"It's a white radish!?"
Wang Lu's eyes widened as he looked at the food in his bowl in disbelief.
As the first rich second generation of the Wang Family Village and the man who solved the 12 chain missions in Spirit Creek Town, he only had a boiled radish for dinner!?
He looked at the page boy suspiciously, "Do you have to be so frugal!?"
Wang Zhong felt wronged, "Young Master, you can't blame me for this. You can go out and see for yourself. The prices in this inn are crazy. One boiled radish costs ten taels of silver!"
Wang Lu was stunned for a while, "Ten taels it is. We rich second generations don't lack money."
"The problem is that the lady boss limited the number of radishes! One person can only buy one! "
"… Did you tell her that we are the VIP guests staying in the upper rooms?"
Wang Zhong nodded angrily, "Yes, she asked for five hundred taels of silver for one!"
"Then it's even heavier than a radish! Has the price of silver plummeted to such an extent recently? "
Wang Zhong was indignant, "That lady boss has a good plan. She thinks people are fools! Now people in the lobby would rather starve than buy her radishes. Besides, she's not the only one selling food in the town! "
"Then why did you buy these ten taels of radishes? Do you really think we don't lack money? "
Wang Zhong continued to complain, "The prices in other places in the town have been inflated. Now gold and silver are like dirt. Ten taels of silver for a radish is already a good price."
Wang Lu frowned, "Good price can't be eaten … I hate radishes the most."
Wang Zhong said angrily, "Young Master, if you don't want to eat, I will. I'm still hungry."
Wang Lu ignored the page boy's complaints, "I want to eat meat."
"Carrots cost five hundred taels of silver. Meat will probably cost five thousand taels of silver. We have enough money to buy half a plate."
"I see …" Wang Lu thought for a while and looked down at the radish in his bowl. He suddenly asked, "Can the owner sell these radishes?"
Wang Zhong shrugged, "Of course not. Only fools would buy them."
"If that's the case, then we will have dinner …" Wang Lu's eyes lit up. He couldn't help but knock his fingers on the table. He looked more and more excited.
"Young Master?" Wang Zhong tilted his head, puzzled.
"Hmph, there will probably be meat for dinner tonight."
After that, Wang Lu grabbed his luggage, got up, and left.
— —
In the lobby on the first floor, the lady boss behind the counter looked impatient.
More than a hundred white radishes were boiled in hot water in the kitchen, but not a single one had been sold — except for the one that was sold at a low price of ten taels. Although the nobles in the inn were good-for-nothings, they were not stupid. Even if they were rich, no one would buy her Conscience Radish.
In terms of cost, the loss of the pot of radishes in the kitchen was negligible. However, as the Lady Boss of the Ru Family Inn, she couldn't afford to lose face. More importantly, she was afraid that she would lose a certain bet.
"Sigh … so annoying!"
The Lady Boss stretched her body and scanned the lobby through her narrowed eyes.
Tsk, that big head from Canglan Kingdom is actually not here! Otherwise, he could have promoted him to buy dozens of them …
Just as the Lady Boss was considering whether to use brute force to promote her to the princelings in the lobby, she heard the sound of footsteps coming down from upstairs.
The Lady Boss's eyes lit up. It was Wang Lu, the one who had solved the twelve chain missions in a row.
Seeing him, the Lady Boss couldn't help but want to laugh, especially when she thought about how he had personally solved the chain missions that a certain person had sworn could not be solved. The Lady Boss held back her laughter until her stomach hurt.
Looking at Wang Lu's appearance, he probably had some ulterior motive. Unfortunately, there were no more chain missions here.
"Lady Boss, I'm here to buy radishes."
The Lady Boss smiled. "There's only one special offer."
"No worries, I'll buy them at the original price."
Buy them at the original price? The Lady Boss's smile faded a little. "How many do you want?"
"Give me five first. I want the bigger ones."
"Bigger ones will be more expensive."
"No worries, I'm not short of money."
"Alright, three thousand five hundred taels. I'll pay first."
Without another word, Wang Lu threw all his belongings — a dozen or so banknotes from the Great Ming Kingdom of the Blue River Region — onto the counter.
The Lady Boss waved her hand at Wang Lu. "I'll bring them up for you in a moment. Please leave."
Wang Lu didn't dawdle. He turned around and went upstairs. Only then did the Lady Boss take the pile of banknotes and slowly count them.
What an interesting person. No wonder he could solve the twelve chain missions. His way of thinking was completely different from the noble good-for-nothings in the main hall. A certain person who was regarded as a heretic on the mountain could probably find his own kind.
The Lady Boss counted the money unhurriedly. When she finished counting the last banknote, there were already a few figures in front of the counter.
They were all servants or bodyguards of the young masters. They all had smiles on their faces, but their smiles were extremely unnatural.
"Lady Boss, I'm here to buy …"
"Lady Boss, your radishes here …"
"My young master wants to …"
The Lady Boss didn't even raise her head. "One thousand taels for one. How many do you want?"
The servants were shocked. "Not five hundred taels?"
"The price has gone up. Buy it or leave it."
The servants turned around to ask their masters, but without exception, all of them received an affirmative answer.
