and register.
By the way, the grain price will be calculated according to the price we initially set.
Yan Xu agreed and turned to make the arrangements.
Before long, people from various factions in the camp arrived.
Bai Song saw that not many people had come, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
With so many people coming, there certainly won't be much food left.
However, even though there weren't many people, they still filled both tents.
Worried that the mosquitoes would be attracted to the crowd, he had more mugwort burned.
Thick smoke filled the two sheds, not only driving away the mosquitoes but also making everyone cough.
Lu Qingqing turned her head and looked over. Among the people who came over, the majority were from Shi Yingguang's group.
What remained were Mai Sui and her son, along with a few women from the East Courtyard.
Only a few people from Qian Chengzhi and Bai Song's team came over.
Actually, some of the people who came when the grain was first sold a few days ago had already sold some grain along with the group.
Of course, some others in the group were tempted by the high price and sold some as well.
However, in terms of grain reserves, there are still fewer people here today.
Just then, Yan Xu told us that the team was running low on food.
They were worried, so they followed to check on them.
In reality, even if you asked them to buy grain, they might not be willing to spend the money.
Meanwhile, the people in Shi Yingguang's team were genuinely interested in buying.
At the very beginning, they bought grain from Lu Qingqing and others once.
Later, when Bai Song and others sold Zhen Xiaoren's grain, they bought another batch.
However, I didn't have much money at the time, so I didn't buy many.
At this point, the floodwaters below the mountain showed no signs of receding.
Even if they eat sparingly, their food reserves would only last for one or two months.
Therefore, as soon as Bai Song finished speaking, Shi Yingguang and the others asked to buy it.
Bai Song then sold a batch of grain at the agreed price.
Beside them, Ruyue and the woman from the East Courtyard watched.
Seeing that they didn't move, Maisui Niang didn't say anything.
Seeing this, Mai Sui got anxious and immediately raised her hand.
"Boss Bai, we also want five bushels of grain!"
When Bai Song saw that it was this little girl who spoke, he looked at her mother.
When Mai Sui Niang saw everyone looking over, she nervously clutched the hem of her clothes.
Mai Sui was afraid that her mother would disobey her again, so she tugged at her mother's sleeve and whispered:
“Mom, last time I told you not to sell them, but you still sold some.”
Looking back now, didn't we suffer a huge loss?
Now, our food reserves are enough for my daughter and me to eat for two or three months!
If you don't listen to me, you'll suffer the consequences!
Moreover, this time Boss Bai and his team gave us a discount.
You'll definitely regret it if you don't buy some now!
Wheat Ear Mother was persuaded and gritted her teeth, "We want five more bushels!"
Seeing this, Bai Song made the following arrangement:
"Yan Xu, pack five bushels of grain for her!"
Seeing that they had bought some, Ruyue and the others thought about it and bought a little less as well.
At this moment, many of them are regretting it.
Why did we sell the grain cheaply in the first place?
But no one could see the future or the future when it happened.
They sold grain before because they thought the flood couldn't last for several months.
They set aside about four months' worth of food reserves and sold the rest.
He felt that this way he could save some money, so that if something happened, he wouldn't always have to bother others.
Unexpectedly, more than a month has passed since they went up the mountain, and the flood shows no sign of receding.
Even the rain was still falling intermittently.
It's really hard to say when the floodwaters will recede.
Therefore, they had no choice but to spend money to buy more food to keep on hand.
This was done in a really stupid way.
Fortunately, Boss Bai and Qingqing offered a discounted price.
If we buy more grain, we won't spend all our money.
Many women regretted it deeply when they took out their money.
Qingqing tried to persuade them, but they didn't listen.
In about 15 minutes, the matter of purchasing food in the camp was completely settled.
Bai Song immediately sent word that grain prices would rise from now on!
To save himself trouble, he simply had someone write a notice about rising grain prices and hung it outside the stone wall.
Because of the stone wall that Sun Laohai and others had previously added, and the shed that had been built on top, there is still one section that has not been demolished.
It's perfect to stick it there, so it won't get wet from the rain.
The notice about rising grain prices was posted and discovered by noon.
The man had originally come seeking medicine, but after seeing the news of rising grain prices, he went back and spread the word.
Those who had hesitated to buy grain before were now regretting it so much they were slapping their thighs.
But at this time, only the people inside the stone wall on the entire mountain were still selling grain.
The remaining forces preferred to hoard the grain until it molded rather than sell it!
Those families who were truly short of food, after thinking it over for a long time, still came to buy grain.
Even on the afternoon following the price increase, six or seven households sold their grain.
Those who had no money could only stay outside the stone wall.
They were extremely anxious as they watched the grain being transported away little by little.
That evening, several more robberies broke out on the mountain.
The families who were robbed lost not only food, but also money.
The number of people coming to buy grain exploded the next day.
Most of the people in the camp got busy, helping to weigh, transport, and collect money for the grain.
In just three days, the remaining grain was sold out.