The way down the mountain was relatively smooth, except that the cold fog became thicker. Fortunately, Mr. Gong was very familiar with the mountain road and did not make any mistakes.
Of course, the main reason is that they did not encounter any fairy beasts blocking the way on their way back. Otherwise, it may not be so easy to go down the mountain.
Seeing her stone house from a distance, Xu Chunniang and Mr. Gong parted ways and walked towards the stone house.
Xiaobai heard the noise and pushed open the door. The nervousness on his face turned into joy.
"Sister, you are finally back."
Xu Chunniang pretended to be relaxed, "It's just cutting down trees. It's not as difficult as you think. I cut down three cedar trees in total and sold them to Mr. Gong, making a full thirty immortal crystals!"
Xiaobai muttered dissatisfiedly, "The cedar tree is not an ordinary tree. It grows at a very high place. And if it's really as easy as you said, sister, why don't you let me go?"
Xu Chunniang smiled and shook her head, "If both of us are not here, who will guard the stone house? There is not even a formation here. Although this land belongs to us, there is no one to guard it, so we are always worried."
Xiaobai was convinced. What Sister A said was not unreasonable. The stone house has been built. Although it is still empty and there is nothing in it, various items will be added in the future.
Moreover, he also plans to cultivate fairy grass and fairy beasts in the open space next to the house.
If someone else pulls out the fairy grass and steals the fairy beast while they are away, it will be a big loss.
Xiaobai patted his chest and said, "Sister, don't worry, as long as I'm here, our things won't be lost. I will keep a good guard at home!"
Seeing that Xiaobai was successfully fooled by her, Xu Chunniang nodded seriously.
"This time I went up the mountain and made thirty fairy crystals. I thought I would not have to worry about selling the cedar trees I had accumulated, so I would rest for a few days before going up the mountain again.
But Mr. Gong said that only the middle and end of each month, when the cold fog in the mountains dissipates, is suitable for going up the mountain to cut down cedar trees. Going up the mountain at other times is too risky."
Xiao Bai nodded clearly, "Is it because the cold fog blocks the consciousness and vision?"
"This is just one of the reasons. The more important reason is that the thick cold fog will attract fog beasts that feed on the cold fog. The fog beasts can come and go freely in the cold fog without being affected by it.
If unfortunately you encounter a fog beast in the cold fog, you will be very passive."
Xiaobai suddenly realized, "That's it, I remembered it. Yesterday I had nothing to do at home, and I read the booklet that Mr. Gong gave us before, and the fog beast was mentioned in it.
They are very fierce and difficult to deal with. Except for the days in the middle and end of the month, sister, you must not go up the mountain secretly."
"Don't worry, I know it well. Even Mr. Gong, who is an Earth Immortal, is wary of the fog beast. Naturally, I won't take it lightly."
Xiaobai then let go of his worries, and then became happy again. After reading the brochure given by Mr. Gong, he had a general understanding of the prices in Zhangwei Mountain.
"Although thirty fairy crystals are not many, they can still do a lot of things. The cheapest low-grade fairy beast, the Golden Feathered Pheasant, only has twenty fairy crystals. We can buy a Golden Feathered Pheasant and raise it when it grows up.
Then you can lay eggs.”
Thinking of this, Xiaobai's eyes showed anticipation, "The eggs of the golden pheasant can be sold for money, one can be sold for five immortal crystals, and a golden pheasant can lay two eggs a month, which is twenty-four eggs a year, which is a hundred
There are twenty immortal crystals!”
Xu Chunniang also knew about the golden-feathered pheasant, which is a small, non-aggressive fairy beast famous for its delicious meat. It is raised by the immortals in the fairy world as food.
Although immortals do not need to continue eating after becoming immortals, the golden pheasant is not only delicious, but the meat also contains a lot of essence, and many immortals enjoy this bite.
Those who are reluctant to eat the golden pheasant will bite the bullet and buy a few eggs to taste it.
From this point of view, raising golden pheasants is indeed a good business. Not only golden pheasants can be sold, but the eggs they lay can also be sold.
Xu Chunniang pondered for a moment, but rejected Xiaobai's proposal.
"Although the golden-feathered pheasant is one of the best immortal beasts to raise in the immortal world, if we bought it hastily without any experience, it would be easy to raise it to death.
Moreover, Twenty Immortal Crystals can only buy a young golden pheasant. It needs to be raised for ten years before it enters the growth stage and starts laying eggs. The waiting time is too long."
Xiaobai also realized that he only saw the benefits of raising golden pheasants, but ignored the risks.
Raising golden pheasants is a good idea, but unfortunately the cycle is too long and cannot bring benefits to them in a short time.
Sister has only earned thirty immortal crystals in total. If she wants to pay off the debt owed by the two of them as soon as possible, she has to find other ways.
"Sister, what I said makes sense. The method of raising golden pheasants is no longer feasible. We can only wait until the fairy crystals on hand are abundant in the future. How about we plant fairy grass?"
Xu Chunniang thought for a moment and nodded.
"Growing fairy grass is more feasible than raising golden pheasants. The growth cycle of fairy grass can be long or short, but the shortest one takes three years to mature."
"It takes three years to mature. No wonder there are so many people rushing to do it because mining of bluestone is laborious and unprofitable."
At this moment, Xiaobai finally realized how difficult it was to earn some fairy crystals in Zhangwei Mountain.
Whether it is raising golden pheasants or growing fairy grass, it is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Not only do you have to invest in fairy crystals, but you also face the risk of failure.
As for hunting fairy beasts in the mountains, not to mention, most fairy beasts are very alert and will not give people a chance to approach them.
"Don't worry, can't I still go up the mountain and chop down cedar trees to earn fairy crystals?"
Xu Chunniang patted Xiaobai on the shoulder, "I earned thirty fairy crystals the first time I went up the mountain. I will earn more and more in the future. I will definitely be able to pay off the foreign debt I owe within a year."
"I know, but I want to do my part. I can't go to the fairy world and rely on my sister for everything..."
Xiaobai was about to speak but hesitated and said, "Why don't I go mine Qingangite in exchange for fairy crystals from tomorrow?"
A thousand jun of processed green granite is delivered to your door, and only one immortal crystal is sold.
The freshly mined green green stone is even less valuable. The purchase price of three thousand jun green green stones is only one fairy crystal, and others may not be willing to accept it.
After all, the grade of Qinggang Stone is not high, and there is no shortage of it in Zhangwei Mountain, so it is normal that it is not valuable.
"no."
Xu Chunniang flatly rejected Xiaobai's proposal, leaving no room for doubt.
"The laws you understood in the lower realm are incomplete, and you don't have fur clothes to protect you from the cold. You can't stay outside the stone house for more than an hour, otherwise you will get frostbite.
If you really want to help me, just stay at home and cook the grass jelly. If you get frostbite, I will have to take care of you."
Xiaobai opened his mouth, not knowing how to refute, so he nodded, "Okay, I'll listen to Sister."
Xu Chunniang nodded with satisfaction, "There is not much fairy energy left in my body. After I rest for a few days and recover some of my fairy energy, I will go down the mountain to find someone to buy fairy grass seeds."