Chapter 6 unlocks the achievement: when the number of viewers watching online reaches 10,000, you will receive...
The Zhang family lives right across from the Lu family.
It was still early, and the Zhang family's able-bodied members were still in the fields and hadn't returned yet. Only Aunt Zhang, her daughter-in-law Ye Ping, and her granddaughter Zhang Xiuxiu were at home.
Upon seeing Lu Qing, Ye Ping warmly poured her some water, saying, "What brings you here? Have some water."
"No need to trouble yourself, sister-in-law. I just came to deliver some things."
Lu Qing placed the things she was carrying on the table in the main room. "Ah Xuan went to the city and bought some pastries. Lu Chen couldn't finish them all by himself, so I'll share some with your Dafu, Xiaofu, and Xiuxiu. Also, Ah Xuan hunted a wild rabbit, so I'll add some dishes to your family's meal."
Ye Ping frowned as she looked at the things on the table and said, "Chengming brought back such a big pig leg at noon. Grandma kept talking about it for ages. You can keep it yourselves. I can't accept it."
Lu Qing smiled and said, "The Zhang family has taken good care of the Lu family over the past few years. This is just a small token of our gratitude, it's only right." Without giving Ye Ping a chance to refuse, she quickly took her leave.
"Hey! Don't—"
Ye Ping chased after her to the outside of the courtyard and ran into her mother-in-law, who had just returned from feeding the chickens.
Madam Zhang looked at her daughter-in-law in surprise, "What's wrong?"
Ye Ping recounted what had happened, and Zhang Yang sighed helplessly, saying, "This girl is really something, why is she so polite? Never mind, we'll just send something to the Lu family as a return gift next time. Refusing to give her anything only makes things seem more distant."
After saying that, he turned to his granddaughter, who was playing obediently with a rag doll, and said, "Xiuxiu, go and call your two older brothers back for some pastries."
Zhang Xiuxiu's eyes lit up as soon as she heard the word "pastry," and she answered crisply before running out quickly.
Meanwhile, Lu Xuan arrived at the village chief's house with pastries and wild rabbits, explaining his gift in a similar way to Lu Qing's.
The village chief's wife, Miao Jinfeng, tried to refuse but couldn't, so she had to give Lu Xuan another basket of eggs.
The viewers in the live stream were laughing.
[Why are there eggs again? If I count, the streamer probably has seventy or eighty eggs at home now. Can they even finish them all?]
[How could you not finish them? Didn't you see the host had her sister make ten at noon and they all ate them? Seventy or eighty eggs is just a matter of seven or eight meals.]
Are we having eggs for dinner tonight?
On the way back, Lu Xuan hummed in agreement: "There are too many eggs at home. They'll spoil quickly in this heat. It's best to eat them as soon as possible."
There's no rabbit meat left, but the pheasant, pork belly, and ribs we bought are enough to make a hearty dinner.
When he got home, Lu Qing had just finished plucking the scalded pheasant. Seeing him, she asked, "Besides the pheasant, what else do you want to make for dinner?"
Lu Chen, who was helping to start the fire, looked up with anticipation in his eyes.
Lu Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "Make the pork belly into braised pork, and the ribs into stew. Add enough oil and salt, and stir-fry two vegetable dishes. Make the portions generous. As for the staple food... didn't we have a lot of pork cracklings left after making lard? Make some pork crackling pancakes, and also make some fine rice, about two jin."
Lu Qing was startled, "So many!?"
Normally, half a pound of brown rice is enough for four people to eat in one meal. This time, it's four times more. Can they finish it? Thinking of Lu Xuan's appetite at noon, Lu Qing paused slightly. Maybe they really can finish it?
Lu Chen stared wide-eyed in shock, looking at Lu Xuan as if he were a complete idiot.
The viewers in the live stream were amused by the siblings' expressions and burst into laughter.
[The older sister's expression clearly shows she thinks the streamer is a good-for-nothing.]
[Eating two pounds of rice in one meal, that's enough for at least a dozen bowls of cooked rice. How can you not be considered a glutton?]
Two years ago, I ate at a restaurant on the capital planet. I remember a bowl of natural rice cost 500 Star Coins, and there were more than a dozen bowls, plus a table full of meat and vegetables. It would have cost tens of thousands of Star Coins. Just thinking about it makes my heart ache!
[The person upstairs is really rich, they can even eat at restaurants. I've never eaten natural food in real life, only tasted it in the live streams of some old streamers and other food streamers through sharing. Sigh.]
[It would be nice to be able to taste it in the live stream, but unfortunately the streamer hasn't enabled sharing yet, so I can't even smell it. I'm so sad.]
While Lu Xuan was chopping wood in the courtyard with ease, as if he were cutting melons and vegetables, he was calmly analyzing useful information through the live chat.
Seeing that viewers could enjoy the food featured in the live stream through 'sharing' made me think.
Just as dinner was ready, my brother-in-law Lei Yan finally returned from the fields.
Upon entering the courtyard, Lei Yan was surprised to smell the rich aroma of meat in the air and asked, "Are we having meat again tonight?"
Lu Chen, who was helping to serve the dishes, exclaimed loudly, "So much meat! My brother bought it all!"
Lu Xuan, who had chopped up a warehouse full of firewood, looked up at Lei Yan.
The other party's appearance was not particularly outstanding, only his features were regular, but he was very strong and had a calm personality. He had a harmonious relationship with Lu Qing and treated his two younger brothers-in-law, Lu Chen, very well after marriage, and never looked down on his older brother-in-law, Lu Xuan, for being a fool.
Therefore, Lu Xuan had a very good impression of his brother-in-law.
"The food is ready. Brother-in-law, just wash it and we can eat."
