Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Great Man's Benevolence

  These people are mostly illiterate, and some may not even know how to count. At this time, Bian Fuzi had to act as a translator on the side. Bian Fuzi really couldn't understand the thoughts of the "Dragon" in front of him, who seemed to be very interested in doing business. In the end, Bian Fuzi could only sigh that he had seen too few monsters, so maybe all monsters should be like the one in front of him.

  Lin Bei is indeed very interested now, especially since he's still doing a monopoly business. This sense of satisfaction is something Lin Bei has never experienced before. However, he found that the things these people want all have a certain pattern, roughly divided into two categories.

  The first type is fur, the second type is meat. There are also whole ones like those wanted by Zhen Ba, but not bears or tigers. Take a look at these people's lists: Li surname merchant wants 1,000 wild chickens, over six catties, with intact feathers, one chicken for one gold, deposit of 100; Tie surname merchant wants 50 wolf skins, no wolf meat, also requiring the skin to be intact, each skin for 500 coins, deposit of five gold; Gui surname merchant wants 10 live Focused Bone Snakes, over two meters long, if exceeding three meters will increase price. Focused Bone Snake is also called Five-Step Snake, according to this servant, his master wants to use it to make wine. As for others who want whole bears and tigers, they are generally from richer families, bringing back bear skin and tiger heads will make others think they are high-class.

  Lin Bei naturally accepted the task, and there were still many of these things in the mountains. Catching some wouldn't disrupt the balance of the ecosystem, but what Lin Bei found strange was that no one needed wild boars. Only after asking Bian Fuzi did he learn that even ordinary people rarely ate pork, which was considered a coarse thing. Moreover, wild boar skin had a natural fishy smell and was extremely difficult to handle.

  Go ahead, whether you want it or not, Lin Bei doesn't care. As long as there's a market, there's demand. Lin Bei won't force you to come if you don't want to. After discussing business, Lin Bei started collecting deposits.

  Some people did come with money, but when they saw the gold in Linbei, they were stunned: "I said, is this what you call gold?"

  These people brought what they called gold, in long strips, one piece weighing a catty, which is also the weight of one tael of gold. But Lin Bei took one glance and saw that this was not gold at all, but clearly brass. Were they trying to cheat him because he didn't read much? Lin Bei got angry on the spot. He wanted gold, not brass. The difference was just one word, but it was a difference of ten thousand eight thousand li.

  "This is truly gold," someone said cautiously.

  "This is clearly copper, gold is yellow."

  "Ah..." These people were all stunned.

  The husband was taken aback for a moment, then hastily explained: "Sir, this is red gold. It's really gold, with white gold and yellow gold on top. However, those are almost all imperial goods, while the ones used by ordinary people are mostly red gold."

  "Really?"

  "Nature is truth." said Benfu Zi definitely.

  Lin Bei's first impression was that he had been cheated, and he didn't even know it. Although the gold he had now was useless, he could collect it, right? Collecting a bunch of copper now was also pointless. How come doing business was so difficult?

  "What about this matter, sir?" asked Bo Niu Zi.

  Lin Beicheng hesitated for a moment, the other party used brass to pay, Lin Beicheng felt that he had lost a lot, was it easy to grab Shan goods? "Right, are there any locusts outside?" Lin Beicheng was preparing to change his trading method.

  "Locusts?" Bo Fu nodded: "Yes, there are. In a year of severe drought, locusts become a disaster. Although the locust plague has passed this year, there are still some. Why do you ask about this, sir?"

  "This thing you call Red Gold is of no use to me, but since the transaction has already been agreed upon, I don't want to go back on my word either. As it happens, I need locusts, so you can use locusts as payment instead."

  "Can this locust still make a deal?" Bo Shu asked in surprise.

  "Trading is a matter of mutual consent, and I can make a deal when I need it." Lin Bei said: "How about it, do you have any opinions?"

  These people wouldn't have any opinion, locusts are well-known to everyone, they appear every year and never disappear, especially in years of severe drought. Even children can catch a few with strings and make them jump around. This thing is too common and worthless, but since the monster lord in front wants to trade with locusts, then so be it, anyway they won't lose out.

  "How does the locust calculate, sir?"

  "Wooden, come here." Lin Bei called Wooden over. "Make me a wooden bucket, about the size that can hold one liter of rice."

  The wooden craftsman was skilled, and soon he had planed the wood into a simple wooden bucket. One liter of rice weighed about 1.25 kg, so the bucket wasn't very large. Lin Bei pointed to the bucket: "We'll put the locusts in here. It can probably hold twenty or so. We'll exchange five buckets for one wild chicken or rabbit. How's that?"

  "Sir, locusts are cheap things, in my opinion, ten dou is enough." Bo Fu Zi interrupted.

  These people were initially delighted when Lin Benyi said that five dou of millet could be exchanged for a wild chicken, which was a great deal. Even ordinary children going out on an errand could get ten or eight dou, which was equivalent to two wild rabbits. But now, with Bo Niu's words, the two suddenly became one, and although Bo Niu was a scholar, he also made these people glare at him in anger, for this was cutting off their source of wealth.

  Lin Bei shook his head, no change, at this time of the season locusts should not be many, after all autumn is over, so even if these people can take advantage of it for a while, they won't be able to occupy much, and taking advantage is good, next time they will think of Lin Bei's benefits, when Lin Bei wants to do something, these people will respond at the first time, this is to give before taking.

  Besides, the grasshoppers are really needed. Of course, it's not that Lin Bei wants to eat this kind of thing. Although they're delicious when fried and have a high fat content, Lin Bei doesn't have such a heavy taste. He's preparing food for the little snakes. The dried grasshoppers can be used as feed.

  "Thank you, sir."

  "Thank you, sir."

  Adults are truly kind.

  Lin Bei didn't change, these people would be delighted, good words were thrown out like they were worthless, and Lin Bei was praised for a while. These people were the servants of the wealthy families, and they all belonged to the poor class. This transaction by Lin Bei had found them a way to make money, and it wasn't related to their masters either. Even if the mountain goods weren't worth eating, exchanging them for some money would be good too. Who knows, maybe it could even improve their lives?

  "The adults are indeed kind." Bo Fu Zi also sighed and sternly said to these people: "You must work harder, don't disappoint the adults' good intentions."

  Lin Beifan was taken aback, "Isn't this going too far?" In Lin Beifan's eyes, this was just a transaction.