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

Yao Shu didn't look at anything else. She just felt that the other person was working too hard. She didn't know what was in the other person's burden, and she couldn't straighten up due to the pressure.

Women's physical strength is not as good as that of men, and there are no men in the family to help with such physical work. I am afraid that life will not be easy.

Shen Ru noticed her gaze and thought it was Yao Shu who couldn't bear it, so she whispered.

"In this world, life is not easy for everyone."

She was originally soft-hearted, but it was just because her life was worse that she didn't think about helping others.

But despite this, she still showed some sympathy in her words.

Yao Shu raised her eyebrows and glanced at Shen Ru. She didn't expect that the other party would be so soft-hearted. After all, their life must be more difficult, and they couldn't even guarantee food and accommodation.

Furthermore, this woman came to the grain store with a heavy load, obviously to sell grain, which shows that the other party's family has a surplus of grain.

Calculating this, the situation is much better than them.

"Guess what she is doing carrying the burden?"

After being reminded by Yao Shu, Shen Ru reacted suddenly. All her sentimentality disappeared in an instant, and the expression on her face became a little weird. She looked back, with a look of envy in her eyes.

They don’t know when they will be able to live a life where their families have enough food.

"Mom, where should we go next?"

Shen Ru was quite worried. Their first step was not smooth. Are they going to leave empty-handed?

Naturally, Yao Shu would not give up so easily.

"Look somewhere else."

After that, the mother and daughter went in and out of various grain shops in Zhangzhou City, but they never got what they wanted. All the grain shop owners seemed to have agreed upon it, and the prices were surprisingly high. They refused to lower the prices at all. In the end, they paid seven cents. One liter is cheaper.

This also shows that the information Yao Shu heard at the beginning was correct.

If food prices remain high, she will have no choice but to think of ways to make money, and she will have to find a way to get through this year of being close to prostitutes.

When she adjusted her mentality and prepared to look elsewhere, she caught a glimpse of Shen Ru's expression being very negative.

She patted Shen Ru's shoulder and said softly.

"Don't think too much. We have all gone through the difficult days of fleeing. It will only get better and better in the future, and it will never get worse."

"That's what mother said."

Shen Ru nodded heavily, and then she looked to her side in surprise.

"Meet her again."

"Who?"

Yao Shu was a little confused. They didn't have many acquaintances in Zhangzhou City.

"It's the woman I bumped into at the door of the grain store before. I saw her when I went to another grain store, and I didn't expect to meet her again here."

This fate made Shen Ru very emotional, but the other party looked much more embarrassed than them, carrying such a heavy burden on their bodies, even their backs were bent, and they were sitting in the corner to rest.

"Let's go over and have a look."

Yao Shu's eyes lit up. This was a good opportunity. The other party's troubles must be because the business was not settled properly. The other party wanted to sell food and they wanted to buy food. They could solve each other's problems by saying no.

This was indeed the case. Mrs. Chu squatted in the corner with a confused look on her face. She walked around the city and found that the prices offered by the grain shops were a little too low.

She knew how expensive grain was sold outside, but the price of harvesting grain was not even three cents a liter.

This made her very unwilling, but the family was still waiting to exchange some money for the New Year. The New Year was coming soon, and the whole family couldn't afford not to have a meal of meat.

Just when Mrs. Chu was worried about this matter, the sunlight in front of her was blocked by someone. When she looked up, she saw a familiar figure.

"It's you."

She couldn't help but be a little confused. Although they had met before, they were not familiar with each other at all. How come they looked at each other as if they were looking for something to do with her.

It's really strange.

"Ma'am, are you here to sell grain? We happen to be planning to buy some grain. How much do you sell it for per pound?"

Yao Shu directly stated her purpose.

The matter has not been resolved, and she can't help but feel a little anxious.

When she encountered this business that came to her door, Mrs. Chu did not answer the other party's questions happily, but looked at the other party with some caution.

She didn't want to fail to make a good deal and end up being cheated.

Mrs. Chu's guarded eyes were so obvious that Yao Shu could understand why the other party was acting like this with just a little thought. In order to gain the other party's trust, she had to say something else.

"Our whole village came here to escape from the tragedy. We have just settled in Zhangzhou City. We have nothing at home. Now we have to buy food to live. However, the food store is too evil and the price is so expensive that we can't even afford it..."

She talked a lot. After listening to it, Mrs. Chu's expression softened and she also echoed a few words.

"Who says it's not the case? These businessmen are all evil-minded. They sell the grain so expensively, but they are very stingy when it comes to collecting my family's grain."

Mrs. Chu found an outlet for her pent-up grievances, and started chatting with Yao Shu. After the two chatted for a while, she realized that she wanted to get down to business.

"You just said you wanted to buy my family's food?"

"No, I just don't know what the price of food is like at your house."

Yao Shu felt relieved and finally got to the point. In fact, she was really not very good at talking about unfair topics in the world with Mrs. Chu.

Although the two of them were chatting very speculatively, Mrs. Chu was not ambiguous at all when she quoted the price. She said it affectionately.

"Since we are so destined, I won't make more money from you. It's only six cents a liter. This is much cheaper than in the grain store. What do you think?"

Yao Shu shook her head, of course it was not good, this price was taking her for granted, even though the price was cheaper than the grain store, it was not calculated that way.

Since the two of them could meet and discuss business together, I guess they knew that Mrs. Chu's grain would not be sold at a high price in the grain store.

"I want a lot of food. Even if you have more food, I can still accept it. It's no worse than selling it to a grain store for you. The price is even cheaper."

She spoke very firmly, as if nothing could be hidden from her.

Meeting Yao Shu's gaze, Mrs. Chu turned her head away uncomfortably, and immediately gave up her thoughts of making a big fortune, and just sold the grain in a down-to-earth manner, and don't expect to make a fortune from it.

"It's easy to talk about, or I'll give you another two cents cheaper. This is already a very cheap price."

"Three cents, three cents per liter of coarse grain."

Yao Shu held out three fingers. She was confident that the price could be lowered. This was what bargaining was all about.