Graduate student Xia Qingqing was on her way back to school after a job interview when she was struck and killed by an object from beyond the skies, transmigrating to the food and water-scarce 1970...
Luo Suyue accepted the silver ingot with a smile, and praised him generously: "My husband is really amazing!"
"Of course, my wife, don't you plan to give your husband a little reward?" Fan Sheng looked at his wife with a mischievous smile, his hands tightly wrapped around her slender waist.
Fan Siyuan, who was standing by like a third wheel, coughed lightly when he saw this scene: "Father, Mother, my sister and I are still here."
"You brat, you're such a mood killer," Fan Sheng said, glaring at his son as if he were angry.
"My lord, you should be more careful in front of the children," Luo Suyue said coquettishly to Fan Sheng.
Fan Sheng touched his nose sheepishly. He hadn't paid much attention to the atmosphere because he was in the right place, and had even forgotten that there were two little brats watching from the side.
Fan Sheng suddenly remembered the important matter and looked at Luo Suyue, asking, "Wife, how many eggs do we have left at home?"
Luo Suyue frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "It seems there are already more than forty of them. I was just planning to have you take them to the county to sell in a few days. Why are you suddenly asking about this?"
Fan Sheng glanced at the two children who were staring at him curiously, and gestured for Luo Suyue to go inside and talk.
He dared not let his two children know about the system, fearing that the children, being naive, might let it slip outside, which could be a disaster for their family.
Seeing her husband's serious expression, Luo Suyue knew he must have something important to tell her. She gently instructed her eldest son to take good care of her younger sister, and then pulled her husband into the room.
Fan Siyuan watched his parents walk into the house hand in hand, and shook his head like a little adult. He had never seen a couple in the village more loving than his parents, which always made him feel like he was superfluous.
"Brother, play with me," Fan Xiaomei said, clinging to her brother's leg and acting coquettishly.
Fan Siyuan immediately pulled himself out of his wandering thoughts and picked up his sister: "Okay, brother will play with you."
At this moment, Luo Suyue, who was inside the room, closed the door before asking, "Husband, what exactly happened? Why do you look so mysterious?"
Fan Sheng stepped forward and gently stroked her unconsciously furrowed brows: "It's a good thing, my wife, don't worry."
Then Fan Sheng recounted his extraordinary encounter, leaving Luo Suyue stunned.
She looked at Fan Sheng with surprise and doubt: "A system? It can do business with people from other dimensions? You mean there are other worlds besides the one we live in?"
Fan Sheng nodded: "That should be the case. Miss Xia's clothes are completely different from ours, she is definitely not from here."
Luo Suyue couldn't help but feel a little worried. She didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing for them.
Fan Sheng put his arm around her shoulder and comforted her, saying, "I think this is an opportunity given to us by God. The young lady I met today is very kind. Even though the prey was only worth 1 tael and 3 mace of silver, she generously gave me 5 taels of silver."
“But you said this thing called the system only allows you to match with one friend in a short period of time. If that lady doesn’t need any more prey, then we won’t be able to make any money,” Luo Suyue quickly saw the crux of the problem.
Fan Sheng gave a wry smile: "This is indeed a problem, but fortunately, Miss Xia is kind-hearted. After she bought my prey, she probably saw my predicament and was willing to continue buying some eggs and vegetables from me."
"Take it slow, we'll figure something out eventually," Fan Sheng said with a determined look in his eyes.
Luo Suyue said with some concern, "But we don't have that many eggs and vegetables at home."
"My lady, you don't need to worry about that. I'll go to the village and exchange with other families later. I'm sure Miss Xia won't let us suffer any losses."
"Alright, I'll get you some loose silver and copper coins," Luo Suyue said, heading to get the money.
She carefully moved a wooden board under the bed and took out a wooden box containing several taels of silver.
As for the rest of the money in the house, she hid it away in batches.
Although their family looked quite poor and couldn't even afford their son's school fees, the Fan family was actually one of the wealthiest families in the village. Otherwise, they wouldn't have thought of sending their son to the Jingwu Academy in the county.
It should be noted that the tuition fees for Jingwu Academy were astronomical for ordinary farmers, and only the children of wealthy merchants and landlords in the county could afford to attend.
Fan Sheng's hunting skills were enough to support his large family. If his elderly mother hadn't fallen seriously ill last year, almost depleting the family's savings, he could have easily come up with 100 taels of silver.
Luo Suyue took out a handful of loose silver from the wooden box and handed it to Fan Sheng: "This silver should be enough to buy eggs and vegetables. Go and buy them before it gets dark."
The sooner she buys the items, the sooner she can deliver them to Miss Xia. She's worried that if she delays, Miss Xia might suddenly change her mind and not want them anymore.
“Alright, I’ll go right now,” Fan Sheng said, taking the silver and opening the door to leave.
Fan Siyuan was watching ants move house with his younger sister in the yard. When he saw his father come out of the room, he didn't ask any questions out of curiosity. There were some things that children shouldn't ask about. His father would tell him when he wanted to know.
Fan Sheng walked over to the two children and patted their heads: "Yuan'er, take good care of your sister. Father is going out for a bit."
“Yes, Father,” Fan Siyuan replied obediently.
Fan Sheng went to the village and exchanged over a hundred eggs and a hundred catties of various vegetables for less than 600 coins.
After transporting all these items home, he transferred them to Xia Qingqing through the system in front of Luo Suyue.
"Ah, it really...it really disappeared!" Luo Suyue covered her mouth in surprise. Could this be some kind of divine magic?
Fan Sheng chuckled and said, "I was startled when I first used this system function, but you get used to it."
After delivering the items, Fan Sheng didn't rush to send Xia Qingqing a video call invitation, but instead waited quietly for her reply.
He wasn't worried that Xia Qingqing would deny it, after all, she had given him a full 5 taels of silver in the first transaction. Even if he gave the eggs and vegetables to Xia Qingqing for free, he wouldn't lose out.
Just before going to bed that night, Fan Sheng finally received the payment from Xia Qingqing.
This time, Xia Qingqing didn't give him any more money. Considering that Fan Sheng seemed to be short of money, Xia Qingqing directly gave him two glasses.
According to her understanding, ancient glass cups were called "liuli" and were extremely precious items.
These two glasses should be enough for Fan Sheng to earn a good amount of money.
For Xia Qingqing, these two glasses were not worth as much as 5 taels of silver. She could even make a profit by exchanging them for 200 eggs and 100 catties of vegetables.