Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!-Chapter 51: The Wager

Yes, under the signal from Cheng Xiaoxiao, all the kids learning martial arts started calling Leng Qi... Coach Leng.

Although the others didn’t quite get it, the title "coach" indeed seemed more fitting.

After reporting, Erya went to help serve the rice.

Once everyone was gathered, several families dined together cheerfully. It was lively and warm, with a variety of dishes and fragrant white rice. They had been enjoying such good meals for the past few days, a true happiness! It was nothing like the "pig feed" they had eaten before.

Everyone was savoring their delicious food, except for Cheng Xiaoxiao!

Having fish every day, Cheng Xiaoxiao felt a bit fed up, but considered catching more fish from the canals, making dried fish, and storing it as backup food in case of emergencies.

Cheng Xiaoxiao put down her chopsticks, and the others, puzzled, all looked her way!

Erya frowned, "Sis, is the fish not tasty today?"

Before Cheng Xiaoxiao could reply, the others chimed in, "No way!"

"It’s really tasty!"

"Perfectly seasoned, the fish is fresh and not fishy at all!" The auntie added her honest opinion from the side.

Everyone nodded in agreement; it couldn’t be tastier. Even the restaurant chefs’ food tastes about the same.

"I didn’t say the fish isn’t tasty! Why are you all giving me that look..." Cheng Xiaoxiao faced everyone with a look as if saying, "Life is so good now, and you are still being picky, how unforgivable."

Cheng Xiaoxiao was speechless, "I was just wondering, if the river rises, would there be a lot of fish?" She said, looking at Qi Fei.

Qi Fei, deep in thought, guessed that Cheng Xiaoxiao was thinking about fishing on a large scale. After pondering for a moment, he said, "That’s true, but with limited materials now, I can’t make a net to cast in the river, and it would require cooperation from three very good swimmers."

Cheng Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement with Qi Fei’s view, but said, "We can think from another perspective."

In the modern society filled with various short videos and live programs, there are many ways to catch fish. They could learn one or two methods from this, "Erya, go to my room and bring me the blueprint from the small box at the head of my bed."

"Okay!" Erya agreed obediently.

"Tsk!" Leng Qi, who was quietly eating and not caring about what they were discussing, suddenly spoke up, looking disdainful.

The female Rakshasa can catch fish? What a joke, does she really think she is omnipotent?

Cheng Xiaoxiao was wondering how to ask Leng Qi to take on more people, and he just offered himself up, so... wouldn’t it be a waste not to take advantage of his dismissive attitude?

"Coach Leng, you don’t believe I can catch fish?"

"How could that be? Aren’t there fish on this table?" Leng Qi said nonchalantly, not having the leisure to care.

"Oh! I see Coach Leng doesn’t seem to believe me. How about a bet?"

Leng Qi raised an eyebrow slightly, "What kind of bet?"

The female Rakshasa wants to trick him again?

Cheng Xiaoxiao’s eyes sparkled, looking directly at Leng Qi, smiling, "Coach Leng, aren’t you afraid?"

"What do you mean afraid? You haven’t even said what the bet is," Leng Qi replied cautiously.

"Coach Leng doesn’t believe in my strength! How about this: we give it ten days as a deadline, and see if I can catch 5,000 pounds of fish within ten days, how about it?"

Cheng Xiaoxiao spoke with confidence and flair.

As her words fell, sounds of astonishment erupted in the living room!

Five thousand pounds...

That’s a lot!

How much could five thousand pounds sell for?

Does our river even have that many fish?

Is Xiaoxiao bragging a bit too much?

With different thoughts, no one believed that Cheng Xiaoxiao could catch 5,000 pounds of fish in ten days.

Even those who thought to dissuade her hadn’t managed to speak before Cheng Xiaoxiao spoke again, "What, Coach Leng, you don’t dare to bet?"

"Are you crazy? Five thousand pounds, you might not manage that even in a year." Leng Qi looked dismissively at her, talking big without concern! Clearly a simple-minded village girl, he must have overestimated her before.

"It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe. I’m just asking if you dare to bet."

Repeatedly questioned, Leng Qi became a bit irate, "Why wouldn’t I dare!"

"But do you know how to fish? With those little arms and legs, one wave could sweep you away, what qualifies you to question me?"

"I don’t know how!"

Cheng Xiaoxiao said with wide-eyed innocence, "But I can provide the method for fishing. The physical work can be done by others. As long as the fish are caught following my method, they naturally count as mine. Don’t you all agree?"

She turned to look at everyone... they all nodded in unison.

After nodding, they felt something was off. Weren’t they planning to dissuade her? How did they end up foolishly agreeing?

They all burst out, "..."

Qi Fei said uneasily, "Isn’t 5,000 pounds too much? How about 2,000 pounds?"

With his abilities, putting in effort and having everyone’s help, there might be hope.

"Alright! Let’s bet, it’s 5,000 pounds." Leng Qi agreed decisively; her people believed in her, why should he flinch?

"But let me say it straight, what if you lose?"

"That’s easy! If I lose, I’ll recognize you as the boss and won’t boss you around anymore, how about that?

If you lose, agree to one condition of mine; it’s a good deal for you!"

Cheng Xiaoxiao smiled warmly, coaxing the simple-minded wolf...

"You won’t make any excessive demands, will you?" Leng Qi suspected the female Rakshasa might ask for something inhumane!

"No, just a small request, very easy for Coach Leng to fulfill." Cheng Xiaoxiao assured.

Leng Qi considered it, "Alright then! You said it, with all these witnesses here!"

Cheng Xiaoxiao nodded, "I said it, it’s settled then."

Cheng Xiaoxiao reached out, and Erya, who had been waiting with the blueprint the whole time, handed it over.

Cheng Xiaoxiao got off the table, walked to a table in the courtyard, and spread out the blueprint.

A curious crowd gathered around, especially Qi Fei, who stood next to Cheng Xiaoxiao. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Cheng Xiaoxiao picked up a pen and started explaining on the layout map of the village, "This river in our village, there’s a turbulent spot here, we start from this point, open a channel, dig a canal all the way to here..."

She circled a flat area and continued, "Here, we’ll dig a deep pit, preferably as deep as the river. Then we’ll continue digging a canal downstream, digging another pit here, a bit shallower than the first pit, then push it inward and connect it to the middle of the village, linking it to the dug canal for drainage."

On another white paper, Cheng Xiaoxiao drew an interception net bag suitable for the outlet of the deep pit, the size matching the outlet, "Qi Fei, you’ll be responsible for making a net bag like this, the structure has to be sturdy, able to withstand the impact of a flood."

"Additionally, the project is huge, requiring the support of the village chief. Dad, later you go find Grandpa the village chief; we need to finish digging in two and a half days."

Mr. Cheng voiced his concern, "Daughter, the time is too tight, how can we dig such a big pit?"

"It’s alright, Dad. Just find more people. Explain clearly to Grandpa the village chief: there are two proposals. One, villagers come to work, 20 copper coins a day without meals, pay upon completion. Two, using a point system; working one day earns 10 points, 1 point can be exchanged for two pounds of dried fish. Let the villagers choose for themselves."

Mr. Cheng nodded, then asked confusedly, "What’s a point system?"