Scientific Travel

Wang Jiang has been here for quite a while and is familiar with the rules. He didn't say much; he finished explaining it on the way back to Deng Yin's room.

Building No. 2 West has eight floors in total. The bottom three floors are not for living. The price of each floor is different, and the price increases as you go up.

Deng Yin ultimately chose to live on the fifth floor. The room fee was paid monthly, and Deng Yin and Gou Dan would spend 600 silver coins a month just on the room fee.

The younger brother didn't receive it for nothing; Deng Yin gave Wang Jiang one gold coin, and the rest was his.

Inside the room, Deng Yin asked Gou Dan to close the door, and she poured herself a cup of tea.

Deng Yin crossed his legs and took a small sip of tea.

So-so, Deng Yin doesn't like the bitterness of tea.

"Why did you call me over?" Dog Egg didn't like tea, so he took out a bunch of grapes from his spatial storage and ate them.

Gou Dan is completely uninhibited; he's practically treating Deng Yin's things as his own now.

Deng Yin didn't mind and reached out to pull half a string of vegetables from Gou Dan's hand. "The people here don't lack food. I asked Wang Jiang what vegetables he ate a few days ago, and they have all the ones I grow here."

"So what do you plan to do now?" Gou Dan took out another bunch of grapes from his spatial storage, and this time he also gave her a bunch, afraid that Deng Yin would snatch it.

"Sell something else, I've already taken those vegetables back." Deng Yin took the grapes from Gou Dan, quite pleased with his helpfulness. "I asked Wang Jiang, and the people living in this building are all prominent figures in Xiye City, but they're still far behind the people in Shimu City."

"So I plan to continue selling cakes."

"?????"

The topic changed a bit too quickly; one minute they were saying the people here didn't have much money, and the next they were saying they were going to sell such expensive things.

Deng Yin understood what Gou Dan hadn't said and explained, "Let's sell them cheaper, 200 silver coins each, without fruit. Let's go into the space now and make them, try to earn enough money today, and then we'll go back tomorrow."

Dog Egg had barely left when he started missing Li Ping Le's cooking. The two hit it off immediately: Dog Egg wouldn't do any of the cooking, he'd just whip and spread the cream.

It just so happens that there are still some of the outer packaging that Deng Yin ordered before. The knife, fork and plate are also custom-made, made of pure silver. A set comes with a knife, three forks and three plates. These few items alone are worth forty or fifty silver coins.

These buildings also sell things, but not for cash; instead, they are used for barter.

When disaster strikes, who has time to bring all their money? They'll definitely prioritize what's most important.

But all the people living in Building No. 2 West made sure to bring all their money with them.

Although Building No. 2 West wasn't the first building to be completed, it had been finished for over a month. The wealthier people are, the more they value money. Quite a few people moved in as soon as the building was completed. Some exchanged all their money for banknotes, while others, having more money, specifically rented a room.

The higher up the building, the more money people made. Deng Yin started selling directly from the eighth floor. Instead of knocking on doors to sell, she stood at the top of the stairs to sell.

Eagerness doesn't lead to business. Deng Yin got a bamboo pole with a strip of cloth hanging from it, which read: Shimu City Watermelon Cake Shop, Xiye City Branch.

If the two of them set up a table and put on sunglasses, they would look no different from fortune tellers.

The watermelon cake shop was famous far and wide, and since it was associated with gods, many people in Xiye City had heard of the shop.

It had only been set up for a short time when guests arrived.

Ning Lingxing first looked Deng Yin up and down, then said, "Is everything you wrote on it true? Are the things you sell really the same as the cakes sold at the watermelon cake shop?"

“Of course.” Deng Yin pointed at Gou Dan and said, “Have you ever heard that the employees of the watermelon cake shop are all incredibly good-looking? That’s him. The shop in Shi Mucheng is closed now, so that’s why he’s here now.”

This time, Ning Lingxing looked Gou Dan up and down. His face was indeed very convincing, and Ning Lingxing believed him to some extent.

I'd heard that the shop sold delicious food, but unfortunately it was too far away for me to go and try it myself.

"I'll take it. What do you want in exchange?"

"Two hundred silver coins."

Ning Lingxing frowned slightly. "Two hundred silver coins? I heard that they sell a cake for one gold coin. How come you're selling it so cheaply?"

Deng Yin opened the food box and showed Ning Lingxing the cake inside. "The cakes we sell don't contain fruit, so the price is naturally lower."

"Liar." Although Ning Lingxing was angry, her voice was not loud, which showed that she was well-mannered.

"I'm not a liar." Deng Yin was a little confused, but still explained, "If you don't believe me, you can buy it and try it. It tastes just like the one from that shop."

“I’ve seen plenty of swindlers like you,” Ning Lingxing said. “Ever since the watermelon cake shop became famous, there have always been people using its name to sell counterfeit goods. At least the other shops have some fruit on them, but you don’t even bother with the proper pretense.”

Is there any justice left in this world?

There are so many counterfeit sellers that it makes her selling genuine products seem fake.

Deng Yin stopped explaining to her and carried the cakes from the ground into the space, one with strawberries on it and the other with grapes on it.

Fortunately, Deng Yin didn't want to make too many trips, so he brought five cakes with him when he came up.

"If you want to bring fruit, I have some too." Deng Yin opened the two food boxes. "Grapes or strawberries, which do you want? They're both one gold coin each."

The green grapes were bigger than pigeon eggs, and the strawberries were as big as Ning Lingxing's fist; they were clearly not ordinary.

Ning Lingxing suddenly felt a little embarrassed. She hadn't understood the facts and had misunderstood the other person, but the other person wasn't angry.

"I...I'll take them all. You wait here, I'll go back and get the money right away."

Ning Lingxing walked hurriedly, and you could tell how flustered she was just by looking at her back.

Deng Yin understood her.

That's how she misunderstood the liquor store owner back then.

Ning Lingxing was quick; she arrived just as Deng Yingang had finished repacking the two food boxes she had opened.

"for you."

Deng Yin took the money and said to Gou Dan, "Go and deliver this to her room. I'll take the rest of the cake and head back first."

"it is good."

"Wait a minute," Ning Lingxing interrupted, "Could you give me a ride?"

Deng pointed to himself, looking puzzled.

Ning Lingxing nodded. "Yes, it's you."

The customer's request had to be met, so Deng Yin had Gou Dan take everything back while she did the delivery work.

The rooms on the eighth floor are definitely different; one room is as big as two rooms, and the decoration is much more luxurious, even including soft furnishings like vases.