Dual Transmigration: American Prison, Surviving to a Fantasy Development Stage
Chapter 25: I Owe You One Ounce
If American culture is a jungle society disguised as civilization, then this world is a true hunting ground where those without strength can only be trampled upon like ants.
The Huang Shouye incident is enough to show that the authorities here have not taken any action.
Three days is enough.
After tidying up, Lin Feng headed to the cemetery.
When passing by the cattle and horse market, Lin Feng noticed that there were significantly more disciples from the Tian Family Martial Arts School, searching everywhere for Tian Guangwen and Tian Guangyuan.
Clearly, they have no leads yet.
There are many hunters in Yongguan County, most of whom are unregistered.
They come today but not tomorrow; their turnover rate is extremely high.
Even if you know that the hunter is suspicious, you can't find him.
Lin Feng left the city discreetly without making a fuss.
On the way to the cemetery, the originally clear sky suddenly became overcast and gloomy.
The wind suddenly became violent.
Lin Feng's loose robes were now clinging tightly to his body.
A fierce wind raged, and a yellow fog had formed in front of Lin Feng's eyes. To prevent the yellow dust from getting into his eyes, Lin Feng could only squint.
It looked like it was going to rain that day, and Lin Feng hesitated for a moment.
Should we still go to the cemetery?
The thought of Huang Shouye's arrogance made Lin Feng's eyes flash with murderous intent, and he became fierce.
Even if a downpour comes, just stay indoors.
Thinking of this, Lin Feng quickened his pace.
Upon arriving at the cemetery, it was still early, and Zhao Erniu was not yet seen.
Lin Feng wasn't in a hurry; the time hadn't come yet.
About ten minutes later, the dark clouds grew thicker and thicker, as if a black curtain had been drawn around them.
A streak of purple lightning tore through the void.
Using the light of the lightning, Lin Feng could vaguely see a figure walking towards him.
After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Lin Feng finally saw who it was.
It was Zhao Erniu.
Instead of pushing a cart, Zhao Erniu slowly walked over carrying a prey on his back.
Upon closer inspection, the prey was clearly identified as two wild goats.
Although it is a goat, it is very robust.
Upon seeing Lin Feng, Zhao Erniu exclaimed with delight, "Young Master Lin, I thought you weren't coming!"
Lin Feng: "Yeah, I wasn't planning on coming, but I was afraid you'd make a wasted trip."
"Hey, why bother coming all this way? If you're not here, I'll just sell it in the city, it's the same thing."
"The whole city is looking for you right now, you'd better keep a low profile."
"It's alright, those guys are all nobodies, they don't care at all."
Lin Feng felt offended.
"How much silver do these two goats cost?"
"This meat is twice as fragrant as wild boar meat, and it costs 40 coins per catty."
"A total of 300 jin, just give me 12 liang."
Upon hearing this, Lin Feng felt somewhat embarrassed, as he had no money.
Clearing his throat, Lin Feng said, "Erniu, do you need any other supplies, like salt or candles?"
Zhao Erniu nodded and said, "Yes, we need to buy these anyway."
That's fine.
Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as he took out two packets of candles and a packet of salt wrapped in dried lotus leaves.
"How much do you think it's worth?"
Zhao Erniu opened the dried lotus leaf and saw the white salt inside; his eyes lit up.
"What a wonderful thing! It's as white as snow, even whiter than official salt. This is white jade salt."
However, the grains are even finer than those of white jade salt; I'm sure my older sister will like it.
As he spoke, Zhao Erniu dipped his index finger in a little salt, tasted it, and said, "It tastes good, not bitter at all. I'll take it."
This is all coarse salt (yellowish in color and containing bitter impurities), the finest salt is called white jade salt.
The quality of white jade salt is characterized by its pure white color, lack of bitterness, and fine grains.
Due to its rarity and superior quality, white jade salt is primarily consumed by the wealthy and powerful.
Therefore, this white jade salt was a high-premium hard currency, a consumer product at the top of the pyramid of the Great Wei Dynasty, with investment attributes, similar to luxury goods in the urban world.
Hefting the weight in his hand, Zhao Erniu said regretfully, "It's a pity it's only one jin (500 grams). I wish there were more."
But Lin Feng didn't know the price of the white jade salt, so he asked, "What price are you offering?"
"Yongguan County does not produce salt. Here, a pound of rice costs 5 wen, while a pound of official salt costs 30 wen."
This bag of salt is top-grade white jade salt, which is 200 times more expensive than official salt.
How about we say this pound is 6 ounces?
Lin Feng was satisfied with the price. In the city, a bag of salt cost 2 yuan, but here it cost 6 taels of silver, which was equivalent to two years' income for an average person.
That's certainly extravagant.
"Okay, let's see if we need these candles too."
Zhao Erniu opened the yellow paper and looked at Lin Feng in surprise when he saw that the candle was also as white as jade.
I picked it up and sniffed it, but it had no smell at all.
"Young Master Lin, you must come from a prominent family; you have all sorts of fine things here."
Lin Feng: "What price are you planning to offer?"
"Could I click on it to see?"
"Can"
Zhao Erniu reached into his robes and pulled out a copper tube, which was a tinderbox.
One end has fine pores, and the cotton core inside is soaked in sulfur and nitrate powder. Simply pull off the cap and shake it in the wind, and a stable and bright flame will be lit.
He blew on it, and a spark lit the candle.
Zhao Erniu really liked the candle that burned steadily without smoke.
"How about 100 coins per stick? One pack contains 10 sticks, so two packs would be 2 liang (approximately 100 grams), how about that?"
"Okay, deal."
Lin Feng was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that Zhao Erniu, who was so big and burly, would be so good at accounting.
Even Zheng Hongwen isn't this good at accounting.
Lin Feng could accept this price. Ordinary plant oil candles (such as tar or tallow oil) cost 20 coins here. These candles produce average light and a lot of smoke.
Animal oil candles (such as butter or lard) cost 40 coins each.
It burns relatively stably, producing a small amount of smoke.
The best quality beeswax (white wax) with less smoke costs 100 coins per stick.
Lin Feng gave Zhao Erniu another three taels of silver. "Six taels for salt, two taels for candles, and three more taels of silver. I'll still owe you one tael. How about I give it to you tomorrow?"
Zhao Erniu waved his hand dismissively, "Forget about this one or two ounces. How about we use this white jade salt and candles for our transaction tomorrow?"
Lin Feng: "Okay, but the amount owed can't be less. I'll pay you all together tomorrow."
"Okay, it's settled then."
"It's going to rain soon, you go first."
Goodbye, Young Master Lin.
After saying that, Zhao Erniu turned and left.
Watching Erniu's departing figure, my feet felt like they were powered by a motor, and in less than a minute...
It had already disappeared from Lin Feng's sight.
They've disappeared from sight.
Seeing this, Lin Feng looked at the goat.
The palm of his hand touched the goat's carcass, and he vanished instantly.
At the same time, the black lotus also fed back a lot of energy.
Although not as many as black bears and tigers, it's still better than eating meat.
This saves Lin Feng a lot of time.
It has to be said that spending money to buy wild animals is really expensive.
Both 355 were gone.
But the money was well spent.
Now, he has reached the third level of body refinement, the bone refinement realm.
Lin Feng has mastered many of his moves, so dealing with a dozen or so ordinary people shouldn't be a problem.
They're probably far from being able to handle the skilled fighters at the martial arts school.
The moment Lin Feng finished absorbing the energy, large raindrops fell from the sky.
In an instant, a torrential downpour began.
Lin Feng hurriedly hid inside the space.
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