Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife-Chapter 1423: Fishing In The Muddy Water ( 2 )

While the relatives understood the reasons for the high price, they still couldn't help but think about their pockets. Not everyone had as much money as the second aunt. Most of them had to calculate their spending carefully, or they wouldn't be able to last until they received their salary.

After a moment of silence, the fourth aunt asked, "Niece-in-law, can you help us ask your friend if he has cheaper grains? You see, your uncle and your cousins' salaries is not much. Even if we spend all of our money to buy grains, it won't be enough until next month."

Bai Xue'er understood the situation of the relatives, so she nodded and replied in a hushed tone, "Fourth aunt, I understand everyone's difficulties. My family is also in the same situation as everyone else."

"If not for the help of our family's son-in-law, how could we live as well as we do now? Therefore, I had asked my friend about this matter, and she said that there were cheaper grains, but the quantity was not much."

When they heard this, their eyes were filled with joy. The third aunt leaned closer and asked, "Niece-in-law, what kind of grains did your friend have?"

While they wanted to buy cheap grains, different grains also have different tastes. Some might prefer millet over sorghum, while others might prefer sorghum over corn. So, they had to find out the type of grains first.

Bai Xue'er smiled and replied in a low voice, "Third aunt, this friend of mine has a broad connection. The last time I contacted her, she had corn, sorghum, barley, wheat, oats, rye, and millet besides rice. It's just that the amount of each type is not much."

At first, they thought that the seller might only have millet, sorghum, or corn. Unexpectedly, the seller had so many types of grains.

"Niece-in-law, how many grains does your friend have?" the fourth aunt asked.

"She only has around 10,000 kilograms of grains in total," Bai Xue'er replied.

The moment everyone heard this, their eyes widened in shock and they exclaimed, "That much?"

Bai Xue'er gestured for them to lower their voices and said, "Everyone, don't think that this amount is a lot. The people buying from my friend are not only from her hometown but also from other cities and towns.

"Because the capital is too far from her place, she doesn't plan to sell grains here. It's only because I have a good relationship with her that she is willing to sell grains to me. If we want to buy from her, we have to pay for the delivery fee. That's why the price is higher."

After she said this, the second aunt finally said, "Even if the price is higher, as long as we can buy the grains, then that's what is important." frёewebηovel.cѳm

She glanced at everyone and continued, "Everyone, right now, don't say the state-owned grains and supply store—even in the black market, it is hard to find people selling grains."

"The only store selling grains in the black market only sells a total of 300 kilograms of grains, and each person can only buy five kilograms at most."

"Even like this, there are still lots of people unable to buy the grains after lining up for half a day. Even if we have money, it's not a guarantee that we can buy grains. So, I think it's better to buy it from Xue'er's friend."

Everyone actually understood the situation in the capital clearly. But it's human nature to want to get more benefits, and women like to bargain. So, they wanted to try lowering the price.

"Xue'er, besides grains, did your friend sell anything else?" the second aunt asked.

Bai Xue'er nodded and replied, "My friend also sells noodles, flour, dried mushrooms, dried vegetables, and some meat products like meat sauce, salted meat, smoked meat, and sausages."

Hearing this, the second aunt nodded and said, "Xue'er, can you help Second Aunt buy 1,500 kilograms of rice, 600 kilograms of corn, sorghum, and millet, also 500 kilograms of noodles, and 1,000 kilograms of flour?"

After she said this, she thought for a moment and added, "Also, 500 kilograms of dried vegetables, 200 kilograms of dried mushrooms, 200 kilograms of salted meat, and 500 kilograms of sausage."

When she finished her words, everyone was stunned. Mother Pan looked at her and asked, "Second sister-in-law, the amount of food you want to buy is not small. Afraid that the price will be very high. Are you sure you want to buy so much?"

The second aunt smiled and replied, "Sister-in-law, my family's situation is not the same as ordinary people. Lots of people are keeping an eye on our family."

"If they see that my family has grains and vegetables to eat, they will come to find me and ask about this matter. With the current food shortage, no one will believe me even if I tell them that it is given by my relatives."

After she finished her words, Bai Xue'er asked, "Second Aunt, are you planning to resell the food?"

Second aunt chuckled and replied, "I didn't have this intention, but if people knock on my door and insist on buying the grains from me, I also can't reject them."

"Rather than creating disputes and arousing hatred and jealousy from others, it's better to become a good person and help them out. Who knows, maybe your uncle-in-law can get some benefits from this situation?"

While everyone was praising the second aunt for her good foresight, Bai Xue'er smiled as she wrote down the order.

Her husband's second aunt was not someone who would do good deeds without expecting anything in return. This move of hers was not only to avoid dispute, but also to earn extra money.

In the end, she was actually fishing in the muddy water.

Seeing that the second aunt ordered so much food, the rest also didn't want to be left behind and ordered some food for their families.