Chapter 42 Chapter 42 Spending Money Day 42
The way to overcome altitude sickness is to exercise less and eat more carbohydrates. Liu Yue did not leave the room all day and just sat on the sofa watching the sea.
Of course, she didn't just sit there and stare blankly, she brought Lego with her.
When it comes to building blocks, changing the environment really does make a difference. After calming down, Liu Yue's slight dizziness disappeared.
She is only worried about one thing now: how is she going to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain?
System: "The fragment's location is currently unstable. It may appear at the foot of the mountain."
Liu Yue sighed and hoped so.
If it was at the highest point of the main peak of the snow mountain, then she would be really helpless, because no one had ever climbed up that place.
She picked up her phone and Sang Yu asked her what she wanted to eat for dinner.
Well...Liu Yue said she wanted to eat rice noodles.
How could she not try Cross-the-Bridge Rice Noodles when visiting Yunnan? She also needed to get more carbohydrates, so rice noodles were perfect for her.
Liu Yue edited the message again: [I want to go out to eat. The rice noodles for takeout are all cooked. I want to eat the ones that are freshly boiled.]
Sang Yu: [Your body needs rest. Why don’t I ask the people at the rice noodle shop to come over and make you some? It should taste just like the ones in the shop.]
Oh, that's a good idea.
The B&B she stayed in had two floors. She occupied the large master bedroom on the second floor, while Sang Yu and Zhang Cheng shared the two guest bedrooms downstairs. The suite also had a kitchen, which Liu Yue had previously considered merely decorative, but she hadn't expected to find use for it.
Although Liu Yue felt that her body was not that fragile, since there was a way to be lazy, she still preferred to stay in her room.
After all, it is the Spring Festival holiday now. If you go out, you may encounter many tourists, and it will be boring to be crowded.
It's not easy to get the chef from the rice noodle shop to cook at home. They don't have this service, and the in and out of the B&B also needs to be coordinated.
But with money paving the way, nothing is impossible. After a while, someone brought a large soup pot, as well as the ingredients, kitchen utensils, bowls and chopsticks from the rice noodle shop into the suite.
The tourists watching were very curious, and some of them were even tempted after learning that the rice noodles were cooked at home.
Although the boss said that there would be extra charge, people who can stay in this B&B basically have some money.
"How much do you want to add? I don't want to go out to eat either. It's too crowded outside."
Boss: "Five thousand."
guest:……
Excuse me, this cannot be imitated. The rice noodle shop must have met a wealthy owner.
Five thousand yuan worth of rice noodles, are they made of gold?
No, it's made of rice of course.
Liu Yue sat at the dining table, a clay pot filled with bubbling broth in front of her. Surrounding the pot were ingredients for Cross-Bridge Rice Noodles. It's worth noting that the plates were placed on a small arch bridge, giving it a particularly ceremonial feel.
The uniformed waiter beat the quail eggs, picked up the chicken slices and pork tenderloin, coated them in the egg liquid, and then put them into the casserole.
From the outside, the broth appeared to have calmed down, but the meat inside was rapidly changing color, indicating that the temperature was still very high.
The waiter then added shrimps, fish fillets, squid flowers and other ingredients for her in turn. Sang Yu ordered a family meal for Liu Yue. When the rice noodles were poured in at the end, the pot was full of ingredients, which made Liu Yue drool.
She knew she had to be careful about the heat, so after picking up the rice noodles, she blew on them a few times with a spoon before putting them in her mouth.
Wow, the taste of this rice noodle is completely different from what she had eaten before!
The rice noodles she ate in Guangdong were relatively dry, and would remain hard no matter how much soup they were soaked in. But the rice noodles she ate at this moment were relatively moist, and had a very smooth texture and were a bit soft and sticky.
It was delicious, so delicious that Liu Yue couldn’t help but take a big bite. Although it was still a little hot, she felt very satisfied.
After all, this was a 5,000 yuan order, so the noodle shop was well prepared, not only bringing unlimited rice noodles but also extra ingredients. If Liu Yue wanted more, they could make another bowl in the kitchen.
However, Liu Yue didn't have such a big appetite, so one bowl was enough to fill her up.
The advantage of hiring a chef to cook at home is that she can sit as she pleases in the spacious space, and eat rice noodles in soft and comfortable home clothes.
