Survival for all, my island is the last pure land on earth.

In less than a quarter of an hour, a bunch of colorful, furry little creatures surrounded Jin Xiaoman.

They were extremely excited and started chattering incessantly from the moment they received the message.

"Sir, have you changed the items you've acquired since reopening?"

"Are the prices the same as in the dry season?"

A curious animal reached out and touched the squirrel's padded coat, asking, "Where did you get this?"

Squirrel: "Manman made this for me, do you want some?"

"These are very comfortable to wear, very warm, and most importantly, they don't restrict our movement at all."

Squirrels dart freely through the forest: "Look, the experience is absolutely amazing!"

"oh!!"

The little animals were amazed; it was incredibly novel.

This year's extreme cold arrived earlier than usual, and the temperature dropped faster than expected. It's foreseeable that the days ahead will be tough.

And even if they survive, their offspring may not be able to.

A little brown weasel raised its hand: "Then how can Your Excellency ensure that we can all wear them?"

The squirrel took off its cotton coat: "Try it."

The little weasel put on the plain-colored cotton coat, which looked obviously ill-fitting, with some skepticism, and its eyes widened immediately.

"It fits perfectly now, and it's really warm. I can actually feel warm wearing it."

"Really? I'll try it too."

Wow, really?

Jin Xiaoman was squeezed out of the core circle centered around the cotton-padded coat, and listened to the chorus of frogs.

"I want to buy it, I want to buy it, Your Excellency! Besides the food, I also want this dress."

This is truly an unexpected delight.

Jin Xiaoman said with a smile, "Quiet, there are plenty of cotton-padded clothes, I guarantee you will each have one. They cost thirty velvet grasses. In addition, two velvet grasses can be exchanged for a meal or a drink."

Maoqiu held up a velvet grass plant on the tree: "This is the plant. Make sure you see it clearly, don't pick the wrong one."

It carried the velvet grass and walked around among the small animals.

"I think I've seen this plant before when I came here."

"It's right at the entrance of my cave."

"Ah, is that whole open space behind Lauren's house made up of this?"

Jin Xiaoman pulled out a stool and sat down: "Don't worry, apart from Ice Dew Grass, which is a dry season exclusive plant, all the plants I promised to exchange with you before still stand."

"And I'll be here waiting for you all day. Come anytime, and you can exchange your currency anytime."

"Long live!"

The small animals scattered in a flurry.

Jin Xiaoman looked at the squirrel with great interest: "Our Rat Master is really amazing. He helped me close such a big deal while chatting and laughing."

The squirrel hopped around and said, "I'm happy to be able to help Manman, but since you're going to be around here today, I won't go with you."

Jin Xiaoman nodded and took out a few still-warm walnut cookies from her backpack: "Eat them when you're hungry. If you run out, ask me or A-Ye for some."

"it is good."

The squirrel waved, and its figure quickly blended into the vast expanse of snow.

Jin Xiaoman stretched and wandered around.

Although the snow that fell last night was not light, covering the ground with a thickness of about one centimeter, the velvet grass plants were nearly fifty centimeters tall and had a very high saturation of wine red color, making them easy to find.

She took out her old companion, a pickaxe, from her backpack, which had been with her through thick and thin, and swung it around a couple of times.

She hadn't gathered supplies in the forest for a while, and she quite missed the days of wandering around during the rainy season.

She picked up the pickaxe and dug wildly, uprooting the velvet grass. Then she sat down on the ground and started hand-rolling blueprints.

Soon, the first customer, accompanied by Maoqiu, came to the door: "My lord, is this the one?"

Jin Xiaoman checked with the store: "Yes, that's right."

She took out a cotton coat and a full-length mirror from her backpack, dressed the little silver fox, and placed the mirror on the snow: "Take a look and see if you like it."

The snowflakes made the little silver fox's fur appear even whiter and brighter, making its cotton coat look even more beautiful.

The little silver fox happily twirled around: "Thank you, Your Excellency, I like it very much."

Then it took out five velvet grasses from its pocket: "Sir, I'd like to exchange my food for another serving."

"One serving of food requires only three velvet grasses."

"Then consider this a gift I brought for you, sir. You have been away for a long time, and Silver Fox misses you dearly."

Jin Xiaoman reached out and touched the little silver fox's head, feeling incredibly moved. She then prepared two portions of food for the fox.

The little silver fox glanced at Jin Xiaoman's hand, then looked up at the fur ball. After confirming that the quantity was correct, it took a portion of food with a puzzled expression.

As it walked, it seemed to be in a hurry, and its left hind leg tripped over its right hind leg.

It needs to hurry back and talk to its friends, because the lord has become unable to count after the flood.

After receiving the message, the second animal specifically said during the transaction: "Sir, thirty-five velvet grasses, a cotton coat, and a meal."

Jin Xiaoman offered two portions of food, but the animals sternly refused them, asking Maoqiu to tell Jin Xiaoman that they only gave her two extra portions so that she wouldn't need a second one, and asked her not to disappoint their kindness.

A warm feeling welled up in Jin Xiaoman's heart, and she felt her eyes welling up with tears. She gratefully accepted the kindness.

The third and fourth little animals came to visit, and when they saw that the items they received matched their needs, they smiled with satisfaction.

But the rumors in the forest did not end there; in fact, they intensified.

"Do you know what? The magistrate has gone mad."

"What?"

"Silver Fox went to exchange for food and cotton clothing, and the magistrate gave her an extra portion of food."

......

"Did you know that the magistrate was dumbfounded? Silver Fox went to exchange for cotton clothes, but instead he received two meals."

.......

"Did you know that the magistrate is paralyzed? When Silver Fox went to exchange for cotton-padded clothes, he was already unable to move, so Silver Fox had to take them himself."

Just as the squirrel, thousands of meters away, stuffed the treasure chest it had found into its pocket, it heard two small animals chattering beside it: "Do you know what's going on? The lord is in trouble."

"Huh? What happened? We were fine just now!"

"The adult can't count anymore. It's said that he drank too much water, which caused water to get into his brain. Now he's not breathing."

Upon hearing the devastating news, the squirrel fell to the ground with a thud into the snowdrift. Its mind went blank. It pulled out the communication stone carved in its own likeness from its pocket and burst into tears, crying out, "Manman!"

Jin Xiaoman was helping a small animal try on a cotton-padded coat when she heard this, and her hand trembled slightly: "What's wrong, Rat Master? Why are you crying so sadly?"

Upon hearing the sound, the squirrel knew that Jin Xiaoman was alright. It was so angry that it hiccuped and told Jin Xiaoman what had just happened, making Jin Xiaoman laugh so hard she almost fell over: "You actually believed me when I said I was fine?"

The squirrel snapped out of its daze and felt a little embarrassed: "I'm fine now, I'm going to find the treasure chest, Manman."

Jin Xiaoman: "Okay, go ahead, be careful!"

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