I Have a Penglai Immortal Island

The next day, Da Linzi was shocked when he arrived at the back yard of the small inn. His sister, who insisted on planting trees in the summer, had dug dozens of tree pits in one day. There was also a row of straight ditches surrounding the backyards of the two houses.

What kind of superhuman strength was this? The two backyards were huge; it would have taken him days to dig that much.

"What did you say? You dug all of this by yourself?" It was unbelievable. His sister, wearing a long, flowing dress, sat by the window, cutting paper with scissors. She looked so quiet and frail, not at all like someone who could do such hard work.

"I couldn't sleep last night, so I got up and dug the pits. I've told you before, I've learned martial arts for years and am much stronger than ordinary people. I'll teach you when I have time." She and Da Linzi spent a lot of time together. Although he was quite careless, it was hard not to notice eventually. She had hinted at it several times, but this silly brother didn't believe her, thinking she was just teasing him. Zhao Zhao had little credibility with him, given all the injuries he had suffered when they were young.

In such hot weather, she couldn't bear to let Da Linzi dig pits little by little.

After returning, she had asked Yaoguang. It had said that Da Linzi didn't have the spiritual root to cultivate her techniques, which made her feel regretful for a long time. Yaoguang then gave her an idea, offering to find a good external body training technique in the cave mansion. The cave mansion had a restriction that she couldn't enter with her current cultivation level, so she had to rely on Yaoguang.

Thinking of this, she urged the large parrot hanging on the earth vein sacred tree, "Yaoguang, where's the body training technique for Da Linzi? Why are you so careless? My dear brother likes you so much, hurry and find it!"

Yaoguang turned around on the tree, showing its back to her, "There are many books inside. If you have the ability, find them yourself. Some people don't even try hard for their only brother and just order me around!"

This parrot spirit was doing it on purpose.

Hearing there was real martial arts, Da Linzi got interested, "There really is martial arts? Can I learn it? Does your master allow it to be taught to others? Aren't powerful techniques usually not shared with outsiders?"

"It's not anything powerful, just for fitness. When my master sends a suitable technique for you, you can start practicing."

"That's great! Once I practice well, if any bullies try to mess with us, I'll beat them up!" Da Linzi rubbed his hands, looking forward to it.

"Have they bullied people on the island?" Zhao Zhao inquired.

"I heard they target valuable catches. We haven't caught anything good for a while, so I forgot. Last year, Liu Manyi was beaten by them."

Next time she encountered those scoundrels, she would make sure to give them a proper "welcome." No one messes with her brother and gets away with it.

When the vacuum sealer and saplings arrived, she took Da Linzi to Changshan to retrieve them and planted them in the pits that same day. She had to explain to every passing villager that these were a friend's new scientific research variety that could survive on the island. Everyone still thought she was just a young person messing around.

Zhao Zhao sighed as she buried the pits. This work should have been done secretly at night; now, it was a mess.

She had forgotten to lock Gun Gun up, and the dog was a sight to behold.

The earth vein seed hadn't been buried yet, needing an isolation array to prevent leakage. Otherwise, the plants around her house would grow crazily, which would be quite frightening. However, she wasn't proficient with the isolation array yet...

To keep the fruit trees alive, she watered them with diluted spiritual spring water. Her beloved dog recognized its value and rushed to drink from each tree before the water could seep in, getting covered in wet mud.

By the time they finished, Gun Gun had turned into a clay dog, its fur completely covered, with only its big eyes visible.

Zhao Zhao wanted to laugh but held it in, pulling out her phone to film. She sternly pointed to the corner of the yard, "Stand over there! No playing cute!"

Gun Gun twisted its little butt and ran to the corner, squatting down with its tail wagging and picking up more dry dirt...

"Do you know you were wrong? Look at yourself!" She nudged its muddy leg to make it see itself. The guilty pup whimpered in a babyish tone.

"You caused trouble today, did you know that? If you do this again, sister will spank you!" She said, giving Da Linzi a demonstrative slap, making him yelp.

"See? Next time you cause trouble, you'll end up like your brother!"

Da Linzi was annoyed, "Why not just spank it directly?"

"You are punished to squat here for five minutes. Don't move! Got it?"

"Just five minutes? Where's the deterrence in that?" Da Linzi was not convinced.

"It's enough. Once the dirt on him dries completely, this dog will be impossible to clean..."

That night, Zhao Zhao uploaded the short video to Panda, titled #Mountain Dog Gun Gun's Black History Archive 1#.

Soon, the comment section was flooded with Gun Gun's memes: I Can Still Be Wanted If I Wash Up.JPG.

