Chapter 24 Returning Home with a Full Load: Should we tell the villagers about the disaster?
"Young Master Lu, have you struck it rich? Didn't you already buy quite a lot of things last time? How come you bought so much again?"
"Huh! I see there are so many bags of grain in the car. The autumn harvest is less than two months away. What are you doing buying so much grain?"
"Didn't you buy a lot of things last time? How come you still have so much money to buy these?"
"You look really good dressed. I thought you were a rich young master from the city, and I didn't dare to talk to you."
The villagers had too many questions to answer one by one, so Lu Xuan only said, "I earned the money by selling a ginseng I found a few days ago when I went up the mountain."
But just that one sentence was enough to cause an uproar among the villagers.
"Ginseng—!? You really dug up ginseng?"
Many people who had previously assumed he hadn't gained much by only carrying a basket down the mountain couldn't help but slap their thighs in disbelief.
I was careless!
Who says you have to hunt large game to make money? The most valuable things are the aged medicinal herbs that you can find deep in the mountains!
No wonder Lu Xuanyi was away for several days this time; it's certainly not easy to sell ginseng at a good price.
The villagers realized what was happening and couldn't help but feel envious.
Lu Xuan is incredibly lucky!
Wu Cheng had been a hunter for decades and had never dug up ginseng that had been aged for many years, but he dug it up after only two or three trips up the mountain.
Why can't they have that kind of luck!
Compared to the astonishing news of making money by digging ginseng, Lu Xuan's purchase of a cartload of supplies seemed like a minor matter.
A ginseng that's been aged for a long time can easily sell for tens of taels, right? You might even make a profit of over a hundred taels!
Let alone buying a truckload of supplies, even if we add ten or eight more truckloads, we'll still buy them!
Some people even asked Lu Xuan directly, "Young man Lu, when are you planning to build a new house? There will be plenty of people in the village with free time after the autumn harvest, and we can all help out then."
In the village, the first thing anyone does when they make money is build a new house, and the Lu family was no exception.
After the others realized this, they all chimed in, "We can all help out then." Maybe we can even get a couple of good, juicy meals for free.
Lu Xuan waved his hand, "I don't have that plan for now. I'll mention it to the village if I need it later."
As he spoke, he and the driver quickly carried all the goods from the cart into the house, settled the fare, and then closed the gate.
The villagers had many more questions they wanted to ask, but seeing that he had even closed the gate, they could only leave regretfully. Instead, they gathered in twos and threes, preparing to gossip about Lu Xuan selling ginseng and buying a truckload of supplies elsewhere.
The Lu family.
Lu Qing made Lu Xuan a cup of honey water and handed it to him, her brows relaxing as she said, "If you hadn't come back soon, I was thinking of going to look for you with your brother-in-law. Did the trip go smoothly?"
Lu Xuan took the cup and gulped it down in one go. He handed the empty cup to Lu Chen, asking him to make another cup, before replying, "It went very smoothly. The ginseng and lingzhi have all been sold."
Lu Qing asked curiously, "Didn't you say before that a natural disaster would happen soon and we should prepare more? Why did you only buy one truckload of things?"
Surely it's not like selling century-old ginseng and lingzhi only yields enough to buy a truckload of supplies?
Even if she knew nothing about the market for medicinal herbs, she knew it was impossible.
She couldn't help but wonder, "Ah Xuan, did you finally make a lot of money and are you reluctant to spend it?"
Lu Xuan: "?"
Live stream viewers: "?"
What nonsense is she spouting?!
Who wouldn't be willing to spend money? Does she have some misunderstanding about her younger brother?
[You're overthinking it! The streamer isn't stingy with money; he's incredibly generous!]
[The amount of money he spends scares me!]
Lu Xuan also felt that Lu Qing had misunderstood him too much.
"Have you forgotten why I took the wild boar out and then put it back last time? I've kept all the real supplies; these are just for the villagers to see. I've put away so much stuff that my house can't even hold it all."
Lu Qing suddenly realized.
These past few days I've been so worried about his safety and the natural disasters that might strike soon that I forgot he can hide things anywhere!
At this moment, Lu Xuan took out several heavy silver ingots and broken silver from his spatial storage and piled them up on the table.
Lu Qing and Lu Chen stared wide-eyed, the latter's face flushed with excitement, "So much silver! Brother made so much money!"
Lu Qing exclaimed in surprise, "This must be over a hundred taels! Didn't you say you put away all the other things you bought? How come you still have so much silver?"
Lu Xuan: "We've bought everything we needed. This is the remaining silver."
Lu Qing was stunned. "So much left? How much did you earn in total?"
Lu Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Six or seven hundred taels."
The viewers in the live stream immediately booed.
[Streamer, are you a sore loser?!]
[If you're so capable, tell us the truth! How can you lie to us?]
[Is he hiding some money? He's hiding way too much! Reduce it tenfold! The streamer's not being honest!]
Lu Xuan calmly replied, "I'm afraid that reporting the real amount will scare them into a bad mood."
The villagers may never have seen a hundred taels in their entire lives, let alone several thousand taels.
