Chapter 93

Author's Note:

See you this afternoon!

Chapter 93

Qing Mengzhu sold everything she could, intending to hurry up and collect Star Coins.

After scraping together all their money, they still have a shortfall of over six thousand Star Coins. At their current rate of saving, it will take them at least half a month to gather that Star Coins.

Qing Mengzhu took a pen and calculated again and again, then said to Ming Chunxi dejectedly, "I'm thinking of selling the fertilizer in the backyard."

Ming Chunxi sat down next to him. "Even if we sell them all, it won't be enough, and we'll be planting a new crop soon. Selling the fertilizer now would be too much of a delay."

Qing Mengzhu: "That's true. Come on, why don't you try your luck in the lottery and see if you can collect some Star Coins?"

The Interstellar Mall always offers a variety of lottery options, including those that give away supplies and those that give away Star Coins.

Qing Mengzhu spent a huge sum of money to have Ming Chunxi participate in a lottery that costs ten Star Coins per draw.

Ming Chunxi has such good luck, might as well take a sip.

Ming Chunxi took the phone. "Don't I need to wash my hands this time?"

"Yes!" Qing Mengzhu then realized that he hadn't washed his hands properly, so she quickly pulled him up and pushed him by the shoulder to the bathroom. "Go wash your hands quickly, wash them three times with hand sanitizer."

Ming Chunxi's face broke into an barely suppressed smile, "Aren't you coming with me?"

Qing Mengzhu: "No, I'm having a bit of bad luck, I'd better not get involved in this. Quickly wash your hands, dry them with a paper towel before you smoke."

Following Qing Mengzhu's instructions for the lottery, Ming Chunxi first washed and dried her hands, then held her phone and reverently opened the lottery draw.

He stared intently at the prize, clicked "start," and the draw quickly stopped, displaying the result. "Three hundred Star Coins."

Qing Mengzhu peeked out and exclaimed, "Amazing! Quick! Do it again!"

Ming Chunxi clicked "Start" again. "Twenty Star Coins."

Qing Mengzhu: "It's alright, at least we didn't lose money. Let's draw a third time. We'll stop here after three draws today."

Ming Chunxi drew a third time as instructed, then showed the result to Qing Mengzhu: "Thank you for your patronage."

Qing Mengzhu: "Not bad, we earned 290 Star Coins. Let's come again next week."

Ming Chunxi smiled and said, "I'll try to draw next week when I'm feeling lucky."

Even with the lottery, Qing Mengzhu still couldn't collect enough Star Coins.

Qing Mengzhu was so focused on collecting Star Coins that she couldn't help but feel restless, looking as if she were worried.

That day, Zhao Hexi broke the melon in her hand in half, gave him one half, and asked in a puzzled tone, "What are you worried about? You always look so gloomy."

Qing Mengzhu took the melon with one hand and touched her cheek with the other. "Is there?"

"Yes!" Zhao Hexi exclaimed, making an exaggerated frown. "Your face looks like this."

Qing Mengzhu: "Go away! Don't you dare to make me look bad. It's not like I don't look in the mirror!"

Zhao Hexi plopped down next to him and laughed, "Really, you seem particularly worried lately. I just don't know what you're worried about, with a beautiful woman by your side and both a son and a daughter?"

Qing Mengzhu was taken aback. "What beautiful women and daughters?"

Zhao Hexi gestured with a melon. "As for God Ming, she's fair-skinned, beautiful, with long legs, worth over a hundred million, and devoted in love. What else could she be but a beauty? Besides, aren't the Dharma Protector and Guard your daughters? And the otter and the red fox your silly sons? Doesn't that make you a perfect family with both a son and a daughter?"

Qing Mengzhu chuckled, "If you look at it from that perspective, then it really is true."

Zhao Hexi took a big bite of cantaloupe. "Right? Every time I see you looking worried, I want to ask you, you're a winner in life, what are you worried about?"

Qing Mengzhu: "It's not about being a winner or loser in life. I just want to do something, but I don't have the means to do it right now, so I always feel like something's on my mind."

Zhao Hexi: "If we can't do it now, we can do it later. Life is long, there's no need to rush."

Qing Mengzhu: "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'm not worried anymore."

