After parting from my sister, I came to see an old lady who was doing business near the gate. Underneath the building with only pillars and a roof, they are sitting there with various tools spread out. As I approached, he raised his head and spoke to me.
“Are you buying or selling?”
“Um, it’s my first time.”
“Yes, do you need an explanation?”
Nodded to the old lady . I was relieved that I didn’t feel bad when I spoke.
“Are you alone? What’s wrong with your parents?”
“I am on my own”
“Hmm, it’s rare for a child to come alone. Well, I won’t pursue it deeply.”
Even after a simple confirmation and an honest answer, his attitude didn’t change. Good thing it didn’t feel right since I was the only child.
“I have been asked by a government official to do business with refugees here. I will reduce it by 20%. I also have a living, so I can’t live without that kind of umami.”
Just like your sister said. Although there is some loss, it is more important to do business with us on an equal footing. But I didn’t know that the official arranged for this merchant to be placed there. I wonder if it’s an instruction from the lord, I’m really grateful.
“Now then, let’s talk about what we actually buy. The things we buy are beast meat and medicinal herbs. Beast meat is deer, wild boar, birds, rabbits, and rats. Anything is good”
“I don’t have the tools to dismantle it, so if I bring it as it is, would you still buy it?”
“Of course, I don’t mind. I recommend rabbit and hole mouse meat to you. Among them, rabbit meat is more expensive than hole mouse meat, so if you can catch it, rabbit is better. ”
Rabbits are recommended over hole rats, and it seems better to do your best to catch rabbits. Alright, I need to think of a capture method.
“There are two types of medicinal herbs. Gitaru herb, which is used directly on wounds, and Attai herb, which has analgesic effect and can be used as an oral medicine. Here’s a sample.”
The old lady who said so showed me the medicinal herbs lined up. Guital grass has long, thin leaves with jagged edges. Attai grass has rounded leaves with pointed tips.
“I will buy Gitaru grass for 90 Rta and Attai grass for 80 Rta. Yes, I will buy a rabbit for 260 Rta and a hole mouse for 190 Rta. I’m going to catch a big one.”
Do you want to earn money by searching a lot, or earn money by trying hard to catch them?
“Yes, do you know how to count money?”
“What is your method of counting?”
“You don’t seem to know. It’s the knowledge you need from now on, I’ll teach you.”
I’ve been a refugee since I can remember, so I’ve never seen money. Come to think of it, I didn’t know the coin type or price at all. It’s good to be taught here, it’s really good to be a kind person.
“There are several types of money, and the amount varies depending on the type. The types of money are small copper coins, copper coins, small silver coins, silver coins, small gold coins, gold coins, and large gold coins.”
“There are so many.”
“There are a lot of them, but when it comes to actually using them, they are limited. Listen, one small copper coin is 1 ruta, a copper coin is 10 ruta, a small silver coin is 100 ruta, a silver coin is 1000 ruta, and a small gold coin is 10,000. Ruta, a gold coin is 100,000 Ruta, and a large gold coin is 1,000,000 Ruta.As long as you remember this, you’ll be fine as long as you don’t make a mistake in the bill.”
There were seven types in all. Gold coins are like coins that have nothing to do with me. But I wonder if I can do a job that I can get in the middle of the day.
I had money firmly in my head. Seeing me like that, the old lady nodded and smiled a little.
“Looks good. The rest is up to you.”
“Yes. Thank you for teaching me many things.”
“It’s okay. I hope you can get out of the refugee quickly, do your best.”
“Yes! I will act immediately.”
I bowed deeply to the old lady and left the place. Save money quickly, enter the town and register as an adventurer.
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After parting with my grandmother, I immediately started looking for medicinal herbs. It moves around here and there, checking the roots of trees and pushing its way through bushes.
Even while looking for it, I find a hole of a hole rat. I was very disappointed that I didn’t have the tools at hand. I can’t help it because I’m on my way home from town now, but I feel like I’m losing out and I’m a little restless.
Maybe because of that, my concentration has dropped, and my search has become rough.
“No good! I have to concentrate and search for medicinal herbs.”
I slapped my cheeks and repartitioned. As I continued to search carefully so as not to miss it, I found a bundle of guitar grass in the grass. Yay, it’s my first herb.
I pick up a branch that had fallen nearby and start scraping the ground like digging up the base of a medicinal herb. I watched carefully to see that the medicinal herbs I had seen at my grandmother’s place were firmly rooted. Perhaps, I felt that it would be better to dig it up to the root instead of tearing it off.
Digging carefully, the roots of guitarl grass came out. Dig a little more from there and gently pull it out this time. I was able to pull out the guitarl grass with a spot. Yeah, it looks like I was able to collect all the way to the root well.
This time I also put my hands on the other Gitaru grass that was next to me. Carefully dig up the roots with a branch and do it carefully so as not to damage the medicinal herbs. Dig until the roots are firmly exposed, then gently pull them out. Yep, another one is gone.
My face loosened up when I saw the two Gitaru grasses that were successfully pulled out. That’s 180 ruta. We are one step closer to our goal of 12,000 lutas.
There is still a long way to go, but if you work hard when you have time, you will surely reach your goal in no time. Alright, let’s get motivated and search a little more.
While holding Gitaru grass and a branch, I start looking for other medicinal herbs. I looked around restlessly, and when I turned around, I saw a familiar grass. When I hurriedly approached and squatted down, I saw Attai grass growing there.
Hooray! You’ll find a lot in this style.
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