Chapter Ninety-Four: The Fake Heiress is a Bargaining Chip
Mu Qingyu didn't approve of his "getting along with the plan." She tilted her head in thought, then asked seriously, "Any conditions are acceptable?"
Jin Qinjiu's expression changed slightly, and he quickly replied, "Giving you the helicopter won't do."
Mu Qingyu chuckled. This guy's head is pretty clear. I wonder what he likes about Mu Xiaoxiao?
Mu Qingyu thought maliciously. Would Mu Xiaoxiao think she didn't care about her snitching? How could that be?
"I don't want a helicopter. I'm serious, I'm not in a hurry to leave. It's pretty safe here right now, I have food and water, why should I rush? So a helicopter isn't that important to me, don't worry," Mu Qingyu said with a half-smile.
"Then what do you want?" Jin Qinjiu frowned. To be honest, he didn't like Mu Qingyu. He disliked this woman's way of speaking and acting.
But he had no choice; he needed their help now. Mainly, he couldn't win by force, otherwise…
"First," Mu Qingyu didn't waste any more words with him and stated her conditions: "You need to provide the metal needed to forge the metal pipes. I don't care how you find it or what you find. You yourself are a metal-type ability user, so you know that metal cannot be created out of thin air."
Actually, Mu Qingrong could! That's his most unique ability. But why did Mu Qingyu tell Jin Qinjiu?
Will Mu Xiaoxiao say something? Ha! She'll soon have very few opportunities to cause trouble!
It was perfectly reasonable for Jin Qinjiu to accept Mu Qingyu's first condition. So he nodded.
"Secondly, I don't care whether I exchange the incendiary bombs or not. So we have no need to exchange supplies with the other side; it's purely helping. Helping requires compensation."
The second point is the key one! Jin Qinjiu gritted his teeth, almost squeezing out the words: "What do you want as payment?" Their supplies were really running low, mainly because they had a large number of people and were consuming a lot of resources.
"Don't rush," Mu Qingyu laughed. "I won't cut your flesh. Isn't this the inpatient department? There should be a lot of medical equipment in the inpatient department, right? I need fifteen medical instruments, anything is fine, I'm not picky, but they need to be undamaged, at least the surface should be intact and undamaged."
Without electricity, it's impossible to test the instrument's condition, but if the exterior is undamaged, the probability of it breaking down is relatively low.
Mu Qingyu chose medical equipment mainly because she knew she couldn't take advantage of others. If others are starving while you're living the high life, they might eventually band together against you.
Medical equipment is a different story. Although it's not very useful now, what if it comes in handy later? Mu Qingyu, adhering to the principle that since she was already here, she should take something back with her and didn't give up on anything that might be useful.
In this way, what she wanted was a risk-free deal for Jin Qinjiu, so he had no reason to be unhappy. Secondly, they didn't know how much longer they would be trapped here, so they needed to find something for Jin Qinjiu and his group to do to expend their energy, so they wouldn't be scheming against each other all the time.
"No problem. Any instrument will do, as long as it's not damaged, right?" Jin Qinjiu breathed a sigh of relief and agreed quickly.
"As long as you don't try to fool me with something like a stethoscope," Mu Qingyu nodded.
"No, that won't happen," Jin Qinjiu assured, then tentatively asked, "Are there any other conditions?"
Mu Qingyu smiled: "I hope you won't find the last one difficult."
Looking at Mu Qingyu's somewhat malicious smile, Jin Qinjiu's heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason.
"My last condition is that I want Mu Xiaoxiao to be the transporter! That is, she has to deliver everything there and then retrieve it."
Jin Qinjiu felt a tingling sensation on his scalp. To be honest, his feelings for Mu Xiaoxiao weren't so deep that he couldn't live without her.
He protected Mu Xiaoxiao all the way because he felt it was his responsibility to protect his girlfriend. He always believed that a man who couldn't even protect his wife and children didn't deserve to be called a man.
The conditions Mu Qingyu was proposing were simply too unreasonable. Even if he wasn't Mu Xiaoxiao's boyfriend, it would be difficult for him to easily agree to her conditions.
“Miss Mu, aren’t you going too far? Although you and Xiaoxiao are not related by blood, but…”
"Are you going to lecture me now?" Mu Qingyu's previously smiling eyes suddenly turned icy. "Are you asking me for a favor, or are you going to lecture me?"
Jin Qinjiu's unfinished words suddenly got stuck in his throat.
He paused for a long time before finally managing to say with difficulty, "Why can't we build a lever that allows supplies to slide back and forth? That way, we won't need any manpower at all..."
Mu Qingyu raised her hands and clapped, a smile returning to her face, but her eyes remained cold: "Mr. Jin is truly amazing. Such a brilliant design and project should be handled by Mr. Jin himself. Why bother with us? My brother is not as capable as you."
After saying that, Mu Qingyu turned and left. She had said everything she needed to say, and she didn't care whether Jin Qinjiu agreed or not. There would be plenty of opportunities to deal with Mu Xiaoxiao.
Back at the tent, Han Yu had already put all the sweet potatoes into the pot to simmer. Using a method that saves water and fuel, she sealed the edge of the pot with a towel and slowly simmered them.
While Mu Qingyu and Jin Qinjiu were talking, the aroma of sweet potatoes wafted out of the pot.
Those around them who smelled the aroma couldn't help but swallow hard. Fresh sweet potatoes! Heaven knows how much random dry food and drinks they'd consumed recently.
I miss rice, I miss green vegetables, I miss fruit, I miss fresh meat!
Mu Qingrong and Han Yu squatted together and whispered to each other, seemingly focused on the sweet potatoes in the pot, but actually they were paying attention to the movements of Mu Qingyu.
Jin Qinjiu had mentioned the matter of manufacturing transmission tubes before, and Mu Qingrong was also aware of it.
Seeing Mu Qingyu return, she quickly asked, "Sister, what did you and him talk about?"
Mu Qingyu smiled and leaned down to whisper in Mu Qingrong's ear.
She muttered to herself for a while, and a mischievous smile gradually appeared on Mu Qingrong's face.
"Sister, I understand, I'm fine, don't worry." Mu Qingrong patted her chest to assure her.
Han Yu couldn't hear what they were saying and was extremely anxious. He went to ask Mu Qingyu, but Mu Qingyu ignored him. He then asked Mu Qingrong, but Mu Qingrong only said, "You'll know later."
Han Yu was so angry he wanted to flip the pot over.
Inside the tent, Jing Chen was treating Mo Huaiyu's legs. The current schedule was two treatments a day; with continued treatment, he should gradually recover.
As for supplies, Mo Huaiyu had already discussed it with Jing Chen. Since all the supplies he had were still at home, he could only borrow them from Mu Qingyu. Mu Qingyu would give Jing Chen the things he urgently needed first, such as water.
The rest can be settled after we get home together. After all, Jingchen also plans to go to their village to take a look before deciding whether to settle down.
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