【Was that our host Little Bear getting hit in the background? Too funny, hahahaha】

【Send him to me, I'll wash him!】

【He really doesn't look like a dog now. Don't want him? Wait for me! I'll take a boat to get him】

【Did our Gun Gun go farming today? So hardworking】

【This part 1 is a good start, can't wait for part 2】

【So cute! Is he called Gun Gun? What did he originally look like?】

【To the person above, our Gun Gun is supposed to grow into a mighty dog over a meter tall. Hahahahaha sorry Gun Gun, this is definitely black history】

The vacuum sealer arrived, and the next day they started collecting dried mussels. With just Zhao Zhao and Da Linzi, the amount wasn't much.

Everything was ready, and the broadcast had been made, but no one showed up for a while. The siblings exchanged worried looks, hoping it wouldn't be a flop.

Accountant Third Grandpa wasn't worried about not collecting enough, "This stuff isn't worth much. People will bring it over when they have time. It's only 500 jin, we can definitely collect enough. Where are you selling this? Do you pay cash?"

"Online store," Da Linzi replied. "My mom said she would come. Why isn't she here yet? One jin can be exchanged for a jin of beef, isn't that great? Who hasn't had enough seafood?"

The old man perked up, "Exchange for beef? Beef is over thirty. How much are you paying?"

"35 per jin, Third Grandpa, didn't you listen to the broadcast? It's not cheap. First come, first served. I thought people would rush to bring it." Da Linzi hadn't finished speaking when Third Grandpa pulled out his phone, "Why didn't you say this price earlier!" He started calling his wife to bring everything they had at home.

The first person to arrive was Da Linzi's mom, carrying half a bag from home, finally starting the collection.

Zhao Zhao tied the camera to Yaoguang's leg to capture footage.

"Second Aunt, you're selling everything without keeping some to eat?" Qin Yunmei worked meticulously, and the dried mussels she brought were very clean. Zhao Zhao was in charge of weighing and paying, while Da Linzi was in the back vacuum-packing one jin per bag.

Qin Yunmei said, "Da Linzi doesn't like this stuff. We hardly ate any this year. Can you really sell these? I asked Da Linzi, and that kid said nothing! Don't lose money."

"Don't worry, Second Aunt. We've already sold them. Once we collect enough, they'll be shipped out. You have fourteen jin and three liang. I'll transfer the money to you. Scan the code."

Da Linzi came over to take the mussels for packing. Hearing they were sold, Qin Yunmei stopped worrying and looked at Da Linzi, "That's good. Our Da Linzi found a good job today, pulling weeds in the peanut field, running so fast!"

Zhao Zhao understood her shrewd Second Aunt's hint and smiled, "Of course, I'm paying him for his work here, unlike pulling weeds for you for free."

Qin Yunmei was satisfied with this response and gave Da Linzi another glance, "I don't care about that. Anyway, he doesn't give me his money."

Zhao Zhao transferred the money for the mussels, "500 yuan and five mao. Here! You can decide what to do with this money. Even if Da Linzi doesn't give you his money, he won't waste it. What are you worried about?"

That was true.

On her way back, Qin Yunmei spread the word. Hearing that it was 500 yuan for just 35 per jin, people quickly gathered, and Accountant Grandpa began organizing them into a line.

Aunt Haiming's mother-in-law even complained about not knowing earlier that it was 35 per jin. Her eldest daughter had plenty and would have brought them if she'd known.

It seemed no one had really listened to the broadcast...

Eventually, Aunt Haiming came to drag her mother-in-law away. There were enough people in line, and she was still thinking about her daughter who wasn't on the island.

The villagers brought their own clean mussels, and no one had the nerve to bring old stock. They quickly collected over 400 jin. Zhao Zhao estimated and asked Third Grandpa to announce that those at the back needn't wait, as they'd reached their limit for now and would have more opportunities later.

Those who didn't get to sell were somewhat unhappy, feeling like they'd missed out. Zhao Zhao promised that if the response was good, they would help everyone earn some pocket money again. A group of aunts surrounded her, praising her for being successful and considerate of the villagers...

Not that she didn't know, people in the village thought she was crazy for choosing to stay on the island. With her education, returning to this deserted place was considered a waste.

They had over 500 packages to send out. With enough quantity, the courier from Changshan Island agreed to make a trip. They worked until dark to finish.

Zhao Zhao did some quick calculations. After deducting the shipping costs and reserving five yuan for packaging and labor, not counting the vacuum sealer investment, they had a net profit of 1080 yuan. At this rate, it would take over 500 years to open a marine farm... exhausting.

Zhao Zhao transferred 540 yuan to her hardworking little brother, who happily went home to show off to his mom.

Thinking about the vacuum sealer costing over 800 yuan, she realized she was the only one who took a loss, busy for two days and down 300 yuan.