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

Lin Kunlun walked out of the hotel with steady steps and a firm look in his eyes. The merchants on both sides of the street were bustling with conversations and hawking, like a vivid market painting. He listened carefully and caught a hint of key information from the conversations of the merchants. Although he had a premonition in his heart, he was still shocked when he learned that Mr. Li was the son of the county magistrate.

"Old Third!" Lin Da suddenly stopped, frowning, with a hint of doubt in his eyes, "Were those people telling the truth in the restaurant just now?"

Lin Kunlun turned around and nodded solemnly: "Big Brother, Second Brother, you all heard it. The world is not peaceful now, we have to prepare in advance. I plan to purchase another batch of food and hide it in the mountains. This matter is very important, we must keep it secret. Maybe someday, this food can save the lives of our whole family."

Hearing this, Lin Er also frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "You are right, Lao San. I think we can send all the food at home to the mountain. Now the food at home plus wild vegetables should be able to last for a while. Before, someone came to steal food, wasn't it because they saw that we had a lot of food?"

Lin Kunlun nodded, and had a plan in mind: "Okay, let's go to the grain store in the county town later to find out the price of grain. In addition, I want to send some grain to a friend in the mountains. You know, the animal furs I bought during this period were all exchanged from him."

The three of them continued to move forward, and suddenly, a bookstore caught Lin Kunlun's attention. On the bookstore's signboard hung a rotating fan-shaped sign with three quaint large characters "Shuxiang Pavilion" written on it. He stopped and his eyes fell on the fan, and an inexplicable emotion surged in his heart. The rotation of the fan seemed to tell the accumulation of years and the thickness of culture.

He walked into the bookstore, and a faint scent of ink hit his nose. The bookshelves were filled with all kinds of books, some old and yellowed, and some brand new. He picked up a book and flipped through it gently, and a desire and respect for knowledge surged in his heart.

In a corner of the bookstore, he found many ancient poems and novels. He carefully selected a few books and planned to give them to Asong next time. Then, he walked to the counter to check out. The owner was a middle-aged man in his fifties, with a warm smile on his face and a gleam of wisdom in his eyes.

"Young man, are these books the ones you read?" the shop owner asked with a smile.

Lin Kunlun nodded: "I'll take a look at it when I have some free time after preparing for farm work."

"Very good! Reading more books can help you understand the truth and distinguish right from wrong!" said the shopkeeper, wrapping the books with oil paper. "After packing them this way, you won't have to worry about them getting dirty or wet on the road."

When they walked out of the bookstore, Lin Da and Lin Er were still full of confusion.

"Third brother, why did you buy these books? They can't be eaten or worn, but you spent three taels of silver on a few books!" Lin Da asked in some confusion.

Lin Kunlun put several books into the backpack, which actually put them into the space of the fairy jade gourd. He explained: "I want to leave two books for my children to learn to read. Not knowing how to read is like being blind. If you are sold one day, you will not be able to help others count money. The world is not peaceful now, so it is always good for children to learn more words. The other few books are what I promised to bring to my friends."

Along the way, Lin Kunlun visited various stores in the county. He instinctively wanted to know the prices of everything in the county and the possible business opportunities. Although he could rely on the space to grow food to ensure his family's food and clothing, if he wanted to do more and find more spiritual plants and herbs, he had to earn more money or gain more power. In this way, he could get more spiritual things to expand the space.

The three brothers Lin Kunlun walked around the county town, preparing to purchase the necessary food and daily necessities, and also asked about the local customs and recent news in the county town. They heard a lot about the evil deeds of Chen Jun, the son of the county magistrate, and they couldn't help but be secretly vigilant.

"I heard that all the grain stores in the county are opened by Chen Jun! The grain business in the entire county is basically monopolized by him! If that's the case, the price of the two rooms will probably not be low!" Lin Kunlun said to his two elder brothers.

"Third brother, you have to be careful too! The Chen family is a family of officials and we cannot afford to offend them! If their food is too expensive, we can just buy less! We must not have a conflict with them!" Boss Lin thought of his third brother's temper and could not help but whispered.

The three of them soon arrived at the grain store next to the main street of the county town. They saw a long queue in front of the store. Each of those people was holding an empty sack in their hands!

"So many people are buying food! I wonder what the current food price is like?"

Lin Kunlun looked at the long line, frowning slightly. He turned to Lin Da and Lin Er and said, "Let's go and take a look and find out what's going on."

The three of them were waiting in line, and they could hear the discussions of others.

"Alas, the food price has risen again. If it continues like this, how will we survive?" sighed a middle-aged man.

"Yes, now even moldy rice with stones in it can be sold at a good price," another person echoed.

Lin Kunlun listened to these discussions and became more and more uneasy. He knew that the world was difficult, but he didn't expect it to be so serious. He secretly made up his mind to find a way to change this situation.

Finally it was their turn. Lin Kunlun walked up to the shopkeeper and asked him about the price of grain. The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man with a face full of flesh. He looked like a bad guy. He glanced at Lin Kunlun and said lazily, "Brown rice is six cents a pound, and white flour is eight cents a pound. If you want to buy, hurry up and don't dilly-dally."

"Your prices are rising too fast!" someone in the crowd asked in dissatisfaction.

"What do you know? You know that all these grains are shipped from far away, from the east! Now there is a drought in the surrounding areas, and the purchase price of our grain changes every day! Now that you can buy grain, you should be happy! In a while, I'm afraid you won't be able to buy grain! If you want to buy it, buy it quickly!" The shopkeeper with a face full of flesh!

Sure enough, after he said that, although everyone felt that food was very expensive, they had no other choice but to start queuing up to buy food.

When it was Lin Kunlun's turn, they could see clearly the food they bought. It looked like the food was swept out from the warehouse. There were not only broken rice and millet, but also small stones.

"Hurry up, tell me what kind of rice you want!"

Lin Kunlun looked at the low-quality food in front of him, and a strong sense of dissatisfaction surged in his heart. He knew very well that such food not only could not provide enough nutrition for his family, but also might threaten their health. However, he also understood that in this difficult time in the world, they did not have many choices.

Just when Lin Kunlun chose the better white flour, the sign with the price was taken away.

At this time, a waiter hung up a sign again. On the sign was written the new price of grain. Lin Kunlun didn't expect that the price of white flour, which was eight cents a pound just now, had risen to 12 cents!

"Boss! How come the price has increased by half all of a sudden!" It was impossible for Lin Kunlun to not have any objection now. After all, this price increase was too big.

"Sir! The price of food has risen too much! And if it continues like this, the price of food will definitely go up! And if you want to buy it, you have to hurry up! Today, the supply of white flour and broken rice will be limited!"

After he said this, the people in the queue became even more anxious. Seeing the price of food continue to rise, they dared not speak out.

Just when Lin Kunlun bought a few kilograms of food and was about to leave, he saw two people rushing into the food store from outside.

The two men each held a knife in their hands. It was just a sickle, the kind used for farm work at home. This frightened everyone and they all hid to the side!

Lin Kunlun was also pulled aside by Lin Da. Only then did they see clearly the two men in tattered linen clothes.

After the two men rushed in, each picked up a bag of food and prepared to leave.

"Everyone, don't run, come with us and move all this food away! The owner of this store is rich and unkind. We can't let them exploit us like this anymore!"