After working for a long time, Zhao Yan felt hungry. As before, he treated himself to a bowl of minced meat noodle soup for five wen, satisfying his hunger.
He polished off the bowl, leaving not a drop of broth behind. Once full, he felt his strength return.
He set to work immediately. First, he went to the general store to buy a catty of salt, five catties of red dates, and three catties of brown sugar. The salt and brown sugar were twenty wen a catty, while the red dates were cheaper at six wen a catty. In total, Zhao Yan spent one hundred and ten wen.
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