Chapter 209 Planning To Sell Grain
209 Planning To Sell Grain
Almost half of the food stocked up earlier had already been eaten!
How could this situation be allowed? What if there really was a famine?
Seeing that Qin Dazhuang was starting to get angry, Qin Xiaoyao quickly tugged on her father’s arm.
“Father, don’t be anxious,” she said.
The father and sons trio looked at Qin Xiaoyao with troubled expressions.
How could they not be anxious about this situation?
Even if the brothers went to the dock, they only earned 90 copper coins each after working for a day.
According to the current grain prices, one person could only buy nine catties of brown rice or coarse flour.
It would be too difficult to stock up on food again.
Besides, there were other expenses in the family besides food.
After receiving the wages, how could they use it all to buy food to stock up?
Qin Xiaoyao gave a laugh.
“Don’t worry. I still have quite a lot with me,” she said.
The eyes of the three men flickered.
Then, Qin Dazhuang immediately expressed his objection.
“What your family has belongs to your family.”
“Besides, grain is very precious now. You can store this thing, but don’t let people know.”
It was fine if his daughter gave them money under normal circumstances, but if she really brought the grain over, the Song family would definitely have something to say.
If Qin Dazhuang were in their shoes, he would also have something to say.
Qin Dahu and Qin Erhu nodded as well.
They appreciated their younger sister’s consideration for her maiden family.
However, they couldn’t allow their younger sister to bring the Song family’s grain back to the Qin family.
Qin Xiaoyao laughed again when she saw this.
“I didn’t say I’d give it for free!” She raised her voice a little as she said this.
The father and sons trio stared at her in stunned silence.
Qin Xiaoyao chuckled and continued, “My husband discussed it with me yesterday. He said that there’s too much food stored in the house.”
“Now that the price of grain has risen, I just want to get rid of a batch.”
“But my family doesn’t own a grain store, so how can we use the same selling price as the grain stores?”
“That’s why I asked about the situation of your family stocking up on grain.”
“If your family is still short of food, we will give priority to selling to you. As for the price, I can sell you at 5 copper coins,” Qin Xiaoyao said.
She wanted to give it to them for free, but that was provided her father and two brothers were willing to accept it.
Therefore, Qin Xiaoyao decided to set a token price with a 50% discount to pacify them.
The expressions on the father and sons trio instantly relaxed substantially.
However, Qin Dazhuang was still frowning.
“What’s the price in the grain store now?” he asked.
Qin Dahu and Qin Erhu exchanged glances.
Following that, Qin Dahu replied, “10 copper coins per catty.”
To be honest, Qin Dahu was really tempted when his younger sister wanted to sell them at 5 copper coins per catty.
It was mainly because they did not have much money at home.
However…
Forget it. He’d better listen to Father.
Qin Dazhuang was taken aback.
A hint of hesitation flashed across his face.
“Sell us at 8 copper coins per catty,” he said.
After a moment’s thought, he asked again, “How much more grain do you have stocked up, and how much are you planning to sell?”
Qin Xiaoyao was caught by surprise.
How much grain was stocked up?
Including those batches in the cellar, she probably had tens of thousands of catties.
Of course, she had to keep this a secret.
“Quite a lot because my husband said that the price of grain would rise. Some time ago, I had money in my hands, so I went to the grain store to buy grain. I’m afraid that the total amount of food we bought… is more than 10,000 catties, I guess…”
More than 10,000 catties was a bit exaggerated, but the amount of brown rice and coarse flour in the storage room definitely added up to at least 6,000 catties.
If she didn’t give a higher figure, her father might not let her sell all of them. If she kept them, it might turn into a disaster for all she knew.
As for the Qin family, since Qin Xiaoyao was the Qin family’s daughter, she knew that their family had a suitable place to store grain, and it was quite well concealed.
It was not much worse than the Song family’s cellar.
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When the time came, if a war disaster really broke out in the town, she believed that with her father’s wisdom, he would know where to store the food.
