Hearing Wang Shen's words, Yao Zhi thought about the grains she sent over and asked again, "Aunt Wang, how much is the grain price?"
"The General's wife sold the grains for eight wen per jin in the beginning. But this morning, we heard that the price of grain has dropped to five wen per jin."
This time, Yao Zhi was surprised by Wang Shen's words. She sold the grains for four wen per jin. If they sold it at this price, they barely earned money.
She thought for a moment and realized that the General's wife was trying to lower the market price of grains. This move was not to earn money but to relieve the commoners' food shortage.
After a moment of pause, she asked again, "Aunt Wang, beside the store owned by the General's wife, are other grain stores selling their grains?"
Wang Shen nodded and replied, "Two grain stores opened for business today. But they sold the grains for eight wen per jin."
