Chapter 120 - 0120: Opening Sources of Income and Reducing Expenditure 4_1
What kind of grain can’t satiate your hunger? It merely comes down to whether it’s tasty or not.
Thirty pounds of white flour can last for a month, while a hundred pounds of black flour could last for three. If you’re careful, you can even have some left over, making it more popular than white flour.
However, people in positions like Cheng An are supposed to give gifts on holidays, and the best gift is top-grade white flour. It’s pure white, delicate, respectable, and generous. Even though black flour is better, it doesn’t present well.
Chen Ming naturally had to maintain his relationships, so he exchanged fifty pounds of quality flour with Feng Qingxue.
He was in charge of the grain store. Everyone was well aware of this, and every high-level leader would seek him out, just as they would with Cheng An.
However, these days, black flour and cornmeal were considered finer grains that the average person couldn’t easily get. Even finer grains like rice and white flour were just a small treat at the end of the year. The supply simply couldn’t meet the demand. Leaders had to rely on rations, credentials, and luck. The grain store and grain shop only kept a fixed amount, so what he and Cheng An could get was very limited and couldn’t meet the demands of the leaders.
Without looking too far, just in the past few days, several leaders had come asking for white flour for making dumplings for the New Year.
He and Cheng An got along well - one reason was the cooperation between the grain management place and the grain shop, the other was constantly dealing with the demands of the higher-ups. They became close over time, helping each other out and expanding their network.