Chapter 118 Jinjiang Exclusive Release
Braised pork, sweet and sour spare ribs, boiled fish fillet, stir-fried beef with scallions, mapo tofu, pickled cabbage, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, cold cucumber salad, fish head tofu soup... and appetizers such as hot and sour radish and pickled bamboo shoots!
Chen Bing was drooling at the sight.
What kind of family is this? They even have fresh meat, fish and tofu to eat during a famine!
Their staple food is even refined rice! Luxurious! It's really luxurious!
Soon, Lu Qing brought several pots of drinks in glass containers.
Chen Bing: “!!!”
Chen Bing couldn't recognize what it was, but the audience in the live broadcast room seemed too familiar with it.
Peach orange juice, assorted fruit tea, honey orange tea, pear wine, although the sour plum soup was not available due to the temperature drop, the others were also delicious!
Before Lu Xuan and his friends started eating, the audience had already started drinking without any hesitation.
Chen Bing's wife, Yang, looked at the steaming food in front of her, then looked at Lu Qing and then at the small kitchen, her eyes full of shock and confusion.
I didn't see her busy for long just now, how come she suddenly brought out so many steaming dishes?
And the richness of the banquet was comparable to the ones they held in the past when their family had happy events.
Mrs. Yang noticed that her two children kept swallowing their saliva at the food on the table and could not take their eyes off it. She blushed and felt sad.
Seeing this, Lu Qing smiled and said, "If you don't mind, let's eat together. The four of us can't eat so much."
Normally, their family has four dishes and one soup for dinner, but today there were a few more guests so she doubled the order.
But there will definitely be no leftovers, we can finish them even if there are more tables of food.
But the Chen family didn't know this. Lu Chen took the initiative to put the chopsticks into the hands of Chen Yao, who was three years older than him, and Chen Rui, who was the same age and a few months younger. Chen Bing, who didn't want to refuse, laughed out loud and said, "Then we won't be polite."
The Lu family is obviously not poor as they can afford so much, so why are they so reserved?
Eat! Eat them out of money!
Chen Bing nodded to Yang and the two children. The three of them had bright eyes and quickly reached for their favorite dishes with their chopsticks.
The vegetables are fresh and sweet, the fish is tender and smooth, the braised pork melts in your mouth, the spare ribs are sweet and sour, and the beef does not look old at all, not tough at all, tender and chewy at the same time, the more you eat, the more delicious it becomes.
If you eat too much meat, you can pick up some cucumber to relieve the greasiness, or have a few bites of appetizing spicy and sour radish and sour bamboo shoots. Your appetite will be further stimulated and you can eat any number of dishes!
Chen Bing and Yang were adults and at least had some self-control, but Chen Yao and Chen Rui were so engrossed in eating that they almost buried their heads in their bowls. The former stamped his feet in excitement, while the latter made an indistinct "woooo" sound from time to time.
After a huge inhalation of food, the family, who had already had lunch, unexpectedly ate too much.
The family of four leaned back in their chairs in a similar manner, their bellies slightly bulging, one hand gently stroking their bellies, their faces full of satisfaction.
The audience in the live broadcast room couldn't help but joke: [Hahaha, how many months has it been? ]
[She's clearly pregnant, at least four months!]
[Forget about Chen Bing and his wife, the two little ones are just children, leave them alone, you beasts, hahahaha.]
【Vision finally waited for the sharing of himself.】
【Hehehe, we’re the best. We won’t feel full no matter how much we eat! 】
[Although... no matter how much we eat, it's all fake. They are the ones who truly eat the delicious food.]
【??? You tell me! ?】
[I don't like what you said! Take it back!]
During the meal, the Chen family was reluctant to drink soup or juice to fill their stomachs. They only chose a drink recommended by the Lu family after they were completely full.
Mrs. Yang and the two children drank peach orange juice, while Chen Bing poured a little of all the drinks, including pear wine, to try. The pear wine tasted quite good, but drinking it would be a waste of time, so he finally restrained himself and chose honey orange tea.
After finishing almost a glass of drink, the water in his stomach was almost up to his throat. Chen Bing put down the glass with regret and began to praise Lu Xuan and the other three.
"The food in your house is so delicious! This is the most delicious food I've ever eaten since the earthquake, no, in my entire life!"
