fox spirit
“I also think it’s a luxury to wash your hands with Nongfu Spring water, but we can’t find any other water.”
Xu Zhixun thought for a moment, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Hey, I've got it!"
"There's a showerhead in the restroom of the Time and Space Supermarket. Give me the wooden bucket later."
“I filled the wooden bucket with tap water, and then I carried the bucket outside the supermarket.”
"Tap water is cheaper than Nongfu Spring and purified water. It can be used to wash hands and face. Tap water can also be drunk after boiling."
Long Qian raised an eyebrow: "What kind of water is tap water?"
Xu Zhixun explained, "It's the water in rivers and lakes. After a series of purification processes, the water becomes very clean."
Long Qian chuckled: "I see. Then why didn't you tell me sooner that tap water is cheaper than Nongfu Spring and purified water?"
Xu Zhixun: "Oh, I didn't think of tap water, because I've never sold tap water before!"
"If there were cheaper water, that would be wonderful!" Eunuch Yang said with a beaming smile.
"That way, more soldiers will be able to get water!"
And so, everyone chatted and laughed inside the carriage.
During this time, Xu Zhixun washed her hands with Nongfu Spring water, and the water was collected in a wooden bucket.
Because there is a drought now, water resources are very precious, so Xu Zhixun's handwashing water can be used by others.
Next, Xu Zhixun and Zhang Fuyao started eating grapes.
These grapes are very juicy and sweet.
Therefore, Xu Zhixun ate several grapes in one go.
"Longqian, where did these grapes come from?" Xu Zhixun asked curiously.
Long Qian smiled and said, "It was picked by a soldier from the courtyard of the magistrate of Yangcheng County."
"However, there aren't many grapes, so you have to eat them sparingly. You can only eat one bunch a day."
Xu Zhixun: "..."
"Sixth Prince, have some grapes too!" Zhang Fuyao peeled a grape and offered the juicy flesh to Long Qian's lips.
Long Qian picked up a grape with his hand and put it in his mouth: "These grapes are very sweet, it's just a pity there are too few."
Without hesitation, Xu Zhixun said, "Long Qian, we can go to the Heavenly Court's market and buy some fruit!"
"That way, everyone can not only eat grapes, but also other fruits!"
A hint of joy flashed in Long Qian's dark eyes:
"Okay, let's go to the Heavenly Court now, shall we?"
"The Dragon Army only has a thousand men right now. I want everyone to have some fruit!"
Xu Zhixun: "No problem, then please stop the carriage!"
Therefore, Long Qian quickly ordered the coachman to stop the carriage.
Subsequently, Long Qian ordered all one thousand soldiers of the Long Army to stop and rest on the spot.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Zhixun and her group stepped out of the carriage.
Outside the carriage was a mountain road leading into the mountains.
However, there is a drought now, so the mountains are not green, but yellowish-brown.
The mountains were covered with dead trees.
Long Qian looked around once, then ordered all the generals to assemble.
Long Qian told his generals that he was going to the "Heavenly Court" to buy fruit for the soldiers.
The soldiers were overjoyed and cheered in unison.
Seeing the soldiers so happy, Xu Zhixun couldn't help but smile as well.
Long Qian found a bag of gold ingots and handed it to Xu Zhixun:
"Here is 300 taels of gold, including the money I spent on fruit today, and the remaining 200 taels of gold I paid for compressed biscuits before."
Xu Zhixun replied with a smile, "Okay."
After saying that, she used her mind to put the cloth bag into the system's personal space.
Next, Xu Zhixun found an open space and used her mind to summon the Time-Space Supermarket.
Afterwards, Xu Zhixun and Long Qian arrived at the warehouse of the modern MSG factory.
The two left the warehouse, got into a taxi, and went to a nearby farmers' market to buy fruit.
Before long, the two had selected five boxes of fruit—
Grapes, mangoes, cherries, strawberries, and oranges.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Zhixun saw a vendor selling watermelons at the entrance of the vegetable market.
There was a small truck next to the vendor.
The cargo bed of the small truck was filled with watermelons.
So, Xu Zhixun bargained with the vendor and bought a truckload of watermelons.
She had the vendors drive their trucks to the MSG factory and move the watermelons into the warehouse.
The vendor grinned from ear to ear and immediately did as he was told...
And so, Xu Zhixun and Long Qian spent most of the day working.
At 11 a.m., Xu Zhixun's warehouse was filled with watermelons and five boxes of fruit.
Xu Zhixun summoned the robot Xiao Le and asked it to help move the fruit.
The robot, along with Xu Zhixun and Long Qian, spent an hour carrying all the fruit, finally managing to move it onto the ancient mountain path.
It was already noon.
It's late October now, and the weather isn't hot.
However, both Xu Zhixun and Long Qian were exhausted and covered in sweat.
"Ugh, I'm exhausted!" Xu Zhixun sat on a chair next to the carriage, holding a small handheld fan and fanning herself.
"It's really tiring, we carried too many watermelons." Long Qian was slightly out of breath and fanned himself with a small handheld fan.
"Sixth Prince, Miss Xu, you've worked hard!" Yu Zan brought over two plates of washed fruit and placed them on the octagonal table.
"Have some fruit!"
Xu Zhixun looked closely and saw that one of the plates contained strawberries, cherries, and grapes.
On the other plate were a dozen or so slices of watermelon.
So, Xu Zhixun first washed her hands, and then ate strawberries.
At the same time, Long Qian ordered the cooks to cut the watermelons and distribute them to the soldiers.
