Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the quest! You have received 1 treasure map.]

After Xu Jiawei left the courtyard, the system notified her that the mission was complete. This wasn't the first time Xu Jiawei had obtained a treasure map, so she wasn't in a hurry to find it. She put the treasure map away and headed towards the market to buy some things.

Asking around among the aunties buying vegetables, Xu Jiawei found a nearby herb market. Finished herbs were expensive, but seeds were cheap. Xu Jiawei bought some herbs, both useful and useless.

To be honest, although the market wasn't big, there were quite a lot of different kinds of products, which dazzled Xu Jiawei.

Xu Jiawei bought all the herb seeds, which cost less than 5 gold coins. She even bought all the seeds for making basic potions.

Besides gold coins, there are also silver and copper coins. One gold coin can be exchanged for 100 silver coins, and one silver coin can be exchanged for 100 copper coins. For common herbs, one copper coin can be exchanged for 10 seeds, while more precious seeds are more expensive.

Judging from this, Xu Jiawei is quite wealthy.

After buying the herbs, Xu Jiawei went to the vegetable market to prepare some food, since eating only mushrooms would get boring.

Xu Jiawei wandered around the market, not recognizing a single vegetable. Reaching the edge, she saw a crowd gathered around a stall, scrambling for something. She squeezed in, only to find it was a meat stall. "Sister, what kind of meat is this?"

"This is meat from a bull that we just hunted today. It's quite rare. Would you like some, young lady?" The stall owner was very enthusiastic.

"Big sister, how much is this meat?" Xu Jiawei asked with great interest.

"One silver coin, that's considered cheap at my place. If you buy more, I'll give you more."

Xu Jiawei thought for a moment, then said, "Let's start with 20 jin." She figured she could give some to Li Ming and Zhang Yunting later.

The older woman was immediately delighted; this was a big customer! "Alright, since you bought so much, I'll give you two pounds for free."

Xu Jiawei immediately flashed a bright white smile: "Thank you, big sister. I wish you all the best in your business."

After putting the meat into her backpack, Xu Jiawei was about to turn around and leave when she spotted the man carrying a giant sword who was fighting her for the ring.

He walked straight to the meat stall and said, "Boss, give me 20 jin." His words were enough to freeze someone to death.

The older woman's smile faded: "20 jin, young man, take this, 20 silver coins."

Xu Jiawei thought she was already bad at talking, but she didn't expect there was someone even worse at talking than her. Xu Jiawei became curious about this person.

He wanted to turn around and leave, but stopped when he saw Xu Jiawei.

"Are you here to cause me trouble?" Xu Jiawei asked warily.

"Thanks to you, my mission has also been deemed complete. My name is Si Yunming. You can contact me if you need anything." After saying that, he turned to leave.

Xu Jiawei was somewhat surprised, not expecting that this person had come to express their gratitude.

Did he even complete his mission? However, Xu Jiawei also obtained a Tier 4 ship blueprint, so she didn't lose out, especially since she didn't pay for it.

"My name is Xu Jiawei, and I'm in District 62 of China. Are you also going to buy supplies? Would you like to come along?" Xu Jiawei asked.

Xu Jiawei was meeting a player at a similar level to her for the first time and wanted to get to know them.

Si Yunming hesitated for a moment, then nodded. Xu Jiawei followed Si Yunming, who seemed quite familiar with the place.

"How come you're so familiar with this place?" Xu Jiawei asked curiously.

"This is my third time here," Si Yunming said.

After that, Xu Jiawei stopped talking to him.

Xu Jiawei followed behind him, buying whatever he bought. She noticed that Si Yunming always had a specific goal in mind when buying things, and they weren't cheap either.

"Why not buy cheaper vegetables?"

Si Yunming glanced at Xu Jiawei: "Disgusting."

Xu Jiawei could now fully understand the butcher's feelings: "Tsk, would it kill you to say a few more words?"

Si Yunming thought for a moment: "It tastes terrible!"

Xu Jiawei: ...There really are two extra words.

With two hours left until 2 p.m., Si Yunming and Xu Jiawei sped up.

Si Yunming then bought some more meat and vegetables, but Xu Jiawei didn't recognize any of them.

Arriving at a small spice shop, Xu Jiawei didn't recognize any of the spices, so she looked to Si Yunming for help. Si Yunming skillfully took things from the shelf.

Seeing Xu Jiawei's plea for help, he replied, "This is salt, this is sugar, this is oil, this is vinegar, this is soy sauce, this is..."

Watching Si Yunming translate one strange term after another into something familiar to Xu Jiawei, Xu Jiawei was filled with admiration.

"Are you a good cook?" Xu Jiawei asked.

Si Yunming didn't stop what he was doing: "It's alright."

Xu Jiawei, who was terrible at cooking, was even more impressed. She even saw something that looked like chili powder and cumin. In the end, Xu Jiawei bought the most seasonings, buying them as much as she could, since she had money. Even Si Yunming couldn't help but take a sidelong look.

"Why did you buy so much?" Even Si Yunming couldn't help but ask.

Xu Jiawei said, "I don't know if we can come back to the mainland, so of course we need to prepare more, since there's no expiration date anyway."

Si Yunming nodded: "That makes sense." So he took some more.

Finally, Si Yunming took Xu Jiawei to some stores that sell appliances. Xu Jiawei was amazed to see all kinds of "electrical appliances".

For example, Xu Jiawei was very interested in the magic broom that could clean automatically, and also in that thing that looked like a washing machine.

"Boss, how much is this magic broom?" Xu Jiawei asked.

"Guest, this broom costs 300 gold coins and can automatically clean your residence. It's very convenient and has low energy consumption. However, I recommend that you buy the latest household broom, which can not only clean but also handle some simple chores."

Xu Jiawei became more and more excited as she listened, and decided to buy, buy, buy!

Xu Jiawei looked at the broom with two arms that the shopkeeper was pointing to and immediately asked, "How much!"

"The original price was 550 gold coins, but we're having a promotion now, so you can take it home for only 500 gold coins." The shopkeeper immediately put on a smile.

Xu Jiawei frowned, feeling it was a bit expensive: "400 gold coins, forget it if you don't like it."

The shopkeeper immediately said, "Sir, you're haggling too much. The price is too low."

Seeing that Xu Jiawei was really about to leave, the boss stopped her: "400 it is, consider it me making you a friend."

Xu Jiawei happily paid the money, which made Si Yunming look on in astonishment. He bought something worth 400 gold coins without hesitation.

It wasn't that Xu Jiawei was unwilling to spend money; it was just that she was unwilling to be blatantly ripped off time and time again. The thought of the Starry Sky Chamber of Commerce made her angry.

Xu Jiawei bought another bright lamp, as the lamp that came with the small house was very dim and bad for her eyes when staying up late.

Several sets of tables, chairs, and even bowls, basins, and spoons were purchased. Don't ask why a store selling kitchen utensils would have these items.

"Boss, what powers the broomstick lamp?" Xu Jiawei was so focused on buying it that she forgot to ask.

"Thanks to the energy stones." The shopkeeper handed Xu Jiawei a few directly. "These should be enough for a month. Since you bought so much stuff, I'll give them to you for free."

Xu Jiawei directly bought a three-year supply of energy stones.

Si Yunming only bought one magic furnace. Xu Jiawei already had a furnace, so she didn't need this one.

After buying their things, the two went out.

Xu Jiawei was stopped as soon as she stepped out the door. She immediately recognized them as people from the Starry Sky Chamber of Commerce. Xu Jiawei's face immediately fell. What did they want now?

"Young lady, our manager would like to invite you to express your sincere apology for your previous behavior."