During the two days of waiting, Sylutia didn't stay at her lodgings and sleep. Instead, she went sightseeing at the market. This time, she had brought some wheat into the city to sell on her own.
According to the Woodland Association's rules, after turning in the required amount, the surplus wheat could be dealt with as one pleased. This was also meant to encourage the students to grow more food.
Even if she didn't grow wheat again after this, the 8,000 jin piled up in her granary would be enough to meet her quota. She could do as she pleased with the remaining 3,000 jin.
At the market, Sylutia rented a stall and hung up a sign that read, "Superior Quality Wheat Flour, 3 silver coins per jin."
The price and slogan were both plain and unpretentious. Today, she wore a black hooded dress and sat behind the stall. Her refined air was at odds with the goods she was selling.
At 3 silver coins per jin, students could afford to eat it for a meal or two now and then. But if they ate it at every meal, every day, it would cost nearly one gold coin a month—almost all of a student's regular income.
So most students chose "Good" or "Excellent" quality staple foods. They only prepared high-quality supplies when going on missions or expeditions.
There were plenty of people coming and going at the market, but few who came specifically to buy food, let alone wheat flour.
Sylutia sat there all morning and sold only 16 jin of wheat flour. Those buyers were students who had never seen "Superior" quality flour before and wanted to try it.
That afternoon, Sylutia stayed at her market stall, thinking that if she couldn't sell everything today, she'd simply hand it