kingnovel Chapter 124 Civet Fruit
Chapter 124 Civet Fruit
Lin Jiaojiao quickly took out the sword, and Fu Qi also took the machete in his hand.
Until the child with the backpack came out of the woods and saw that they were still ecstatic, he shouted a few words to the back, then turned back and stared curiously at the rich food on their table.
It smells so good. Why does she recognize all the seafood on the table? Why do they smell so good when they are cooked?
Lin Jiaojiao saw that it was the child from before who put down the sword, but she still did not dare to let her guard down.
At this time, other people also came out of the woods. Except for the middle-aged woman in the lead who was wearing cloth, the two middle-aged women behind her were wearing straw-woven clothes and holding spears in their hands.
"Excuse me, I'm the village chief here. I heard from Ana and the others that there are foreign businessmen here, so I came to take a look. Are they from Chaoqi Country?"
Although the village chief had some doubts about the two people's attire, she recognized the woman's skin color and the long sword in her hand, and the man behind her, although his attire was different from the Chaoqi man she had seen before, the veil on his head was familiar to her.
Lin Jiaojiao was delighted. "Yes, we encountered wind and waves and drifted here. I want to ask where this is? Is there a sea port nearby for returning to Chaoqi?"
"This is Jinzhou. We are in Jinwan, where there is a port."
Jinwan Port? They were blown back! But just as she was happy, she remembered that the Yuanfan did not stop here on its return journey, and she felt a little disappointed.
"But we are right next to Jinwan. It will take a day to get there by boat."
"Could you please have your people take us to the port? I'll pay you."
Seeing the opportunity, the village chief said directly, "It happens that at sunset tomorrow, our village's fishing boats will take the goods to Jinwan Port to sell. We can take you with us. As for the reward, we need a stable cargo supplier. There are too few sea vessels coming to our place. Our oil and fish have been moldy and have not been sold. Of course, you can refuse and it doesn't matter. We will take you to the port."
Lin Jiaojiao knew what was going on as soon as she heard it. Wasn't this a typical phenomenon of unsalable agricultural products? But she didn't have a shipping company or her own ship, so it was impossible for her to run this route, right?
She also wanted to have a good rest this time and didn't dare to run around.
"I understand what you mean, but I'm just a small businessman. I don't have a ship to transport these items."
"You think about it, we won't disturb you while you eat. There will be a boat coming at sunset tomorrow, just follow them then. We'll be leaving first."
"Okay, thank you so much."
The child with the backpack followed them away, looking back at the food on their table every step.
She couldn't bear to watch it any longer. "Wait a minute."
The village chief and his companions stopped and were delighted, thinking that the woman had changed her mind. Turning around, they saw her picking up two sea urchins and waving at Ana.
Ana was very happy and looked up at the village chief and begged for her approval. She nodded helplessly. Ana ran over and caught the two sea urchins. She saw that there were steamed eggs inside. No wonder they smelled so good.
The village chief helped Ana translate, "She said thank you, she will come again tomorrow morning and bring you civet fruit. This fruit smells bad but the flesh inside is delicious."
She blinked. Could it be durian?
"Does it have spikes on the outside and is the flesh golden, soft, sweet, and sticky?"
"Yes, that's it."
She said excitedly, "I want it! How many do you have?"
The village chief was also a little surprised. They had taken this thing out to sell before, but the foreign businessmen thought it was smelly and kept asking them to take it away. Some of them tried it and spit it out directly, saying that they couldn't get used to it.
"Do you want it? We have a lot of fruit here, and almost every family grows it."
"Can I have a basket first? How much?"
"This thing is not worth much. I didn't expect that there are foreign businessmen who like to eat it. It's also a coincidence that I'm giving it to you for free."
Here, every household grows it, but even if they take it out to sell, they can only get a few cents. They want to sell it to foreign merchants at a higher price, but they are not used to it and won't buy it. The fruit can only be kept for about ten days at most after being picked, and it has a strong smell, so no one is willing to take it out to sell.
Instead, Lin Jiaojiao felt embarrassed because the free stuff was too hot to handle.
"How can this be so embarrassing..."
Before she finished speaking, the child next to her started talking again.
The village chief had no choice but to continue translating, "Ana's family has so many trees that they can't eat all of them, so you're welcome. She also said that the porridge this afternoon was delicious, and she and her sister liked it very much and wanted to thank you."
Food is too expensive for them, so they only go to the market to buy some rice to cook porridge during festivals or important days.
"Okay, Village Chief, please tell Ana for me. I'll cook some porridge for them when they come tomorrow morning."
After the village chief told Ana, Ana looked up at her happily. Finally, the village chief saw that it was getting dark, so he hurriedly called Ana back.
Lin Jiaojiao waved at them and did not look away until their figures disappeared in the forest.
Fu Qi also continued to sit down and scooped the steamed egg with a spoon. Fortunately, it was still a little warm.
She also sat down and took a piece of garlic mussels to eat. If she didn't eat now, the food would get cold.
"Fu Qiu, that fruit is delicious. I don't know if you are used to eating it."
She couldn't contain her excitement at the thought of eating durian tomorrow. This was her favorite thing in the past. Others would get a sore throat and couldn't eat after eating one, but she could finish two in one go.
Although he had never eaten it, seeing how excited she was, he would definitely be able to get used to it!
"Sister Jiaojiao, you said it was delicious, so it must taste good."
Both of them were looking forward to the arrival of tomorrow. After finishing their meal and packing up, they washed up early and went back to the fishing house to lie down and rest.
She was half lying on her back with her pillow leaning down, looking at the 3D map. It was already dark in Linjia Village, but the lights were still on in the old house, indicating that she had not gone to bed yet.
As for the new house, she saw that it had been built a few days ago and the furniture had been moved in, but she didn't know when they would move in.
But after observing for the past few days, she felt that they should move together when she returned. She felt warm in her heart and wanted to go home very much.
Fu Qi was sitting and applying skin care products. He couldn't let go of the mirror that Lin Jiaojiao took out. It reflected very clearly, unlike the bronze mirror at home which was yellowish and blurry.
"Sister Jiaojiao, can I use this baby cream for childbirth? It's very moisturizing when applied. If I sell it, it will definitely be very popular."
Only then did she look at the person who had been admiring herself in the mirror. She had exchanged this baby cream for sunscreen when her face was dry and cracked by the sea breeze at sea. But later she felt it was too troublesome and was too lazy to apply it, so she just gave it all away.
Sure enough, she became less and less delicate. After her face healed, it was Fu Qi who applied the baby cream on her.
What's going on, Lin Jiaojiao? You're almost becoming a lazy woman.