Chapter 85: Striking It Rich
Lan Mo saw that “Little Useless in the Cultivation World” hadn’t responded for a long time. Was she still angry? Why didn’t she even say thank you after receiving the fruit?
“Little Useless in the Cultivation World,” seeing someone even more pitiful than herself, felt her heart ease. She no longer cared about losing to her sister this time, believing that in the next Sect Grand Competition, she would definitely defeat her.
When that time came, she would lock her sister in a cage and feed her to the Spirit Beasts!
Hahaha…!
In her improved mood, Little Useless immediately sought out Lan Mo to chat. 【Little sister, how much more of that Seven-colored Mulberry do you have? Why not exchange it all to me?】
【Miss, are you in a better mood now? What do you need so much Seven-colored Mulberry for? Its taste isn’t even as good as the Beauty-enhancing Fruit.】
【It has other uses, like drying it for medicinal purposes. Mulberry fruit is a favorite nourishing medicine for women, with effects like nourishing yin and replenishing blood.】
【In that case, I’ll keep the rest for myself to eat slowly!】
Hearing this, “Little Useless in the Cultivation World” grew anxious. 【Fresh fruit has a laxative effect and shouldn’t be eaten in large quantities. If you want to replenish blood, I can give you a few Blood-Replenishing Spirit Fruits.】
Lan Mo asked: 【Can I eat them?】
【The ones I’m giving you are low-grade Spirit Fruits with very little Spiritual Energy. If you can eat Spirit Rice, you can eat these low-grade Spirit Fruits too. How have you been eating those Beauty-enhancing Fruits I gave you? Has your skin been getting better and better?】
Lan Mo suddenly remembered that in the Cultivation World, there was a Beauty-Nourishing Spirit Fruit called Vermilion Countenance Fruit.
【Miss, do you have something called Vermilion Countenance Fruit there? Can ordinary mortals like us eat it?】
If ordinary Beauty-enhancing Fruits were so delicious, the Vermilion Countenance Fruit must taste even more amazing, right?
【Hmm, eating Vermilion Countenance Fruit grants eternal youth and extends life! You see, people in our Cultivation World look very young even at hundreds or thousands of years old, all because they’ve taken Vermilion Countenance Fruit.
You, a mortal, want to eat Vermilion Countenance Fruit? I’m afraid after eating it, you’d become so beautiful even your mom wouldn’t recognize you. Do you know why all us cultivators look so good? It’s because we eat several Vermilion Countenance Fruits every year.】
Alright, you cultivators are the most beautiful, the youngest, and the most awesome in the entire universe!
If you were in the mortal world, you’d all be damn old monsters, yet you still love pretending to be young.
【Miss wants the Seven-colored Mulberry fruit?】
【Yes. I can’t exchange Vermilion Countenance Fruit with you, but I can give you ten more baskets of Beauty-enhancing Fruit. Didn’t you ask me last time to help you carve colored gemstones?
During the Sect Grand Competition, I defeated a female clansman and picked up a Storage Pouch from her that contained some small gemstones. I’ll send them to you later.】
【Miss, how many pounds of mulberry fruit do you want?】
【Didn’t you only have a few dozen pounds in total earlier? Then send over all those dozens of pounds now. They won’t amount to much once dried anyway.】
Lan Mo sent her another fifty-five pounds of Seven-colored Mulberry fruit, storing the remaining forty pounds in a Millennium Profound Ice Storage Box for safekeeping.
【I’ve sent it all to you. I don’t have a single pound left now.】
【Okay, thank you. Check the Gift Box now—the gifts have been sent over.】
Ding-dong!
Lan Mo quickly opened the Gift Box. Sure enough, there were ten more baskets of Beauty-enhancing Fruit. On top of the first basket lay five fruits so red they were almost purple—could these be Blood-Replenishing Fruits?
At the bottom of the Gift Box was also an exquisite little pouch.
Opening it, it sparkled brilliantly!
Isn’t this colored diamond?
All pigeon eggs? Are these what she meant by small gemstones?
Cultivators are indeed extravagant, haha. They look down on these, disdain them for lacking spiritual energy, at most using them for decorative appeal.
