I'M THE FARMGIRL YOU CAN'T MESS WITH

Chapter 214: Difficulty

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Butler Chen walked out of the grain store in a daze and returned to the small rented courtyard with a frown. The lead guard, Wei Yan, hurriedly came out to welcome him. “Butler Chen, how is it?”

Butler Chen shook his head. “Not only did the price of grain not decrease, but it even increased a lot.”

Frowning, Wei Yan said, “Then what should we do? We’ve been out for so long. If we don’t go back soon, Little General and Young Master Fan will probably be anxious. Moreover, the prices of goods in Lin’an Prefecture are too high. The daily expenses of more than 30 of us are not small.”

Rolling his eyes, Butler Chen said, “You can just say this in front of me but don’t say it outside, lest others think that we’re poor. You can’t show your fear in a rich place like Lin’an Prefecture. Otherwise, no matter how much money you have, you’ll be cheated. Besides, are we people who care about that little expense? The money earned from those diced rabbit meat and cured rabbit meat is enough for you to feast for ten lifetimes.”

Wei Yan frowned and said angrily, “But that money belongs to our master. I’ve long had a problem with you taking his money out to treat people to a feast.”

“Heh.” Butler Chen glared at him. “You’re really taking it seriously? This is called doing business, understand? If we don’t treat people to a meal and drink, can our things be sold for such a high price? Oh, if we do things your way, aren’t you tired of recommending our goods going door to door at every dry goods store? This is secondary. If you do this, aside from lowering your status, the assistant shopkeeper will also bargain down the price. This is why Young Master Fan told you to listen to me.”

Wei Yan turned his head and said, “Alright, I’ll listen to everything you say. Tell me, when can we buy grains and return to Xingzhou Prefecture? I don’t want to stay in Lin’an Prefecture for another day.”

The first few days were still very novel. After all, this was the first time he had seen such a huge and prosperous city in his life. However, after shopping for a few days, Wei Yan was already tired of it.

The flourishing Lin’an Prefecture was a place of wealth and splendor, and those living there seemed to be unaware of the sufferings outside. If not for the fact that he had just come from Xingzhou Prefecture and had lived at the border since he was young, he would have thought that the Great Zhou Dynasty was prosperous and peaceful.

The longer Wei Yan stayed here, the more unhappy he became. How many lives had it taken to achieve such prosperity? Furthermore, the General and Little General had to lower their status to do business in order to earn money to buy rations for the soldiers and give out military salaries.

These people were clearly under their protection, but they were taking it for granted.

Was it the fault of the people of Lin’an Prefecture? Not really. Wei Yan had once stood up for the border soldiers in a wine shop, but the people at the nearby tables said that despite paying an additional amount of military expenses every year, the many soldiers in the Great Zhou could not even defend their country.

Only then did Wei Yan know that the soldiers at the border were the targets of scolding and disgust, except for the Yuan family’s army.

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