Chapter 239: Just a Few Plots of Land

Zhou Zhuxing gave an indifferent nod; when she saw the ancient fortress standing not far off, the expression she had been barely holding together completely collapsed.

This...

What is this?

Aren't they supposed to be surviving on the highway? Has Number One already secretly moved into a several-story-high villa? Or is it a Gothic-style castle?!

Is this really reasonable?

Yu Bing beside her even pointed directly at that castle, her voice trembling as she asked: "Big... big boss, are we supposed to live inside that?"

Cheng Shuili hadn't spoken yet; the advisor standing opposite the group, for some reason, suddenly corrected: "Call her Lao Da."

Cheng Shuili: "......"

There were too many flaws; she almost didn't know where to start complaining.

Cheng Shuili gave a light cough to draw everyone's attention, then pointed to the luggage piled nearby and said: "Those are your bags; I've already brought them inside. You can tidy them up yourselves, then pick a room you like to stay in."

Zhou Zhuxing and Yu Bing exchanged a glance, both seeing shock and delight in each other's eyes.

Yu Bing couldn't help muttering softly: "This is too luxurious... can we really stay here?"

Luxurious, huh...

Cheng Shuili thought of those rooms covered in a layer of dust, and the beds that were impossible to sleep on.

Cough.

Lao Da won't feel guilty, right.

Cheng Shuili smiled: "Of course, you are now my territory's servants; this place is your home. However,"

She paused, her tone turning serious: "As servants, you also need to fulfill your corresponding duties."

Zhou Zhuxing immediately nodded: "We understand; if there's anything we need to do, please just tell us."

Yu Bing was obviously a beat slow, but she also earnestly followed Zhou Zhuxing's motion and lowered her head.

Cheng Shuili nodded satisfactorily: "First settle in, then continue cultivating the seeds; you don't need to worry about meals..."

Saying this, Cheng Shuili suddenly paused, her voice dropping involuntarily, then said: "I'll bring you lunch."

"Okay!"

Yu Bing immediately shouted loudly, obviously very happy.

Although Zhou Zhuxing sensed something odd, she was now on someone else's turf and could only follow their arrangements.

Cheng Shuili nodded, looking at the advisor: "You take them."

The advisor immediately stepped forward, smiling at the two: "Please follow me; I'll first show you around the territory, then you can pick a room!"

Yu Bing excitedly followed behind the advisor, unable to resist turning back to Cheng Shuili: "Lao Da, thank you! We'll definitely work hard!"

Hmm...

We really need to work hard.

With 3,500 mu of land, it can basically be said that it's all up to these two people.

That side settled, she directly returned to the vehicle.

On this side, Zhou Zhuxing and Yu Bing followed behind the advisor; after roughly understanding the situation, Yu Bing suddenly asked: "How much land is there in total here? Lao Da hired us to be advisors, saying she had reclaimed a few plots and needs our help."

"So, how many mu in total?"

Zhou Zhuxing followed up with a question.

Although the advisor didn't quite understand modern people, she knew the difference between a few plots and 3,500 hectares; realizing these two had been badly deceived, she smiled and calculated in her mind how many mu in total.

"Um... calculating, the entire manor..."

"Manor?"

Zhou Zhuxing had already sensed something was off.

"I'm actually living in a manor? How great!"

Yu Bing's focus was still on such trivial matters, completely unaware of the terrifying number they were about to face.

"In total, it's about 3,500 hectares of land, which converts to 52,500 mu, you know."

The advisor laughed, but her words struck the other two like a bolt from the blue.

"How many?"

"What?"

"Wasn't it just a few plots?"

"The 'few plots' Lao Da mentioned? That's over 20,000 mu?"

Unaware of the two's collapse, Cheng Shuili had just finished instructing Qi Wan Yi to prepare meals for two more people.

Upon receiving the message, Qi Wan Yi sighed; lately there have been quite a few new people, and she doesn't even know what else she could make.

After Cheng Shuili heard the full story, she couldn't help replying: "Just make anything; randomly stir-fry two vegetables together, and those few will be able to blow you up to the sky."

Cheng Shuili's words were absolutely not meant to exaggerate.

Qi Wan Yi seemed comforted and didn't say anything more.

Cheng Shuili glanced at the light drizzle outside; to others it's a deadly poison, but to her it's no different from ordinary rain.

She sighed, then used the La Ji Zhan transfer card.

Today, she will definitely pass by La Ji Zhan.

She still hasn't figured out whether servants have a sense of taste, but they all share one trait: they can feel full just by drinking water.

The bakery that had been closed for several days also reopened smoothly today.

Cheng Shuili was very happy, because Bao Chi not only had no complaints, but also felt especially guilty about the few days of closure, and attached an apology letter to her.

After reading the letter, Cheng Shuili felt a bit guilty herself.

A 1% profit seems indeed rather low; maybe we should just recruit him into the territory as well.

In this way, one person and one beast wouldn't count as cooperation; then, of course, there would be no profit‑sharing disputes!

Cheng Shuili couldn't help sighing: "I'm still too clever."

Today's bread sells well too, but Cheng Shuili feels helpless—selling a loaf, who did she provoke now?

"You don't sell during a famine, but as soon as it's over you start selling! Wu Ya, you'd rather we ordinary people died more, wouldn't you?"

"Number One is Number One—he doesn't have our lives in his eyes at all. To him, whether we live or die makes no difference; he only sends messages in the area channel when he's making money."

"Holy shit, that's really over the top—pretending to be dead for three days during the famine, and now that the rain's stopped you pop up? Wu Ya, you're not making enough from your coffin, are you? Let's all boycott Wu Ya—don't buy his stuff!"

"But... but the bread is really delicious—do I get scolded even when I spend my own money to buy food?"

"What's there to be angry about? Wu Ya isn't an idiot—if he has money, of course he'll try to make more. Nobody knows where he gets his bread, yet they just open their mouths and accuse him of doing it on purpose; that's too unfair."

"Don't you have any brains? Look how many times we've argued over this. Actually, no matter what Wu Ya does, you'll never be satisfied, because you're not really dissatisfied—you're just jealous, you're just envious."

Yeah.

Isn't it just jealousy?

They're jealous of her having bread, jealous of her earning Game Coin, jealous of her living comfortably, so they flood the area channel with insults.