Scientific Travel

After a busy morning, none of them had eaten breakfast yet, so Deng Yin suggested going to the nearest restaurant for lunch.

Not knowing what everyone liked to eat, Deng Yin only ordered what he liked. "Order whatever you want. I'm going out for a bit and will be right back."

I haven't redeemed the 30,000 gold coins that Doctor Wang gave me yet, and I'm leaving soon, so I need to redeem them before I go.

Ten thugs escorted the 30,000 gold coins, and Deng Yin accompanied them to deliver the money to his home in the city.

With the 30,000 gold coins in my account, my first priority is to expand my space. I'll buy anything I see along the way that I want and have it delivered to my home.

The group of eleven had grown to fifty-four by the time they got home.

After the thugs left, Deng Yin put all the money into his spatial storage.

"System, convert all this money into upgrade space."

"Congratulations, host. Your space has expanded by [number] square meters, for a total of [number] square meters."

Mining for gold? There's hardly any money left in the entire gold mine.

Open a shop? You couldn't earn this much even if you opened a shop your whole life.

Now we no longer have to worry about not having enough land to grow fruit.

Fishpond? Why dig deeper? We need to expand it horizontally!

The sky will never be obscured by supplies again. Want to buy something but have to worry about not having enough space? That's all in the past.

The 200-square-meter animal breeding area was expanded fivefold, becoming 1000 square meters.

The fence was purchased based on a 200-square-meter area, but fortunately, we bought another batch on the way back.

These fences were purchased for a 2000-square-meter breeding area, so that we won't have to buy more if the space expands in the future.

Even if it's not expanded, the extra fence can be used as firewood.

Rivers are inherent to space and do not expand as space increases. Fortunately, the river water is inexhaustible, so their size is not important.

The 50-square-meter fishpond was expanded tenfold, becoming 500 square meters.

The fish that were initially close together gradually separated, and no fish had half of its body sticking out of the water.

The 200-square-meter plot of land was expanded tenfold, with 1,500 square meters used for growing fruit and another 500 square meters for growing vegetables.

This distribution is due to two reasons: firstly, fruits take longer to ripen, and secondly, farming saves space compared to growing fruit.

Watermelons and strawberries are fine, but bananas and oranges are trees after all, so they naturally need more space to grow.

In addition to these fruits, Deng Yin also grows grapes.

Grapes take two months to ripen, which is just the right time for them to ripen at the same time as watermelons and strawberries.

Even if the land area is expanded by at least five times, there are still square meters of empty space left.

The extra 100 square meters that could have been freed up were all bought on the way back.

Since it takes a long time to come, it's better to buy everything at once.

Organizing the space took a long time, but to outsiders it took less than a second.

Deng Yin was indeed a bit hungry at this point, so he quickly walked towards the restaurant.

When they arrived, all the dishes had already been served, and Wei Wujiang had ordered a pot of wine, which they had already started drinking.

As for why it was said that Wei Wujiang ordered, it's because Gao Ruizhe and Feifei hadn't even touched their chopsticks yet; only Wei Wujiang was eating and drinking.

Upon seeing Deng enter, Gao Ruizhe and Feifei quickly stood up.

Deng Yin waved his hand. "No need to be so formal. Just eat as soon as the dishes are ready. You don't need to wait for me."

Gao Ruizhe obediently sat down. "How can that be? You are my savior in terms of affection, and you are my boss in terms of reason. I can't eat when you're not around."

Wei Wujiang seemed not to hear, her chopsticks continuing without the slightest pause.

For some reason, Deng Yin always felt that the atmosphere between the two was strange.

Half an hour ago, after Deng Yin left.

Gao Ruizhe took the initiative to greet the other party: "I haven't asked your name yet."

Wei Wujiang did not answer, but Gao Ruizhe's expression remained unchanged as he began to speak to himself. "It seems you are not a talkative person. Well then, let me introduce myself first. My name is Gao Ruizhe, and this is my younger brother, Gao Fei. You can just call him Feifei."

Feifei's reaction was very chivalrous. He first clasped his hands in greeting to Wei Wujiang, and then said, "Greetings, elder brother."

Wei Wujiang didn't give Feifei any face and remained silent.

Gao Ruizhe could tell that the other party was unwilling to talk to him, so he pressed down Feifei's clasped hands.

