Because she didn't know if his sect allowed eating meat—since some things were forbidden and others were allowed—Xu Han symbolically brought some vegetarian dishes.

Upon seeing this, the Taoist priest said, "Where's the meat? I want to eat meat, and some wine too."

Xu Han then took out some more meat and beer, and said, "This is beer, Daoist Master, please have a taste."

"Hmm! Not bad, it definitely tastes different from the liquor here. It doesn't have much of a liquor flavor, it's not strong enough, but it's still quite delicious."

After saying that, he started eating again. After taking a bite of tomato beef brisket, his eyes widened instantly, and he said as he ate.

"Delicious! I never knew you were such a good cook. Looks like I'm in for a treat."

The three of them sat on the rock and began to eat. No one spoke the entire time, which made it seem quite harmonious.

The Taoist priest was so engrossed in the delicious food that he didn't have time to talk.

Lu Chuan was completely bewildered. He had been terrified that they were the enemy, but now they were sitting together eating. It seemed the danger had passed and the other party was an ally.

Xu Han thought to herself that this Taoist priest was indeed very powerful, but he had a bad temper and was too irritable. He was always cursing people and was not someone to be trifled with.

The three of them finished lunch, each with their own thoughts. Then the Taoist priest spoke up again, saying, "Next, I need to go to the capital to arrange some things, and then I'll come back to find you."

Remember, neither you nor I can change this fact, and we cannot defy fate. Everything has a cause and effect; we cannot go against the will of Heaven, otherwise the consequences will only be more severe.

Xu Han understood that these words were actually meant for her, and they also directly extinguished some of Xu Han's saintly sentiments.

So he said, "Don't worry, Master, I know what to do."

After Xu Han finished speaking, the Taoist priest got up to leave, asking Xu Han for a lot of food before leaving.

The weather wasn't hot yet, so the food wouldn't spoil if left for a couple of days. Xu Han wrapped some food in oil paper, packed it in a bundle, and handed it to the Taoist priest.

The Taoist priest then left, leaving behind the words, "Be sure to prepare plenty of food."

Xu Han sighed, "Oh no, now we'll have to prepare a lot more food."

After the Taoist priest left, Lu Chuan, seeing that there was no one else on the road, asked, "What happened?"

Xu Han looked around and said in a low voice, "Just now, when the Taoist priest gave me the silver notes and told me to buy more grain, I saw the space suddenly become larger again."

However, it would cost 1200 silver notes. I thought maybe the space was giving me a hint that this Taoist priest was a good person and wouldn't harm us.

On the contrary, as he said, he should actually protect us!

After all, the space wouldn't harm me, right? You know, before, when the space was full, no matter how I tried, it wouldn't prompt me to upgrade. But now that I've met the Taoist priest, it suddenly upgrades.

"It must be because we need to stockpile more food and are afraid we won't be able to store it all, that's why we upgraded. If that's the case, then logically the Taoist priest isn't a bad person."

After thinking for a moment, Lu Chuan also spoke up, "That's right. Just like the Taoist priest said, with his skills, we would have died eight hundred times over. Since he didn't kill us and even gave us silver notes to stockpile more supplies, he definitely wasn't after your space. Otherwise, he would have just kidnapped you."

Moreover, the fact that he could predict your affairs and knew about the seven years of famine shows that he is definitely not an ordinary person.

We still don't know why he made us buy so many supplies. Was it simply because he wanted us to survive the disaster?

Xu Han continued, "But with his abilities, he could easily go to live in other countries! There's no need for him to suffer here with us."

Moreover, from what he said, he didn't want us to flee the famine; he just wanted us to wait for him deep in the mountains.

“That should be the case. Then let’s do as he says, buy more grain, and prepare in advance,” Lu Chuan said.

"He doesn't even know where we live! How is he going to find us?" Xu Han asked, only to realize how silly her question was.

There's no need to worry about that. If he can find himself, how could he not find his exact address?

Once she realized what was happening, Xu Han quickly stuck out her tongue playfully, looking embarrassed.

Lu Chuan also laughed and said, "Anyway, we can't run away. No matter where we run, he will probably find us. Besides, we don't know where to run, so we might as well stay at home!"

Based on the reaction you described, at least he won't hurt us, so let's accept it! It just means a few more people in the house, which will make it more lively.

Speaking of space, Xu Han suddenly remembered that the space hasn't started upgrading yet!

So he said, "Let's go back first! It's already late today, and we definitely won't make it to the county town. Let's go back to the prefectural city and buy some grain on the way back."

Lu Chuan nodded in agreement, and the two of them continued their journey back the way they came.

Xu Han took advantage of the time in the carriage to upgrade the space.

After the upgrade, I scanned the area and found that it was the same as the previous upgrade, except that it had expanded further in the areas where it had been upgraded before.

This is the final upgrade; according to the space's notification, there will be no more upgrades in the future.

This is enough for her, and Xu Han is not greedy; she is already quite content.

When the two arrived in the prefectural city, the city gates were just about to close; if they had arrived any later, they probably wouldn't have been able to get in.

We found another inn, ordered some food there, and then quickly washed up and rested.

Having not slept all night, and coupled with the fright and the long journey, the two of them were completely exhausted.

I fell asleep immediately and had a good night's sleep...

The next morning, the two got up and started another big raid.

Driving a horse-drawn carriage to buy grain would be too conspicuous if done too many times, so the two split up and bought 10,000 catties of grain in different carriages before returning to the inn to rest.

After lunch, Xu Han went to a reputable fabric shop and bought some cotton and linen fabrics, as well as cotton.

After buying those items, they went to a general store and bought some more. Fortunately, the city was large enough, and the two of them kept changing their clothes, so they didn't attract too much attention.

Lu Chuan and Xu Han stayed in the prefectural city for another two days. On the third day, they set off early in the morning to return to the county town.

When they arrived in the county town, the two checked into the inn they used to frequent.

After resting for a while, they went to the grain store and bought another 5,000 catties of grain.

Perhaps due to the snow disaster, the price of grain, whether bought in the prefectural city or the county town, was two coins more expensive than before.

Xu Han is now a rich person. She not only has money from selling ginseng, but also silver notes given to her by the Taoist priest!