Cave Refuge

So when trading, after Dong Tianyu tried promoting a few times, he gave up the idea of selling them right away, thinking that the storage space wasn't small anyway, so he temporarily forgot about them in the storage space.

This time, the reason he remembered the clothes in the storage space was actually seeing the purchase prices displayed on the communication device. Although the price offered by the officials was not very high, it was indeed clearly marked. According to the newness of the clothes, different price tiers were established.

The brand-new, unopened clothes stored in Dong Tianyu's storage space were given the highest price. After all, at this time, besides Dong Tianyu, people who could take out so many new, unopened clothes in one go, though not non-existent, were absolutely rare and few.

And most importantly, compared to an individual finding it very troublesome to sell a large amount of clothes in various sizes, for the Imperial Court, this was not only not troublesome but also a benefit. After all, even if not sold externally, just the employees within the officials' offices could digest a large batch of clothes.

Therefore, Dong Tianyu trading these clothes was actually a win-win situation for both parties; Dong Tianyu got rid of the troublesome burden, and the Imperial Court obtained a large amount of clothes suitable for people of various sizes.

However, although trading clothes was a win-win situation, Dong Tianyu actually wanted to win more. After all, even the highest tier of purchase prices shown on the communication device required only that the clothes be intact, without any damage or stains.

After all, at this time, purchasing brand-new, unopened clothes was almost an impossible task.

For this reason, Dong Tianyu took an unopened set of underwear from the storage space and directly asked the counter staff, "What is the purchase price you offer for brand-new, unopened clothes?"

Hearing Dong Tianyu's question, the other party was stunned at first, then quickly asked back, "Are you saying you have brand-new clothes that have never been worn?"

"Yep!"

Hearing Dong Tianyu's succinct answer, the other party inquired again, "Please tell me how many clothes you plan to sell at one time. If the amount is large, I will call the manager right now. If it's just a small quantity, you can sell directly, and I can offer you a high price."

Hearing the employee's words emphasizing 'I', Dong Tianyu immediately understood that the other party wanted to cut in directly.

If Dong Tianyu only had a few clothes, selling to whom wouldn't matter as the prices for different grades of clothing were already clearly marked on the communication device, and even if there was no specific price marked for purely new clothes, the selling price definitely wouldn't be lower than the lowest price displayed on the device, so losing money was out of the question, it was just a question of how much profit was made.

Although Dong Tianyu understood the implication in the other party's words, he was not ready to reply directly, but handed the clothes in his hand to the counter staff, then very naturally said, "What price can you give for this set of underwear?"

Under normal circumstances, having a few pieces of unopened new clothes at this time was already not easy. So hearing Dong Tianyu asking for a price, the other party naturally assumed Dong Tianyu was prepared to sell the clothes directly to him and wouldn't think that Dong Tianyu had a large amount of clothes stored in his storage space.

Because of this idea, after the other party took the clothes from Dong Tianyu's hands, they first looked at the size marked on the collar, and found that the size was somewhat different from their own clothing size. However, luckily the size was relatively large, and it could be adjusted to fit, so a satisfied smile immediately appeared on their face.

After slightly flipping the clothes to confirm that they were brand new without any signs of washing or being worn by others, the staff member didn't avoid the topic and directly spoke: "Sir, the size of this clothing is similar to the one I'm wearing. If you are willing to sell this piece of clothing, I am willing to purchase it at twice the highest price listed on the price chart for clothing."

Hearing the other party say this, Dong Tianyu subconsciously responded: "This is a set of two pieces of clothing."

As Dong Tianyu asked this, the other party thought Dong Tianyu agreed to sell and just wanted to confirm the price, so he responded without hesitation: "Yes, the doubled price I mentioned is calculated for both pieces of clothing; I will pay double for each piece."

Hearing the other party's unequivocal response, Dong Tianyu understood that the other party sincerely wanted to buy and was not trying to trick him with wordplay, so Dong Tianyu didn't beat around the bush and straightforwardly said: "Don't be in a hurry to make an offer, I have plenty of clothes on hand, so you better call over the person in charge."

Upon hearing that Dong Tianyu had plenty of brand new, unopened clothing, the expression of doubt appeared on the staff member's face. After all, many years have passed since the Natural Disaster first struck, with various disasters occurring in succession, including catastrophic floods.

It isn't impossible to preserve new clothes until now, but it is extremely difficult. It's possible that only a small amount could be preserved till now, but preserving a large amount is nearly impossible.

After all, according to his understanding, even those items with storage functions were not only scarce but also had limited Storage space. During the period of Natural Disaster, more priority should have been given to storing life-sustaining food instead of inedible clothing.

Although he didn't believe Dong Tianyu's words, since Dong Tianyu said so, he saw no need to argue directly with Dong Tianyu.

In any case, the work at the exchange store was either deadly idle or extremely busy, and he happened to be in a free moment. Taking a few extra steps to call someone from the manager's office was not a big deal.

Especially at this time, who knows if among the family of three standing in front of him, there existed an expert. If due to his fault things turned sour and they vented their anger on him, it would be bad luck for him. Even if the other party might be punished later, he might receive some compensation, but he didn't want to suffer this unwarranted disaster.

Hence, without further thought, upon hearing what Dong Tianyu said, the staff member immediately placed the clothes on the table, then stood up and went towards the manager's office.

Before long, the staff member had invited the person in charge of the exchange store, and as the two approached the counter, the staff member immediately handed over the clothes on the table to the person in charge.

After receiving the set of clothes from the staff member, the person in charge first examined them and confirmed they were new clothes, then immediately asked Dong Tianyu with a warm smile: "Did you bring out this set of clothes? I heard from Xiao Zhang that you have quite a few clothes like this. Could you tell us the exact quantity?"

In response to the query, Dong Tianyu did not answer directly, but counter-asked: "I indeed have quite a few clothes and plan to sell them here, but I'm not sure what kind of purchasing price you can offer."

Although Dong Tianyu did not specify the exact amount of clothes he was prepared to sell, from the tone of Dong Tianyu asking about the price, the person in charge could roughly guess that Dong Tianyu indeed had quite a few clothes. After a slight hesitation, the person in charge directly spoke: "I won't beat around the bush with you, if they are all like this piece of clothing, then for all the clothes you sell, I will offer fifty percent above the highest purchase price."