My Pirate System

Chapter 40 - Margarette Bonus Story (3)

And as we gathered ourselves on the kitchen table, auntie explained what had happened to this shop and the rest of her livelihood. It was not just her, but auntie narrated the stories of her nearby competitors running beside her shop. They weren’t rivals. But these people also had businesses to attend to, and yet they all shut down because of the sudden inflation.

“After hearing the increased taxes, I set off towards the sea and tried catching all the fish I could. I brought a lot of canned sardines and preserved food for the trip. But I ran out of luck. I couldn't find the time, and when I ran out of food in the boat, I ate the ones I caught - those little fish which should’ve been sold in the market were eaten by me. I… Life is hard. And when I got back, things stayed the same… maybe worse than before,” auntie unfolded what she had been through from that body of water. But she had reaped no fruits from her hard labour.

And just like what auntie had mentioned, the currency increas