[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-exile-with-storage-space-family-fortunes-in-the-":3,"chapter-exile-with-storage-space-family-fortunes-in-the--exile-with-storage-space-family-fortunes-in-the--chapter-446":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1211086,1576,"Chapter 446 - 427: Gaining Mr. Song’s Approval (1)","exile-with-storage-space-family-fortunes-in-the--chapter-446",446,"\u003Cp>The next day, Chen the Third indeed arrived at the Song Family early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he parked his mule cart at the steps in front of the Song Family’s main gate, Tian Sanbao, who was there to be punished, came along, dejectedly carrying a wooden signboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing him, Tian Sanbao felt his scalp tingle, \"You, you, you... Chen the Third, why are you here again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen the Third pulled a large piece of dried soy sauce meat from his mule cart, threw it over his shoulder, and sneered, \"What, I come to Song Family and I have to check in with you? Who do you think you are?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Sanbao was so intimidated by his fierce glare that he shrank his neck, \"No, just asking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen the Third glanced at him and deliberately said, \"Mr. Song invited me for a meal, I can’t just eat for free, right? So I brought a piece of meat. Mr. Song didn’t invite you for a meal, did he? Tian Sanbao?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Sanbao sighed, how could Mr. Song possibly invite him for a meal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was just a little joke with Song Jinxiu, yet Mr. Song looked at him as if he were a sworn enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Sanbao’s despondent expression made Chen the Third even more smug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hummed a tune as he carried the meat towards the back yard of the Song Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few school children, backpacks slung over their shoulders, ran past him, heading over to tease Tian Sanbao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Sanbao, like trying to shoo away annoying sparrows, picked up a stick to chase the children away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oldest child led a face at him, then ran off laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the back yard gate of Song Jinxiu’s home, Chen the Third saw the gate open, and there was Song Jinxiu standing by the chicken coop, feeding the chickens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Song Family kept only five chickens, one rooster and four hens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She retrieved three eggs from the coop, then heard heavy footsteps at the gate, looked up, and saw Chen the Third approaching, with a piece of dried meat wrapped in old cloth over his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Jinxiu, this is from my mother, she told me to bring it over because I had a meal at your place yesterday. She said I can’t just eat for free, so she asked me to bring something as a thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jinxiu was surprised, such a large piece of meat, it must weigh at least ten pounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was dried meat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buying this at the market wouldn’t be cheap, dried meat goes for about seventy to eighty coins a pound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was just a simple vegetarian meal, you didn’t have to go to such trouble.\" Song Jinxiu felt a little embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dinner she offered Chen the Third yesterday consisted of only three vegetarian dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bowl of stir-fried cabbage shreds, a bowl of egg custard, and a bowl of clear stewed carrots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of it together cost roughly ten coins at most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jinxiu repeatedly waved her hands, insisting she couldn’t accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen the Third wouldn’t take no for an answer and directly carried it into the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said as he went, \"This must be hung up, otherwise it’ll get moldy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he looked around the room, and finally noticed a hemp rope draped over the wooden ladder in the corner. He used the rope to tie the meat and hung it on the beam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of something, he asked Song Jinxiu, \"Does your kitchen have a rat problem?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jinxiu looked at the empty kitchen and replied with a bitter smile, \"There are no rats because there’s nothing for them to eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any grain she had was stored in the vat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vat lid and the vat were made of tile, which the rats couldn’t gnaw through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for some vegetables, she picked and ate them fresh every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the small amount of oil and salt she had were stored in little jars, making it impossible for rats to steal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen the Third looked at the large piece of dried soy sauce meat on the roof, furrowing his brows, \"But now there’s meat in here... \"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jinxiu already didn’t want to accept his things and quickly said, \"Exactly, leaving it here will attract rats to gnaw on it, you should just take it back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen the Third scratched his chin, \"I’ll come back in the afternoon and bring a cat, we keep several cats at home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jinxiu, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jinxiu, Jinxiu?\" Mr. Song was calling from the main room, \"Has the medicine been decocted yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not yet, it’ll take a while longer.\" Song Jinxiu replied from the kitchen doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Song walked into the back yard, \"Who were you talking to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jinxiu, with a slightly embarrassed expression, said, \"Chen Sanlang came, he brought a large piece of dried meat, said it was to thank us for last night’s dinner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pointed towards the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen the Third came over with a silly grin, \"Grandpa Song, it was my mother who asked me to bring it, she said we can’t just eat people’s food for free.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Song gave him a glance and walked into the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, there was a thick hemp rope hanging from the beam, with a large piece of dried soy sauce meat tied to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This piece of meat was heavy, at least ten pounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is too much, you’d better take it back.\" Mr. Song was reluctant to accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen the Third waved his hand, \"I’m running errands in Qingshui River Village today, it’s a long way back home for lunch. Grandpa Song, could I trouble you to let me join you for a meal here?\" He pointed at the meat, \"Cook this for lunch? Stew it with some carrots, it’ll be soft, fragrant, and perfect with rice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",986,"2026-06-03T14:18:47.884Z",1,"novelbin.me","b95032ac99d6db4c7dc86253d387dbfbb31b35155e295488e8c25ecf560a0168","exile-with-storage-space-family-fortunes-in-the--chapter-447","exile-with-storage-space-family-fortunes-in-the--chapter-445",912,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fexile-with-storage-space-family-fortunes-in-the--cover.jpg"]