Is this convenience worth 5,000 yuan? There is no standard answer to this question. As long as Liu Yue is happy, then it is worth it.
There was definitely no other schedule tonight, so Liu Yue transferred ten thousand yuan into her small purse for daily expenses and prepared to take a shower and go to bed.
Sang Yu asked her where she wanted to go tomorrow. She thought for a while and said, "I heard that the vegetable market in Dali is very nice. Let's get up early and go to the morning market for breakfast."
"Oh right, now that we're in Dali, we have to tie-dye."
Liu Yue said excitedly, "I want to dye a skirt! It will definitely look great in photos on the terrace."
Sang Yu said he understood, and when Liu Yue came out of the shower, Sang Yu had already prepared a tie-dye illustration guide on the tablet.
The first thing is to choose the color - although Sang Yu knows that the tie-dye color Liu Yue mentioned is blue by default, natural plants can be dyed into many colors, and maybe she will like other colors if she sees them.
That’s right, Liu Yue is the typical example of someone who falls in love with every person she meets.
Indigo is the signature color of tie-dye, so of course she had to try the classic style. Yellow is bright and vibrant, giving people a cheerful feeling. Red is generous and warm, showing personality. Purple looks very high-end, and pink is delicate and perfect for college students...
Sang Yu listed many colors for her, and Liu Yue was a little dazzled.
No matter what she wants, the store can open a separate tank for her. If she is not satisfied with any of the colors, they will try their best to adjust the ratio according to her requirements and strive to get the color she likes.
——Of course, this service is not available to all guests, because the words "extra money" are a temptation that no one can refuse.
They didn't want to, but she gave too much.
Liu Yue didn't have any need for custom color matching. Honestly, if she were buying ready-made clothes, she would go all in, but she had to do it herself tomorrow, and choosing too much would be tiring.
There is no point in choosing to have someone else make it. It would be better to just buy the ready-made clothes from the store. She just wants to experience the process.
Blue is a must, leaving her to choose two more...
She closed her eyes, tapped the screen with her fingers, and finally selected yellow and green. The dyeing effect should be fresh and natural.
After choosing the color, you have to choose the fabric, and it would be best to choose the style of the clothes. Sang Yu saw that Liu Yue was a little annoyed and immediately asked if she could help choose.
"That's great." Liu Yue yawned, "You can do whatever you want."
She just wanted to dye it for fun and didn't want to care about the details.
Sang Yu was about to leave when Liu Yue suddenly thought of the fragments and called her back, telling her that they would go to Lijiang in a few days.
Sang Yu: "Okay, I'll book a hotel for you."
Liu Yue hummed, then tentatively said, "I want to go to the most famous scenic spot in Lijiang..."
"Jade Dragon Snow Mountain?"
Sang Yu guessed it quickly, but then frowned. "Do you want to see the sunrise over the Golden Mountain, or do you want to climb it? Yueyue, you'll get altitude sickness in Dali. For your health, I really don't recommend climbing the mountain."
As an assistant, she should follow her boss's arrangements, but if something happens to Liu Yue's health, her job will basically be over.
"It may not be a problem. I've adapted to it now..."
Liu Yue said vaguely. But to be honest, if she could avoid climbing the mountain, she definitely wouldn't want to! It's all for the 10 billion.
Sang Yu sighed and didn't argue with her about this topic.
Liu Yue's personality is that she gets excited for only a short time. Maybe she just saw a related video and got a little addicted to it. When she wakes up from a sleep, she might feel that mountain climbing is too tiring and she doesn't want to go anymore.
She said good night to Liu Yue and gently closed the bedroom door.
**
Perhaps because she had slept enough yesterday, Liu Yue got up very early the next day.
Of course Sang Yu and Zhang Cheng woke up earlier than her, but Sang Yu was quite surprised. She had prepared for Liu Yue to sleep until ten o'clock, and her morning market would turn into a lunch market.
Now that she was awake, the three of them set off as planned and headed to the North Gate Vegetable Market in Dali Ancient Town.
The car only drove to the door and stopped. Liu Yue found that they had changed to another means of transportation, an electric car.
Sang Yu drove one to pick her up, and Zhang Cheng drove another behind them. Liu Yue sat on the back seat of the electric scooter wearing a helmet, feeling very novel.
Liu Yue didn't have breakfast, so Sang Yu took her to find the most famous bean powder in the north gate.
