"Um... lunchbox, what kind of gift is it?"
Despite the glares that Lu Xiaoyao and Merita felt were betraying them, Julian and Wang Wenfei successfully completed the deal.
Julian then eagerly inquired about the small gift that came with the bamboo shoot and cured meat lunchbox.
"Yes, it's about items for going up the mountain. I'll prepare this little gift for you when you go up the mountain."
How did you know we were going up the mountain?
Merita immediately asked the question upon hearing this.
Although their vacation itinerary mentioned that they were going to visit a mountain god temple on Crescent Mountain, they didn't remember anyone mentioning going up the mountain after they arrived.
Thinking about it, Merita looked at the others and asked, "Have you mentioned this before?"
Everyone shook their heads, feeling puzzled. Then everyone looked at Mingmei.
Mingmei wasn't ashamed at all, and simply said, "Isn't Crescent Moon Village most famous for this Crescent Moon Mountain with its mountain god temple? Customers who used to come to my shop all had to climb the mountain!"
"What if we don't climb the mountain? Wouldn't they lose a fortune buying these boxed meals?"
Lu Xiaoyao was also unconvinced and questioned Mingmei.
"You guys... also think my boxed lunches are a loss?" Mingmei said, glancing at Wang Wenfei and Julian. The two shook their heads repeatedly. She then looked at Lu Xiaoyao, whose hands were empty, and smiled, saying, "If you think it's a loss, then don't buy it. If you don't buy it, how can you lose money, right?"
Lu Xiaoyao: "..."
[I told you, my little one didn't buy lunchboxes again this round. I wonder if he'll change his mind later.]
See, there's no further feedback on the forum right now.
[Huh? Didn't the prices already come out? Why isn't there any feedback in the later plot? Didn't anyone who didn't buy the lunchboxes give feedback?]
[It seems some players refused to buy the boxed lunches because they were too expensive, and then... they died because they didn't buy them, so they started complaining!]
So, those who bought it are still in the game and haven't been released yet?
Yes! That's it!
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After finishing what could hardly be called lunch, Wang Wenfei hurriedly left again.
Lu Xiaoyao and the others went upstairs for a midday rest until the sun set. Lu Xiaoyao then woke up and went downstairs to find food.
However, since the boxed lunches from Mingmei's place were temporarily unavailable, and Lu Xiaoyao and the others didn't plan to buy any, they went straight out the door and headed to the village in the direction Mingmei pointed out.
They planned to wander around and buy some vegetables from the locals to cook.
Before they left, Mingmei reminded them to be sure to come back before dark.
As for whether Lu Xiaoyao and the others listened or not, Mingmei could only find out through Lu Xiaoyao's live stream.
"No wonder the boss told us to go back before dark; it seems like there isn't even a street lamp in this village."
Walking through the village, Merita looked around and realized that there wasn't even a single streetlight along the roads.
"The houses in this village look quite nice, and the living conditions of each family aren't bad either?"
Merita continued to look around the village.
With its blue bricks and black tiles, the setting sun casting its glow over the village, where wisps of smoke curl from chimneys, the village exudes a sense of tranquility.
But for some reason, Merita, who was there, always felt that something was off about the whole thing.
The village seemed rather quiet at this moment?
"?!"
Merita's eyes sharpened as she suddenly looked toward the villagers' houses by the roadside.
As a result, apart from the tightly closed courtyard gate, they saw nothing else.
Just now, she clearly felt several gazes falling on her.
"Hmph, we'll see. We've already bought the groceries... what's the rush?"
Not noticing Merita's slightly neurotic reaction, Lu Xiaoyao pouted. She was still feeling awkward about the lunchbox and what Mingmei had said earlier!
"I left in a hurry and didn't have time to ask the boss why I was leaving so early..."
As they were talking, they stopped in front of a small courtyard. Through the one-meter-high fence, Lu Xiaoyao and the others could clearly see a small vegetable garden in the yard, where the vegetables were growing very well.
So, Lu Xiaoyao showed her true colors as a social butterfly, and quickly won over the aunt who came out of the house to feed the chickens, getting her to buy a lot of vegetables and a few eggs.
While paying, Lu Xiaoyao sweetly said, "Auntie, your vegetables look so beautiful! They're the prettiest I've seen all along the way!"
"Oh! No, they're just average-looking. Everyone here is good-looking! Mountain God, please bless us! Mountain God, please bless us!" The vegetable vendor's face flushed with the fervor of a devout believer as she mentioned the mountain god, repeatedly saying, "Mountain God, please bless our village with good weather and abundant harvests every year!"
"Ah...is that so?"
Lu Xiaoyao took a small step back after the aunt, who had just been all smiles, suddenly became extremely excited.
"Is the mountain god here so accurate?" Merita remarked casually upon seeing this.
“Of course! The Mountain God is omnipotent!” Hearing Merita’s question, the other party looked directly at her and said, “As long as you make a sincere wish, the Mountain God can hear you and will grant it!”
As if afraid that Lu Xiaoyao and Merita wouldn't believe it, he pulled them aside and started rambling on, telling them about the successful cases of villagers making wishes to the mountain god over the years.
"Take Wang Laosan's family for example. They were already so poor, and sending their daughter to university in another city made life even more difficult. But then, a couple of years ago, they went to the mountain god temple to pray... and suddenly they became rich!"
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