Chapter 69: Selling Eggs

Chapter 69: Chapter 69: Selling Eggs

The old man continued on with his explanation, and Shi Zhile listened and took mental notes, asking directly whenever there was something she didn’t understand.

An hour passed just like that. With a final contraction of the cow’s abdomen, a small, black-and-white patterned calf fell to the ground.

The old man exclaimed excitedly, "Is it cold where you are? Quick, find a blanket to wrap it in.

Get the calf on its feet as soon as possible. First, see if the mother cow will let it nurse. If not, you’ll need to prepare a bottle, milk the cow, and feed it. Also... also..."

He rattled on and on. Shi Zhile scratched her head as she watched, with Jiang Yuxing, fully armed, standing by.

From start to finish, the two of them only watched, never lifting a finger to help.

When the calf shakily got to its feet and nuzzled up to its mother to nurse, the three of them finally relaxed completely.

[Breeding Space Notification: Newborn calf detected. The space will guarantee its 100% safety and survival. The current space Level is low and cannot guarantee the calf will not get sick.]

Shi Zhile waved her hand, showing the Breeding Space notification to Jiang Yuxing. "The delivery mission is complete."

She then looked at the old man. "How should I address you, sir?"

"My surname is Guo. I didn’t really help much, so you can forget the beef. But could I get another bottle of water?"

Shi Zhile sent the beef and ten bottles of purified water directly to him.

"I promised you the beef and water from the start. I won’t go back on my word. Just accept them.

Elder Guo, I plan to raise a lot of cattle and sheep later on. Are you interested in collaborating with me? Until then, I can provide you with a bottle of water or a serving of corn every day. In return, if the calves get sick, I’ll need you to help me figure out how to treat them."

’The old man isn’t greedy, doesn’t try to pull rank because of his age, and he knows about animal husbandry. That’s incredibly rare.’

’Before the Breeding Space is fully upgraded, I can’t let a talent like him die. I might need his help raising cattle and sheep one day.’

Elder Guo’s eyes reddened with excitement. "Yes... I accept. Whenever you need me, I’ll do everything in my power to help.

My island is all mountains. Even though it’s cold and snowing, there’s still some green grass under the snow on the slopes. It’s not a lot, but it should be enough to feed the mother cow for a while. I won’t let your supplies go to waste."

Shi Zhile didn’t refuse. If he could really supply grass for the cow, she could give him more supplies in return.

After hanging up the video call, Shi Zhile looked at Jiang Yuxing. "Why have you been so quiet today?"

Jiang Yuxing moved away from the mother cow. "Because I’m angry."

Angry?

Shi Zhile had already forgotten what he was angry about.

One look at her face and Jiang Yuxing knew she’d completely forgotten.

He reminded her, "You said I’d be used up and tossed aside."

’It wasn’t the words themselves that made me angry, but how they reflected reality.’

Shi Zhile: "..."

She blurted out, "You haven’t cheered yourself up yet?"

"Why should I have to cheer myself up? The person who made me angry should be the one to do it."

Shi Zhile pressed her lips together, suppressing the corner of her mouth that wanted to curl up in speechlessness.

She took a step forward. "I’m not good with sweet words, but I can give you a kiss to cheer you up."

Jiang Yuxing’s face and neck flushed red. He backed away and said through gritted teeth, "Are you trying to cheer me up, or are you just looking out for your own interests?"

"Is there a difference?"

"What do you think?"

’That eager, curious, and expectant look on her face is so damn annoying.’

’If she showed even a hint of genuine affection, I would have given in. But this is pure lust on her part.’

’I’m sure that if Wang Peng and Jiang Jing let her kiss them, she’d do it in a heartbeat, one after the other.’

’A handsome face is still handsome even when it’s angry.’

Shi Zhile refused to answer. After admiring his expression for a moment, she herded all the chicks and ducklings into the Planting Space, shooing Jiang Yuxing in along with them.

The chili peppers were ripe, and the pear tree was in full bloom with blossoms.

She took out all the saplings she had previously stored away but hadn’t transplanted, then found some shears and a basket. "We can’t go out to sea with this snow. How about you stay and help me pick chili peppers?

How about we have hot pot for lunch? We can make a broth with the beef bones and cook slices of beef and pork."

Seeing that he was ignoring her, Shi Zhile decided to ignore him too.

She was the first to walk toward the vegetable patch. The leafy greens were still small but barely edible. The sweet potato vines, on the other hand, had grown profusely.

"We can grab some leafy greens to cook in the hot pot too."

Jiang Yuxing followed behind her, took the basket from her hand, and walked into the vegetable garden with a blank expression to pick chili peppers.

After picking the leafy greens, Shi Zhile went back the way she came, found a shovel, and started planting the saplings.

When they had finished all the tasks, the two of them left the space. It was just noon. Before Shi Zhile could say anything, Jiang Yuxing went straight back through the Teleportation Gate.

’Looks like he went back to continue being angry.’

Shi Zhile first changed her pad, then took out the beef bones, added water, and put the pot on to boil.

While the broth was simmering, she dismantled the makeshift enclosure in the yard and put the bull back into the Breeding Space.

After she was done, Wang Dacheng contacted her. "Boss, I have a business proposition for you. Interested?"

"What kind of business?"

The bone broth would take a long time to cook, so Shi Zhile decided to boil water in another pot and use some sliced beef to make instant noodles.

Wang Dacheng said excitedly, "Some fat guy in District Three got a pair of live rabbits from a treasure chest. In this freezing weather, he’s afraid he can’t keep them alive, so he was thinking of trading them for some meat.

But everyone else thought the rabbits were too small and not even a mouthful, so no one was willing to trade with him. I got them for five eggs.

Boss, I know you have a place to raise them. And rabbits, you know, they have a litter a month, are easy to raise, and breed like crazy. As long as you can keep them alive, you’ll basically have an unlimited supply of meat. Why don’t you take them?

Don’t worry, I don’t want any supplies for them. Just give me a pair back once the weather warms up, Boss."

He went on and on. Shi Zhile finished preparing a bowl of instant noodles and sent it to Jiang Yuxing as a thank-you gift for his help.

Then she looked at him. "Rabbits are such prolific breeders. Are you sure you don’t want any supplies?"

Wang Dacheng nodded, his face a mixture of sincerity and eagerness to please. "I’m sure. It’s just... I caught another ten treasure chests when I went out to sea yesterday. Boss, do you want them?"

Actually, he had caught thirteen treasure chests yesterday. Tempting fate, he opened three of them. Two were empty, and one had a poisonous scorpion.

If he hadn’t thrown it away quickly, his hand would have been ruined.

He didn’t dare open the remaining ten, and no one else wanted to trade for them, so his only option was to find the Boss again.

Shi Zhile didn’t hesitate. "I’ll take them. I can trade you twenty eggs, but on one condition: you have to do some advertising for me."

The video of Wang Dacheng eating instant noodles last time had gone viral. To this day, people still contacted her from time to time, asking to trade for instant noodles.

She didn’t have many instant noodles and couldn’t keep trading them, but she had plenty of chicken and duck eggs.

She wanted Wang Dacheng to post a video of himself eating eggs in the chat channel to let everyone know that she, Shi Zhile, was selling chicken and duck eggs.

She stated her terms: "Once it’s done, I’ll give you ten eggs as a reward."

Wang Dacheng’s eyes lit up. Last time, he had traded one egg with the fat guy for a box of self-heating hot pot. This time, the Boss was giving him ten. He was definitely going to take that fat guy to the cleaners.

"Don’t worry, Boss! I’ll fry some eggs and boil some eggs right now. I’ll make sure eggs become the most sought-after supply out there."