Chapter 95: Forced Purchase and Sale
Although the aunts are envious, they are all living a good life now, so it’s not that they are jealous of the old man and his grandson.
"The food we cook can only fill our stomachs, but others are different. They have learned to be chefs. Unfortunately, I only got a tailor card at the beginning."
In the past, everyone thought that you couldn’t cook if you didn’t learn the chef card. Later, they found out that everyone can cook for themselves. The only difference is that the food cooked by those who have learned the chef card can replenish their physical strength, while those who haven’t can only fill their stomachs.
The woman in blue nudged the short-haired woman next to her with her arm and muttered, "Hey, if it were you, you'd be better off living with Old Man Zeng. We've got over a hundred years more to live, and you're planning on being alone forever?"
When the short-haired lady heard her friend's words, she quickly patted her and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? He is much older than me, and we still live together."
She is only in her early 40s now, still in her prime and not yet in old age.
"What's the big deal? You said he's quite capable, so he must have saved a lot of money..."
Before she could finish her words, the short-haired lady waved her hand and left. Even in her old age, she could go out to collect food to support herself, so why did she have to find someone to live with?
The world has changed a long time ago.
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Xuantian City is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and there are only mountains and forests.
This time, Lu Jiu and his friends set out to explore a more distant area before the end of autumn, and their destination was still Jinghe District.
At least I'm familiar with that place.
Setting out on the journey again was much easier than last time, except that the weather was too cold. Lu Jiu sat in the back seat of Shen Jufeng and held the small heater in her arms.
Shen Jufeng didn't say he was cold, and Zhuang Yun was wearing the leather gloves that An An had made for him, made from the skin he had obtained from killing deer monsters before.
Lu Jiu leaned forward slightly and suddenly felt the cold wind blowing towards her. "Chen Jufeng, you're really not cold. We're riding pretty fast. I can feel the wind even when I'm sitting behind you."
"Yes, you can wear leather gloves to block the wind." Zhuang Yun followed the suggestion. He himself wished he could wear a hat and a mask.
Shen Jufeng looked calm, "It's okay, my clothes have warming properties, it's not that cold."
Although they are autumn clothes, the tailor shop still makes clothes with warm properties.
It was the first time for him to wear warm clothes. The places covered by the clothes continuously emitted heat, and even the skin exposed to the air could be warmed up.
When Lu Jiu heard him say that the clothes had warmth-keeping properties, she reached out and touched the hem. Although it was a windbreaker, it was much better than the long-sleeved shirts and long-legged pants she had worn before. At least it didn't feel bulky.
"When did you buy it? I'll buy a few more when I get back."
But she was complaining in her heart that the tailor shop had just released a new product, but she, the city lord, hadn't bought it yet, and the deputy city lord had gotten it before her.
Shen Jufeng seemed to know what she was thinking, "It was just released today, so I bought this one."
Lu Jiu turned to look at Zhuang Yun and said, "I'll just email An An and ask her to buy a few pieces first. It's getting colder lately."
Zhuang Yun nodded and then sent an email to his daughter.
It has been nearly three months since the beginning of autumn, and the temperature is getting lower and lower. Lu Jiu tried to exhale, and then it turned into mist. This is not the cool early autumn at all.
It feels like winter has arrived.
The single tents brought this time all have thermal insulation properties.
This time they were not as cautious as last time, and the bike they rode was a faster means of transportation than the wooden bicycle they had ridden before. The three of them rested on the road for one night and arrived at Jinghe District early the next morning.
Before this, they just walked to Longjiao City, and Lu Jiu still remembered that he had bought jelly here last time.
It was only after arriving that we discovered that the place was very quiet, with only a handful of people traveling together, and not even many people gathering food in the nearby fields.
The three of them put away their bicycles and went into the city, but the situation was not much better than outside the city. Only a few of the stalls that were once bustling with people were still open.
Lu Jiu looked at the stalls and found that the items on display were not the usual food and daily utensils, but rewards obtained from killing wild monsters. Among them were slightly yellowed hairs, and he didn't know what quality they were from wild monsters.
Lu Jiu turned to his teammates and said, "Let's split up and go check out the various stalls."
After saying that, she walked over to one of the stalls and saw that the items on display were all common goods, even some meat.
The stall owner was a big, sturdy man who looked like someone who was not someone to be trifled with.
Lu Jiu: "Did you do all this by yourself?"
The stall owner folded his arms and nodded, "Yes, I'm a professional Shield Guard player."
I don't know whether this sentence is a show-off or a warning.
Lu Jiu took a look and became interested in the mutton on sale. She pointed at the meat on display and asked, "What level of monster is this from?"
"Brown Iron-level sheep all have good mutton. Cooking it back home not only increases your total stats but also warms you up."
Lu Jiu smiled. Currently, if you want to increase the total attribute value, you have to kill a BOSS-level wild monster. And this stall owner is still bragging like this.
"How much mutton do you have and how much do you want to sell it for?"
"I have 300 kilograms of this meat, and it costs 65 copper coins per kilogram. If you want to buy the full 100 kilograms, I'll charge you 55 copper coins per kilogram."
Lu Jiu was shocked when he heard the price. A kilogram of meat from the brown iron-level wild monsters in their city was only 25 copper coins at most. Because meat was really not valuable in Xuantian City, what was important was the materials dropped when killing wild monsters.
Seeing Lu Jiu's expression, the big man thought that she probably didn't want to buy it because it was too expensive, and his face immediately turned pale. "Although you are from outside the city, the prices in most cities in Jinghe District are similar."
Lu Jiu thought to himself, it’s much worse than my city-state.
"This is too expensive. Let me take another look." If she wasn't curious about what kind of meat it was, she wouldn't bother to ask.
Moreover, they have never encountered any brown iron-level sheep monsters there, and most of them are of ordinary level.
Just as Lu Jiu was about to leave, the stall owner's face darkened.
"You asked all these questions here, but you didn't buy anything. Are you kidding me? Or are you coming to Longjiao City to investigate the situation?"
Lu Jiu was stunned. He was just asking normally and would not buy it if he was not satisfied. How could he be considered as playing a trick on him?
"This meat is too expensive. I can't afford it, so I won't buy it." Even though I know he is looking for trouble, I will endure it for the time being.
The stall owner looked at Lu Jiu with an unscrupulous look. He didn't look like a poor person at all. "Oh, you're trying to bluff me. You're dressed so well and yet you tell me you have no money. You think I'm easy to fool."
Lu Jiujin frowned. It seemed like he was going to fight her to the death. "Is Longjiao City still thriving and forcing people to buy and sell things?"
The big man sneered, "Don't talk to me about anything else. Since you asked me today, you must buy it, otherwise it will end badly, little sister."
As he spoke, he flexed his muscles, looking as if he was ready to fight.
Lu Jiu just smiled contemptuously, "This is in the city. Fighting is not allowed in the city. Have you forgotten?"
Unexpectedly, the big man burst into laughter, attracting the attention of others, including Shen Jufeng and Zhuang Yun.
He whispered and scolded, "It's true that fighting is prohibited in the city, but I'm a member of the City Lord's team, so I'm not subject to this restriction. Now I suspect you're deliberately provoking trouble in Longjiao City, and I have every reason to arrest you!"
Lu Jiu raised her eyebrows slightly. It turned out that she was still working for the city lord. She remembered that the city lord of Longjiao City was called He Ange. As expected, with such a frivolous and unfounded person, the order in the city was just so-so.
(End of this chapter)
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