The space doctor girl became the favorite of exiled ministers

Chapter 202 What purpose (first update)
Even in Donghe Village, two large carriages enter the village.

There are people going door to door asking questions and collecting food.

It’s still one or two cents higher than the price everyone knew before.

The villagers also have some doubts in their hearts, but the villagers are simple-minded and have little information, so they don't think much about it.

However, people in the village will ask each other to see if others are selling grain.

"People have come to the village to collect grain in the past two days. Do you sell grain?"

"At the end of last year, our family sold food once. Now we have just enough food for the autumn harvest. If we sell the food, the family will go hungry."

"But I charge two cents more for a pound of grain. Taking advantage of this time to sell some grain can also subsidize the family. Besides, seeing a lot of vegetables growing, eating more vegetables and less staple food can also fill the stomach."

"Don't you think it's strange? In the past, those people who came to the village to collect grain from the big guys had a very bad attitude, just like the big guys begging them to collect grain. Now they have a polite attitude."

"It's a little strange. Maybe they need food."

"It will be May soon, and in more than two months, when we enter July, we will start to harvest wheat, and the grain will be available. Selling some grain will not affect us."

People here in Beizhou grow winter wheat, and they start harvesting wheat in July.

The corn and peanuts will be harvested later, but once the wheat is harvested, there will be food to eat.

"Our family has kept some extra grain, which we originally had as a spare. But since the beginning of spring, the weather has been smooth and the grain is growing well, so it's okay to sell some grain. It costs more than two cents per pound, and the price is usually not that high."

"Indeed, one catty costs two cents more, and twenty catties costs forty cents more."

Everyone was thinking that they could have more copper coins in their hands, and they were also a little excited.

Usually they collect the food for takeout, and the people who collect the food are picky and deliberately lower the price.

Nowadays, as long as the grain is about the same, the people who collect it don’t pick at all and pay high prices.

This can subsidize household expenses.

"No, there is nothing to be busy with now. It's okay to eat less for one day. Just eat more when the wheat is harvested."

Most people in the village were hesitant, but more people still wanted to collect more money.

Everyone is willing to sell some food if they have extra food in hand to last until the time of harvest.

I would rather be hungry than have a few more coins in my hand.

If the price is the same as usual, everyone may not sell it.

But for two cents more than the usual price, they were still willing to sell the grain.

"No, even if you don't have enough food in the future, it's okay to go to the food store to buy a little."

"That's not right. Don't you think it's strange to collect grain at this time?"

"Nothing strange about it."

People in the village discussed among themselves, and some families immediately sold dozens of kilograms of grain.

Mrs. Cui happened to see this scene when she was carrying a basket and went out. Hearing everyone's conversation, she said anxiously: "At this time, our family doesn't dare to sell food outside."

Everyone immediately looked at Mrs. Cui. Mrs. Li Zheng, Mrs. Zhu, trusted her the most and said, "Sister Cui, do you have anything to say?"

Mrs. Cui said: "You also know that we do some small businesses and need to buy noodles to make things. We went to the grain stores in the county and the town to see that the prices have all gone up. The increase of two or three renminbi per catty is the least. A catty has increased by four or five cents."

Upon hearing Mrs. Cui's words, everyone's expressions changed, and they felt a little panicked.

They didn't understand what was going on, but instinctively they felt something was wrong.

An aunt's expression changed and she said, "Sister Cui, are you telling the truth?"

Mrs. Cui said seriously: "It's true, I won't lie to you." Mrs. Cui wanted to say that there might be a war outside, but she also understood that some things should not be said without evidence.

What to do if there is no war again, food prices go back up, and the villagers complain about her.

But even so, Mrs. Cui still spoke.

Because she understood that once the war came here, if the people in the village had no food to eat, the whole village would be in chaos.

So she could only give a few reminders.

She said that the prices at the grain store had gone up, and anyone in the village could find out if they bothered to inquire, and she wasn't lying.

As for whether to sell grain or not, it is up to everyone to decide.

Zhu's face paled and she said, "Then we won't sell grain anymore, so I feel strange that they are treating us so well."

A steward who collected grain happened to walk into this alley. When he heard these words, his expression changed, "Sister, please don't talk nonsense."

"You're trying to encourage everyone not to sell grain. It's the only time we collect grain. We'll sell grain again later, but the price won't be the same. At least a catty will drop by a few pennies."

"Everyone, please think about it. Among the people in this village, some people don't like you. Some people have no food to sell at home, but they want to block others. I don't know what An is thinking."

The manager stared at Mrs. Cui with a gloomy look.

Mrs. Cui's face changed, her aura was released, and she said with a cold expression: "You collect the grain, the villagers are free to sell the grain or not."

"I just told the truth a few words, but you, a grain harvester, are already worried. Could it be that if everyone sells you tens or hundreds of kilograms less grain, it will have a great impact on you?"

"I see what purpose you have?"

When Old Madam Cui was the wife of the Duke, she looked so majestic that no one dared to confront her.

She is not afraid of insulting people.

The manager looked at the woman in front of him and her aura suddenly changed, and her expression became slightly solemn.

Mrs. Zhu looked at the manager with suspicion and said: "This is our village, and you can't tolerate bullying people here. People in our village discuss and talk to each other. Why, you still have to take care of it!"

"Let me tell you, if you bully someone in our village, don't say our village can't spare you. I can even go to the county government to sue you."

Zhu saved the county magistrate's daughter because of Jiang Zhiluo. Now she also knows the county magistrate's daughter, so she is not afraid.

Mr. Zhu has a fierce temper and is protective of shortcomings.

The reason why Zhou Zhengde has become the leader of Donghe Village and has great prestige in the entire village is because Zhou Zhengde and Zhu really consider the people of the village when doing things.

In the past, Zhou Zhengde's father and grandfather were both upright people in the village.

Naturally, you can’t pick anything out when doing things.

Everyone believed them in their hearts.

The person in charge was very angry, but he also knew that in emergency situations, he could only endure it.

Don't make the matter a big deal and attract the attention of the county government.

The county magistrate is currently busy with his wife's son and daughter's affairs, so naturally he can't care about anything else.

However, the person in charge has been bullying people for a long time. In the past, when he came to each village to collect grain, everyone had to please them.

I think they should not lower the price or be deliberately picky about the food.

In fact, it was because they colluded. The food store did not accept the food from the villagers, they had to collect it, and the prices were fixed and suppressed.

(End of this chapter)