Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

After saying goodbye to Kai, Lin Xia checked in at Zak as usual and went shopping with Huo An. By the way, she mentioned her thrilling experience in the back mountain today, which caused the honest Zak to exclaim repeatedly and show his warm concern. However, she was mercilessly mocked by the profiteer Huo An: "You are such a grown-up, and you hang out in the back mountain every day. It's really embarrassing that you were chased all over the mountain by a pheasant! You even said before that you would go hunting and bring a lot of prey to treat us! I really believed your lies!"

Lin Xia...

It was indeed a bit embarrassing, but what could I do! I didn't have any weapons at the time. The only sickle I had was good for cutting grass and wool (proven), but not for cutting meat. It couldn't break the animal's defense at all! What could I do? I couldn't kill a chicken with my bare hands. Chickens are so fierce!

After Huo An laughed heartily, he finally got to the main point: "How about buying a hunting set from me? I guarantee you'll come back with a full load next time!"

"What suit?" Lin Xia immediately asked with interest.

"Ding, dang, dang... This is the hunting set that only I have. It contains various small tools needed for setting traps and making digging holes more efficient. There are also small tools for processing prey on the spot. They are very sharp and easy to use. There are also various tools for climbing mountains and drilling holes that are indispensable when encountering unfavorable terrains, such as cliffs, deep valleys and caves!" Huo An took out a particularly exquisite toolbox while introducing it. The box had a silver metallic luster and was very textured, but it was a little small in size!

But when Huo An opened it, Lin Xia found that she was short-sighted. It was like a mini compressed space inside, and all kinds of tools, ropes, nets, etc. filled the small box tightly and orderly. When Huo An took out a shovel with a silver-blue metallic luster, the shovel immediately changed to a suitable size according to Huo An's body shape. Huo An gave Lin Xia a comprehensive introduction to the material, workmanship, etc. of this tool, and said that the tools inside can evolve in size according to usage and are suitable for use in various occasions.

Lin Xia was amazed when she saw it, her eyes shining, and her whole body exuded two words - I want it!

Huo An smiled and offered: "200 million G!"

Lin Xia!!!

It’s too expensive. Let alone 200 million, even 1 is something Lin Xia can’t afford right now!

Huo An looked at Lin Xia's expression, which changed from excitement to depression, and said with understanding, "This is a deluxe hunting suit, which combines the hunting methods and techniques of the East and the West. It comes with a complete set of tools. You will never find such a complete suit again, but you probably can't afford it now. So, you can consider choosing my advanced suit. The types of tools in it are definitely not as complete as the deluxe suit, but it is also very good, and it is made of metal. It only costs 20G. How about it?"

But Lin Xia's expression didn't improve. Huo An was surprised. "Last time you spent a lot of money on me. You spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on seeds alone. You don't even have 20 left now, do you?"

Lin Xia nodded with difficulty and admitted, Huo An...

"Then this one is not suitable for you. You can consider my intermediate hunting set. The types of tools here are definitely enough for your daily hunting needs. Although the material is not metal, it is made of very strong wood, nylon and other materials. It is very cheap, only 5G!" Huo An looked at Lin Xia expectantly after saying this.

Lin Xia...

Huo An...

Huo An, who had a new understanding of Lin Xia's poverty, stopped introducing her completely and said helplessly, "Why don't you save some more money and come back?"

Lin Xia looked at him pitifully.

Huo An...

Then he pulled out an old cloth bag from the warehouse and threw it to Lin Xia: "If you can't afford this, then take care of it!"

Lin Xia opened the old cloth bag: inside was a bundle of ropes (made of thatch), a torn net (woven from hemp and rags), a broken shovel, and nothing else.

Lin Xia looked at Huo An in disbelief: "You want money for these junks?"

"Give it to me!" Huo An was angry and snatched the things from Lin Xia's hand. "These are all you can buy! Although these are not as good as the previous ones, they can still be used for hunting. It doesn't think you are poor, but you still look down on them! I hope you will continue to be chased by pheasants next time!"

How vicious!

Lin Xia looked at her empty wallet, which only had more than 2 yuan. She couldn't be picky anymore. It was better to have something than nothing. So she asked with a flattering face, "How much are these?"

Huo An squinted his eyes and looked over: "5000G."

"What?" Lin Xia screamed, "5000 for these junks? That's unreasonable. Absolutely unreasonable!"

Huo An felt a little guilty: "How did it break? It just sat in the warehouse for too long. Back then, when my nephew was so young, he used these things to catch pheasants and rabbits! 5000 is already very cheap, okay?"

“I can’t afford it!”

Huo An...

"4000?"

"can not afford!"

"3000, it can't be any lower! This is a bargain price!" Huo An cried!

Lin Xia continued to shake her head, indicating that it was not that she didn't want to buy it, but that she couldn't afford it.

In the end, Huo An was defeated by Lin Xia's poverty and sold it to her for 2000 yuan. Lin Xia also took away a fire starter from him, saying it was a gift.

Although Huo An cursed, he was actually happy in his heart. These rags... ahem, they were just too old. They were played by his nephew when he was a kid! The quality was really not good. I wonder if Lin Xia will tear them apart when she pulls them!

So Huo An emphasized again and again in an angry tone that such a cheap price was almost the same as giving it away for free, and once sold, there would be no returns or exchanges!

Although Lin Xia knew that there must be something fishy about these things, she really had no money. If she wanted to have money, she had to at least wait until the crops were harvested. She had to endure it.

Just like Huo An said, these things can at least be used to dig a hole or make a simple trap, waiting for the prey to take the bait. Lin Xia doesn't have to put himself in danger. This time it was just a pheasant, but if he encounters a large wild boar next time, Lin Xia may not be able to escape.

However, after seeing Huo An's super luxurious hunting suit, Lin Xia secretly made up his mind that he must buy this luxurious suit when he becomes financially independent. It is simply too ideal, isn't it?

Lin Xia put the tattered bag into the backpack, which only took up one space, which was good. Although the bag was tattered, it was also a container. No matter how many tools were put in it, as long as it could fit, the backpack would consider it as a whole and only take up one space. Otherwise, the backpack would only hold tools and nothing else.