Surviving the famine: I made my fortune by helping others

Dongzi gritted his teeth and poured out the contents of the cloth bag, "Miss, why don't you think carefully about what you want to buy?"

"I'm just thinking about it. I wanted it just now, but now I don't want it anymore. What can you do to me?"

Ye Chuyi shrugged, picked up the white rice on the ground and took a look. It was not pure white. If you look closely, it has a slight yellow tint. Instead, each grain is full and has a healthy moisture.

She picked up a few grains and put them into her mouth, chewing them, her eyes shining slightly.

What a fragrant rice! Nowadays, this kind of sweet rice costs several yuan per pound. It turns out that things in ancient times were different.

"Pure white rice is 100 wen per jin. This bag originally held 50 jin, but someone bought some of it before. There should be 36.5 jin left."

The shopkeeper was calculating on his abacus and pushed the final number to Ye Chuyi. "Do you have any questions, young lady?"

"Does it really count if you say it is that much? Who knows if you have done anything wrong? Of course, it only counts after it is weighed."

Ye Chuyi glanced at him indifferently, his face calm, but his heart was bleeding.

Thirty-six catties, three thousand six hundred coins, three taels and six cents of silver, this is simply robbery!

What the hell is an ID card? It's her money!

"White cub, do you know?"

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There was that cold, mechanical sound again.

"Miss, do you have any difficulties?" The shopkeeper reminded Ye Chuyi quietly after not seeing her for a long time.

"If you don't have that much money, we can think of other ways to solve it. After all, this is not a big deal, and I'm not such an unreasonable person."

The shopkeeper's words sounded sincere, but Ye Chuyi felt that it was a trap, a trap aimed at her.

"The shopkeeper is such a good person!" Ye Chuyi raised the corners of his lips and asked casually, "I wonder if the shopkeeper can help a young girl like me who has no experience to answer questions?"

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, thinking that the little girl had given in, so he slightly curled the corners of his mouth.

"What do you want to ask, girl?"

She is indeed a little girl with little knowledge. She is useless when something really happens. What a pity.

"I wonder what the shopkeeper's ID card is?" Ye Chuyi tried hard to look like he was asking for advice sincerely, but his mind was already buzzing.

Once I figure out what an identity card is, I will teach you a lesson. You actually dared to plot against me. This is intolerable!

"It's just an identification badge. The girl will know it later."

The shopkeeper seemed to have noticed something and didn't respond at all. He changed the subject directly, "Young lady, you'd better think about how to solve the current problem."

Dongzi had already packed the food and stood respectfully beside the shopkeeper. The look he gave Ye Chuyi was still full of malice and a determination to win.

He heard the conversation between the two just now and thought that he really had some abilities, but he didn't expect that he was just a paper tiger, which made him so embarrassed.

He originally wanted to take this damn girl home to be his wife, but it was too good of a bargain for him. He must teach her a lesson and then sell her to a brothel.

Feeling the strong malice, Ye Chuyi frowned and instantly gave up the idea of ​​playing Tai Chi with them.

"Then I'd like to trouble the shopkeeper to weigh them all, so as to avoid gossip in the future."

After saying that, she stepped back inconspicuously, a little further away from the counter.

The shopkeeper winked at Dongzi and slowly walked out from behind the counter, while Dongzi blocked the door.

"Then I will weigh the girl myself."

Ye Chuyi looked around quietly, but couldn't figure out what they were thinking, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

At some point, there were no more pedestrians on the street.

She was very clear about her fighting ability. Although she had practiced some martial arts in modern times, her current body was not strong enough to deal with two adults. If they really had bad intentions, she was afraid that she would be in trouble.

"Bai Zai, do you have any props that can save your reputation? Take them out quickly, or we will both be doomed!"

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Baizai turned his chubby little body around stupidly, with a lollipop still in his mouth that he hadn't been able to destroy in time!

Oops, the apple-flavored lollipop was so delicious that I forgot to listen to what the host said.

"You're eating alone behind my back, what use is there for you?"

Ye Chuyi really wanted to snatch the lollipop from its mouth. It was obvious that this puppy was not serious, which really pissed her off!

"Pure white rice is 35 catties per ounce. I'll give you 35 catties, which is 3,500 wen in total. Do you still want this rice and flour?"

The shopkeeper weighed it quickly and handed over the scale.

The scale was similar to the beam balance she had seen in the village before. She didn't know how to use it, but she still understood the principle. The beam of the scale was steadily suspended in the air, and was slightly pointing downwards.

It should be, no problem!

Ye Chuyi nodded heavily, "Those rough noodles will cost thirty kilograms."

Rough noodles are not the worst noodles, but they are not the best either. They are made up of several kinds of noodles mixed together, and their color is a dark yellow.

"Rough flour is 40 wen per jin, 1,200 wen, a total of 4,700 wen."

The shopkeeper fiddled with the abacus a few more times, his expression neither cold nor indifferent. Dongzi, who was standing by the door, had bloodshot eyes and was ready to make a move.

Wow, now my pockets are cleaner than my face.

Ye Chuyi fiercely slapped out a few pieces of silver.

The shopkeeper glanced at her, concealing the strange look in his eyes, and checked all the broken silver pieces, picking out two slightly larger ones.

"These two pieces will cost you 1,100 wen, a total of 4,200 wen."

Then, he pulled out the smallest piece and said, "This piece is a little heavy, but considering the unpleasantness we had before, I can barely give you 500 coins."

After he finished speaking, the shopkeeper bent down and took out an exquisite small scale from the cabinet. He placed all the silver coins on the tray and weighed them carefully again and again.

Ye Chuyi just took a look and turned his head away silently.

Four thousand two plus five hundred, is that enough?

She silently calculated in her mind and quickly withdrew her hand from the torn purse. The more she forced herself, the better.

"Dongzi, please show the guest out." The shopkeeper put away the silver coins and made a gesture of invitation.

Dongzi walked towards the door with an incredulous look on his face, his eyes seemed to be spitting fire, "Girl, walk slowly!"

"Of course I have to walk slowly, or I'm afraid you'll eat me."

Ye Chuyi took a deep breath and used both hands to lift up the two cloth bags.

Why is it so heavy, her arm!

Who can come and save her!