Bab 174: Chapter 174: The People Buying Water Had Arrived

When the shipping routes were cut off, they could only rely on oxen and horses.

At that point, there would definitely be a shortage of food in the Hua An Prefecture. Once there was a food shortage, what would happen next was self-evident.

When Big Girl Li, Liu Xiaomei and Wang Xiaomei heard this, the three of them looked very grim.

"Then if we stock up on food now..." Liu Xiaomei couldn't help but ask, but she didn't finish her sentence.

This was because Big Girl Li and Wang Xiaomei were both looking at her at this moment.

The price of brown rice and coarse flour had increased to five and a half copper coins, which was almost the price of refined rice and flour before the price increase.

Was it really worth it to stock up on grain at such a high price?

Moreover, even if the price of food continued to rise, they couldn't buy much food with the money they had.

Qin Xiaoyao looked at the three of them with a smile.