Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 29

Chapter 29: Price Increased
Following Jin Ronghang into the small store, Duan Yixin looked around and found that although the quantity was not much, this store had almost everything she needed. While Duan Yixin was looking around, Chi Xinru was surprised when she saw the price tags on grains and salt.

She pointed to the price tag and asked, “Grandpa Jin, why has the price increased so much? Wasn’t it three copper coins for a catty of coarse grains before? Why has it become seven copper coins?”

Jin Ronghang sat on his old bamboo rocking chair, picked up a straw fan, fanned himself, and said, “It’s all the bandits’ fault. Because they rob merchants and block roads, there are not many merchants willing to come here to do business. If there isn’t enough supply, prices will rise due to high demand.”

Listening to his explanation, Duan Yixin frowned and fell into deep thought. If what Jin Ronghang said was true, then she needed to stock up on food as soon as possible before the price got higher. But in her current situation, stocking up on food is impossible for her.

After thinking for a long time, Duan Yixin decided to take a look at the situation before making a decision. If the government didn’t take any action against the bandits in two months, then she would take out something from Liquid Chip’s warehouse and sell it for money.

When she had enough money, she could stock up on food and observe the situation. If a war breaks out and she needs to leave, she won’t be helpless. As long as she has the liquid chip, she believes she can survive anywhere.

But if the government handled the matter about the bandits, then there would be no need for her to hoard food and supplies. If no bandits blocked the road and robbed the merchants, Duan Yixin was sure that the merchants would be back soon and the prices would drop.

After making up her mind, she looked at Jin Ronghang and said, “Store owner, I want ten catties of coarse grains, one tael of salt, and a small bottle of oil.”

Jin Ronghang stood up from the rocking chair, packing the order, and said, “Ten catties of coarse grains cost seventy copper coins, one tael of salt costs fifty copper coins, and a small bottle of oil costs sixty copper coins. A total of one hundred and eighty copper coins.”

After speaking, he handed the things to Duan Yixin and waited for her to pay. After putting the things into the bamboo basket, Duan Yixin counted the money and handed it to Jin Ronghang.

Seeing that she had spent nearly two hundred copper coins in one go, Chi Xinru was heartbroken. Money is not easy to make, but it is spent like water.

Duan Yixin didn’t know that Chi Xinru felt heartbroken for her money. She looked at Chi Xinru and asked, “Xinru, do you know where to buy vegetables?”

Although she could go to the forest to pick wild vegetables and mushrooms, Duan Yixin only had a limited time every day. She would rather spend her time picking medicinal herbs and buying vegetables instead. As for the meat, the pheasant Chi Xiyou gave her was still in her warehouse, so there was no need to buy meat for the time being.

After checking the position of the sun, Chi Xinru replied, “Yes. But it’s already noon now, and I don’t know if there are any vegetables in the market.”

Duan Yixin was carrying a bamboo basket and said, “It doesn’t matter. Let’s take a look first. If there are no vegetables, I can go pick some wild vegetables tomorrow.”

Chi Xinru nodded, turned to look at Jin Ronghang, and then said, “Grandpa Jin, we will visit again next time.”

Jin Ronghang waved his hand at her, closed his eyes, and rocked slowly in the rocking chair. After the two left the small grocery store, Jin Ronghang opened his eyes and walked to the backyard of the store.

He went into his bedroom, took out a small piece of paper, and began to grind the ink. After a few minutes, he put down the writing brush, then folded the letter, and stuffed the small paper into a mini bamboo tube.

He stood up and walked out of the bedroom. He raised his head and blew a long whistle. Soon, an eagle approached the small courtyard from the distance. The eagle landed on a tree in the middle of the courtyard and stretched out its leg.

Jin Ronghang stuffed the mini bamboo tube into the small leather bag tied to the eagle’s leg and said, “I’m counting on you.”

The eagle stared at him for a few seconds, then flapped its wings and flew into the sky. Jin Ronghang watched the eagle fly away until it disappeared over the horizon, then left the backyard and returned to the store.

At the same time, Chi Xiyou went to buy food and daily necessities after selling the pheasants and rabbits to Tian Xiang Pavilion. He had just bought a piece of cloth for Madam Chi when he saw his younger sister and Duan Yixin from a distance. He paid for the cloth and walked up to them.

When Chi Xinru saw her elder brother coming, she looked at the bamboo basket on his back and asked, “Elder Brother, have you sold the pheasants and rabbits?”

Chi Xiyou nodded and said, “Yes. I have already bought the things that our mother wants. Ru’er, is there anything you want to buy? Elder Brother will buy them for you.”

Chi Xinru shook her head and said, “I don’t need anything.”

Nodding to his younger sister, Chi Xiyou turned to look at Duan Yixin and asked, “Xin Xin, what about you? Do you need anything? I can buy it for you.”

Duan Yixin smiled and said to him, “Thank you, but I have already bought what I need. Chang Shou Pharmacy buys all my medicinal herbs, so I have enough money to buy what I want.”