Chapter 56: Good Heavens, She Scored a Huge Bargain Yet Again

Chapter 56: Chapter 56: Good Heavens, She Scored a Huge Bargain Yet Again

The farm tools cost 548 yuan.

The rice and flour cost 200 yuan.

The eggs cost 140 yuan.

In the end, she had 832.50 yuan left.

Yun Zhen made her decision. "Sir, I want to take a look at this type of iron cart."

The shop owner grinned from ear to ear. "Come inside my shop and take a look. We have carts in different styles and colors."

The 300-yuan cart he had mentioned to her earlier was considered a mid-to-high-end model. The most expensive was 400 yuan, and there were also smaller, cheaper carts ranging from 100 to 200 yuan.

The egg vendor said, "Miss, go look at the carts with my cousin. I’ll keep an eye on your things. I promise no one will take them."

Yun Zhen followed the farm tool shop owner inside.

"The small carts cost over a hundred yuan and can carry two to three hundred catties. The medium ones are two hundred and fifty yuan and can carry four to five hundred catties. The large ones are three hundred and fifty yuan and can hold six to eight hundred catties. The extra-large carts are only four hundred yuan and can carry around a thousand catties," the owner introduced briefly, then added, "The one used to hold your rice and flour earlier was a medium cart."

Yun Zhen inspected them one by one.

Finally, she decided, "I’ll take two large carts! One green and one blue!"

The owner laughed happily. "That’s seven hundred yuan in total. I’ll help you take the carts out to the alley."

He called over his cousin-in-law to help move the two carts into the alley.

Yun Zhen had a little over a hundred yuan left.

She strolled through the general store across the street. According to the farm tool shop owner, the general store owner was his old buddy—which probably meant they were good friends.

The general store owner had watched her spend hundreds of yuan across the street, his heart burning with eager anticipation. Seeing her walk into his shop, he enthusiastically pitched his goods. "Miss, do you need any white or brown sugar? Authentic white cane sugar, without a single additive!"

Sugar!

Yun Zhen stopped and took a look.

Sugar was a wonderful thing.

Whenever one felt weak, a cup of sugar water could cure dizziness and restore their strength.

Brown sugar was also incredibly precious.

Giving birth to Little Bao had taken a heavy toll on her body. Her parents had bought her a few taels of brown sugar, and drinking it was the only reason her vitality had slowly recovered. Otherwise, she would have been left with a chronic illness.

She remembered that in the county town, white sugar cost 80 cents a catty, and brown sugar was 50 cents a catty.

She leaned over the goods box and stared in pure shock.

Oh my god!

The white sugar was so white, just like snow!

The villagers of Taoyuan Village could never afford white sugar. Even the wealthy families in town couldn’t drink white sugar water every day. It was said that only high-ranking officials and nobles could afford to drink it daily for nourishment.

Brown sugar was slightly cheaper. When a peasant woman gave birth, no matter how poor the family was, they would grit their teeth and buy a piece of brown sugar cake to boil and nourish the mother’s body.

Yet, such precious tonics were displayed casually out in the open!

Oh, she had forgotten. This was the Immortal Realm!

Wages were high, and goods were cheap.

Unable to read the price tags, she asked the owner, "How much are the white and brown sugar?"

Hearing this, the owner knew a deal was in the bag. A warm smile spread across his face. "White sugar is five yuan a catty, and traditional handmade brown sugar is eight yuan a catty."

Five yuan? Five cents!

Eight yuan? Eight cents!

Yun Zhen’s heart leaped wildly in excitement.

Good heavens, she had stumbled upon another massive bargain.

Her face flushed with thrill. "I want ten catties of brown sugar and ten catties of white sugar!"

Feeling a bit anxious, she quickly added, "Make sure to pack it well. Don’t spill any."

The owner began weighing the sugar. "Don’t worry, Miss. I’ll double-bag it for you to make sure nothing spills."

She walked out with brown sugar in one hand and white sugar in the other.

She only had 2.50 yuan left in her pocket.

