Earning Money

After a few hours, they had finally arrived at the next village. Looking at each other, Penny and Kai hesitantly said," We have a problem. We don't have enough money to restock our supplies. We still need 10 more copper coins." " I have some coins but I'm not sure if I have enough or not." said Rin as she pulled out her coins in her pocket. There was only 3 copper coins. Kai said," We'll be needing 7 more. Where can we earn them?"

Rin, coming up with a solution, asked," What are your talents? We can use them and maybe get money." Penny replied," Well, I can dance a little. And Kai here can maybe find some work in an inn or shop." Rin, taking charge, said," Okay then, first, we need to find Kai a job. Then, Penny and I can do a little performance." " Let's do this!" cheered the siblings.

After that, they went around asking for a job. They mostly went to inns and dining places( idk the right word for it 😅) as Penny had said that they had experience being a waitress/waiter. As they went around, they finally found a dining place which was short of a hand. Kai went in and tried to get the job but he was told that he was too young to work. Angry, Kai said," I have experience and age doesn't matter" folding his arms," I can work here and I won't complain." " Fine but don't quit half way. You start tomorrow. Be sure to be early." said the manager.

Leaving the place, they sat down exhausted on the grass, near their cart but a little far from the village. They slept under the stars that night after eating dinner. The next day, Kai had gone to work when Rin and Penny woke up. Getting up, they ate breakfast and started towards the village. When they were at the village center, Rin begin to sing while Penny was dancing. However, no one gave any coins as they had thought that the singing was better without the dance as they didn't match. As evening fell, only Kai had earned money but he only gets a copper per day. Thinking hard, Rin asked Penny," Can you do like ummm a rhythm. Then, maybe we can get some money," "Hmmm, you maybe right. But I don't know how to play any instruments and the only sound that I can make is by banging a barrel." Thinking, Rin replied," Perhaps you just need to feel the rhythm? Then, just bang the barrel whenever you feel like it. I think. Maybe?" Penny, enthusiastic, replied," Let's give it a try!"

The next day, Penny got out an empty barrel which they used to store fruits in, from the cart. Rin helped Penny bring it to the village center. Trying again, Rin sang while Penny banged the barrel. This time, some onlookers threw some copper coins in front of them. By the evening they had gained 7 copper coins plus the one that Rin had. They repeated the same thing for another 2 days and finally had enough money. After buying the supplies, they had 3 copper left. So they gave a copper coin to each person.

Finally, after four days, they were back on the road.