Chapter 50: Temptation
Zhou Wulang said, "For example, from our village, we have to pass through four villages along the way to the county town, and it usually takes two hours to walk to the county town. So we have to leave at 12:00 a.m. at the latest, and we will arrive at the next village at about 15:00 a.m. If we arrive earlier, we have to wait at the entrance of their village until 15:00 a.m. and call out before leaving. If no one answers, that means no one is going with us, and we can leave."
The friends listened very carefully. Manbao even raised his hand and asked, "Why didn't we wait for them last time we went there?"
"There were many people going with our family at that time, so there was no need to travel with others." At that time, Zhou Dalang and Zhou Erlang were two adults, Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang were also teenagers, and Daya and Erya were also half-grown children. Who was so tactless as to kidnap them?
But if you are single, or there are only two or three of you traveling together, then it will be convenient for others and for yourself.
And so on, they would stop at the entrance of each village, and villagers from other villages would also wait at the intersection in advance. In any case, on this trip today, Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang saw how the villagers from different villages coordinated with each other.
He told Manbao excitedly, "Liu Lang and I both think we can go to the county town to go to the market every day."
As soon as Manbao was happy, he ran back to his room, took a bag of candy from Koko, poured it into oil paper, and simply rolled it up and handed it to Zhou Wulang, saying solemnly: "Fifth brother, our plan to make money is now in your hands."
Zhou Wulang quietly opened it and took a look. He couldn't hide his excitement. He held the oil paper in both hands and said, "Little sister, don't worry."
Because the two of them were surrounded by Zhou Silang, Zhou Liulang and a group of children, the adults could only hear what they said but could not see what they were doing with their hands, let alone what they were holding.
Old Zhou felt that the fifth and sixth sons were not young anymore and could consider their future and marriage, so he was willing to be more relaxed with them and let them go out and try their luck. Even if they were not successful, it would be good to gain some experience, and it didn't cost any money anyway.
Datou and the others all knew that they also had a share in this business. The money earned by Uncle Wu and the others was theirs, so they were full of fighting spirit.
Only Zhou Silang was filled with infinite sorrow. He could only watch from the sidelines. Not to mention getting involved, he couldn't even take part in the discussion.
Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang knew that it was not good to let their parents know about the candy, so they covered for each other and took the things back to their room. After hiding them, they came out to continue excitedly planning their money-making plan.
Manbao's ideas come one after another, and no matter whether they are reliable or not, he just puts them forward first and then everyone discusses them.
The system couldn't help but say in her mind: "Host, your mall is already open."
Manbao said "hmm" indifferently and continued to talk to Zhou Wulang and the others about selling flower baskets tomorrow.
The system was silent for a moment, and suddenly something appeared in her mind. It was a transparent bottle filled with green water. Manbao thought it was very beautiful and finally attracted her attention.
She asked excitedly: "Koko, what is this?"
The system said: "I can see that the medicine can treat your mother's condition. It will be effective after one dose."
Manbao's eyes widened, and he didn't bother to talk to his brothers. He immediately said, "I want to buy it, I want to buy it, Keke, buy it quickly."
The system said: "You have no money."
Manbao was stunned and quickly looked at the price of the product, only to find that there were a lot of zeros.
Manbao felt so sorry that his shoulders almost collapsed.
The system encouraged her, saying, "Although the points required are high and seem far from the host's reach, as long as the host works hard, there is still a high chance of successfully purchasing it. This is a new potion in the mall. As far as I know, it will exist for a long time in the future."
Manbao was cheered up, "So, I can buy it anytime I want in the future?"
The system said: "Yes!"
Manbao was finally a little happy, "Keke, tell me, how do I earn points?"
"Ask your brothers to help. Do you remember the Ligustrum lucidum tree we saw when we went to the county town? Ask them to pick a few branches and bring them back. I estimate that if we enter the Ligustrum lucidum, we can get dozens of points. A little bit will add up to a lot, and we will succeed one day."
The system patiently encouraged him, "Think about it. If you can record a species that has never been recorded before every day, you will get at least 50 points. If it is an extinct species, you may get hundreds or even thousands of points. There are 365 days in a year. If you persist for a year, how many points will you get?"
Manbao counted on his fingers. One hundred days equaled five thousand points. Three hundred days equaled fifteen thousand points.
Manbao's eyes widened, and then she laughed, her little body trembling, which made everyone frightened. Zhou Wulang carefully reached out to poke her little body.
Manbao grabbed his fingers, looked at him with sharp eyes and said, "Fifth brother, you have to promise me one thing. If you promise me, I will buy you a bag of candy every day in the future."
Zhou Wulang's heart was trembling, and he asked, "You, you said..."
"Please help me dig the flowers and plants."
Zhou Wulang and everyone else breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Okay, tell me what you want, and I will help you dig it even if I have to go through fire and water."
Manbao said, "We don't need to climb the knife mountain for now. We can just go to the mountain we were going to climb to the county town that day. Didn't we rest there then?"
Manbao described the appearance and fruit of the Ligustrum lucidum and said, "Fifth brother, when you go home tomorrow, help me pick two branches and bring them back with the fruit."
Zhou Wulang asked, "That's it?"
"No, I'll ask you to find a new one later when I remember it."
Zhou Wulang thought that there was nothing wrong with these flowers and plants, and patted his chest and said, "No problem, but little sister, what do you want that branch for? I told you that the fruit cannot be eaten."
Manbao said: "That's medicinal material, I can use it."
"Medicinal herbs?" Zhou Wulang scratched his head. Although he didn't understand, he still nodded in agreement.
Xiao Qian and the others prepared dinner again and brought it to the table. Old Zhou then knocked on the table, asking the children gathered in the yard to come back for dinner.
"I said I wanted to learn to read, but I've been listening to you gossiping the whole afternoon."
Manbao and the others then remembered that they had not yet learned calligraphy today.
Manbao couldn't help but look up and sigh, "I'm so busy!"
"Yes, I have to be busy recovering from my injuries." Qian looked at her forehead and found it was all black, so she said, "Don't fight anymore in the future. What if you break your head and become stupid?"
"No, I will never become stupid." Manbao is full of confidence. She still has Koko in her mind, and Koko will definitely protect her brain.
Manbao is particularly confident about this.