The cook's cooking skills are only at a slightly higher home-style level, but the superiority of the ingredients themselves is enough to offset any shortcomings.
Yang's mother and two children nodded in agreement.
The audience in the live broadcast room was jealous.
Of course it’s delicious. The dishes that the Lu family eats are all mutated vegetables, and they are excellent in terms of both nutritional content and taste.
Chen Bing used all the compliments he could think of to praise the Lu family, regretting that his appetite was too small and he couldn't eat much, while at the same time marveling at the Lu family's good appetite.
There were so many dishes, but the four people in their family only ate a small portion, and the rest were eaten up by the Lu family!
What was even more exaggerated was that while he was blowing his own trumpet, Lei Yan helped Lu Qing remove the empty plates, and then like magic, he brought out a large plate of fruit, which was filled with sliced watermelons, oranges, strawberries, grapes and other out-of-season and extremely large fruits.
The rich and sweet fruity aroma that they had never smelled before kept wafting towards their noses, almost making Chen Bing and Yang, who were already stunned, drunk.
This tastes too sweet!
Lu Chen showed off several strawberries and grapes while enthusiastically inviting Chen Yao and Chen Rui, "Come and eat! These fruits are delicious and especially sweet!"
Chen Yao looked down at her stomach and shook her head in annoyance, "I'm full and can't eat anymore. Thank you, brother."
He said he hugged me, but he couldn't take his eyes off me.
Chen Rui was also very full, but the little guy was craving for fruit. He wanted to eat more but didn't dare to continue. He was so anxious that he almost cried.
Lu Qing felt sorry for the little guy and comforted him, "Don't worry. If you can't eat now, you can wait until you digest the food. When you get to the county town, you can take any leftover fruit back with you."
Chen Rui then patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. The aunties in the live broadcast room called it adorable and wanted to steal the baby.
Chen Bing patted his son's head and thanked Lu Qing, saying, "I'm sorry for the expense."
Lu Qing waved her hand. "This is nothing."
She wasn't being generous. Wouldn't it be easier for Boss Chen to take the initiative to propose a deal if she showed off their wealth?
As expected, Chen Bing, who had been holding back for a long time, couldn't wait to ask Lu Xuan, "I wonder if Brother Lu is interested in exchanging some supplies with our caravan?"
Li Tie had previously asked him to use the goods in the car as fare, and he guessed that this request was made by Lu Xuan.
I guess this Mr. Lu is interested in his goods?
Those things are of little use to the disaster victims who are struggling to survive, but they can improve the quality of life for the rich who have no shortage of supplies.
After the earthquake, he was able to continue to support the guards and protect his family by quickly exchanging these supplies for food at a high price.
Although there were some unpleasant things like guards leaving and even stabbing people in the back... compared to other disaster victims, they thought the caravan was living a good life and were quite proud and satisfied with it.
But after seeing how the Lu family lived, I realized that fleeing famine could actually be so happy!
He is so far away!
The Lu family has so many good things, I want them!
Fresh vegetables, meat, fruits, obviously no shortage of food, and the transparent covers worn by the people of Yunlu Village.
The cover seemed to have the same effect as a straw raincoat, both of which could keep out rain, and it didn't seem to have any gaps or look bulky. It was many times better than a straw raincoat.
He wants them all!
By the way, we must not miss the powerful crossbows in the hands of the two brothers following Li Tie!
There were so many things he wanted, and he was afraid the caravan wouldn't have enough.
When he arrives in the county town, it may not be his turn to exchange these supplies. This is the critical time when he needs to seize the opportunity.
Lu Xuan finally spoke a little more this time and nodded, "How much do you want to trade?"
Before Chen Bing could speak, Lu Xuan reminded him calmly, "If the quantity of fresh ingredients is too small, they are not worth trading. But if there are too many, can you guarantee that they will not spoil in abnormal weather conditions?"
Chen Bing felt that Lu Xuan's choice of words was a bit strange, but it was not difficult to understand.
He swallowed the words that were about to come to his mouth, asking for a hundred kilograms of food first, and said with difficulty: "This question is indeed a bit difficult..."
Lu Xuan glanced at him, picked up the backpack behind him, and started taking things out of it.
