The evil female in the space can heal, and five beast husbands risk their lives to protect her.

Chapter 4 The Beauty of Brokenness

The next morning, Qiao Suluo got up early to wash up and make breakfast.

There is no food left at home.

She could only use the leftover cornbread and cabbage from last night to make fried rice, otherwise she would have nothing to eat.

The family's small courtyard was actually just a yard enclosed by bamboo, with only three simple rooms besides the kitchen.

She lived in the largest room on the east side, right next to the kitchen. The other two rooms were where Que Hongjin and Bai Qianlu lived.

"No wonder the original owner sold Yue Hanzheng and the other two. Could it be because the house only had three rooms and there was nowhere for them to live?"

According to the original owner's memories, when she lived in this mansion, she had a room by herself, while the other two rooms were shared by five beastmen.

The system said, "Host, you are really naive. The original owner was so vicious, how could she sell three beastmen for such a small matter? The original owner disliked them because they were crippled and useless to keep, so she thought it was better to sell them for a good price."

Qiao Suluo frowned and said, "Are the beastmen here so devoid of human rights? Can the female beasts, as the wives, sell their beastmen at will?"

The system said, "Logically speaking, it shouldn't be allowed, but since these five people are crippled and have become useless, the original owner can do whatever he wants with them."

"These five people were originally top-tier male beasts with extremely strong talents and noble status, but unfortunately they encountered a change and became like this. There are many people in the capital who are jealous of them and want them dead. Those people shoved these five people at the original owner like garbage. In fact, they know the original owner's nature and deliberately humiliate and torment them."

"It is easy to kill a person, but it is to humiliate a person that can corrupt their character."

Qiao Suluo was speechless. "It's cruel."

Qiao Suluo communicated with the system to understand her current situation in detail, while her hands continued to work.

After preparing breakfast, I boiled a kettle of water. "Wait a minute, I remember the water in the water tank was all gone last night, it was completely empty. How come there's only half a tank of water today?"

Just then, Qiao Suluo heard a noise outside the door and saw Bai Qianluo, who was as elegant and refined as an orchid tree, carrying two buckets of water on a shoulder pole.

He wore a plain-colored long robe, which fluttered gently in the wind.

The damp morning mist enveloped him, the mist like gauze, painting him and the surrounding scenery like a traditional Chinese ink painting.

In this hazy, rain-drenched painting, he seemed like a celestial being banished from the painting.

His overly pale complexion, however, added a touch of fragile and weak beauty to his appearance.

Qiao Suluo stammered, "So, he got up so early to fetch water?"

"Isn't his eye failing him? How can he carry water?"

According to the original owner's memories, she remembered that there was only one well in the village, located at the entrance of the village. Their house was at the northernmost part of the village, and it would take a while to walk there to fetch water.

The system said, "Anyway, although they are disabled, they do their jobs. They take care of everything inside and outside the house."

"The firewood pile under the corner of the courtyard wall was also chopped and split by them."

"However, your five beast husbands are not simple. They may have unknown abilities, which is why they can still do housework normally."

Bai Qianlu seemed to sense something, and seemed to "see" something. He paused slightly, but only for a moment. Then he put down the carrying pole, carried the water bucket into the kitchen, and filled the water vat with water.

Qiao Suluo said, "I made breakfast, and I also made some for you. Would you like to eat together?"

Bai Qianluo "looked" at Qiao Suluo, her cold and beautiful face showing a wary and suspicious expression.

She actually gets up early to make breakfast?
She used to sleep until noon and then take her money to eat at a restaurant in the county. She hasn't gone out these past two days, probably because she's spent all her money.

Seeing that Bai Qianluo didn't move, Qiao Suluo didn't want to wait for him either, "Then I'll eat first."

After this meal, the family had no food left, not a single penny. She was anxious to go up the mountain to see if she could find some ingredients or mountain produce to sell in the county; otherwise, they would starve. Would the whole family starve to death?
Qiao Suluo sat down and ate her meal without paying attention to what Bai Qianluo was thinking.

After a moment of silence, Bai Qianluo sat down to eat.

Qiao Suluo also noticed that Bai Qianluo ate silently, and every move she made was very elegant, as if she had received a good education since childhood. She was unhurried, dignified and refined.

After finishing her meal, Qiao Suluo washed and cleaned her dishes, then carried her basket and tools up the mountain.

When they arrived at the back of the mountain, Qiao Suluo's eyes lit up as she looked at the vast bamboo forest. With the Dragon Boat Festival approaching, she could use bamboo to make bamboo tube rice dumplings to sell.

It's a pity we don't have any glutinous rice at home; we'd need copper coins to buy it.

After looking around, Qiao Suluo didn't find any bamboo shoots and was quite puzzled.

The system said, "This cat village is remote and simple, with backward conditions. Many beastmen are starving and come to the mountains and forests to find food. The bamboo shoots have long been dug up by everyone."

Qiao Suluo wasn't discouraged. She took a breath of fresh air and said, "The air here is so fresh." Even just breathing it felt wonderful.
The system said, "Not only is the air and environment good, but there are also many authentic ingredients here. Over time, the host will definitely like this place."

There were many mushrooms on the mountain after the rain, and Qiao Suluo picked some.

“Host, the people here don’t dare to eat mushrooms. If you try to sell them in the county, no one will buy them.”

Qiao Suluo said, "If we sell these in the mall, we should be able to get some points, right?"

The system said, "That's fine, the store accepts this kind of ingredient."

Qiao Suluo quickly entered the space with her mind, and a dazzling array of products appeared before her eyes.

"The host can select the automatic detection option in the store, and the space store will have a price quote."

Qiao Suluo reached out and tapped an option on the shop panel. The system's mechanical voice automatically sounded, "Ding, six catties of pure, natural, and pollution-free wild mushrooms have been detected. They cost six points per catty. Host, would you like to sell them?"

Qiao Suluo automatically clicked to sell, and her spatial mall account instantly gained thirty-six points, while her basket became empty.

Qiao Suluo earned points and immediately checked the food in the shop. Brown rice was worth eight points per pound, and coarse noodles were also worth eight points per pound.

It's not just about buying food anymore; right now we need to solve two problems: one is having enough food to eat, and the other is making money.

I only have this many points right now, and they won't last long.

The system reminded the user: "The host cannot resell items from the store by taking advantage of the price difference in the Beast World, as this goes against the original purpose of the mission. However, you can make food yourself and sell it."

"Host, make money as soon as possible and rescue the three beastmen who have been sold."

Qiao Suluo's expression shifted. Currently, she had little capital and could only start with small-scale business.

She needs to accumulate initial capital before she can do many things.

Right now, she can buy wheat and glutinous rice to make maltose and sell it.

According to the original owner's memories, she knows that sugar is expensive in this beast world continent.

She didn't see sugarcane on the mountain, but she could make maltose herself and sell it. The price of maltose was three coins per piece.

She didn't have enough mushrooms, so Qiao Suluo continued to pick mushrooms in the mountains to sell.

"Huh, is this konjac?"

While digging for mushrooms, Qiao Suluo unexpectedly discovered konjac on the mountain, and there was a large patch of konjac, which made Qiao Suluo very excited.

(End of this chapter)