MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again - Chapter 859: 338: Selling Berries

Chapter 859: 338: Selling Berries

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Chapter 859 of "MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again" introduces the scene: Chapter 859: Chapter 338: Selling BerriesAfter two more weeks of rest, Lu Hong finally regained... Keep going!

Chapter 859: Chapter 338: Selling BerriesAfter two more weeks of rest, Lu Hong finally regained his strength and could get out of bed and move freely, helping Wang Wang with some of the heavy work in caring for the purple berries.

Under their meticulous care, the purple berries grew very well and yielded a bountiful harvest.

The harvest also signaled that the time for families from the outside to come here for bartering was nearing.

The next day, under Wang Wang’s direction, Lu Hong loaded up boxes of collected purple berries onto the rickety small wooden cart.

Originally, the small wooden cart was pushed from the wild into the town by Wang Wang, a twelve-year-old girl, alone. But today was different; with Lu Hong’s help, Wang Wang finally felt the care of having a relative at home.

Guided by Wang Wang, after half a day’s journey, they reached a remote small town nearby, Baicheng.

Like Lu Hong, countless farmers growing purple berries brought their crops and queued to enter the town.

Wang Wang carefully took out two copper coins from her waist and reluctantly handed them to the gate guard.

“Don’t dawdle, hurry up!” The guard didn’t even look as he tossed the copper coins into the box beside him and urged Wang Wang to hurry into the town.

“Let’s go.” Wang Wang led Lu Hong into the small town.

This small town was very simple and honest; the streets were bustling with hawkers, mostly selling purple berries, and other shops were filled with signs for buying purple berries.

“These three days are the most special; almost the whole town is engaged in berry-related business. We have to sell the berries today and leave Baicheng, otherwise, the accommodation costs here are too high, and we can’t afford it.”

“Alright.” Lu Hong nodded, pushed the cart, and asked, “Do you have special sales channels?”

“Yes, there’s an old gentleman who’s very good to me. I heard he’s the old steward of the Sang family from outside; he’s been buying my berries all along.”

Following Wang Wang’s guidance, Lu Hong followed all the way to a magnificent inn; this was perhaps the most luxurious building in this small town.

Along the way, Lu Hong also learned a bit about the base price for purple berries from the signs posted by various buyers. After all, once these buyers purchase the berries, they still have to resell them, so the prices they post must be the lowest price, roughly twenty copper coins per pound.

Don’t be fooled by the price looking decent; for Wang Wang, a cart of purple berries barely weighs a hundred pounds, and selling for two thousand copper coins may seem good, but it’s her half-year’s living expenses. These four thousand copper coins have to support her life for half a year, and how much does that amount to a day? One bun costs one copper coin, one baozi costs three copper coins, she can barely eat a few buns a day, anything more expensive is simply unaffordable.

However, the twenty copper coins is the lowest price. Normally, people wouldn’t sell their home-grown berries to the buying shops; they usually find purchasing agents from outside families, as their price would be much higher.

At this time, the inn already had many people in line to sell their berries to the old man Wang Wang mentioned.

After waiting in line for a long time, it was finally Wang Wang’s turn.

“Hello, Grandpa Sang!”

As soon as she arrived, Wang Wang sweetly greeted him.

Upon hearing this, the old man from the Sang family then looked up, smiled at Wang Wang, and said, “Little girl, we meet again. How many berries did you harvest this time?”

“A total of one hundred and twenty pounds!” Wang Wang replied happily, “This is such a big harvest!”

“Haha, great, I knew Wang Wang was the best.” The old man said, patting Wang Wang’s head, “Let’s go with the old price, twenty-five per pound. How does that sound?”

“Hmm, whatever…”

Before Wang Wang could finish speaking, Lu Hong interrupted, “This might not be appropriate, right? I just heard the previous person got thirty-five per pound, why was it twenty-five for us?”

Upon hearing this, it wasn’t the old man who panicked first, but Wang Wang. Wang Wang hurriedly said, “Brother, I… I don’t really understand planting, so the quality of the purple berries I grow isn’t good. They’re hard to sell, and only Grandpa Sang is willing to buy my berries, so the price is indeed a bit low, but I accept it.”

