Chapter 66: Shipping is not included?
How is that possible?
It is rare to find a host who is so devoted to his career and not indulged in love affairs.
Think of the hosts it bound to before. Some were obsessed with becoming princesses, while others yearned for a lifelong romance. And the missions it assigned them became a means to cling to men. In the end, they were hurt, their hearts turned cold, and she had to spend a lot of points to send them back.
Just thinking about it makes the system tired.
With the comparison, the system is very clear about how rare the host in front of it is.
Therefore, we must not lose this host!
"Host, if you are willing to spend 100 education points today, I can take the initiative to give you a puppet servant." The system said in a somewhat flattering manner.
The system was so active that it made Gu Jiayue wary. After all, it had just cost her 500 education points ten minutes ago.
But 1 point of education could buy 100 kilograms of hybrid rice seedlings, or 500 kilograms of ordinary rice seedlings. It was so tempting that she was shamefully tempted!
"What's the use of that puppet servant?" Gu Jiayue asked.
The system breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they asked, there was room for negotiation. [Puppet Servant. The host can consider it an advanced humanoid service robot. The host can set its appearance, identity, and assign tasks. It has no independent thoughts; it assumes whatever form the host sets. It is a must-have for home, travel, and work. Normally, it costs 1,000 Education Points to purchase.]
That sounds good.
"Is it really free?" Gu Jiayue still had doubts.
[It is absolutely true, host, please believe me!] The system swore solemnly.
Gu Jiayue sneered in her heart, but she was helpless: "Okay."
This way, she didn't have to worry about how to explain the sudden appearance of the rice seedlings. "Please help me set the puppet to be a wealthy and kind landowner."
Looking at the puppet that had been set up according to her ideas, Gu Jiayue finally felt a little satisfied, and the depression she had just felt after being tricked also subsided a little. "Okay, can you place the puppet in the capital? It would be best if it has a large house to complete its identity."
[Yes, host. I can apply for a trial of a house in the mall, but the trial period is only seven days.] The system replied.
Seven days? That's enough. "Okay, then I'll buy 5,000 kilograms of hybrid rice seedlings and 25,000 kilograms of ordinary seedlings, which will give me exactly 100 education points," Gu Jiayue said.
When the system heard that Gu Jiayue wanted to spend education points again, it immediately became very excited and said in a servile manner: [Okay, host.]
It began to operate the backend as quickly as possible, fearing that Gu Jiayue would regret it. [Congratulations, host, on your successful purchase. Your purchase has been delivered as requested. Please pick it up as soon as possible.]
Gu Jiayue breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.
Although I lost 500 education points, it is not completely useless. The book is indeed very useful.
As for the seedlings, they can just wait for Hu Zi to bring them back so that the villagers can buy them and plant them. This will save the time of growing seedlings again and there will be no worry about reduced production.
Even those hybrid rices can be planted separately and saved for seeds. By next year, when the entire Taohua Village is planted with hybrid rice, there will surely be a bumper harvest!
It seems that I will have to earn more educational points in the future.
Gu Jiayue clicked on her few education points and checked them repeatedly.
That’s not right, how can the educational value be wrong!
She has saved nearly 1,000 education points during this period, and she has never used them except for deducting a little education point every day in exchange for survival time.
I spent 500 on books and 100 on rice seedlings, so I should have 588 education points left. Why do I only have 500 education points?
"System! Where did my 88 education points go?" Gu Jiayue asked angrily.
The system, like a frightened little animal, huddled deep within Gu Jiayue's brain, timidly saying, "Um... Host, because you purchased a large number of items and have exceeded the free shipping distance, I've deducted 88 Education Points for postage."
…
Ah! This abominable system!
"Why didn't you tell me that shipping wasn't free?" Gu Jiayue was practically furious. She wanted to pull that little thing out of her head and shake it vigorously.
The system shrank back again and whispered, "[The host didn't ask.]"
