Chapter 539: At What Price?
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Lu Donglai took a deep look at it, then suppressed the excitement in his heart. His gaze shifted to the logistics box beside him and asked, “What are these?”
He Xing reached out and lifted the plastic film covering it. “They’re mushrooms.”
Lu Donglai was slightly taken aback, but he quickly reacted. “Mushrooms?”
He took a step forward and saw what was in the box. “Are these… fresh mushrooms?” Lu Donglai’s voice trembled slightly due to his excitement. If this were before the apocalypse, he would never get so excited just because he saw grass and fresh mushrooms.
Du Yue and He Xing stood beside the car, but they did not say anything to urge Lu Donglai. They allowed him to process things.
When Lu Donglai was done admiring the goods, he took the initiative to ask, “Where did you get these things?”
“They were all planted by us,” He Xing said honestly.
“You planted them? How is this possible?”
“If we didn’t plant them, these mushrooms and grass would have withered long ago.”
Lu Donglai nodded. “That’s true. What do you want?”
Du Yue had not said a word until Lu Donglai asked this question. She said, “We want cows, horses, or sheep.”
“No problem!”
Lu Donglai readily agreed. He looked so eager as if he was afraid that Du Yue and the others would go back on their word. Du Yue and He Xing were happy that the communication went so smoothly. Although they were happy, they still had to say what they had to say first. He Xing asked Lu Donglai, “At what price?”
Lu Donglai pondered for a moment. “I can’t make the decision. I have to discuss it with the others. Please wait for a while. I’ll come back to look for you after discussing it.”
He Xing nodded. “Go ahead.”
As soon as He Xing finished speaking, Lu Donglai had already run far away. Du Yue and He Xing did not stand there and wait foolishly as they watched Lu Donglai run away. Instead, they returned to the car.
Du Yue looked at the huts not far away through the window and could not help but feel curious. She had only seen such huts in TV shows before. This was the first time she had seen it with her own eyes! It looked quite exotic, but it was too troublesome to move around. In comparison, the RV was more convenient. Lu Donglai was very fast and returned in less than five minutes.
What was different this time was that there was a group of people behind him. Some were leading cattle, horses, and sheep, while others were carrying scales. Just by looking at this situation, it was obvious that they had made up their minds to exchange resources with Du Yue and He Xing.
Lu Donglai stood beside the car and introduced them, “This is our tribe leader. He’s here to discuss the exchange with you.”
He Xing nodded and got out of the car. Although Du Yue did not get out of the car with him, she rolled down the window and listened carefully. The tribe leader Lu Donglai was referring to was a man in his 50s. Unlike Lu Donglai, he could not speak Mandarin well. His accent was very strong, but if one listened carefully, one could still understand him. After some communication, they finally reached a conclusion that satisfied both sides.
The grass and mushrooms in the car could be exchanged for a female sheep and a female cow.
Du Yue and the others were stationed quite far away from here, so, of course, they could not let the cow and sheep walk back by themselves. Lu Donglai enthusiastically suggested that he help them transport the cow and sheep. Lu Donglai also had his own selfish motives. He wanted to take this opportunity to see the mushrooms and grass that Du Yue and the others had planted. Du Yue saw through his thoughts at a glance, but it did not matter. She also wanted to use the method of planting grass seeds and mushrooms to exchange for a few horses with Lu Donglai. On the way back, He Xing drove in front while Lu Donglai followed behind in the carriage. As they had to wait for Lu Donglai, He Xing deliberately slowed down this time and drove for more than an hour before reaching home.
Du Yue’s eyes darkened when she saw their small courtyard from afar. An unfamiliar car was parked next to the fence of their house. The car was very old, and the paint on the body had almost peeled off. It was obvious that it had experienced a lot of wind and rain. Before Du Yue could open her mouth, He Xing had already stepped on the accelerator and rushed straight to the small courtyard. The car had just stabilized when Du Yue and He Xing got out of the car and quickly walked toward the courtyard.
The courtyard was very quiet. There was no movement at all. When Du Yue reached the RV, Du Yue finally heard Xia Ju’s voice.” There’s more if there’s not enough water..”