Li Xiujuan smiled and took the bamboo tube, pulling Lin Zhaozhao into the courtyard. "Zhaoniang, you're pregnant now. You have to tell us where you're going. Your grandma is worried about you."
"Mother, I understand." The original owner of this body had a long history of misdeeds, so it was no wonder that the Lin family was thinking all sorts of things. Lin Zhaozhao sighed inwardly. Stereotypes were no good. If she wanted to change the Lin family's mind, she could only do it slowly.
Breakfast consisted of steamed rice, stir-fried eggs with chili peppers, and steamed eggplant, all of which were very appetizing. The whole family ate until they were stuffed, and it took them a while to rest before getting up to clean up.
Lin Zhaozhao had stored all the large luggage items into her spatial storage. Now, only the finishing touches remained. Li Xiujuan fetched water to wash the dishes, and Lin Fusheng carried everything he had packed to the yard. Just as he was about to clean up the pheasants, piglets, and rabbits, Lin Zhaozhao waved her hand, and all the animals vanished into thin air.
“Zhao…”
"This is your daughter's own destiny, keep it all to yourself." After giving these instructions, Lin Fusheng came to his senses and continued tidying up.
After everything was packed up, it was already broad daylight, and the family set off for Qingning Town.
Half an hour later, the Lin family arrived in Qingning Town.
Qingning Town was bustling like never before, with crowds of people hurrying by and vendors beaming with joy. From a distance, everything seemed fine, but upon closer inspection, one could see the deeper issues at play.
Yesterday's locust plague has led to a massive price increase in shops in Qingning Town today. Rice shops are the hardest hit, with prices rising from eight to thirty coins. As soon as the new rice was brought out, it was snapped up.
Lin Zhaozhao saw this scene and was thinking that the supply shortage would lead to a price increase when she heard the rice shop owner announce that the price of rice had risen to fifty coins.
"How can you raise prices like this? Yesterday it was only eight coins, and today it's fifty coins. Believe me or not, I'll report you to the authorities."
"Go if you want, these are all clearly marked prices, even if the government officials come, it will still be the same price." The rice shop owner smiled instead of getting angry, and immediately raised the price by ten coins.
"If you think it's too expensive, then get out. What are you doing here? You've made it go up another ten coins." Amidst the sighs, the man was squeezed out of the rice shop, and a new wave of people squeezed in.
Lin Zhaozhao looked away and followed the old lady to find a shady spot to sit down.
Her calves throbbed slightly, and she gently rubbed them, while behind her she heard the sounds of bargaining.
How much for this mule?
"Fifteen taels."
"It's so expensive, you're robbing me."
"If I were to rob you, I'd have to sell it for thirty taels. If I weren't in a hurry for the money, I wouldn't be selling this mule." The mule seller was an old man. Hearing that people were accusing him of robbing, he got a little agitated, and his dark face turned red. "Don't you see what kind of world this is? This price is already fair enough. If you don't want to buy it, go look elsewhere."
Upon hearing this, the buyer quickly said a few kind words, and after some haggling, seeing that the old man was adamant about not lowering his price, he accepted the offer and asked for two mules.
Seeing this, the old man drove out another mule. "This mule has a lame hind leg. If you want it, I'll sell it to you cheaply for five taels."
"You still dare to ask for five taels for this mule with a lame leg? It can't be carried or eaten, am I supposed to buy it and display it?" The old man blushed with embarrassment when the buyer questioned him.
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