Just then, the first dish was served.

Wei Wujiang rinsed the bowls and chopsticks with tea, shook off the tea, and waited until the chopsticks were dry before starting to eat.

Feifei saw that the person opposite her had started eating and wanted to go eat too.

Gao Ruizhe slapped Feifei's hand with a little force, leaving a red mark.

"How did I teach you? It's impolite for a guest to start eating when the host isn't around. If you do it again, you shouldn't eat."

Feifei was speechless.

Gao Ruizhe had never taught him this; he was only saying it to spite the other person.

But at this point, the two were in the same boat and had no choice but to agree.

Wei Wujiang was not affected by the two people's words, because he continued to eat as usual, taking two bites of each dish, drinking wine and eating food at the same time, and even started drinking.

Because Deng Yin was present, the meal appeared peaceful, at least on the surface.

It's clear that prices are rising rapidly these days; eight dishes and a pot of wine cost four silver coins.

Just last month, those four silver coins were enough for the two brothers' food expenses for a month, and they even had some money left over. Now, they're gone after just one meal.

Judging from this, the remaining 46 gold coins and 190 silver coins won't take long at all.

Yes, those 46 gold coins were also classified as flowers.

I originally planned to use it to open a shop, but now that I don't need that much money, there's no need to open a shop anymore.

We are currently facing a natural disaster. It's alright now that it's just cold, but when earthquakes, tornadoes, and flash floods occur in the future, even if they don't cause any harm to the shops, people's lives will inevitably be miserable.

They can't even get enough to eat, so where would they get the spare money to buy other things?

However, if you're selling food, competition is inevitable.

If you don't fight for it, you'll starve to death; hunger will push people to the opposite side.

If we give it to them then, it won't work; if we don't give it to them then, it won't work either. We might as well not open the business at all.

Rescuing people from dire straits is not a lofty ideal for Deng Yin; she only wants to protect herself first, and then protect the people she cares about.

"Let's go."

After Deng paid the bill, he told the others to leave. Wei Wujiang then spoke, uttering the first words of the meal.

"My injuries have almost healed, so I won't go with you."

Deng Yin frowned and grabbed his wrist through his sleeve. "Whether your injury heals or not is not up to you. After you heal, you can go wherever you want, but until you do, you can only stay at my house."

The system hasn't notified us that the task is complete yet. What if he leaves and it's considered that the task wasn't completed?

Forty points.

Wei Wujiang did not shake off Deng Yin's wrist, but frowned and said, "Why can't I decide what's best for my body?"

After saying that, he realized that his words were inappropriate, since the other party had saved him. However, he was too embarrassed to apologize, so he awkwardly said, "Anyway, you have hired two servants now, so there are people to do the work of washing dishes and chopping wood. There is no need to keep me here."

Wrong, all wrong.

The words he's saying now sound like he's being jealous and envious. He shouldn't be saying things like that; these are words he shouldn't be saying.

Deng Yin sensed that he was unhappy, but couldn't quite put his finger on why.

“I’m keeping you here not to make you work. Did you see that meal just now? There weren’t any expensive ingredients, and it still cost me four silver coins. When do you usually eat for less? If I really wanted to find someone to work, I could provide a meal for free and countless people would be eager to do it.”

That makes some sense...

Those previous words had already pushed Wei Wujiang to his limit; he could no longer utter another word. Silence was his only form of agreement.

On the bright side, Deng Yin did spend more money on him than that kid. Although he needed to repay him with money, Deng Yin needed to repay him with work.

Compared to him, the other party was not as good as him. At least the two of them were equals, while he and that guy had an employer-employee relationship.

Having figured it out, he was no longer awkward and stood less than a foot away from Deng Yin.

On the way home, you'll pass through a market; nowadays, the vendors are all people who own shops at home.

When Deng Yin went to her home in the city, she discovered that prices were outrageously high, but still within an acceptable range for her.

Putting aside the 46 gold coins and 190 silver coins in his hand, Wei Wujiang is, after all, a prince, so his reward will certainly be substantial, perhaps even more than what he earned from Doctor Wang.

Deng gave each of the three men 20 silver coins and told them to go to the spice shop, cloth shop, and snack shop to buy some things, and to only come back to meet him after they had spent all the money.

As for Deng Yin, he just wandered around casually.