The soldiers were overjoyed after eating the sweet and juicy watermelon, and they discussed it animatedly:
"My goodness, I can't believe I'm eating watermelon during a drought!"
"The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden is amazing! She actually went to the Heavenly Court and bought so many watermelons!"
"The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden is truly powerful and worthy of being called a fairy!"
"It's perfectly normal for the Xia army to lose to our Long army, because we have a fairy helping us!"
"The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden is so beautiful, I really want to marry her!"
"Don't be a toad trying to eat swan meat, hahaha, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden would never fancy you!"
...
The soldiers were all smiles, eating watermelon and chatting.
When Xu Zhixun heard the soldiers say that she was very beautiful, she immediately smiled and her eyes crinkled.
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Half an hour later, everyone finished eating the fruit.
At this point, the cooks set up stone stoves and began preparing lunch.
Xu Zhixun stood up from the chair and walked around the area to stretch her muscles.
Suddenly, General Zhao strode forward and presented Long Qian with an exquisite ancient jewelry box using both hands:
"Sixth Prince, I have done as you instructed and packed all the most beautiful and precious jewelry in Yangcheng into this jewelry box!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhixun became very curious and subconsciously looked at the jewelry box—
It was a gilt bronze enamel jewelry box.
The jewelry box was about the size of a shoebox, golden in color, and studded with pearls and turquoise.
"Wow, what a beautiful jewelry box!" Xu Zhixun exclaimed in amazement.
"Is this for me?" Zhang Fuyao's face lit up with joy, and she reached out to snatch the jewelry box.
However, Long Qian snatched the jewelry box first: "This jewelry box is not for you, it is for the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden."
After saying that, Long Qian placed the jewelry box into Xu Zhixun's hands:
"Zhi Xun, thanks to your help, the Dragon Army was able to break through Yangcheng."
"On behalf of all the soldiers of the Dragon Army, I present this box of jewelry to you. I hope you like it."
Xu Zhixun was flattered: "Oh, thank you, I really like jewelry!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she placed the jewelry box on the table and then opened it.
The jewelry box was filled with all sorts of gorgeous jewelry, shimmering and dazzling—
Jadeite bracelet, pearl necklace, phoenix-shaped gold hairpin, ruby and gold earrings, kingfisher feather hairpin, butterfly silver ring...
Upon seeing the large pile of jewelry, Xu Zhixun was overjoyed and thanked Long Qian.
"Thank you, these pieces of jewelry are beautiful!"
Long Qian smiled and said, "I'm glad you like it. These pieces of jewelry were all stolen by Long Jun from wealthy families in Yangcheng."
"Sixth Prince, I want that jewelry box, and I want the jewelry inside!" Zhang Fuyao pouted her red lips in dissatisfaction.
"Your Highness, the Sixth Prince once asked me to collect two boxes of the most beautiful jewelry."
General Zhao took another jewelry box from a soldier and handed it to Zhang Fuyao.
"This box of jewelry is a gift for you."
Xu Zhixun looked closely and discovered that the jewelry box was dark blue, exquisite and beautiful.
However, the dark blue jewelry box was not as ornate as Xu Zhixun's jewelry box.
"Sixth Imperial Consort, this is a silver jewelry box inlaid with cloisonné enamel and jade. The jewelry inside was also carefully selected by this humble general," General Zhao said respectfully to Zhang Fuyao.
"I don't want it! This jewelry box looks worse than Xu Zhixun's!"
Enraged, Zhang Fuyao grabbed the jewelry box and threw it to the ground!
"Splash—"
Gold and silver jewelry spilled out of the jewelry box and landed all over the ground!
"Ahhhhh!" The maids screamed in terror.
Long Qian was furious and said to Zhang Fuyao, "If you don't want it, fine, but why ruin the jewelry?"
"Sixth Prince, please calm down! This servant will pick up all these jewels immediately!"
Yu Zan spoke hurriedly, then squatted down to pick up a pearl necklace.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Fuyao suddenly stepped forward and stomped on Yu Zan's right hand!
"Ah!" Yu Zan screamed in agony, tears streaming down her face.
"What are you doing?" Xu Zhixun exclaimed in surprise, trying to pull Zhang Fuyao away. "Don't step on the jade hairpin!"
"Get away from me! You vixen!" Zhang Fuyao roared in fury, shaking off Xu Zhixun's hand!
Zhang Fuyao was highly skilled in martial arts, and this flick of her wrist used some of her internal energy.
Xu Zhixun screamed, stumbled, and almost fell.
"Watch out!" Long Qian rushed forward and caught Xu Zhixun.
"Sixth Prince, let go of that vixen!" Zhang Fuyao stomped her foot in anger.
She wore a gorgeous orange-red gauze dress, and her features were bright and beautiful.
The gold tassels on her head swayed violently with the stomping of her feet.
Long Qian's handsome face turned ashen as he glared angrily at Zhang Fuyao.
"Stop fooling around, Xu Zhixun isn't a vixen!"
"She's a vixen! She's bewitched you! Last night, you were even calling out Xu Zhixun's name in your sleep!" Zhang Fuyao was furious.
Xu Zhixun: "???"
Long Qian was both amused and exasperated: "Fuyao, don't talk nonsense."
Zhang Fuyao angrily shouted, "I'm not talking nonsense!"
“The guard on night duty last night told me that when you were talking in your sleep, you didn’t call my name, but you called Xu Zhixun’s name!”
Xu Zhixun: "..."
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