The next day, Xia Qing got up early and continued to process the jewelry she had. The two large boxes of jewelry under the bed were almost finished.

Then she saw the phone Su Yu had left for her in the space. This time it was turned on, so it seemed he had managed to get electricity over there.

Because Xia Qing didn’t have a compatible charger here, he turned on the phone and saw the text message she had edited.

{“I thank you for the food on their behalf, there are photos.”} There are photos? Xia Qing curiously clicked on the album. She really wasn’t used to this old phone; the screen couldn’t be touched with her fingers.

The first photo inside shocked her! This was even poorer than a poor village. The men and women were thin, just skin and bones.

But there was hope in their eyes. The first person to receive the distributed sweet potato revealed an excited smile.

A sweet potato was enough to satisfy them.

There was another photo behind, a little girl who looked only a few years old. Her hair was sparse and looked like it was about to fall out.

What she held in her hands was just a sweet potato and a tomato, but she looked very satisfied, as if she was eating something delicious.

Xia Qing’s eyes couldn’t help but turn red. She thought her past life had been hard, but for these children, at least she never lacked food and drink.

Today, she planned to go to the next village. Their village raised cattle and produced milk. She would order several large buckets of milk for those children to drink. These children looked so pitiful; a sweet potato and a tomato could make them smile like that. They were really easy to satisfy.

She had already seen the photos; it wouldn’t be long before she knew what Su Yu looked like, right? She was a voice-over person. His voice sounded good, so he must not look too bad, right?

But in the apocalyptic world, everyone was so hungry. Su Yu was probably not much better. Looking at the people in the photos, everyone was more miserable than refugees. If they weren’t still alive, they would look more like the walking dead.

They were netizens now, mutually beneficial. She shouldn’t think too much about it for the time being!

Looking at the extra crystal beads in the space, she absorbed them all, feeling that the space had become a lot bigger!

Today, she should be able to store more supplies.

“Qingqing, come and eat breakfast!”

In the morning, Yang Xia fried small fried dough sticks herself, which were very crispy. In addition, there were two salted duck eggs, and the cooked millet porridge contained small chopped vegetables.

Xia Guohua drank the sweet millet porridge and said with a smile:

“The small white cabbage planted in the field today will be ready to be harvested in a month.”

This year, he didn’t have to get up early and work late to sell vegetables, which was much easier. The newly planted small white cabbage didn’t need to be taken care of.

He could rest for a few days.

“Okay, I’ll take them all!”

Yang Xia was still a little worried and asked with concern:

“Qingqing, can you sell so many vegetables? Won’t you lose money?”

“No! I came back this time specifically to collect vegetables for big manufacturers. I don’t make any money in the middle. I just want to create some benefits for our village!”

Xia Guohua said happily:

“Daughter! You are such a good child! This helps several households in our village!”

Yang Xia was a little worried: “Qingqing, then don’t spend money extravagantly! How much money can you make? Why spend money to buy so many things for your family?”

Yang Xia was really afraid that her daughter would suffer. She wanted her to save money. She thought of the neighbors secretly saying that her daughter suddenly came back with money from outside. Either she was a mistress or she borrowed money online.

Many college students had accidents because of online loans.

Xia Qing was about to give a reasonable explanation when the phone rang. It was an unknown Shanghai number. She directly turned on the speakerphone.

She answered the phone while eating.

“Hello, are you Stir-fried Chili? I’m Ruan Ruan, the editor of Qi Mao.”

“Hello!”

Xia Qing remembered that the two books she signed with Qi Mao were successfully signed and were all under Ruan Ruan’s management.

“Those two books of yours, ‘Overthrowing the World!’ and ‘First Imperial Daughter!’, a film and television company wants to buy the copyright!”

“But neither of these two books is finished yet?”

Xia Qing updated 50,000 words of both books in one go last night!

Anyway, she didn’t have to work hard to write; she just had to scan and upload them.

“I saw that you posted 100,000 words in one go yesterday, so you must have a manuscript in hand.”

“The company that wants to buy your copyright is Tian Entertainment Company. The film and television copyright for 3 years is 2 million. After deducting personal income tax, you can get a total of 1.8 million for the copyright of these two books.”

Hearing this, Xia Qing was very excited. She heard a bang, and she looked up and saw that Xia Guohua’s chopsticks had fallen to the ground.

Yang Xia covered her mouth in disbelief.

“We can also share the profits if they are published later. If you are willing, you can take a look at the contract that has been sent to your QQ.”

“Okay! I’ll take a look at the contract first.”

The dining table was silent for 5 minutes. Finally, Xia Qing endured the churning in her heart and said calmly on the surface: “See, I told you I have money!”

Yang Xia also often read novels, but she only liked to read free ones and not those that cost money.

Moreover, she had recently read the two popular novels that were mentioned on the phone just now.

“You are actually Stir-fried Chili!”

Yang Xia’s eyes instantly flashed with little stars and said, “When will you post the next ones? Can you let me see them first?”

Was her mother becoming a fan?

Xia Guohua didn’t like to read novels. He used to swipe short videos on Sun Jianguo’s phone. Since Xia Qing bought him a smartphone, he downloaded a short video app.

However, Xia Guohua’s attention was on the two million.

He couldn’t earn two million even if he farmed for the rest of his life!

“Dad, Mom, when I get the money, I’ll buy you a house in the town?”

“A lifelong farmer—what’s the point of going to the county?”

“Then I’ll rebuild our house from scratch!” Xia Qing said with a smile.

“Alright!”

Yang Xia said with a laugh, “Today I’ll kill a chicken and stew some chicken pieces with potatoes for you at lunch!”

“Then you all hurry up and get your driver’s licenses; I’ll buy each of you a small car when the time comes.”

Xia Jixiang hurriedly responded, “Alright, alright! I’m off to study for Subject One right now!”

In the morning, Xia Qing still had business to attend to—she needed to go to the neighboring village to buy a large quantity of milk for the children.

After breakfast, she set out riding her little electric scooter.

The neighboring village was known for its large-scale cattle farming, supplying milk to the surrounding counties and even the cities. This village was relatively wealthy—the roads were wide and smooth, and nearly every household owned a small car.

Xia Qing casually stepped into one of the establishments, where many cows were mooing, and the freshly milked milk was remarkably fresh.

“Hello, I’d like to place an order for milk!” she said.

“I’m not retailing here!” the vendor replied.

Retail sales are far too troublesome anyway!

“I’m not here for retail—I want to place an order! Look, how many jin are in these buckets?”

At the doorway, several buckets of freshly milked milk were lined up. The woman was busy labeling these big buckets, and soon someone would come to transport them. Noticing that Xia Qing wasn’t there for a retail purchase, her expression immediately brightened as she said,

“Those won’t do! They’ve all been pre-ordered. If you want some, it’ll have to be tomorrow morning.”

“This bucket is 500 jin, at 2 yuan per jin,” she added.

Xia Qing did the math: one bucket cost 1,000 yuan. Her space could probably store ten buckets at one time; if not, she’d have no choice but to call Su Yu.

“Then give me ten buckets, and have them delivered to the county warehouse tomorrow morning.”