Acai's Sky

Ah Cai stood aside, staring intently at the wooden barrels of the fishermen not far away.

The bucket was filled with a variety of seafood, including crabs, shrimps, shellfish, etc., and they all looked very fresh.

Ah Cai approached the barrel and carefully examined the seafood. Each crab waved its large claws, as if to show off its might. The shrimp leaped happily, their scales gleaming with a shimmering light. The shellfish, on the other hand, kept their shells tightly closed, occasionally opening them.

A Cai couldn't help but reach out to touch the seafood, feeling their smooth surface and moist touch.

She could even smell a faint fishy scent, which made her more certain that the seafood was freshly caught from the sea.

Looking at the fresh and delicious seafood in front of her, Ah Cai's mouth was almost watering. She imagined what these seafood would look like after being cooked into delicious dishes, and her heart was full of anticipation.

She looked at the several extra-large wooden barrels at the back, which were filled with various large and plump sea fish.

Some she recognized, some she had never seen before.

She took out the stainless steel bucket used for the kitchen and picked out several particularly large yellow croaker, Spanish mackerel, sea bass, pomfret, grouper, squid, cod, as well as abalone, sea cucumber, large prawns, mussels, oysters, scallops...

Ah Cai looked up and said to Village Chief Liang, "I want crabs as big as my palm, and the conches as big as possible, so they look nice on the table."

Pointing at the seafood she had picked out, she said, "The rest should be just like what I picked, as long as they are about the same size."

Ah Cai said to the aunt who sold dried goods last time, "Do you still have those big dried shrimps I bought last time? Give me some more."

Then he turned to Village Chief Liang and said, "After you've picked out the big ones, pack the ones in the middle separately for me. Don't throw away the ones that are too small."

A Cai thought that the big ones would be sent to Xiaoxian’s grandfather’s house. Several hundred kilograms of seafood would be enough for a birthday party.

The remaining medium-sized ones are left to the elderly in Taibai Village. In fact, some seafood is not necessarily tastier the bigger it is.

Village chief Liang supervised and asked the villagers to sort out various types of fish and shrimp according to Acai's instructions.

He looked up at Ah Cai and said, "Do you want fresh abalone and sea cucumber? Or dried ones?"

Ah Cai smiled and replied, "Yes, I forgot about it just now. Please decorate it with whatever you have. Oh, and also the seaweed, laver, dried shrimp, and diced scallops."

Village Chief Liang stroked his beard, nodded, and smiled, saying, "We've caught quite a few big fish and shrimp this time, and a lot of mediocre ones too. Do you want any?"

Ah Cai nodded excitedly, "Yes, the seafood in our Linghai Village is really delicious."

Village Chief Liang pondered for a moment and said, "Acai, I know you adventurers have traveled far and wide. Could you please exchange some rice and flour directly for our village? That way, we don't have to go to the county town to buy them."

Ah Cai checked the system backpack and system warehouse and found that there was still a lot of rice and flour from the original B&B warehouse, as well as the harvest from Wangyou Valley and the system home. It should be enough to exchange with the fishermen.

She took out a small bag of all the rice and flour and let Village Chief Liang choose. There were many kinds of rice and flour, including rice, corn, millet, sorghum, wheat, barley, sorghum, potatoes, sweet potatoes...

Ah Cai suddenly had an idea. Pointing at potatoes and sweet potatoes, she asked Village Chief Liang, "Do you grow these in your village?"

Village Chief Liang picked up the potatoes and sweet potatoes, looking bewildered. He asked in confusion, "What are these? Are they also food?"

Ah Cai thought about the wasteland near the mountains in Linghai Village and said quickly, "That's also food. The yield per mu is as high as several thousand kilograms! Potatoes can also be used as a vegetable. They can be fried, stir-fried, cooked, or deep-fried. There are many ways to cook them."

After hearing this, Village Chief Liang's face flushed red with excitement: "Is that true? Give us some seeds, we want to plant!"

The other villagers heard the conversation between Acai and the village chief. Although they did not fully understand it, they became excited when they heard the words "high-yield and high-quality seeds".

Old Man Qiu pointed at the corn and said, "I think I've seen this somewhere before, but I don't know what it is."

Ah Cai explained with a smile, "This is also a high-yield crop, with an average yield of about 700 to 800 kilograms per mu. I'm not sure of the exact amount."

Ah Cai looked up and said to Village Chief Liang, "I'll take the seafood this time. You can calculate how much food you need and go directly to Tong Jiazhi to exchange it."

