Looking at the colorful fruits on the stall, Chen Ping picked up a yellow fruit that looked similar to an apple.
Chen Ping: "What's this called?"
Xiao Jie: "This is called Lucky Apple because it is similar to an apple. Except that it is yellow in color and a little more sour than a regular apple, it is a good appetizer. Restaurants usually serve a small dish of it as an appetizer."
"It's called the Gili apple because this fruit is only found on Gili Island, so the word 'Gili' was added to it."
Chen Ping: "And this one?"
Xiao Jie glanced at it and then introduced, "This is also a unique fruit of Jili Island, called Jili avocado. It tastes sweet and has a soft texture, but the yield is relatively small, so the price is ten times that of Jili apples."
Chen Ping took a look and indeed, there were more than a dozen kinds of fruit on the stall, but this kind of fruit was the least available, with only about 30 pieces.
Chen Ping: "Are all these fruits specialties of Gili Island?"
Xiao Jie: "Yes, Sister Niu only sells local specialties from the island, and the fruits here are the freshest."
The proprietress said, "Xiao Jie, how many times have I told you, my surname isn't Niu. Why do you keep calling me Sister Niu?"
Xiao Jie looked at the cow horns on her head and remained silent.
After giving him a disdainful look, the proprietress turned to Chen Ping and said with a smile, "Sir, don't listen to Xiao Jie's boasting. My fruit is a little fresher than others, but it's about the same. Hehe, what kind of fruit would you like to buy? I'll give you a 20% discount."
Chen Ping: "May I have a taste?"
The proprietress said, "Of course you can. Feel free to sample as much as you like. I guarantee all the fruit is perfectly ripe."
Chen Ping looked at them and finally chose to try the Jili apple. Hmm, it was indeed a bit more sour than the apples he had eaten before, but not too sour. It was a good appetizer.
Chen Ping then tasted two other fruits, both of which were quite good.
The proprietress: "How is it, customer? The taste is quite good, isn't it?"
Chen Ping nodded and smiled, "The taste is indeed very good. Boss lady, besides what's on the stall, how much do you have left? I'll take it all."
As for fruit, one store is enough.
In the end, Chen Ping spent about 2,000 gold coins to buy all the fruit from the proprietress, which totaled about 1,500 jin (750 catties).
Then, under the landlady's intense gaze, Chen Ping left with a bewildered Xiao Jie.
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Chen Ping: "Hey! Xiao Jie?"
Seeing Xiao Jie still lost in thought, Chen Ping called out helplessly, "Is it really necessary? It's just a few gold coins."
"Oh, sir, you called me?"
Chen Ping: "That's right, you're not a good tour guide. You were daydreaming. Hehe, do you like that landlady from earlier?"
To Chen Ping's surprise, Xiao Jie admitted it directly.
Xiao Jie: "Yes, sir, you're right. I do like Sister Niu."
Oh, there's some gossip.
Chen Ping: "Let's go to a restaurant, we can eat and chat."
"Uh," Xiao Jie scratched his head in confusion, then led Chen Ping toward the nearest restaurant.
Chen Ping casually ordered a few dishes, and then a bottle of fruit wine was brought out. It was made from fruit from Gili Island and brewed in a special environment. The taste was alright.
Chen Ping poured himself a glass of wine, then looked at Xiao Jie and said with a smile, "Come on, tell me your story with the landlady?"
Xiao Jie looked speechlessly at Chen Ping, who was sitting opposite him with great interest.
Then he slowly said, "My lord, why are you curious about this?"
Chen Ping said matter-of-factly, "You just don't understand. If you see a juicy piece of gossip and don't eat it, are you even human?"
Xiao Jie: "Uh, I don't understand, but if you want to hear it, then I'll explain."
"I'm not a local. I was brought here by pirates and sold as a slave." At this point, Xiao Jie glanced at Chen Ping, and after finding nothing amiss, continued.
"After that, I was bought and made a laborer. The labor work on Gili Island was basically picking and carrying fruit. Although it was tiring, at least I could survive. It was much better than mining in the mines."
"After working for three years, I got sick and was subsequently sold off cheaply."
Chen Ping immediately replied, "Was it Sister Niu who bought you?"
Xiao Jie nodded upon hearing this and smiled, "That's right, Sister Niu bought me and even bought me medicine to cure me. You know, medicine isn't cheap; it was more expensive than my original price."
Next, Xiao Jie went on and on praising Sister Niu.
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Chen Ping: "Alright, you've been blowing for half an hour, don't you feel thirsty?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jie smiled sheepishly: "Hehe, I'm sorry, sir. I've been keeping these thoughts to myself for a long time. Saying them out loud makes me feel much better."
Chen Ping: "It doesn't matter. After all, I'm the one who wants to watch the drama unfold. How come you're still the boss's wife's laborer? How did you become a tour guide?"
Xiao Jie: "Yes, Sister Niu has released me from my slave contract, so I'm a free man now. So I'm going to work hard to earn money and then propose to Sister Niu."
Chen Ping: "Your ambition is commendable, but how much money have you saved up? Is it as much as the fruit I just bought?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jie immediately shrank back and said with a wry smile, "Sigh, I've only been a tour guide for less than three months, and I've already saved 1,072 island gold coins and 43 island silver coins."
Wait, Chen Ping suddenly noticed something important: "Hey, Xiao Jie, when you were at the door you said you grew up here, turns out you were just bragging."
Xiao Jie smiled sheepishly and said, "Is that how I appear more professional? But I do know almost everything about Gili Island. After all, I made special preparations. I've been traveling between the three towns for several months, so I can say that I know almost everything about it."
"Yes, of course. I only know the things that are obvious. I don't know about the more hidden parts."
Chen Ping: "Oh, so how much money do you need to save before you propose to the boss's wife?"
Xiao Jie: "Hmm, it should cost at least 10,000 island coins, right?"
"Island coins? What kind of coins are these?" Chen Ping asked, puzzled.
Xiao Jie: "Huh? Master, weren't the gold coins you paid Sister Niu the island gold coins?"
Chen Ping took out a system coin and placed it on the table: "I use this kind of coin."
Xiao Jie looked at it and then said, "Sir, these gold coins are system gold coins. If you exchange them for island gold coins, the ratio is probably about one to three."
"Well, sir, I'll go find Sister Niu later and ask her to return the extra gold coins to you. Hmm, no, I'll go find her now."
Xiao Jie was about to get up when Chen Ping pressed him back down.
Chen Ping laughed and said, "Oh, no need. This is my problem. After all, everyone is talking about gold coins, and it's less than 2,000 gold coins. I don't think it's expensive, so it doesn't matter."
"Besides, the reward I give you later will also be system gold coins."
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