I haven't played it in a while but, it was aged for sure but I carried it with me in every cave and bandit camp... so I'm not sure about nicely part.
After a while, I would sometimes set random goals for myself like just regenerate life by resting in a bed, so I would end up with a lot of food.
Ah yes, making jewelry was a good source of income during a game. At one point I had so much gold and rings that I didn't know what to do with them so I started putting them in random people's pockets.