Natural Disaster: I Started By Hoarding Tens Of Billions Of Supplies

Chapter 175: An Unexpected Gain



When Yao Ran and Long Yu walked past a stall, she stopped and looked at the items placed on a piece of cloth. When the old man saw that she was interested in his goods, his eyes lit up

with hope.

The old man smiled and asked, "Young Lady, my goods are genuine, and the price is low. Please take a moment to look at it."

Yao Ran squatted in front of the stall, picked up an imperial jade seal, and took a closer look. When she knew what material was used to make it, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes. The imperial jade seal was actually carved out from a piece of high-purity imperial jade.

Judging from the imperial jade value alone, Yao Ran knew that her space would definitely like this imperial jade seal. Not to mention, this was an imperial jade seal from thousands of years ago with a high antique value.

Seeing Yao Ran looking at the imperial jade seal thoughtfully, Long Yu squatted beside her and asked in a low voice, "Do you want it?"

Yao Ran nodded at him. She then looked at the old man and asked, "Old Grandpa, how do you sell this?"

When the old man heard her question, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly answered, "Give me three kilograms of rice, and that imperial jade seal is yours."

Yesterday, they waited in line for a long time and only got a kilogram of mixed rice. From this point of view, the old man's price was quite expensive. However, to Yao Ran, the value of this imperial jade seal is higher than three kilograms of rice.

Seeing that Yao Ran was silent, the old man gritted his teeth and said, "Two kilograms of rice. I can't lower the price anymore."

When Yao Ran heard this, she put down the imperial jade seal and wanted to take out the rice from her backpack, but the old man thought that she didn't want to buy anymore because the price was too high for her.

The old man felt anxious and hurriedly explained, "Young Lady, this is the imperial jade seal of a dynasty that ruled the world more than three thousand years ago. If not forced by situation, I would not take it out and exchange it for food."

Yao Ran knew the value of the imperial jade seal.

This imperial jade seal would be sold for at least several hundred million before the end of the world. But now, the old man only wants three kilograms of rice, which shows how useless antiques are at the end of the world.

Unfortunately, in a world where food is more precious than human life, no one wants to use their precious food to buy antiques that can't be eaten or keep people warm.

The old man spent two days in this trading market, but he couldn't sell anything. Now, someone finally took a fancy to his antiques, so he hoped to at least bring some food back.

Looking at his desperate look, Yao Ran asked, "Old Grandpa, do you want one kilogram of new rice or two kilograms of mixed rice?"

As soon as Yao Ran finished speaking, the old man was stunned. The next second, he quickly answered, "I want two kilograms of mixed rice."

The mixed rice tastes terrible, but the aroma and taste are not that bad if he cooks it into porridge and adds some salted vegetables. Moreover, two kilograms of mixed rice can feed the family for a few more days compared to one kilogram of new rice. What matters is survival, not the taste of food.

Yao Ran nodded, opened her backpack, and took out a kilogram of mixed rice she received yesterday. Then, she looked at Long Yu and said, "Long Yu, can you give me the mixed rice you received yesterday? I will pay you back later."

Long Yu didn't need her to repay him, but he didn't say anything. He obediently took out the bag of mixed rice from his backpack and handed it to Yao Ran.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Yao Ran then handed the two kilograms of mixed rice to the old man and said, "Old Grandpa, you can weigh it first."

The old man carefully opened the plastic bag and inspected the mixed rice. After confirming that no gravel had been mixed into the rice, he borrowed a kitchen scale from the stall next to him and weighed the mixed rice.

Seeing that the weight was right, the old man quickly hid the mixed rice in his bag and handed Yao Ran the imperial jade seal.

Yao Ran was in a great mood when she got a very valuable antique with just two kilograms of mixed rice that she didn't want. After putting the imperial jade seal into her backpack, Yao Ran looked at other goods in the old man's stall.

In addition to the imperial jade seal, there is also calligraphy and paintings, a purple clay teapot and six tea cups, a comb made of thousand-year-old Zitan wood, and a set of Huanghuali silver wolf hair writing brushes.

Yao Ran browsed the old man's goods carefully, and the more she watched, the more excited she became.

All the antiques owned by this old man could easily be sold for hundreds of millions in the past. But now, she only needs a few kilograms of food to get them. This is really an unexpected gain for her.

After confirming that most of the antiques in this stall were genuine, Yao Ran looked at the old man and said, "Old Grandpa, do you want to exchange these antiques for food?"

The old man shook his head and said, "My youngest grandson is sick and has a fever. If possible, I would like to exchange them with medicine."

After speaking, the old man paused for a second and asked, "Young Lady, do you have any medicine with you?"

Yao Ran is not a good person, but she has always been fair in doing business.