"Excuse me, Sir. how much is it for a whole chicken?".
"Yo, Young-un. Do you want a freshly slaughtered or from this morning? the fresh one is around 20 coppers and the one from this morning is 15 coppers". he ask with a scary expression.
"Umm.. i want to take one from this morning, and one for the alive one then, Sir". so, in total, i already spend around 35 coppers for two whole chicken. and the chicken is fat enough to match the price.
"Hahaha! okay, wait a minute. and you don't need to call me Sir. just call me uncle He. i sell the best chicken and the only one here". his hand is fast when wrapped up the chicken.
"You can ask me about anything else about the food price around this area, since i know them all". he gave me the chicken wrapped in leaf and then the alive one, tied with a rope made from tree.
"Here's the money, Uncle". i gave him a pieces of silver.
"Ah. i don't have the change money. your money is too big. maybe you can go shop first and then pay me with enough changes". he gave back the silver money.
"Alright then, uncle He. do you know where to buy rice? and how much is it for a bag of rice?". i gave back the chicken to Uncle He, and took mt silver back.
"Rice, huh? for a bag of rice, its around 85 coopers coin. and a bag is 10 kilos in weight. it's around there, a few shop from my shop". he show me the shop by pointing it out.
"Oh, Uncle He. how much is a Silver coin cost? i am from the mountain, so i never go out before my grandpa passed away".
i need to act well so Uncle He wont be too suspicious about why do i didn't know about the currency.
"Poor you, Young-un. let me tell you then. one silver coin is 100 coppers, and one silver ingot is 100 silver coins. do you understand?".
"Yes. i understand it, Uncle He. so one silver ingot is 10.000 copper coins, right?". i explained it to Uncle He.
"Hahaha! yes. you are a smart Young-un. your grandpa must be a smart person when he teaches for you to understand it so quickly". he show me a big smile while laughing.
"Ok then, Uncle He. I'm going to buy the rice first and then i will be back to get my chicken after. I'm already starving and wants to go home and cook some food!".
i quickly walked towards the shop uncle He showed me earlier. i saw the seller sitting behind the goods while fanning himself.
"Hello, Sir. can i ask how much is it for a sack of Rice?". i ask the seller politely with a smile showing on my lips.
"Welcome, Young man. a sack of Rice is around one silver. my shop is the cheapest and the quality itself is good". he smiles back at me.
'Ugh, from his smile, seems like he is lying about the price. should i go to another store first?'.
"Ahh~ I'm sorry, Sir. but i think i still have enough rice till next month. i will go looking around at another shop first". i politely cancel to shop in his store. but suddenly, he started to raised his voice towards me.
"You! How rude of you! did you think that i am lying about the rice price, huh!? how could you slander me as you wish!".