Level 4 Fine Wine

[Xiao Gallbladder Wine: level 4 quality]

[Effect: 12 jin of fine wine brewed with a powerful beast's gallbladder. Increases constitution when consumed, up to a maximum of 5 points.]

Cao Fengqi looked at the Xiao Gallbladder Wine's attributes, his face full of delight.

It could increase constitution by 5 points!

A full 5 points.

Put simply, back on Blue Star, even the very best athletes had a constitution of only around 10, while ordinary people's was around 5 to 7.

A 5-point increase in constitution was no small thing.

"I can't believe I dug up something this good."

Without the slightest hesitation, Cao Fengqi hurriedly picked it up and sent it back home with a thought.

Only with it at home could he be at ease.

"That'll be all for today."

Feeling the chill in his body, he decided to stop searching.

"This is bad. The black snow outside suddenly got heavier, and it's getting colder and colder."

"If the snow piles up thick outside, not only will traveling slow down, but we won't even be able to find wild vegetables. Then it won't be a question of whether some families can eat their fill, but whether they have anything to eat at all."

"Good thing Fengqi's made something of himself. With the food we have stored up now, even if we eat our fill, it'll last us more than a month, hehe."

"That's right. Come on, Chunying, let's make dinner."

Inside the Cao family's shelter, Cao Fengqi opened the door to the second bedroom and heard his parents and sister-in-law talking.

"Mom, make a few extra dishes tonight. I happened to get some wine."

He looked at the three of them and said cheerfully, "Dad, put away the Calamity Rat meat in my room."

"Huh?"

"Wine? And Calamity Rat meat?"

The others paused at his words. At the mention of wine, Cao Jiancheng instinctively swallowed.

How long had it been since he'd had a drink?

"Yes, fine wine."

Cao Fengqi gestured to the wine jar in his arms. "My luck was pretty good today!"

Cao Jiancheng's eyes lit up when he saw the jar.

Without another word, he walked over, with Liu Chunying and Liu Xiuxiu close behind.

"Wait... this... this isn't ordinary wine?"

"Level 4 wine? It can increase constitution by 5 points? Holy shit!!"

When Cao Jiancheng saw the quality of the Xiao Gallbladder Wine in his son's hands, he couldn't help blurting out a curse.

Liu Xiuxiu and Liu Chunying stiffened behind him, their faces full of shock.

"Relax."

Cao Fengqi smiled. "There's also over a hundred jin of Calamity Rat meat in my room. Trade some of it for vegetables tomorrow. From now on, it'd be best to have four dishes and a soup every day. Oh, and we can't go without fruit after meals either."

"..."

"..."

There were over a hundred jin of Calamity Rat meat too?

Liu Xiuxiu and the others opened their mouths.

Four dishes and a soup from now on?

And fruit too?

What??

"It's not impossible."

They looked at the level 4 fine wine in Cao Fengqi's arms and nodded.

If they were drinking such precious wine, what were four dishes and a soup?

Though they had little talent for finding items in the Lost Land, they weren't fools. They knew the current prices of certain things very well.

This level 4 fine wine that could increase constitution was worth no less than a level 4 weapon.

"Four dishes and a soup, a fruit platter, and wine too? Isn't that a bit ridiculous?"

Half an hour later, the four adults and two children of the Cao family were eating dinner under the awning by their door.

When Song Qianyuan next door saw them, he could no longer hold back his exclamation. A little dazed, he looked down at the rice soaking in soup in his own bowl.

"Wow, that wine smells amazing. There's still wine in Liangmin County?"

"Damn, Old Cao, your family's meals are getting more and more outrageous."

The other neighbors caught the scent of wine and shouted in envy, their mouths watering.

It was one thing for the Cao family to have been eating fish and meat these past few days, but now they even had wine?

"Hehe, our Fengqi got lucky and found some wine for us to drink."

Cao Jiancheng replied to the neighbors with a touch of modesty.

"Luck? How could he have that much luck? Old Cao, your Fengqi has really made something of himself."

