Chapter 172: Chapter 172: Remembered
"I’ll go to the grocery store tonight," Ling Qianjun said in a deep voice. "But since Buwan is a shopkeeper after all, I can’t keep taking things for free."
Over the past few times, he hadn’t given Hua Buwan any items in exchange. Although she told him that the things he previously provided were enough to trade for the store’s goods, he still felt guilty. The value of items was relative. Back then, they were in desperate need and had no channels to obtain supplies, so it was only right for Hua Buwan to earn a high profit. If it weren’t for her, they would have suffered miserably on their exile journey. At the very least, their bodies would have been severely weakened, and making up for that deficit later would have been no easy task. For some people, once their health was ruined, it was impossible to recover.
Therefore, for all previous transactions, they considered their debts paid in full. From now on, they needed to operate on a basis of mutual benefit.
Hearing Ling Qianjun’s words, Ling Qianfan, Ling Yunge, and Xu Panqing all nodded in agreement.
"Qianjun is right," Ling Qianfan said. "We can’t keep taking Buwan’s things for free. She has already been good enough to us."
Ling Yunge chimed in, "Exactly. We need to find new things to trade with her."
Xu Panqing hesitated. "It’s just... we’ve already traded everything of value on us. Right now, our home is completely bare. I don’t know what else we can possibly find to exchange for the store’s goods."
They all knew that Hua Buwan was extraordinary—she couldn’t be compared to an ordinary shopkeeper. Naturally, the things she wanted might also be out of the ordinary, things they couldn’t even imagine.
Ling Qianjun looked around. There was definitely nothing in this room that Hua Buwan would like. They weren’t familiar with the nearby ocean yet, and besides, Hua Buwan had an ocean on her side too. He couldn’t think of any good ideas at the moment.
"I’ll go over and ask tonight. There might be something we haven’t thought of that can be traded. Moreover, since Buwan can come over to our side, I can take her to look around personally," Ling Qianjun suggested after some thought.
The Ling Family naturally agreed.
"But we can’t rely on Buwan for everything. We still have to procure the things we need ourselves," Ling Qianjun continued. "If we don’t have blankets, we can look for dry grass on the mountain or nearby. If we don’t have pots and pans, we can try to find a concave stone..."
As he spoke, Ling Qianjun suddenly remembered something. "Wait, although we lost all the belongings we were carrying while hurrying through the drought-stricken lands, didn’t we rent a storage space on Buwan’s side? There are still a lot of grocery items we bought stored there."
"Ah? Yes, yes, yes!" Reminded by Ling Qianjun, the others immediately realized he was right, nodding enthusiastically in agreement.
They still had those things to use! Plus, they had already paid for them beforehand—they weren’t taking them for free! Using those items would at least give them peace of mind.
"I’ll make a trip right now and bring those things over." Ling Qianjun suddenly couldn’t sit still. "From now on, we must keep our rooms locked. Even if someone comes visiting from the outside, we’ll only let them stay in the front hall. The items from the grocery store cannot be shown to others for the time being. We’ll wait for a better opportunity to reveal them."
"Mhm!" The three nodded repeatedly.
After speaking, Ling Qianjun strolled around the room, keeping the thought of needing to use the restroom in his mind. Suddenly, a door materialized in front of him.
The three members of the Ling family watched in stunned silence as Ling Qianjun opened the door and stepped into the void. Then, both he and the door vanished completely, leaving not a single trace behind.