Let's do it!
By the time Cheng Ruyi had piled all eight neatly arranged sacks at the warehouse entrance, it was already completely dark. After estimating the time, she immediately ran to the back door to wait for her.
It's impossible for her to clean up the entire secret storage room by herself. She can't even take care of what's spilled on the ground in the yard. With the system's time limit, she doesn't have time to clean it up slowly.
The Cheng family arrived shortly afterward.
The whole process went more smoothly than expected. Originally, Ruyi was having a hard time carrying two sacks by herself, and she thought Cheng Yunping could probably only carry one sack. She had even come up with a plan to make two trips.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Yan brought a light wheelbarrow with her. The wheelbarrow was loaded with six bags. In the end, Cheng Yan and Xu Cui pushed the wheelbarrow, while she and Yun Ping each carried a bag. The four of them easily returned home under the cover of night.
Both Xu Cui and Cheng Ruyi were exhausted after a long day of work. Cheng Ruyi, in particular, had been working from morning till night without a break. After returning home, she ate something quickly and collapsed into a chair, almost falling asleep.
Seeing this, the Cheng family members, who had a lot to say, told Cheng Ruyi to wash up and go to bed first. Since she was already back, it wouldn't make a difference if they said something a little later.
After returning to her room, Cheng Ruyi finally felt relieved and could finally check the system.
Switching to the "Tasks" screen, the envelope in the center that reads "Main Quest" is no longer glowing, and its contents have changed when opened:
Task Details:
Main Quest: Infiltrate Rongfa Grain Shop to Obtain Supplies (Completion Level: A)
Side Quest 1: Resolve Wang Liu's revenge for the original owner and escape successfully (Completion: A)
Side Quest 2: Find the Mysterious Jade Token (Completion Level: A)
Note: The main quest is mandatory; failure to complete it today will result in certain death.
"Ding! Congratulations on completing one main quest and two side quests. The death penalty has been temporarily lifted!"
Seeing that her certain death was finally over, Ruyi was truly relieved, but what did "temporarily" mean? Could there be other dangers in the future?
Thinking of lockdowns and war, she sighed... She knew that in chaotic times, how could one always be safe?
"Main quest completion: A, reward: 10 spiritual points."
"Side Quest 1 Completion: A, Reward: 5 Spirit Points"
"Side Quest 2 Completion: A, Reward: 5 Spirit Points"
Current spiritual power level: 20
Huh? There are other extra rewards for completing the task? The system probably knows life is tough, so it keeps giving her advantages.
However, the purpose of the rewarded spiritual energy is unclear, and the system doesn't provide an explanation...
Cheng Ruyi sorted out the current information. The task completion rate was already at the highest level, but the spiritual power value given was so little. It seemed to be a rather precious item, at least more valuable than the usual sign-in gifts. After all, signing in was not difficult at all, while completing the task was much more difficult!
Hopefully, the spiritual energy I've worked so hard for will be really useful in the future.
As Ruyi thought this, she slowly drifted off to sleep...
Nothing was said that night.
The next morning, Cheng Ruyi was awakened by the aroma. She had worked too hard the day before and hadn't eaten enough for dinner. The smell of food made her stomach rumble, so she immediately got up and washed up.
"Good morning, Mommy~~" In the main room, Cheng Yunle greeted everyone with her signature smile and sweet, childlike voice.
"Good morning." Children are so innocent and adorable. Cheng Ruyi patted her little daughter's head and thought to herself. She glanced at the other people present, all of whom had dark faces, their expressions saying, "I'm angry, give me a reasonable explanation."
Ruyi thought about how she had clearly promised her family yesterday that she would never go into the grain shop, but not only did she go in, so many things happened. She suddenly felt a little guilty. In addition, she was really hungry at the moment, so she decided to do what Xu Cui did and quietly lower her head and quickly eat her breakfast.
After her stomach felt a little full, Ruyi finally spoke up: "Ahem, Dad, where did you put yesterday's food? I didn't see it when I went to the kitchen just now."
Cheng Yan looked up at Ruyi, "Hmph! You... I thought you'd become more composed since you took over the household and wouldn't act recklessly like before, but I never expected you to be so audacious!"
"No, no, Dad, let me explain. We were just looking around at the door at first. Then we saw a lot of women and children going in, so we went in too. We just wanted to pick up some food to bring back. We really don't have much food left at home. I just didn't want everyone to go hungry."
“Yes, yes, Ruyi meant well, but she was a bit impulsive,” Xu Cui suddenly said, looking up. “Don’t do that again next time, I couldn’t stop you!”
Cheng Ruyi looked at Xu Cui in surprise, not expecting to be sold off so easily.
"Next time? You want a next time?" Cheng Yan stood up angrily after hearing Xu Cui's words. "Do you know how worried everyone was about you! If you encounter bad guys, you should hide and take the opportunity to find someone to help you. How dare you fight back on your own? You shouldn't have gone into someone's secret storeroom. What if someone was hiding inside? You two dared to break in?"
Ruyi quickly went over and helped her father sit down, then patted her back to catch her breath. "I absolutely did not say anything about next time or next time. Don't listen to Aunt Cui's nonsense!"
Seeing that Cheng Yan was no longer so agitated, she began to explain again, "After going in, we encountered all sorts of unexpected situations. Who could have known in advance that Wang Liu would be there? Who could have known that we would run into him? Moreover, if I didn't resist, Aunt Cui would definitely be in grave danger. I couldn't just stand by and do nothing and hide myself."
"As for the secret storeroom, we only went in to hide from those thugs. If we hadn't hidden there, they would definitely have found us, and the consequences would have been unimaginable. Hiding there actually gave us a chance to survive."
"Moreover, sometimes a crisis is an opportunity. If we hadn't met Wang Liu, we might not have been able to find the secret vault, and our future would have been very difficult."
For a moment, the atmosphere in the main room became somber, and everyone fell into deep thought.
Seeing this, Cheng Ruyi suddenly changed the subject: "By the way, Father, did the yamen officials search the grain shop again this morning?"
Cheng Yan was still thinking about what had just happened when Ruyi asked him this, and he remembered, replying sullenly, "Yeah, we went, and we went before dawn today! They're still searching inside."
After hearing this, Ruyi thought to herself: "Just as I thought. No wonder the system required her to complete it by yesterday. If she had only observed yesterday and only went in to explore today, she probably wouldn't have found anything."
"What about Wang Liu? The yamen has been searching for so long, they must have found him by now, right? Father, Aunt Cui, have you found out anything?"
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