The house was much larger than Shen Muyu had imagined; it was like a small warehouse.
Besides the items shown earlier, there were also many resource boxes of different materials piled up densely on the side, which made Shen Muyu's heart warm. How many spatial particles must that be?
"Clan leader! A merchant has arrived!" Li Shiyi shouted towards a small door inside the house.
"Coming, coming." Accompanying the voice was a man who looked to be in his thirties or forties. He lifted the half-curtain hanging on the door and came out.
"This is our clan leader, Li Yi, and this is the merchant Ling," Li Shiyi introduced the two to each other.
"Hello, Mr. Ling, we've been waiting for you for so long." Li Yi smiled and extended both hands to Shen Muyu.
Shen Muyu narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked at the smiling man in front of her, and the smile that had been on her lips froze for a moment.
However, Shen Muyu quickly adjusted and nodded at him without making a sound.
"Excuse me, Clan Chief Li, I'm not used to getting too close to others." Looking at the huge word "disgust" in his emotional glasses, Shen Muyu really didn't dare shake his hand.
"Oh, it's okay, it's normal." Li Yi's smile also stiffened for a moment, but he still managed to maintain his composure and smiled again in an instant.
"Thank you for your understanding, clan leader." Shen Muyu smiled as well.
"I wonder what the clan leader is lacking? What are you planning to exchange for?" Shen Muyu asked after glancing around.
"I need some warm clothes and facilities, and it would be even better if there was any food."
"As for what to exchange, Mr. Ling, you can look around here. We can discuss anything you need," Li Yi said, pointing to a warehouse shelf.
"I have everything you need. Just name your price, and we can discuss the terms of the transaction," Shen Muyu said after a moment's thought.
"Good, Mr. Ling is straightforward." Li Yi was slightly taken aback when he heard Shen Muyu's words. This was the most boastful merchant he had ever met.
"We need a hundred sets of cotton-padded clothes and trousers, fifty cotton quilts, and of course, the more grain the better." Li Yi had finally found a real fat sheep, so of course he wanted to make good use of it.
"Okay." After saying that, Shen Muyu ran to the shelf next to her and started looking at the items.
To be honest, there weren't many good items, not even as many as Shen Muyu's stock. But considering the drop rate of resource boxes and the large number of people in the village, it's understandable.
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After searching for a long time, Shen Muyu only took a liking to these three items. The rest were either too useless or she already had similar or identical items.
"I'll take these three, but you know they're not enough to offset the cost of those supplies," Shen Muyu said to Li Yi.
"Just tell us what else you need, and we'll definitely replace anything we can." Li Yi understood the meaning behind Shen Muyu's words and replied with a smile.
"I'll add another 200 jin of rice and 200 jin of flour, and give me all the boxes piled up over there." Shen Muyu pointed to the resource boxes.
She estimated there were about a thousand, but wooden resource boxes made up the vast majority, with less than 100 bronze and silver boxes combined, and not a single gold one.
However, it didn't have much impact. Shen Muyu's real intention was not what it seemed; those three items were just a pretext, and these boxes were her ultimate goal.
"Oh? I wonder what Mr. Ling wants these boxes for?" Li asked, his eyes flashing.
Shen Muyu did not answer him, but glanced at him casually.
"I was being nosy," Li Yi immediately changed his tune and said with a smile.
"We can exchange it, but there's not enough stuff. How about 400 jin of rice and 400 jin of flour? You've seen it yourself, there are at least a thousand boxes here."
"Just 200 jin of rice and 200 jin of flour, that's no more than that. These boxes are just taking up space, they're not very valuable, are they?" Shen Muyu shook his head and said firmly.
To other people, this thing is just a storage box.
When Shen Muyu was buying boxes in bulk before, some people followed suit, hoping to resell them to Shen Muyu and make a profit. However, she ignored them and did not encourage this trend at all.
Anyway, she's the only one who has the garbage decomposer so far, so she's not worried that people won't sell it to her in the end. After all, it's better to sell it at the original price than to lose money on it.
"This..." Li Yi was stunned after hearing Shen Muyu's words. He did not expect Shen Muyu's attitude to be so firm. Logically speaking, if she took the initiative to buy, she must have a need. Why is she so clueless?
"Clan leader, this is a great deal!" Li Shiyi, who had been silent until now, looked at Li Yi with shining eyes, eager to get the clan leader to agree.
This thing is just going to gather dust if I don't sell it now!
Li Yi glanced disapprovingly at Li Shiyi. This silly boy, all he does is laugh like an idiot all day long, he doesn't know how to fight for his own interests at all.
"What do you think, Chief Li? To be honest, my price isn't low." Shen Muyu silently gave Li Shi a thumbs up in his heart. What a good young man, he has a bright future.
"Sigh, alright then. Merchant Ling is quite sincere, so I agree to this deal." Li Yi frowned and thought for a long time before finally agreeing. Anyway, everything would come back in the end, so temporary gains and losses were not important.
"Okay, then let's just barter." Shen Muyu took out the items she had agreed to.
Li Yi and Li Shiyi seemed to be used to this scene and were not surprised.
Seeing that their expressions were normal, Shen Muyu became even more suspicious. However, he packed up the items quickly, and the small warehouse was soon empty.