Obviously, she was starting to speculate about Qu Jianlei’s identity again.
"Let’s drop it," Qu Jianlei waved a hand, "Anyway, we can rest for a while, let’s gather some things later."
There was too much collected, so it could only be temporarily stored in the Secret Camp and brought back by car later.
"Finally, we can look back," Flower Scorpion was delighted, "I was just saying we were running low on supplies."
Five people and a dog, the costs in winter are really not small, especially since the living standard is above average.
"Bring back some meat and help me cook it," Qu Jianlei handed over a piece of meat, weakly remarking, "I’m exhausted."
Xue’Er had already been awakened, quietly came out, and upon hearing this, let out a low whine.
"It’s none of your business," Qu Jianlei glanced at it with dissatisfaction, "It bit me, how can I not hit it... should I indulge it?"
Hearing this, Xue’Er tucked its tail between its legs and slinked back into the basement.
Flower Scorpion then looked at him in astonishment, "Is it snow mastiff meat?"
"Maybe this piece is, can’t remember it all," Qu Jianlei replied casually, "By the way, what does Geng Shougong want with me?"
"There’s stewed big-antlered snow deer, let me heat it up for you," Flower Scorpion turned and quickly walked toward the kitchen.
"Big-antlered snow deer..." Qu Jianlei blinked in confusion, "Has it really not been finished yet?"
"It’s frozen," Flower Scorpion’s voice came through, "Fourth said to save it for you."
"Is the boss out?" Claire’s voice sounded in the house, "Boss, wait for me to get dressed."
"Go to sleep," Qu Jianlei impatiently instructed, "It’s the middle of the night, why all the fuss?"
"Boss, I haven’t seen you in ages," Claire spoke happily, "I want to... Mom, don’t hold me back."
"Just sleep," Qu Jianlei’s lips curled into a rare smile.
Why else would he fight so hard if not to protect these joys?
Then he looked at Flower Scorpion, "What does Geng Shougong want with me?"
"The town’s heating system has issues," Flower Scorpion replied helplessly.
These days, Geng Shougong had been pressing hard, initially checking every two days, then every day.
The past couple of days brought a cold front, with wind and snow, Geng Shougong came himself in the morning, and had someone inquire again in the afternoon.
The heating system malfunctioned over twenty days ago, and due to various reasons, couldn’t be stopped for checks and repairs.
But the heating is getting worse by the day, that’s the reality too.
Flower Scorpion recounted this, both exasperated and amused, "Initially they said a thousand silver coins, now it’s up to fifteen hundred..."
"Originally they talked about Zhou Six Silver Notes, and now they can pay with Energy Block Silver Notes too, why not say that earlier?"
"Forget it, I’m not someone he can just order around," Qu Jianlei waved a hand, "Just say I’m not that skilled."
Before having this income of five thousand silver coins, he definitely would have taken the job, even if it wasn’t a sure thing, he’d try.
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After eating, he slept soundly, rarely returning to his own turf, with someone on guard.
Who would have thought, that he spent over twenty days wandering alone in the wilderness, how did he manage?
So he slept until the following afternoon, only waking up to the noise in the yard.
Through the door, he could tell it was Geng Shougong’s voice, "...if possible, we must ask Mr. Panda to take a look."
"No need to look, I’m not going," Qu Jianlei replied sullenly, "Would you kindly not disturb me?"
"Even if you can’t fix it, there’s five hundred," Geng Shougong replied very directly, "Energy Block Silver Notes!"
"You’ve truly disturbed my rest!" Qu Jianlei erupted furiously, got up, and pushed open the door, "At least six hundred!"
The extra hundred isn’t the issue, the key is not letting others feel like they have the final say.
"Then six hundred it is!" Geng Shougong replied without hesitation, then gave a bitter smile, "It’s so hard to see you."
Qu Jianlei didn’t know how to respond to that, after thinking for a bit, he replied, "You’re not the first to say that."