Pan Chiyan nodded at Xie Xuanzi and replied, "He is my cousin."
Houzi laughed and asked, "Cousin, how are your parents?"
"They are doing well, but my mother has been asking about you lately. Once you are done here, you should come to the capital and visit her," Pan Chiyan replied.
Seeing how familiar they were, Xie Xuanzi frowned and said, "Comrade Pan, since you knew Boss Houzi was one of ours, why didn't you tell me?"
"Comrade Xie, I was on a mission. I couldn't reveal my identity so easily," Houzi explained.
Raising his eyebrows, Xie Xuanzi asked, "Then why are you revealing it now?"
"Because my cousin trusts you. And I know your uncle," Houzi replied.
"You know my uncle? Are you from Xie Village?" Xie Xuanzi asked.
Houzi only smiled in response. Then he opened the bags and said, "Cousin, these are the grains I currently have in storage. I can guarantee their quality is top-notch."
Pan Chiyan checked the grains and nodded. "The quality is indeed good. But if the price is too high, we won't be able to afford much."
After he said that, the room went silent. Houzi thought for a long time before he finally said, "Cousin, I will try my best to get the best price. But I can't promise anything."
He then pulled a price list from his pocket and handed it to his cousin while saying, "This is the price list for the grains I'm selling."
Pan Chiyan glanced through it and asked with disbelief in his voice. "Cousin, you are selling these grains at this price?"
Houzi nodded and replied, "While the price might seem sky-high and unreasonable, the grains aren't just high quality—they also have health benefits. Even with this price, we are always out of stock, and people need to make reservations to buy them."
When he heard this, Xie Xuanzi said, "If these grains really have health benefits, then we should buy the seeds and promote them nationwide."
"Comrade Xie, I had that plan at first, too," Houzi said with a sigh. "But when I asked for the seeds, the suppliers refused to sell them. I have tried to trace the grain's source for months, but I still haven't found anything."
Hearing this, both Pan Chiyan and Xie Xuanzi were visibly disappointed.
If they could promote these grains on a large scale, they wouldn't have to worry so much about the population's health problems. Even if it didn't eliminate sickness entirely, it could at least reduce the number of deaths from common illnesses.
After a moment of silence, Pan Chiyan finally said, "Cousin, please help us inquire about the current grain stock and pricing. If possible, we want at least 10,000 kilograms. It would be ideal if we could get 100,000 kilograms."
Houzi was stunned by his cousin's words. He had expected them to ask for a few hundred kilograms but certainly not one hundred tons.
"Cousin, these grains are limited. I can only get, at most, one ton per month. One hundred tons would be extremely difficult," he said with a frown.
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