Chapter 136

Xiao Yunjie: "It couldn't be done before, but it can be now. An ' Engineer ' has come to our village."

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The next day, Song Xiaozhu got up very early. She hadn't slept well and was nervous all night. She almost ran to find Qiu Shuyu to sleep with her.

There was no way around it; the Acidic Crawler from last time had left her with a deep psychological trauma. Those things looked disgusting, were incredibly fast, and were covered in poison—yes, in her past life, Song Xiaozhu was most afraid of toads!

She got up as soon as it was light, and Qiu Shuyu and the others also woke up. After breakfast, they went to open the shop.

Chen Quanquan was also waiting outside the store early. She was not tall and had a baby face that loved to smile, but her voice was unusually deep and powerful, especially when she shouted, which was very intimidating. She was a typical example of "audio and video not being in sync".

Chen Quanquan shouted, "Open for business!"

The villagers who had been queuing outside for a quick meal hurriedly squeezed into the house.

Song Xiaozhu never expected that the general store she set up would actually become a success.

gourmet food

The stall, a whole row of tools, went unattended; the simple, dry meals were in high demand every day.

Her current Transaction Value is entirely generated by selling simple meals.

Indeed, food is the most important thing for people.

Song Xiaozhu didn't go downstairs to help; she stood on the stairs, lost in thought.

Firstly, it concerns the Old Chen; it's estimated that Old Madam Hu will send someone over today.

Secondly, Liu Xuangang has returned, and it's uncertain whether anything will change.

After thinking for a moment, Song Xiaozhu called out, "Sister Shuyu."

Qiu Shuyu put down what she was doing and walked up to her. "What's wrong?"

Song Xiaozhu:

Come, let's go find Madam Xiao.

Qiu Shuyu didn't ask any further questions, slung her bow and arrows over her shoulder, and went out with her.

Coincidentally, just as Xiao Yunjie was about to send someone to look for her, the guard spotted the two of them and quickly led them to the village chief's reception room.

Song Xiaozhu naturally wouldn't come empty-handed; she brought two bags of light meals and some medicine— Liu Xuangang might need them—and her reason for coming was perfectly reasonable.

As a new resident of Liu Family Village, I should pay my respects to the village chief.

Song Xiaozhu spotted Liu Xuangang at a glance. He looked younger than Song Xiaozhu had imagined, probably recovering from a serious injury. His face was still somewhat haggard, but his dark eyes were bright and piercing, like a mature black panther ready to pounce.

Liu Xuangang was also sizing her up. He had been looking forward to it all night, but he never expected to see such a frail little girl.

He wasn't sexist, well, he was a bit so in his early years, but his wife "tamed" him. He was more surprised by Song Xiaozhu's youth; she was so young... much younger than Xiao Tong.

After their eyes met, Liu Xuangang dropped his arrogance. He saw a composure in her eyes that far exceeded her age. He was familiar with this composure; he often saw it in his wife's eyes. It was a unique strength hidden in her soul.

Her fragility was merely an outward appearance; she was far stronger than she appeared.

Song Xiaozhu greeted him, and Liu Xuangang politely returned the greeting.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Song Xiaozhu explained her purpose to Xiao Yunjie: "... The Old Chen has been supplying me with scrap iron. Yesterday, I heard from the lumberyard workers that District Chief Hu has detained their family. I think they will send someone over, so please don't stop them, Madam Xiao."

Xiao Yunjie pondered for a moment, "Chen Quanquan's father?"

Song Xiaozhu: "Yes."

Xiao Yunjie looked at her and said, "I'm afraid she'll use the Old Chen to threaten you and force you to return to the community."

Song Xiaozhu smiled and said, "District Chief Hu underestimates me too much."

Xiao Yunjie paused for a moment, then didn't ask any further questions. She said, "Okay, if someone from the community comes, I'll have someone notify you."

Song Xiaozhu nodded and then asked, "I encountered guards looking for me on the way. What does Madam Xiao want with me?"

Xiao Yunjie glanced at her husband, Liu Xuangang spoke up, "May I ask, Miss Song, what items can you currently manufacture, given the abundance of iron resources?"

Song Xiaozhu sensed his unfinished question and bluntly asked, "Does Village Chief Liu have sufficient iron resources?"

Liu Xuangang: "Yes, a very sufficient amount of iron ore."

iron

Ore!

Song Xiaozhu's eyes lit up. Using this to synthesize [Iron Raw Material] would definitely be efficient.

"Iron ore was discovered underground in the village?" Song Xiaozhu asked Xiao Yunjie.

Xiao Yunjie nodded.

Song Xiaozhu paused, suppressing the multitude of questions in her mind, and first explained what she could currently make, "Besides the tools displayed in the shop, I can also make fishing rods and animal traps, as well as three types of weapons: spears, steel knives, and bows and arrows..."

Liu Xuangang suddenly stood up. "Spears and steel knives? What about the quality? How durable are they? Do you have any finished products in your shop...?"

Xiao Yunjie pressed on the back of his hand, indicating that he didn't need to rush. She looked at Song Xiaozhu and asked, "How's the production efficiency? Besides iron ore, are any other materials needed?"

Song Xiaozhu summoned the Workbench and casually made a spear and a steel knife. When she took them down, Liu Xuangang gasped.

This scene was quite "fantasy." White mist—the surging of the Force —was seen swirling around the girl's slender palms. Then, in the blink of an eye, she created two finished products.

Liu Xuangang had heard that advanced Awakened possessed incredibly powerful professional abilities, but he was still stunned by what he saw with his own eyes.

Song Xiaozhu did it on purpose; she knew when to hide her shortcomings and when to demonstrate her abilities.

She needs to instill sufficient confidence in the other party for subsequent cooperation to proceed more smoothly.

Liu Xuangang stood up and picked up his steel knife and spear.

Qiu Shuyu silently shielded Song Xiaozhu behind her. She was not afraid of Liu Xuangang. With the special arrow in hand, she could easily "paralyze" him should Liu Xuangang suddenly attack.

Of course, this was just Qiu Shuyu's cautious precaution. Liu Xuangang would not harm Song Xiaozhu. On the contrary, he would fight anyone who dared to lay a finger on Song Xiaozhu!

Liu Family Village is now in dire straits, and Song Xiaozhu is undoubtedly their only hope.