Chapter 50: Temptation (20,000 Yunqi recommendation votes plus more)
Zhou Wulang said, "Take our village for example. From here to the county town, we have to pass through four villages along the way, and it usually takes two hours to walk to the county town. So we have to leave at 12:00 a.m. at the latest, and we will arrive at the next village at about 12:30 a.m. If we arrive early, we should wait at the entrance of their village until 12:30 a.m. and call out before leaving. If no one answers, it means no one is going with us, and we can leave."
The friends listened very attentively. Manbao even raised his hand and asked, "Why didn't we wait for them last time we went?"
"There were many people going to our house at that time, so there was no need to go with others." At that time, Zhou Dalang and Zhou Erlang were two adults, Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang were also teenagers, and Daya and Erya were also half-grown children. Who was so tactless as to kidnap them?
But if you are alone, or there are only two or three people traveling together, then it will be convenient for others and for yourself.
And so on, they would stop at the entrance of each village, and the villagers from other villages would also wait at the intersection in advance. Anyway, on this trip today, Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang saw how the villagers from different villages coordinated with each other.
He told Manbao excitedly, "Liu Lang and I both think we can go to the county market every day."
Manbao was so happy that he ran back to his room, took out a bag of candy from Koko, poured it into the oil paper, and simply rolled it up and handed it to Zhou Wulang, saying solemnly: "Fifth brother, our plan to make money is now in your hands."
Zhou Wulang quietly opened it and took a look. Unable to conceal his excitement, he held the oil paper in both hands and said, "Little sister, don't worry."
Because the two of them were surrounded by Zhou Silang, Zhou Liulang and a group of children, the adults could only hear what they said but could not see what they were doing with their hands, let alone what they were holding.
Old Zhou felt that the fifth and sixth sons were not young anymore and could consider their future and marriage, so he was willing to be more relaxed with them and let them go out and try their luck. Even if they were not successful, it would be good to gain some experience, and it didn't cost any money anyway.
Datou and the others all knew that they also had a share in this business. The money earned by Uncle Wu and the others was theirs, so they were full of fighting spirit.
Only Zhou Silang was filled with infinite sorrow. He could only watch from the side. Not to mention getting involved, he didn't even have the qualifications to participate in the discussion.
Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang knew that it was not good to let their parents know about the candy, so they covered for each other and took the things back to their room. After hiding them, they came out to continue excitedly planning their money-making plan.
Manbao's ideas come one after another, no matter whether they are reliable or not, he just puts them out first and then everyone discusses them.
The system couldn't help but say in her mind: "Host, your mall is now open."
Manbao said "hmm" indifferently and continued to talk to Zhou Wulang and the others about selling flower baskets tomorrow.
The system was silent for a moment, and suddenly something appeared in her mind. It was a transparent bottle filled with green water. Manbao thought it was very beautiful and finally attracted her attention.
She asked excitedly, "Koko, what is this?"
The system said: "I can see that there is medicine that can treat your mother's condition. It will be effective in one dose."
Manbao's eyes widened, and without even bothering to talk to his brothers, he immediately said, "I want to buy it, I want to buy it, Keke, buy it quickly."
The system said: "You have no money."
Manbao was stunned and quickly looked at the price of the product, only to find that there were many zeros.
Manbao felt so sorry that his shoulders almost collapsed.
The system encouraged her, saying, "Although the points required are high and seem far from the host's reach, as long as the host works hard, there is still a high chance of successfully purchasing it. This is a new potion that has recently been added to the mall. As far as I know, it will be around for a long time."
Manbao then perked up, "So, in the future, as long as I can buy it, I can buy it anytime?"
The system said: "Yes!"
Manbao finally felt a little happier. "Keke, tell me, how do I earn points?"
"Ask your brothers for help. Do you remember the Ligustrum lucidum tree we saw in the county town? Have them break off a few branches and bring them back. I estimate that if we enter the Ligustrum lucidum tree, we'll get dozens of points. If we accumulate a little, we'll eventually succeed."
The system patiently instructs, "Think about it. If you can record a species that has never been recorded before every day, you'll get at least 50 points. If it's an extinct species, you could potentially get hundreds or even thousands of points. There are 365 days in a year. If you persist for a year, how many points will you get?"
Manbao counted on his fingers: one hundred days equals five thousand points, three hundred days equals fifteen thousand points...
Manbao's eyes widened, and then she started laughing, her little body trembling, which made everyone scared. Zhou Wulang cautiously reached out to poke her little body.
Manbao grabbed his fingers, looked at him with bright eyes and said, "Fifth brother, you have to promise me one thing. If you promise me, I will buy you a bag of candy every day."
Zhou Wulang's heart was trembling as he asked, "You, you say..."
"Please help me dig the flowers and plants."
Zhou Wulang and everyone else breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Okay, tell me what you want. I'll help you dig it even if it means going through fire and water."
Manbao said, "There's no need to climb the knife mountain for now. We can just go to the mountain we planned to climb on the day we went to the county town. Didn't we rest there then?"
Manbao described the appearance and fruit of the Ligustrum lucidum and said, "Fifth brother, when you go home tomorrow, please pick two for me and bring them back with the fruit."
Zhou Wulang asked, "That's it?"
"No, I'll ask you to find a new one later when I think of one."
Zhou Wulang thought there was nothing wrong with these flowers and plants, and patted his chest and said, "No problem, but little sister, what do you want that branch for? I told you, the fruit is not edible."
Manbao said: "That's medicinal material, I can use it."
"Medicinal herbs?" Zhou Wulang scratched his head. Although he didn't understand, he nodded in agreement.
Xiao Qian and the others prepared dinner again and brought it to the table. Old Zhou then knocked on the table and asked the children gathered in the yard to come back for dinner.
"I said I wanted to learn to read, but I've been listening to you gossip all afternoon."
Manbao and the others then remembered that they had not learned calligraphy today.
Manbao couldn't help but tilt his head back and sigh, "I'm so busy!"
"Yes, I'm still busy recuperating." Qian looked at her forehead and found it was black, so she said, "Don't fight anymore in the future. What if you break your head and become stupid?"
"No, I will never become stupid." Manbao is full of confidence. She still has Koko in her mind, and Koko will definitely protect her brain.
Manbao is particularly confident about this.
(End of this chapter)
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