Surviving In The Ancient Times With Limitless Supplies
Chapter 279: What Do You Want From This Old Man?

Chapter 279: What Do You Want From This Old Man?

Even after the end of the world, those towns and cities in Xu Xiang’s original world will not be as deserted as this town. In Xu Xiang and Huan Yun’s eyes, this county town looked more like a ghost town. After driving for another twenty minutes, Ying San stopped in front of the county magistrate’s office.

He jumped down from the carriage, pulled out the stairs and said, "Miss Xu, we have arrived."

Mu Yucheng opened the door and stepped out of the carriage. Before he could reach out to help Xu Xiang, she already jumped down from the carriage. Hu Wenfeng looked at Mu Yucheng’s awkward hand and secretly laughed at him.

Standing in front of the county magistrate’s office, Xu Xiang looked at the closed door and asked, "Did we come too late?"

Seeing that there were no guards, she looked around and found an old man selling some kind of soil not far from the county magistrate’s office. Xu Xiang walked up to the old man and said, "Old Grandpa, good afternoon."

The old man looked up and saw a young woman standing calmly in front of him. Looking at her clean clothes and healthy face, the old man knew that she would not come to buy his goods. He nodded to Xu Xiang, then lowered his head to rest.

Xu Xiang observed the old man for a while. Looking at his thin body, she could even see his ribs protruding from under his tattered and dirty clothes. But strangely, the old man had a swollen belly under his clothes.

Xu Xiang thought for a few seconds and asked, "Old Grandpa, what are you selling?"

When the old man heard her asking about his goods, he raised his head and said, "This is Guanyin soil."

Huan Yun, who came over, looked at the soil in the basket and asked, "Old Grandpa, why are you selling soil?"

The old man looked at the two young women and said, "You two must be from a wealthy family. No wonder you don’t know the Guanyin soil. Since you have enough food, you don’t need to eat this."

Hearing the old man’s words, Xu Xiang asked, "Old Grandpa, is this soil really edible?"

The old man nodded and said, "Of course. This is the only food that can be eaten here. Fortunately, I have gathered a lot these days, so I came out to exchange this with water."

After finishing speaking, the old man licked his chapped lips and asked, "Young Lady, do you want to exchange some water with my soil?"

Xu Xiang looked at the old man’s bad condition and said, "Old Grandpa, why the county magistrate’s office closed so early."

The old man looked at the closed door of the county magistrate’s office and said, "The last county magistrate has passed away for three months, and no new county magistrate has taken office yet."

"Then... Who should I find if I have some official business to do?" Xu Xiang asked again.

Hearing what she said, the old man smiled and said, "Young Lady, what business can you do here? Don’t you see the current situation in this county town? If you want to do business, I suggest you go to the capital city instead. Now, only the imperial capital city and those fiefdoms can still be called cities. As for other places, forget it. There are more dead bodies than living people in those places."

After finishing speaking, the old man asked again: "Then do you want to exchange my Guanyin soil with water or not?"

Xu Xiang smiled at the old man and said, "Old Grandpa, please wait for a moment."

After speaking, she walked back to the horse carriage. Seeing her come back, Mu Yucheng asked, "Xiang’er, did you find any information?"

Xu Xiang nodded at him and said, "Mhm. The old grandpa said that the previous county magistrate passed away three months ago, and no new county magistrate has taken office since then. He also told us to leave, since this town has become a ghost town."

After saying that, she got into the carriage. Xu Xiang put the remaining snacks and a water bag into a small bamboo basket, and then got off the carriage.

She walked back to the old man again, put the small bamboo basket in front of the old man, and said, "Old Grandpa, there is food and water inside this bamboo basket. You can have it."

Looking at Xu Xiang’s calm expression, the old man knew that these things were not without price. He leaned against the wall and tiredly asked, "There are no free meals in this world. Young Lady, what do you want from this old man?"

Hearing the old man’s question, Xu Xiang smiled and said, "Can you tell me where I can find someone who is willing to do farm work?"

As soon as she asked, the old man squinted at her and asked, "Why do you want to find farmers?"

It is not surprising that he asked this question. Since last year, many farmers have been arrested for unknown reasons. Most of them never came back, and for those who could come back, they died of illness within a month or so.

Looking at the old man’s vigilant expression, Xu Xiang replied calmly: "I want to plant some trees and seeds, and I need workers. If they are willing to work hard, I am willing to pay more."

After hearing her words, the old man’s listless eyes lit up. As a farmer himself, when he hears there is farm work to be done, of course he wants to do it. What’s more, this young lady is willing to pay more. If he can get the job, maybe his family can survive.

The old man straightened up and asked, "Young Lady, is what you said true?"

Xu Xiang pushed the small bamboo basket towards the old man, smiled slightly, and asked, "Then, Old Grandpa. Can you tell me where I can find some workers?"

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