Thin bean flour, also known as pea flour, has a very sticky texture. Liu Yue's bowl was topped with minced meat, chili oil, and cilantro, giving it a rich bean aroma.
When Liu Yue heard that the local specialty is to eat it with fried dough sticks, her first reaction was surprise, because the best partner for fried dough sticks is obviously soy milk!
However, soy milk is a soy product, and soy flour is also a soy product, so they should be similar... right?
Liu Yue decided to give it a try. She first dipped the edge of the fried dough stick lightly in the bowl. After tasting it and finding it tasted great, she confidently dipped the entire fried dough stick into the bowl and covered it with thin bean powder.
The effect is similar to that of soy milk. The soft dough sticks are full of water, but still retain the crispy aroma from frying. It’s delicious!
There are many delicious foods at the North Gate. Liu Yue went to check out Xizhou Baba again. She waited for a few minutes and ate the freshly baked ones. There was a stall selling roasted bait blocks next door. Because the portions were too large, she and Sang Yu shared one.
Most of the stalls selling roasted bait blocks sell roasted milk fan. Since you are here, you must try one. There are also rice cakes and freshly baked flower cakes around. She also saw old-fashioned bread, three for ten yuan. The prices are really touching.
Liu Yue tasted some glutinous rice. It was delicious, but the carbohydrates were incredibly filling. Fortunately, Zhang Cheng was a big eater, so she and Sang Yu only shared a little, and he finished the rest.
She ate while walking around, and also drank fresh milk and corn juice. The taste of these two things was not outstanding, but the price was very affordable.
Liu Yue was very full, and seeing that she was still interested, Sang Yu took her to stroll around the market.
There are many stalls selling straw hats and straw bags in the vegetable market. When Liu Yue went there, she found that this place had become a photo-taking and check-in spot for internet celebrities.
Fortunately, the check-in spot was limited to that exhibition wall, and there were not many people in other places.
Liu Yue thought the straw hat was quite interesting, and she also wanted to buy more things and spend more money.
The mission she drew today was worth 100,000 yuan, and the price of the straw items here ranged from 20 to 50 yuan.
This is just the marked price. From what the lady next to me said, this store definitely raised the prices during the Spring Festival. These bags usually don’t cost more than 30 yuan. I must bargain with the boss today!
In Dali, you can bargain for everything except food.
Seeing that Liu Yue still had a shawl on her shoulders, the young lady reminded her: "Don't wear this. If you wear it, the boss will know you are a tourist from outside the area and they will charge you a high price."
Ah, how could this happen?
Liu Yue wanted to spend her money quickly, but that didn't mean she was willing to be ripped off. After all, even if she couldn't spend all her money offline, she could always shop online.
Liu Yue took off her shawl and put it into Sang Yu's bag.
Perhaps it was because of their compatible auras, she and the young lady who had just reminded her got along very well. They were now discussing the styles of straw hats and straw bags together, and they also agreed to purchase a certain quantity together to get a bigger discount from the boss.
Liu Yue exchanged names with her. Her name was Jian Yihe and she was currently living in Dali.
Jian Yihe: "I'll be singing at the pub tonight. Do you want to come and listen to me sing?"
"So you are a singer!" Liu Yue really didn't expect it.
Jian Yihe was a little shy: "Oh, I'm not a singer... I just sing. By the way, what software do you usually use? I have accounts on Xiaohongshu, Douyin, Kuaishou, and Bilibili. You can search for my username."
Liu Yue searched on Douyin and found that it was full of videos of her singing, but there were very few likes and comments.
She followed me and said she would definitely go to the pub to support her tonight.
Jian Yihe had lived in Dali for some time. She then acted as Liu Yue's local guide. When she learned that she wanted to buy some interesting things, she took her to see the Zhen Guo refrigerator magnets.
The refrigerator magnets here are made of fruit and leaves, and they're only five yuan each, so cheap they look like they're free. Liu Yue also bought a bunch of fruit hairpins and fruit wreaths. When in Yunnan, of course, your hair style should incorporate local characteristics.
There are many jewelry in the store, and there is also a handmade silver jewelry shop next door. The silver jewelry here has both ethnic styles that are very consistent with Liu Yue's impression, and many fashionable styles that look very design-oriented.