She had spent over a thousand yuan, leaving herself with a mere two yuan and change.

But it was totally worth it!

She happily carried her purchases back to the alley.

Both the farm tool shop owner and the egg vendor were there. Yun Zhen said, "Thank you for keeping an eye on my things."

"No trouble at all! Come find me next time you need eggs."

"And come to me for farm tools! I promise to give you a good discount, Miss!"

The two cousins were incredibly hospitable.

Yun Zhen nodded with a bright smile. "I definitely will!"

Farmer’s market?

She memorized the name.

Things were cheaper here than outside!

After the two owners left, she looked around and saw no one else. Gazing at the mountain of goods at her feet, her mood soared.

"Return!"

All day long, the villagers of Taoyuan Village had not been idle.

Dressed in the cotton-padded clothes brought by the Goddess, they transported the snow bit by bit to the river ditch outside the village. The snow falling from the sky still hadn’t stopped, and their efforts seemed fruitless.

The accumulation of snow in the village did not visibly decrease.

Villagers, regardless of age or gender, were so exhausted they could hardly stand straight. Yet, when they looked outside, the snow was just as deep. It was no use! Their hard work yielded no returns!

A deep sense of frustration filled their hearts.

"Sigh!" The village chief, Li Zheng, frowned so hard he could crush a fly between his brows. His face was ashen. "God really isn’t leaving us a way out. We just dumped a basket of snow, and a short while later, another layer piled right back up."

Yun Xiu couldn’t help but sigh. "Who knows when the snow will stop? But everyone, don’t lose heart. We still have hope. We will definitely live to see the day the snow stops. Once it does, we’ll haul the rest of it out so the village won’t flood when it melts. As for now, to keep ourselves from being buried alive, we should move a bit of snow out of the village every other day. Even if the impact is small, doing something is better than doing nothing."

Wang ManCang, the hunter, offered some comfort. "Everyone, look on the bright side. If it weren’t for the Goddess appearing in our village, it’d be a mystery if we were even still alive right now. At least we can eat our fill, and with these cotton clothes, we won’t freeze to death. I believe the snow will stop one day. We’ll definitely live to see spring!"

Tian Ergou chimed in, "That’s right! We have the Goddess! As long as she learns the Divine Skills to control the weather, why would we ever worry about not having good weather for our crops again? It’s a bit tough right now, but who knows what kind of wonderful lives we’ll all lead in the future!"

Grandpa Zhang’s aged voice rang out, "Exactly! We even have meat to eat and fine grain in our pots. We’re eating better now than we were before the blizzard."

The village chief nodded in agreement. "With the Goddess here, we won’t have to worry about a good life!"

Zhou Dashan said, "Didn’t the village chief say the Goddess would buy shovels and baskets? With more shovels and baskets, we can work one day and rest the next. We’ll eventually have the chance to dump all this snow into the ditch by the village entrance."

The villagers had been listless, but the moment the Goddess was mentioned, they instantly perked up.

Their faces glowed with renewed vigor!

That was right!

With the protection of the Goddess, their luck was thousands, tens of thousands of times better than people anywhere else. Letting a minor setback like this defeat them would truly be a disgrace to the Goddess.

"The Goddess should be back soon," the village chief remarked.

His words were brimming with anticipation.

Every day she returned, the Goddess brought them hope for survival.

The villagers, too, were full of expectation.

Yun Xiu, however, felt nervous.

He wondered if shovels and baskets were expensive in the Immortal Realm.

Baskets probably weren’t too pricey—after all, they were woven from bamboo and willow branches. The material cost was low; it just took time. Shovels, on the other hand, must be very expensive. Comparing the prices between the two worlds, his daughter’s wages could probably buy two or three shovels at most, and that was including the money from selling the scraps.

CRACKLE!

A massive noise erupted inside the thatched cottage. Everyone immediately looked toward the center of the room. A holy, radiant light appeared, and the Goddess stepped out from within.

"The Goddess has returned!"

The crowd was beyond excited, yet they still remembered to stand respectfully at attention.