Reborn as a Cube Man in the Late Ming Dynasty

"Sir, what are you saying? This flour isn't for sale, is it just for looking at?" Shi Lai asked with a smile.

But isn't that too cheap?

Even if the price of this flour were ten times higher, he would still think it was cheap.

Could it be that the store made a mistake in labeling it?

Wei Laosi swallowed hard. He didn't dare to ask, afraid that if he did, the price would change.

He touched the copper coins in his pocket.

This money was all the family had left, and it was originally intended to buy some food for my fourth sister before she left.

He trembled as he took out the copper coins, poured them into his palm, lined them up, withdrew his hand, and carefully counted out ten.

Wei Laosi dared not take too much. If the label was really wrong, the shopkeeper might be kind enough to give him a pound.

"Shopkeeper, I... I'd like to buy a pound of flour, is that alright?" Old Wei asked, holding the ten copper coins in both hands, his heart pounding.

"Of course, no problem," Shi Lai scooped up the flour, placed it on the steelyard, weighed it to a pound, and handed it to Wei Laosi: "Sir, here is your pound of flour."

That's a whole pound of flour!!!

Feeling the heavy weight in his hands, Wei Laosi's eyes flashed with disbelief. His hands trembled as he carefully touched the bag of precious flour.

"Shopkeeper, I still have some copper coins. Can I buy some more?" Old Wei asked, his eyes red.

Shi Lai replied with a smile, "Sir, you flatter me. You can buy as much as you want."

"Here, take these!" Without further hesitation, Wei Laosi handed all the copper coins to Shi Lai, looking at him pleadingly, "Shopkeeper, can I use all of these to buy flour?"

He asked again and again, afraid that Shi would change his mind.

"OK!"

Shi Lai took the copper coins and exchanged them all for flour.

Like rain after a long drought, Wei Laosi was filled with joy. He stared blankly at the bags of flour, lost in thought.

I haven't seen so much flour in ages!

If only this shop could stay open forever.

"Shopkeeper, how long will your shop stay open?" Old Wei asked anxiously, snapping out of his daze.

Shi Lai smiled and said, "If there are no unforeseen circumstances, it will remain in this location. And rest assured, sir, this price is what it's supposed to be and will not change."

I can understand how this person feels.

That feeling of helplessness, struggling desperately but sinking deeper and deeper.

They just wanted to survive, yet this world wouldn't even grant them this small request.

Not long ago, he was the same.

But things are different now!

"That's wonderful, wonderful!" Old Wei murmured, then suddenly knelt down before Shi Lai, kowtowing and saying, "Thank you, thank you!"

Shi Lai quickly helped Wei Laosi up, grinning as he said, "Guest, you don't need to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank that immortal!"

He gestured for Wei Laosi to look in one direction.

On that high platform, there was an incense burner, and in front of it was a statue of a deity, but it was covered by a red cloth, so the face of the deity could not be seen.

"Young Master Bai, Immortal Lord Bai."

"These flours were bestowed upon us by Immortal Lord Bai," Shi Lai said reverently. "It was also Immortal Lord Bai who sent us to Chengcheng with these flours."

"Immortal Lord Bai?" Wei Laosi murmured a few times, then hesitated before saying, "May I have a glimpse of Immortal Lord Bai's appearance so I can pay my respects when I return?"

Shi Lai shook his head and said helplessly, "This is probably not possible for the time being. According to the decree of Immortal Lord Bai, his immortal appearance cannot be revealed for the time being."

Imperial decree?

It must have been relayed by someone like a saint or holy woman.

I've never heard of this god.

But if he can be fed, then he is a benevolent deity!

Wei Laosi kowtowed several times, bowing deeply before the statue: "This humble commoner, Wei Laosi, thanks Immortal Lord Bai for his grace!"

Wei Laosi's head was already red, but he still didn't stop, so Shi Lai had to help him up and take him out of the shop.

