Chapter 22
Tang Yu'an bent down and stuck his head out from under Zhou Qi's arm.
He was not afraid when he saw the blood-stained dead bird. He had seen this bird before. Yesterday, when he and Zhou Qi went out, they were chased and attacked by a flock of birds.
This bird is also very big, like an eagle.
"Was it sent by Black Pearl?" Tang Yu'an guessed as he looked at the plum blossom footprints on the ground.
"Woof!"
Silver Coin, who had poked his head out from beside Zhou Qi's legs, cried out in affirmation when he heard this.
Zhou Qi frowned slightly, looked around the grocery store, and asked Tang Yu'an if there were any dangerous creatures on the map.
After making sure it was safe, he reached out and dragged the dead bird into the house and closed the door.
There were obvious tooth marks on the bird's body, but the fatal wound was a piece of iron stuck in its neck. It seemed that it was indeed sent by Black Pearl.
"Wow, are we being fed?"
Tang Yu'an was very happy. Although Black Pearl had left the grocery store, it seemed that she still cared about them.
Zhou Qi nodded, went to the kitchen to get a basin, put the dead bird in it, and then began to clean the bloodstains on the ground.
Tang Yu'an went to boil water, preparing to bleed and pluck the bird.
There was a vegetable market near their home, and he often went there to play and saw how the owner of the meat stall handled chickens, ducks, and geese.
We have fresh meat to eat today!
Of course, he carefully checked the bird's information with the inventory and confirmed that it was edible and not poisonous.
After boiling the water, Tang Yu'an looked at the soybeans he had soaked before going to bed last night. They had all become soft, and some of them had even broken through the skin, revealing their tender green germs.
These soybeans were bought from the store. After being soaked in clean water, they began to sprout and grow.
Tang Yu'an picked out the sprouted soybeans, put them in a small bowl, and then transferred the other soybeans into the soy milk maker.
Just as he finished, he saw the system prompt [Shopkeeper "Zhou Qi" completed the daily task: cleaning the store, points +2].
At this time, Zhou Qi, who had finished cleaning, walked in from outside. Seeing the sprouted soybeans in the bowl, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you going to plant beans?"
Tang Yu'an nodded and said, "Although there are points that can be exchanged, we can't rely too much on the system mall."
Moreover, when you trade soybeans in the future, you can have a reason to say that you grew them yourself.
"Well, you're quite right."
Zhou Qi smiled and patted the top of his head, then asked, "Where are you going to plant it?"
"It's behind the house. There's a fence you can climb."
Tang Yu'an came to the back door of the grocery store carrying a bowl of sprouted soybeans.
There is an awning behind his house, extending from the roof and is about two meters wide.
The left side of the door was used for parking, and the right side was filled with potted plants, representing the small botanical garden that Tang's mother had created. A half-walled fence surrounded the area adjacent to the right neighbor, with a few bricks built underneath.
Looking at the green plants placed high and low, Tang Yu'an remembered that he used to complain that his mother planted plants that would not bloom and were not pretty at all.
Looking at this vibrant little botanical garden, he felt his nose sore and his eyes suddenly felt dry.
Zhou Qi was also looking next door.
The place that originally belonged to the back door of his house is now empty, leaving his and his grandmother's memories in another world.
"Brother Xiaoqi, let's plant beans."
"good."
The two teenagers calmed down, took an unused empty flowerpot, shoveled the soil from the pile behind the house, and then placed it under the fence. They dug small holes and buried five sprouted soybeans in them.
After pouring the water, Zhou Qi thought of something and turned back into the house.
Tang Yu'an followed him curiously and saw him scoop out two large bowls of mung beans from the container and put them in a basin to soak in water.
"Brother Xiaoqi, do you want to cook mung bean soup?" Tang Yu'an asked.
Zhou Qi shook his head and said, "I'm going to grow some bean sprouts."
They don't lack staple food now. As for fruits, Grandma Guo can provide them. What they mainly lack are meat and vegetables.
Bean sprouts can also be considered vegetables. They don’t require fertilizer, only clean water to grow.
Hearing this, Tang Yu'an's eyes lit up, "Great, I like bean sprouts! They're especially delicious when fried!"
Zhou Qi curved his lips slightly and said, "If you want to drink mung bean soup, I'll make it for you later."
"Let's wait until tomorrow. We have soy milk to drink today."
"good."
