After hearing the price offered by the second brother, Shi Lei and the others shuddered. As expected, this really wasn't cheap at all.
It’s not known whether the money they brought is enough, so it seems they can only buy some brown rice buns. As for water, try to buy as little as possible.
"Let's put it this way, Xiao Er Ge. Let's discuss first what to buy and how much to buy. We'll tell you once we're done, okay?
Please wait for us for a while, and we will tell you directly after we have discussed it. We all want to pack up."
Shi Lei pulled the butcher's clothes and winked at him, signaling him to move aside. Then he smiled and said to the waiter that he needed to discuss something.
After hearing the price, Li the butcher also felt it was a bit expensive. Seeing Shi Lei's expression, he also consciously walked to the side.
"Okay, sir. Then you can discuss it first, and tell me when you're done. But if you want a lot, it will probably take a while, so go ahead and discuss it."
The second brother still had a smiling face and agreed with what Shi Lei and the others said.
Shi Lei pulled Li the butcher to a nearby corner, and the dozen or so of them formed a circle. Then they began to plan what to do.
Li the butcher and the others didn't dare to sit casually on the tables, chairs and benches in the restaurant, so they could only stand in the corner.
They were also worried about disturbing other people dining in the restaurant, so they only discussed things in a corner.
The waiter, after seeing them go to discuss something, ignored them for the time being and went out to greet other guests.
His enthusiasm never wanes, and he always has a smile on his face. It's rare to find someone like him, and he's a down-to-earth person.
"Brother Li, you see, we can only buy brown rice buns, the others are too expensive.
As for water, we brought fifty water bags. If we fill them all up, it would cost 500 coins.
This is a bit expensive. I don't think this money is enough. If you want water, buy less and find other ways later.
The most important thing is to buy some food. Although both water and food are important, the most important thing is that water is too expensive.
If we only buy water, there won’t be enough money, and we won’t be able to buy food, what do you think?”
Shi Lei stood in the corner and licked his dry and chapped lips.
With a worried look on his face and a heavy heart, he analyzed the current situation to the others.
After hearing this, the others also thought what he said made sense. They had come to the town with great difficulty and could not return empty-handed. However, water was too expensive.
Their main goal is to find food, otherwise many people will starve to death.
So I had to buy less water and more food. Otherwise, I would have a hard time explaining myself when I got home.
Fortunately, the people in the village still have some water, not all of it, which should be enough for a few days. So water is not the most important thing.
"In my opinion, what Brother Shi said is not wrong. After all, it's not like there is no water in the village right now.
Every family has some water. If we buy some more, it should be enough to last a few more days.
We can find water later, but the most important thing now is to buy some food. Otherwise, we can't just watch people starve to death.
Water is really too expensive, so we can only buy less. Is that right?"
After listening to Shi Lei's words, Li the Butcher pondered for a moment and felt that what he said made sense.
But this was not a decision he could make alone, so he looked at others and asked for their opinions.
After hearing what they said, the others also felt that what they said made sense and nodded in agreement.
Everyone agreed with what they said, that they should buy less water and focus on buying food.
White flour buns and corn buns are more expensive and they cannot afford them, so they can only choose the cheapest brown rice buns.
Shi Lei saw everyone nodding in agreement. He then stepped forward and pulled out a purse from his pocket. He then shook the purse and said to the group:
Since everyone agrees, let's do it. I counted them beforehand.
We have three taels of silver here. Let's buy 40 water bags of water. Then buy a small portion of corn buns, and use the rest to buy brown rice buns. What do you think?
Shi Lei briefly talked about what he needed to buy, then looked at everyone and asked for their opinions.
When the others heard this, they started to whisper among themselves. After a while, they also finished their discussion.
Then Li the butcher took the lead and said helplessly:
"In that case, let's just do it this way. After all, we don't have much money. If we buy these buns back, each person won't get much.
Then let's go talk to the waiter and ask him to prepare it. We bought a lot, so we'll probably have to wait a while."
After Li the butcher finished speaking, he went to greet the waiter and told him that they had discussed it.
He waved to the waiter, who saw him and ran over quickly.
Because he ran a little too fast just now, the waiter was panting:
Sir, you have already discussed it, right? How do you want to buy it? Please tell me here so that I can arrange it with them and pack it for you.
Shi Lei also walked up to the waiter, took out his wallet, and placed it directly on the table. He was silent for a moment before saying:
"Brother, this is the case. We don't have much silver. If we want to make water bags, we only need to fill 40 of them.
Then give us 200 corn buns. We have three taels of silver in total.
The remaining money can be used to buy brown rice buns. How many do you think you can buy?
Shi Lei roughly told me how much water and corn buns to buy, but he wasn't very good at math, so he just said to use the rest to buy brown rice buns.
When the waiter heard this, he immediately smiled happily. This is a big customer!
If he buys so much, his commission this month will definitely increase. After hearing this, the smile on his face became even brighter.
He stepped forward and pulled Shi Lei's tattered sleeve, saying kindly:
"Hey, sir, I'll calculate how many brown rice buns you can buy. Please take a break here. There are quite a lot of buns, so you may have to wait a while.
But don't worry, we will prepare as quickly as possible. It won't take too long."
After the waiter finished speaking, he ran to the front desk to find the accountant to calculate how many brown rice buns he could buy.
Li the butcher and the others also stood there dryly, without saying anything else.
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