Chapter 42 The village chief's plan to switch spaces with a livestreamer is truly brilliant...
"Village chief, old man, come and have some water." Lu Qing placed several cups of water on the table.
Li Tie thanked Grandpa Zhang, but his mind was completely captivated by the sofa beneath him.
Li Tie carefully pressed the sofa gently with his palm, and was surprised by how soft it felt under his hand. "Did Ah Xuan exchange this with the immortal? This is so comfortable!"
Grandpa Zhang was so afraid of the soft texture that he didn't dare to relax and sit down, fearing he might break the obviously expensive soft chair.
After taking a sip, he was even more astonished, exclaiming, "This is honey water? You're too kind!"
Li Tie lowered his head and tasted it, and sure enough, he tasted the unique sweetness of honey.
Lu Xuan explained, "We usually make several pots of honey water or sugar water at home to replenish sugar and water. You can drink it as you please, I have stocked up on enough sugar to last for several years." In fact, it would be enough to last for decades.
Li Tie looked surprised: "This water is so cold, it's really refreshing to drink. How did you do that?"
Lu Xuan casually replied, "Because it was frozen in advance."
Li Tie: "?"
Grandpa Zhang: "?"
Live stream viewer: ? ? ? What did you say? What's over?
What did the host just say? Did I hear that right?
[Host, please say it again: Why is the water ice-cold?!]
Lu Xuan said leisurely, "Did I say anything just now? You must have misheard me."
[You dare question my hearing!]
It's impossible that millions of people misheard at the same time!
[Host, you're beating around the bush, something's not right!!]
[We already knew something was wrong with the streamer, didn't we? Longtime fans have mentioned it more than once.]
I think I already have a guess!!! But I still can't quite believe it...
【I also……】
Lu Xuan seemed not to see the comments on the screen and spoke directly, "You two have come here to see me?"
Grandpa Zhang, who was engrossed in drinking honey water, coughed suddenly and said, "Let the village chief speak first."
Li Tie put down his cup, his expression turning serious: "You said before that you could exchange grain for the mustard seed space that the immortal gave you, is that true?" Or was it just to make the villagers realize that things are very precious and not to be greedy?
Lu Xuan nodded and said, "Of course it's true. There are only four of us in my family, and we can't possibly use up all those space rings. I can't possibly wear one on every finger, can I? That would be so tacky."
Li Tie: "..."
Lu Qing and Lei Yan, who were sitting to the side, seemed to be imagining something, their expressions somewhat subtle.
The audience, who were dissatisfied with Lu Xuan's deliberate neglect: Pfft.
Is it serious that he wears a ring on every finger? Do you think he's some kind of nouveau riche? No, nouveau riche in the interstellar era don't dress like that.
[Please, streamer, don't be so old-fashioned. How am I supposed to face my friends if they know I'm a fan of such an outdated streamer?]
Don't worry, the streamer wouldn't be that tasteless. Didn't you see he already bought an inlaid bracelet? That's what he's doing.
Lu Xuan looked at Old Master Zhang, "You also want to buy a space?"
The village chief's intention to change spaces was within his expectations, but the Zhang family, while not particularly frugal, were quite good at managing their finances. There was no reason for them to become extravagant during such a special period as the catastrophe.
Sure enough, Grandpa Zhang quickly waved his hand and sighed, "No, no, no, our family can't afford such an expensive treasure. I wanted to ask about those clothes that don't make you feel hot..."
Lu Xuan: "Biosuit?"
Grandpa Zhang nodded, "Yes, it's the bio-suit. Can we get a replacement? How much food would it cost for one?"
The old man rubbed his hands, a little embarrassed, and said, "I was thinking that if it's not too expensive, I'd like to prepare one for each of the three little ones in the family. The children are weak, and the adults can barely stand the heat, but I'm afraid the children won't be able to handle it in the future."
If the clothes are really expensive, then grit your teeth and only replace one piece, so that the three children can take turns wearing it; that should be enough.
"Well..." Lu Xuan tapped his thigh lightly with his fingers, pondering for a moment.
Grandpa Zhang said nervously, "If it really can't be replaced, then forget it. I was just asking casually."
“It’s not that we can’t exchange them.” Lu Xuan paused. “How about this, if you need them, one adult pack will be fifty catties of grain, and the child’s pack will be thirty catties.”
Grandpa Zhang exclaimed in surprise, "So cheap?"
Li Tie was also surprised and blurted out, "Did you subsidize the grain yourself again?"
Lu Xuan said speechlessly, "You're overthinking it. I'm really not that selfless."
[Hahaha, in the village chief's eyes, the streamer has probably become a saintly figurehead.]
However, at this price, it seems the streamer didn't make much profit this time.
[Why is she suddenly so generous now, when she used to be so dark-skinned?]
Lu Xuan explained, "The highest temperature later on can approach fifty degrees Celsius. Without bio-clothing, the villagers simply cannot survive. If we keep going on like this, everyone will still die in the end. Wouldn't it have been a waste of my time saving them before?"
Whether everyone will get a spatial ring in the future depends on individual wishes, but he hopes everyone will get a bio-clothes to ensure their survival.
It's not just useful in extremely hot weather; it will also be useful when temperatures drop and the land is frozen solid.
Thirty to fifty catties of grain is a bargain; you won't lose out or be cheated. It's definitely great value for money.
Lu Xuan: "It doesn't matter if the bio-clothing isn't very profitable, the spatial ring can be profitable. If we balance the two, we won't lose money either way."
