After Luo Taohua returned with the peach blossoms, the Lu family had almost finished weaving their baskets. They filled them with cassava and set off again.
Everyone's hands were full, and they didn't have much energy left. For the rest of the journey, Jiang Tangtang stopped scanning for edible plants along the way and, like the villagers, focused on getting on her way.
The team barely rested all afternoon, constantly on the move.
When Jiang Tangtang stopped to rest at night, she felt like her legs didn't belong to her anymore.
She looked at Lu Shiyan pitifully and said, "Husband, my legs hurt so much." She took his hand and placed it on her leg, saying coquettishly, "Give me a massage like you did that day."
Lu Shiyan's ears turned bright red instantly, and he awkwardly withdrew his hand, saying, "Not now."
Jiang Tangtang had no idea that the leg massage she received that day was not an ordinary leg massage, but rather one infused with spiritual energy, which was used to unblock all the meridians in her body.
She stared wide-eyed, bewildered and aggrieved, and said, "Why not? Are you doing this on purpose?"
Lu Shiyan said helplessly, "I didn't lie to you."
The spiritual energy in this world is scarce, and he has been cultivating every day, finally accumulating a little bit of spiritual energy.
As a result, part of the money was used to unblock her meridians, and the other part was used to cast a cleansing spell to clean her clothes.
Last night I went back and forth to fetch water for the villagers, which not only exhausted me, but also left me no time to cultivate.
Even if he were to exhaust himself, he still wouldn't be able to use his spiritual power to regulate her meridians.
"But I feel like you're avoiding me," Jiang Tangtang complained, feeling wronged. "Ever since we came back from the river, you've been avoiding me. Do you hate me?"
Lu Shiyan encountered a problem he had never faced before in his life, and said dryly, "I didn't!"
Jiang Tangtang, taking advantage of the situation, clung to him and pouted, saying, "You are. If you don't hate me, you'd better prove it to me."
Lu Shiyan said nervously, "This...this place is not suitable."
"Would it be better if we went somewhere else?" Jiang Tangtang leaned closer, staring at him, and said sweetly.
"No...nothing..." Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to her, Lu Shiyan suddenly stood up and quickly walked into the woods.
Watching his retreating figure, Jiang Tangtang triumphantly called out to the system, "Quick, check how much his affection for me is now! Am I off the charts?"
[Host, you've done well! You now have your first little star, which you can exchange for a random reward once. Would you like to exchange? Please click "Confirm" to do so.]
Jiang Tangtang was in an extremely good mood and immediately clicked the redemption button. [What's the prize?]
The Complete Book for Civil Engineering Departments
Jiang Tangtang's good mood vanished instantly, replaced by fury. "What did you say? All those hard-earned stars I got were exchanged for just one book?"
[Host, don't underestimate this book. It covers brick and tile making techniques, cement production methods, and many other essential skills for transmigrating. One book is worth a thousand; its value is off the charts.]
【Pah!】 She doesn't even want the technology to build rockets; she doesn't want to read books or study at all.
[Host, have you forgotten your grand goal of becoming the richest person in the country? And this book is like a golden goose laying eggs; as long as you learn from it and teach the villagers how to make bricks, tiles, and build houses, you'll gain countless career points.]
The system spoke, and with a whoosh, erected a points board in front of Jiang Tangtang: "[Look, this is the career points you've earned these past two days for leading people to dig cassava and teaching skills like 'Immortal Tofu.' You now have 200 career points, enough to unlock a 2-cubic-meter space. Host, would you like to unlock it?]"
Jiang Tangtang's expression softened slightly, and she chose to activate the storage space.
Just as she was trying to figure out how to use the new storage space, Luo Taohua came over carrying a basket. "Third sister-in-law, these are some wild fruits I picked. Do you think we can make that kind of jam you mentioned?"
She didn't steal any of the jam Jiang Tangtang wanted, and even got stepped on by Wang Qiuju while protecting the fruit. She would be at a huge loss if she couldn't make jam.
"Of course I can make it." Jiang Tangtang took the basket. "I'll keep these wild berries for now! I'll call you when they're ready."
Luo Taohua licked her lips, wanting to say, "Don't steal any food!" But when she met Jiang Tangtang's gaze, she hesitated to speak. In the end, she could only turn back every few steps, reluctantly leaving.
Jiang Tangtang was just about to try out how to use the space. After Luo Taohua left, she discussed the usage of the space with the system. Finally, she used her mind to put all the wild berries into the space.
For dinner, we ate the same wild boar meat we hunted yesterday. Instead of porridge, we stir-fried the fat and lean meat from the wild boar together and made a clay pot rice dish.
Of course, there were no earthenware pots on the road to escape famine. Jiang Tangtang asked Zhou Qiongniang to use a clay pot instead.
Earthenware pots are larger and don't heat up as well as clay pots, but Zhou Qiongniang's cooking skills are excellent, and the rice cooked in an earthenware pot is still very fragrant.
Before transmigrating, Jiang Tangtang regarded fatty meat as a monstrous threat, but tonight, as she ate the juicy fatty meat and the golden, crispy rice crust soaked in lard, she unconsciously squinted her eyes.
It's delicious.
It's much better than the technology and grueling skills she bought with a fortune in her previous life.
This time travel doesn't seem so bad.
"Come on, son, eat more." Jiang Tangtang ate happily and picked up two pieces of fatty meat from her bowl and gave them to Lu Chenyan.
Jiang Tangtang's bowl had the most meat, and it was the biggest bowl in the house. But her stomach wasn't actually that big; she couldn't possibly finish the huge bowl that Su Shi had filled for her.
Thanks to her constant feeding, Lu Chenyan had gained a little weight since she first transmigrated. Although the boy didn't speak, his rosy lips and white teeth made him increasingly adorable.
Besides making the little immortal lord do tasks, Jiang Tangtang's favorite thing to do now is to feed the little dumpling.
Lu Chenyan ate a few pieces of fatty meat and then put the lean meat back on Jiang Tangtang's plate.
"What? Are you worried about me and want me to eat?" Jiang Tangtang teased him deliberately.
Lu Chenyan looked a little embarrassed, turned his head away, and continued eating.
"Don't be shy, come on, help Mom eat some. Mom can't finish all of this." Jiang Tangtang really wanted to pinch his cheeks.
Lu Chenyan looked at her, as if to confirm whether what she said was true. Only after he was sure that Jiang Tangtang really couldn't finish the food did he hand her the bowl.
While the mother and son were enjoying their time together, Li Shi also took the food to the Xiong family's resting place.
The Xiong family father and sons had gone hunting and hadn't returned yet. Li Mingxi was so hungry that she curled up in a ball, but she didn't take the food that Li Shi offered her.
"Yuanming, take this and let your sister eat with you." Li Shi handed the food to Li Yuanming, his voice unusually forceful as he spoke, "I am your father. Even if I am wrong, I am still your father. Raising you is my responsibility. If you hate me, take this and eat your fill, then save your life before you hate me."
“Ming’er, lose weight! He’s right, he’s your father, it’s only right that he raises you.”
Xia paused for a moment, then added, "And your father wasn't wrong either."
He merely maintained his compassion amidst the chaos of the world, refusing to become a demon in human skin like those others.
What did he do wrong?
Blame the world for what it is.
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