I look at the wretched state of the western region. The whole place looks worst than the last time I visit it.
We're currently passing by the market, but it looks more like an abandoned market. There are some people who sell their goods, but it's only a few. There are no people aside from the vendors.
The vendors immediately look at Brother Pascal and me. "Mister and Miss, do you want to buy rice? I have a sack of rice here. You can buy it at a very low price."
Brother Pascal look at the vendor and sigh. "Mister, how much for this sack of rice?"
The sack of rice isn't the typical fifty kilos in one sack. One sack is probably five kilos.
The vendor smiled widely when he heard Brother Pascal reply. "It looks like you're a relative of the officials here. So I can just give this rice for hundred centimes."