Vacuum-packed vegetables (non-mutated), vacuum-packed meat (wild boar meat/wolf meat), vacuum-packed wild vegetables and mushrooms with average taste, and original sweet potatoes that I was too lazy to process because there were too many of them.
The more Lu Xuan took, the more excited Chen Bing became, and he almost jumped up with excitement.
Yang next to her also looked quite surprised.
If she could exchange so many supplies, she would no longer have to worry about her two children living a hard life.
The excited couple had no idea that the live broadcast room was already in a sea of joy.
[Wow! All the supplies they took out were things the host's family wouldn't eat!]
[People want to trade you for something nice, but you're clearing out your lost inventory! How shady!]
[Who's the blackmailer? Can you talk? What's wrong with the hidden treasure? Doesn't Chen Bing like it too? Look at him, he's laughing like a fool, bah, like a child!]
[That's right! Only the streamer is wealthy enough to be willing to give out so much. Who else can afford to give out these supplies? If they were left outside, these would be life-saving supplies that people would be scrambling to get.]
"It's not that I dislike these foods, I just thought they would at least trade some of our Star Alliance's high-tech products. And look at Boss Chen's rustic face."
[High-tech? No need, no need. A little common material will suffice. Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?]
What high-tech thing? A floating bus? He wants one, but can he afford it?
Chen Bing was holding a bag of wild boar meat that looked very fresh. He glanced at the backpack that seemed not empty yet, and a question emerged in his mind: "Can this bag really hold so much?" But when Lu Xuan explained the use of vacuum packaging, his attention was instantly diverted.
"This kind of... vacuum packaging? Can it really keep meat from spoiling for months?" Chen Bing, astonished by the beauty, was filled with excitement.
Yang and Chen's siblings also widened their eyes in surprise.
Chen Bing couldn't help but ask, "How is this done? Can I switch to this vacuum packaging method?"
[Look! Who said they wanted to see some high-tech gadgets? Isn't that a proactive suggestion?]
[As expected of a profiteer who can lead a caravan through the extreme heat season, he has quite a vision.]
Lu Xuan took out a vacuum packaging machine from his bag.
Chen Bing's eyelids twitched, and he couldn't help but look at the backpack that seemed bottomless.
This seems to be a good thing too.
Lu Xuan put the untouched fruits on the table into the packaging bag and demonstrated how to use it on the spot.
Chen Bing understood it at a glance, and his eyes looking at the vacuum packaging machine instantly became so hot that it seemed as if it could burn through it.
He wants this!!!
With this thing, he can not only exchange for more fresh ingredients, but when the situation stabilizes again, he can use this treasure to trade specialties in the north and south, buying at low prices and selling at high prices.
Huge profits!
Absolutely huge profits!
Chen Bing's eyes lit up surprisingly, "Brother Lu! I want this! I want it no matter how much it costs!"
Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows and spread out his palms: "Five hundred kilograms of supplies, of which no less than one hundred kilograms of staple food."
"Hiss!" Chen Bing leaned back tactically and took a breath of cold air.
Yang couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
The other three members of the Lu family who were just there to serve as decoration glanced at Lu Xuan with surprise on their faces.
The latter looked nonchalant.
The price of the vacuum packaging machine is the same as the 10 cubic meters of space. He and the villagers asked for 200 kilograms of the latter. Chen Bing was just an outsider, so the price would naturally be doubled. Well... add a little more on top of doubling it to make it an even number.
He seemed to be very happy when he made the offer, but it made Chen Bing suffer.
Even before the transaction, I was already feeling so much pain that my facial features were twisted.
Really expensive... No, that's not the case.
Chen Bing's expression paused slightly.
The temperature has dropped recently and it has rained. The disaster is over. There are only 500 kilograms of supplies, and even if they are all food, they are not worth much.
Food is expensive only in years of famine.
But then again, he couldn't actually guarantee that the disaster would end soon and that his family would be able to return to a stable life.
Not to mention the distant consequences, the ubiquitous underground cracks encountered along the way would greatly affect the court's rule over the local area.
Natural disasters are over, but man-made disasters may not stop.
The more Chen Bing thought about it, the more confused he became. His expression was full of struggle, and his whole body was almost twisted into a ball. Everyone in the live broadcast room felt sorry for him.
