As a lord, I was forced to farm

Early the next morning, Liu Mu took his two little ones to the town.

The streets of Xinheng Town were very busy, with a constant stream of pedestrians along the streets and shouting sounds. Liu Mu was limping along, pulling a cart with several heavy fishing nets and Qianji grass on it. Three-year-old Qingqing was also sitting on the cart. The lively Fanfan was also very well-behaved at this moment, holding on tightly to his grandfather's clothes.

As his two daughters were busy and not at home, Liu Mu had no choice but to take his two grandsons with him. Fortunately, the two children were very well behaved and followed him without crying or making a fuss.

There were armored and sword-carrying policemen patrolling the streets, their hands on the hilts of their swords at all times, as if they would take action immediately if they detected any sign of trouble.

Liu Mu took a few more glances at the mighty official and was immediately greeted by several pairs of eagle-like eyes.

There was a murderous aura, but strangely, Liu Mu did not feel scared. Instead, he stopped and saluted to the man.

Xinheng Town is one of the most important open trade cities in Suling, and many outsiders come into the city. However, due to the drought, Xinheng Town has increased the entrance fee to the city, but many outsiders still flock in.

At first, these outsiders did cause some disturbances in Xinheng Town, but the government acted quickly and immediately dispatched many officials to suppress these troublemakers.

Liu Mu dared to bring his two little grandsons to the market because there were soldiers who would protect the safety of the people.

"Boss, would you like to try the side dish I made? It's sour and spicy. Make a bowl of batter and pair it with this side dish! So yummy!"

"Ordinary healing pills, two crystals for one pill, no cheating for anyone!"

"Come here! Take a look!"

Liu Mu ignored the dazzling array of goods on the street, walked around a few streets and went straight to a pharmacy.

This is a restaurant he frequents often. The owner is nice and doesn't try to bargain down prices.

"These two plants have a strong aroma, are large and intact, and can be sold for thirty crystals each. I will buy the others at the price of three crystals per ounce."

A dried Thousand Machine Grass weighs about one or two taels. Liu Mu thought the price was reasonable and nodded.

Thousand Machine Grass prefers cool weather, but the weather this year is generally hot, so the production of Thousand Machine Grass is not good this year. However, other things are not valuable in disaster years, but food and medicine are rising in price. So, calculated this way, the money earned from buying and selling Thousand Machine Grass is not worse than last year.

Liu Mu thanked him and immediately accepted the three spirit crystals and sixty pure crystals given by the drugstore owner.

"Uncle Mu, if you have any medicinal herbs in the future, just come to me and I will give you a suitable price." The pharmacy owner felt that Liu Mu was very meticulous and the herbs he sent were handled very cleanly. He was also happy to have such farmers deliver herbs to his door.

Liu Mu smiled and said, "Boss, since you think highly of me, next time I need any good medicine, I will definitely look for you first."

After leaving the drugstore, Liu Mu took his two children to sell the fishing nets.

The fishing nets are mainly collected by people from Suling Town.

There were too many sharp-toothed fish in the sea, and the consumption of fishing nets was very high. The few fishing nets Liu Mu made were all large meshes with thick ropes. Such nets were the most expensive and the best-selling ones - of course, they were also the most difficult to weave. He and his two daughters weaved for half a year and barely made six nets.

Six fishing nets were sold for one spirit crystal and fifty gold dollars.

"Grandpa, buy some candy~" Qingqing on the motorcycle climbed onto Grandpa's shoulders, drooling.

"Hahaha, okay, Grandpa will take Qingqing and Fanfan to buy some candy!" Liu Mu picked up Qingqing and shook her. "She's getting heavier. Qingqing has grown a little bit. Soon Grandpa won't be able to hold her anymore."

After buying some delicious food for his two grandsons, Liu Mu turned a few corners and found that this street was mostly lined with grain shops.

There were a lot of people surrounding the grain shop, and Liu Mu saw many people from outside the city.

Liu Mu silently hugged the two children tightly and finally squeezed in.

'Wheat bran: 12 silver dollars per pound.' 'Stale wheat: 26 silver dollars per pound.'

'New wheat: 40 silver dollars per pound.'

"Flour: 50 silver dollars per pound."

'...'

"It's going up so fast! The price of bran is 12 silver dollars per pound. In previous years, old wheat was only 12 silver dollars per pound. This price has more than doubled!"

Liu Mu was also shocked. The last time he entered the town, the prices were not so exaggerated. The food is getting more expensive day by day.

But although food prices are high, people from outside the city are still scrambling to buy it.

He was a little confused, so he stopped a young man who had bought a bag of grain and asked, "The grain price has risen so much, why are you still rushing to buy it?"

The young man frowned, looking a little fierce, "What can I do? I can't buy food outside. If I don't buy food, I will starve to death."

"… Bah, it's your county that not only took away the surrounding food, but also put pressure on others to take away their wheat and potato worms."

A passerby from outside the city uttered a "Puh" sound, and was immediately met with an angry glare from a local from Suling. The man was annoyed and didn't dare to say anything more.

Liu Mu took a look at the pale and thin people from the outer city and thought that it turned out that our county lord was far-sighted and made so many preparations in advance, otherwise they would be the ones crying and rushing into the outer city.

"It seems that the price of food will continue to rise in the future."

Liu Mu was secretly shocked and also queued up to buy food.

"Give me five hundred kilograms of old wheat." Liu Mu calculated that for their family of five, five hundred kilograms of old wheat could last about half a year. Combined with the surplus food at home, it would be no problem for them to get through the winter safely.

"Are you from Suling? Locals are limited to buying 100 kilograms of each type of grain, and outsiders are limited to buying 50 kilograms." The clerk in the grain shop politely reminded, "Locals can buy with their household registration books."

There is even a purchase limit. It seems that food is really in great demand.

"Fanfan, Qingqing, I made the right decision to bring you out today." Liu Mu kissed his two grandchildren respectively, and then said to the grain shop clerk, "I am a local and brought my household registration book. There are three of us. Please pack us 300 kilograms of old wheat and 200 kilograms of new wheat..."

Liu Mu took another look at the crystal red wheat.

That is red crystal wheat, which is very useful for improving people's physique. It is said that eating this stuff for a long time can also increase the chance of becoming a monk. The monks in the county basically do not eat ordinary wheat now, and instead eat various foods made with red crystal flour.

But this rare thing is expensive, and now the price has risen to ten gold yuan per pound.

Liu Mu looked down at the two little guys, thinking that he had made a lot of money today, so he should not skimp on what he had to buy. He said, "Little brother, give me another fifty kilograms of red crystal wheat."

It cost a lot of money to buy food, and he bought too much at one time. Even if Liu Mu brought a trailer, he, a cripple, couldn't carry it all away.

Thinking that there was a mercenary branch nearby, he asked the owner of the grain store to help him look after the grain while he went to the mercenary union to find help.

The mercenary guild has various tasks, and tasks like Liu Mu's, asking people to transport things, are also very common.

It was a little distance to Jintang Village, but it was within the town and relatively safe. Liu Mu spent one gold dollar and hired a younger brother who had a bullock cart at home.

Free from worries, Liu Mu pulled the small trailer carrying his two grandchildren and said, "Let's go and see what the story is that has mesmerized everyone so much that they can't walk!" (End of this chapter)