Early on, it's about family matters, and later it becomes about the daily life of farming and living in the mountains. The space isn't that large; it can only store supplies, grow vegetable...
Climbing the ladder to the top of the wall, Shi Guang observed for a while. Lanterns hung under the eaves of the courtyard, but apart from the chirping of insects, there was no other sound. The person on night watch seemed to be asleep, and one could vaguely hear snoring.
"Thud!" A stone was thrown into the yard, and Shi Guang immediately bent down, but after a long while, he still couldn't lure anyone out.
It was already past ten o'clock, and the servants who had been carrying sacks of grain all day were already exhausted and had fallen asleep.
In addition, the Qian family's granary had always been peaceful and quiet. Over time, the guards inevitably became lax, which made it easier for the two to carry out their plans.
Without waiting any longer, Shi Guang quietly climbed onto the roof tiles, signaled to his wife below the wall to follow, and then leaped down gracefully and lightly, landing in the granary courtyard.
Lin Momo didn't have his skills. After climbing up the wall, she first put the ladder into her spatial storage, then placed it inside the wall before sliding down the ladder. After putting the ladder away, she quickly caught up with Shi Guang's footsteps.
The two followed the path around to the front of the house, and were immediately met with a deafening snoring sound. The sound was coming from the small house by the door, and it was clear that there were at least two people snoring.
Despite the loud snoring, the two of them were able to sleep peacefully without disturbing each other, which Lin Momo found quite amusing. However, the sound was also reassuring to hear.
The deeper the night watchmen sleep, the easier it is for them to get things done.
Lin Momo had initially thought that she might need to drug the person before making her move, but unexpectedly, she didn't need to do that at all. It felt like God was secretly helping them.
Since it was a granary, it was obvious that the room was filled with grain. Lin Momo didn't bother to check each room individually; she didn't even need to open the doors. She could simply take the contents of the room from the outside.
After collecting the grain from the third section, Shi Guang led his wife to the second section. However, after collecting grain from just two warehouses, Lin Momo's space was already full.
In the living rooms on the first and second floors of the small building, grain was piled up to the ceiling, blocking even the passageway leading to the backyard and bedrooms. The remaining space in the basement was also filled with grain, so it had to be piled up on the roof.
However, the fence around the rooftop is too low, only one meter high, which means that the bulk grain can only be piled up to a little over one meter high. Not to mention whether there is a height restriction, the grain will spill downstairs if it is piled up higher than the low wall.
However, there are other ways.
When the loose grain on the rooftop was piled up to nearly a meter high, Lin Momo first put the bagged grain from the Qian family's granary into her space, arranged it around the edge of the wall, placed a layer of loose grain in the middle, and then used grain bags to raise the fence, just like building a house. She continued to do this until she had collected more than half of the grain in the second courtyard.
When the height was about three or four meters, the critical point for the height restriction finally appeared.
Lin Momo looked distressed.
"What's wrong? Can't you fit it all in?" Shi Guang asked in a low voice when he saw Lin Momo stop walking.
Lin nodded silently, then shook his head. "Only the cement yard in the front yard is left."
If even the front yard is piled with grain, there really won't be any room to step inside, and you'll have to stay in the vegetable garden if you go any further in.
Shi Guang also realized the problem, thought for a moment, and said, "It's okay, you can put it away first. When we get back to the mountains, we'll clear out the grain and put it in the cave behind the courtyard."
"This is the only way."
Lin silently repeated the method of storing grain on the rooftop, continuing until it was level with the second floor before stopping. It wasn't that she couldn't pile it up any higher, but rather that she was worried that if it got too high, it might collapse, and if it did, it would inevitably damage the vegetables, fruits, and crops in the garden.
The space was almost at its storage limit, but the Qian family's granary still had plenty of grain. There were also two more warehouses with grain in this courtyard, which the two of them hadn't even visited yet.
"We can't fit any more, let's go." Shi Guang grasped his wife's wrist, intending to lead them away.
It would be best if they could move everything, but it wouldn't be a problem if they couldn't. Just the amount of grain his wife took tonight, although he didn't know exactly how many kilograms it was, was definitely enough to make the old man's heart ache so much he almost vomited blood.
They also stumbled upon the Qian family's secret room and confiscated a large amount of money.
Tonight's harvest has far exceeded their expectations.
Lin Momo was happily collecting grain and still had some lingering satisfaction, but there was nowhere left to put it, so she had to give up. Just as she was about to respond, a green light suddenly flashed across her chest and entered her brow.
Lin Momo was overjoyed, feeling that she had succeeded again.
"Wait a minute." Without explaining, she broke free from Shi Guang's grasp and headed towards the last two rooms.
Behind her, Shiguang was stunned for a moment. Thinking of his wife's sudden change from sorrow to joy, he seemed to guess something. Seeing her actions exactly the same as when she was collecting grain, he became even more certain.
He didn't bother her, deciding to wait until they left the Qian residence before discussing anything further. He simply followed behind her with a smile on his lips, letting her do as she pleased.
After tidying up the last two rooms, Lin Momo turned around in the lamplight and smiled at Shiguang. Then, she tiptoed and whispered the good news to him: "We have another space."
After saying that, she pulled up the jade pendant around her neck to show him.
Shi Guang was astonished. His wife really did have all her wishes fulfilled. There was no one in the world as lucky as her.
The two held hands and walked into the courtyard.
Perhaps because it was close to the main entrance, there were significantly more people on night watch in this area than in other places, probably three to five people. One of them, after getting up in the middle of the night, was carrying a lantern as he came out of the gatehouse.