They've sold everything they could, so worrying now is pointless.

Qing Mengzhu took a bite of the cantaloupe and found it to be sweet and juicy, much tastier than ordinary cantaloupes. She couldn't help but ask, "Whose cantaloupe is this? It tastes very good!"

Zhao Hexi: "Uncle Wenlei just gave it to me. He said it was grown by so-and-so in the village."

Qing Mengzhu: "Who?"

Zhao Hexi blinked. "I remembered just now, but I forgot as soon as I started eating cantaloupe."

Qing Mengzhu was both amused and exasperated. "I'll ask around, and if we need some seeds, we can plant some too."

With so many things to plant in the fields, Qing Mengzhu was so busy that she forgot all about accumulating Star Coins.

These past few days, after washing up, he would lie in bed and habitually scroll through his phone, only to stumble upon an event on the Interstellar Mall.

Qing Mengzhu hurriedly called Ming Chunxi over to look, "Chunxi, look, it seems there's another event."

Ming Chunxi had just finished showering and came out wearing a bathrobe, her hair still wet. When she came closer, she carried the fresh scent of her bath products.

Qing Mengzhu's mind wandered, her attention constantly drifting towards Ming Chunxi. When she heard Ming Chunxi ask, "What activity?"...

He then realized, "It seems to be a planting competition."

Ming Chunxi: "Let me see."

Qing Mengzhu moved to the side and watched with him.

This event in the Interstellar Mall is a breeding competition where registered users need to breed a flower called "Morning Glory".

Both sellers and buyers can participate. The entire competition lasts only ten days. After ten days, the Interstellar Mall will select the first, second, and third prize winners based on the color, shape, flavor, and quality of the flowers.

The first prize is 10,000 Star Coins, the second prize is 5,000 Star Coins, and the third prize is 2,000 Star Coins.

Qing Mengzhu: "It only costs fifty Star Coins to register, which sounds quite tempting."

Ming Chunxi: "Does the Interstellar Mall have many similar events? Are they fair?"

Qing Mengzhu nodded. "There are quite a few. I even bred a fruit called 'Dragon Rosy Cloud Fruit' before. The Interstellar Mall gave out prizes very quickly, so it should be considered fair."

Ming Chunxi: "The registration fee is only fifty Star Coins. Even if there's a loss, it won't be significant. It's worth a try."

Qing Mengzhu: "That's what I was thinking too. So, shall I sign up?"

Ming Chunxi smiled, "Report!"

Qing Mengzhu quickly clicked on the event and registered directly.

After he paid the fee, the system reviewed his qualifications and approved him in a few dozen seconds, notifying him that the seed had been sent to his personal center and asking him to actively participate in the competition and upload his work within ten days.

If the seed is not uploaded within the time limit, the Interstellar Mall will delete it to prevent participants from intercepting it.

"Wow, so fast!" Qing Mengzhu was a little shocked, then went backstage and retrieved a seed that looked similar to a pine nut. "You got it already?"

Ming Chunxi: "Ten days, starting tomorrow?"

Qing Mengzhu went into the backend and showed it to him. "The countdown started as soon as I extracted the seed."

Ming Chunxi: "That's quite fair."

Qing Mengzhu held up the seeds. "Indeed. I'm thinking about how to plant them—don't you think the seed coat is particularly thick?"

Ming Chunxi: "Do you need a slit made manually?"

Qing Mengzhu: "I don't know. Some seeds need some artificial intervention, but most seeds can germinate naturally. I'll try soaking them in Luring Grass first."

The competition has already begun, Qing Mengzhu didn't waste any time. She immediately put on her pajamas and slippers and went to cut the Luring Grass.

The weather was a bit chilly, so he specially prepared warm water to soak the seeds.

If the planting goes smoothly, they should see the buds when they wake up tomorrow morning.

With anticipation in her heart, Qing Mengzhu placed the small bowl containing the soaking seeds on the windowsill.

After drying their hair, the two quickly fell asleep.

The next morning, the first thing Qing Mengzhu did after getting out of bed was to run to the windowsill to check on the seeds that were soaking.

Ming Chunxi followed behind him, looking at the screen with him. "How is it?"