After a moment, Chen Bing finally made up his mind and raised his head with a determined look, "We do have some food, but that's for us to eat and we can't exchange it."
"Brother Lu, you should know what my goods are, right?" Chen Bing's eyes flashed. "If I charge by kilogram for those goods, wouldn't that be too much of a loss?"
Lu Xuan readily changed his words: "If you have the seeds I want, I can give you a discount by using your goods to offset the value of the packaging machine." Big discount
Chen Bing perked up, "What seeds?"
Lu Xuan opened his lips slightly: "Pepper."
To put it simply, the cargo of Chen Bing's caravan was a batch of medicinal herbs and spices.
Most of the herbs are cold-dispelling, such as dried ginger, aconite root, Chuanxiong, cinnamon twig, and asarum;
Spices are mostly cinnamon, fennel, evodia rutaecarpa, pepper, etc. that can be used in cooking. They also have the effect of dispelling cold, but in Lu Xuan's mind, the seasoning function ranks higher than the medicinal value.
They had found peppercorns and cinnamon trees in the mountains before, but no pepper.
This is probably because the first two are crops that actually exist in the local area, and the probability of migratory birds flying north and south bringing seeds is higher.
Pepper is an overseas plant that migratory birds cannot fly over. Most of it has been processed when brought here by foreign merchants, so it is naturally impossible to find it in the mountains of the north.
What Lu Xuan used before were all bought in the capital, and now they are almost sold out.
If we don’t find a way to replenish it, we’ll run out of pepper dishes.
Chen Bing was a little surprised, then said with embarrassment: "I did get a small amount of unprocessed pepper seeds by chance last year, but I left them at home when I went out. Now... I don't know if they are still there."
Even if it exists, it cannot be grown if the climate is not suitable.
Even if the climate is right, it has been more than a year, who knows if it can still germinate.
Chen Bing said, "If Brother Lu just wants pepper to eat, I should have more than enough. Planting it from seeds will take years."
This thing will not be consumed much whether used as a spice or as a seasoning. Buying eight or ten kilograms of it will be enough for a long time. Families with moderate wealth usually buy it by the pound.
Lu Xuan didn't explain much, only saying, "If you can find intact pepper seeds in the county, you can exchange the supplies for the vacuum packaging machine for 50 kilograms of spices and medicinal materials, of which pepper must not be less than 10 kilograms."
Chen Bing: “!”
Directly reduce ten times!
Heart-beating!
Lu Xuan: "But I can't give you the packaging machine until you get the seeds. You can come to me anytime to exchange it while we're staying in the county."
Chen Bing's expression froze, and he sighed, "This is the only way."
The two parties were not familiar with each other, and he couldn't just flatter Lu Xuan and ask him to sell the treasure on credit.
Chen Bing reluctantly pulled his gaze back and said, "Then let's exchange for other supplies first. I want all the things on the table, as well as the transparent smocks the villagers wore outside..."
Lu Xuan said: "Raincoat."
Chen Bing savored the word "pin" and mentally admired its aptness. He nodded and said, "It's just raincoats. If they're not expensive, I'd like to exchange them for a batch. And can you trade your bows and crossbows?"
Lu Xuan nodded: "No more than five."
Chen Bing didn't expect that he would actually be willing to change weapons, and said excitedly: "Okay! Five is five!"
Then, Chen Bing asked about the specific prices of these supplies and calculated how much he could provide.
"I wonder how much goods Brother Lu can produce?"
Lu Xuan said casually: "It's more than enough to buy all your supplies."
Audience in the live broadcast room: Tsk, the anchor is so pretentious! But he’s pretending well! I love it when the anchor pretends to be cool, it’s so cool to watch!
Chen Bing was indeed shocked. He opened his mouth and was about to say something, but was interrupted by Lu Xuan again.
"I suggest you don't really replace them all, but keep some of the cold-relieving herbs."
Chen Bing's eyelids twitched, and he asked inquiringly, "What does Brother Lu mean by this?"
Lu Xuan's expression remained unchanged: "Literally, it will come in handy later."
Chen Bing's face didn't look good.
Could it be that his guess that the disaster would not pass away was really going to come true?
Is it possible?
How can Lu Xuan predict what will happen in the future?
But what if? What if it really works?
