It is difficult to travel, it is difficult to travel. In ancient times, traveling was not an easy task.

Jiang Jiang first went to the town, gave up the yard he had rented before, and then found a familiar human trafficker to help arrange the route to the county.

For safety reasons, Jiang Jiang plans to follow the escort team.

From the town to the county, you have to pass through main roads, mountain roads, and small roads. If you go there alone and encounter any problems, you will be helpless.

So after paying fifty cents, Jiang Jiang got on the carriage of the escort team. There were several other people in the same carriage with her.

In the carriage, Jiang Jiang, who was not familiar with the others, closed his eyes and rested, while the others started chatting.

"Do you know what the escort team is delivering this time? You will never guess!"

"Usually they are valuable goods, otherwise they would not be willing to hire a escort team. It is so expensive. It is only a two-day journey, and it is estimated to cost more than ten taels."

The other person curled his lips and nodded. Who said it wasn't?

"You're overthinking this. This time we're transporting food!"

"food?!"

"No way, we need to hire a escort team to transport food?"

Hearing these words, Jiang Jiang also opened his eyes.

Anyway, it’s not a secret, so the person who was speaking didn’t avoid Jiang Jiang and continued talking.

"Alas, these days, who knows, who knows, all grain merchants, big and small, have begun to stockpile grain. This time, the escort team is escorting the grain of the Jiang family in the provincial capital."

The speaker may not have intended it, but the listener took it to heart. Jiang Jiang silently remembered the name of the Jiang family in the provincial capital.

Under the escort of the escort agency, the group arrived at the county town safely.

When entering the city, the soldiers at the gate carefully checked everyone's pass.

After paying a penny for the city entrance fee, Jiang Jiang, who was exhausted from the long journey, was finally able to take a break.

She found a nice inn to stay in.

The day before, she did not rush to the grain store, but asked the waiter at the inn for information and then went around various grain stores in the city.

The next day, Jiang Jiang got up early in the morning, changed into nice clothes, and came to the grain store that he had already selected with a haughty look on his face.

Yongchang Grain Store is the largest grain store in the county. According to the waiter, the relationship behind this grain store can directly reach the provincial capital. Anyone can be short of grain, but this family will not, it's just the price...

Rice, one liang and two qian per dan, flour, one liang and four qian per dan.

Jiang Jiang silently calculated the price. The price of rice was ten cents per pound, and flour was even more expensive.

This is just the cheapest option among rice and flour.

Seeing that Jiang Jiang was dressed elegantly and had a smile on her face, the waiter introduced them to her one by one.

"Madam, although the prices in our grain store are slightly higher than those in other stores, look," the waiter picked up a handful of rice, and the white rice slipped from his palm.

“The quality is absolutely top notch.”

Jiang Jiang didn't have the time to beat around the bush with him, so he just said there was a big deal and asked the waiter to call their boss over.

"Ma'am, what do you need?"

Anyone who can become a shopkeeper is a shrewd person.

The owner of the grain shop only took one look at Jiang Jiang and knew that she must be a big customer. As for how big the business was, didn't that still need to be negotiated?

"I heard that you have as much food as you need here?"

Jiang Jiang squinted his eyes and said casually.

The more arrogant Jiang Jiang became, the more respectful the grain store owner became.

"I wonder how much you need, ma'am?"

"I want all the food you have in your store." Jiang Jiang pointed at the food in the store, from one row to another.

Faced with Jiang Jiang's arrogant behavior, the shopkeeper not only did not show a happy expression, but his face was solemn.

He first apologized to Jiang Jiang, and then said: "Madam, you need too much, I have to ask the boss first."

The shopkeeper didn't know Jiang Jiang's background. She bought so much grain as soon as she arrived. Either she was hoarding grain with her colleagues, or she heard some news and was hoarding grain for herself.

In short, no matter what, you still have to report to your boss first.

Jiang Jiang was not in a hurry. He sat in a private room on the second floor, enjoying the tea and snacks brought by the store waiter.

After a while, the shopkeeper came back in a hurry.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and kept his boss's instructions in mind.

Now that the weather is getting hotter, we cannot say that all the grain cannot be sold unless the price is increased.

After hearing the shopkeeper's words, Jiang Jiang slowly drank a sip of tea.

As she expected, the grain shop owner would definitely raise the price for her.

Now, the more you buy food, the cheaper it is.

Countless businessmen, like sharks that have smelled blood, silently waited for the drought to come and the people to have no harvest. They themselves exchanged the food they had previously hoarded at low prices for countless fields and people.

Anyone who buys food in large quantities may become an obstacle to these merchants making money.

Jiang Jiang also thought about whether he should carry out his previous plan and disguise himself and go to various grain stores to buy grain in batches without attracting anyone's attention.

But the amount she needed was too much.

As long as a certain quantity is purchased, it will definitely attract attention. Instead of letting others investigate, Jiang Jiang would rather take the initiative.

She already had a plan in mind.

"Boss, in business, you make an offer, I counter, and even bartering is not a difficult thing."

As long as you are willing to sell, price is not an issue.

No matter how high it is, can it be higher than after the drought?

At worst, Jiang Jiang still has a lot of "rare things" that she can take out to open their eyes and exchange for a batch of food. However, the risk is too great, and she does not intend to use it unless it is absolutely necessary.

The grain store owner stared into Jiang Jiang's eyes and uttered two words: "Double it."

Double? This price is not unacceptable.

“How much is it?”

The shopkeeper followed the boss's instructions and continued, "Five thousand dan of rice and three thousand dan of flour."

After the price doubled, this batch of grain would require at least 20,000 taels of silver, but Jiang Jiang had less than 8,000 taels.

But who said she had to buy food at a high price?

She has to wait for people to beg her to sell it to her at a low price.

After hearing the shopkeeper's words, Jiang Jiang did not bargain as he had expected, but agreed immediately.

"Okay, I can buy it at this price, but I want all the food within three days."

As the deal was about to be concluded, the shopkeeper's face became increasingly uglier.

Without signing the contract and paying the deposit, Jiang Jiang knew that the transaction would probably be delayed.

Right in the middle.

As she walked out of the grain shop, Jiang Jiang noticed someone following her quietly. She pretended not to notice anything, ate and drank as usual, and occasionally went for a stroll around the pier.

Nowadays, the weather is hot and the water level has dropped. Only small and medium-sized ships with shallow draft can dock at the dock, and the transportation capacity has been greatly reduced.

Jiang Jiang cherishes this rare leisure time very much.

The other end.

"Did she really say that?" The young master of the grain shop frowned. That was impossible. The surrounding prefectures had been peaceful recently.

Suddenly a person who was hoarding food appeared. Could it be that there was really news that he didn't know?

The young master planned to write a letter of divorce first, then ask his aunt and uncle in the provincial government, and then transfer a batch of food from there.

"No matter what method you use, delay it for two more days."

Since there is a fool who wants to buy grain at a high price, what if he goes to the provincial capital to find her a batch?

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