It's already the end of July, and half a month has passed since Huaishan County was unsealed. Life in the city seems to be slowly returning to normal.
Although grain prices remain high, savvy people have already found ways to buy relatively cheaper grain.
The grain shops are barely holding on under pressure, but Ruyi thinks they probably won't last much longer; the price of grain in the city will definitely come down.
"Ding-dong! You have successfully checked in for July and are entitled to a monthly gift pack. Would you like to claim your gift pack?"
This morning, the first thing Ruyi did after waking up was to immediately open the system to sign in. After a series of dazzling special effects, she finally received the July monthly gift pack that she had been looking forward to.
"【Spiritual Spring Water】, a first-grade low-level spiritual item, comes from a first-grade spiritual spring at the foot of Qingluan Immortal Mountain. It contains a trace amount of spiritual power and has a wide range of uses. Long-term consumption during the Qi Refining stage can enhance spiritual energy and improve physical condition."
Wow! I've finally seen the legendary spirit spring water! How can we talk about cheat codes without mentioning it!
The name "Azure Phoenix Immortal Mountain" alone tells you it's not of this mortal realm; it must be a blessed land brimming with spiritual energy. The spiritual springs nurtured in such a place must be extraordinary.
Ruyi was so excited that she couldn't help but take out the spiritual spring water immediately, intending to worship it properly.
It was still an exquisite jade bottle with a faint white glow, but this time the bottle looked slightly larger than the one used for holding pills, somewhat like a small wine pot, and I estimated it to be about four or five hundred milliliters.
Speaking of which, Ruyi had been worried about what to do with the glowing jade bottle before, because it was obviously not made in the mortal world. She even dug a hole under the bed, wrapped it up in layers of cloth, put it in a wooden box, and then put the wooden box in the hole and covered it with the floor, for fear that it would be discovered.
Later she learned that once the pills inside were emptied, the bottle would automatically disappear. She didn't know if it was a manufacturing process from the cultivation world or an automatic recycling system, but it solved one of her problems.
Ruyi carefully opened the bottle cap, and a thick mist immediately wafted out, startling her so much that she quickly glanced at it and immediately put the cap back on!
The fog swirling around her remained stubbornly in place, so she took several deep breaths before finally managing to inhale it all into her body.
It was an incredibly refreshing feeling, like being completely immersed in a hot spring, with a warm sensation gently flowing through your body—an indescribable level of comfort.
It took about fifteen minutes for this feeling to gradually dissipate.
This is incredible! Is this what they call spiritual spring water containing "trace" spiritual energy? The mist alone is so full of spiritual energy; I can't even imagine what it would be like to drink a sip directly...
Of course, given past experience, Cheng Ruyi wouldn't be foolish enough to drink it directly. Given its concentration, a single drop would probably be enough to dilute a whole bucket of water.
With this bottle of spiritual spring water, we could raise dozens more animals! It's like a godsend, completely solving the Cheng family's biggest problem.
In this way, the Bigu Pill and the Meridian Nourishing Pill can be greatly saved, and there is no need to count the days every month!
However, today seemed to be a lucky day, with good fortune coming one after another. Just as Ruyi was still immersed in joy, she heard the system's voice ring out once again.
"Ding-dong! Congratulations on signing in for six consecutive months, triggering the special first-year reward for newcomers: the [Second Quarter Consecutive Sign-in Gift Pack]. Would you like to claim the gift pack?"
Wow, without me even realizing it, I've already been signing in for half a year...
Ruyi remembered that the quarterly gift package three months ago was the Chasing Wind Rabbit, which not only allowed her family to eat meat every day, but also made them a small fortune. Therefore, she had high expectations for this gift package.
"【Phoenix-tailed Chicken】, a low-grade first-tier spirit beast, a male. Due to poor development, it failed to grow a tail similar in shape to the divine beast Phoenix and was driven away by the Phoenix-tailed Chicken flock. Overwhelmed with grief, its innate skill Fireball also became ineffective."
Personality: Insecure, sensitive, and prone to melancholy
Benefits: The meat and eggs of the Phoenix Tail Chicken contain fire-like energy; consuming them can dispel cold, generate warmth, and promote blood circulation.
"Ah~~~~ That's great~~~~" Ruyi shouted happily!
She truly loves her system now, and Ruyi swears that she will never complain about it again!
In fact, a few days ago she spent a lot of money to buy a rooster and a hen to raise at home, hoping to see if she could successfully hatch chicks and save some money.
As a result, the two new chickens were beaten to the point of near death by Caiyu and Sujin in less than half a day. Cheng Yan had no choice but to break open another chicken coop overnight to separate them, thus saving the two chickens' lives.
Even so, the newly bought rooster died two days later. Cheng Ruyi knew whether it was injured or had been sick before, so she didn't dare to cook it for her family and could only find a place to bury it.
The remaining hen was also in very poor condition, huddled in a corner trembling, looking like she was about to die at any moment. After all, she had been bought at a high price, so Ruyi had no choice but to use more Nourishing Meridian Pills to keep her alive.
After Caiyu and Sujin beat up the two invasive chickens, they became even more energetic and laid five eggs each for several days in a row, leaving Ruyi both amused and exasperated.
