Chapter 26 (2/2)

”Do you have any meat yet?”

”Meat? Well, there is so about meat?”

The general store is a general store after all, it's not a grocery store Well, adventurers will co that would be put on a kitchen table Can't really speak for the city (stores) —, but because of the size of this village, the street venders are enough Another thing is the barter system

”Have you heard that a merchant shi+p entered the harbor?”

”Oh, I was hungry at the Sea Dragon and ed to overhear that”

”The people of the etables are fine, but the h”

Well, I don't know es it'd be five to seven days by shi+p They can load it with all sorts of things, but etable soup, and dried meat

It seey in this era is rather low Bottling technology barely exists, as bottles are very expensive and sht be able to use thee It works far better just to pack in barrels

”When did you first see the merchant shi+p?”

”About three days ago”

”So, there had been no problems so far?”

”Problems? What problems?”

The pretty lady tilted her head Well, you could call her a bit of a wild card at a general store like this

”I don't know much about merchant shi+ps, but I do know that with a merchant shi+p, that could carry anywhere from two to thirty people If there were forty people added to the village, the longer they stay the faster the food would decrease I think with fishi+ng no one will go hungry, but other foods will surely decrease as well If you divide the vegetables up, not everyone would be able to vegetables in their hoetables, but ould go? Who would sow the barley then, a child or an adventurer? I don't know everyone's food circumstances, but I know a bit about what houses can afford What will toh food”

There is not enough food in the village at the e nue caravan arrives

”… that's a big problem…”

”It will depend on the skills of the mayor on whether it will be or not”

I do not have any authority on my part, even with the other kids Well, it doesn't hurt to ask, it's not like I don't care I like this village I had an attachment here The people who live here are preferred But theis family If it comes to family or other people, I will choose family without hesitation

”-I can't take it any longer!”

I grab the heht before darting out of the store

Oh, and the e somehow