C217 (2/2)

This was the second day since Luo Lingwei had arrived at Oasis City. Yesterday, the few of them had rested very comfortably in the inn. Initially, Luo Lingwei did not plan to build an inn in this bordering city, but Ye Lianhe did not oppose it. Instead, she built an inn in more than ten bordering cities. After all, what Luo Lingwei saw were the profits and losses in the account books, and what Ye Lianhe valued the most was the information network built through this inn.

However, thanks to the fact that Ye Lianhe had disregarded Luo Lingwei's objections to the establishment of an inn in this bordering city, today, Luo Lingwei had gained a lot from him. Otherwise, in such a strange atmosphere in the town, Luo Lingwei and the others would not be able to sleep well.

”Shop owner, this jade looks pretty good. How much is it?” Luo Lingwei saw a piece of unpolished jade on a stall. If it was meticulously carved, it could be made into a pretty good jade pendant.

”This guest, your eyes are truly sharp.” This piece of unpolished jade was something I picked up from an old pit half a year ago. If you like it, fifty silver, this piece of jade is yours. ”

Seeing that someone had finally come to buy something from his stall, the shop owner was overjoyed. He hurriedly reported the price.

Luo Lingwei looked at this piece of jade again and discovered that although it was pure white and transparent, it was only of water and not of expensive ice type. Moreover, this piece of jade was only half the size of his palm. It was only a single piece of unpolished jade, yet the shop owner asked for 50 taels of silver. This was somewhat unacceptable to Luo Lingwei.

”Shop owner, this price is a bit too much. It's just a mid-tier water jade, why would you ask for fifty silver taels from me?” As Luo Lingwei spoke, she gestured to clean up.

”Sigh …” Unexpectedly, just as Luo Lingwei finished her sentence, the shop owner sighed and said, ”This is not the rule of these old men guarding the city.” After entering the city, they would have to pay admission fees. After exiting the city, they would have to pay homecoming fee. After selling things, these local thugs would have to pay another portion of the money. If they didn't sell anything, they would also have to pay a management fee. So if we ordinary citizens want to live here, we have to raise the price of the goods we sell. Otherwise, in less than three days, our entire family would starve to death on the streets. ”

”Does the government not care?” Luo Lingwei was a little curious. She didn't know how the yamen was handled, after all, some of them were from the Kulman Clan.

”The government?” The peddler laughed bitterly and said, ”This master, it looks like this is your first time here right? The Master in Oasis City only knows how to hunt and patrol all day long. He is not one of us. ”Sigh, they don't care about the lives of the commoners at all.”

Luo Lingwei shook her head when she heard this. Although the officials she had met had committed many evil deeds, they still had to put some effort into governing the people. The county officials of Oasis City, however, did not care about them.

”Old man Tian, it's time to pay your rent!” Just as Luo Lingwei and the booth owner were chatting, a loud shout suddenly came from behind them.