Chapter 80 The Boy Who Spreads Money
The group returned to the street again. Zhuang Mingxu had already negotiated the price with the charcoal seller. Because they couldn't cook food without electricity, charcoal was not cheap. Zhuang Mingxu spent three bottles of water to buy all of them. The other people should have also walked around, each holding some small gadgets in their hands.
"This is Zhuang Mingxu, just call him brother," Lu Weiyi pointed at Zhuang Mingxu.
"Brother Mingxu," Lu Xi said.
"Xiaoxi has grown up so big now. When she was a child, she was white and tender, like a meat ball." Seeing Lu Weiyi's relaxed expression, Zhuang Mingxu knew that Lu Xi must not have been bullied. "Come back to Qingyuan with us first. When things are stable, I will ask someone to send a message to your father."
"Well, thank you Brother Mingxu."
"This is Zhuang Aiyi, my son." Lu Weiyi finally knew that he had a son. "Aiyi, call me uncle."
"Hello, little uncle. My name is Aiyi and I'm three years old." Zhuang Aiyi tilted his head and said in a baby voice.
"Brother, his eyes are exactly the same as yours." Lu Xi wanted to go up and hug him, but he remembered that he hadn't taken a shower for several days, so he didn't reach out his hand. Unexpectedly, Zhuang Aiyi came over and grabbed his hand, saying, "I'll hold on to my uncle. We can't get lost when there are so many people around."
"Okay, then Aiyi, hold on to your uncle tightly." Lu Xi couldn't help but speak in a coaxing tone.
Lu Weiyi introduced the other people to Lu Xi, looked at the sky, and decided to go back. If they came out during the evening practice, there would be no place to go shopping.
"Then do you still want those jades and beads?" Seeing what the group of people had gained, Xiao Liu secretly sighed in his heart and hurriedly asked. After all, just because he looked rich, he would not give him less commission.
"I just exchanged these few pieces," Xu Sa said as he took out seven or eight jade jewelry and a bead core from his backpack. Among them, there was a set that was obviously not ordinary goods. "This set looks pretty good. It was taken out by a very elegant old lady. She exchanged it for three packets of instant noodles."
Lu Weiyi nodded and decided to go back to see if there was any space. He said to Xiao Liu, "Take as many as you can, but the price won't be too high. You know you can't eat this, it's just a hobby, and we're probably leaving the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, okay, okay. Then I'll send them over to you guys directly after I get them." Xiao Liu thought to himself that it would be better to keep them for himself. He would definitely make a profit from the difference in price.
"I want all the vegetables, fruits, eggs, meat and food. Exchange them all with water. Send me as much as you can get." When Lu Weiyi heard that door-to-door delivery would save trouble, he immediately said.
"...Okay." Xiao Liu swallowed hard and agreed, not forgetting to confirm again, "Are you sure you can eat it all? To be honest, water is the most valuable thing now. I can get the other things, but I'm afraid you..."
"Don't worry, I took away a mineral water distributor, all of them are in barrels," Lu Weiyi said, and then he remembered that he didn't seem to have too many barrels, "but you can bring your own barrels."
"Okay, don't worry, I will do it for you smoothly," Xiao Liu said with a smile, and went to prepare things quickly.
As soon as the news came out, Li Zhuang could imagine that the fact that they had the space could no longer be concealed. After all, they drove three cars when they entered the door, and there were not many things in them. He originally wanted to keep a low profile. He glanced at the unconscious Lu Weiyi and sighed silently...
Even though they didn't take a lot of things with them, on their way back, everyone's hands were full. Lu Weiyi pushed Zhuang Mingxu, who had a box of eggs on his lap. Gu Qingyue also held two boxes. Gu Qingji held a dozen live chickens in his hands, flapping their hands constantly.
Xu Sa was carrying a half-dead duck, Liu Rui was holding a few rabbits, Antonio had his hands full of vegetables, and Dean was no exception. What was even more exaggerated was Li Zhuang, who was carrying a pig that was still alive. Only Lu Xi and Zhuang Aiyi, who looked a little weak, each held a small bag of sand fruits.
