Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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But soon, Zu Qi remembered another thing – he had been busy filming recently and had not been to the space to visit the Three Lucky Treasures for a long time, and he didn’t know how those people’s picking work was going.
Zu Qi pulled up the calendar from his mobile phone and calculated the fruit-picking cycle of the Three Lucky Treasures’ people. Then he was surprised to find that the next time they would pick fruit was half an hour later.
Zu Qi was so happy that he got up and changed into thick and warm clothes. Then he opened the suitcase and took out the emerald that was tightly wrapped in layers from the bottom.
In the past, Zu Qi always hung the emerald around his neck, but now he had to wear costumes when filming and could not wear anything of his own, so he hid the emerald in his suitcase.
Holding the emerald in his hand, Zu Qi slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he didn’t know when, but he was already transported to another beautiful scenery of green grass and blue sky.
Without the Three Lucky Treasures to guide the way, Zu Qi could only fumble his way into the forest.
When he left last time, the Three Lucky Treasures taught him how to identify the road based on the shape of the trees. It was miraculous. The closer he walked to the residence of the Three Lucky Treasures’ clan, the denser and more prosperous the surrounding trees grew.
As Zu Qi walked, he actually recognized the direction.
On the way, he encountered the colorful mushrooms he had seen before.
The Three Lucky Treasures had said that this kind of mushroom was not poisonous, tasted sour and crunchy, and thus did not taste very good. Therefore, although there were many such mushrooms in the forest, they were almost never picked by people, and there were even signs of flooding.
At that time, Zu Qi fell into a long silence after hearing this. He was speechless and thought that the Three Lucky Treasures’ people never cooked their food, and they only washed the edible food with water and started crunching it.
In such a case, it would be surprising if the mushrooms tasted good.
The further he walked into the forest, the more mushrooms Zu Qi saw. At first, he just looked at the mushrooms out of curiosity, but then he simply walked over and squatted down to take a closer look.
This kind of mushroom was very beautiful and colorful without looking too gaudy. Instead, it had an unrestrained and passionate beauty.
And each mushroom was quite big. If you pick one at random, it would be as big as an adult man’s fist.
Zu Qi picked five mushrooms in one breath and put them just right in the hat of his down jacket. Then he continued walking forward with the mushrooms in his pocket.
After walking for about half an hour, he suddenly heard a burst of lively talking.
Zu Qi stopped in a hurry, stood there and listened carefully for a moment, and found that the people were speaking a familiar language that he did not understand, so he knew that he was in the right place.
Passing through several towering trees, Zu Qi saw a group of people gathered under a tall tree covered with red apples. Those people looked up, and some of them held several pieces of gray cloth full of apples, with a steady stream of apples being thrown down into it.
Zu Qi followed their line of sight and looked toward the tree and saw about a dozen adults climbing on the branches, picking apples hanging precariously among the branches and leaves with glowing faces.
At this time, Zu Qi finally realized that these people really had very powerful climbing abilities. Even if they were not wearing any safety measures, they could still move back and forth freely on branches three or four stories high.
Just like geckos…
If these people went to live broadcast online, they would have become well-known curiosity anchors. Even he couldn’t help but want to throw a rocket launcher. Don’t be too sneaky, Zu Qi thought secretly.
Zu Qi was fascinated by what he saw. The Three Lucky treasures crowded in the crowd were the first to notice his presence. The three little guys rushed to Zu Qi like small cannonballs and hugged him.
“Brother Zu Qi, you are finally here, you have to wait for us to die.” Dabao said aggrievedly.
Dabao’s beautiful curly hair had grown longer, just covering his big black eyes. At first glance, Zu Qi thought it was like a fluffy poodle talking.
So cute!!!
Zu Qi held an overflowing old father’s heart and regretted that he came in such a hurry today that he forgot to bring some food in.
Fortunately, the three auspicious treasures didn’t seem to care about this, and happily took Zu Qi back to their home.
