Chapter 27 Grain Delivery and Salted Bird Eggs, Grain Transport

When Lai got home, he boiled water and cooked four salted bird eggs. After they were cooked and cooled, he took them to the threshing ground.

The threshing ground was bustling with activity.

The man in the mage's robes was Sheen, the vice-commander of the caravan. He was an excellent mage and in charge of this procurement. Lamb had provided him with all this information.

Sheen was selecting the agricultural products brought by the villagers. After he had chosen and determined how much to buy, the other team members were responsible for weighing and packing them. Behind them, there was already a considerable pile of packed vegetables.

"Are you here to sell goods too? Where are your items?"

Sheen asked.

It was strange that this young man, carrying nothing on him, was among the villagers selling goods. This made the man notice him.

Ray nodded in agreement.

"I have some salted bird eggs here that can be stored for a long time. I wonder if you would buy them?"

"Bird eggs? What salted bird eggs?"

Sheen asked.

Lai took out a salted bird egg, cracked the shell, and dug out the egg white to reveal the yolk, which was already dripping with oil from being pickled.

"Try it."

Sheen took the salted bird egg from Lai and took a small bite. The first taste was the saltiness of the egg white, followed by the aroma of the salted egg yolk.

These salted bird eggs are indeed quite good to eat with biscuits or bread. Buying some is fine, but it's not essential.

He hesitated.

"Let me try some too."

One of the team members following behind Sheen noticed his hesitation and came over as well.

Sheen handed him the salted bird egg, and he used his dagger to scoop out a piece and put it in his mouth.

"That's great! Deputy Commander, could you buy some for us to take with us?"

"You should try some too."

He then handed the salted bird egg to the teammate next to him, which also received praise.

"Deputy Commander?"

"Okay, okay, I'll buy it."

Seeing that the team members had a good response, Sheen finally decided to buy some to take with him.

"How much are these salted bird eggs?"

"Seven copper coins each."

Ray boldly asked for a high price. Sheen then asked him questions.

How long can eggs be stored?

"Cooked and stored at room temperature for ten days should be fine."

Lai wasn't sure how long they would keep, as she usually cooked them fresh. But the cooked salted duck eggs sold in supermarkets seemed to last a long time, so she made a rough estimate.

How much do you have?

"A hundred of them do."

Sheen thought for a moment.

He knew the market prices in Rosen Town, and it was because the supplies were cheap there that they chose to purchase most of their supplies.

Seven copper coins would cost about the price of an ordinary bird egg in their country, but here they could buy a decent salted bird egg, which was acceptable.

Moreover, a hundred eggs only yield seven silver coins, which is indeed not much for them.

"Bring it over after it's cooked. Just give it to me before dark."

"good."

After saying that, Sheen gave Lai two silver coins as a deposit.

"Brother, how is it?"

Neil anxiously inquired about the situation, and Ray sighed.

"It's alright, brother. They're just picky eaters and can't handle good food. We won't sell to them even if they want to in the future!"

Neil stood up for him indignantly, his adorable expression making Ray laugh.

"Alright, alright, give me your hand."

Ray placed the two silver coins in Neil's palm.

"Here's the deposit. Keep it safe. I'm going to fetch firewood to boil the eggs."

"Brother, let me help you!"

The two brothers lit a fire to boil eggs. After the eggs cooled, Lai carried the salted bird eggs over there and took the remaining five silver coins.

That evening, everyone in the convoy received a salted bird egg.

The next day at dawn, the convoy, loaded with supplies, entered the mountains and embarked on the dirt road to the Eton Forest. The small mountain village returned to its usual tranquility.

As the autumn harvest drew to a close, the clan elder Barnet urged the villagers to hand over their grain.

In order to make use of this tunnel during this grain delivery, the elders of the three villages discussed it and immediately led the villagers to work overtime.

After a busy week, the tunnel was finally completed.

There simply wasn't enough time to complete the internal structure before delivering the grain. So, they only secured the mountainside for now, and the rest of the work would be done after the grain transport was finished.

Grain is unsafe to store for too long, so the principle was to deliver it as soon as possible. After collecting the grain, Barnett immediately organized the young men in the village to deliver it to the town, including Ray and Lamb.

Every kind of vehicle the village could use was put to use, even the little Delraston beast from the Lai family was borrowed by the village and forced to haul a cartload of grain.

The grain wasn't just transported to town and that was it; they still had to queue up to be weighed.

The tunnel was built in time, saving more than half the time compared to before. The grain transport team from the small mountain village was the first to arrive, but it still took half a day to weigh several thousand pounds of grain.

The older adults in the grain transport team discussed it and decided to let Lai and his group of young people go to town for a stroll, and they could come back after lunch.

Lamb immediately dragged Ray around to various shops, focusing on the weapon sections, and buying a few pieces of bread to eat when they got hungry. Their main goal was to not waste a single moment.

After the grain was delivered, the town mayor issued a grain delivery certificate. The truck, which had arrived fully loaded with grain, was also piled high with various daily necessities that everyone had bought.

The group drove back to the village in high spirits. The big problem that had been weighing on Barnett's mind was finally resolved, and he felt completely relaxed.

The tunnel's practicality finally silenced the villagers who had previously complained about its construction. More people also began to voluntarily contribute to its construction free of charge.

After the autumn harvest, Lai's life returned to a temporary calm. His daily routine consisted of chopping firewood and tending to his vegetable garden.

The garlic leaves in the garden have dried up; it's time to pull them out of the ground.

The peas had already grown to a ripe size, more than Lai and Neil could eat. They had already picked several batches, but small pea pods were still growing in batches.

Actually, there's one good thing about living in the countryside: every bit of hard work you put in will be rewarded.

Lower your material desires and work hard in the fields. As long as there are no natural disasters or man-made calamities, you'll have enough to eat.

Lai wanted to let the potatoes, sweet potatoes, and radishes in the field grow a little longer. But the persimmon and cucumber vines were no longer of any use and could be pulled up.

The Chinese cabbages grew very well, with the largest leaves reaching 50 centimeters in length. Unfortunately, due to the lack of pesticides, they were riddled with holes by cabbage insects.

Lai stacked the less desirable outer leaves to feed the livestock, and chopped a few more to make kimchi. He just hadn't grown many cabbages, otherwise he could have pickled more sauerkraut in the winter.

Perhaps because he had experienced the days of starvation in the apocalypse, Lai had a deep obsession with hoarding all kinds of supplies.

He'd sold most of the salted bird eggs, but he still needed to go to town to buy some more.

Now that we have a mule cart at home, everything is much more convenient, and we can go to town whenever we want. This gold coin was definitely worth it.