Dressed as an old woman, I carry the system and my son to escape the famine

Hearing such a big number, even the grain shop clerk who felt he had experienced big scenes was stunned for a moment. He had been working in the shop for several years, but he had rarely encountered such a large amount of business.

It's not that there isn't a lot of business in the store, it's just that he wasn't the one to take over such things in the past.

Ordinary people would never buy so much grain at one time. If they buy too much grain, it will easily spoil. And most people have fields at home, so there are not that many people who need to buy grain.

In just a moment, his attitude towards Yao Shu changed from good to bad.

"You sit down in the private room next door and have a cup of tea. I'll invite the shopkeeper over."

"Good work."

Yao Shu said politely.

She was not surprised by this. When business came to her door, the other party's reaction was normal. She was still worried about not being able to cut down the price of food.

Who would have thought that in just a few days, food prices would rise so much, which is really outrageous.

This was much higher than her psychological price. Once the price of food was high, no one in Dahe Village would be willing to spend money to buy food, and even she would feel heartbroken.

If the price was eight cents per liter, she wouldn't buy too much, she would just buy some food to survive.

She didn't have much money left, so she had to spend it sparingly. Their family still had no income at all, and she felt sad just thinking about it. If she didn't keep more money in her hands, she would feel very panicked.

While waiting, Shen Ru couldn't help but say to Yao Shu.

"Mom, the food here is too expensive. In the past, eight cents could buy three or four liters of coarse grains."

The price of coarse grains has never been expensive, and it was only like this during the war years, but it was so expensive that Shen Ru was reluctant to spend the money.

She would rather go to the mountains every day to find food than spend this wasted money.

"It's indeed expensive. I'll talk to the shopkeeper later and it should be a lot cheaper."

Seeing that Yao Shu had a plan in mind, Shen Ru breathed a sigh of relief. She was really worried that Yao Shu would spend too much money. This seemed to be a sudden change of habit on the way to escape.

In the past, she would not have worried about this at all. Her mother used to be stingy than anyone else.

They didn't have to wait long. In less than half a quarter of an hour, the shopkeeper came over.

"I've kept you waiting for a long time, madam. I heard that you two want to buy five shi of food?"

"If the price is fair, we should buy more grain."

If she hadn't thought about the wording in advance, Yao Shu probably wouldn't have responded so smoothly. She was shocked by the other party's name.

She has always known that she is from the grandmother generation, but she has always had a young mentality and has never regarded herself as an old person. So when she heard the words "old lady", she almost couldn't help but wait. A glance from the shopkeeper.

It was like a knife stabbing her chest, making her feel depressed and uncomfortable.

But she couldn't say anything. In this world, she was respectfully called "Old Madam", which was the result of the shopkeeper's politeness.

Otherwise, given her status, I'm afraid she wouldn't be treated like this.

"It's natural. If you buy five shi of grain, I'll pay you seven cents per liter of coarse grain."

"Why do I remember that the price I saw when I came to the store a few days ago was not this price?"

Yao Shu was negotiating with the shopkeeper seriously. She was still unwilling to accept this price. Only if it was half cheaper would she be able to make the decision.

But this time the negotiation did not go well. The shopkeeper did not follow her words, but instead brought up the recent difficulties in the grain store.

"You don't know something. It's not peaceful in the south recently. I heard that the rebels have captured another city. I don't know when the war will spread to the north. People are panicked outside. It's not easy to get food from a distance. It's naturally expensive. A little bit better."

The shopkeeper spoke eloquently and had no intention of giving in any further.

In his opinion, although five shi of grain was a lot, it was not a business worth his trouble and effort. It was only about five or six taels of silver. As the owner of a grain shop, he did not take this business very seriously.

It would be great to succeed, but it is impossible for him to continue to make profits.

"Other places are in chaos, but Zhangzhou City is very stable. We are not afraid of losing food. With General Ling here, there will be no chaos."

Yao Shu could probably guess the shopkeeper's attitude, but she was unwilling to give up. After all, they were really short of food.

This is already the food store with the best reputation after many inquiries.

"That's what I say, but I can't do a loss-making business."

The shopkeeper smiled apologetically at Yao Shu.

He was unwilling to sell the grain at a low price at the latest moment, and no matter what, he would not lose money. In this case, of course he had to take a gamble to see if he could make more money.

Having said this, Yao Shu could only take Shen Ru and leave.

She could still maintain the expression on her face, but Shen Ru could no longer suppress the depression in her heart. Naturally, she couldn't be happy because she couldn't buy food.

Yao Shu was busy thinking about other ways to buy food, and she didn't bother to comfort Shen Ru.

In her opinion, this was just a small business deal that had not been concluded, and it was a completely minor problem.

"Ouch!"

"I'm sorry, are you okay?"

Shen Ru asked nervously to the woman who staggered back.

Just now, Shen Ru, who was distracted, didn't notice the person walking in front of her, and bumped into a dark-faced woman. Seeing that the woman almost lost her balance and fell to the ground, she apologized quickly.

Only then did Yao Shu realize that she was much calmer than Shen Ru. She looked up and down and knew that the other person had not been touched, which was good, but she still had to be polite.

"I'm so sorry."

Although she said this, she actually didn't apologize much. After all, the two of them were walking towards each other, and if the other party was paying attention, they would not be able to bump into each other.

Coincidentally, no one paid attention to the road in front of them.

"It's okay, it's okay. I didn't look at the road. Just don't blame me."

After Mrs. Chu realized what she was doing, she quickly apologized. She was worried about being blamed by the other party. Looking at the clothes of Yao Shu and her daughter, they looked much richer than her.

Yao Shu went out to buy food today, so she was not dressed decently.

It is unavoidable for people in the world to respect Luo Shan first and then others, but they put on all the best clothes.

This was originally an accident. When no one was prepared to pursue the matter, the matter was quickly revealed. Both parties took a step aside and continued to move forward without disturbing each other.

But when she walked to the door, Yao Shu couldn't help but look back.