He walked along with great fanfare, attracting many people's attention along the way, but who knew that there were even more people waiting outside the villa.
Lin Yimu and Ning Yuan were standing guard at the door. They were obviously relieved when they saw people coming back. "They all said they were sending things over. Did you buy them?" He pointed at the pile of bedding and cotton clothes for a person outside, speechless.
"I bought it," Lu Weiyi raised his hand actively.
"These..." Lin Yimu wanted to say something, but was pulled into the yard by Li Zhuang. Gu Qingyue shrugged his shoulders and handed two boxes of eggs to Ning Yuan, "I'll help you count the goods first, and you can come and help later."
"Okay," Gu Qingji responded, and the others entered the villa together.
"Why did you buy so many things? These vegetables are grown in the village. Meat must be very expensive. How much grain did you spend?" Lu Weiyi heard Xiong Jie asking as soon as he entered the door.
"Don't even think about it. We can't afford it with the supplies we have." Li Zhuang carried the pig weighing nearly 200 kilograms for more than half an hour and gave it directly to Xiong Jie.
"Apart from us, who else might have supplies?" Li Zhuang said to Xiong Jie as Lu Weiyi came in.
"Brother Xiong, can you kill a pig?" Lu Weiyi asked regardless of Xiong Jie's complicated expression.
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"Kill the pig today"
"There is meat to eat, Lu Xiaoyi. I see you bought a barbecue grill and vegetables. How about we have a barbecue tonight?" As soon as Lu Weiyi finished speaking, Xu Sa took over and said with a flattering face, "Lu Xiaoyi, give us some more bones, and let Brother Xi help make some bone soup. We don't want chicken, duck, or rabbit."
"If you don't mind the trouble, just do it," Lu Weiyi said, carrying out four buckets of water from the space and handing them to Xi Shi, "Brother Xi, please boil some hot water for me first. This is my brother Lu Xi, let him clean it."
Knowing the current price of water, when the four buckets of water came out, everyone looked at Lu Weiyi as if he was a rich man.
"Xiaoxi, this is Brother Xi, Brother Xiong, Brother Damu and Brother Ningyuan. That's my room. I'll boil some water and you go and clean it up. I'll go out to order some goods. Call me if you need anything."
"Okay, brother, you go and get busy." Lu Xi came back with so many things, and he heard them say along the way that these were all Lu Weiyi's. He had some idea of the supplies in his mind, and he was not so uneasy after all.
Lu Weiyi picked up two bottles of mineral water and went out in a hurry.
"Hey, wait, what are you going to do with these chickens, ducks and rabbits?" Xiong Jie asked Lu Weiyi.
"Kill them, kill them all!" Lu Weiyi shouted.
It's rare to see Lu Weiyi so lively. Zhuang Mingxu finds it quite fresh. He turns around and sees Lu Xi standing a little awkwardly. He directs Zhuang Aiyi, "Aiyi, go get a bottle of water for the uncle, and go to the kitchen to ask Grandpa Xi if he has any porridge left."
"Okay," Zhuang Aiyi answered crisply and trotted towards the kitchen.
"Brother Mingxu, I'm not hungry..." Lu Xi felt embarrassed to eat right after arriving.
"You don't have to feel restrained. Your brother has never taken care of anyone and he can't imagine what you need, so you have to tell him what you want. He only has you as a brother, and he will definitely take good care of you in these chaotic times," said Zhuang Mingxu.
Lu Xi had heard about the story between Zhuang Mingxu and Lu Weiyi before in Kyoto, and he also heard Lu Weiyi mention it on the way back just now. Seeing that this man, although sitting in a wheelchair, was neither hurried nor slow, calm and reliable, he felt more at ease.
"Well, thank you Brother Mingxu," Lu Xi said.
"Uncle Xi has already heated up the porridge. He said it will be ready soon," Zhuang Aiyi trotted back and said to Zhuang Mingxu. He handed a bottle of water to Lu Xi and also gave Lu Xi a bottle of yogurt that Lu Weiyi had asked him to keep for himself, saying, "This is for Aiyi from your daddy. Aiyi is giving this to your uncle."