But now there's no need to worry. Even if Caiyu Sujin is fierce, it's still just an ordinary chicken. The Fengwei Chicken is a spirit beast, so it should be able to suppress it... right?
Ruyi carefully reviewed the Phoenix Tail Chicken system description again, and liked it more and more the more she read it!
Although the description in the personality section is a bit strange, the description in the effects section is really rare. It can dispel cold and generate warmth, promote qi and blood circulation, and is simply an essential artifact for winter!
Mom no longer has to worry about my hands and feet being cold in winter!
Although Cheng Ruyi was excited, she did not take out the phoenix-tailed chicken immediately. She planned to find an opportunity to openly bring the phoenix-tailed chicken home when she went to sell rabbits this afternoon.
Speaking of which, the Cheng family's business has been booming lately. They have regular customers for egg pancakes and scallion pancakes, and occasionally people from other places will come specifically to find them. I don't know how they found this place.
The food stalls now open every morning and close at noon, regardless of whether they've sold out or not.
Since prices have dropped, snacks must follow suit. Egg pancakes have returned to their original price of six coins each or two for ten coins, while scallion pancakes are four coins each or three for ten coins.
In this way, he could earn about three hundred coins a day, which would amount to a considerable income over a month. In fact, after deducting labor and costs, the net profit from selling pancakes was only about one hundred coins a day, which was a huge loss compared to selling rabbits and sprouts. However, Ruyi's purpose in selling pancakes was not purely to make money, so he didn't take it too seriously.
She always sold only ten catties of bean sprouts a day, thinking that with so many choices available, not many people would buy them. However, Ruyi forgot that nowadays not only can people move freely throughout the city, but also many people from outside who come to visit relatives and friends occasionally pass by and buy them all on several occasions.
So after the neighbors complained several times, Ruyi had no choice but to double the amount.
Ten coins a pound isn't exactly cheap, but they're currently the only ones selling this product, so even twenty pounds a day isn't enough to meet the demand. Many people who can't buy it end up buying a few pancakes to eat, so it's a win-win situation.
The Cheng family's stall has been open for half a month and has already earned more than five taels of silver. The future looks promising!
However, the most exciting thing during this period was that the children's furniture was finally sold, and the first seller was Cheng Ruyi's best friend, Yang Liuer!
On the third day after the lockdown was lifted, Ruyi pushed a cart full of gifts to visit Liu'er at the Sun family home. Among them were a baby cradle and a baby seat. Although Liu'er's baby was only a month old and didn't need them yet, the Sun family was still very happy to see the gifts.
Yang Liuer insisted on paying for it, and Ruyi couldn't refuse her, so she accepted one or two taels of silver as a token gesture. She also expressed her desire to order a baby cradle, since her nephew Yang Feng's wife was four months pregnant.
It's probably true that everything is difficult at the beginning; after the first sale was made, the second and third sales came right away.
Xu Cui happened to be busy that day, so Xiao Man volunteered to help Ru Yi look after the snack stall. It just so happened that it was time for Cheng Mande to eat his baby food, so Ru Yi simply brought her grandson to the stall and had him sit in the baby chair to eat.
Perhaps it was Cheng Mande's chubby figure and rosy cheeks that made him so adorable, plus the fact that the little glutton finished a small bowl of rice porridge and then babbled away on the steamed egg custard, that made him look so blessed.
So that day, almost everyone who passed by Cheng's shop and had children at home couldn't resist ordering a baby seat.
Cheng Ruyi was stunned; she hadn't expected such an unexpected effect.
After that day, whenever the weather was nice and the temperature was right, she would take Cheng Mande out of the shop to stay for a while, even if it was just to sleep, since there was a baby cradle available.
Lin Xiaoman knew this would help her family earn money, so she was very willing to hand over her son. As for Cheng Mande, he was always happily oblivious to everything.
As a result of these actions, orders for children's furniture surged, keeping Cheng Yan and Cheng Yunping extremely busy every day.
"Oh dear! Madam Cheng, I've been looking for you everywhere!"
Ruyi had just opened her stall today when she heard a familiar yet unfamiliar voice coming from outside the door. Looking up, she saw that it was the owner of Zhiwei Restaurant!
"Manager Huang! What are you doing here? Did you wander over here while taking a stroll? What a coincidence!"
"Madam Cheng, you flatter me. I came here specifically to find you! Luckily, you mentioned that you lived nearby, otherwise I wouldn't know where to look for you in this vast sea of people!"
Manager Huang almost laughed out of anger. With his build, he would be drenched in sweat after just a few steps in this sweltering heat, and he certainly wouldn't come here for a walk.
Seeing that the two men across from her, one big and one small, were covered in sweat, Cheng Ruyi invited them into the shop to sit down and rest, and poured them a cup of tea.
Besides Manager Huang, the round-faced waiter they had met that day also came. He accepted the tea from Ruyi with both hands, gave her a bright smile, and thanked her.
Cheng Ruyi had a very good impression of the young man and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Young man, what's your name?"
"You're too kind, Madam Cheng. Just call me Shuangxi!" The young man said, scratching his head and smiling a little foolishly.
"Shuangxi, what a wonderful name!" The name truly reflects the person's joy and happiness!
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