These silver jewellery are charged by weight. The store manager said that each piece of jewellery is handmade and unique. Liu Yue doesn't know if it is true or not. Anyway, silver jewellery is very cheap. If you like it, just buy it and buy a lot.
Arriving in Dali, Liu Yue's biggest impression was how cheap it was. Seeing how much she had bought, a few women at the store entrance asked her if she wanted her hair braided with colored string. A braid would cost 30 yuan.
Liu Yue was about to agree when Jian Yihe quickly stopped her.
"No, no, no, you're being taken advantage of." Jian Yihe whispered, "It's usually only ten yuan a piece! And after they finish weaving it, if they see that you're easy to talk to, they'll find all kinds of excuses to raise the price!"
"The colored rope is very cheap, only a few cents each. I will help you weave it later, and it's free."
Jian Yihe was a man of action. As soon as she finished speaking, she took out a colored rope from her backpack, asked the owner of the silver jewelry store for a chair, and asked Liu Yue to sit down.
Liu Yue bought so many things, so the boss must have agreed happily. He also helped her to drive away the aunties outside the door to prevent them from continuing to bother his customers.
"Thank you, Yihe."
Liu Yue said to her, "Is there anything you like in the store? Pick anything you want and I'll give it to you."
The owner of the silver jewelry store looked expectant, but unfortunately Jian Yihe said that he had visited many silver jewelry stores and that enthusiasm had passed.
...Okay, the boss lost an order.
Liu Yue bought a lot of interesting gadgets, new fruits she had never seen before, and a lot of flowers at the vegetable market.
Although she didn't know what it could be used for, she thought it looked nice and would be a nice decoration in the room of the B&B.
They strolled leisurely until noon, during which time Liu Yue even made a clay cat.
Liu Yue’s design for the clay cat was perfect, but the clay block she molded was a bit ugly... Fortunately, Zhang Cheng was clever and skillful, and he fixed it according to her idea.
Clay cats are used to protect homes from evil spirits, and Liu Yue was about to move to a new home. She left her address and waited for the store to send it to her.
When it was time for lunch, Jian Yihe recommended a mushroom hotpot restaurant to Liu Yue.
Liu Yue originally wanted to invite her to have dinner together, but unfortunately she had other things to do, so she could only meet in the evening.
Although winter is not the best season to eat mushrooms, the mushrooms now can still make Liu Yue's mouth water and she even drinks two bowls of soup.
Seeing that she liked it, Sang Yu said that he would contact local mushroom pickers and airfreight the mushrooms to Shenzhen as soon as possible after collecting them during the rainy season.
As for the cost, Liu Yue didn't care about the price. To eat good food and bring her joy, any amount of money was worth it.
While eating hot pot, Liu Yue once again mentioned her desire to go to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
Sang Yu wanted to hold her forehead. If she insisted on going, she couldn't stop her, could she? No assistant made decisions for the boss. Zhang Cheng frowned and asked her if she wanted to take the cable car or climb to the 4680 stone tablet.
Liu Yue poked the system in her mind, where exactly were the fragments?
The system showed her the map and synced it to her phone.
The good news is that the current debris range is not on the top of the mountain.
Bad news, it's not on the way to the tourist stairs either.
These fragments really appear randomly, completely out of accordance with the planning of the scenic area.
Liu Yue bravely showed Zhang Cheng the target location. Zhang Cheng was shocked: "You want to take the wild road to hike into the mountains? No, absolutely not."
She doesn't have the physical strength, and the current weather conditions are not suitable.
If she insisted on going... Liu Yue didn't know that Zhang Cheng was even thinking about how to lock up this rebellious young lady and was determined not to let her into the mountains.
In fact, not only did Zhang Cheng not want her to go, Liu Yue herself didn't want to go either.
She was about to give up on the fragment. Ten billion was not as important as her life. However, she still asked the system, "What is the automatic pickup range?"
——Is it possible that this function will automatically turn on when she is at the foot of the mountain?
System: "Within 500 meters."
Liu Yue: ...
Okay, when she didn't ask, wait for the next fragment.
Liu Yue was communicating with the system the whole time, but in the eyes of Sang Yu and Zhang Cheng, she looked depressed and dejected.
Sang Yu and Zhang Cheng exchanged a glance, and the latter suggested another solution: "If you want to enjoy a different view, you can actually take a helicopter. Overlooking Jade Dragon Snow Mountain from a high altitude, the visual effect is even more magnificent."