Lei Yan was first amazed by Lu Xuan's new look, and praised him, "Ah Xuan looks really energetic in his new clothes." Then he quickly rinsed himself with water.
When he returned after changing into clean clothes, the food had already been served.
Looking at the table laden with dishes, Lei Yan was stunned. "There's way too much."
Meat dishes included braised pork, stewed spare ribs, and pheasant stewed with mushrooms. Vegetable dishes included stir-fried leeks with eggs, stir-fried bok choy, and cold cucumber salad. Finally, there was a large bowl of brightly colored radish and pork bone soup.
The main dishes were a large plate of pork crackling pancakes and a whole wooden bucket of fine rice.
Lei Yan looked even more bewildered. That large plate of pork crackling pancakes was enough for the four of them, so why did they make so much refined rice?
They didn't even eat this well during Chinese New Year. The key is that there are so many dishes and rice; four people could easily finish them all.
Lu Xuan saw through his thoughts in his eyes and said calmly, "Don't worry, there won't be any left."
Lu Qing and Lu Chen, who had already witnessed it once at noon, nodded in agreement.
"Alright, let's eat!" Lu Qing gave each of them a fried pancake with plenty of filling, and then served Lu Xuan a big bowl of rice.
It wasn't that she was biased, but rather that her brother had a large appetite, and if there was less food, it probably wouldn't even be enough for him to eat a couple of bites.
Because Lu Qing was generous with the ingredients, and the ingredients were fresh and natural enough, the dishes tasted just as good as the dishes she made, even though she only used basic seasonings such as oil, salt, and soy sauce.
Even though Lu Qing, Lei Yan, and the other two had already eaten a sumptuous lunch, they still ate without looking up at the table full of delicious food.
The braised pork belly is fatty but not greasy, and melts in your mouth. The ribs are stewed until tender, and you can pick up the whole piece of meat with chopsticks. Dipped in soy sauce, it is fragrant but not greasy.
The stir-fried chives with eggs are very delicious because of the generous amount of eggs. Although the stir-fried bok choy is a vegetarian dish, it is cooked with freshly rendered lard, making it taste just as good as meat.
When you're feeling greasy from eating too much meat, just take a bite of crunchy, chilled cucumber salad—it's so delicious!
A bowl of rice looked like a lot, but Lu Xuan ate it bowl after bowl, eating it incredibly fast.
If you get tired of rice, try fried pancakes. One bite and you'll find the crispy outer layer and the aroma of fried meat and scallions filling your mouth with delight, making it impossible to stop eating.
While the Lu family was enjoying their meal with gusto, the viewers in the live stream were practically going crazy with envy.
[Ahhh! It looks so delicious! I want to eat it! Why am I not a member of the streamer's family? A family of four is so small, what difference would it make if I joined?!]
[The meat looks so delicious, and the vegetables look so delicious too! Don't eat so fast! Let me watch a little longer; this mukbang video is enough to make me want to eat another nutritional supplement!]
[I'm starving! I want to eat! When are you going to start sharing your taste buds?! Hurry up and start sharing! Don't force me to beg you on my knees QAQ!]
Lu Xuan asked while eating, "How do I set up sharing?"
[If the streamer keeps streaming frequently, they'll be able to start streaming soon!]
Lu Xuan raised an eyebrow. It seems that the conditions for enabling sharing are related to the duration of the live stream? He just doesn't know exactly how fast this "soon" means.
The food on the table visibly decreased, and after a quarter of an hour, once he was sure everyone else had finished eating, Lu Xuan finished off the remaining food as usual.
Lei Yan was astonished: "When did Ah Xuan's appetite become so big?"
Lu Xuan wiped his mouth and said, "It's always been this big."
Lei Yan instantly thought of the same thing as his wife Lu Qing, and looked at Lu Xuan with pity.
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In ancient times, there was little entertainment. After eating and digesting their food, Lu Qing and Lei Yan went back to their own house next door. Lu Xuan sent the yawning Lu Chen to his room and then went back to his own room.
I've been live-streaming since I started climbing the mountain this morning, and it's been about ten hours now.
Lu Xuan briefly said goodbye to the viewers still in the live stream, mentioned that he would be going up the mountain again tomorrow, and then turned off the live stream and opened the system messages that kept flashing.
[Achieve the achievement of '10,000 online viewers' and receive the reward: 1,000 points, unlocking access to purchase certain items in the store (please check for details). Next achievement: 100,000 online viewers, reward unknown.]
[Unlock the achievements feature; see the achievements section for details.]
Lu Xuan raised an eyebrow, clicked on "My Backend," and sure enough, found that the previously grayed-out achievement icons were now lit up.
After clicking the achievement icon, you will see several achievement categories on the new page.
Live stream duration, total number of fans, number of online viewers, gift achievements, and spending points are all separate achievements, and each achievement is further divided into different stages.
For example, the first achievement in live streaming duration is to stream for 24 hours, and the total number of fans required is 10,000.
To achieve the gift achievement, you need to obtain a gift worth 10,000 Star Coins; to earn spending points, you need to spend 10,000 points in the store, and so on.
The two food-eating broadcasts, including the afternoon shopping segment, significantly boosted the popularity of the live stream.
When the broadcast ended, the number of online viewers had reached more than 12,000, the number of fans had increased to nearly 3,000, and the total amount of gifts received was more than 4,000 Star Coins.
Are you sure you want to redeem the gift for system points? Please enter the specific amount.
Lu Xuan chose to exchange all of them as usual.
[Redeemed.]
Current total points: 1480.
One thousand of them are achievement rewards, and the rest are the original account balance and the gift points that were just redeemed.
Thinking about the price of the storage space he had speculated about not long ago, and then looking at his account balance, Lu Xuan had an idea and quickly opened the points mall.
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