“Come in.”

Stella was eager to know whether they had sold all the carrots she brought and, if so, at what price. If Darun and Bryn were planning to deceive her, she would have no choice but to be deceived, but for now, she had to trust them.

“Yes, Princess.”

Mila left the room again and returned shortly after with the two. Curiously, Mila’s eyes were filled with curiosity, unlike her usual demeanor, as if she also wanted to know the results.

“Did you sell all the carrots?”

Darun and Bryn looked at each other, exchanged sly smiles, then nodded at Stella.

“Yes, Princess! We sold every single one!”

“Really?”

Seeing Stella so pleased, Bryn, who seemed elated, recalled today’s events and spoke in an animated voice.

“We bought a stall, but they gave us a corner. I wanted to argue, but the owner of the Moonlight Guild was too intimidating. His arms were as thick as my waist. I’ve never seen someone with so many muscles since I was born.”

Even though they were now closer, Bryn, who couldn’t utter a word even when facing each other, seemed to have become more talkative. While the detailed explanation was good, the problem was that he wasn’t mentioning the most curious news.

Mila, unable to endure it any longer, interrupted Bryn’s speech.

“Bryn, start with the story of selling the carrots.”
Only then did Bryn come to his senses and, with an expression of realization, began to explain again. His voice, which had calmed down from excitement, was more composed than before.

Next to him, Darun still looked at him with an anxious expression, but Bryn paid no attention.

“At first, no one was buying them. But then, some ajumma bought one and tried it, saying it was so delicious. Can you believe it? Later, we almost fought over buying them. It was really amazing!”

While talking, Bryn shivered with excitement.

“Can you believe we sold all the carrots in less than an hour?”

“Amazing! You did great!”

Stella was also thrilled, her whole body tingling. It was so gratifying and joyful to have her own farm produce recognized and sold well. This made her think that farming was worth it.

“Oh, right, here’s the money from selling the carrots.”

The two brought back two bunches of carrots. However, the pocket Bryn handed over was quite hefty.

“How much is all this?”

Stella asked, but instead of answering, Bryn stared silently at Darun. It seemed as if he was telling Darun to respond. However, Darun was also unable to answer.

“Well… To be honest, we were so focused on selling that we didn’t have time to count how much we earned today. I’m sorry. Besides, there were a lot of pickpockets, so if we counted the money there, someone might have stolen it.”
When Darun spoke honestly, Stella couldn’t help but burst into a laugh in amazement.

“Well, should we all count it together?”

Stella spoke with a voice full of excitement.

Darun and Bryn nodded enthusiastically, their eyes sparkling. Mila, too, remained curious and didn’t leave her seat. Though it was just two bunches of carrots, everyone was eager to see the results of their first business.

“I guess Mila, who is the calmest among us, should do the counting?”

Stella looked at Mila and handed over the purse. Mila accepted it hesitantly.

“Pour them out on the table and count.”

Stella pointed to the table in the middle of the room.

A moment later.

“Wow! We sold a lot more than I thought!”

The total in the purse was 97 pennies. Considering that 120 pennies could be exchanged for a gold coin, it was quite a substantial amount. Moreover, there were still many bags of carrots left in the warehouse.

Stella looked at the coins stacked in groups of ten on the table and quietly handed ten pennies each to Bryn, Darun, and Mila.

“And this is Lian’s share. Thanks for your hard work in harvesting today.”

Stella said to Mila while handing her Lian’s share.

“Princess, you don’t need to give us this much.”

Darun said with a surprised expression.

“No, you went over the mountain and sold them there. I’ll give each of you an extra 5 pennies.”

Stella said, acknowledging their efforts.
After saying that, Stella added an extra 5 pennies to Bryn and Darun’s hands. She wished she could give more, but Stella also needed to save money.

Selling dresses and jewelry brought from Amalun might fetch a considerable amount, but it was not the right time yet.

The two of them had a surprised expression even with just receiving 5 pennies.

“I’ll rely on you tomorrow as well.”

“Yes, Princess. We’ll do our best!”

When Darun bowed deeply to express his gratitude, Bryn, who had been standing still with a blank face, also bowed deeply.

“Now that we’ve harvested carrots, shall we try planting something else?”

“Are you going to farm again?”

Mila asked with an expression of disbelief. It was as if she couldn’t believe that a princess of a country would talk about farming, and her expression changed from disbelief to excitement, like being invited to a royal party.

Meeting a noble of a type she had never encountered before, Mila couldn’t figure out how to deal with her.