Chapter 4: Longshan Ba Ge

While Xu Yingnan was making a fortune, Song Ziyu was dazed, clutching a handful of colorful banknotes.

The money was extremely crudely made, even cruder than the ghost money sold at temple fairs. The amount written on the note only added up to two yuan, seventy-three cents.

After wandering around the settlement, Song Ziyu realized that the money was issued by the settlement itself and could only circulate there.

The purchasing power of these two yuan, seventy-three cents, was appalling; it could probably buy a vegetable steamed bun.

Song Ziyu struggled for a while, still hungry, so he simply bought a steamed bun from a stall.

The bran-made steamed bun was incredibly difficult to swallow, leaving a greasy sensation in his mouth and impossible to swallow.

Song Ziyu considered himself a man who had endured hardships, but this was too much for him to handle.

After two bites, he couldn't swallow any more and had to vomit. A vendor selling steamed buns nearby looked on with pity and cursed, "How come people like you haven't starved to death? Spoiled bastard!"