Ah Cai thought for a moment and then said to Village Chief Liang, "If the villagers come across such delicious seafood in the future, just send it to me. Just contact Tong Jiaxin directly. You have the final say on how to settle the bill."

Village Chief Liang finally felt relieved: "That's great! We fishermen finally don't have to worry about the opinions of those masters in the county town!"

He looked at the villagers and said, "From now on, we have someone to rely on. If you want rice or flour, just come to me. I'll help you exchange it with Ah Cai. You won't have to go hungry anymore."

Many villagers were so excited that their eyes turned red. Everyone knew how dangerous it was to go fishing at sea.

Although there are no pirates now, the prices of these seafood are still suppressed in the county, and their lives are still difficult.

Everyone hurried out to call their friends and bring the best seafood to Acai.

Ah Cai was also busy collecting seafood, collecting, collecting, collecting!

Nearly 10,000 kilograms of yellow croaker alone were collected. The yellow croaker has delicate meat and delicious taste. Many people like to eat it. What's more, it is a product of the Linghai Village copy and has a slight spiritual energy.

Ah Cai watched happily as she put the sea fish into fresh-keeping boxes and then into the warehouse.

Village Chief Liang watched Ah Cai use the food storage box and asked, "Can we use this food storage box too? Where can we buy one?"

Ah Cai smiled and replied, "I bought these in another instance. I'll give you two as a gift. You can use these to store fresh fish without worrying about them going bad."

As he said this, he took out two empty food containers from his backpack and handed them to Village Chief Liang.

After collecting all the necessary seafood, Acai said goodbye to the fishermen in the village and returned to Zhuyuan.

When she saw Tong Jiaxin, she told Tong Jiaxin about the transaction between her and Village Chief Liang and asked him to help with the transaction.

A Cai takes this deal very seriously. Most of the items in the dungeon contain spiritual energy, which is good for the body. She is also willing to help Village Chief Liang.

After walking around for a while, Ah Cai remembered that she had not yet been to the grocery store.

He hurried to the grocery store.

Arriving at the grocery store, the first person I saw was Shopkeeper Gu. After not seeing him for so long, Shopkeeper Gu was still as plump and white as ever, untouched by the sea breeze or the sun.

Shopkeeper Gu looked up and saw that it was Ah Cai who walked in. He immediately greeted her with a smile, "Ah Cai, you finally came to visit my shop this time. Last time you came and went in a hurry. I only knew you had been to the village after hearing about it from the village chief."

Ah Cai said embarrassedly, "I was busy last time and didn't stay long. This time I came here specially to see if you have anything good?"

Shopkeeper Gu walked inside with Ah Cai, smiling, "You know what, I recently got a lot of strong liquor. I heard it was made specifically for adventurers in the Fucheng City dungeon."

Ah Cai heard that there was another copy? She hurriedly asked the shopkeeper Gu, "What copy is it? I haven't heard of it yet?"

Shopkeeper Gu smiled and said, "The advanced copy is in a mountain. I heard it's a fox demon, but I don't know if it's true or not."

Ah Cai was stunned. "A monster appeared? The dungeon evolved so quickly?"

Shopkeeper Gu waved his hand. "Who knows? I heard that we've been upgraded here, but Linghai Village has been isolated, and many wealthy businessmen want to take shelter in the village."

Ah Cai pondered, "Is there no place to build a house in the village?"

Shopkeeper Gu clapped his hands and said, "That's right, they have a beautiful dream. They were so disgusted with our village when the pirates came. Now they want to come to the village to take shelter. Tsk, that's a beautiful dream."

When they arrived at the wine cellar, Manager Gu opened the door and took Acai in.

Pointing to the mountain of wine jars against the wall, he said, "This one is about 50 degrees. I tasted it and it's fragrant and has a long aftertaste."

A Cai looked at the pile of wine jars, which contained several times more than the Taibai wine she had bought.

"Manager Gu, how come they brew so much wine over there?" A Cai asked.

Shopkeeper Gu smiled and said, "Someone tricked them into brewing a lot of wine over there, but later on, the adventurers were said to be unable to leave the mountain, so all the wine was left."

"People here don't dare to drink such high-proof liquor, so I brought it all here." Shopkeeper Gu explained.

Ah Cai nodded, "How much is this wine?"

Shopkeeper Gu smiled and said, "Ten cents a catty. There are more than 30,000 jars of these. I'll give you 30,000 jars, but each jar still weighs 100 catties."

A Cai nodded, paid the copper coins, and put away all the liquor.

Ah Cai asked the shopkeeper Gu, "What's the name of this wine?"

Shopkeeper Gu smiled and replied, "Linyuan wine."