Tang Yu'an squatted beside him and watched Zhou Qi's operation. He then looked at his mother's small botanical garden and suddenly pointed to a flower pot and said, "This is the chives that Mom planted. I just cut a crop. We'll have something to eat when new ones grow."
Then he pointed to other potted plants and listed them one by one.
"This is mint, over there are garlic, ginger and green onions, that pot is plantain, and the one next to it is money grass. You can make herbal tea with it when the weather is hot."
There aren’t many types of plants, but they are all very useful treasures for them now.
Tang Yu'an stared at the plants, as if he saw his mother planting them.
Zhou Qi next to him looked at him quietly, and finally reached out silently and rubbed the top of his head.
The two stayed behind the house for a long time, until it was completely light, then they turned back into the house.
The soy milk has been cooked, and the remaining bean dregs are mixed with milk and ham sausage and divided among the three little ones.
[Lucky Cat [Prosperity] Loyalty +2]
[Wangcai] After eating and drinking, I gave you 45 points.]
I don’t know if it’s because of the competition, but Wangcai’s loyalty increased faster today than before, and he gained quite a few points.
Tang Yu'an glanced at the points balance: 396.
His points were approaching 400, so he exchanged the remaining cold medicine.
"Wangcai, you are so capable." Tang Yu'an touched the kitten's head.
Wangcai shook his cat's tail vigorously, looking very proud.
Silver Coin was still eating noisily, while the four-eyed dog Yuanbao raised his head, glanced at Tang Yu'an and Wangcai, paused, and then continued to eat.
After dinner, Tang Yu'an completed the task of sorting the goods and purchasing goods from the market.
It is worth mentioning that the requirement for purchasing goods from the market has become 20, and the points have doubled to 4 points.
Zhou Qi went back into the kitchen to process the bird. He collected the blood in a bowl, added salt and water, and put it in the refrigerator to wait for it to solidify.
Then he put the whole bird into boiling water, scalded it for a while and started plucking its feathers.
Tang Yu'an watched curiously from the side and couldn't help asking, "Brother Xiaoqi, you're so skilled. Have you ever killed a chicken before?"
"Yeah." Zhou Qi nodded, "I tried it when I was working part-time."
"So awesome!" Tang Yu'an looked at him with admiration.
Zhou Qi paused for a moment, then said nonchalantly, "How are you going to eat?"
"The bones are used to make soup, the meat is removed and stir-fried, and the two hind legs are fried and eaten." Tang Yu'an said while swallowing his saliva.
Zhou Qi said okay.
He processed the bird meat simply, keeping the bones and two hind legs, and marinated the removed meat with sauce, ready to fry it when he returned at noon.
By the time they finished and went out, it was almost 10 o'clock, which was much later than the time they left yesterday.
But now that they have the light body technique, they don't need to be too anxious.
Wangcai still stayed at home. Yinbi originally wanted to go out and play with him, but when he saw the little orange cat squatting at the door and staring at them, he finally turned back and stayed voluntarily.
As for Yuanbao...
As soon as Tang Yu'an walked out of the grocery store, it ran out, turned back to its original form, and quickly disappeared into the ruins in the distance.
It didn't want to stay at home, and Tang Yu'an didn't force it. He also took protective measures for it and then left it alone.
He jumped onto Zhou Qi's back and used the light body technique on Zhou Qi, and then the two of them set out again to find customers to do business.
The unlocked area on the map is a little larger than last night, and there are many more red spots.
Tang Yu'an speculated that this should have been unlocked by Lin Jue. Among his current customers, she was the only one who had such skills and could move freely in places where dangerous creatures lurked.
Not far from where Granny Guo and Old Li lived, there were two more green dots.
I don’t know if it was Granny Guo or someone Lin Zhen knew.
"Brother Xiaoqi, let's go find Grandpa Li first." Tang Yu'an said, "Grandma Guo is not at home."
Only Kang Kang is here, so I can complete the transaction with Old Li first and then go play with him for a while.
"good."
Zhou Qi's speed today was obviously faster than yesterday, and it only took him more than 20 minutes to reach the destination.
They found the mechanism that Old Li had pointed out to them yesterday, climbed up the ladder, and when they reached the top, just as they were about to push away the stone pressing on the entrance, they faintly heard Lin Zhen's voice coming from above.
"Amu and I have investigated..."
"I don't know how the male lizard died, but it was eaten by the female lizard... The female lizard gave birth prematurely, and there are at least thirty or forty lizard eggs in the nest now..."
Hearing this, a system prompt suddenly popped up in front of Tang Yu'an.
