She tried to express her thoughts, and then said, "This matter is not particularly urgent. Uncle Village Chief can discuss it with everyone first before making a decision."

“Alright, I’ve got this in mind,” Village Chief Li nodded. “My dear niece, you should go back and rest too, it’s getting late.”

Jiang Qinyu nodded, said goodbye, and went home.

If she didn't want to flee when war broke out, she had to build Dingshui Village into a strong fortress, making it difficult for outsiders to enter or leave, forcing them to submit to the villagers.

However, all of this requires the active cooperation of the villagers. If the desired effect is not achieved, they will have no choice but to retreat into the mountains.

It seems that we need to build a temporary shelter in the mountains for unforeseen circumstances.

With too many chaotic thoughts running through her mind, Jiang Qinyu only came to her senses when she stood at the door of her room.

"Yu'er is back?" The door suddenly opened, and Madam Chen came out of the room.

Jiang Qinyu immediately greeted, "Mother, why haven't you rested yet?"

"They couldn't sleep while you were gone. I just managed to get them to sleep, and now I have to go back. You should get some rest too!" Madam Chen said with a smile.

Jiang Qinyu quickly thanked her, "Thank you so much, Mother. You've worked so hard."

After saying that, she turned and went to the kitchen. When she came out, she had a bag in her hand, and Chen Shi also walked to the gate of the yard.

"Mother, this is the candy I bought in the prefectural city last time. You can take it back and mix it with water to drink." Jiang Qinyu stuffed the white sugar into Chen's hand.

Caught off guard, Chen glanced at the cloth bag and was about to push it back when she remembered her earlier attempt to test Jiang Qinyu, so she held back. "Alright, then I'll go back first."

Jiang Qinyu watched her leave, then locked the courtyard gate before returning to her room.

Seeing Shufan and Pan'er sleeping soundly on her bed, Jiang Qinyu felt a sense of satisfaction.

Besides accumulating the resources to lie down and relax, she works so hard because she wants to raise her two children well.

Jiang Qinyu went into the space to wash up and dry her hair before coming out.

Once she lay down on the bed, she finally had a chance to take a good look at what the interdimensional shop she had just visited was all about.

The interface of the primary online store is very simple, with only two pages: "Buy" and "Sell".

The purchase page only has two types of products: one is a high-yield grain seed gift pack, each requiring two system points; the other is a choice between rice and flour, each costing one hundred system points.

Jiang Qinyu was completely bewildered. What the hell were system points? She hadn't seen them!

Just as this thought crossed her mind, a "Personal Asset Inventory" page suddenly popped up on the system interface.

Jiang Qinyu took a look and realized, "No wonder the dog system was so tight-lipped about asking her for money; it turns out it had always known all her assets."

This asset inventory page records in detail the money Jiang Qinyu currently has, as well as the system's points.

She currently has only 500 points.

There was a question mark in the upper right corner of the words "points". As soon as Jiang Qinyu's consciousness passed by, the question mark immediately turned into a string of text.

System Points: Displayed after the Dimensional Mall trading system is activated.

How to obtain: Complete system-issued tasks and hidden tasks, and system points will also be randomly dropped when upgrading the system. In addition, actively selling materials in the store will also earn a lot of system points.

How to use: You can purchase or redeem items in the Dimensional Shop, unlocking more types of purchasable items, etc.

Jiang Qinyu thought about it. So far, she seemed to have completed five tasks. That meant that completing one task would earn her 100 points?

The system did not respond to Jiang Qinyu's question, which must be because she had not triggered the keyword.

After looking at the "Buy" page, Jiang Qinyu clicked on the "Sell" page.

This is much more complicated because the selling page is interactive, containing various supermarket supplies and real-world items. Jiang Qinyu needs to list the items she wants to sell.

After thinking for a moment, she put some of the daily necessities, aquatic products, seasonings, and beverages from the supermarket on the shelves.

Two points are all it takes to buy a high-yield grain seed gift pack. For Jiang Qinyu, who has a huge sum of 500 points, she must buy it immediately and see what's inside.

Although Jiang Qinyu doesn't lack rice or noodles right now, she still bought two rice and noodle sets to figure out the system's situation, one with rice and the other with noodles.

[Ding! The host has made their first purchase of supplies from the interdimensional shop, and is now granted a complimentary exclusive supply warehouse! Note: The supply warehouse can be used to store supplies purchased from the interdimensional shop and does not occupy system space.]

Jiang Qinyu's eyes lit up. This is great! What if she needs to buy a lot of supplies in the future and her space doesn't have enough room for them?

Moreover, this makes it easier for her to distinguish which items were purchased from other dimensions and which belong to this world.

Two points can be exchanged for two kilograms of high-yield grain seeds, but the type of grain seed is random. There are only two types of grain seeds in a high-yield grain seed gift pack. Jiang Qinyu bought rice and wheat.

The rice and flour set meal purchased with five points contains fifty catties of rice and fifty catties of flour, both of which are refined rice and white flour. That means one point can buy ten catties of rice and flour.

Jiang Qinyu was quite satisfied with the exchange rate. After all, completing the task would unlock different areas of the shopping mall, and the points were an extra reward, almost like a windfall.

One should not be too greedy; contentment brings happiness.

After Jiang Qinyu had figured out the new features of the system, she finally had a moment to take a look at the latest unlocking task.

[Please collect ten different types of skincare products, including rouge and face powder, to unlock the personal care section!]

Jiang Qinyu opened her eyes slightly, then smiled happily. This is wonderful! From now on, she won't have to make do with toiletries from this world anymore!

Who understands the heartache of brushing her teeth with a willow twig every day? Who understands the helplessness of having to use soap and bath beans only to wash her hair and take a bath?

All of these will be unnecessary from now on!

It's just rouge and face powder, right? She'll go to the county town to buy some tomorrow!

Filled with beautiful aspirations for the future, Jiang Qinyu quickly drifted off to sleep.

At this moment, Jiang Qinyu had no idea that a disaster was quietly approaching them.

...

Jiang Qinyu got up early in the morning feeling refreshed. After cleaning the house, she followed the crowd to the well to get her water for the day.

Since all the wells in the village now have water, Village Chief Li has people distribute water to each household at the well every morning, and each household receives a small half-bucket.

After helping Shufan and Pan'er wash their faces and brush their teeth, Jiang Qinyu ladled out the thick millet porridge she had cooked. The three of them, aunt and niece, ate it with scrambled eggs with chives and cucumber salad.

They had just finished eating and cleaned up when Jiang Qinyu heard someone shouting outside.

"Help! Village chief, everyone come out quickly! A large group of government officials are heading towards our village!"

Officials?

Jiang Qinyu's expression changed, and after quickly giving the two children a few instructions, she ran out quickly.