allonlinenovel Chapter 107 Selling Grain (2)
Chapter 107 Selling Grain (2)
107. Selling grain (2)
Over the past year, Su Jinru has used most of the five acres of land in the space to grow potatoes. Through numerous experiments, she has increased the potato yield to 10,000 jin per acre.
By utilizing the temperature control within the space and ensuring ample water supply, the growth cycle has been shortened to twenty days.
Therefore, the number of potatoes in Su Jinru's space has piled up like a mountain.
Although the storage room can be expanded indefinitely according to the items, piling up too many items is still a bit overwhelming for Su Jinru.
So, taking advantage of this period when the government has relaxed its control over this area and before new policies are introduced, she has to deal with the eight million catties of potatoes in the space.
Su Jinru chose to sell grain during this period because it was the least risky time to sell grain, as the government's control over private grain sales was not very strict.
In addition, Nanyang County had just experienced a famine, but the famine in many other places had not yet subsided, so grain prices were very high at this time. Selling grain now was both safe and could fetch a high price.
It was the weekend, a day off, and Su Jinru went to the county town early in the morning.
When they arrived near the black market, in a secluded place, Su Jinru put five jin of rice, five jin of sweet potatoes, and ten jin of potatoes into her cloth bag.
Su Jinru walked into the market, which was bustling with activity. There were vendors selling farm tools and various daily necessities, but very few selling grain.
Su Jinru didn't dare to take out the grain rashly; she wanted to see what price other people were selling their grain for.
After wandering around for a while, I finally saw someone selling sweet potatoes. As soon as he took the sweet potatoes out, a lot of people gathered around him.
Su Jinru also went over to watch the excitement.
How much are the sweet potatoes?
"If you use grain coupons, it's 50 cents a pound; if you don't use grain coupons, it's one dollar a pound."
The onlookers didn't even haggle; they simply said, "Give me five jin."
"I want five jin too."
"I want six jin."
……
Soon, that person sold out of sweet potatoes.
Su Jinru watched from the side; he had brought a total of twenty jin of sweet potatoes.
Those who didn't manage to buy any said regretfully, "Why are they all gone? Could you give me two pounds?" He asked the people who managed to buy some.
Those who managed to buy some shook their heads, saying, "I don't even have enough for myself!"
Su Jinru took out five jin of sweet potatoes from her cloth bag.
"I have five jin here, do you want it?"
"Yes, of course I do."
"One yuan a pound, I don't need grain coupons."
The purpose of needing grain coupons is to buy grain. Su Jinru doesn't need to buy grain, so she doesn't need grain coupons; she only needs money.
"Okay, okay, no need for grain coupons, just one yuan per jin, five jin for five yuan."
The other party handed Su Jinru five yuan.
"Is there anything else? Is there anything else?" the others asked.
Su Jinru: "We also have potatoes, do you want some?"
How much do potatoes cost per pound?
"Just like sweet potatoes, it's one yuan a pound. I don't need food coupons."
Su Jinru took the potatoes out of the cloth bag.
"How much is this? I'll take it all."
"Ten catties."
"Ten jin it is." The other party gave Su Jinru ten yuan.
"Give me five pounds of potatoes!"
"I'm not satisfied with just sharing!"
"Do you have any more?" someone next to Su Jinru asked.
"We're out of potatoes, but we have five pounds of rice. Do you want some?"
More people gathered around.
How much is the rice?
"Two yuan a pound, I don't need grain coupons."
"I want all five kilograms of rice."
another one.
“Sell the rice to me. My grandson is weak and needs some rice porridge to nourish his body.”
"Me too, my dad is sick and wants to drink some rice porridge."
In the end, Su Jinru sold the five kilograms of rice to the two people respectively.
Rice is a refined grain, and people with weak constitutions can nourish their bodies by drinking rice porridge.
Su Jinru sold three jin to the person who bought the food for his elderly father, and two jin to the person who bought it for his grandson.
Even more people gathered around to ask Su Jinru questions.
Do you have any food left? Any kind of food will do.
Su Jinru shook the empty cloth bag.
"It's all gone, all gone. Look, the bag is empty."
Do you have any left at home?
As Su Jinru squeezed through the crowd, she said, "That's all."
Su Jinru walked quickly out of the market. She had come to the county town today for another reason: she wanted to rent a house there.
After all, she would be coming to the county town every weekend to sell grain for the next period of time, so she needed to find a place to stay.
She originally had more than 10,000 yuan in her hands. Houses were cheap at the time, and she could have easily bought one. However, considering that social classes would be divided based on wealth in the future, buying a house now would be a disaster. So she had to keep a low profile, give up the idea of buying a house, and rent one for the time being.
Su Jinru went around looking for a place, but couldn't find a suitable house.
There were very few people renting out houses back then.
Most families build houses so that their own family can live in them.
Su Jinru went to the department store again; she wanted to buy a bicycle.
After all, it's a 10-kilometer journey from Daben Village to the county seat. Having a bicycle would make the journey much less strenuous.
But you need a ticket to buy a bicycle.
She hadn't bought a ticket for the bicycle, so she had to give up.
It was noon. Su Jinru found a secluded spot, and seeing that no one was around, she took out two potatoes and two eggs from her spatial storage and ate them, and also drank some spiritual water.
After eating and drinking her fill and replenishing her energy, she planned to go to the market to sell grain again.
At that moment, she wished she had a cart so she could haul more grain to sell.
She could only carry a maximum of 80 kilograms by herself, carrying it on her shoulders and in her hands.
At that moment, she thought, "If only I had a tricycle!" But back then, there were no tricycles, only flatbed carts. She would have to find a way to have someone build a tricycle later.
However, it was unrealistic to think about it, as tricycles were made of iron, which was scarce at the time.
It's inappropriate to compete with the nation for such scarce resources.
Moreover, selling grain on the black market in large quantities can attract attention and cause unnecessary trouble.
This time, Su Jinru carried 80 jin (40 kg) of potatoes into the black market.
As soon as she went in, someone asked her a question.
"Comrade, what are you carrying?"
Before knowing the other party's intentions, Su Jinru ignored him.
She found a secluded corner and put the sack of potatoes on the ground.
"Is this grain?"
People with good judgment will ask directly.
What kind of grain do you want to buy?
"What kind of grain is this?"
"Potato!"
Su Jinru opened the bag, revealing round, large potatoes.
The potatoes are smooth and plump, without a single blemish.
A large crowd suddenly gathered around.
How much are the potatoes?
"One yuan per pound, no grain coupons required."
Just like in the morning, these people didn't even haggle over the prices and just snapped them up.
Because there were very few people selling grain in the entire market, but a huge number of people buying grain. Besides, the price that Su Jinru quoted was not high. If you didn't buy it, someone else would. If you hesitated for even a minute, the grain would be snapped up.
In about half an hour, Su Jinru sold out her 80 jin of potatoes.
Su Jinru checked the time and saw that it was still early, so she decided to continue looking for a house.
She has eight million catties of potatoes in her space. At the rate she's selling them today, when will she ever be able to sell all that grain?