Even though he had already underreported by one-tenth, Lu Qing was still quite frightened. At this moment, she was clutching her chest with both hands and looked like she was about to faint from fright.
Lu Chen's reaction wasn't as exaggerated as Lu Qing's, but he was equally dizzy, as if he was drunk from the number Lu Qing had recited.
Lu Xuan, in a good mood, poked his cheek and deliberately asked, "Am I very powerful?"
Stunned by the provocation, Lu Chen shouted without hesitation, "Brother is the best! I want to make big money like brother in the future!"
Lu Xuan nodded, "That's ambitious." But surpassing him is impossible; with effort, one can try to reach even one of his fingers.
As they were talking, Lei Yan, who was working in the fields, heard the news and rushed back ahead of time.
He was also startled by the remaining silver and the grain and cloth in the main room, but perhaps because he had already prepared himself mentally with Lu Qing in the past few days, and because he was also calm by nature, he calmed down in no time.
To reward Lu Xuan for his many days of hard work, Lu Qing prepared a sumptuous meal.
Stir-fried venison with scallions, stir-fried pork with chili peppers, braised pork ribs, stir-fried eggs with chives, cold spinach salad, and finally, mushroom and tofu soup.
Lu Xuan wanted to help, but Lu Qing refused, telling him to rest.
The viewers in the live stream were incredibly envious, thinking to themselves, "What nonsense about the streamer working so hard!"
He has meals and a bath prepared for him, and although it costs money, it certainly doesn't tire him out.
He's always busy spending money and living a carefree life!
But there's a kind of exhaustion that your loved ones feel you're tired.
Lu Xuan rarely gets to enjoy the care from his family, so naturally he has no reason to refuse.
In the live stream, viewers could only feel envious and drool, constantly urging others to share the content.
During the meal, Lu Chen kept asking him what he had been doing these past few days.
Lu Xuan could tell that it wasn't just the little guy who was curious, so he briefly recounted his process of buying various supplies, starting with selling ginseng.
He didn't specify how much of each item was purchased or how much silver was spent, yet the three people were still amazed by his explanation, their faces still showing a sense of lingering interest even after he finished speaking.
Lu Qing sighed, "With all these preparations, even if we were to face a natural disaster, we wouldn't have anything to fear, right?"
Lu Xuan remained noncommittal.
"Try to organize your belongings in the next few days. I'll put everything away before the disaster, and we'll go up the mountain on the appointed day."
Go up the mountain...
Lu Chen was filled with curiosity about the deep mountains and felt eager to try it out when he heard this, but Lu Qing and Lei Yan hesitated.
Lu Qing hesitated and said, "Is it just the two of us, four people in total, going into the mountains? The Zhang family has always taken good care of us, and there's also the village chief and other villagers..."
They were all people who had watched them grow up since they were little. Even if some of them had bullied Lu Xuan when they were young and would gossip about him, none of them were truly malicious.
She completely disregarded their safety and only cared about her own family's safety...
Lu Xuan glanced at her and said, "Don't rush. Even if you hadn't brought it up, I was planning to tell the village chief about it tomorrow anyway."
The reason they didn't tell them before leaving was because they were worried the news would be too frightening, and that the village chief and villagers might do something rash that could harm the Lu family.
Although the possibility is slim, it's still necessary to take precautions.
Otherwise, it would be ridiculous if he prepared a lot of supplies, but the Lu family had an accident before the disaster even started.
Lu Xuan said, "I will tell the village about the disaster. Whether they believe me or not, and whether they want to come into the mountains with us, is up to them. But I will definitely bring you up the mountain."
As for the villagers finding out too late and not having enough time to prepare, there's no need to worry about that.
He needs more time because he has a lot of supplies to buy. Other villagers don't have the means to do so. Those who trust him can just go to Baisong Town to buy some grain.
Lu Qing and Lei Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
Throughout history, people have often sought refuge in the mountains when faced with natural disasters or man-made calamities, and they are not averse to going into the mountains.
As long as I can live, I don't care where I go. Going into the mountains is better than leaving my hometown. I never know when I might die far from home.
at night.
After finishing his live stream for the day, Lu Xuan opened the backend.
The data on stockpiled goods in the city over the past few days has not increased as much as when they went deep into the mountains, but the number of followers still increased a lot when the vampire vines showed their power again.
The number of online users has now reached over 700,000, and the number of fans has exceeded 200,000.
Both were still quite far from obtaining the next achievement reward, so he only glanced at them to get a general idea before turning his attention to the gift rewards.
These past few days, he has received an average of 40,000 to 50,000 star coins in gifts every day. When the Vampire Vine made its appearance, the number soared to over 100,000. Lu Xuan had already redeemed the gifts from the previous days, so this time he only redeemed the portion he received on the return journey.
Current total points: 48570.
With so many points, he could buy another 1,000 cubic meter space.
However, his current space is not even full, so there seems to be no need to buy a larger space.
He opened the shop and went to the page selling spatial equipment. After a moment's thought, he bought an inlaid bracelet that cost only 1,000 points.
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