"Thank you Aiyi." Lu Xi took it and was pulled by Zhuang Aiyi to sit on the sofa. The two of them went to play. After a while, Xi Shi brought out a small bowl of porridge and put it on the coffee table. "Xiaoxi, drink some porridge first. We will have dinner together in the evening."
Lu Xi was thanking them, while Xiong Jie and Li Zhuang were restraining a pig. They couldn't find Lu Weiyi to ask, so they could only ask Zhuang Mingxu, "Are they all killed now?"
"Why don't you and Brother Xi go to the market first? Otherwise, there won't be anything to go shopping if it's too late," said Zhuang Mingxu, looking at the sky.
"You'd better go tomorrow. Most of the things in the market are there today, and there won't be much to see there." Li Zhuang raised his chin and pointed outside.
"I thought they made a mistake at first," Xiong Jie said, still feeling scared as he thought about those things. "Those are all winter stuff. What are they for?"
"Save it for later use," Li Zhuang replied imitating Lu Weiyi's voice.
Xiong Jie had nothing to say, "Let's kill the pig," and discussed with Li Zhuang that there was no need to scald the pig's hair, but to directly shave the skin to save water. As he was walking out, Xiong Jie couldn't help it and turned back to Zhuang Mingxu and said, "I think Wei Yi doesn't seem to understand the world. Why don't you try to persuade him? We can find these things ourselves later. Water cannot be wasted, and we may never have water in the future."
"Okay, I'll tell him, thank you," said Zhuang Mingxu.
Before they had used up all the water, they came back with all the things changed. Clothes, shoes, and bedding were piled up in a mess all over the hall. Lu Weiyi then remembered that his space seemed to be full. Xi Shi called Lu Weiyi again, asking him where he put the killed pigs, chickens, ducks, and rabbits.
"I'm coming." Lu Weiyi walked into the kitchen, stretched out his hand, and put all the meat into the space, leaving some internal organs. Xi Shi thought he was afraid that it was not clean, so he hurriedly said, "I've washed all these."
Having experienced the end of the world, Lu Weiyi no longer has any of the picky eating habits of a rich young man.
"Yeah, let's just eat it," Lu Weiyi said.
"Then we won't be polite," said Xiong Jie, who had killed the pig and washed the offal. "When it's time to practice, let's have some fried pork intestines with peppers, and some chicken soup."
"Xu Sa said we should have barbecue tonight. I have prepared everything. We'll do it tomorrow," Xi Shi responded with a smile.
Lu Weiyi came out of the kitchen and first stored the pile of vegetables and fruits in the corner into the space, and then went to put away other things. As a result, as soon as he finished putting away the quilts and clothes, there was no more space to put them in.
"It can't hold any more, right?" Xu Sa, who had been staring at him, smiled while chewing a tomato in his mouth, his hands were numbly stringing barbecue skewers, and he was laughing with glee.
“The can of gasoline I was supposed to load a few days ago wasn’t put in, and it’s been less than two days and you dare to keep buying like this.” He smiled at the others, “I heard someone on the road saying that a money-giving boy came to the market and bought everything he saw. I was wondering whose idiot he was, but when I ran into them, I found out that he’s from our family…hahahaha…”
Lu Weiyi turned his head to look at Xu Sa and said lightly, "Xu Ergou, you have no food tonight."
"..." Xu Sa took a deep breath and turned around with a flattering look on his face. "However, our Lu Xiaoyi has always been prepared for danger in times of peace. He is always prepared for a rainy day and takes precautions. He is really a role model in the hearts of short-sighted people like me. We must learn from Lu Xiaoyi's long-term vision..."
Xu Sa fluently read a 500-word essay praising Lu Weiyi, and finally asked silently, "Your Majesty, have you allowed me to have dinner?"
"Just barely enough." Lu Weiyi was arrogant, his eyes narrowed into a line of joy.
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