Chapter 47: Trading for Snakes

Yan Yu’s eyes widened in shock, unable to speak for a long moment.

So high-end?!

Platform Daddy, you’re amazing!

“Miss, what do you have in your official store shelves?” Yan Yu dumbly asked.

The beauty on the other side chuckled. “Everyone who connects with me asks the same thing, hehe…

There are talisman papers, both blank and ones drawn with unknown effects, brushes, cinnabar, and water…”

“You can draw talismans?”

“I can do some simple ones. Dealing with snakes is no problem.”

“So you usually eat snakes?”

The beauty spread her hands. “What else can I do? I don’t dare wander around, and besides snakes, no other small animals come my way. I have no choice but to eat them.”

“Are there venomous snakes?” Yan Yu felt uneasy and asked cautiously.

“Of course, but don’t worry. The ones I picked for trade are all non-venomous snakes that I’ve eaten before.”

Wait, does that mean she’s eaten venomous ones too?!

Yan Yu introduced the items on her store shelf, focusing on rice, flour, and seasonings.

As expected, the young lady was very interested.

“What should I do? I want to trade for everything.” She hesitated. “But I have very few small snakes here. The big ones might be inconvenient for you.”

Big ones? No, no, no! You should keep those for yourself!

“This is my first time connecting with an ordinary person’s world, so I’m not sure if my snakes are overvalued and hard to trade.” She sighed. “Let’s give it a try. I want ten pounds of rice, ten pounds of flour, salt, and cumin.”

Yan Yu, feeling intimidated, nodded repeatedly, switched screens to buy the corresponding items, and then switched back.

However, when they clicked to confirm the trade, there was indeed a problem.

Yan Yu: …

Platform Daddy is really determined to make sure I don’t take advantage today, huh?

She didn’t think the problem was on the young lady’s end because she had realized something crucial—this was the cultivation world! How could the snakes there be ordinary?

Of course, they weren’t!

So, she must have offered too little in return.

After discussing with the young lady, Yan Yu added chili powder, chicken essence, Sichuan pepper powder, soy sauce, vinegar… a pot, a bowl, and even four eggs…

Only then did the trade go through.

The moment the items disappeared, Yan Yu let out a big sigh of relief.

She had to budget carefully to get by, but fortunately, the young lady didn’t mind, just smiled patiently as she added more and more items.

“If you ever come across realgar, save some for me. I want to see if it has any effect on these snakes,” the young lady said with a smile.

Yan Yu backed away while nodding.

She wanted to stay far, far away from that giant snake.

So this is what she meant by ‘small ones’???

The young lady on the other side couldn’t stop laughing.

“I left the snake’s head behind to avoid scaring you. Don’t worry, eating this snake meat is beneficial for ordinary people.”

Yan Yu felt she needed to clarify something very important!

“Sis, do you mean it cleanses the marrow and refines the tendons? Will I sweat out toxins or just get my intestines cleaned?”

“Hahahaha…” The beauty nearly laughed herself breathless.

“Don’t worry, neither. For an ordinary person, it just strengthens the body and makes you feel more relaxed.”

“Oh…” Yan Yu was a little disappointed. “I thought it would make me stronger.”

“I don’t know how long I’ll be stuck here. If I ever get out, it would be faster to connect with other worlds. Some worlds have evolutionary potions that can enhance strength—it’s actually quite easy.”

“Thank you, Sis. I’ve never heard of this before!” Yan Yu’s eyes sparkled, as if she had just discovered a whole new world.

“You’re welcome. Well, little sister, time’s almost up. Goodbye!” The beauty waved at her.

Yan Yu also raised her little hand and waved vigorously.

“Goodbye, Sis!”

The screen switched back. Yan Yu looked at her pitifully low balance and then at the ten pounds of rice and ten pounds of flour still on the shelf.

“Mom, should we trade for the rice and flour? Last time, the shelves were emptied, and this time they’ve doubled the stock.”

Li Xuemei gritted her teeth. “Buy it.”

They weren’t sure if their guess was right, but it was worth a try.

After buying the rice and flour, they still had some time left.

The three of them looked at each other—what else could they sell?

Li Xuemei hesitated over a few tattered clothes. They were patched over and over again. If they sold them, how would they explain it to the villagers?

Yan’s Second Uncle kept urging, “Sell them, sell them! What’s the point of keeping them? We’re already drowning in debt. One more doesn’t matter. Look at me—am I worried? Nope! When a man is pushed to his limits, he naturally comes up with great ideas…”

Li Xuemei closed her eyes. “Sell them all!”

Yan’s Second Uncle’s eyes lit up—his wife was fired up again!

He had to cooperate!

He took off his straw sandals and threw them at his daughter. “Dabao, sell these comfortable, breathable sandals for Dad! Watch me go barefoot—don’t I look cool?”

Yan Yu and her father were the same kind of person. Once they went off track, they went completely crazy.

“I’ll sell mine too! Dad, you walk, I’ll ride Sanbao back, hahaha!”

“Wife, you too! Take them off, let’s sell everything. What’s there to be afraid of? We’ve got plenty of straw sandals!” Yan’s Second Uncle snatched Li Xuemei’s sandals.

Yan Yu refused to lose—she untied the small hairband from her head and declared, “Sell—this—too!”

“Hahaha! Dad, what do you think?” Yan Yu, now with her hair down in wild disarray, looked like a little lunatic.

Yan’s Second Uncle pretended to be full of regret, as if he had lost a championship title. “I admire you!”

Li Xuemei: …

She was so mad she wanted to smack the father-daughter duo.

But in the end, she pulled up some grass to loosely tie her daughter’s hair, then clenched her fist and punched Yan’s Second Uncle.

“You’re so irresponsible! Is this how a father should act? Look at your daughter! You two are out of control!”

Yan’s Second Uncle grinned through the pain but eventually had to surrender.

This body really wasn’t as sturdy as before. If she kept hitting him, he’d probably fall over.

“What about the water?” Yan’s Second Uncle quickly changed the subject.

“Let Sanbao empty his stomach to store it.” Yan Yu grinned.

Li Xuemei and Yan’s Second Uncle exchanged glances. That actually made sense.

Yan’s Second Uncle added, “Then we have to let him empty out the feed first, then drink some water to rinse his stomach.”

Yan Yu gave her dad a thumbs-up—thoughtful as always!

Li Xuemei: “And what about the snake?”

“Sanbao will carry it back.” Yan Yu cautiously moved a little closer to take a peek. Yep, the head was definitely gone.

“This thing is at least three meters long,” Yan’s Second Uncle muttered. He wasn’t too keen on getting close either.

The snakes sold in the market were nothing compared to this.

“So, how about we say we just ‘found’ it? Just play dumb and claim we stumbled upon it,” Yan Yu suggested.

“There’s no way to ‘find’ something like this. That won’t work,” Yan’s Second Uncle shook his head.

“Then should we say you killed it, Dad? Look at our feet—we lost our shoes in the fight!” Yan Yu was getting carried away with her story. “We lost a bunch of our stuff too, haha!”

“How could I have killed it? Look at its size! Do I look like I could take it down?” Yan’s Second Uncle rolled his eyes.

“Then… let’s say Sanbao trampled it to death?” Yan Yu whispered.

“Sanbao is the only one here who could possibly take on this snake,” Yan’s Second Uncle said seriously, gazing at the donkey.

Sanbao glanced at him with an indifferent expression—fine, whatever you say.

“And the snake head? Should we throw it away?” Li Xuemei asked.

“Of course! It’s all bloody,” Yan’s Second Uncle replied matter-of-factly.