Chapter 109 Scarcity Makes Things Valuable
Gu Yanxu played a card from his hand, then got up and brought a pear to his grandfather.
Grandpa Gu took the pear, took a bite, and then praised it highly: "This pear is so crisp and sweet, and so juicy. You guys should try it too."
Lin Fan and the others each took a pear and ate it while holding their cards.
Bai Tang was also munching on a pear, while touching a can of food with her other hand.
As the outside temperature rose, Bai Tang knew it was almost noon.
Since there were people at home, Grandpa Gu and Bai Jiyang had a great time.
When Mr. and Mrs. Gu returned at noon, they brought back several snow fruits.
At this moment, Bai Tang was preparing lunch when Gu's mother came to the kitchen and said:
"Daughter-in-law, look at this fruit. Isn't it the snow fruit we ate yesterday?"
Bai Tang looked up and said, "Yes, this is a snow fruit. Mom, where did you buy it?"
Gu's mother said, "When we got off work, your father and I saw that the supermarket at the base was selling something, and there were quite a few people queuing up."
We queued up and bought a few, and they weren't cheap at all.
Bai Tang knew that the various bases had already begun exchanging items.
Gu Yanxu said, "Tangtang has already discussed with someone how much to sell it for today."
Mother Gu said with great enthusiasm, "Oh my, I knew my daughter-in-law was the best."
Do you two need my help on this side?
Bai Tang said, "No need for help. We'll just cut some sausages; everything else is prepared."
Gu Yanxu took a plate of sliced sausages and walked to the restaurant with Bai Tang.
Bai Tang took out a lot of food from her space.
The group of people playing cards in the living room smelled the aroma of food. Grandpa Gu was the first to put down his cards and say:
"Dinner's ready, dinner's ready, time to stop playing."
Lin Fan followed closely behind, arriving at the dining table with Grandpa Gu.
The whole family gathered around the dining table, and Bai Tang even brought out some iced drinks to help everyone cool off.
After dinner, Gu's mother and father rushed off to work, while Lin Fan and Gu's grandfather went to play cards.
Gu Yanxu and Lin Zhou were tidying up the restaurant, while Bai Tang sat in the living room watching them play cards.
Gu Yanxu finished packing his things and came over.
Bai Tang said to him, "Let's go to Qian Duoduo's place again tonight and tell him we'll make the deal at his house tomorrow morning."
Gu Yanxu naturally agreed with Bai Tang's words.
The afternoon passed just like that. As the sun set, Bai Tang said goodbye to the others and then went out again with Gu Yanxu.
The two drove to Qian Duoduo's stall.
He and his sister were both at the stall. When they saw Bai Tang walking over, they quickly came to greet him.
Qian Duoduo spoke up: "Miss Bai, I already know that those fruits are being sold at the base."
Bai Tang interrupted him: "I know, that's why I came to talk to you about this. We plan to make the deal first thing tomorrow morning."
Qian Duoduo said, "No problem, I'll stay home tomorrow morning and wait for you to come."
After talking to Qian Duoduo, Bai Tang and her companion rushed home for dinner.
It was too hot, so Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu were too lazy to go to the kitchen and simply ate the food they had stockpiled.
Bai Tang brought out a nutritionally balanced meal, and Gu's parents also came home from get off work.
After dinner, the temperature outside wasn't as high as it was during the day.
Grandpa Gu wanted to take the canned food out for a walk, but Gu Yanxu was worried about the two of them going out.
So, apart from Mr. and Mrs. Gu who had to go to work, everyone else followed behind Grandpa and went for a walk with him.
The canned food also kept pace with Grandpa Gu's speed, without running around wildly.
Many people stay outside at night because the sun isn't as strong then, making it one of the few times when they can move around freely.
Grandpa Gu took a walk for a while before heading home, so Bai Tang took him home. Only then did they drive back to their temporary dormitory to rest.
Gu Yanxu, Lin Fan, and the other three took turns washing up, while Bai Tang washed up in the space.
After everyone finished washing up, they went back to their own rooms, turned on the fans, and lay down to rest.
Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu were quite tired from running around all day.
Gu Yanxu was still full of energy and even hugged Bai Tang and acted coquettishly.
But Bai Tang fell asleep as soon as she lay down, so Gu Yanxu could only slowly move closer to her and sleep next to her.
When Bai Tang slept at night, she felt like she was pressed against a furnace, and she couldn't push it away.
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The next morning, Bai Tang woke up to find that the stove was her husband's.
She gently pushed him away, turned around, and went into the space to take another shower.
Gu Yanxu woke up to find his wife missing, just as Bai Tang emerged from her spatial dimension.
Gu Yanxu hugged her tightly: "My wife smells so good~"
Bai Tang reached out and touched his hair, saying, "It's time to go home for breakfast."
Gu Yanxu got up, washed up, and called the others to get up as well.
After the group finished packing, they went to the Gu family's house. After breakfast, those who needed to go to work went to work, and those who needed to spend time with the old man spent time with him.
Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu drove out again. On their way to Qian Duoduo's house, Bai Tang put three bags of snow fruit in the trunk of the car.
One bag weighs 100 jin (50 kg), and the total is the agreed-upon 300 jin (150 kg) of snow fruit.
Gu Yanxu drove and soon arrived at Qian Duoduo's house.
The two went downstairs and knocked on the door, and soon someone came in.
Qian Duoduo opened the door and let them drive the car in, then closed the door again.
Bai Tang opened the trunk and said, "There are three bags inside, weighing a total of 300 jin. You can weigh them."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yanxu helped carry the three bags of snow fruit from the car into their house.
Qian Xinxin took out an old-fashioned scale, and Gu Yanxu put the three bags of snow fruit on it in turn.
Qian Xinxin counted on the side and quickly finished recording.
She said, "Brother, you're right, it really is 300 jin (150 kg)."
Qian Duoduo said, "Okay, I'll go get the card reader now to pay you."
Qian Duoduo quickly brought out the card reader and readily paid Bai Tang 15,000 contribution points.
Bai Tang told him, "These snow fruits can last for about a month, so you can hold off on selling them."
Qian Duoduo understood Bai Tang's meaning: things are valued for their rarity.
Qian Duoduo said, "Thank you for the reminder, Ms. Bai. I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future."
Bai Tang thought for a moment and said, "We can cooperate again now. I need some gold. I wonder if you have any connections?"
Qian Duoduo asked, "I wonder how much gold Miss Bai wants? I have some connections."
Bai Tang said, "Let's see how much you can get. I can exchange your gold for snow fruit. As long as it's real gold, I'll take it."
After thinking for a while, Qian Duoduo said, "I can probably get about twenty catties of gold."
A friend of mine has some of these goods; he should be able to collect them all by tomorrow night.
Bai Tang said, "Okay, then I'll wait for your good news. See you tomorrow night."
Qian Duoduo patted his chest and assured him, "You can rest assured that I'll handle things. See you tomorrow night."