"You—" Lin Qixia looked up at Huo Yanqing, hesitating to speak.
Then, she met a pair of clear and sincere black eyes.
Lin Qixia swallowed the accusation that was on the tip of her tongue, her heart filled with mixed feelings.
[Congratulations, host! Huo Yanqing's corruption level has dropped to 89%. Please continue your efforts!]
[Reward: 200 Gold Coins; Account Balance: 415 Gold Coins.]
Lin Qixia: "..."
She fell silent.
Is this kid a masochist?
Otherwise, she wouldn't understand why his "darkening" level didn't increase even though she treated him so badly.
After that, the meal went fairly smoothly.
At the same time, Lin Qixia was determined to implement her Plan B as soon as possible.
We'll start this afternoon!
Once she made the decision, Lin Qixia acted swiftly, getting ready to leave in the afternoon.
Before leaving, Lin Qixia made a last-minute decision to go to the west wing to find her elder brother.
"Brother, now that you're healthier, can you weave baskets again?" she asked.
Inside the house, Lin Xiao looked up at her, "Weaving baskets?"
"Yes!" Lin Qixia explained without changing her expression, "I met a basket collector in town who offered me a much higher price than I would have gotten if I sold them on the street."
"They say one can sell for several tens of coins."
Hearing Lin Qixia's words, Lin Xiao also perked up, "That's great? Why didn't you tell me before? I'm usually idle at home and could have made more stories."
"You weren't feeling well before, so I didn't want you to be too tired."
Lin Qixia scratched her head and told him, "There's still plenty of time, so you can go ahead and do your work. I'll go to the village and see if any other families have any left, and I'll collect more to sell."
Lin Xiao responded and let her go.
In the past, he would have worried that the villagers would not like her and would turn her away.
But now, his second sister is much more popular than before, so he's not worried at all.
Lin Qixia then went out to collect baskets from house to house.
This was also the first step of her Plan B: after collecting the baskets and selling them through the system, she would use all the money to exchange for supplies, sell them for cash, and accumulate some start-up capital.
She can't rely solely on the system; she needs to do business in the real world and build her own commercial empire.
That way, even if the system tricks her in the future, it won't stop Huo Yanqing from turning evil.
She also has a way out.
"Aunt Yunxia, do you sell baskets? I've noticed you can weave them."
There are bamboo forests on the mountains near the village, so the villagers of Xiahe Village usually weave bamboo baskets to sell whenever they have free time.
However, Lin Qixia wants to sell them all to the system this time, which will increase the price several times over.
The shop in town that she mentioned to her older brother was just an excuse she made up.
Yunxia put down the broom and replied, "Yes, Xia'er, why are you collecting the basket?"
"Auntie, just sell them to me. I'll pay a high price of 6 coins each," Lin Qixia said to her with a smile.
"Six coins?" Yunxia was somewhat surprised when she heard this.
Normally, she would take the bamboo weaving to town to buy, and it would only cost 5 coins per piece at most, since the material used was not rare, just the most common bamboo.
It's just selling physical labor.
“Yes, 6 coins. I can buy the better quality ones for 7 coins,” Lin Qixia added.
They were afraid that if she offered too low a price, she wouldn't sell.
To everyone's surprise, Yunxia immediately replied, "Sure! Six or seven coins are fine! I'll get it for you right now!"
Yunxia was afraid that Lin Qixia would change her mind, so she ran back to the house to get the bamboo weaving she had made.
Lin Qixia breathed a sigh of relief when she saw how happy she was.
A short while later, Yunxia brought out a bunch of handmade bamboo weavings, followed by Tian Ye'er, who was also carrying some bamboo weavings in her arms, making a total of five or six pieces.
"Wow, so many!" Lin Qixia exclaimed upon seeing this scene.
"Is it a lot? If you can't accept that many, I can buy you a smaller amount," Yunxia said to her.
Lin Qixia: "No need! I can accept them all."
She just didn't expect that she could do so much; she must be quite efficient. If that's the case, she'll be able to make a profit in the future.
Soon, Lin Qixia gave her the money.
She happened to still have the money she had collected when she helped the villagers manage the village last time. Actually, she didn't need to collect the money at the time, but she did it because she was angry that Xue Yuchan had interfered and deliberately provoked her.
She's using this money to buy woven baskets, and this time it will all make them profitable.
In a way, it was returned to them.
Especially those who were bullied by the original owner of the body and even owed them money.
Afterwards, she will use this start-up capital to expand her business, first opening a store in the county town, and then opening stores all over the country!
After leaving the Tian family, Lin Qixia took in several other families.
Before long, the news had spread throughout the village.
"Miss Lin, I heard you're collecting woven baskets? I have some at home."
"I have one too! Please take mine!"
People rushed to find her, and Lin Qixia, surrounded by the crowd, smiled helplessly and replied, "Okay, okay, come one by one, I'll take you all."
In just one afternoon, Lin Qixia's yard was piled high with woven baskets.
The next morning, Lin Qixia borrowed an oxcart from Li Shufen's neighbor and took it to town.
After finding a secluded spot, Lin Qixia made a deal with the system.
[A total of 78 handwoven baskets were detected, including 51 of medium to high quality and 27 of low quality, with a total value of 543 gold coins. Would you like to trade?]
"Yes!" Lin Qixia confirmed the transaction.
Soon, a system notification sounded: [Transaction successful! Congratulations, host, your gold coin balance is 958.]
"Finally, I have money again." Lin Qixia stretched her neck with satisfaction. "But—"
Her eyes narrowed slightly; this wasn't enough.
"System, I want to spend 500 gold coins to exchange for rice."
[Five hundred? Host, are you sure?]
This was the first time Lin Qixia had heard the system's voice filled with shock and confusion.
She smiled and said, "Of course I'm sure."
This was a necessary step in her pre-opening financial preparations, and 958 gold coins alone certainly wouldn't suffice.
She had to exchange it for the currency of the Great Yin Dynasty, which was naturally done through rice trade.
After all, anyone with a little knowledge of the market knows that with the severe flooding in the south, rice is now the most precious commodity in the country.
Such in-demand goods also made it convenient for her to sell them.
[Yes, host. 500 gold coins for 230 jin of rice. Transaction complete.]
[Gold Coins Balance: 258]
Lin Qixia nodded, "Very good."
With this rice, she could make a good amount of money. Afterward, she left the quiet alley and returned to the bustling streets.
Lin Qixia looked up and saw that the sun was shining brightly overhead; it was still early.
Since she was already in town, she planned to take a stroll around and find a warehouse to store the rice. After all, she couldn't just conjure up supplies from the system in front of people when she was trading with them.
If possible, explore the shops further.
Let's see if we can find a suitable location in this town to open a shop.
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