Qin Qi's Lucky Day, Zhongli the House-Sitter! (Please Keep Reading! Please Recommend!)

Early the next morning, Qin Qi got up bright and early and went to work in the fields.

"Sunflower, drink up properly. Once you've had your fill, it'll be time to get to work."

Qin Qi watered the Sunflower with a watering can, chatting with her as he did so.

"Yiya, yiya."

A happy smile covered Sunflower's face as she swayed back and forth, looking full of energy.

"You're really happy, huh? Then I'll give you some extra water."

When Qin Qi had first discovered that Sunflower had thoughts of her own, he had been quite surprised.

But after spending so much time with Guga and the others and seeing all sorts of strange things, he had gotten used to it.

After all, she was just a Sunflower with her own thoughts. When he thought about it carefully, it really was nothing worth making a fuss over.

After watering Sunflower, Qin Qi gave the Peashooter and Wall-nut some water as well.

Then he began turning over the soil. As he dug, he suddenly unearthed a Copper Soul Coin.

"What good luck."

Qin Qi smiled and slipped the Copper Soul Coin into his pocket before planting the watermelon seeds he had bought outside.

"Dig a little hole, cover it with dirt, then count one, two, three, four, five."

Qin Qi hummed a childish tune as he buried all the seeds, then watered them a little.

"Yiya, yiya."

Sunflower swayed happily, giving off a warm glow that shone over the soil.

"All right, I'll leave these little plants in your care, Sunflower. I'm going into the village to buy some food."

There was barely anything left to eat at Qin Qi's home, so he had to go out and buy supplies.

He went back inside to grab his money pouch, and just as he turned to leave—

"Guga?"

"Doro?"

"Big Brother Qin Qi, are we going shopping?"

Guga, Doro, and Klee silently appeared behind Qin Qi, staring up at him with their big, adorable eyes.

They did not say anything else, but those eyes plainly conveyed, I want to go too.

"Ah, I'm going shopping. Do you want to come?"

"But let me make this clear first: if you come along, you can't just buy things whenever you want, and you'll have to help carry the stuff."

Qin Qi reached out and rubbed the three little ones' heads as he spoke with a smile.

"Guga!"

"Doro!"

"Okay!"

The three little ones obediently raised their hands, broad smiles appearing on their faces.

"Old Master Zhongli, we're heading out to buy some things. Is there anything you need?"

Before leaving, Qin Qi called out.

"Bring me some tea leaves."

Zhongli came out of his room and spoke.

"Sure. Sorry to trouble you with watching the house."

Qin Qi nodded and left.

"Actually... I wanted to go too."

Zhongli watched Qin Qi leave and silently added that in his heart.

He had actually woken up long ago and had heard Qin Qi and the others talking about going shopping.

He had merely been too embarrassed to say directly that he wanted to go, so he quietly waited for Qin Qi to invite him.

But who would have thought that Qin Qi had no intention of inviting him at all?

"Could it be that I'm actually not welcome?"

Zhongli began to doubt himself a little. Back in Liyue, he had been quite popular.

But now that he thought about it, things seemed a little different here.

"No, no, I'm still welcome."

"Young friend Qin Qi entrusted me with watching the house. That is proof of his trust in me."

"It is trust in my abilities. I will definitely guard this house well."

"Yes, unyielding as stone!"

Zhongli silently poured himself a cup of water. There were no tea leaves left, so he could only drink water.

Meanwhile, Qin Qi was on his way to the village to buy supplies.

"Huh, I found money again."

"My luck is incredible today. Klee, Guga, and Doro must have brought me good fortune."

Qin Qi picked up another Copper Soul Coin along the road, leaving him very happy.

Looking at Klee with her four-leaf clover, then at Doro and Guga, he felt certain that these adorable little ones had brought him such good luck.

As for Zhongli, the God of Gold? Give him a break. That guy could not even pay for his own meals.

How could he possibly bring Qin Qi this kind of financial luck?

There were no proper shops in the village. To buy things, people had to go from household to household.

This time, Qin Qi mainly wanted to buy some ingredients. In the Far North, meat was the most common ingredient.

Vegetables were the rarest, followed by tea leaves.

Qin Qi found a hunter's home, and after discussing things with him, prepared to buy a piece of meat for five Copper Soul Coins.

"Little Qin Qi, are these little ones your friends?"

The hunter helped Qin Qi cut the meat while looking curiously at Klee and the others.

There were not many people in the village, and even fewer children. He knew them all, but he had never seen these three before.

"They're friends from the city. This is Klee, this is Guga, and this is Doro. They're all my good friends."

Qin Qi spoke naturally with a smile on his face.

"Hello, big brother. I'm Klee."

Klee greeted him very politely.

"Guga!"

"Doro!"

Guga and Doro also raised their little hands and greeted him.

"Big brother? Hahaha, what an adorable little sister."

"All right, since you called me big brother, I'll give you some extra meat."

The butcher was amused by the little ones and generously gave them some extra meat.

Next, they went to buy other ingredients. Thanks to the three little ones' adorable appearances, Qin Qi saved quite a bit of money.

Once they had bought nearly all the ingredients they needed, Qin Qi became troubled.

"Our village doesn't have any tea leaves. Do we really have to go into the city to buy them?"

Qin Qi was somewhat distressed. Their village was close to the edge of the Far North, so something like tea was truly difficult to obtain.

Just as Qin Qi was worrying, the village chief happened to walk over.

"Little Qin Qi, why do you look so troubled? Did you run into some kind of problem?"

"If so, tell the village chief. I'll help you solve it."

The village chief warmly walked over as he spoke, then noticed Guga, Doro, and Klee.

"Whose children are you? Why haven't I seen you before?"

The village chief wore a puzzled expression. As village chief, he knew everyone in the village.

But he had never seen these three little ones before.

"Hello, Grandpa Village Chief. I'm Klee."

"I'm staying at Big Brother Qin Qi's house for now."

Klee replied obediently.

"Doro. (I'm Doro.)"

"Guga. (I'm Guga.)"

Doro and Guga also raised their little hands and introduced themselves.

"Village Chief, they're friends from the city and are staying with me for now."

Qin Qi said with a smile.

"Is that so? Then you've had it rough. If you need anything else, just tell me. I'll help out."

The village chief did not think much of it. After all, the three little ones were such adorable children that they had to be good people.

They would definitely never do anything bad.

"Village Chief, do you know whose family sells tea leaves?"

After thinking about it, Qin Qi figured the village chief knew the situation of every household in the village and might know who sold tea.

"Hmm, my family has some. I'll take you to get it."

The village chief enthusiastically pulled Qin Qi toward his home and warmly urged Qin Qi and the others to stay and play for a while.

And just as Qin Qi found it hard to refuse his hospitality, Zhongli at home suddenly heard a knock at the door.