The game starts with fleeing from famine, the boss of the end times is in trouble

"Haha, he is indeed right. When we do business, we emphasize honesty and fairness. Only in this way can we do business well. Privately, we have a good relationship, and he was right to recommend you to come to me." The shopkeeper said with a smile.

"Boss, I want to buy oil and salt. Do you have any recommendations?" asked Yun the butcher.

"Come and have a look here, fellow. This is the oil in our store. We have peanut oil, which is 320 wen per catty. Here is rapeseed oil, which is 300 wen per catty. The jar next to it is soybean oil, which is 200 wen per catty. The one in the innermost one is sesame oil, which is 500 wen per catty. Which one do you want?" asked the shopkeeper.

Yun the butcher heard the shopkeeper's offer. The price had indeed gone up, but it was still lower than the price in the town's grocery store before he fled the famine. And there seemed to be a lot of inventory here. People living in the capital city were really lucky.

"Boss, we used to eat peanut oil when we were in the village. However, the price of peanut oil is too high now. Let's buy soybean oil. Our village plans to buy 100 kilograms of soybean oil. Please give us a more favorable price." Yun the butcher said politely.

"Okay, they are all recommended by friends. I can also give you a discount. If you want 100 kilograms of soybean oil, I will charge you 180 cents per kilogram. This is indeed the lowest price I have given it." The shopkeeper said readily.

"Okay, boss, thank you so much. But I didn't bring the oil tank. Can you send me one?" asked Yun the butcher.

"No problem. One hundred kilograms is exactly two jars. I'll give you the jars. Also, how many kilograms of salt do you want?" the shopkeeper asked.

"What is the price of salt now, shopkeeper?"

"Salt is now three hundred coins per catty. Because it is all official salt, salt from outside cannot be shipped in under the current circumstances. We are selling our inventory, so the price cannot be much cheaper for you." The shopkeeper said apologetically.

After hearing the price from the shopkeeper, Yun the butcher secretly felt happy. This price was 50 wen lower than the price he paid at the grocery store in the town before fleeing the famine. The prices in the city are indeed not high. The place recommended by Officer Xiaobai is reliable. The shopkeeper of the grain store is reliable, and the place he recommended is even more reliable. I met a good person recently.

"Okay, boss, I want 300 kilograms of salt. What price do you think you can offer?" Yun the butcher said readily.

"Then I'll charge you two hundred and ninety cents per catty, fellow. One basket is exactly one hundred catties, and three hundred catties is three full baskets. It's just right, I'll give you the baskets as well." said the shopkeeper.

Yun the butcher saw that the whole basket of salt was placed in a tightly woven basket. The salt was also wrapped with two layers of oil paper to prevent moisture. After the salt is divided, this basket can also be used to store sundries. Yun the butcher thought.

"Okay, thank you, shopkeeper. You are so fair and kind. The price is as you said. You can calculate how much it is and I will settle the bill for you." said Yun the butcher.

The shopkeeper used the abacus and figured it out in a short while. Yun Yiyi secretly calculated in her mind and it was indeed this number, no mistake. The shopkeeper is quite honest. Yun Yiyi thought secretly.

Yun the butcher paid the bill to the shopkeeper, who asked the clerk to help carry all the goods to the donkey cart, load them, secure them, and tie a layer of oilcloth on the outside to protect them from rain and keep them safe.

"Boss, do you know which cloth shop nearby has the best prices? I want to buy some cotton. The temperature will drop as time goes by, so we should prepare cotton clothes." Yun the butcher asked the boss.

"You asked me this, and I really know. Fellow villager, turn a corner in front, and the first shop on the street ahead is a cloth shop. That cloth shop is a chain store, and they have many branches. The owner of that shop is a kind-hearted man, and he is usually generous. During this drought, it was their owner who distributed porridge at the city gate. Their owner was the first family to distribute porridge, and he was also one of the families who persisted the longest.

The other one is the owner of the grain store where you bought grain. He was one of the first to provide porridge and persisted the longest. Their cloth, needles and thread, and cotton, their owner did not increase the price too much, the price is very fair. The shopkeeper of that store is also a very fair and kind person. Before the drought, when little beggars went to their store to beg, the shopkeeper would give them steamed buns and dumplings. He never drove away the little beggars. "The shopkeeper said enthusiastically.

"Okay, shopkeeper, thank you for your recommendation. We will go to that store to buy cotton later. See you later." With that, Yun the Butcher bid farewell to the shopkeeper of the grocery store.

"Dad, the owner of this grocery store is a very nice person. I didn't expect that the owner of the cloth shop and the owner of the store where we bought grain were the first to provide porridge and were also among the ones who persisted the longest. I thought that the government was mandatory for rich families to provide porridge." Yun Yiyi sighed.

"There are still many good people in this world. Especially in times like this, it's hard to find people who are able and willing to do good. The porridge they distributed at the city gate tower helped feed many people. They are truly kind people." Yun the Butcher said to Yun Yiyi.

"Yes, Dad. When we become rich in the future, we will also help others." Yun Yiyi said firmly, clenching her little fists.

"Okay, Yiyi, Dad has been waiting for that day." Yun the Butcher said happily.

Butcher Yun and Yiyi Yun drove the cart around the corner and came to another street. This street was wider than the previous ones, and the shops on both sides of the street were open. There were many people walking on the street. Butcher Yun and Yiyi Yun stopped the cart in front of the first shop. A young man came out of the shop and helped park the donkey cart. Then, he took some fodder and water to feed the little donkey. Butcher Yun and Yiyi Yun looked up at the shop sign, which read Yuelai Cloth Shop.

Yun the butcher and Yun Yiyi walked towards the store. When they arrived, they found that the store was large and well decorated. The walls of the entire store were painted very cleanly, and there were several calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls. There was a row of tables against the wall in the middle. There were rolls of cloth on the tables. There was an antique shelf against the wall at the far east of the store, and in front of the shelf was a coffee table and two chairs.

There were several customers in the store looking at fabrics, and several shop assistants were busy introducing them to the customers. Standing at the counter behind the fabrics was probably the shopkeeper. He was short, chubby, and looked very kind. He was using an abacus, probably calculating the bills for the customers.

Yun the butcher and Yun Yiyi waited for a while, and only went up to talk to the shopkeeper after he finished his work. The shopkeeper had also been paying attention to Yun the butcher and his father for a long time. When they entered the store, they didn't even look at the fabrics, but just stood by the counter waiting for him to finish his work.