Supernatural Power Winter Storage

Inside the small courtyard of the Lu Family in Osmanthus Lane.

Jing Zhi looked at Lu Mingyuan with a face full of surprise.

"So, you're just one step away now?"

"Yes, it's just Luck Points. I'm waiting for you, rich lady."

Lu Mingyuan replied. As soon as he came out of the soul space, he told Jing Zhi everything.

After all, for his divine ability to fully form, he still needed the help of Jing Zhi, this great rich lady. Moreover, this young lady had been accompanying him without complaint for the past few days, taking care of his food and drink. If he were to hide anything now, would he still be human?

"Really?"

After getting confirmation, Jing Zhi jumped up from her chair. She then excitedly pulled Lu Mingyuan's arm and walked out, "Then let's go find my father now and get my dowry back."

"Hey, wait."

Lu Mingyuan pulled Jing Zhi back. "Don't rush! Let me ask you something first."

Under Jing Zhi's confused gaze, Lu Mingyuan continued, "I just want to ask, how much dowry did your father prepare for you? If it's really not enough, I'll think of a way."

Hearing this, Jing Zhi suddenly realized, "Dowry? How much do you want?"

She paused, then wrinkled her delicate nose. "My father prepared about five thousand for me. If it's not enough, I'll ask my father to get some silver from the government to exchange for it."

Hearing that there were five thousand, Lu Mingyuan quickly said, "It's enough, it's enough. My divine ability requires about seven thousand Luck Points. I have two thousand Human Luck and one thousand Earth Luck here, so only four thousand is needed."

If the "Chicken and Rabbit in the Same Cage" divine ability were excluded, Lu Mingyuan would indeed have a little over two thousand Human Luck and one thousand Earth Luck. So, he wasn't lying.

In reality, Lu Mingyuan currently only had a little over one thousand Human Luck, but he had over thirty billion Luck Points in the Heavenly Dao Virtual Net.

One must know that these Luck Points could also be used to create divine abilities. If Lu Mingyuan wasn't trying to hide another identity, he could have already spent a fortune and done whatever he pleased.

But of course, Jing Zhi couldn't know any of this.

He knew that if a secret was known by two people, one should be prepared for the whole world to know. If the secret involved life and death, it was best for one person to keep it their entire life.

Just as Lu Mingyuan was thinking this, Jing Zhi suddenly spoke, "Four thousand is enough? Mingyuan, you didn't deliberately reduce the divine ability, did you? You don't need to save. My five thousand dowry was agreed upon by my father and me long ago, it can only be more, not less. When the time comes, you spend it all, strive to create a peerless great divine ability, just like that 'Anonymous' master's Chicken and Rabbit in the Same Cage, and become famous throughout the world."

Hearing this, Lu Mingyuan "pfft"ed, almost laughing out loud. This little girl, she looked like a kitten desperately trying to bring food back to the family. However, she was bringing it from her old home to the new one. She wasn't even married yet, and she was already like this. What would happen in the future? Her mother-in-law would scold her to death if she knew.

Lu Mingyuan didn't know what his mother-in-law would think, but for him, Jing Zhi was indeed a good wife.

Suppressing the smile in his heart, Lu Mingyuan replied, "Don't worry, you still don't trust me to handle things? It really isn't necessary to have so much. But I'll say this first, I can't compare to that master, so don't force me."

Lu Mingyuan was actually a little worried about Jing Zhi's desire for her husband to succeed. He didn't want to be in the spotlight right now. It couldn't be helped, his strength was too weak.

"Just do your best. By the way, if it's not enough, tell me, and I, this young lady, will definitely do my best to help you solve it."

Looking at Jing Zhi patting her chest and making a guarantee, Lu Mingyuan smiled and cooperated, "Definitely, definitely. Then I, Lu Mingyuan, will rely on you, Miss Jing, this rich lady, for the rest of my life. You'll have to keep me well-fed and plump in the future."

"Leave it to me. As long as I, Jing Zhi, have something to eat, you, Lu Mingyuan, will definitely not get less."

As she spoke, Jing Zhi slightly raised her little head, looking full of confidence.

Across from her, Lu Mingyuan suddenly stood up and cupped his hands towards Jing Zhi, "Then I, this humble one, thank you, Madam."