[Attention! Triggering the special mission "Clearing the Monitor Lizard's Nest"]
[Description: The mother lizard has laid dozens of eggs. Once all the eggs hatch, they will pose a huge threat to the safety of customers around the grocery store!]
[Task Content: Clean up the monitor lizard's nest, destroy all lizard eggs or take the lizard eggs away from the mother lizard (0/43)]
[Limited time: 90 days]
[Rewards: Random Points (up to 100), 7-Day Sale Refresh Card x1, Lucky Wheel Draw x3, Pet Grid x1, "Egg on the Tip of the Tongue" x1]
Tang Yu'an's eyes lit up at first, then he was stunned.
He could understand that the mission reward was a new pet slot, but "Eggs on the Tip of the Tongue"... what the hell was this?
Are lizard eggs edible?
Tang Yu'an casually shared this task with Zhou Qi, but before he could say anything, the conversation above suddenly stopped.
Zhou Qi quickly covered his mouth and then shouted, "Grandpa Li, can you hear me? It was us who saved you yesterday—"
As he spoke, he knocked hard on the stone slab.
Thinking of how Granny Guo had started a fight yesterday when they disagreed, Tang Yu'an quickly pulled Zhou Qi's hand and shouted, "Grandpa Li, are you awake? Let's get ready to go upstairs!"
After that, the two teenagers quieted down for a while.
After a while, the stone pressing on the entrance was pushed away, and Lin Zhen, with a vigilant face, appeared above their heads.
"It's you."
Lin Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, looked down again, and found that there were indeed only two of them, so he made way for the passage.
"Come up."
Zhou Qi carried Tang Yu'an on his back and went up, then jumped and landed lightly in Old Li's house - the effect of his light body technique had not yet ended, but seeing him display such skills, the two people in the house were not surprised.
Unlike what they imagined, the old man who was seriously injured in bed yesterday and felt like he might die at any time was able to get out of bed today.
He had a bandage on his leg and was sitting in a corner, whittling a piece of wood in his hand. Apart from his pale face, there was no sign that he had suffered such a serious injury yesterday.
Zhou Qi looked at him and frowned slightly.
Do all people in this world have this kind of recovery ability? Is it related to that parasite?
"you……"
Old Li put down the knife in his hand, looked at Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi for several times, and then said, "Thank you for yesterday."
Tang Yu'an smiled and said, "Grandpa, you've already thanked me. How do you feel today?"
"Yeah, much better."
Old Li looked at him, then at Zhou Qi, "But if we want to go to the market town, we'll have to wait another two days."
He still remembered what he had promised the two children yesterday - to take them to the market town, which they had exchanged with him for two small bags of rock sugar. It was also thanks to these candies that he recovered faster than usual.
"Yeah, okay, no rush." Tang Yu'an nodded, "Let's talk about it after your injury is healed."
This way they have an excuse to come and trade every day.
"You still don't know what to call me?" asked Old Li.
"My name is Yu'an, and that's my brother Zhou Qi." This was what they had discussed on the way here. They called each other brothers, so there was no need for too much explanation.
Old Li nodded slightly, and Lin Zhen said to Tang Yu'an, "Here, the bottle."
She returned the bottle of alcohol that Tang Yu'an had left behind yesterday to him. There was very little alcohol left in it, probably because it had been used by Old Li.
Tang Yu'an took the plastic bottle, then took out a small flower picked on the roadside from her pocket, smiled and said, "Thank you, sister, this is for you."
Lin Zhen was obviously stunned for a moment before reaching out to take it.
You completed a transaction with a returning customer and gained a profit. Points +1, Experience +2.
Tang Yu'an blinked, he didn't expect that this could be considered a transaction?
Lin Zhen was holding a flower in her hand and was about to say something when the big parrot standing on her shoulder suddenly let out a cackle.
"Dalin was given flowers!"
"Dalin is shy!"
Lin Zhen, who was already in a complicated mood, was interrupted by it and immediately said angrily: "Amu, shut up!"
The big parrot continued to laugh.
"Sister Lin, is this little bird called Amu?" Tang Yu'an asked at this time.
"Yes." Lin Zhen nodded.
Tang Yu'an stared at the parrot, his eyes sparkling.
Perhaps sensing something, Amu's laughter slowly stopped. He huddled closer to Lin Zhen, and then he heard the beautiful human boy say—
"So...will it hatch eggs?"
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Big Parrot: [Splits] I feel my butt getting cold...
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