In the famine, others ate Guanyin soil, but he had space to build a farm.

The sun was blazing, the heat was rolling, and the earth seemed to have turned into a huge steamer. Lin Kunlun and his group were walking on the path back home, and the scene before them was shocking. Along the way, the originally lush trees had now turned into dead branches and fallen leaves, as if silently telling the cruelty of the drought. The people who occasionally met on the road to pick wild vegetables were all pale and thin, with despair and powerlessness in their eyes.

Although Lin Kunlun and his people also suffered from the drought, fortunately their village was located in the mountains, and there were still some wild vegetables and mountain products to barely survive. However, what they saw and heard along the way made them realize that this drought was much more serious than they had imagined. Many fields had cracked and there was no harvest at all. The land that was once full of vitality had now become barren.

"Father, why is the town completely different from the last two times I came here?" Lin Shi's exclamation interrupted Lin Kunlun's thoughts. He looked up and saw that the streets of the town in front of him were deserted and empty. The streets that were bustling when he came here the last two times now became desolate and dilapidated. The roadside stalls were gone, and even those businesses were closed, as if the whole town had fallen into a dead silence.

Lin Kunlun frowned, feeling uneasy. He knew that the drought had already affected the area, and even these merchants could not hold on. He knew that in this difficult time, they had to get more food as soon as possible to survive the more serious disasters that might come next.

"Brother, brother, we have to speed up." Lin Kunlun said in a deep voice, "The world is getting more and more difficult. We must get some money as soon as possible to buy more food."

Lin Da and Lin Er both nodded. They knew that Lin Kunlun was right. In this turbulent era, being able to save the lives of oneself and one's family was the greatest luck.

The group quickened their pace and soon arrived at the grocery store. However, there were quite a few people in the grocery store. Lin Kunlun soon found out why so many people came to the grocery store. It turned out that many people came here to sell their belongings.

Lin Kunlun knew that they had to act quickly, so he ignored them. He took the only good quilt and clothes in his house. He wanted the grocery store clerk to give him some money. Lin Kunlun walked directly into the store. You know, he brought several deerskins and several wild wolf skins this time.

"Shopkeeper Xu, I'm here again!" Lin Kunlun called out like this on purpose, so that the vendors and the assistants would know that he and the shopkeeper were acquaintances and that no one would have any objections.

Perhaps hearing his voice, Shopkeeper Xu walked out of the grocery store.

"It's Brother Lin! What good things have you brought me this time!" Shopkeeper Xu smiled and led Lin Kunlun inside.

"Let's talk inside first!"

Lin Kunlun and Lin Da followed Manager Xu inside. This was actually the first time that Lin Kunlun had entered the backyard of this grocery store. But he also knew that it might be because there were too many people in the store outside. He actually didn't want to trade in front of too many people. After all, he knew that wealth should not be exposed.

"Manager Xu! What's going on outside? Why are there so many people in the store?" Lin Kunlun still asked his question.

"This is all because of the drought! The price of grain changes every day due to the drought, and it's almost time to harvest, but nothing can grow in the fields! So everyone is trying to stockpile grain! But after two consecutive years of drought, no one's family is rich! Everyone has to take out things at home that can make money to sell! Some families even brought their cooking pots! In fact, our grocery store has no use for these things!" Boss Xu sighed.

"The drought is so serious! We really don't know what will happen in the future! My dear brother, you should stock up more food! With food in hand, you won't be worried!" Shopkeeper Xu took the skins brought by Lin Kunlun and examined them carefully.

"The quality of your leather is quite good this time! But I may not be able to pay much for it! You also know that in the current situation, food is the most important thing and other things cannot be sold at a good price!" Boss Xu said with some embarrassment.

"Boss Xu, I believe you! You can see that my leather is related to the fate of my family, please help me a little more!" Lin Kunlun knew that this grocery store was the only one in the town that would accept these leathers. Especially now when food is the hard currency.

"How about this, under normal circumstances I can make around 20 taels of these leathers from you! But under the current circumstances, I will definitely have to store the leathers for a long time! How about this, I'll give you 15 taels! And two kilograms of salt at home! You also know how scarce salt is right now!" Boss Xu thought for a moment, and finally said through gritted teeth.

Lin Kunlun himself hadn't thought about the matter of salt. After all, in modern society, buying salt is very convenient and very cheap. Although they have well salt produced in the southwest! But this is something that the government has always controlled. So the value of two kilograms of salt is also very high. And if there is any trouble at that time, it is all in the mountains. If there is no salt, it will be difficult for people to survive.

"Shopkeeper Xu! Can you please give me some salt? At this rate, I don't know what the situation will be like next time we come!" Lin Kunlun said with a sigh.

"Okay! I'll give you one more pound! But that's the most I can give you! In this situation, I really don't know if this trade route can remain open in the future!" Shopkeeper Xu thought for a moment and said with gritted teeth. The main reason was that the leather that Lin Kunlun brought was of too good quality.

"Little brother! Once you get the money, go buy some food quickly! As far as I know, even the county hasn't delivered any food for several days! If this continues, I'm afraid you won't be able to buy any even if you have money!" Shopkeeper Xu said after giving the money and salt.

"Thank you, Manager Xu!" Since Lin Kunlun knew that food could be grown in the space, and that it would mature in one day, he was not so anxious. Although the area of ​​the space was small, it was no problem to grow some food to ensure the family's food. Now all he had to do was to purchase a batch of seeds.

"By the way, Shopkeeper Xu! Do you have any books or something for sale?" He suddenly remembered that he had promised Asong to bring him books.

"Books? What do you want books for?" Shopkeeper Xu looked at the typical mountain farmer in front of him with amusement. This guy probably couldn't read a single word.

"That's right! I want the kids at home to learn some words and gain more knowledge!" Lin Kunlun also knew that there wouldn't be any good books in these places, so it would be fine to find a book for children to read first, so that Ah Song could pass the time.

"You are lucky. If I had found it a few days earlier, I would have missed it. We had a scholar before! He died of illness! His son sold his books for some money a few days ago! How about this! You take five taels of silver, and all these books are yours!" The shopkeeper only thought of the set of books that someone had sent to him a few days ago. Although he opened a grocery store, he was essentially a smart person in this small town. As for reading, he had never thought about it.

"Well, thank you very much, boss!" Lin Kunlun saw the boss take out about five or six thick books with thread-bound books from under the table. He knew that these books were worth five taels of silver. You know, books in the Great Kun Empire are very expensive. Because both paper and printing technology are very time-consuming and costly. So the value of each book is very high.

When Lin Kunlun and the others came out, Lin Shi asked him curiously.

"Dad! What do you need these books for? You can't eat or wear them!"

Lin Kunlun couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart. Sure enough, in this world, many people don't realize the importance of reading. Of course, without solving the problem of food and clothing, no one has the extra energy to study.

"These books will be useful in the future!" What books did Lin Kunlun read? There were a few books like The Doctrine of the Mean and other books for science exams. There was also a book called Word Reading, which should be used by children for enlightenment. He planned to go back and recognize the characters on it. Although he had used traditional Chinese characters before, some of his partners used traditional Chinese characters, so he could understand it more or less. He planned to use this book to teach a few children well, at least they would not be blind.