Chapter 15 Murder and Robbery, Pretending to be Weak to Deceive the Strong
After giving the sheep's horns a good rub, Lin Zhaozhao took a walk around, replenishing the grass and feed in turn before continuing to encourage the growth of the novice cherry trees.
Enveloped in green light, after her superpowers were exhausted, the cherries that had been continuously nurtured ripened, emitting a fragrant aroma. Her trousers were stretched out, and Lin Zhaozhao took a small bite. The taste was not much different from that of Xiaolijie, but the energy was more dispersed. She put a small batch on the shelves, priced at 70 yuan per jin by the system.
Meimei pulled on the trouser leg even harder, and Lin Zhaozhao threw a small handful of cherries at it. Meimei ate them all without leaving a single one, and the moment it tasted them, a very faint look of disgust flashed in its dark eyes.
Lin Zhaozhao chuckled inwardly; she was still an extremely picky eater.
This batch of cherries sold out, and Lin Zhaozhao earned 12,000 yuan. Combined with the income from the previous two days, her debt became 120,000 yuan.
Lin Zhaozhao had gained a basic understanding of the sixth brother of the mall.
Regarding shelf space, as long as the time and output are fixed, profits can be maximized. For example, the output of primary variant cherries is around 200 jin, and the stock is replenished every three days, which can generate a stable income of 12,000-14,000 yuan.
To keep selling, she only needs to accept a price drop of one yuan per ten jin. Lin Zhaozhao is not in a hurry, so she won't do business at a loss. Anyway, at her current rate of clearing inventory every three days, she can basically earn 30,000 yuan every three days, and it's only a matter of time before she pays off 120,000 yuan.
Regarding the cherry orchard, this batch consists of early-stage mutants. The first fruiting requires a large amount of supernatural power. Lin Zhaozhao has been replenishing her power whenever she has it these past two days, and the cherry trees have finally fully ripened. If there are no unforeseen circumstances, the rest of the cherry trees will be in the same condition.
The dog mall never lets anyone have a moment's rest.
Meimei tugged at her trouser leg for the third time. Lin Zhaozhao entered the yard and saw it tilt its head back at her, staring intently at the fruit on the small lily tree, its mouth watering. The small lily then punched Meimei on the head, causing the branches and leaves to rustle as if mocking her mercilessly.
Meimei's head drooped, looking pitiful. If Lin Zhaozhao hadn't seen its domineering and tyrannical behavior in the space, she would have really believed its evil.
She casually picked a handful of cherries and tossed them to Meimei. Meimei immediately became arrogant, strutting around after eating one. The little cherries, with their tender leaves poking at Lin Zhaozhao with a pitiful expression, became visibly happy after receiving the superpower from Lin Zhaozhao.
After the two little ones had eaten and drunk their fill, they started to play around again, stab each other, bite each other, fierce yet childlike, two extremes presented at the same time, emmm, it was quite interesting.
Meimei rolled around in the yard, making Lin Zhaozhao even sleepier. Just as she was thinking of leaving the space, the grapevine on the trellis was pulled hard with a creak, and the branches and leaves broke off. Meimei ran towards her with a tender green bud that was only showing a corner of its tip.
"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the primary mutated plant, grapevine. It's the perfect choice for murder, robbery, and feigning weakness to take advantage of others."
With a soft "tui," the babbler spat out a tender sprout. The sprout crawled on the ground like an earthworm for a while, then shook its little body and jumped directly onto Lin Zhaozhao's hand. The tender sprout curled up around her fingertip, feeling a slight itch, and then sprouted green leaves, affectionately rubbing against her finger.
Lin Zhaozhao subconsciously activated her supernatural power, tapping the tender bud with her finger, "You won't shrink, will you?"
The tender sprout that fell to the ground with a "plop" turned into a small grapevine, no longer than a palm, with two lush green leaves. At the top of the vine were two curled-up buds that trembled as it moved. When it was a meter away from Lin Zhaozhao, dust rose up, and the small sprout turned into a twenty-meter-long grapevine.
Standing there, the sheep were eager to try, and they started fighting with the vine. They were so fast that they left afterimages.
Lin Zhaozhao stroked her chin and nodded repeatedly. No wonder the Space Mall was said to be the best choice for murder, robbery, and pretending to be weak to take advantage of others.
Now that we have someone to keep watch at night, we won't have to worry about sleeping too soundly anymore.
It's like someone bringing you a pillow just when you're about to doze off.
Cool.
Once outside the space, Lin Zhaozhao glanced at the grapevine curled up on her fingertips and then fell asleep peacefully.
With the grapevines keeping watch, the good news was that Lin Zhaozhao and her group arrived in Fu'an County safely over the next few days. The bad news was that the drought in Fu'an County was much more severe than that in Ning'an County.
On the way from Ning'an County to Fu'an County, there was still water to drink. However, after entering Fu'an County, the traces of drought could be seen everywhere. Dust filled the sky, fields were cracked, wells and rivers were dry, and dried fish had dead eyes. Even the wet marks left by sweat on the ground evaporated in an instant.
Having experience in escaping disasters, Grandma Li noticed that the water supply along the way was dwindling. Everyone made a point of storing water, and because they were frugal, they figured they could last another two days.
As night fell, Lin Yangyang found a dilapidated temple and her family settled in. The mule cart was parked at the door, and the group entered one after another. Inside, they found that the temple was already occupied by two adults and three children, all of them extremely thin, with peeling and cracked lips, and sunken cheeks that made their eyes appear large.
The three children looked away and shrank back when they saw a large group of strangers, while the two adults stood on guard, scrutinizing them warily.
Seeing that they had found a place to sit down on their own, I felt relieved.
The dilapidated temple was covered in dust and very dirty. Once they found a good place to stay, the three women all cleaned up first before they could cook.
On the tenth day of their escape from famine, the number of people fleeing famine on the road increased significantly, and the food for the Lin and Li families deteriorated steadily, from a balanced diet of meat and vegetables at the beginning to just rice porridge or coarse grain porridge.
It is truly wicked how people's hearts are. Along the way, they have witnessed at least five instances of food being robbed because they ate too well. To avoid attracting unwanted attention, they have kept their meals simple.
For dinner, Lin Zhaozhao added spiritual spring water to rice porridge, giving it an extra sweet flavor.
Li Xiujuan was serving porridge when a little girl walked over barefoot, holding a chipped porcelain bowl in her hand, her eyes red as she pleaded, "Could I trade you some wild vegetable dumplings for a small bowl of rice porridge? My mother hasn't eaten for three days."
Lin Zhaozhao glanced at her mother, who hadn't eaten for three days, and slowly drank a sip of porridge, occasionally adding a bite of pickled vegetables. She quickly finished the bowl of porridge.
Feeling warm and cozy in her stomach, the little one inside seemed to feel comfortable and moved very slightly to assert its presence. Lin Zhaozhao smiled and gently stroked her belly before finally sitting up and taking a few steps.
Li Xiujuan had already served the little girl most of a bowl of rice porridge and confiscated her wild vegetable dumplings.
Grandma Li was watching the commotion and frowned slightly when she saw this scene.
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