If they were just being blackmailed, spending more money would be a waste. But if they could exchange it for a trace of immortal fate, then ten million taels of silver would be nothing. Now it seemed that there was a reason for the ridiculous price set by this strange inn, just like the bizarre chain missions at the entrance of the town.
In Spirit Creek Town, there were opportunities everywhere. The members of the Crown Prince Society in the main hall were originally hesitant. Now that someone had taken the lead, they naturally followed suit.
If even that country bumpkin could take out several thousand taels of silver, then the others could naturally take out even more.
"Then … I'll buy two first?"
"I'll take five!"
"I'll take ten!"
"Damn, my young master has reserved the whole place!"
The Lady Boss's counter was quickly piled up with banknotes from all over the world. Not to mention the one hundred radishes in the back kitchen, even the next few pots were fully booked. These nobles might not have much, but they had a lot of money, so much that the Lady Boss's hands were sore from counting them.
It was naturally a happy thing for a businessman to make a lot of money. The Lady Boss counted thousands of taels of silver, but her smile was far less sincere than before.
"Alas, what a bunch of idiots."
This time, she said it out loud very blatantly.
— —
Midnight.
Accompanied by the breeze outside the window, the soft rumbling sound was particularly eye-catching.
"Young Master, are you hungry?"
Wang Zhong asked softly from one end of the room. On the other end, the young master snorted. "Not hungry."
"… Young Master, there's still half a radish left. I haven't touched it. If you're hungry …"
"I'd rather starve to death than eat a radish …"
"Young Master, people are made of iron and rice is made of steel …"
"Since you're so concerned about me, go out and dig some wild vegetables and hunt a wild boar."
"How can I do that!?"
"Then shut up."
After saying that, Wang Lu turned around and didn't say another word. The errand boy wanted to say something, but stopped. He also didn't say anything.
There were some words that couldn't be said.
The young master complacently bet all his belongings, but now it seemed that he didn't get the desired result — not to mention chicken, duck, and fish, even the five boiled radishes that were supposed to be delivered were gone.
For the proud and arrogant young master who had never been thwarted, this new experience was probably not a good one. But … after all, he wasn't an immortal who could fly on a flying sword, so it was inevitable that he would encounter setbacks in life.
The errand boy shrugged slightly on the bed, thinking that it wasn't a bad thing to teach the young master a lesson. Otherwise, the young master would really think that he had some kind of heavenly spiritual root and was different from the mortals.
As he was thinking, he suddenly heard a knock on the door.
While Wang Zhong was stunned, the young master got up and got off the bed.
When he opened the door, the pretty and delicate face of the Lady Boss was right outside. Then, with two small hands supported by a towel, she was carrying a ridiculously large food box.
Standing in front of the door, Wang Lu chuckled and said, "Lady Boss, you're finally here."
The Lady Boss replied with the same tacit smile, "I'm really sorry for making you wait for so long … but there's no other way. Those idiots ordered a whole 100 pots of radishes, and I just finished cooking for them, so … your dinner has to be delayed."
While talking, the Lady Boss had already strode into the room and put the heavy food box on the table. The box was not opened, but a strong smell of meat that could make one's index finger cramp wafted out.
Wang Lu couldn't wait to open the food box. The candlelight in the room was dim, but the oil on the food was dazzling.
Wang Lu wiped his saliva and praised, "Lady Boss is really a trustworthy person … and a trustworthy person with good cooking skills."
The Lady Boss clapped her hands, "You've helped me earn tens of millions of taels of silver. What's the big deal about this little peasant cooking?"
Although the food box was big, the food inside was also very ordinary: braised pork, pork stewed with vermicelli, moo shu pork, chicken wings …
But at this moment, even if he had tens of millions of taels of silver, he still wouldn't be able to exchange it for this box of peasant cooking skills.
Wang Lu placed the big bowls of food on the table one by one and called out to his errand boy to share it with him. Both of them were still growing, so their fighting strength was quite amazing. Not long after, they had finished one-third of the food in the food box.
Wang Lu put down his bowl and chopsticks. Although his stomach was swollen and uncomfortable, his whole body felt refreshed, "Lady Boss, you can take the rest back. Don't waste it."
The Lady Boss raised her eyebrows, "What are you talking about? This is your food for the next week. I think it's a waste for you to overeat just now."
"… What week?"
The Lady Boss explained, "There are still six days until the Grand Immortal Gathering, but you don't have much money on you, right? If you don't save your food, you can only eat northwest wind for the next few days. "
Wang Lu was stunned for a long time before he asked in disbelief, "Lady Boss, what do you mean by this? Shouldn't you be responsible for all our food and accommodation? "
"Haha, how is that possible? You're thinking too much."
"… Even if I don't help you earn that sum of money, at least I gave you three thousand five hundred taels of silver. That shouldn't be wrong, right?"
The Lady Boss sneered, "With the current prices in town, you can buy this box of food with three thousand five hundred taels of silver? Stop complaining and eat sparingly. The leftover food is enough for you to eat for six days. Think about that group of idiots who spent tens of thousands of taels of silver, but they couldn't even eat enough carrots. At least you can eat meat until the last day. "
"…"
The Lady Boss suddenly thought of something, "Oh, right. After careful calculation, there is indeed some money left from the money you gave me. I'll give you the change now."
After a while, the Lady Boss took her leave. Looking at the old copper coin left on the table, Wang Lu couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
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