“Brother?” The old man turned to Lu Hong and said displeasedly, “You’re Wang Wang’s brother? Why have I never seen you in the past two years? If you’re her brother, why didn’t you show up in previous years? Do you not know how difficult your sister’s life is?!”

Hearing this, Lu Hong chuckled and said, “Don’t change the subject. I’m asking you, are Wang Wang’s berries of poor quality? Why do I feel they’re the best in quality among the berries you have worked?”

With that, Lu Hong pointed to the boxes of berries behind the old man.

Hearing this, the old man’s face immediately darkened: “I’m the one buying the berries; good or not, what I say goes!”

“Oh? Is that so? In that case, Wang Wang, let’s go. We’ll find another place. Don’t worry, brother will definitely find you a place willing to offer a higher price for your berries.”

“Wang Wang, your brother is just causing trouble. The price I offer is already very fair, haven’t we been trading at this rate for all these years? Isn’t that right?”

The argument between both sides had left the twelve-year-old Wang Wang completely flustered. On one side was the grandfather who had taken care of her for years; on the other was the brother who became her kin. These might be the two most important people in her life, yet today, they disputed over berries.

“Wang Wang, don’t be fooled by him. Perhaps your first harvest’s quality was indeed poor, but after a year of planting, you’re now very skilled in berry cultivation, and each berry embodies half a year of your hard work. They shouldn’t be sold so cheaply!”

Faced with Lu Hong’s words, Wang Wang was somewhat swayed. Seeing this, the old man hurriedly said, “Wang Wang, don’t listen to his nonsense. Although your berries look good in color, the taste isn’t as good as others. The soil and fertilization for your berry planting are just average. I’m the only one in Baicheng willing to buy your berries. If you don’t sell them here, they’ll rot in two days, rendering half a year’s work in vain!”

The old man’s words hit Wang Wang’s tender heart; if the berries can’t be sold, she’ll be hungry, and Wang Wang never wanted to experience the feeling of hunger again. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ novelhall.com

“I… I’ll sell!” Wang Wang finally gritted her teeth and decided to sell the berries.

To this, Lu Hong did not blame her but felt even more pity for the little girl in front of him.

Lu Hong thought that he shouldn’t have pressured Wang Wang into making a choice just now; she’s still a child and hardly understands the treacherousness of people.

Upon hearing Wang Wang’s words, the old man, as if winning a battle, couldn’t suppress his grin: “Alright, I’ll get the money for you.”

Saying this, he ordered the servant beside him to move the berries on the cart away.

Regarding this, Lu Hong didn’t stop him but quietly watched his actions.

Wang Wang accepted the three silver coins given by the other party, carefully tucked them into her waist, and even jumped three times to ensure they wouldn’t fall out, then beamed with satisfaction.

But then, Wang Wang suddenly remembered something, her expression turned anxious as she looked at Lu Hong beside her, timidly saying, “Brother… I…”

Seeing Wang Wang’s appearance, Lu Hong smiled slightly: “Alright, we’ve sold the berries, you must be hungry? Let’s eat.”

Seeing that Lu Hong wasn’t angry with her for making unsolicited decisions, Wang Wang finally showed a sweet smile: “Okay!”

And so, Lu Hong led Wang Wang away from the purchasing point.

Watching their departing figures, the old man couldn’t shake off a sense of unease, though he couldn’t pinpoint why, so he shook his head and continued with purchasing berries at low prices.

Will Lu Hong let this old guy exploiting Wang Wang go?

Clearly not.

But Lu Hong knew he couldn’t let Wang Wang face difficulties because of this matter.

In the evening, Lu Hong pushed the small cart with Wang Wang sitting on it, cradling a large bag of buns.

Holding the food, Wang Wang’s mood was simply too great.

At night, after comforting Wang Wang to sleep, Lu Hong got up and left the hut, heading towards Baicheng swiftly.

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