Viewers in the live stream: The streamer's plan is really shrewd.
Lu Xuan explained to the two people in front of him that the bio-suit was made of special material. After learning that the suit could be worn for three to five years without breaking, the two people felt that the price was like getting it for free.
The old man was so excited that he immediately ordered five items.
"I'll change into three children's outfits and two adults' outfits, one for men and one for women." The adults in the family can switch clothes according to their gender.
The five pieces of clothing added up to nearly two hundred pounds of grain. The old man wasn't unconcerned about the cost, but he knew it was an essential expense, so he didn't hesitate to ask for help.
Anyway, his family had stockpiled a lot of grain before, so exchanging 200 catties of grain for protection from the cold and heat for the next few months, including the extreme cold that follows, was worth it!
Li Tie couldn't help but say, "My family needs one per person."
He had seen Lu Qing and Lei Yan working without breaking a sweat yesterday. How could he possibly miss out on such a good thing, which only cost a few dozen kilograms of grain!
Lu Xuan nodded and said, "Okay."
He opened the online store page and purchased seven adult-sized and four children's-sized bio-suits, clicking "confirm" on the spot without any attempt to hide it from others.
The object appeared out of thin air in front of him, right in front of everyone present.
"ah!"
"This is—!" Li Tie and Grandpa Zhang excitedly stood up abruptly.
"A deity has appeared!?"
The other three members of the Lu family, who were also seeing such a scene for the first time, were startled and looked at Lu Xuan with panicked expressions.
Lu Xuan gave them a reassuring look, "This is how a 'deity' directly teleported the things I exchanged. This is how I always exchange things, you'll get used to it."
Others: "!!!"
How am I supposed to get used to this?! I just can't!
Li Tie and Grandpa Zhang trembled as they received their share of the clothes from Lu Xuan, feeling an urge to enshrine them as precious artifacts.
But then I thought, they changed into these clothes to prepare for the sweltering heat, so wouldn't it be putting the cart before the horse to actually worship them?
The two could only silently repeat 'I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry' in their hearts, and decided to go back and distribute the clothes to their families so they could change into them!
It just so happens that Li Jing, Li Tuo, and Zhang Chengming are all going out to explore with Lu Xuan in the afternoon. Wearing bio-suits will prevent them from getting sunburned.
Grandpa Zhang carefully held the clothes in his hands and said, "I'll have Chengming bring you the grain later."
Li Tie: "Me too."
After calming down a bit, Lu Qing and Lei Yan subconsciously calculated how much food the bio-suits the two families wanted could be exchanged for...
Four hundred and seventy jin!
It's as big as half a large cave security door!
While the two were terrified, they suddenly realized that they didn't seem to know how much 'cost' Lu Xuan needed to exchange these supplies, or whether there was any profit to be made.
Could it be true, as the village chief said, that he really subsidized the grain himself?
Even after donning the bio-suit, Li Tie did not forget his primary objective.
"Ah Xuan, what's the price of that mustard seed space...? Is it for a thousand catties of grain? Is that the price of the smaller one, or the larger one?"
Lu Xuan chuckled, "I only have 5 cubic meters, not even enough to fill a tooth gap. What would I be if I really wanted a thousand catties of grain? It's priced at 50 cubic meters, but I can give you a discount, so 600 catties of grain will be enough."
He briefly explained the conversion method for cubic volume and let them convert it into a volume they could understand.
A 50-cubic-meter space costs almost twice as much as a security door in the system's store, but only requires 600 jin of grain. It's practically a half-price sale or a free gift.
However, this is because the village chief bought the public space on behalf of the village. If it were for his own use, the situation would be different.
"For small spaces, villagers, including you, can buy 120 jin of grain in 5 cubic meters, 200 jin in 10 cubic meters, 800 jin in 50 cubic meters, and 1500 jin in 100 cubic meters."
"hiss--"
The sudden increase in weight from 30 to 50 pounds to over 1,000 pounds caused the two to involuntarily gasp and their expressions to change.
Sure enough, the spatial ring was much more expensive than the bio-suit.
But compared to 600 jin, 800 jin saved 200 jin, so Lu Xuan was indeed quite generous.
Moreover, the entire village paid for the 600 jin together, and each family only needed to contribute about 15 or 16 jin of grain, so it was not a burden at all.
Besides, 100 cubic meters is too big; a small family simply doesn't have that much stuff to store, so it's completely unnecessary. 50 cubic meters is nice, but it's still too extravagant for a family to buy. The smaller one is more cost-effective.
Li Tie hesitated for only a moment before saying, "I'll replace the 50-cubic-meter one in my village, and my family will replace it with a 10-cubic-meter one, is that okay?"
Lu Xuan: "Of course, no problem."
Both the 50-cubic-meter and 10-cubic-meter ones were readily available from blind boxes, so Lu Xuan simply took them out from his own space.
"The bio-clothing weighs 280 jin, the two spatial rings weigh 800 jin, and the total grain weighs 1,080 jin."
Li Tie carefully put on both rings, feeling them automatically adjust to fit his fingers perfectly, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
"Don't worry! I'll go back to the big cave and get the food and bring it to you later."
With the space available, we can put the grain in directly and then deliver it, so we don't need to find several people to help carry it.
Thinking of this, Li Tie felt incredibly happy.
Seeing this, Grandpa Zhang was somewhat tempted. The price of a small space wasn't actually that high; should they consider moving to a different one...?
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