"Man Shuang Jie, are you sure the Qian Duo you're talking about is from our village?"
Qin Jun Yao thought about it and felt something was wrong. With new wheat from over a dozen villages, Qian Duo couldn't possibly have enough money to buy that much grain.
Ling Man Shuang nodded. "My information is never wrong. It's from your Yang Shu village. What's wrong?"
"Something is wrong. What does she need so much grain for?"
What Qin Jun Yao didn't say was that Qian Duo had only left the village for a little over ten days. The wheat had only been harvested and dried in the last few days, and some families in the village hadn't even finished drying their wheat.
How could Qian Duo have gone to other villages to buy wheat so quickly?
Ling Man Shuang leaned back in her chair and said to Qin Jun Yao, "Actually, I wanted to buy some grain too. She got ahead of me. Jun Yao Mei Zi, is there a lot of new wheat in your village?"
"After all, old grain doesn't taste as good as new grain."
Qin Jun Yao set aside her thoughts about Qian Duo for the moment and asked Ling Man Shuang, "Man Shuang Jie, how much grain do you want?"
"As much as there is."
Seeing that Ling Man Shuang wasn't joking, Qin Jun Yao leaned closer and asked, "Man Shuang Jie, you asked me to buy more land to grow grain, and now you want to buy a large amount of grain. This..."
Ling Man Shuang raised her hand and waved away the servants waiting in the pavilion.
"Jun Yao Mei Zi, do you know that there are places where people are rebelling?"
Qin Jun Yao nodded.
"It's not just one place rebelling now. Also, last winter it snowed in Jiangnan, and a month ago there was a flood. It's estimated that the grain harvest in the first half of the year will be a complete failure."
"What about the Central Plains?"
Ling Man Shuang sighed. "There was some rain in the Central Plains this spring, but the drought has been long. That little bit of rain is like a drop in the bucket."
Qin Jun Yao gasped. If what Ling Man Shuang said was true, there would be an even greater grain shortage this year than last year.
Not to mention anything else, the grain and provisions from Salt Lake were stopped last year, and the Northwest Grand Camp wasn't much better. Otherwise, they wouldn't have resorted to forcibly collecting grain from the villages. Su Dan Novel Network.
It looked like the grain and provisions wouldn't be issued this year either. There would be starving citizens, but no starving soldiers.
Then...
Ling Man Shuang saw Qin Jun Yao's eyes glazing over and said with concern, "Jun Yao Mei Zi, did I scare you? I shouldn't have told you."
Qin Jun Yao shook her head. "No, thank you for telling me, Man Shuang Jie. I imagine this kind of news cannot be casually shared with others."
Ling Man Shuang took a sip of tea. "It's fine. Listen to your sister. If you have grain at home, save it and don't sell it."
"I'll send you some when I buy grain. At least enough for three years of food."
Ling Man Shuang had grain on hand now.
But a few days ago, she received a letter from her maternal family. Her cousins would be coming to the Northwest. Ostensibly to take care of their grandfather, but in reality, to escape trouble. They were bringing quite a few people, which was why she needed to hoard more grain.
Qin Jun Yao pondered for a while and said to Ling Man Shuang, "Man Shuang Jie, I'd like to ask you for a favor. I can also help you buy more grain."
In the afternoon, Qin Jun Yao returned with a rented ox cart, loaded with several sacks of corn kernels she had taken from her space.
When she got home, she went directly to Granny Qin's room.
"Write a letter and have Deng Zui Tui send it to Xiao Chui Zi. I don't think he knows about the situation in Jiangnan."
Granny Qin thought for a moment and then said, "I'll have your father come over later. We need to dig a cellar in the mountains to store grain."
Qin Jun Yao wanted to interject, but Granny Qin interrupted her.
"You are our trump card. We need to act like a normal family so there are no flaws."
"Tomorrow, have your father grind wheat, and the day after tomorrow, your mother and the others will set up their stalls. Make a big show of it, so the whole village thinks we're using the grain to make money at the stalls."
Granny Qin stood up and walked around the room. "Ask your Shuang Jie to deliver the grain discreetly. It's best if it can be noticed but not too obvious."
"Don't send too much."