pjbooks Chapter 71: Harvest Points Exceed 10,000, Shop Opens
Chapter 71: Harvest Points Exceed 10,000, Shop Opens
"Not enough money? My government's treasury doesn't even have 20,000 yuan?"
Li Jianguo looked at his older sister with such a suspicious gaze that it almost brought her to tears.
"Director, it's really not possible. Who would have thought that someone could hunt nearly 20,000 yuan worth of game in just a few days? The money that came in this time is simply not enough."
Li Jianguo then remembered that the hunter team was established with special funding. Perhaps, he really hadn't expected anyone to be able to hunt so many wild boars, and that there wasn't enough money.
"How much is left now?"
"Twelve thousand."
"Then you can take 12,000 first," Li Jianguo turned to Lin Chuan and explained, somewhat embarrassed.
"Xiao Chuan, you can only receive 12,000 yuan for now. I'll go through the approval process this afternoon, and the money will definitely be approved by tomorrow at the latest. You'll get every penny of it."
"I definitely believe what Brother Li says. There's no rush. I'll come back to pick it up in a few days."
With Liu Jianshe and Li Jianguo around, Lin Chuan wasn't worried about his money being embezzled.
He planned to go back and rest for a few days before coming back to collect the money. He had been through a lot these past few days, and it had been quite tiring, mainly mentally.
Lin Chuan received 12,100 yuan. 100 yuan was a subsidy for the group of them. It was 5 yuan a day, 100 yuan for five days. The amount included the day they set off and today.
As they were leaving with the money, Lin Chuan suddenly asked Li Jianguo:
"Brother Li, is the supply and marketing cooperative going to close down?"
"How did you know? Did Lao Liu tell you?"
"It wasn't my brother-in-law who said it, I just guessed it myself, but the supply and marketing cooperatives in our area have stopped restocking."
Li Jianguo glanced at Lin Chuan with some surprise, then pulled him closer:
"You're quite something, kid. You even guessed that. The higher-ups are indeed planning to shut down the supply and marketing cooperatives in the rural areas of the county."
"This thing isn't making any money right now, it's a complete loss. What, you have an idea?"
"Um, a little," Lin Chuan smiled shyly.
"Brother Li, what do you think about me taking over the supply and marketing cooperative? I could collect agricultural products and sell them in the county town. Is there any potential in this business?"
"Sure, you've got ideas. This stuff definitely has potential. When we get to the county, I'll help you find a place to sell it."
Lin Chuan was waiting for him to say that: buying things is not difficult, but selling things is. Although he could also ask Liu Jianshe, Director Li Jianguo was more "professionally qualified" for this matter.
With Li Jianguo's words, Lin Chuan felt much more at ease. He had long had the idea of taking over the supply and marketing cooperative, since there were plenty of things on their mountain.
Chestnuts and persimmons are just the basics; there are also honeysuckle, bamboo shoots, morel mushrooms, gastrodia elata, poria cocos, lingzhi mushrooms, silkworm cocoons…
It had only been a few years since the land was distributed to individual households, and there was no one specifically assigned to collect it yet.
After the supply and marketing cooperatives were abolished this year, some daring individuals started collecting these items, and they all made a fortune.
If Lin Chuan were to take over the supply and marketing cooperative and utilize this "old place for receiving goods," he would likely have a greater advantage than others.
After exchanging pleasantries with Li Jianguo for a while, Lin Chuan took his leave.
After leaving the government office, he led a few people to a secluded place to divide the money.
Lin Chuan counted out two thousand for each person. Wang Long looked conflicted. If he accepted it, he would feel bad. If he didn't accept it, he would remember what Lin Chuan had said that day.
In the end, he accepted 500 yuan, as did Wang Liang. Lin Chuan then gave each of them another 500 yuan, making it 1,000 yuan for each of them.
I gave Lin Feng two hundred. He's just a kid; he shouldn't carry too much money with him.