Lan Mo carefully counted them: three white diamonds the size of pigeon eggs, two pink diamonds, two blue diamonds, and one each of purple, red, and green diamonds. Exactly ten—a perfectly auspicious number.
These diamonds were definitely far more precious than the batch of gemstones Little Useless had given her before. This time, she had truly struck it rich!
With these things, she could lie low for over a decade. Why would she still need to secretly sell grain?
Holding tightly onto these golden opportunities, upgrading the farm, and making more good friends across the Myriad Realms—her future days were undoubtedly going to be incredibly wonderful!
Thinking of the cold weather, Lan Mo quickly went to find the “Yarn King” to exchange for some yarn.
Suddenly disturbing someone seemed a bit impolite. Men often offer a cigarette before starting a conversation, so Lan Mo decided to send him three durians first.
The “Yarn King” was quite surprised to suddenly receive three durians from Lan Mo.
[Little Pitiful in the Sixties, hello! Thank you. What made you think of sending me three Musang King durians?]
[Uncle, hello! I’d like to exchange something for some yarn.]
[Oh, I see. What are you planning to trade for yarn? It wouldn’t be fruits, vegetables, or grain, would it? I grow those in my own space.]
[Twenty-year-old wild mountain ginseng!]
Little Useless’s space contained spiritual energy, so even cultivated ginseng of twenty years could be passed off as wild mountain ginseng.
[Oh? Wild mountain ginseng, that’s good! What kind of yarn do you want? Wool, cashmere, cashmere blends, silk, alpaca wool, rabbit hair, modal, cotton thread, linen thread, baby yarn…]
[100% pure wool, cashmere, and cashmere blends, one of each. Do you have silk and superfine merino wool?]
[You really know your stuff, miss! Do you want any other types of yarn?]
He happened to have a batch of yarn to clear out, so it was better to just exchange it with her.
[You can pick the rest for me!]
[Alright, I definitely won’t shortchange you. Let me go to our company’s warehouse first. Wait for me a moment.]
Lan Mo sent the ginseng over. Not knowing when the “Yarn King” would return, she decided to carefully observe the acupoint positions and meridian pathways on the Acupuncture Bronze Figure.
An hour later…
Ding-dong!
Had the “Yarn King” sent the yarn over?
There were ten large boxes of yarn, weighing at least several hundred pounds. The expensive ones cost several hundred yuan per pound, while the cheaper ones were only ten or twenty yuan per pound.
There was yarn at every price point, but she had no idea how much all the yarn here added up to.
Why were there also three large boxes of finished knitted goods?
[Yarn King, are those knitted sweaters, hats, gloves, and scarves used by others?]
[No, these are all sample garments, previously displayed to customers. We don’t need these samples anymore, and considering the hardships of the sixties, I thought I’d give them to you.
By the way, there are also thirty pairs of knitted slippers in another cardboard box. Those are sample shoes too—please don’t mind them.]
[I won’t, thank you!]
Lan Mo checked each cardboard box one by one and discovered that there was even a box full of knitting needles—thick and thin, long and short, including circular needles and crochet hooks.
There was a large cardboard box filled with all kinds of knitting books, each one different, with even three books dedicated to crocheting woolen shoes.
Was this “Wool King” clearing out his inventory? How did he manage to prepare everything for her?
[Wool King, did you also pair some wool accessories for me?]
[I’ve prepared thirty pounds of wool accessories for you. Take a closer look at the words on the cardboard box!
Inside the box, the type of wool, its price, knitting methods, and washing instructions are all clearly labeled.
Take your time looking through it. If you need anything else, feel free to contact me. My house may not have much, but wool is something I have plenty of.]
[Pleasure working with you, and thank you for your effort! The color combinations you chose for these wools are quite nice.] Lan Mo sincerely praised.
In truth, these sample sweaters were really beautiful—varied in patterns and stylish. It was just that one or two of them had some handprints on them, making them look a bit dirty.
Earlier, she had told her Mom that she planned to knit a sweater herself, but she hadn’t even brought any wool with her.
Now, with ready-made sweaters available, she might as well wash a couple to wear and change into.