Zu Qi played with the three little ones for nearly an hour before waiting for the adults to return home with a full load.
Since the parents of the Three Lucky Treasures were the main contributors to the picking work, they naturally received more fruits. The two adults each carried a full bag and looked very happy.
Zu Qi waited for the parents of the Three Lucky Treasures to finish their work, and then asked the Three Lucky Treasures to help convey that he had something to discuss with them.
Only the three children acted as translators in the middle. Although Zu Qi and the parents of the Three Lucky Treasures talked a little slowly, they were able to convey their meanings to each other.
Zu Qi talked about his real-life situation in detail, and then said that he wanted to move the apples out for business, but he couldn’t let others know about the existence of this place, so he could only ask the locals for help.
It so happened that the Three Lucky Treasures said that their clan had long been tired of eating fruits. If they were willing, Zu Qi could exchange these apples with anything else as a reward for their labor.
Of course, he could also give them RMB directly, but at present, they didn’t seem to need it.
The more the Three Lucky Treasures listened, the more they liked Zu Qi’s suggestion. The eyes of the three little guys almost shone, as they danced and told their parents in an ecstatic way.
In fact, Zu Qi personally felt that his request was too abrupt. After all, he was not familiar with the Three Lucky Treasures’ clan. Even if A Kuan had lived here, it did not mean that the people here would believe him unconditionally.
Therefore, Zu Qi was prepared to be rejected before coming.
However, what Zu Qi didn’t expect was that the parents of the Three Lucky Treasures did not reject his request directly, but they also did not agree on the spot. They asked a few key questions.
“Can we go to your world?”
“I don’t know.” Zu Qi answered truthfully and asked Dabao to translate for him. He continued, “I’m going to find a time to test it. If you can’t go, we’ll think about other ways again.”
The Three Lucky Treasures’ mother said: “We do have a lot of fruit trees here, but they are far from enough to carry out large-scale transactions. Moreover, since our ancestors, the resources here have been increasingly depleted. I am afraid that we will not be able to survive anymore and we won’t be able to find any fruit.”
Zu Qi guessed that they might ask this, so he said that he would bring some seeds when he came next time. If the seeds could sprout and grow here, he would provide them with unlimited supplies. Like seeds, if the seeds could not survive here, then he would never have ideas about those fruits again.
The parents of the Three Lucky Treasures seemed very satisfied with the answer. They asked some more questions, and Zu Qi answered them one by one.
In the end, they said that they had no right to make the decision on this matter for everyone, and they needed some time to seek everyone’s opinions.
Zu Qi stayed in the space for nearly five hours. When he returned to the real world, he found that less than half a minute had passed. However, he already felt physically and mentally tired. He went to bed and fell asleep not long after.
The next day.
Zu Qi got up early. He informed Director Wang that he would be taking two days off in advance, as he was preparing to return to Xue’s house to attend Xue Wanwan’s full moon banquet.
In fact, Xue Wanwan’s full moon anniversary had passed long ago. At that time, Weng Yuxiang felt that Xue Wanwan was only one month old and too delicate and fragile, so it was best not to appear in crowded places, so she dragged the full moon banquet until now.
For this reason, media paparazzi and nosy netizens had come up with many stories about Zu Qi and his child being unloved.
Xiao Dengzi, who had nothing to do, came to help Zu Qi pack his luggage. He accidentally saw the colorful mushrooms placed on the bedside table and said in surprise: “Brother Qi, where did you get the mushrooms? The colors of these mushrooms are too bright, they shouldn’t be poisonous, right?”
“It’s not poisonous.” Zu Qi automatically avoided Xiao Dengzi’s first question and said without looking back, “Take it and eat it.”
Xiao Dengzi was a foodie and was willing to try any novelty. After Zu Qi said this, he took two mushrooms and threw them into the vegetable basket in the simple kitchen with confidence, planning to buy some meat for cooking with it someday.
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