Chapter 349 Food Price Soars
“Your windbreaker is really good! Where did you buy it? I want to buy one too!”
He Xing shook his head. “I forgot. It’s been too long.”
When the man heard this, his face was full of pity. He turned to the staff standing behind the counter and said, “I haven’t finished speaking just now. I can understand the price increase, but it couldn’t have increased by so much at once, right?
“I don’t think you should open a grain store. Why don’t you just rob?” The man frowned and sounded very dissatisfied.
The staff standing opposite him did not lose out to him in terms of aura. He raised his eyebrows and replied loudly, “You can’t say that. The base officials want to raise the price. Moreover, don’t you know what’s going on outside now? The sandstorm outside is so serious. Isn’t it normal for food prices to rise? The grain price has only doubled now. If this sandstorm continues for a few more months, it’s not impossible for it to increase by two or three times.”
When the staff member first spoke, his tone was also a little unhappy. After all, he was just an employee. It was not up to him to decide whether the price would rise or not. However, toward the end, his tone became dull. If the sandstorm really lasted for a few months, he would not be able to afford the price of food either.
The man who was quarreling with him was silent for a moment before he finally said, “Then I want ten catties of whole wheat flour and ten catties of brown rice!”
“Whole wheat flour costs three contribution points per catty, and brown rice costs five contribution points per catty. That’s a total of 80 contribution points.”
The man silently took out his identity card from his pocket and handed it over. After the staff swiped the card, he took the cloth bags from the man’s hand and began to fill them with grains.
The man took back the cloth bags full of grains and carefully tied the bags tightly. He tied the two bags together with a rope and carried them on his shoulder as he left the grain store. After the man left, the staff looked at Du Yue and the others. “What do you want to buy?”
Yu Xinya nodded. “What do you have in your shop? What are the prices now?”
The staff handed her a piece of paper and said, “The prices are all here. Take a look.”
Hearing this, Du Yue also went forward to take a look. This piece of paper was not big, and there were not many contents inside. Brown rice cost five points per catty, whole wheat flour cost three points per catty, sorghum flour cost three points per catty, wheat flour cost six points per catty, and rice cost six points per catty. Du Yue originally thought that the two types of flour were the cheapest, but she did not expect to see even cheaper grains when she looked at the paper. Wheat bran and rice bran cost two contribution points per catty.
Du Yue had bought the rice she used to cook in the restaurant from here, so she knew the original price of the food.
The man was right. The price had indeed doubled before the sandstorm. If the sandstorm ended in a short period of time, the price might fall. However, if the sandstorm continued, the price of food would continue to increase, just as the staff had predicted.
Yu Xinya’s face was tense, and no one knew what she was thinking. After a while, she asked, “Is there a purchase limit?”
When the staff heard this, they instantly perked up. This was obviously a big client! If she were only planning to buy three to five catties worth of grains, she would not have asked such a question.
“We haven’t enforced a purchase limit yet,” said the staff member with a smile. In other words, this might change in the future.
“I want 200 catties of whole wheat flour and 200 catties of sorghum flour.” Yu Xinya pondered for a moment. “100 catties of brown rice and 100 catties of wheat flour.”
Du Yue was standing beside Yu Xinya. She noticed that Yu Xinya’s gaze had lingered on the wheat bran and rice bran for a long time. Just when Du Yue thought that she would not want these two, Yu Xinya opened her mouth again. “Give me 50 catties of wheat bran and rice bran each!”
There were not many types of food, so the price was easy to calculate. The staff member began to calculate for them. “The price of sorghum flour is the same as that of whole wheat flour. If you buy a total of 400 catties, it’s 1,200 contribution points. 100 catties of brown rice is 500 contribution points, and 100 catties of wheat flour is 600 contribution points. 100 catties of wheat bran and rice bran come up to a total of 200 contribution points. Hence, the total bill is 3,500 contribution points.”
After calculating the price, the staff’s eyes began to shine. He had only seen a few people in the base who could take out so many contribution points at once. Hearing the price, Yu Xinya sighed imperceptibly. Then, she took out her identity card. ” Okay, swipe it. ” The staff smiled and took the ID card with both hands. With a beep, 3,500 contribution points were swiped away.
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