Chapter 38: A Profitable Morning

Second Aunt nodded gladly. She couldn’t control Lin Qinghuan, but Lin Yanlan was no trouble at all.

Tonight, some would sleep soundly, others would lie awake.

Lin Qinghuan lay in bed with nothing to do. She used the chance to fall asleep and enter her space, starting to study the points system.

‘One tael of silver equaled one point. Saving ten thousand taels wasn’t easy. At her current pace, she might not reach ten thousand points even in half a year.’

‘But she really coveted the treasure appraisal function. It was practically a cheat tool.’

‘Staying in Peach Blossom Village was her best chance. She should upgrade the space first. Otherwise, going to the capital or elsewhere later would multiply the difficulty by ten or more.’

After planning, she idly scrolled through the shop panel. It was filled with a dazzling array of items, prices ranging from one point to ten points.

Points were precious. She only exchanged them for things she couldn’t buy in the county; otherwise, she didn’t touch them.

Just as she was about to swipe past, a notice in the bottom left corner caught her attention: Today’s Specials.

Lighter x10, only one point?

Flashlight x2, priced at three points.

A pack of matches, about thirty small boxes, only two points?

‘What heavenly prices? I love it, love it!’

‘Why hadn’t she noticed the specials option before? She felt like she’d missed out on a fortune.’

All three items today were practical, especially the lighter.

‘In ancient times, people used fire starters, time-consuming, labor-intensive, and not cheap.’

‘You could imagine how convenient lighters and matches would be.’

‘Even if she set up a stall, she’d make a fortune.’

With that thought, Lin Qinghuan waved her hand and bought it all, determined to use up her meager points.

But after selecting ’10,’ she couldn’t click further. It seemed each special item had a limit of ten.

Sure enough, after she maxed out all three, the special tag disappeared. To buy more, she’d have to pay the original price.

‘At least she’d managed to snag a bargain. She could keep an eye out for other specials in the future.’

Satisfied, she drifted into a deep sleep.

The next day, Lin Qinghuan woke early as usual. Besides going to the county, she needed to find a stream to run an experiment, so she had to manage her time carefully.

For breakfast, she boiled a few eggs for the children and left them in the pot to keep warm, so they could eat when they woke up.

Slinging her bamboo basket over her back, Lin Qinghuan went to the nearest stream.

It was early morning, no one was in the fields, so naturally no one saw her there.

Lin Qinghuan dipped her basket into the stream and scooped up a load of wild crucian carp and crayfish, which flopped around inside.

These things were fishy, and the villagers didn’t know how to cook them, so no one ate them.

Especially the crayfish. Not only did they not eat them, they hated them because the crayfish burrowed into the field ridges, causing problems.

Lin Qinghuan sorted everything and activated the space’s identification.

Almost immediately, the space’s notification sounds rang out one after another.

“Detected: one jin of crayfish. Recycling price: 200 wen. Recycle?”

“Detected: two wild crucian carp. Recycling price: 300 wen. Recycle?”

“Detected: half a jin of small stream fish. Recycling price: 100 wen. Recycle?”

Lin Qinghuan’s eyes grew feverish with each notification.

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