Don't be fooled by the fact that Wang Long and Wang Liang have a thousand; they have to hand it over when they go back, and they'll be lucky to keep fifty.
Lin Feng's secret stash contains several hundred dollars, all of which was given to him by Lin Chuan behind his mother's back, and it belongs entirely to him.
Lin Feng is now a bona fide millionaire, with more cash than some families.
"Let's go shopping."
Once he got the money, Wang Long stopped worrying and started shaking with excitement, shouting as he headed to the department store.
Once outside the store, Lin Chuan volunteered to stay and watch the bags; they had two or three sacks of luggage, which they definitely couldn't bring inside.
Lin Chuan had already bought everything he needed last time, so going in now would just be for browsing, which held no appeal for him.
After waiting for half an hour, the three of them came out. Lin Chuan didn't ask them what they had bought, and led them to the roadside to wait for the bus.
There weren't many people on the bus, so they chose seats in the very back row, where it was safe, and they had quite a bit of money on them.
As soon as he sat down, Lin Chuan closed his eyes.
"Brother, are you sleepy?"
"Okay, I'm going to take a nap. Keep an eye on things while I do."
"Um."
Lin Chuan said he was going to take a nap, but he didn't actually sleep; he wanted to check on the system.
The five wild boars caught this morning weighed 1,200 jin. The previous harvest points were over 9,000, and now it has exceeded 10,000. Lin Chuan wanted to see if there were any changes in the system when it reached 10,000.
Previously, when Wang Long and Wang Liang were collecting fish, the system notification sound was disturbing their sleep, so Lin Chuan turned it off. Now, if he wants to see the system, he has to actively click in to look at it.
As soon as he entered, Lin Chuan saw many unread messages.
Harvest Point: 9246→10458
[Harvest Points Exceed 10,000, Shop Now Open]
[Shop: Please enter what you want to buy]
With his points exceeding 10,000, the system launched a new shop, which Lin Chuan hadn't expected. He thought the lottery function would be upgraded.
Surprisingly, the lottery function remained unchanged, but a virtual house-shaped icon appeared next to it.
Lin Chuan tried clicking it, and an input box appeared. He typed "Pig King's Sense of Smell".
Pig King's Sense of Smell Skill Card: 1200 Harvest Points per card.
Pig King's Sense of Smell: 120000 Harvest Points, Permanent Use.
"Damn it, this feels like they're trying to scam me out of my reward points."
The Pig King's Sense of Smell skill card costs 1200, which is 200 points more expensive than the lottery. The permanent one is a hundred times more expensive, costing 120,000.
Lin Chuan did want to buy it; it was quite useful. But after looking at the points required, he gave up on this inappropriate idea.
Lin Chuan inputted attribute points again. He was even more eager for these than the Pig King, because good health is what truly matters.
Although his physique has now reached the peak of human strength, making him terrifyingly powerful, who wouldn't want to be even stronger?
Attribute points: 50000 per point. Note: You have already reached the peak of human physique, so the attribute points for subsequent physique breakthroughs will be ten times higher.
Lin Chuan slowly uttered a single word:
"grass."
"Brother, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing, just a dream."
We drove in silence until nearly five o'clock when we reached Qiaotouwan.
After the items were divided, everyone went home. Having not returned for several days, they all seemed eager to go home.
When Lin Feng is at home, he talks a little more; when he's outside in the yard, he shouts:
"Xiaoxue, come and see who's back."
"Second brother, elder brother, why are you back?"
Lin Xue quickly ran out of the house, holding a small gray puppy in her arms. When the puppy saw Lin Chuan and the others, it shrank into Lin Xue's arms.
"Oh, don't be afraid, Gray. These are your older brothers, they'll definitely treat you well."
"Xiaoxue, where did this dog come from?"
"Mom brought these back, along with a dog and a cat. I'll take you to see them."
(Back to work, back to work. Self-hypnosis: I love my job, the company is my home, I love my home.)