The vicious female supporting role only wants to farm

Chapter 163: Food Prices Go Up, Not Down

Dujuan finally left.

Mu Chaoge sat here thinking about things. If this wasn't a real war it would be scary. If the world really got into chaos, what would happen?

When Xiao Taozi came back, her eyes were red. When she saw Mu Chaoge, she came over aggrievedly, "Woo woo, Miss, Taozi is almost scared to death."

The sudden sound of fighting outside would scare anyone. Xiao Taozi was hugged by Zhang and the others and quickly ran into the house where everyone lived.

After others said everything was fine, Zhang picked up the peaches from the small cabinet in the house. The big ones on the farm were really amazing.

Mu Chaoge also wiped Xiao Taozi's tears and said, "Don't cry. I think everyone reacted quickly today. It's okay. It's peaceful outside."

We are just catching the merchants who resell grain at high prices. It is not a big problem if they are not involved.

Sister Du Juan was worried. She asked anxiously, "Should we put our tooth powder business on hold for a while?"

Mu Chaoge thought about it and realized that wealthy families were also very dangerous in troubled times. They were easily targeted by officials and bandits, and also by rioting farmers.

It's just a big piece of fat meat.

"Forget it. We don't know what will happen in the future. Wouldn't it be stupid not to make money?"

After Mu Chaoge calmed down, he said, "It's not that time yet. Let's wait for my uncle to speak. If he says that we won't do this business for the time being, then we'll stop."

But no matter how chaotic the world is, people with ability will still do business.

Du Juan also felt that what he said made sense, and sighed and said, "It was because I was nervous and had little knowledge."

Mu Chaoge smiled and said that she didn't need to say that about herself, "Just pay attention to it in normal times, and do the rest. It's going to be winter soon, right?"

When the weather gets a little colder in a while, the work on the farm will be finished and we will stop working.

Actually, there is not much difference.

Mu Chaoge asked Sister Du Juan to tell Duan Yuanshan and the others, "They don't need to come from tomorrow onwards. Go back and rest. The world is getting more and more chaotic. I'm afraid the bandits will cause trouble. They will go out before dawn and come to us. It's not safe to go back when it's almost dark."

Du Juan agreed after hearing this, asked Xiao Taozi to accompany her young master, and turned around to deliver the message.

Although the government has recently been cracking down on those merchants who resell grain at high prices, the price of grain outside is still going up.

Zhang and the others were talking about it.

Uncle Cai also had a worried look on his face. Mu Chaoge asked him to sit down and talk to her, but he couldn't sit down and said it was more comfortable to stand. So she followed his lead and was happy.

"Nowadays, people outside are spreading more and more mysterious rumors, saying that the higher-ups are robbing each other."

Mu Chaoge paused while calculating the accounts, and lowered his voice to ask, "What do you mean by that, Uncle Cai?"

Uncle Cai whispered, "There has never been an official who is not corrupt. Look at the issue of high grain prices outside. Many merchants have been arrested, but where has the stored grain gone? It has not been seen on the market yet."

That’s why food is so expensive outside and there is no sign of price reduction at all.

Instead, it's getting higher and higher.

Mu Chaoge felt that something bad was going to happen when he heard this. There was so much grain on his farm, and he didn't know if he could keep it. "Uncle Cai, have someone quietly transport the grain to the underground warehouse in the middle of the night and hide it."

She said to hide more.

Uncle Cai nodded and said yes immediately, but he couldn't help but sigh, "Oh, why is it so chaotic outside?"

Mu Chaoge also wants to know.

Now the plot is so broken that she can't understand it, and she can only cross the river by feeling the stones.

"Uncle Cai, you are an experienced person, so you must have experienced more. You said that the world is in chaos. What else should we prepare? Besides food and military force?"

Uncle Cai said immediately after hearing this: "Of course medicinal herbs are valuable. The more chaotic the world is, the more precious medicinal herbs become. Think about it, miss. It's like the food issue. It's a big deal. There's no food in the south, and we're not at peace here. Once people starve to death, and if too many people die, there will definitely be a plague. Once the plague comes, medicinal herbs will become expensive."

Once there are no medicinal materials available, it will be difficult for ordinary people to buy the medicine they take when they are sick.

How many people will be affected?

Uncle Cai is facing a great disaster, and everything is linked to each other. How can you describe it with just one word "miserable"?

Mu Chaoge was also reminded, "It's true. Our farm seems to have forgotten to stock up some commonly used medicinal herbs. There are some medicinal herbs in those tooth powders and scented soaps, but they are all processed. It's the end of the year and we haven't stocked up anymore..."

She said she would think about it again.

"Uncle Cai, how about this, next time you deliver tooth powder to Sifang Grocery Store, tell their employees to help buy some daily medicines, such as medicines for colds and diarrhea."

Mu Chaoge felt that since there were so many people on the farm, it would be a good idea to prepare some.

As for her uncle, he was probably very busy and she didn't want to cause any trouble for them.

You can't rely on your uncle and aunt for everything.

Uncle Cai said he could try it, "but the price is definitely not cheap."

Mu Chaoge said it was okay, "It's a pity that we don't have many medicinal herbs in the back mountain. We don't have a doctor, and we can't just pick herbs and eat them randomly."

Many herbs are poisonous and must be processed before they can be used as medicine in medical clinics and pharmacies.

Mu Chaoge is not a medical student, so she can try other things, but she dare not touch things like medicine. Professional matters should be handled by professionals.

Uncle Cai also agreed when he heard this. Who said that his young lady was too young to handle things?

Check it out.

From stockpiling food to building up military strength, now they are also aware of the need to stockpile medicinal materials.

Who can be as meticulous as her?

Uncle Cai agreed and did not dare to relax for a moment, and hurriedly went to do it.

Mu Chaoge was still counting the accounts, and was glad that he did not invest more money in building the farm in the later stage, but saved the money for future use.

It comes in handy now.

Buy some more medicinal herbs, and keep the rest on hold to see what happens next.

The following few days.

The nearby towns are filled with resentment. The common people are very dissatisfied with the high prices of grain and with the rich households hoarding grain. Some people have already started making trouble.

Lu Xingzhou and Feng had already learned that the old lady was with Mu Chaoge, and sent several letters to him, asking Mu Chaoge to stay on the farm with the old lady.

Don't go out casually.

He even dispatched thirty guards with high martial arts skills to guard the farm.

He is also an acquaintance of Liang Yong.

This is more reassuring.

Afterwards, they kept watch and patrolled every day to ensure the safety of the three farms.

In addition, the gates of several manors were locked, and one could not see what was going on inside from the outside.

Madam Mu said that she had made the right decision. If she didn't stay with her granddaughter, how pitiful would she be?

Mu Chaoge had an old grandmother to take care of, so he was not that anxious about the situation outside. He paid some attention to the old lady, fearing that she would not be able to adapt to the living there.

If you make a fuss about going back, you're doomed.

Therefore, she stayed with her grandmother on the farm every day and stayed away from the hustle and bustle of the outside world.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like