It seems that all the bad luck has finally passed, and recently only good things have happened to her. Ruyi never expected that the biggest surprise would come from the system.
After completing the check-in on the last day of April, in addition to the usual Spirit Gathering Pill residue, there's also this month's newcomer gift pack:
"【Peach Wood Sword】, a first-grade low-level spiritual weapon, made from the branches of a hundred-year-old spiritual peach tree. It can ward off evil, but has low lethality and can only cut through most mortal weapons."
Listen to this! This description is practically Versailles literature from the cultivation world—it's barely effective against you mortals, with very low destructive power.
Regardless of how others describe it, for someone like Ruyi who values life, this peach wood sword is an invaluable life-saving talisman. Its simple and unadorned wooden blade is incredibly understated, with a total length of no more than half an arm's length. It is more like a dagger than a sword, short and lightweight, making it perfect for carrying close at hand. It is simply an essential artifact for home and travel!
Ruyi held the sword in her hand and liked it more and more. She was already thinking about what kind of sword tassel would look good with it and couldn't wait to test the power of the peach wood sword.
However, she carefully put the peach wood sword away and continued checking the system, because there was another surprise coming this month:
"Ding! Congratulations on signing in for three consecutive months! You have triggered the special first-year reward for newcomers: the First Quarter Consecutive Sign-in Gift Pack. Would you like to claim the gift pack?"
Unlike the previous monthly gift packs, this time it's a quarterly gift pack. So, without realizing it, Cheng Ruyi has already signed in for a whole quarter.
She clicked the claim button with great anticipation, and after a series of dazzling special effects, she finally saw what the prize was:
"【Wind Chaser Rabbit】, a first-tier low-grade spirit beast (pseudo), one male and one female (adults). Due to impure bloodline, it did not inherit the Wind Chaser Rabbit's Flash Spirit and Wind-Treading skills. It is small in size, only slightly larger than a common rabbit. Apart from its exceptionally delicious meat and extremely easy breeding, it has no special function."
Note 1: When there is sufficient spiritual energy, an adult rabbit can give birth to a litter every ten days, with each litter containing ten to fifteen kittens.
Note 2: If the spiritual energy is insufficient, a litter will be born every thirty days, with five to eight kittens per litter.
Note 3: Their main food consists of plants containing spiritual energy. If the spiritual energy is sufficient, the baby rabbits will reach adulthood in one month; if the spiritual energy is insufficient, they will take three months. Adult weight is between ten and fifteen pounds.
After reading the description, Cheng Ruyi couldn't help but exclaim with tears in her eyes: "What an amazing rabbit!"
She had been blaming the system all along. In fact, looking back, although the things the system gave her seemed strange on the surface, they were actually what they needed most right now, and they were in line with the rules of the human world as much as possible without being too outrageous or eye-catching. It could be said that they were completely tailor-made for her. It was really painstaking!
The Cheng family now has enough staple food to last for more than half a year, and they are also self-sufficient in vegetables. The only thing they lack is meat. Although the two hens work very hard, laying at least two eggs every day, and sometimes even three, it is still not enough to meet the basic protein intake required by each member of the family every day. So this rabbit really came at just the right time.
Rabbit meat is both nutritious and delicious, and the system description specifically emphasizes that the meat is "exceptionally fresh and delicious." Just imagining braised rabbit, stewed rabbit, roasted rabbit... makes Ruyi's mouth water instantly.
Moreover, since this is a spirit beast, its fur must be extraordinary, perfect for making some close-fitting vests or similar garments that are lightweight, warm, and ideal for the elderly and children.
Thinking about it this way, rabbits are treasures from head to toe!
The next morning, after the routine of fetching water and exchanging supplies, Ruyi deliberately waited for Xu Cui to go home first, and then went home herself a quarter of an hour later, pretending to be mysterious.
"Ruyi, why are you so late? What's this basket? And why did someone ask you to exchange something?" Xu Cui asked curiously as soon as she entered the kitchen.
Cheng Ruyi had taken out the two rabbits as soon as she entered the house and put them in the basket she had prepared the night before. She also moved some fresh vegetables she had grown herself into the basket. After seeing the two rabbits eating the vegetables obediently, she felt relieved and covered them tightly with a cloth, pretending that she had just changed them.
"Aunt Cui, how about we make a bet? I bet you'll never guess what's in here!" Ruyi was in a great mood and couldn't help but joke.
"Wow! What's so amazing? I'd like to guess!" Xu Cui's competitive spirit immediately flared up. She refused to believe that she could lose, since she had handled most of the exchanges lately.
Xu Cui confidently tried to examine the basket closely, but to her surprise, the basket suddenly moved, startling her greatly. "This... how can it move? Could it be... could it be a fish? No, the basket isn't wet! Could it be a chicken? How could that be? Who would exchange a chicken for something like that? Are they crazy?"
At the urging of Xu Cui's loud voice, the rest of the Cheng family members curiously rushed to the kitchen to watch. Everyone was extremely curious.
When Cheng Ruyi saw that everyone was there, she didn't keep them in suspense any longer and directly lifted the cloth, revealing two slightly thin rabbits, one white and one gray, in the basket.
Wow! It's a rabbit!
"Oh my god! So cute~~"
"Wow, those are two huge rabbits! What breed are they? I don't think I've ever seen them before!"
Cheng Yan, still shocked, quickly regained his senses and asked in confusion, "Ruyi, what's going on? Why are people asking you to trade rabbits? What did they trade for?"
"The money, or rather, the money, is not exchanged, but sold as rabbits. One rabbit sells for one tael of silver, and since there is one male and one female, selling both together will give you three taels of silver."
Cheng Ruyi had already thought of her words. At this time of year, the thing everyone is short of the most is meat. Most people wouldn't put meat out to sell unless they have plenty of meat but are short of other things.
“I guess this family probably raises rabbits. They probably had enough food before, so they never thought about selling the rabbits. But recently, they probably don’t have much food left, so they want to stock up on more food when the government opens its granaries next time, which is why they sold the rabbits to get money.”
"What! Three taels of silver? That's too expensive! Wild rabbits usually only cost one or two hundred coins each!" Xu Cui was in charge of the Cheng family's purchasing and knew the prices of various daily items very well.
“The government’s grain prices are ten times higher than before, so it’s normal for rabbits to be ten times more expensive since they’re meat,” Ruyi explained calmly. “Besides, these are a male and a female, and they’re said to be adults, which means they can reproduce. Rabbits are very prolific; they can have many offspring in one litter, so we can have lots and lots of rabbit meat to eat! So, it’s a sure thing!”
Perhaps because there's enough staple food lately but not much meat, people aren't too concerned about the price of rabbits; everyone's attention is on rabbit meat.
"Mommy, when can we eat rabbit?" Little glutton Cheng Yunle asked the "cruel" question while gently stroking the two little rabbits.
Looking at the two trembling rabbits, Ruyi smiled and replied, "These two are breeding rabbits. We have to wait until they give birth to baby rabbits, and then until the baby rabbits grow up before we can eat them. Uh... I estimate at least a month later."
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