I transmigrated into a farming novel and started with a campervan.
Chapter 10 Delivering Steamed Buns
In the apocalypse, seeing a doctor is not an easy thing, so Wang Yiyi learned to treat some minor illnesses herself. Wang Erya's condition was better than she expected, and she took a pill while feeding her water.
The driver, no longer as slack as before, kept running towards Shi County and delivered them there around noon.
Upon reaching the city gate, he didn't look back, but drove off in his cart.
Wang Dashan from Shixian County often came here to sell some game, so he was quite familiar with the area. After registering at the city gate, his family entered the city smoothly.
The war did not seem to bring any changes to Shixian County; it remained bustling with people as usual.
Wang Yiyi was somewhat puzzled. This was different from the war she had imagined. She could understand that Liangping County was still some distance from the border, but Shi County was right at the border.
Out of curiosity, she asked the question.
Wang Dashan replied, "Life goes on. The Da Yong people always just rob a little something and leave. We were just unlucky to run into them this time."
Wang Yiyi pursed her lips. She was really unlucky. She ran into the most ruthless idiot as soon as she arrived, which caused the original owner to lose her life.
Before she could say anything more, Er Ya pulled her away.
Children get sick suddenly, but they recover quickly. Er Ya has almost fully recovered.
Li gave each of them 200 coins and told them to buy something they liked.
Normally she wouldn't be so generous, but she believed that money found should be spent as soon as possible. She gave one tael of the eight taels of silver to the children, one tael to the carriage, and one tael to lodging and food, leaving five taels. Li felt a little more at ease.
Wang Yi wasn't very interested in the things sold on the street.
Shixian is a small border town with limited resources. Most of the supplies come from the people's homes, and there are occasional vendors selling food and utensils.
They finally found a small stall selling jewelry, and Daya and Erya were instantly captivated.
The two were shocked when they inquired about the price; a single earring cost one tael of silver.
The vendor enthusiastically recommended it: "This comes from Dayong. It would sell for at least 3 taels of silver in a jewelry store. I'm being very cheap here."
Dayong is famous for its jewelry, and Shixian, as a border town, is a place where many merchants from both countries would trade when there was no war.
However, the best jewelry naturally went elsewhere, leaving only scraps in Shixian County. As a result, most people in Shixian County could not afford to buy it.
Wang Yiyi picked up the earring and glanced at it. "Two hundred coins."
The vendor immediately objected: "These are top-quality goods. I'd be losing money even if they were only one tael of silver. Two hundred coins is out of the question. If you can't afford them, then get out of here."
Da Ya's face flushed red, and she pulled Wang Yiyi, trying to leave: "Third Sister, let's go and see the others."
Wang Yi didn't move, only staring at the vendor: "These earrings are crudely made and not clear at all. They're basically cheap stuff from the East. Selling them for two hundred coins is already too expensive. You're pretending they're from Dayong. Do you think the jewelry store would let you do this?"
Upon hearing this, the vendor immediately offered the earrings back, grinning from ear to ear: "Young lady, you're quite the expert. I'll do you a favor; 200 coins it is."
They shouted too high!
Wang Yiyi's first reaction was this. In fact, she didn't know anything about jade and jewelry; she was just talking nonsense.
As for what she said about the jewelry store, she made it all up, because most jewelry businesses have chambers of commerce and wouldn't allow anyone to set prices privately. Unexpectedly, she actually guessed right.
She wanted to haggle a little more, but Daya couldn't wait to take out her money.
Wang Yi didn't let Daya pay; she bought the earrings and gave them to Daya, saying, "Big sister, consider this my wedding gift to you."
Da Ya is already engaged, but because Da Tou is older and not yet married, the marriage has been delayed.
Daya didn't refuse, and accepted the earrings with a shy expression; she really liked them.
Er Ya also took a fancy to a bracelet, and this time Wang Yiyi bargained hard and got it for 150 coins.
Er Ya looked at her with admiration: "Third Sister, when did you learn how to bargain?"
She rarely came to the city, and she certainly didn't know how to haggle. Seeing Sanya skillfully bargaining, she was extremely envious.
Wang Yiyi coughed lightly: "I learned it from other people."
That's true. She lived with her grandparents for a while when she was little. Her grandmother would take her with her every time she went grocery shopping. If she bought something for one yuan, her grandmother would ask someone to give her a bunch of scallions.
She had been exposed to it from a young age, but had never had the opportunity to practice it in real time. Today was her first time, and the results were quite good.
Er Ya exclaimed in admiration, "Third Sister, you're amazing!"
Wang Yiyi humbly accepted Er Ya's praise.
Daya planned to go to the fabric store to buy some fabric to make a dress for Wang Yiyi.
Wang Yiyi refused. She didn't care about the clothes; she wanted to go to the bookstore to buy a book about this dynasty. Sanya was just an ordinary child, and her knowledge of the world was limited to her immediate surroundings.
Da Ya was a little surprised. None of her family could read, so why would they buy books? But since her third sister had bought her such expensive earrings, she didn't say anything and led the people to the study.
When she saw that Sanya had chosen a book that was mostly pictures, she immediately understood that it was possible to look at pictures even if you couldn't read.
Wang Yiyi chose "Regional Records," which mainly introduces the landforms and customs of the Great Qi. She wanted to look for other books, but unfortunately, none of them were useful.
This one book cost 180 coins.
After the three of them had spent all their money, they went back to find Li and the others.
Li and Wang Dashan had also bought their things. They bought practical items, such as cloth, oil, and salt.
The things that Da Tou and Er Tou bought were somewhat flashy but impractical; they each bought a pair of shoes.
The price of one pair of finished shoes is equivalent to the price of making two pairs.
Although Li was somewhat angry, she had previously said that they could spend the money as they pleased, so she opened her mouth but ultimately said nothing.
The family bought some more steamed buns and then set off.
The scenery outside the city was very different from that inside the city; we encountered many people in tattered clothes along the way.
Wang Dashan encountered many acquaintances, almost all from the next village. They had also been captured by Dayong and were now on their way home.
Li was kind-hearted and would give almost anyone she met a steamed bun.
Wang Yiyi wanted to stop her, saying that people are not worried about scarcity but about inequality, and that what she was doing was not kindness, but rather inviting hatred.
She encountered many such people in the apocalypse.
She kindly offered those people refuge in her RV, but they only wanted to occupy it.
Instead, Li advised her, "This money is free. These people are so pitiful. We should help them if we can. They won't have any bad intentions. I don't have many steamed buns to begin with."
And things did indeed turn out much as Li had said; most people were extremely grateful after receiving the steamed buns.
"Aunt Li."
Wang Yiyi wanted to say a few more words of advice, but suddenly someone called out to them.
It's the Li family from the neighboring Li Family Village.
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