Chen Xiao Mi was very curious about the shop Lu Lin mentioned, but he didn’t know what question he should ask, and it suddenly occurred to him that Chen Xiao Mai had asked him a question ……
“Mai mentioned something about sugar water, what is it?”
Lu Lin nodded and took out a bottle of chocolate milk, Chen Xiao Mi took a sip and was amazed by the taste.
‘This is so good! So sweet and milky! Why is the color black?’ Chen Xiao Mi thought.
Chen Xiao Mi finished half the bottle in a few seconds and continued to smack his lips happily.
“You can return it to me if you cannot finish it now.”
Chen Xiao Mi held the bottle like a mother hen protecting baby chicks.
Lu Lin laughed and said: “Don’t worry, I will keep it just for you. We have to be careful, no one can see this bottle.”
Chen Xiao Mi nodded and handed the bottle to Lu Lin.
“Can we store other items in your shop?” Chen Xiao Mi asked.
“Right.”
Chen Xiao Mi gasped: “So I don’t need to carry the boar in my basket last time we went to town, we can just put it in your shop and walk into town empty-handed?”
“Technically yes.” Lu Lin nodded: “But others might see, that’s why I didn’t mention it.”
Chen Xiao Mi agreed, it was a bit risky.
“Don’t worry, I won’t mention a word to others as long as you don’t engage in dishonest practices with your shop.” Chen Xiao Mi assured Lu Lin.
Lu Lin nodded with a big smile.
“There will be a fair in the village in a few days, is there anything in your shop that we can exchange for money?”
Lu Lin thought for a moment and said: “The items in my shop are too different, I don’t think it’s a good idea to sell them in public. Besides, there is enough food in the store, we don’t have to worry about anything all winter.”
Chen Xiao Mi was very happy to hear that, ‘enough food for the whole winter’, that was amazing!
Chen Xiao Mi and Lu Lin decided to hide this from Chen Xiao Mai and Chen Xiao Cai as they were both too young.
Lu Lin was surprised to see Chen Xiao Mi’s reaction, Chen Xiao Mi didn’t look shocked or worried, he looked rather interested.
Chen Xiao Mi thought about the glass marbles Lu Lin gave him, it was really too new. So he asked Lu Lin if there was anything that wasn’t too flashy.
“What about alcohol?”
“You have alcohol in your shop?” Chen Xiao Mi asked curiously.
Lu Lin nodded: “Of course.”
Alcohol was easy to store, it never expired, and people loved alcohol!
Lu Lin had stored liquor, wine, and all kinds of beer in his shop. Especially beer, there are more than a hundred boxes of beer in the store. But the packaging would definitely arouse suspicion.
“Can I see it?” Chen Xiao Mi was getting curious.
Alcohol was still a luxury in that time and space, people did not have enough food to eat, let alone use grains to brew wine or beer.
Lu Lin took out beer for Chen Xiao Mi.
Chen Xiao Mi took a sip happily.
“Do you like it?”
Chen Xiao Mi smacked his lips and said: “It’s good.”
Chen Xiao Mi had never drunk beer before, he had only ever drunk rice wine as it’s easy to make.
“We can use the money to buy a donkey.” Lu Lin muttered.
“A donkey? What do you want a donkey for?”
“We can ride the donkey or use the donkey to carry goods into town.”
“What a waste of money, we can always walk.” Chen Xiao Mi looked unhappy.
Lu Lin shook his head: “It’s easier if we have a donkey, what if the boar is too heavy? Plus we can bring Mai and Cai to the city to enrich their experience.”
Chen Xiao Mi rolled his eyes: ‘This Lu Lin, he’s already starting to daydream. But he has a point, we can use the donkey for a lot of things. Hmm, wait, wait, how are we going to feed the donkey? We don’t have any farms or fields right now…’
Chen Xiao Mi was very torn. He did not want to get any attention from the villagers, he couldn’t even imagine how people would talk about him if he really bought a donkey. But on second thought, he had not done anything wrong, he should not feel guilty about anything.
And he couldn’t help but remember how the villagers laughed at him behind his back because he couldn’t borrow the village chief’s ox cart. There was one time when he was caught in the pouring rain on his way to town, the other villagers just watched as they rode past him in the ox cart.
Chen Xiao Mi knew how the villagers were talking about him behind his back, all of them saying Chen Xiao Mi would get his karma soon.
“Are you a rich kid in your time and space?” Chen Xiao Mi asked Lu Lin.
Lu Lin was stunned for a moment, he wasn’t rich in modern society at all, he worked hard to make a living. But on the other hand, he did have a much better life than any rich kid or young master in this time and space.
“Somewhat.” Lu Lin nodded doubtfully.
“Really? No rich kid can cook.” Chen Xiao Mi couldn’t believe it.
Lu Lin laughed: “Cooking is like my hobby.”
Chen Xiao Mi pursed his lips and pointed at the beer cans: “You’re right, the packaging will bring us trouble. Is this can made of aluminum?”
“That’s right.”
“What a pity! Using such a beautiful can to store alcohol!” Chen Xiao Mi frowned.
Lu Lin just nodded and echoed Chen Xiao Mi, he did not have the heart to tell Chen Xiao Mi that aluminum cans were worthless in modern society.
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