Rising from the Slum City of Reincarnation in Another World ~ Gathering, Hunting, and Living a Slow Life by Eating - Chapter 21

Rising from the Slum City of Reincarnation in Another World ~ Gathering, Hunting, and Living a Slow Life by Eating

Chapter 21   Dridon General Store and Gold Coins

Saturday, evening.

I head to Dridon General Store to deliver Spearmint herbal tea and dog barley tea.

Traditionally referred to as a general store, it’s more like a grocery store or a small convenience store/kiosk.

The sun is about to set soon. At this time, there are fewer customers around.

There are a few people shopping for their dinner a little earlier.

“Hello, Dridon-san.”

“Oh, you’re here. We’re out of stock on both the herbal tea and dog barley tea.”

“Oh, I’m sorry about that.”

“Well, it’s alright. By the way, the apple jam is selling well.”

“That’s good to hear.”

The apple jam is priced at 40 jars. My share is four silver coins for each jar, with five silver coins per jar.

Considering it’s about the same price as a goblin’s magic stone per jar, it’s quite expensive.

“Wait a moment, I’ll tally up the profits for today.”

“Yes.”

With that, he hands me a sheet of paper with the records transcribed.

Although it’s called paper, it’s more like cheap paper used for miscellaneous notes, resembling papyrus.

Sturdy parchment is used for official documents, but there isn’t any high-quality paper like Western paper yet.

Herbs: 25 pieces, 160 Darils, four silver coins. Dog barley tea: 25 pieces, 160 Darils, four silver coins. Jam: 15 jars, 4,000 Darils, six gold coins.

Since I can’t read, I ask him to at least tell me the names of the items.

I can understand numbers and the terms silver coins, gold coins, and Darils.

“What?”

“No, I mean six gold coins and eight silver coins.”

“That much?”

“Wow.”

Even Minya and Lania widen their eyes at this.

“Is gold coins acceptable? We can also pay in silver coins or a combination.”

“Oh, then give me five gold coins and the rest in silver coins.”

“Sure.”

We have half silver coins, but for some reason, there are no half gold coins.

“All right, Lania, you did well. It’s a third share, so two gold coins and three silver coins.”

“Huh, is that okay? I’m not quite good at calculations.”

“It’s fine, really.”

“Oh, thank you.”

After receiving the gold coins from Mr. Dridon, I pay Lania her share.

“Two gold coins?”

It may be cheaper than one gold coin per bottle, which Lania’s mother Helen-san was trying to provide, but it’s still a considerable amount of money. Even my hand trembles as I hand over the gold coins.

Lania tightly grips the gold coins. There are mixed feelings about the strength she exerts in that grip.

We all worked together to gather the apples. We might encounter goblins along the way.

In fact, in the previous encounter, we had to fight against goblins.

We gained approximately half of the compensation at the risk involved.

“Ugh, uwaaaahhh!”

Little Lania has started crying again.

But these are tears of joy.

Minya gently pats her back, comforting her.

Crying in front of the shop might trouble Dridon-san, but we’ll let it slide.

Minya seems unfazed by it all.

In a way, she’s quite a formidable character.

“Sob, sob, the apples… hiccup… the goblins… hiccup…”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

She must be reminiscing.

We all worked hard.

Especially Lania, she put in the most effort. It’s only natural for her emotions to be strong.

People heading home during this time glance over, wondering what’s going on with Lania crying.

There’s no need to worry since we didn’t do anything wrong. We should just stay composed.

But I’m a little worried about the kind of rumors that might circulate.

“A lovers’ quarrel involving Minya and Lania.”

“That Ed made a girl cry.”

“Poor Lania suffered from the curse of Ed and ended up in tears.”

Something along those lines.

The slums aren’t that big, so rumors spread quickly.

I’m sure Dridon-san will discreetly correct any serious misunderstandings. I hope so, at least.

I’m counting on you, old man.

“Is there anything I want from the general store?

Something good…

Hmm…

They don’t sell vegetables or mushrooms here.

But they have a large quantity of Ilk beans.

Ilk beans, salt, black bread, wheat flour, dried meat, dried fish, dried fruits, olive oil.

Spoons, cups, bowls, pots, magical stoves, spatulas, firewood, knives.

Bottles, jars, small pots, water flasks, water bottles.

Second-hand clothes, underwear, socks, shoes, belts, backpacks, bags, burlap sacks.

Blankets, candles, soap, papyrus, parchment, writing utensils.

Herbs, potions, bandages, ale, mead.

One-handed swords, shields, spears, staffs.

My special herbal tea, dog barley tea, apple jam.

And there are a few mysterious items that someone sold as second-hand.

Hmm, there isn’t anything I really want.

I wouldn’t mind having a potion, but Melun-san’s potions are more convenient.

Since I have oil and wheat flour, I might be able to make something if I can cook. Maybe donuts?

“Oh, Mr. Dridon.”

“What is it?”

“Here, it’s a sample. I don’t intend to sell it, but just in case.”

“Oh, this is… Thank you.”

I offer him grape jam.

Dridon-san takes out a loaf of black bread and cuts it with a knife.

He goes to call his wife from the back and returns with her.

“Here, Milene, this is grape jam.”

“Well, well.”

His wife is also an easygoing type. It seems we’ll get along well with Melun-san.

“Mmm, it’s delicious.”

The apples are sweet, but not overwhelmingly so. In contrast, this grape jam is moderately sweet.”

“Is it impossible to acquire this?”

“Well, if you search, there might be a chance, but I can’t guarantee it.”

“I see, that’s a shame. I’d really like to have it if possible.”

“Well, I’ll try to find it soon.”

“I’m counting on you.”

I wonder if Dridon-san knows that you can make jam if you go into the forest. It seems like he does. But he’s the type who doesn’t willingly take risks.

Truly fitting for a D-rank adventurer.

By the way, I only see the display, and I don’t know what rank it actually is. I think it’s probably the danger level ranking based on the “monster criteria” used by the Adventurer’s Guild.

Both goblins and us are E-rank.