The inn is located in a corner of the town. Although it looks inconspicuous from the outside, it is a different world inside.

The lobby was brightly lit and bustling with people of all kinds walking around, some talking in low voices, some laughing and cursing loudly, creating a bustling scene.

However, behind this prosperity, there are countless people who are displaced and starving.

When Father Liu and his group walked to the door of the inn, a waiter immediately came to greet them, "Sir, please come in."

"Boss, a guest is here."

"Stay in a hotel or have a meal?"

"I want three guest rooms."

Father Liu, who was at the front, said directly.

"There are three guest rooms next to the west wing. Please come this way, sir. I will show you around."

The room at that time was very simple, with a large bed that could easily accommodate three or five people, and a square table with four benches. Father Liu looked at the room and threw two taels of silver to the waiter: "Take these three rooms. Waiter, please bring two more basins of hot water to each room. Is the silver enough?"

"Master, I need two more basins of hot water for one room. This silver is not enough. The price of water has increased again. I need another 400 coins."

Father Liu took out another two taels of silver and asked, "Do you have anything to eat now? What can you make with the rest?"

The waiter took the silver and said politely, "Okay, sir, I'll give you a bowl of wild vegetable wontons with the remaining silver. Is that okay with you?"

"Okay, bring us the hot water as soon as possible."

"Okay, sir."

After the waiter left, Liu's father assigned rooms to them.

"I will live with Lin Weizhong, Lin Keyu and Chen Hao. You, old woman, will live with Xixi and the two old women. Caixia and Caiyun, the four of you will live together."

Due to limited conditions, we can only squeeze together, but this is much better than sleeping on the ground in the wilderness.

After hearing the arrangement, everyone nodded in agreement.

"Dad, come sit in our room for a while. Let's discuss our next itinerary."

Liu Caixia wanted to talk to her father about the situation in the city and the future plans. Father Liu understood what she meant and made arrangements: "Wei Zhong and Xi Xi come with me. Old woman, you take Granny Tan to the room to clean up, and take Xiao Mei and Chen Hao to clean up and go to bed early."

"Okay!" Liu's mother also understood that some things were better kept secret from outsiders.

"Caiyun, keep watch at the door. If anyone comes outside, alert us immediately."

After Liu's father entered the room, he closed the door, leaving a small gap.

Liu Caiyun stood at the gap and looked outside.

"Dad, we've sold this Ganoderma lucidum!"

Liu Caixia raised four fingers

"I've sold so many of them. The ones you have are bigger than my smallest one. They're cheaper."

Lin Weizhong said when he saw the gesture she made.

It is obvious that Liu Caixia's Ganoderma lucidum is sold at a low price. She thought that the price was not cheap before.

Miscalculated.

"But it's OK. Weizhong, your pharmacy also meets people in need. It's normal for the price to be a little higher. Otherwise, it must be cheaper. Our cups are sold for 50 taels each. It's not cost-effective to sell them at this time. If we take them to the capital or sell them in a good year, the price will definitely be much higher. Food is valuable now."

Father Liu was also helpless, but he expressed his understanding that this kind of thing was normal and could not be avoided!

"We bought 30 jin of fine grains and jin of coarse grains, which cost us a little over liang in total. We also bought two sickles, which cost us liang."

"I spent 29 taels here, a mule cart and two maids, and you haven't calculated the taels you just gave out." Liu Caixia reminded her father.

"Yes, Weizhong, you can keep the money yourself. You can live on your own when the time comes. The Fang siblings are too young, so I will let them live with us. What do you think, Xixi?

As long as we have food to eat, we will definitely not let you go hungry. We will give you your own home after you settle down. Don't worry, we will definitely treat you as our own grandchildren."

"Thank you, Grandpa Liu. I'll listen to you."

Fang Chenxi looked at Liu's father with tears in her eyes. She was still a child, and had been trying to survive in the apocalypse with her younger brother. When she came here, she encountered a famine. She must have been very panicked. Now, she was very moved to hear Liu's father say this.

"My brother and I are willing to live with you, as well as Aunt Caixia, Aunt Caiyun and my two sisters."

"Okay, okay, don't be afraid, good days are still to come."

"Uncle Liu, you can keep this money together. There is strength in numbers. I still have three Ganoderma lucidum, so I will have money even if I want to live on my own. In addition, you have paid for all the expenses along the way, so it would be unreasonable for you not to take my money."

Father Liu thought about it and stopped being shy: "Then you can do the same as Xixi and the others, just give me fifty taels, which will cover the food and expenses along the way, and you can take the rest yourself, don't refuse.

We will get up early tomorrow and buy some food to eat on the way to the next county. I asked and it will take seven or eight days to walk, and three or four days to take a mule cart. Besides, there are so many of us that a mule cart probably can’t make the whole day. Only the children can take the cart, and we still have to walk.”

"Yes, Dad. Let's buy some more food and water tomorrow. We forgot to buy two wooden barrels for water."

"I'll ask the waiter if there are any extra barrels in the store that can be sold to us. It's convenient for them to buy barrels here. One barrel is enough. If they need two barrels, the mule cart and the camel driver will be too stressful."

Speaking of the waiter, the waiter came over, and Liu Caiyun's voice came first: "Someone is coming!"

Then the waiter's voice came: "Sir, let me bring you a basin of water first."

Behind the waiter were two maids, each carrying a basin of water. "Send a basin of hot water to each room first, and then another basin later. The wontons will be delivered soon."

"Waiter, do you have any barrels in your store that you can sell to us? Or is there any store nearby that sells barrels?"

"Sir, you want a wooden barrel. I'll go ask the shopkeeper. The wooden barrels in our store are all sent by the shopkeeper's relatives. His brother is a carpenter."

"Thank you, waiter. If you have one, buy one for us. I'll also ask you where to buy water?"

"The government office sells water at the East Gate every morning and evening. Some people also fetch water from the lake to sell. You can go to the East Gate tomorrow morning to check, or you can go to the south lake to fetch water yourself."

"Okay, thanks, we got it!"

After saying this, the waiter took his people away.

"It looks like we have to get up early tomorrow morning to buy these things. We will be the first group to leave the city tomorrow, so let's eat and go to bed early. Xiaolu, set an alarm for five o'clock. We will get up at dawn and leave the city after buying food and water."

After a while, the waiter came over with a tray: "The wontons are here!"

"Waiter, I forgot to tell you that we have another person who wants 12 bowls of wontons. Can you make one more bowl for us? How much more money do I need to pay you?"

"Okay, sir. A bowl of wontons is twenty cents!"

"Okay, then add another bowl. You don't have to give us any leftovers."

As a big boss before the end of the world, he still understands the ways of the world.

The waiter happily agreed, "Thank you, boss."

At that time, whoever has milk is the mother, and only if you have money can you get things done.

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