Chapter 25: You Are Not In Exile You Are Clearly Traveling!
Chapter 25: Future Plans
"So, as long as we have money?"
Chen Yuan looked at his daughter with some confusion. The problems he mentioned earlier seemed to be of no concern to her.
As long as there is money, everything can be solved?
"Yes!"
Chen Xue nodded. Although her space contained a considerable amount of money, it was considered savings and should only be used as a last resort.
Therefore, she needed to find ways to earn other money.
"In simple terms, I can contact the God of Wealth, and then we can use money to exchange for various things..."
It was not easy to explain the exchange system, so Chen Xue came up with a more understandable explanation.
"Doesn't that cost a lot?"
Chen Yuan asked the key question.
Chen Xue's mouth twitched. Indeed, it was quite expensive.
A few days ago, when she exchanged for fish bait, a bottle cost one or two silver coins, and there were only ten drops in it. Although it worked well and helped her catch over ten kilograms of fish, the items in the space were exchanged in units of liang, with a minimum of one or two liang.
Exchanging for a bottle of insecticide required twenty liang for one jin, which was simply robbery. Considering the value of one or two liang in the past world, it would be several thousand yuan.
In the past world, a bottle of insecticide cost only tens of yuan.
A bottle of insecticide that cost tens of yuan in the past now required several thousand yuan. This was nothing but profiteering.
If it weren't for the effectiveness of the exchanged items, she wouldn't even consider exchanging them.
"Let's collect some things ourselves..."
After some thought, Chen Xue felt that it was best to avoid using the space for exchanges as much as possible. For example, if she wanted to exchange for one jin of realgar, it would cost dozens of liang in the space.
But in reality, dozens of liang could buy dozens of jin of realgar.
"Alright!"
Chen Yuan nodded. "Let's make a list, and when we encounter towns on the road, I'll take the opportunity to buy them!"
Soon, the group discussed and wrote down what they needed.
"Realgar is a must. There are many snakes in the south, and realgar works well..."
"Lime can also repel insects, so let's buy some more. Lime can also be used for disinfection, so it's versatile."
"Right, seeds!" Madam Chen suddenly remembered. "Although the officials will provide us with seeds when we arrive, those seeds probably won't be very good..."
"That's right." Chen Yuan slapped his thigh. "Let's bring some high-quality seeds over. It will increase our survival rate and yield."
"After your reminder, I think we should also store some seeds for other vegetables and fruits..."
Chen Xue raised her hand. They didn't know how long they would stay in the south, and although there were plenty of fruits there, vegetables were essential.
The officials would definitely not provide vegetable seeds, and they wouldn't have anywhere to buy them either. Although there were some in the space, they were not complete.
After brainstorming, they started planning for survival in the south on the second day of exile. It seemed that they had already accepted their exile and were not afraid anymore, even looking forward to arriving in the south sooner.
"We can't let others handle the purchase of these supplies..." Chen Yuan reminded. They needed to buy a large quantity, and more importantly, these supplies had to be stored in Chen Xue's space.
After discussing a few more things, Chen Xue took the opportunity to enter her space. Although she hadn't known her parents for long, she already knew them very well and trusted that they wouldn't harm her.
Moreover, although she was a transmigrator, she was unfamiliar with this world and was exiled. She still had to rely on them.
So, Chen Xue did not hide anything from them.
Watching their daughter disappear into thin air, Chen Xue's parents and Xiao Die were dumbfounded. Although they were mentally prepared, it was still difficult to accept.
A living person had disappeared out of thin air.
After the shock wore off, they quickly covered the curtains and door with their bodies to prevent any light from leaking out and being noticed by people outside.
After entering the space, Chen Xue immediately checked the vegetables she had planted. Vegetables grown in the space grew quickly, completing a growth cycle faster than normal.
Fruits like grapes were already over a meter tall, but it would still take some time for them to bear fruit.
Then, Chen Xue fed the chickens, ducks, and geese, and also collected a few eggs. The hens chased after Chen Xue as she moved around the space.
Seeing the lively chickens, Chen Xue was very satisfied, indicating that they had also adapted.
Then she went to the lake, where she had caught various rare and precious fish from home, as well as some fish caught from the river for consumption.
After wandering around in the space, Chen Xue came out with some eggs.
Chen Xue's father and mother didn't ask much. They took the eggs, washed them clean, and put them in a pot to make tea eggs for Chen Xue.
Fortunately, it was raining outside, and the other prisoners were sheltering in the distant woods, so they couldn't smell the aroma of the tea eggs.
As they listened to the sound of the rain outside, sipped tea, and ate tea eggs, they felt very relaxed and comfortable.
"Damn, do they even know they're being exiled?"
Not far away, under a tree, Zhang Yiquan had been keeping an eye on the Chen family. Although the sound of the rain masked it, he could still hear the laughter and chatter coming from the Chen family's carriage.
Clearly, they were being exiled, but the Chen family seemed to be enjoying a vacation.
This made Zhang Yiquan's expression extremely ugly. Why were they so carefree and happy while everyone else was being exiled? Why was he in such a miserable state...
"We won't get it, and they won't either..." Zhang Yiquan's wife turned to look at him. She still remembered the humiliation they suffered at the hands of the Chen family.
Zhang Yiquan felt the same. Yesterday, the fish he had worked so hard to catch had been given to the Chen family by Zhao Guang.
They could only smell the scent of the fish from the Chen family's carriage while gnawing on their own stale steamed buns.
The worst part was that his son kept clamoring for fish, which made Zhang Yiquan even angrier. He ended up giving his son a beating.
After the beating, he felt refreshed, but now that he heard the laughter from the Chen family, his anger flared up again.
"Don't worry, they won't be happy for long." Zhang Yiquan gritted his teeth. He was determined to get the Chen family's carriage. Even if he couldn't, the Chen family wouldn't have it either.
Boom!
As the thunder grew fainter, the rain also lessened.
"Hurry up and get up, let's continue on the road!"
Even though it was still raining, the bailiffs put on their raincoats and hats, wielding their whips to urge the prisoners to continue on the road.
Although the prisoners were dissatisfied, they had to comply in the face of the whips.
Slap, slap, slap!
The road was muddy, and even though they tried to avoid it, they still ended up covered in mud. In the past, they had always traveled by carriage and had never experienced such hardship.
Just the thought of another year on the road filled them with despair.
"Lord Chen, we're on the road again!"
Zhao Guang seized the opportunity to run over and show his courtesy, hoping to impress Chen Xue's father and persuade them to give him the antidote.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and continue on the road."
After speaking to Chen Yuan, Zhao Guang immediately turned to the others, his demeanor changing instantly as he waved his whip fiercely, looking fierce and menacing.
