Seeing the torchlight, Chisen quickened his pace again.
When he reached the other side of the river, his eyes lit up when he saw the buckets of snails next to Song Chongjin.
These are all river snails, things that my aunt wanted, and things that her brothers and I also liked.
It seems that tomorrow I can ask my mother to make more, so he won't have to fight over the last few snails.
Song Chongjin did not miss the expression on Chi Sen's face.
Upon seeing the basket he was carrying, he breathed a sigh of relief and asked:
"Brother Chisen, all the snails we collected are here. I wonder how you plan to exchange them?"
Chi Sen was unsure of himself and didn't want to be in a passive position, so he simply asked in return, "I wonder how Scholar Song intends to make the exchange?"
Song Chongjin naturally hoped for as much grain as possible, but he was also unsure of the situation. He thought about how the other party had picked up so much in the morning and then asked them to pick more.
So, this is what the other party needs.
In this way, he can raise the price slightly.
According to Shan'er, they collected six or seven buckets of snails in the morning, and she brought back two steamed buns, two cornbreads, and two flatbreads.
So, with these eight buckets, they can at least ask for five steamed buns, five cornbreads, and five flatbreads.
Despite his thoughts, he decided to raise the price slightly so that the other party could negotiate a lower price.
If they can get five of each kind, plus what they had left over from lunch, then their family's food for the next two or three days will be taken care of.
With the list to be submitted to Chi Dong-il tomorrow, it means he won't have to worry about food for the next month or two.
During this period, all the food that the wife and children managed to get could be saved.
After quickly considering these options, he said after a moment's thought, "Brother Chisen, I'd like to exchange these snails for thirty coarse flour cornbreads."
Chi Sen heard that a bucket of snails couldn't be exchanged for four coarse grain steamed buns. Although he felt the price was a bit expensive, he could accept it.
However, the amount of cornbread given by my aunt was not that much.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "I didn't bring that many cornbreads!"
Here's what I'll give you: four flatbreads, four coarse flour steamed buns, two boiled eggs, and a pound of fried noodles. How does that sound?
Putting everything else aside, the fried noodles alone are worth quite a bit of money.
This is made from wheat flour, so it can be stored for a long time and is convenient to eat whenever you want.
"You're living here now, but the house has nothing. It's not convenient to cook something nice at home, is it?"
Lin Shan, who had been silent, swallowed hard upon hearing this.
Not only her, but also Song Xiao, who was only ten years old and standing next to her, was the same.
Both Song Chongjin and Su Yu dote on their children. Seeing how much they wanted to eat, even though they were planning for the future, they couldn't bear to let them suffer.
Immediately, Song Chongjin said, "Brother Chi Sen, as you probably know, there aren't many river snails left after we've been picking them all."
The quantity you proposed is acceptable to me.
We're having a tough time right now, so we want more.
In that case, please give us two extra flatbreads and two extra steamed buns.
Then tomorrow, my wife and the others will continue to collect for you, is that alright?
Even if Chi Sen was ignorant, he knew that the snail was picked up from the river.
We already have several buckets at home, and with these now, even if there are any more in the river, there probably won't be many.
He had intended to reject the offer outright and settle only the matter for that day, but when he saw the hopeful looks in Lin Shan and Song Xiao's eyes, for some reason, he suddenly thought of what his parents had said.
They said that before the little aunt was born, life in the family, or rather, life for everyone in Chijia'ao, was incredibly difficult.
Every time they went hunting in the deep mountains, they went in groups.
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