Chen Bing couldn't help but hesitate.
Lu Xuan said calmly: "It's not too late to regret not changing it now."
Chen Bing looked at his wife and children with concern, gritted his teeth, and said, "No regrets!"
Supplies are necessities and must be replaced.
But just in case, he also planned to keep one third of the cold-relieving herbs.
Lu Xuan probably guessed his thoughts from his expression and nodded: "Then let's settle the account."
Because the caravan's supplies could not be traded immediately on the bus, the two of them simply determined the transaction amount first and then actually exchanged them when they got off the bus.
As for the transportation fee of five kilograms of dried ginger that had been agreed upon, Lu Xuan waived it for him.
Chen Bing became even more certain that Lu Xuan was indeed the real leader of Yunlu Village!
…
The transaction was successfully finalized, and Chen Bing finally relaxed.
Thinking that it would take a long time to reach the destination, I wanted to chat with them about some daily matters to pass the time.
Now it was Lu Qing, Lei Yan and Lu Chen's turn to take the stage.
Each of them receives the person they are suitable to receive. The women chat about women's private matters, and as for the children, toys and candies are enough to capture their emotions.
What Lei Yan and Chen Bing talked about, or what Chen Bing wanted to know, was mainly about the life of Yunlu Village in the mountains.
Li Tie’s previous description was too general, and Chen Bing was very curious about the specific details of their life in the mountains.
Lu Xuan had already anticipated this point when they discussed whether to go together and had mentioned what they could say, so Lei Yan started chatting with Chen Bing without much hesitation.
Unexpectedly, as the story went on, Yang and the two children were attracted and listened to the story attentively.
Coincidentally, the caravan was also discussing a similar topic on the bus at that time.
A large shaded plaza built around a towering tree;
The water source is inexhaustible, and there are deep mountain waterfalls with many big fish to catch;
They obtained supplies through hunting and gathering, cultivated fields in the mountains, and used water from large waterfalls for irrigation;
After the earthquake, underground caves even appeared under the cave!
Beautiful glowing mushrooms, delicious cave mushrooms, underground rivers inhabited by giant pythons, and finally even an extreme escape from the revenge of the giant python's mother.
The Chen family and the caravan guards were all stunned by what they heard.
Lei Yan and the villagers did not talk much about the output of the reclaimed fields, nor did they mention the agate mines found in the cave.
The people in the caravan didn't care. The mystery of the underground cave had captured all their attention, leaving them no time to care about anything else.
Especially the giant python that allowed the villagers to obtain nearly a thousand kilograms of python meat in one go. How could they not come across such a free material!
Wrong one billion!
No, how can the difference in experience between people be so huge! ?
It feels like they are experiencing completely different famines! QAQ!
What Chen Bing regretted most was that the cave exit was said to have completely collapsed by the earthquake after he escaped.
When Lei Yan said that they had been away for many days and could not find the way back, Chen Bing's expression was as if his wife had died.
Yang:?
It is a treasure land where even when the temperature outside is the hottest, the temperature inside can be kept almost the same as it is now, and there is no shortage of water!
According to Lei Yan, the underground cave is so large that they have only explored the tip of the iceberg. They don't know how many treasures are waiting to be discovered in the unexplored part.
Chen Bing felt that even if the exit collapsed, most of the huge cave must still remain intact.
He couldn't help but look down at the ground, as if he wanted to penetrate the bottom of the RV or even the ground.
Maybe the area beneath the place they were passing through was also a cave. If they dug...
Soon, Chen Bing calmed down his heated mind and wiped his face.
Forget it.
Just because a building doesn’t collapse due to one earthquake doesn’t mean it won’t collapse every time.
To put it another way, even if we really dig it up, living underground is not a long-term solution, we are not rabbits.
It's just a pity that I couldn't see it with my own eyes.
Just as he was lamenting, Lu Xuan suddenly said, "I think we can see the city wall ahead. That should be our destination, right?"
Chen Bing: “…”
Chen Bing: “Hmm???”
He stood up suddenly and said in shock, "So fast? How is that possible?"
Mrs. Yang and her two children beside them also looked confused.
Chen Bing quickly rushed to the front and looked out through the glass window, and found that... the city gradually approaching in front was indeed the Yangshan County where he grew up!
It actually arrived!
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