In Xu Milu's own words, the first customer served by the Mountain and Sea Restaurant in the vast universe came from Earth in a parallel dimension, which is already a miracle from a probability perspective.
Therefore, she naturally felt a sense of kinship with Liu Peiqiang, who also had yellow skin and black hair.
"Welcome to Shan Hai Shi Si! Our ingredients come from all over the world, guaranteeing freshness and deliciousness. Would you like to try our braised pork rice today?"
Xu Milu greeted him with a smile, but then noticed that Liu Peiqiang's gaze was fixed on Ah Chou, who was leaning against the window.
She belatedly realized that the other person couldn't see anything outside the restaurant, so from their perspective, they could probably only see an enormous turtle head "growing" out of the darkness, while the owner of that head was happily munching on a radish.
The scene was indeed a bit creepy.
"This is my pet turtle, its name is Xu Achou. Don't worry, it won't hurt you. By the way, I should remind you that we met three days ago. How many days have passed where you are?"
Xu Milu pushed away Ah Chou, who was asking for a hug, and looked Liu Peiqiang up and down.
The other person seemed much calmer than when they first met. Although he was still wearing the same black cotton-padded jacket, he was noticeably cleaner, and his face was slowly regaining color.
—At first, she only guessed that the other party might be a soldier, but today, the feeling of déjà vu is even stronger.
"Seven days have passed since I arrived here, which is 420 hours—"
Liu Peiqiang put down the large gray bag he was carrying on his shoulder, and no one knew what was inside, but it landed with a loud thud.
Xu Milu was somewhat surprised after doing a quick calculation:
"So, a day here is sixty hours long? No wonder I didn't see the sun earlier. Were those comets floating in the sky?"
Liu Peiqiang hesitated for a moment, but still didn't tell the other party the truth. He simply pointed to the menu and said:
"Can I still buy food today?"
Xu Milu nodded: "Of course you can, but you've already used up all your energy points last time. Do you have anything with you to exchange for energy points this time?"
The next second, her expression changed from "enthusiasm" to "surprise" to "bewilderment," and finally to complete numbness.
Because she saw that Liu Peiqiang's gray backpack was full of lunar soil.
—This is the weight of the tears shed on the spot by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
—It's the number that the bald eagle saw and started looting overnight.
—It is the weight that South Korea saw and immediately applied for World Heritage status for the moon.
The self-service machine will display a prompt after scanning:
[50 kg of lunar soil containing impurities detected. Available for exchange with energy points. Would you like to exchange?]
Liu Peiqiang decisively chose to exchange, then turned around, looked at Xu Milu with a sincere expression, and uttered the most genuine words:
"Can I exchange for vegetarian steamed buns today? I'd like a serving of rose-flavored glutinous rice balls, and please exchange the rest for steamed buns."
Xu Milu looked terrified.
Are you even human?!
Twenty-four thousand nine hundred and fifty steamed buns?! Are you trying to buy them here?!
Even if she were a phoenix, she couldn't conjure up so many steamed buns!
Even if a fire spirit burned itself to a crisp, it still couldn't steam this many buns!
I suspect you're trying to exhaust me, and I have ample evidence to back it up.
...
...
"My sir, you're making me think that lunar soil is like cabbage, the kind you can grab a handful of."
Xu Milu couldn't help but complain:
"Besides, how many days have passed? Even if you went to the moon to mine overnight, it wouldn't be enough time, right? Or is it that lunar soil isn't worth anything there?"
It makes me feel so sorry for those old professors at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
In order to study and cultivate laurel trees, a group of elderly men were so dedicated that they wanted to use every gram of laurel soil as if they could divide it into eight pieces, but even so, they were always short of experimental resources.
—After all, no Chinese person has successfully landed on the moon yet. To bring back lunar soil, we have to rely on lunar probes to collect samples bit by bit.
Yes, because the amount of lunar soil that could be brought back was very small, it wasn't called digging soil at all, it was called "sampling".
But look at Earth in this dimension, an ordinary person carries fifty pounds of lunar soil in a cloth bag to buy steamed buns.
How simple and unpretentious the people of this earth are!
Stop.
Xu Milu cleared the jumbled thoughts from her mind before proposing another solution:
"Why don't you look at something else? I'm actually a middleman selling seeds. Do you want to buy some seeds to plant? I guarantee high yields and good quality at a low price."
Liu Peiqiang hesitated for a moment, then shook his head:
"As you just saw, the Earth's current environment... is not suitable for planting. Due to the severe cold and solar radiation, many pollinating insects and birds have become extinct. Even if I buy seeds and take them back, I won't be able to solve the problem of food and clothing—"
After saying that, he glanced at Xu Milu and said, "So I want to buy semi-finished products, such as... processed flour or rice."
Xu Milu immediately realized that the other party had been planning this all along.
So she counted on her fingers, initially intending to try and negotiate the price down as she usually does, but then suddenly stopped:
"How about this, based on energy points, ten catties of lunar soil can be exchanged for one ton of refined rice or flour. I'll round it down for you; you can make up the difference with lunar soil next time you come."
Trading lunar soil for grain is a profitable deal no matter what. For her, earning a little more is just icing on the cake. But for the residents of this plane, even an extra grain of rice could save a life.
Anyway, she's not going to be a pushover and give away ingredients for free. Being a little "saintly" occasionally within acceptable limits can increase the other person's goodwill towards her and give her emotional satisfaction, so why not do it?
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