Eric saw the middle aged man and tried his luck to sell his meat. The shop owner saw his meat and then spoke.
Shop owner: what can I help you?
Eric: I'm here to sell meat and skin
Shop owner: Can I see before I can price it?
Eric: Sure, It is askal meat and fur I killed it in the forest and I almost lost my life.
The shop owner looked in the eyes of eric and continued to appraise the meat and the skin.
Shop owner: You are lucky and skilled hunter. You managed to killed and comeback alive.
Eric: Yeah! And next time I will hunt the pack of them.(Eric is angered by situation last time.)
Shop Owner: it will be 100 pesos for the meat and 50 pesos for the skin.
Eric: ohh! That's a lot for a meat, next time I hunt I will sell the meat here.
Shop owner: well let's make a deal, by the way my name is alexis.
Eric: Nice to meet you Alexis.
They hand shake and tried to appraise each other.
Alexis: This deal will put me in a good term inside the strong hold.
Eric: why? What happened inside the strong hold?
Alexis: Nothing! Its just they have a hobbies of eating a meat every meal a day. And the meat is scarce now in strong hold.
Eric: Is all the strong hold are scarce on meat or just NCR stronghold?
Alexis: all the strong hold needs meat right now. So the they organize a hunting parties for the meats.
(Eric thinks before he speaks again.)
Eric: Can I join in the hunting party? And how much they pay in each individual.
Alexis: I think 500 pesos in every expedition included the food ration.
(Eric thinks again)
Before he joins the hunting party he needs a knife or a sword at least, to perform well in the party. So he asked alexis
Eric: how much is the cheapest knife?
(Alexis looked at him with concern)
Alexis: the Balisong knife is the cheapest one it is 500 pesos.
The knives are expensive in this era because the metal is one of the most precious thing in this era.
Eric's money saving is 250 pesos and he sells the meat and skin of the askal for 150 pesos, and it's not enough. So he needs to hunt again to fill the gap. He talked to alexis.
Eric: can I have reservation for that balisong I need to hunt to buy it.
Alexis: No problem. But you need to sell here your game.
Eric: Deal! Wait for me in just a week because I have some problem to settle.
After their conversation Eric left the shop and stroll in the market to buy some bread for the rations this week.