In Where Winds Meet, "The Turbulent Price of Grain" is one of the Wandering Tales that involves grain shortages in Kaifeng and workers trying to take advantage of the situation. The quest involves a lot of sneaking around, eavesdropping, and time jumps. Here's everything you need to know about it.

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Location and How to Start

'The Turbulent Price of Grain' quest takes place in Kaifeng Suburbs - South, Granary of Plenty, Kaifeng. The exact location is given below:

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The nearest waypoint is Wheatwind Bazaar.

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To start the quest, go to the location given above at night time (Xu hour) and eavesdrop on Yu Xiuyuan.

Walkthrough

Step 1

Make sure it is Night time.

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Then go to the quest location and eavesdrop on Yu Xiuyuan and Xie Yuanyu.

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Step 2

Go past this house and eavesdrop on Dou Mao, Qiao Shaoren, and Yuan Yimai at the back of a house nearby.

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Step 3

Change Time to Morning.

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Step 4

Go to the accounting office.

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Step 5

Find a letter here on the ground.

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Step 6

Eavesdrop on Yu Xiuyuan and Qiao Shaoren outside.

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Step 7

Change to Night time again.

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Step 8

Inside the accounting office, interact with Xie Yuanyu.

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Select Give.

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And give the letter.

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Step 9

Change to daytime again.

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Then talk to Yu Xiuyuan.

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This will conclude this wandering tale. Return to the 'Wandering Tales' page and claim the reward for this quest.

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Rewards

  • Echo Jade - x20
  • Kaifeng Exploration - x10
  • Coin - x1500
  • Character EXP - 1500
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And that concludes our walkthrough. We hope you were able to finish the quest without much hassle.