Chapter 18 : Rural Market

• The sun seemed to have risen later that morning, but it was only because of the heavy clouds that had arrived overnight. When Lisa and Hanna stepped outside, they found that it had rained some last night as well. Rain was an exceedingly rare occasion for southern Utah, especially for the desert that the town was surrounded by. The roadside's drainage had long since been clogged up with sand and pebbles, causing large puddles to line the streets as they walked towards the towns market area. 
• The market was not as far away as it had seemed when the two first met. Now that Lisa knew the way, they got there in half the time compared to before. When they arrived, the main street of the market was already packed with people. Over a hundred worn out looking shoppers were trying to buy the best produce or meats available before they ran out or risk going hungry.
• In this kind of town life, food was a tricky thing to get. One either had to grow their own foods from gardening on their homes small properties or to do field work outside of town that was the owned by farmers. Neither option was easy, no thanks to the poor nutrient sandy rock ground.