Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

Then the two of them went to the grocery store to buy salt and some pots, pans, and utensils. The price of salt was not expensive, 20 cents per pound, but the salt particles of that era were relatively large, and the color was impure and yellow.

When he arrived at the grain store on the main street, Lin Yinan saw the village chief and Su Kunliang and others.

"The price of this rice is simply outrageous. How can ordinary people afford it?"

The village chief shook his head as he looked at the rice priced at two taels per dou.

"Disasters are everywhere, wars are endless, and the people suffer as a result."

Su Kunliang lamented that not only the common people could not afford to eat this rice, but they could not afford it either.

The waiter waved at the few people impatiently and drove them to the door.

"Go, go. If you can't afford it, get out. Don't block the store. We still need to do business."

Lin Chaohui stared at the shop assistant who looked down on others with his eyes wide open, but he was afraid of getting into trouble, so he dared not say anything.

Lin Yiheng didn't care about the waiter's attitude at all. He looked at Lin Yinan with soft eyes, a gentle smile, and asked in a gentle voice, "Anan, what did you buy?"

"I bought some salt." Lin Yinan threw the backpack on his back.

The village chief and his friends had not bought salt yet. When they heard that Lin Yinan had bought salt, they asked, "What is the current price of salt?"

Lin Yinan looked at Lin Yiheng, who cleared his throat and said, "Coarse salt is 20 cents per pound, and fine salt is 25 cents. The price hasn't increased much."

"Where is the salt seller?"

Lin Yiheng pointed out the direction for the few people, and the group said goodbye to the brother and sister to buy salt.

"Anan, it's still early. Is there anything you want to buy?" Lin Yiheng glanced at the sky and made a silent estimate in his mind.

Lin Yinan recalled that Zhang was reluctant to give even two pieces of torn clothes to Qianxia Qianwu last time. "Brother, it's rare for us to go to the city. Let's go buy some cloth. Uncle and second brother often do heavy work, so their clothes wear out quickly."

"Let's go then."

Lin Yiheng took Lin Yinan through two alleys and came to the cloth shop that the grocery store waiter mentioned.

The shop owner was a short, fat, middle-aged man who was dozing off at the counter.

The cloth shop is not big and you can see it all at a glance.

Brightly colored silks and fine cotton cloths are placed on the shelves at the entrance, while coarse cloths and cotton cloths of slightly lower quality are placed in the most inconspicuous corners in relatively simple colors.

In the middle of the store hung several sets of intricately designed ready-made clothing for men and women, made of fine cotton and satin.

Lin Yinan had already walked around the store, and the owner was still sleeping soundly.

Lin Yiheng walked over and tapped his fingers lightly on the counter. "Shopkeeper, how much is the fabric?"

The shopkeeper raised his head and wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve. When he saw the two people who came into the store, he suddenly stood up from his chair, a flattering smile appeared on his face, and he walked out of the counter and asked enthusiastically, "I wonder what fabrics the young lady likes?"

Lin Yinan pointed at the inconspicuous coarse cloth and cotton cloth in the corner and said, "Boss, how much are those?"

The shopkeeper did not look down on Lin Yinan because he was referring to coarse cloth and cotton cloth. He said respectfully, "80 wen for coarse cloth, 120 wen for cotton cloth, and I'll give you some scraps of cloth."

Lin Yinan thought the price was not expensive, but she wanted to buy more to put in the space, so she asked the shopkeeper, "Can I buy more to get a discount?"

"Girl, how much do you want?"

"I want all of those."

The shopkeeper's eyes lit up when he heard this. He reached out to pick up the abacus on the counter and started clacking away.

Lin Yinan didn't urge him. She picked out a few pieces of cotton fabric, the white one for making undergarments, and some light-colored ones for making undergarments.

After patiently waiting for the shopkeeper to finish calculating, she pointed at the muslin she liked and said, "I want those colors of muslin, too. Also, do you have any cotton in the store?"

You can't tell that this girl, with her ordinary clothes, is a big customer. The shopkeeper's face immediately lit up with joy, "You want a lot, I'll give you a good price. But the cotton is old and has been stored in the warehouse for many years, so it's a little yellow."

"Is it new?" There shouldn't be any shady cotton in this era, right?

The shopkeeper nodded his head and said, "Don't worry, young lady. It's brand new."

"How many are there? I want them all." Lin Yinan said proudly.

Lin Yiheng opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopped himself.

The girl was dressed in ordinary clothes, but she was generous. The shopkeeper was a little embarrassed for a moment, fearing that she was trying to trick him. "Are you serious?"

Lin Yinan took out two gold ingots and placed them on the counter. "I never tell lies."

The shopkeeper picked up the ingot, put it in his mouth and bit it. It was real, and he felt relieved.

"It's just that the cotton is in a warehouse in another alley. I'll take the girl to see it right away."

Lin Yinan reached out to stop the shopkeeper who was about to leave the store, "Wait a moment, shopkeeper. First, count out the fabrics that I like, and then we'll go over to look at the cotton."

"well!"

The shopkeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead. He was too hasty. He had brought the cotton back for two years and only sold a little. He had planned to give it to relatives at the end of the year, but he didn't expect that there would be a light at the end of the tunnel and he no longer had to waste it.

Because of the war this year and the poor harvest, the people can't even fill their stomachs, let alone buy cloth to make clothes. He had wanted to quit a long time ago, but there were too many goods piled up in the warehouse.

He tried hard to calm himself, but his hands trembled slightly as he moved the abacus, betraying his nervousness at the moment.

The shopkeeper calculated the price, and Lin Yiheng thought it was a good deal, so Lin Yinan asked for a dozen more horses.

Finally, the shopkeeper busied himself moving the fabrics that Lin Yinan wanted from the backyard to the warehouse.

Yun Mo and Yun Yi were passing by the alley and inadvertently saw Lin Yinan take out a bag of silver from his backpack and hand it to the shopkeeper.

"Master, it's Miss Lin and her brother in the store." Yun Yi said in a low voice.

Yun Mo's eyes flashed with surprise, "Well, let's go do our business first, and then meet up with them at the city gate."

The brother and sister in the store had no idea that Yun Mo was passing by in the alley.

The shopkeeper pulled out his own ox cart, loaded the cloth purchased by Lin Yinan onto the cart, and took Lin Yinan to the warehouse where the cotton was stored.

Lin Yinan looked at the cotton piled up in the warehouse and sighed to himself that he had made a good deal. The quality of this cotton was even better than what the shopkeeper had said.

Faced with such a big customer, the shopkeeper bowed and followed behind, "Girl, how come you take away all this cotton?"

Lin Yiheng looked at Lin Yinan. He really didn't know how to transport so much cotton back.

Lin Yinan understood what he meant and said to the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, please leave the key here. We will arrange a car to come and pick it up tonight. I will leave the key here after the pickup. What do you think?"

He had bought this warehouse in his early years, and the shopkeeper had no worries, so he readily agreed and pointed to a loose brick at the door and said, "Okay, I'll come back tomorrow morning to get the key, girl, and you can put the key inside the brick at the door then."

The two watched the shopkeeper leave. Lin Yinan waved his hand and put all the cotton and cloth in the warehouse into the space.

Even though he already knew the magic of space, Lin Yiheng was still stunned.

After collecting the keys, Lin Yinan placed them in the place designated by the shopkeeper. He carried the backpack and went to the city gate with Lin Yiheng to meet up with Yun Mo and the others.

When the brother and sister arrived, Yun Mo and Village Chief Lin were already waiting at the city gate.

Looking at the brother and sister with empty hands, Yun Mo's eyes were ambiguous.

Why is the cloth they just bought missing?