Chapter 57

Chapter 57

After Bai Xiuxiu tapped the screen, changes quickly appeared on the water curtain.

It displayed: Harvest of Ginseng (Fresh Ginseng) successful. One percent of its spirit energy has been automatically extracted. 19,000 points of spirit energy required for the next level.

So much?

Looking at the ginseng that had materialized before her, this single plant could contribute 1,000 points of spirit energy to this space?

Without hesitation, Bai Xiuxiu tapped the harvest button nineteen more times.

On the nineteenth tap, the water curtain changed. On the far right, it read: Space Level 2 (Max Level 10)

The water curtain didn’t change much after that, but beneath the box where herb seeds could be placed, something resembling a cabinet door appeared.

Beside it was written: Storage Room (No living creatures allowed. Approximately 30 cubic meters.)

Bai Xiuxiu tried opening it, and it opened.

Inside was pitch black. She tossed the ginseng in there.

After closing the door and the space, she reopened it to confirm that the items were still inside.

After this test, Bai Xiuxiu’s face lit up with joy. This thing was incredibly useful.

The text in the middle of the water curtain detailed the rules of the space: Level 2 permissions have been unlocked. Requires 50,000 spirit energy to unlock Level 3 space.

A maximum of 1,000 plants can be grown at once within the space (Currently, 367 Huangqi and 56 Ginseng). The more valuable the herbs, the slower they grow.

Level 2 permissions allow use of the small storage cabinet.

Under Level 2 permissions, herbs grow slightly faster.

After reading this, Bai Xiuxiu attempted to harvest another ginseng.

The text on the water curtain changed: Single ginseng harvested. Spirit energy automatically extracted for space upgrade. Requires 49,999 points of spirit energy to unlock Level 3 permissions.

There wasn’t much spirit energy left from the fresh ginseng!

Continuing to harvest them wouldn’t be worth it. Such a large quantity of fresh ginseng would fetch a low price and be difficult to sell.

Bai Xiuxiu stopped.

She moved the chest from the children’s side over here.

She transferred all the valuable items and her private savings into the space’s small storage cabinet.

In the chest, she left some candy and a portion of her snacks for the near future, then returned the chest to its original spot.

Both children were already asleep. Young children fell asleep quickly, and they had accompanied her on a trip around the mountain earlier, so they were exhausted by the time they returned.

Bai Xiuxiu adjusted their positions and covered them with blankets. Then, she poured herself a cup of sugared water and pondered her situation with Wang Qinghe.

She made a decision.

"Big Sister-in-Law, it’s time to eat. Open the door quickly…" Outside, Liu Xiaoe pounded on the door impatiently.

Bai Xiuxiu gathered the curtains and got off the bed to open the door.

Liu Xiaoe carried two bowls. One contained half a bowl of boiled cabbage soup, while the other held three vegetable pancakes made from cornmeal.

Seeing Bai Xiuxiu, Liu Xiaoe grew irate. "Big Sister-in-Law, you’re supposed to be a daughter-in-law. It’s been years! Why are you always so lazy? You’ve been getting worse lately, even making me bring your meals to you.

I’m not saying this to criticize you, but aren’t you afraid of retribution?"

As Liu Xiaoe spoke, she noticed Bai Xiuxiu’s two children.

How could such a lazy and mean person have sons? Why couldn’t she have any?

Upon entering the room, Liu Xiaoe began venting her frustrations, causing Bai Xiuxiu’s gaze to turn colder. Hearing her mention retribution, Bai Xiuxiu laughed. "Retribution? Let’s talk about this. Hasn’t our family relied on my husband hunting in the mountains these past few winters to have meat to eat?

And he’s been doing most of the work around here.

If there’s going to be retribution, it should be for leeches like you."

"Aren’t we family?" Liu Xiaoe wasn’t very brave. Bai Xiuxiu’s retort diminished her confidence by half.

"Yes, we are family. So what if I’m not feeling well and ask you to bring me food? What’s this? When there’s work to be done, we’re family, but when there isn’t, I deserve retribution? If bringing me a meal brings retribution, then you all must be destined for a thousand cuts and childlessness."

Bai Xiuxiu snatched the bowls from her and opened the door. "What are you still doing here? Waiting for an invitation?"

Liu Xiaoe clenched her teeth. "You! You!"

Before Liu Xiaoe could finish, Bai Xiuxiu slammed the door shut.

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In her previous life, she hadn’t liked these sisters-in-law, so she avoided contact with them. Even if they confronted her, she ignored them without engaging.

After setting down the food, Bai Xiuxiu looked at her sleeping children and ate first.

They could eat when they woke up.

Later that evening.

The outer door creaked, and Bai Xiuxiu peeked through the window. Sure enough, the entire Wang family had returned.

With sharp eyes, she spotted Wang Qinghe trailing behind. She immediately rose to go out.

"Mom, I want to go pick up Dad too!" Yueyue had been drawing on a homemade sandbox with Mingming when she saw her mother preparing to leave. She promptly dropped her toy and rushed after her.

Bai Xiuxiu kissed the child's cheeks twice. "It's awfully cold outside. Stay inside and be good, and I'll bring you something tasty in a bit."

After setting the child down, Bai Xiuxiu headed out.

Once in the courtyard, she couldn't help but feel surprised inwardly. Oh boy, what a lively family!

In the courtyard, Chen Fang and Zhao Cuihua looked disheveled, their faces covered in small cuts and their hair drenched.

Their clothes were also wet, and their faces pale, as if they were water ghosts that had just crawled ashore.

Following behind them, Zhou Jiaojiao's clothes were dirty today, but she didn't have any injuries and hadn't gotten wet either.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Zhao Cuihua couldn't hold back her complaints. "Mother, Old Fifth's wife is a jinx! Look at us? We followed her into the mountains and ended up like this?"

Inside the house, Zhao Guifen couldn't come out. She crawled to the window and opened it to yell. "What do you know? How is Jiaojiao a jinx? What does her accident have to do with anyone else?"

Then, Zhao Guifen looked at Zhou Jiaojiao with a strained gentleness in her eyes. "Jiaojiao, how was your trip to the mountains today? Did you get hurt?"

Zhou Jiaojiao glanced discontentedly at her third sister-in-law, Zhao Cuihua, before replying to Zhao Guifen. "Mom, I'm fine. We found plenty of wolfberries and wild peaches in the mountains. While picking wild peaches on the other side of the hill, Third Sister-in-Law fell into the water."

But our troubles weren't for nothing; there were lots of fish in that water. However, because Third Sister-in-Law called for help, others from the village came over, and we only managed to catch six fish."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Guifen was displeased. "Third Sister-in-Law? How many times have I told you not to shout for help? Why did you call out? Is your life so precious? Are you more important than the fish?"