The game starts with fleeing from famine, the boss of the end times is in trouble

The store looks quite well stocked, and everything Zhang wants should be available there. Yun Yiyi thought to herself. Butcher Yun took Yun Yiyi to look at the eggs first. The eggs in the basket were not very big, and the eggshells were quite clean. A full basket of eggs probably contained thousands of eggs.

"My fellow countryman, do you want to buy some eggs? The eggs in our store are big and taste delicious. An egg is two cents." The shopkeeper came over with an abacus and said.

At this time, the chickens are fed with vegetable leaves, wild vegetables, earthworms, and occasionally some grain. Therefore, the eggs are not very big. However, the eggs do not taste fishy, ​​but very fragrant.

"Shopkeeper, I'm a refugee from outside the city. I'm here to purchase supplies on behalf of the villagers. I want 500 eggs. Please give me a more favorable price." Yun the butcher said to the shopkeeper.

"How about this, originally it costs ten cents to buy five eggs, but I'll charge you ten cents for six eggs. What do you think?" said the shopkeeper after thinking for a moment.

Butcher Yun thought about it. It turned out that the eggs sold in the town were three cents for two eggs. If they were to buy them, they would also be two cents for one egg. The price given by the shopkeeper was indeed not expensive. In this way, the villagers would be willing to save some eggs after buying them. When they wanted to supplement the nutrition for the elderly and children, they would crack an egg and beat it, add a spoonful of lard, and add more boiling water. It would be fragrant and delicious. In this way, everyone in the family could be supplemented, which was a low-cost method.

"Yes, shopkeeper. Thank you for taking care of us. In addition, please pack an extra 100 for me. These 100 are bought separately by my family. Shopkeeper, how much do you sell the red dates for?" Yun the butcher asked.

"Okay, I'll tell the boy to pack them separately for you. Don't worry. We will pack 250 eggs in one basket, and two baskets will be exactly 500. Our eggs are all placed in rice bran, so they are very safe and basically won't break. The other 100 eggs will also be put in a small basket for you. In addition, the red dates in our store are large and thin-skinned, with small cores inside, and they taste very sweet. This is a variety from another place, which they specially grow. It tastes good, but the yield is not high.

In previous years, old customers would have bought them all early. This year, the drought is severe, and many customers would rather store more food and not buy these snacks. However, I don't have much left, probably only about 15 catties. I used to charge 350 coins per catty, but if you want all of it, I'll charge you 300 coins per catty. What do you think?" asked the shopkeeper.

"Okay, boss. Then please weigh it and see how many pounds are left. I'll take them all. There are many people in our village, and each branch will run out. I also want some seasonings for cooking. I need two pounds of star anise, and one pound of bay leaves, cinnamon, and other seasonings."

"Boss, I see there are a lot of gingers in the basket at your door. What's the price now?" Yun the butcher continued to ask.

"That ginger was sent to us by a fellow villager who has been supplying us all year round. The scale of his cultivation is not small, so there should be no shortage of water. Even in a year like this, the ginger he grows is still very large. The quality is very good." The shopkeeper picked up a piece of ginger and showed it to Yun the butcher.

Yun the butcher took it and saw that the ginger was indeed quite big, full of moisture and very fresh. There was a layer of dried soil on the surface of the ginger. The quality was indeed very good. The person who planted the ginger must be a veteran, and his planting method was very good. Ordinary farmers could not grow ginger of such good quality. Moreover, there is a shortage of water everywhere now. Ginger needs a lot of water from planting to harvesting. This grower can still grow ginger so well under the condition of water shortage everywhere, which is really admirable.

"I took a look and the quality of the ginger is indeed good. Shopkeeper. This grower can grow ginger so well in this time of water shortage. It is really admirable. I can accept a higher price. However, we don't buy ginger to eat. As you know, usually people buy ginger to put it in cooking, mainly to remove the fishy smell and enhance the fragrance.

We are refugees. We have finished purchasing supplies today. We will continue to head south tomorrow. The road to escape the famine is still a long way to go. Because the temperature will get lower and lower in the future, there will be more and more cases of colds and fevers. Boiling ginger in water can reduce inflammation and prevent colds. However, medicinal materials are too expensive, and we can't afford them because there are so many of us. Ginger is more affordable, so every household should have some in stock. "Yun the butcher explained to the shopkeeper.

"Okay, I understand. So this is the situation. The purchase price of this batch of ginger is 200 wen per catty, and we sell it to the outside at 280 wen per catty. How about this, we will charge you 240 wen per catty. After all, I still need to deduct some expenses. Moreover, the purchase price of ginger this year is higher than in previous years." The shopkeeper explained.

Butcher Yun thought about it. In previous years when the harvest was good, the price of ginger in the town was about 180 wen per jin. Grocery stores sell it for 260 wen per jin. However, ginger is easy to lose, and after deducting the loss, the profit is not much. Farmers usually plant dozens of ginger in the vegetable garden. After harvesting, they pickle some, make some sauerkraut, and keep some for daily use. Basically, it is enough for a year.

Those who sell ginger in the town are usually vegetable farmers who specialize in growing vegetables. They grow large quantities of ginger and manage water and fertilizer well, so the yield is large and the quality is good. The grocery stores in the town are also happy to buy it. Farmers usually buy some ginger in winter, when the weather is cold and it is easy to catch a cold. When you have eaten all the fresh ginger at home, you can buy some to keep at home. If you see signs of catching a cold, drink a cup of hot ginger water, take a nap, and sweat it out.

"Okay, boss. The price is what you said. Thank you for taking care of us. Please prepare 200 kilograms of ginger for me. Try to put it in two baskets, and put some hay in the middle, layer by layer. Otherwise, the ginger will break and it will be difficult to preserve." Yun the butcher said, bowing.

"Okay, don't worry. I'll tell the clerk everything." With that, the shopkeeper arranged for the clerk to prepare the goods. And package them. Then, the shopkeeper calculated the bill with an abacus. Yun the butcher paid the money. Beside him, Yun Yiyi secretly calculated it in her mind, and it was exactly the same. The shopkeeper's abacus beads were really fast and accurate. Yun Yiyi had learned to use an abacus when she was in school in modern times, but she had forgotten it long ago. Now if you give her an abacus, she won't be able to use it. But, mental arithmetic is still faster.