"That's right. You chose his name well: the great roc rises on the wind one day, soaring straight up ninety thousand li."

The way everyone looked at Cao Fengqi changed.

Once or twice might be luck, but who would believe it was luck when he found good things every day?

In the Lost Land, opportunities and dangers went hand in hand.

Take quality metal materials, for example. If a place had a large amount of metal, the aura it gave off would attract evil spirits and evil beasts.

That was also why the people in the migrating group from Liangmin County didn't dismantle their shelters, put them in the Lost Land first, and take them back out to rebuild when they arrived.

If anything happened to their shelters in the Lost Land during that time, they would be straight on the "kill line."

Cao Fengqi smiled faintly and took a sip of the Xiao Gallbladder Wine in front of him.

The wine was only thirty-something degrees, and its rich aroma lingered in his mouth as he swallowed.

A warm current spread through his body, quickly driving away the chill caused by the Evil Concealment Armor.

It doesn't taste as good as cola, he judged inwardly.

After drinking, he watched the increase in his attributes closely and discovered that the single sip had increased his constitution by 0.1.

"Dad, there's enough wine here for at least ten people," he said to his father after a quick calculation, his heart burning with excitement.

The Xiao Gallbladder Wine's value was far beyond his expectations.

Cao Jiancheng, who hadn't poured himself any wine, heard this, and his only arm trembled.

Naturally, he wanted his son to consume the constitution-increasing wine first. Only if any was left would he take a few sips himself.

But now?

There was enough for 12 people?

Then... this Xiao Gallbladder Wine was far more precious than a level 4 weapon!

"Uncle, what does wine taste like? Can I have a sip?"

The eager Dabao swallowed and asked him curiously.

"Haha, all right, Dabao, have a taste."

In high spirits, Cao Fengqi held the cup to his mouth.

After taking a sip, Dabao's face twisted even before he swallowed.

"Ah, it tastes so awf-"

He lowered his head, ready to spit it out.

Smack!

"Swallow it! You can't waste it!!!"

Liu Chunying, sitting beside Dabao, reacted swiftly, clapping her hand firmly over his mouth and nearly suffocating him.

Paying that no mind, she vigorously tilted his head back and warned sternly, "Don't spit out a single drop!"

"Mmph, mmph!"

Tears streamed down Dabao's face as he nodded his little head repeatedly at his mother.

He was really afraid he'd die!

Cao Fengqi: "..."

"It's fine. There's plenty of wine," he said.

"No matter how much there is, we can't waste it."

Liu Xiuxiu spoke up too, showing no sympathy for her grandson.

It was level 4 wine. Even the wealthy families in the county might not have any.

"I swallowed it, I swallowed it! Boo-hoo, Mom, I swallowed it!"

Only when Dabao's face had turned red did Liu Chunying remove her hand. Little tears rolled down his aggrieved face.

"From now on, mix some with water and let Dabao and Xiaobao drink it slowly."

Cao Fengqi smiled as he spoke.

"Dabao and Xiaobao are still little. Forget it."

Liu Chunying paused, then shook her head at him with some gratitude. "This wine is so precious, Fengqi. Trade it for some equipment you can use."

Level 4 wine was too precious; her two little boys weren't worthy of it yet.

"It's fine. I know what I'm doing. Half the wine will be enough to trade for the supplies I need."

Cao Fengqi casually patted Dabao on the head.

There were 12 jin of Xiao Gallbladder Wine in all. They would drink six jin, and he planned to trade the remaining six for the blue-patterned robe.

Six jin of wine for the blue-patterned robe should be enough.

"Let's do as Fengqi says."

Liu Chunying opened her mouth to speak, but Cao Jiancheng interrupted her.

He poured himself a cup of wine, then poured one each for his wife and daughter-in-law, looking at his son with pride.

His son had the bearing of a head of the family.

He was no longer lost and bitter about the unknown future.

He saw hope.

"Come on, let's have a drink together as a family."

"Cheers!!"