"Shopkeeper, there are some things I'm not sure I should say," Wei Laosi took a deep breath, glanced around, hesitated for a moment, and then muttered softly, "You should probably charge a higher price for this flour! Otherwise..."

Otherwise, they would all be bought up by those wealthy merchants and gentry.

The people who are robbing food from these people are not only affected by natural disasters, but also by other people!

"Rest assured, sir, we are well aware of the situation," Shi Lai said with a smile.

If they can buy them all, then they're really capable!

Moreover, it's uncertain where they can sell their products or even get them out of the market.

"Please take care, sir/madam, and come again soon!"

Holding the flour, Wei Laosi walked back in a daze.

Just then, Fourth Sister tugged at Wei Lao Si's sleeve, looked at him expectantly, and tentatively asked, "Father, do I not have to go anymore?"

Wei Laosi's nose stung with tears. He bent down and hugged his fourth sister tightly. He held back the tears in his eyes and said with trembling lips, "Father is incompetent, it's all Father's fault. Fourth sister, we won't leave, we'll never leave again!"

"Waaaaah~"

Under those strong arms, Fourth Sister could no longer hold back her bitterness, and she burst into tears.

After a long while, Fourth Sister sniffed, looked up, wiped the corner of Wei Laosi's eye, forced a smile, and said in a low voice, "Father, let's go back."

"Okay, let's go home!"

The burden that had been weighing on Wei Laosi's shoulders eased a little, and a sense of lightness arose spontaneously. They practically skipped home.

There, Wei Laosi's sister clasped her hands together in fists, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Girl, girl, we're back!!!" Wei Laosi shouted excitedly.

The fourth sister waved her hand and shouted, "Mother!"

"Husband, the fourth brother?" the girl exclaimed in surprise.

"Fourth Sister!"

"Fourth Sister!"

In the cramped house, a boy and a girl squeezed out, their eyes red and their faces still wet with tears. They looked at their fourth sister running towards them with surprise and joy.

"Big sister, third brother!"

The girl was also pleasantly surprised, but she still looked at her husband nervously.

"We'll talk about it when we get back!"

Wei Laosi's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement as he gripped the flour tightly in both hands.

He strode into the house and placed the bags on the table.

"Come quick, look what this is!"

Family members gathered around, their faces full of confusion.

Wei Laosi eagerly tore open the bag, and the white flour poured out like a waterfall.

"It's flour!"

"Wow, this is all flour! So much flour!"

The children exclaimed in surprise, eagerly reaching out to touch the flour and putting it in their mouths.

Old Wei gently ran his fingers across the flour; the touch was tender and intimate, as if he were caressing hope itself.

"This flour was bought with the copper coins we saved up. Let's get to work, and tonight we'll have another big meal!"

"Yay!"

"Daddy is so amazing!"

"Extra food! Extra food!!!"

The children cheered and grabbed flour, running towards the kitchen.

Staring at this long-unseen scene, Wei Laosi suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahaha, hahaha!!!"

His laughter was filled with the joy of release, and tears welled up in his eyes, but he forced them back.

At that moment, he felt invincible.

He can do it for his family.

They hold up the sky!

"Where did all this flour come from? You didn't do anything wrong, did you?" Only the girl who knew the truth looked at Wei Laosi with concern.

She knew that her family's meager savings wouldn't even cover that small amount.

"Hehe, a new shop opened in town. Do you know how much their flour costs?" Old Wei held out his hand and gestured, "Ten copper coins a pound!"

"Ten coins a pound?" the girl exclaimed incredulously. "How is that possible!"

"Fourth Sister saw it too, go ask her if you don't believe me!" Wei Laosi was full of energy and said without hesitation, "These days, I need to go out and earn more wages so I can buy more flour to stock up at home."

"Also, from now on, our family will worship a righteous god!" Old Wei said with a big smile.

"Who?" the girl couldn't help but ask.

"Young Master Bai, Immortal Lord Bai!!!"