A mouthful of blood choked in her throat, and Gu Jiayue nearly passed out from anger. "From now on, you'd better not show up on your own initiative. Just stay out of my way like before."
The system quickly responded: [Okay, host.]
I made enough money today, so it should be enough for it to last for a while. If it doesn’t appear, then it doesn’t appear.
Hu Zi, who was standing outside the door at the time, heard the noise coming from the room and thought something had happened to Gu Jiayue. He hurried forward and asked with a worried look on his face, "Miss, what happened to you?"
Gu Jiayue took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and said, "Nothing, come in."
Hu Zi pushed the door open and walked in.
Gu Jiayue picked up the freshly written letter on the table and said, "I suddenly remembered a childhood playmate who moved to Juzhou Prefecture three years ago. His family is kind and generous, and they have a lot of land, so I think they will have no shortage of rice seedlings. Take this letter and the token and go to this address. If they have any extra rice seedlings, they will definitely share some with you."
Juzhou Prefecture is the capital of Annan County. It takes one day to travel from here to Juzhou Prefecture. Adding the time for digging up the seedlings, three days is enough.
"Yes." Hu Zi didn't ask the young lady why she just remembered such a friend now. He thought it must be because they hadn't contacted each other for many years and had forgotten about her.
The young lady is truly a kind-hearted person. She has put a lot of thought into the villagers of Taohua Village, even going so far as to humble herself and contact friends she hasn't seen for many years.
Who knows which young man will marry such a kind person in the future?
Thinking of this, Hu Zi suddenly remembered that his young lady seemed to have a fiancé.
That's not right. The fiancé belonged to the daughter of the Marquis's Mansion. Now that the daughter is no longer a daughter of the Marquis's Mansion, the engagement naturally cannot bind her.
But the name and birth date of the young lady are indeed written on the marriage certificate and the engagement letter.
Oh, it's so complicated, but the lady is so smart that she must have solved it long ago.
Gu Jiayue: What? Fiancé? I don’t know him. I forgot.
After Hu Zi left, Gu Jiayue called Hua Chao, took the rice seedling breeding method written on the table, and went to the village chief's house.
The village chief's house was bustling with activity. Most of the village's respected elders and young laborers were there, including Grandpa Gu, the eldest uncle, and the second uncle.
However, everyone's face was filled with solemnity.
Gu Jiayue handed the paper with the seedling cultivation instructions to the village chief and said, "Uncle Village Chief, and all the elders, don't worry. I have a good friend in Juzhou Prefecture. Her family is a well-known philanthropist and a large landowner. I have sent Hu Zi to her house to buy seedlings. He will definitely bring back what you need within three days."
As soon as Gu Jiayue said this, everyone's expressions brightened instantly, as if they had grasped the only ray of light in the darkness.
But some people still had concerns, saying, "What if we only bring back a few seedlings like today?"
Everyone's concerns were not without reason. Gu Jiayue continued, "So, we have to prepare for both scenarios. We'll first arrange the seedling cultivation method. If Hu Zi can buy enough seedlings, we'll plant them. If he can't, we won't have wasted our time."
After everyone whispered to each other for a while, they all felt that this was the only way.
"Okay, let's do as Miss Jiayue said and grow the seedlings first. If Huzi can't bring back the seedlings, we won't be completely helpless." The village chief circulated the note in his hand with several elders, and then discussed for a long time. Seeing that everyone had communicated almost enough, he made the final decision.
Everyone agreed. They couldn't come up with a good plan anyway. Now that the village chief and the elders had reached an agreement, they should just follow suit.
We are all from the same village, the village chief and the elders will not harm us.
No one caused trouble, and the village chief was very satisfied.
What annoys him most is arguing over trivial matters.
"Girl Jiayue, this method was written by you, so I think you must know it better. Why don't you explain it to everyone so that they can follow it when they go back." said the village chief.
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