Lin Jiuyue quickly lifted the oilcloth on the cart.
"Sir, these are some dried vegetables we got from the sun at home. We didn't finish them, so my grandma told us to take them into the city and sell them to see if we could get a few copper coins."
"You know, we country folk don't have much good stuff..."
The soldier waved his hand dismissively.
I thought there were some valuable things on the cart, but it turned out to be just some worthless stuff. It seems that there will be no profit this time.
The last thing I wanted was to work at the city gate, with no pay at all. And being exposed to the wind and sun. All I had to do all day was face disaster victims and these poor country folk who couldn't even squeeze out a couple of ounces of oil.
"Sir, if you don't mind, could you take some back and try it?"
Lin Jiuyue took a handful and handed it to the guard, who waved his hand with an 'altruistic' look.
But Lin Jiuyue still saw disgust in the soldiers' eyes.
Indeed, he accepted the copper coins from others but didn't do anything to help them, and finally didn't return the copper coins to them. How could such a person be truly selfless?
"Alright, alright, you guys should stay and exchange them for copper coins. Let's go."
Lin Jiuyue didn't force it, just smiled 'flatteringly', then nodded 'gratefully' to the soldier to express his gratitude.
The lady standing by breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that they had successfully entered the city.
"You guys should go quickly. Buy the things as soon as possible and go back as soon as possible. Otherwise, your family won't have to wait too long."
Lin Jiuyue thanked him again and then left with Gu Chengyan.
The cart contained not only the villagers' belongings, but also the most valuable item: a tiger skin.
Gu Chengyan had processed the tiger skin. This time he came to the city to sell the tiger skin and exchange it for copper coins to buy other things.
"Let's go sell the tiger skins first, and then go shopping together after we've sold the skins."
Lin Jiuyue wanted to refuse, but then she thought, with Gu Chengyan's personality, he would probably sell it for whatever price others asked, and she didn't know how much less she would get by then.
After thinking about it, I still feel uneasy.
"I'll go with you."
Gu Chengyan was also afraid that Lin Jiuyue would get lost.
Although this girl is extremely strong, she is a girl after all. In order to enter the city this time, she has washed her face. Although she is a refugee, her appearance is still eye-catching.
For the girl's safety, it's better for us to go together.
After some inquiries, the two finally found a shop that specialized in buying and selling furs.
Lin Jiuyue was guarding the cart while Gu Chengyan went to the shop to inquire about the price.
Not long after, Gu Chengyan came out, followed by a man who looked like the boss.
"Where's the tiger skin? Where is it? Are you lying to me?"
The man came out and didn't see the tiger skin. He thought Gu Chengyan was fooling him and felt a little unhappy.
"Shopkeeper, you know what kind of year it is. This tiger skin is valuable, so it naturally cannot be exposed to the public. It must be covered."
Gu Chengyan pointed at the cart as he spoke.
The man called the shopkeeper then set his eyes on the cart in front of Lin Jiuyue.
"Then let's go to the backyard and talk."
Anyone who can sell tiger skins cannot be an ordinary person. He must be either a rich man who has fallen on hard times and is exchanging tiger skins for silver, or he must be a skilled hunter.
No matter which one it is, the man doesn't want to offend.
After all, people like this might have other business to do in the future.
Gu Chengyan nodded. After hearing this, Lin Jiuyue swiftly pushed the cart towards the backyard the man mentioned.
When they arrived at the backyard, Lin Jiuyue took out the tiger skin hidden at the bottom of the cart.
"Shopkeeper, this is the tiger skin we want to sell. Can you tell me how much it's worth?"
As soon as the tiger skin was presented to the man, he realized that it did not look pre-made. He guessed that it must have been hunted.
Now he no longer dared to underestimate Gu Chengyan and the others.
"Excuse me, little brother, where did this tiger skin come from?"
Gu Chengyan frowned.
"Boss, this tiger skin was hunted by my brother and me. What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
Gu Chengyan was sure that his method of processing the tiger skin was correct.
"It's nothing serious, just a casual question. I didn't realize that this little brother, oh no, you two brothers and sisters actually have such a skill, able to hunt big insects."
Gu Chengyan clasped his fists.
"It's not really a skill, it's just that I'm a bit lucky."
The man laughed twice.
"Little brother, you are too modest. This big beast is not so easy to hunt. If you are not careful, you will become its meal. The fact that the two of you can hunt big beasts is truly admirable."
The man said politely as he examined the tiger skin.
After a while, the man put down the tiger skin in his hand.
"Little brother, I think your tiger skin is quite well made. I didn't expect you to even know how to process the fur. You can't judge a book by its cover, and you can't measure the depth of the sea by its depth."
"No, no, I understand a little bit, a little bit."
The man understood that Gu Chengyan was being polite and did not ask any more questions.
"Little brother, your tiger skin is quite intact. Except for the damage at the head, everything else is fine. We'll take it from you."
Lin Jiuyue breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
"Shopkeeper, how much silver is our tiger skin worth?"
"Little brother, how about fifty taels of silver?"
Gu Chengyan frowned.
Fifty taels of silver? Isn't that a bit low?
"Shopkeeper, isn't your price a bit low? Our tiger skin has already been processed. Aside from some blemishes on the head, there are no other problems. If you take it back and process it a little, you can sell it for at least three hundred taels of silver."
Lin Jiuyue stretched out three fingers and waved them in front of the man.
"Fifty taels of silver is really too little. Give me a little more."
The man frowned.
I didn't expect that this girl actually understands the market.
"Little girl, you said this tiger skin has a flaw on the head, so fifty taels is not a small amount. Besides, the three hundred taels you mentioned would only be sold for that much after we've treated it. Besides, although this tiger skin is valuable, it's precisely because of its value that ordinary people wouldn't be willing to buy it. I want to sell it, but I don't know when I can."
Lin Jiuyue frowned.
Does this shopkeeper really think he doesn’t know the price?
Fortunately, I had already inquired about the value of tiger skin when Gu Chengyan entered the shop, otherwise I would have been cheated by the shopkeeper.
"Shopkeeper, as you know, my brother and I are hunters. We know exactly how much this fur is worth. So, two hundred taels, we'll sell it to you. If you don't want it, then we won't sell you this tiger skin."
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