Chapter 79: Goods Arrived
Luo Lisa's words, "No need to be polite to them," actually made Jiang You laugh for a while, but the truth was there. Lowering prices was to sell faster, but if the product was novel, substantial, and already popular, then why be overly polite?
There is no need for a bankrupt skeleton to have a hard time with money.
So, after much discussion, the selling price was set: three silver coins for a pound of crayfish, and one silver coin for a bottle of soy sauce. This was just enough to satisfy the dwarves who didn't like using small change, while also giving people the impression that the sauce was more affordable.
The beavers were very skilled in wood carving, so Jiangyou asked Lolisa to act as an interpreter and asked them to help make some bowls, chopsticks, and spoons. After some random gestures, the beavers suddenly understood and happily agreed, then disappeared in a flash.
Jiang You: “…” Did they really understand?
However, now is not the time to worry about these things. The business needs to be opened urgently, and the raw materials are still all over the dam. Time is very tight.
Jiangyou lifted the wooden bucket, his eyes and hands swift, his chopsticks flying. Andrei and the others only saw the green and red magic lobsters waving their claws in confusion, and suddenly they were picked up by the chopsticks and flew into the air, landing accurately in the bucket, and falling to the ground.
Everyone: “…” So strong!
These crayfish are indeed an invasive species that has become a disaster. Beavers can't do anything about them, and there are no other natural enemies nearby. They have dug holes all over the dam.
Thousands of lobsters are densely packed on a short section of the dam, which is almost enough to make people suffer from claustrophobia.
But this is a good thing for Jiangyou. With just one chopstick, he can pick up a large bunch of crayfish, and his work is very efficient.
The lich is responsible for catching the crayfish on the dam, while several other people are responsible for setting traps to catch those underwater.
The number of these crayfish had already surpassed the lake's capacity, and the shrimp were so densely packed underwater that the lake's food resources were likely to be depleted. Suddenly, they spotted food in a reed basket and, without a second thought, dived into it to devour it. Some even engaged in a fight over the food. Unexpectedly, the basket was scooped up and all were caught in a net.
Magic Crayfish: "......?" Who am I? Where am I? What happened?
Before they could figure out what was going on, they were piled up together and put into basins and buckets. They were surrounded by their brothers and sisters. They didn't know where to spit out their mouths full of wind blades, so they had no choice but to surrender in confusion.
After several hours, Jiangyou's five-man team harvested hundreds of kilograms of magic crayfish, and the baskets, basins and buckets contributed by the beavers were all filled to the brim.
"That's definitely enough for tonight." Jiang You stretched, his joints crackling. "The only problem is, how are we going to get all these shrimp back?"
Lolisa smiled slightly, and the beavers jumped and led Jiangyou to the river leading to the witch village Lanqialo.
There was a raft tied to the riverbank, which looked like it had just been built by beavers. On the raft were neatly stacked the pots and bowls that Jiangyou had just requested, as well as a bamboo box. Jiangyou took a closer look and found that the pots and bowls were all made of bamboo, and the bamboo box was filled to the brim with bamboo chopsticks!
"Wow! This is amazing!" She quickly jumped onto the bamboo raft, feeling around and looking around, "This is the chopstick I want!"
Lolita said, "The beavers say that these bamboos are growing very fast at this time of year and are starting to encroach on the living space of other tree species. If you find them useful, please feel free to use them! They can always make more for you."
As soon as she finished speaking, the beavers chuckled and carried out a bamboo statue as tall as an arm. On the green bamboo base stood a skeleton with its head held high and chest puffed out, its hands crossed on its pelvis, looking like a smaller version of Takuya.
"Wow!" Jiang You exclaimed in surprise: "Is this me? Is this for me?"
The beavers nodded vigorously and placed the small skeleton statue on the bamboo raft. More beavers came in groups and placed pots, baskets and buckets of magic crayfish on the bamboo raft.
Lolisa was responsible for casting weight-reducing magic on these vessels, otherwise the hundreds of pounds of shrimp would have sunk the bamboo raft.
With the help of the beaver clan, the entire bamboo raft was filled to the brim. Many reed baskets were cast with weight-reducing and floating magic and tied to the raft, submerged in water - this not only reduced the space occupied, but also allowed the use of river water to feed crayfish, thus extending their survival time.
Jiang You was very happy to have won the admiration and friendship of the beavers for some unknown reason. She said to Mr. Beaver, "If these shrimps sell well, I will come back to catch more tomorrow."
The beavers were even happier. Little Doudou's eyes were filled with tears of admiration and gratitude. They danced and chirped, and their flat black tails like paddles banged on the ground on the river bank, as if they were playing a farewell war song.
The small bamboo raft had a limited load-bearing capacity, and its ability to carry so much was entirely thanks to Lolisa's weight-reducing spell. Therefore, the raft also carried the light skeleton and Lolisa, who had to reinforce the spell from time to time. Aunt Wolf followed the knights back the way they had come.
Going downstream is much faster than walking on land. A mere two kilometers is just a few bends in the river. Jiangyou used the bamboo pole to control the direction, and with the help of Lolisa's magic, the two of them returned to the witch village Lanqialo without much effort.
Lolisa helped Jiangyou to park the bamboo raft at the small dock next to the witches' gathering place, and tied baskets of magic lobsters to the shore and immersed them in water for breeding.
These reed baskets weren't very strong, but after Lolisa cast the binding spell, they should be able to easily hold out until tomorrow morning. Of course, if business was good tonight, these magic lobsters would become a meal for tourists and wouldn't see the sun tomorrow morning.
Lolisa also called a few idle children to help Jiangyou watch the raft and crayfish, so that Jiangyou could have some free time to move freely between the stall and the dock.
"Don't worry, these kids often help us with guard duties," Lolita said. "They're all very reliable. Just give them some food and some small change when they're done."
"Okay!" Jiangyou felt very happy. She liked the atmosphere in the Witch Forest very much. Whether it was the beaver clan or the witches, everyone was very enthusiastic to help!
She first used water magic to scrub several buckets of lobsters by the river. By the time they were brought ashore, Andrei and his companions had returned. The burly knight and his attendant each carried two buckets of lobsters, easily helping Jiangyou carry them to the warehouse door.
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