Liu Yue thought to herself, she really wasn't here to see the scenery.
Hey, wait—
She asked Zhang Cheng, "If the helicopter is flying, how many meters above the ground will it be? Can it be controlled within 500 meters?"
"Okay." Zhang Cheng nodded. "Except for special circumstances, helicopters cannot land on the snowy mountains mid-flight, but it's fine if you want to get closer."
Besides, five hundred meters is not very close.
Great, Liu Yue thought, she is such a genius.
Who says distance must be horizontal distance on the ground? Vertical distance in the sky is also fine!
"Then I won't go into the mountains," she said cheerfully. "Let's rent a helicopter. Zhang Cheng happens to know how to fly. Take me around here. I want to see the scenery here."
Thanks to Ms. He Xi and Zhang Cheng, it’s so convenient to have them around.
Renting a helicopter? Yunlong Snow Mountain does have helicopter sightseeing services, but they only offer fixed routes.
Since Liu Yue requested a "free trip," Sang Yu would of course accommodate her request. It was just a matter of getting a helicopter. As long as she didn't do anything dangerous, anything was fine.
"No problem, I'll make the arrangements. When are you planning to go to Lijiang?"
Liu Yue: "Let's stay in Dali for one more night and change hotels tomorrow."
After resolving this matter, Liu Yue felt a lot more relaxed and continued to eat hot pot happily.
Liu Yue ate slowly, and Sang Yu had almost finished eating.
She started to look up information, make a list, and confirm the helicopter model with Zhang Cheng. She went out to make a phone call in the middle, and when she came back she had gotten things done.
She didn't know how long Liu Yue wanted to play, so she simply rented the car for a whole day. The gas tank must be full when renting it out, and refueling during the trip is charged separately.
Sang Yu and Liu Yue quoted a price of 100,000 yuan for renting only the plane without the need for a pilot.
If no other pilot was assigned, the lessor would of course have to check Zhang Cheng's flight license and qualifications. Fortunately, his qualifications were strong enough and he passed the review easily.
Liu Yue nodded, pretending to forget that there was still money in her purse, and transferred the money directly to Sang Yu, who signed the contract and paid.
I have completed all the spending tasks for today, yay.
The afternoon's itinerary was tie-dyeing. Liu Yue returned to the B&B to rest for a while. After the dizziness from eating a meal had passed, she went to the tie-dyeing yard.
The place was very quiet, and they were the only ones in the yard. Liu Yue was used to being undisturbed while shopping, so she didn't even notice Sang Yutan's private booking.
The dye vats were prepared long ago, and there is a special area for tie-dyeing clothes.
Sang Yu: "Some were bought here, and some were bought from other places, so we consider them our own."
The boss thought, she has to bring her own, newcomers who come here to tie-dye usually just for fun, and they provide high-quality cotton cloth, and the raw materials are already among the best locally; but she not only bought the best linen outside, she was also willing to spend money on the super expensive mulberry silk.
The raw materials for a single skirt cost thousands of dollars, just to show different coloring effects and let this young lady have fun... The world of the rich is so happy.
Sang Yu had prepared a wide variety of white fabrics, the most common being slip dresses. Liu Yue selected a few and then chose a handkerchief, a tassel bag, and a headband from the menu provided by the owner.
Liu Yue was showing off her skills, making DIY patterns, when she heard a noisy sound outside the door, as if someone was arguing.
She was a little confused. Zhang Cheng stayed with her, and Sang Yu went to the door to check the situation.
Never mind, it probably isn't her business.
Liu Yue continued to fiddle with the clamps with her head down. She had to say that with Zhang Cheng guarding here, she felt safe and secure.
Sang Yu walked to the door, listened for a while, and then understood the situation clearly.
This is a very frustrating thing to say. She had discussed booking the entire place with her boss yesterday, but he didn't sync the information with her family in time. The other tourists didn't come in, but the boss's son took the reservation yesterday, and now they are here.
Sang Yu asked the boss directly: "Why don't you just refund their deposit?"
The boss hesitated and said that they were filming a variety show. If the experience today was good, they would use their store as the filming location for the show, which would be like free advertising.
He said to Sang Yu, "You guys are just playing alone, so you don't need such a big place...why not let them in? I'll charge you less."
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