Qin Xiaoyao’s words stunned the father and sons trio.
“More… than 10,000 catties?” Qin Dahu stammered as he asked.
Qin Dazhuang and Qin Erhu were also extremely shocked.
They knew that their daughter/younger sister was capable and had led the whole Song family to earn a lot of money.
However, with more than 10,000 catties of grain, even if she were to sell them at the original price, she could still earn 20 to 30 taels of silver.
Wasn’t Qin Xiaoyao too good at earning morning?
And she was too willing to spend money on such things.
Qin Xiaoyao nodded with a smile.
“I was thinking of selling about 6,000 catties. The remaining 4,000 catties should be enough,” she continued.
Qin Dazhuang quickly recovered himself.
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“There’s no hurry,” he said in a low voice.
When he saw Qin Xiaoyao looking at him, he said, “You can slowly sell some, but don’t be in a hurry to sell all of them.
“The price of grain might increase again after this.
“Since you have grain in your hands now, you can take your time to release them. This way, you can earn more.”
Qin Xiaoyao’s eyes flickered.
Her father had a really good brain.
However… she couldn’t afford to wait so long.
She had to get rid of the grain before the war disaster.
Of course, there was no hurry at the present moment.
They still had to wait for the locust plague to break out, and the price of grain would rise again.
Hehe! Other than the Qin family, no one else could dream of buying grain from her at such a low price.
Even if the price were 10 copper coins per catty, she would not sell.
That was right. The reason Qin Xiaoyao brought up the matter of selling grain to her father and two brothers now was…
In fact, she was thinking of selling the grain to them at a lower price before the price of grain soared again.
Sigh! Qin Xiaoyao was really blessed and troubled by the fact that she had such a considerate father and brothers.
“Mm-hmm. Indeed, there’s no rush.
“In any case, I’ve already discussed it with my husband. I’ll give you priority when I sell the grain.
“The price has also been set. It’s 5 copper coins!”
Seeing that Qin Dazhuang was about to say something, Qin Xiaoyao quickly interrupted him.
“Father, don’t be in a hurry to object. There’s a reason for this.”
Qin Dazhuang was puzzled.
“It was also in this place that you mentioned to my two brothers about stocking up on grain,” Qin Xiaoyao said.
“After I went back that time, I told my husband about this.
“Following that, the two of us started to stock up on grain in great quantities.
“Moreover, I’ve already considered that you guys don’t have much savings. I was afraid that you wouldn’t be able to stock up on too much food, so I intentionally stocked up more.
“I also told my husband and the rest that of the amount I bought, I was helping to stock up 1,000 catties for you guys.
“We had agreed that if the price of grain increased, I would sell it to you at 5 copper coins. If it didn’t increase, then we could keep it for our own use.”
Qin Xiaoyao made up a blatant lie without her face blushing or her heart missing a beat.
The Qin family’s father and sons were all extremely shocked.
Their daughter/younger sister had actually done such a thing for them?
And the Song family had agreed to it?
Well, the Song family members, whether it was Song Que or Madam Liu, were all very easy to talk to.
They treated their daughter/younger sister very well too.
Such a thing was indeed possible.
When she saw the expressions on the faces of the father and sons trio, Qin Xiaoyao said, “So, for 5 taels of silver, I can give you 1,000 catties of brown rice or coarse flour.”
She saw that the three of them were still in a state of shock and didn’t reply.
Qin Xiaoyao then added, “Also, if your family is in a hurry, you don’t have to pay up at once.”
“Big Brother and Second Brother are going to the dock to work, right? You can pay me when you have more money in your hands.”
Qin Dazhuang finally came back to his senses.
“How can I allow that?” he said, but his tone was no longer as determined as before.
It was obvious that the old man was tempted.
Qin Dahu and Qin Erhu immediately turned to their father.
Qin Xiaoyao smiled in amusement.
“My family agreed on it in advance. Why can’t I go ahead with it?”