Surviving the famine: I made my fortune by helping others

[Host, what do you want to buy? I can help you plan the best route.]

The white cub poked its paws expectantly, it must perform well in front of its host.

"Do you know where to buy spices and other things?"

Ye Chuyi looked at the countless shops on the roadside and fell into deep thought. He didn't see a single shop selling condiments along the way.

[The nearest grocery store is two streets away from here, and it takes about 25 minutes to walk. There should be condiments for sale, but I can't scan how many types there are. Host, do you want to go and take a look?]

"Two quarters of an hour?"

Ye Chuyi looked at her two thin legs. She had been walking for more than an hour since entering the city, and now she felt that these two legs did not belong to her.

[If the host doesn't want to go, you can also buy it in the system store. The store has all kinds of seasonings, the price is cheap, the quality is good, and it's fair to everyone!]

"No." Thinking of her barely three-digit points, Ye Chuyi instantly had the energy to find a grocery store.

He only gives a small amount of points for each task, and yet he still tries to trick her into buying things every day. It's really unreasonable.

[But host, don’t you humans always say that money is earned, not saved? Points are also earned by completing tasks. Saving will definitely not earn you more points.]

"Don't mess with my mind."

After Ye Chuyi finished speaking, he quickly walked towards the grocery store.

"Hey, girl, our shop is about to close. If you want to buy something, you'd better go early tomorrow."

As the guy spoke, he picked up the door panel and prepared to close it.

"I'm in a hurry to buy something, so please be flexible and close the shop after the party."

Ye Chuyi looked at the guy sincerely, and had already cursed the system countless times in his heart.

It was all because of this unreliable thing. We were supposed to get there in half an hour, but she ended up wandering around in the alley several times before she found the way.

[Host, this is really not my fault. I planned the route based on the best results obtained from the scan. Who knew they would build a road in the yard?]

Baizai felt aggrieved.

The route was obviously correct, but the host did not believe the instructions to go straight and so he took a few more detours. It was really not the system's fault.

"Girl, I can't make the decision. You'd better come early tomorrow. We open at the end of the morning. If you come early, you will definitely be able to buy it."

After saying that, the guy went to pick up the remaining door panels.

"Young man, please help me and tell your shopkeeper. It won't take much time."

Ye Chuyi said this and stuffed a few copper coins into the waiter's hand.

The young man quickly waved his hand and said, "Girl, I really can't make the decision. Please take it back."

"Who are you talking to, Shanda? Hurry up and close the store door."

A middle-aged woman's voice was heard from inside the shop, accompanied by the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer.

"Shopkeeper, it's a girl who wants to buy something. I'm trying to persuade her to leave. It will be done soon."

The three of them responded quickly, moving the wooden boards faster.

"What girl?"

The woman asked as she walked out the door.

She was a woman in her thirties, wearing a simple, gentlemanly linen suit and an exquisite bun on her head. Although she did not have any valuable decorations on her body, one could tell from her temperament that she was not an ordinary person.

"Hello, shopkeeper." Ye Chuyi bowed and said, "I am really sorry to bother you. I was delayed on the road and came late. I didn't expect you to close so soon. I have to leave the city early tomorrow morning and don't have time to come. I hope you can give me some convenience."

The shopkeeper nodded slightly, looked Ye Chuyi over inconspicuously, and then said, "Since you are a guest, Shanda, please open the door. It won't take much time."

"Yes, from the shopkeeper."

With the shopkeeper's approval, Shanda deftly removed the door panel.

"Miss, please come in."

"Thank you, shopkeeper."

Ye Chuyi bowed to the shopkeeper again before following Shanda into the shop.

The shop was not very big, but it had all kinds of things displayed in different categories.

Ye Chuyi quickly looked over the things. There were grains in cloth bags, various varieties of vegetable seeds, and some tools like backpacks, but there was nothing she wanted.

"Boss, do you have any salt for sale in your shop?"

"Yes, how much do you want?" The shopkeeper glanced at her and walked behind the counter.

"Twenty pounds."

Ye Chuyi said it without thinking.

There are so many of them, and we don’t know how many days they will have to walk. We don’t even know if 20 kilograms will be enough.

The shopkeeper stopped what he was doing, looked at the girl in front of him who looked clueless, and sighed.

"Little girl, the government has regulations on salt. Ordinary people can only buy half a catty at a time. If you want more than half a catty, you need a salt deed issued by the government."

"What salt deed?"

Ye Chuyi just felt his head buzzing. Why were there so many messed up things in the ancient times?

"Young lady, you should go to the government to get a salt deed before buying it."

After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he picked up the work he had just done, as if he was seeing off a customer.

"No, wait, wait a minute, boss, you mean that ordinary people can only buy half a catty, right? If you are not an ordinary person, how much can you buy?"

This time Ye Chuyi learned his lesson. Without waiting for the shopkeeper to speak, he took out his ID card and placed it on the counter.

The shopkeeper picked up the sign and looked at it carefully, and only returned it to her after confirming that it was authentic.

"If you want to buy salt, you can buy no more than 30 kilograms at a time. If you buy more than 30 kilograms, you still need to go to the salt deed, and you can only buy no more than 50 kilograms a month. Are you sure you want to buy 20 kilograms?"

The shopkeeper's tone remained calm, and he did not become fawning because of her identity.

"Then buy thirty kilograms. Also, do you have any condiments or the like for sale?"

After confirming the salt, Ye Chuyi continued to inquire about other things.

"I wonder what condiments you would like to buy, Mr. County Governor?"

This era is completely different from other ancient times. Things like seasonings have become very sophisticated.

As if afraid that Ye Chuyi didn't know how to choose, the shopkeeper opened the locked cabinet behind him.

Ye Chuyi then looked and found that the cabinet was filled with compartments of different sizes. Each compartment contained something and was labeled with their names.

With just one glance, Ye Chuyi saw many common condiments, including modern commonly used spices.

Who said that the ancients knew nothing and only knew how to cook to eat? Aren’t there a lot of tricks?