After the familiar busy tone, the system's voice came through: "The system has detected a new map and needs to be updated. Please wait."

These words surprised Jiang Ruyu. She didn't know how it would be updated. In any case, the system was just a tool to enhance her life. With it, she could live a better life. Without it, she could still earn money through her own efforts.

Thinking of this, she stopped worrying about it and slowly walked into the mountains with a small basket on her back. In October, the mountains were already a bit cool, and the fragrance of grass all over the mountains was very pleasant. After walking for a while, she saw a few small black fungus on a dead tree. She ran over and picked them with curiosity.

The mountains and forests of Northeast China are rich in resources, and October is the harvest season. The commune members are busy harvesting crops. When Jiang Ruyu entered this place, it was like a mouse falling into a rice granary.

Not daring to venture deeper, Jiang Ruyu discovered several patches of wild mushrooms on the outskirts, including a slightly yellow, fuzzy mushroom she had only seen in books, called monkey head mushroom, which was said to be delicious and expensive.

Just as she was happily picking up the ripe pine cones and chestnuts that had fallen to the ground, the system update was finally complete.

"Host, update successful. Due to the expanded map, the system has collected more information. Therefore, the system grants you permission to check in from a different location every three days, limited to the maps that have already been developed. Moreover, checking in from a different location does not count towards your daily check-in opportunity and is a reward from the system."

"The host can sign in at any time."

After hearing what the system said, Jiang Ruyu didn't immediately get excited. Instead, she found a big tree to sit down and checked the system interface. She noticed a new map icon. When she clicked on it, she saw that Yanjing and Liaoning Province were lit up, while the icons for other places were gray.

She tentatively tapped the Liaoning Province icon, and the national map transformed into a provincial map. Her location was marked by a small red dot. She tapped it, and then she realized that she no longer seemed to get lost; everything was clearly marked.

"Great! Now Grandma won't have to worry about me running away, haha!"

After understanding the situation, Jiang Ruyu didn't think too much about it. She had never thought about making a fortune through the system. At most, she would use it to earn some savings. Who knew when this thing would disappear? It was safer to rely on herself.

"Tongzi, sign in and see if there's a surprise."

"Received. Signing in at the back hill of Liaoning Province Red Flag Brigade."

After a few minutes, the system announced: "Congratulations, host, you have obtained one animal pelt, one rare mountain delicacy and Chinese herbal medicine, one rare seafood, and four positioning chips."

Everything else was easy to guess, but what about this positioning chip? Jiang Ruyu checked it out. The system description read: "Positioning chip, dissolves into the skin. When placed on the target, it will automatically dissolve into the skin. The host can use the map to find the target. The chip has a serial number, making it the best choice for finding people."

Seeing this, she was both surprised and puzzled. This map was quite powerful, but what use was it to her? Who did she need to find?

Never mind for now, and then excitedly rubbed his hands together to open the other items.

The moment she opened it, her eyes were dazzled. The animal fur was black, fluffy bear skin, and it was very clean and odorless. There was also a snow-white fox fur and a silver-white wolf skin. My goodness, how extravagant! Unfortunately, even if she had these things, she wouldn't dare to wear them. She'd just leave them for now.

The name "Rare Mountain Delicacies and Chinese Herbal Medicines" suggests they are not simple items. Upon opening the package, you'll find that the mountain delicacies are processed matsutake mushrooms, monkey head mushrooms, bear paws, deer tendons, and snow frogs, while the Chinese herbs consist of an 80-year-old ginseng root, a very large and plump Gastrodia elata, packaged Panax notoginseng powder, and several processed Ganoderma lucidum.

These things are quite valuable, not to mention the unopened seafood. Could it be that opening a new map gives so many things? It seems that the system's purpose is very clear: to make her lead it around. Unfortunately, she doesn't have time and can only take it one step at a time.

However, all of these items were described as having medicinal effects, so she could take them back to her grandmother to help her recover.

Finally, when she opened the rare seafood section, Jiang Ruyu thought she had broadened her horizons after seeing things like ginseng, linzhi, and bear bile. However, she still widened her eyes when she saw the beautiful pearls the size of marbles. Indeed, jewelry can always make people happy.

Other sea cucumbers, fish lips, fish maw, dried abalone, scallops, and dried squid are all commonplace compared to those dozens of exquisitely beautiful pearls.

In a very good mood, Jiang Ruyu carried the few mushrooms, wood ear fungus and other mountain produce down the mountain. This trip was really worth it.

After returning home, she used the grain her second brother had brought to set up a pot and start cooking. Since she had nothing else to do, it would be nice to have something ready for them to eat when they came back.

Thinking that they were doing physical labor, Jiang Ruyu steamed a pot of rice. After looking at the dishes that had been brought, she washed the mushrooms she had picked and took the cured meat she had brought, washed it, and cut a few slices. She planned to stir-fry the mushrooms and cured meat later, which would also make a good dish.

My second brother brought over some cabbage and glass noodles. We'll stir-fry some cabbage and glass noodles later, and we can also add a few slices of cured meat to enhance the flavor.

There are also freshly picked persimmons; let's make a soup with them and eggs.

When Jiang Jun and the others returned, they saw smoke rising from the chimney. He said helplessly to his father and girlfriend, "Ruyu must have already cooked. She's so sensible. She doesn't want to trouble anyone and does whatever she can to help."

Jiang Jianguo nodded in agreement. This niece was just so reassuring yet heartbreaking.

Kong Xuefang also liked her sister-in-law, who was both easy to manage and considerate: "Ruyu is so sensible. She is a pampered guest, how could I let her cook? I feel embarrassed."

In the years since they came here, there has never been a day when they could come back and have a delicious, hot meal. Kong Xuefang and Jiang Jun were both very touched by this meal and kept praising Jiang Ruyu.

"Second Brother, Sister Xuefang, please don't praise me. I'm embarrassed."

Jiang Jianguo said with a smile, "Your second brother and his brother don't know how to thank you, so they can only praise you more. By the way, I won't go with you this afternoon. I'm going to the commune with Ruyu to buy some vegetables. Your production team leader will also be coming tomorrow, so we can't be too stingy."

Jiang Jun didn't want his father to spend too much money, as it had already cost quite a bit: "Dad, most people in the village raise chickens, ducks, geese, and some hunters go back to hunt pheasants and rabbits. Just buy a few. We have private plots at our educated youth settlement, so we can just stir-fry some cucumbers, green beans, eggplants, and other vegetables."

Jiang Jianguo disagreed: "That won't do. You only get married once in your life, how can it be so shabby? I'll go see what we can find and buy something."

Jiang Jun knew he couldn't stop his father, so he didn't say anything. He just felt even more ashamed that his parents had made so many sacrifices. Kong Xuefang, on the other hand, was very happy with her future father-in-law's magnanimous manner. At least this showed that she was valued by her in-laws.

After eating, Jiang Jun washed the dishes, tidied up, rested for a while, and then went to work. Jiang Ruyu pulled her anxious uncle and said, "Let's see what we can buy in the village first, so we don't have to go so far to carry it back."