Chapter 47: Worries

Chapter 47: Worries Even after Yao Zhi planted the fruit trees and the berries she found, she still had a lot of land left.

Seeing this, she couldn’t help but feel she had gotten a bargain. With this system orchard, she didn’t have to worry about not having fruits to eat. If she found more fruit seeds in the future, she could plant them in her orchard.

When she was done, she decided to go back. On her way, she picked up some firewood and wild vegetables.

Since she didn’t have a good relationship with the villagers, no one bothered her. For the next two days, she spent her time tending to her vegetable gardens and going to the mountain to pick more mushrooms and firewood.

Early in the morning, before dawn, Yao Zhi put on the mask and bodysuit before she changed into a man’s attire and left the village under the moonlight.

It had been a few days since she delivered the grains to the General Mansion.

Today, she had to buy more grains and exchange them for fabrics. With this batch of grains, the war situation on the border should be stabilized. After this transaction, she would stop exchanging the grains for treasures.

When she arrived at the warehouse, the sky had started to brighten, but the sun had not risen yet.

After she entered the warehouse, she noticed several footprints on the ground. Judging from the size, there must have been more than two people who came after she and the escort agency members left.

She stood there for a moment and looked at her surroundings. When she was sure that she was alone, she finally unlocked the main building’s door and walked in.

To avoid being ambushed, she closed the door and locked it before she opened her system shop. With her current points, she could buy more than 29,000 dan of grains.

But she had to leave some points for her own use, just in case she was able to unlock more features from her system. So, she decided to buy a total of 25,000 dan of grain, which was equal to 1,250 tons.

This purchase cost her a total of 500,000 points, leaving her with only 91,293 points.

Looking at her pitiful amount of points, Yao Zhi decided to auction some fabrics. She placed 5 bolts of bright-colored embroidered silk for auction with a starting price of 40,000 points.

Then, she placed 5 bolts of dark-colored embroidered silk with a starting price of 38,000 points. While the price was slightly lower, it was better than she had expected.

Besides the embroidered silk, Yao Zhi also auctioned off a bolt of silk gauze, with the starting price of 88,000 points.

Since she would get more fabric, she decided to place 15 bolts of bright-colored silk for auction, with the starting price of 18,000 points. She also placed 10 bolts of dark-colored silk for auction, with the starting price of 15,000 points.

When she was done placing her items for auction, she noticed a reminder on the auction platform. Due to the large number of her items, the auction would take 20 hours to conclude.

Yao Zhi used to check her auctions once a day, so she had no problem waiting. After she closed the auction platform, she took out the grains from the system storage and filled the warehouse.

This time, she not only filled the main building but also the left and right buildings. When she was done, the sun had risen on the eastern horizon.

Thinking about the nutritional needs, she opened her system shop and bought 50 kilograms of salt, costing her 1,000 points. Then, she bought 100 kilograms of rock sugar, costing her 2,000 points.

Yao Zhi checked her points and saw that she still had more than enough points. So, she bought 300 kilograms of fatty meat and 200 kilograms of pork belly, costing her 6,000 points.

Since they were facing a prolonged drought, she didn’t buy the vegetables as they couldn’t be stored for a long time. Also, she couldn’t find a reason to explain how she kept the vegetables fresh during the transport.

As for the meat, there were people who raised pigs in the village, and it was not uncommon for people to sell meat even during this period. So, even if someone doubted her, she could dismiss using an excuse of buying these meats from the locals.

After she was done, she stored the meat, rock sugar, and salt in the right building. She locked the doors and checked the windows before leaving.

When she arrived at Zhu’an town, it was already eight o’clock in the morning. She walked to the escort agency and bought a basket of steamed buns on the way.

While she was busy buying food and snacks, Luo Bo and his brothers were sitting in the escort agency’s main hall with grim expressions.

"Brother, it has been three days since Young Master Lei left. He promised to pay us as usual, but so far, he only paid us our wages for two days. What if he doesn’t come back?" one of them asked.

Luo Bo also felt anxious, but he believed that someone who could get so much grain wouldn’t lie to them for a small amount of money.

With this thought, he looked at his brothers and said, "Everyone, I believe in Young Master Lei. With his generosity and righteousness, he would never betray our trust. Just wait for a few more days."

"Brother Luo, it’s not that we didn’t trust him. But since our escort agency was opened, there has never a case like this at all. What’s more, we know nothing about him. Even if he ran away, we won’t be able to find him," a young man said with a frown.

The moment everyone heard his words, their expressions changed, and they exchanged nervous glances with each other.