"Husband, there's no need for such formality."

After playing around for a while, the two finally stopped.

At this time, Lu Mingyuan took Jing Zhi's small hand and prepared to go out, "A Zhi, let's go to the restaurant. We can buy some fruit on the way."

"Buy fruit..."

Jing Zhi was about to ask why they were buying fruit, but then she suddenly remembered that this time was different from usual. They should indeed bring something. However, thinking about the recent fruit prices, she frowned slightly.

"Then let's just buy a little less. Fruits are much more expensive now than in summer or autumn."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. You're our family's housekeeper."

Jing Zhi didn't deny the term 'housekeeper'. On the contrary, she felt very happy. Because the two had agreed long ago that everything in the household would be discussed together, and only when both were satisfied would it be decided, never making unilateral decisions. However, generally, besides some major matters, it would be her, Jing Zhi, who would handle things. In fact, this plan was originally proposed by Lu Mingyuan. Although Jing Zhi found it unexpected at the time, she had no intention of opposing it, so she agreed to this matter.

Why would Lu Mingyuan think that?

In his opinion, this was a perfect way to slack off. At most, he would just have to open his mouth and offer suggestions when the time came. Everything else would be pure enjoyment.

This was simply the life he had always dreamed of.

How could he not be happy!

At noon, the weather was perfect. The streets were bustling with people, a constant stream of traffic flowing by.

From time to time, shouts could be heard from the street, adding more vitality to the exceptionally lively Changfeng City.

Lu Mingyuan and Jing Zhi, hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder, wove through the crowds and finally arrived at a fruit stall.

Only then did Jing Zhi take a deep breath.

"I almost got crushed. Is today the weekend? Why are there so many people."

"Weekend? It should be."

Lu Mingyuan's face flickered with embarrassment. He really didn't know if it was the weekend. He was still a student, yet he didn't know if it was the weekend. This was quite unprofessional.

However, he hadn't been to the academy in about a month. He wondered if his teachers and classmates had forgotten about him.

Perhaps, after the matter of the supernatural powers was resolved, he should go to the academy to take a look.

It seemed he hadn't graduated yet.

Lu Mingyuan's mind wandered with random thoughts.

"Auntie, how much are your lychees?"

"Eighty wen per jin."

"So expensive?"

Eighty wen per jin was indeed a bit pricey. Jing Zhi remembered that when the lychees were harvested in June, they only sold for ten wen per jin. They had increased sevenfold, which was outrageous.

Hearing Jing Zhi's question, the auntie sitting at the stall immediately stood up. She knew that real customers had arrived.

"My dear girl, these aren't ordinary lychees. They are the famous 'Consort's Smile.' 'A red dust from a swift horse, the consort smiles, and no one knows it's the lychees arriving.' Do you know?

It's that 'Consort's Smile.' We specifically transported these from Da Chu in the south."

Hearing this, Jing Zhi and Lu Mingyuan were taken aback. They hadn't expected the fruit vendor auntie to quote poetry.

Did even setting up a stall require such a high standard these days?

Seeing their surprised expressions, the auntie smiled with satisfaction and continued, "And ever since they were picked from the trees last year, we've used [Winter Storage] on these lychees every few days. That's how they've been preserved until now."

"Do you think they're worth it?"

Both of them had heard of the supernatural power [Winter Storage], and it was a household name.

As one of the famous 'Four Seasons Supernatural Powers' of the agrarian school, the effect of [Winter Storage] was to preserve grains for longer.

Usually, releasing [Winter Storage] once could keep grains within a certain range perfectly preserved for about a month.

In other words, the grains would be in the same condition after a month as they were a month ago.

Yes, it was just like a spatial ring. Whatever was put in would be the same when taken out. It just lacked the storage function of a spatial ring; it was purely for preservation and freshness.

Therefore, if [Winter Storage] supernatural power was continuously released on the same batch of grains, they could be preserved for longer, ten years, or even decades.

However, for some reason, [Winter Storage] had little effect on fruits. Or rather, [Winter Storage] supernatural power shortened the preservation time for grains and fruits with high water content.

This meant that to maximize the freshness of the fruits, the release frequency of [Winter Storage] had to be increased.

That's why the auntie just mentioned that she had to release it every few days.