Li Ruo dared not let her guard down and checked the doors and windows again.
The windows were made of iron bars and tempered glass, more sturdy than prison cells, and every room had them.
There are four layers of doors: iron bars, wall gate, main gate, and room door. If the house is a large fortress, then each room is an independent small fortress, with layers of protection. Not even a mosquito can fly in, let alone a person.
The tower on the second floor has the same configuration.
The tower is two meters taller than the wall, and at the top there is a small observation deck that can only accommodate two people at most. You can go out by opening a small door. There is a fence around it.
Standing atop it, Li Ruo could see nothing but howling winds and slanting rain. The heavens and earth resembled a dark, gaping beast, its jaws wide open, ready to devour everything.
Li Ruo bought a telescope at the mall, but because it was dark, he couldn't see clearly. He could only see people walking quickly along the mountain path closer to the house, heading towards the ravine. He guessed they were people from Black Wind Village, since the common people hadn't fled here yet.
She also saw Master Liao carrying a tent that was almost blown away by the wind.
This guy!
Li Ruo bought a large roll of tarpaulin and a hundred thick black raincoats at the mall, and hurriedly went downstairs.
"Liao Fusheng." She went outside wearing a raincoat. "Go to the warehouse and get a wooden bed. The ground is too damp. Also, use this tarpaulin to cover the top of the tent. It will keep out the rain and keep you warm. Take an extra quilt too."
"Okay." Liao Fusheng followed her to move the things.
"I'll share some of the charcoal and firewood with you too."
"good."
"And please take a set of pots, pans, and utensils as well."
"good."
"I'll give you a six-piece kitchen knife set."
"good."
"Here are two raincoats and two life jackets for you too."
Liao Fusheng: ...
Finally, Li Ruo stuffed a pillow into his arms and saw that he was a little stunned. "What's wrong? I can use lightning to my advantage, so it's reasonable for me to have a few raincoats and life jackets. Take them if you want them, don't be so hesitant."
Liao Fusheng: "...Thank you for being so kind to me."
Li Ruo smiled and said, "That's good for you. You just helped your sister-in-law give birth to a little chubby boy. Oh, you delivered a little chubby boy."
"She is my cousin, one of my few relatives, so it's only right that we be together."
After saying that, he carried his things out.
Li Ruo wanted to say something but didn't; let him experience life first.
He continued tidying up the small storeroom in the house, putting in some daily necessities, and then, with a chicken in his left hand and a duck in his right, went to the kitchen.
Grandma Li was cooking when her eyes lit up. "Did you buy this when you came down the mountain?"
Seeing her hesitation.
"Oh, I see. It was given by Chief Xie? Grandma heard from those masters that there are chicken and pig farms behind their village, and there's an abundance of stuff there."
Li Ruo: Is it Xie, the invincible scapegoat, again?
"actually……"
“What’s so hard to say? Before, everyone said how evil Black Wind Village was, and everyone avoided them like the plague. But I think seeing is believing. From now on, we don’t need to avoid them, and we’re not afraid of what others will say! I won’t object to you associating with Black Wind Village.”
Li Ruo: ...
Grandma Li: "But we can't take advantage of others. If we want to eat someone else's chicken in the future, we'll have to exchange it for grain."
Li Ruo smiled, "Grandma is right, so I've decided to teach him that lightning-summoning technique so I can trade with him for lots and lots of meat in the future."
"This will do too." After thinking for a moment, Old Lady Li couldn't help but ask, "If there really is a lightning-summoning technique, where did you learn it?"
Li Ruo looked at her and said, "Would you believe me if I said I learned it in my dream while I was unconscious?"
Old Mrs. Li: ...I don't believe you for a second.
But with such a great calamity before them, they had shelter and food, and Lian Lizhi even gave the Li family a healthy baby boy. It was almost entirely thanks to this girl. What more could she ask for?
There are some things she doesn't want to get to the bottom of.
Grandma Li's eyes welled up with tears, but she forced a smile and went to cook. "Go and rest for a while, there will be food soon."
Li Ruo didn't leave; he held her hand. Because of the heavy work, her skin was very rough, like an old tree branch.
Grandma Li looked at her with some confusion.
“Grandma,” Li Ruo said with a smile, “My mother passed away early. When I was little, you were the one who would coax me to sleep when I couldn’t sleep. I still remember all the lullabies you sang to me and the lessons you taught me. It’s a pity I didn’t listen to you, and I regret it very much.”
"While I was in a coma, I had many dreams. I dreamed that my father taught me archery and horseback riding. I also dreamed of my next life, where there were many new and wonderful things, and I learned a lot from them."
Do you know? In the next life, you'll still be my grandmother, and I'll still be your granddaughter. We'll still depend on each other for survival. But in the next life, you'll leave us earlier. When I wake up, I think, I must cherish this life, take good care of you in your old age, and let you live to be a hundred years old.
Grandma Li listened in shock, tears slowly welling up in her eyes.
Her granddaughter remembered everything, and—she looked closely, and it was so similar, the way her eyes and brows resembled hers. This was truly her granddaughter.
“Yes, we are still grandparents and grandchildren, still a family, and we will never be separated.” She held her hand tightly.
It was pitch black outside, but some things broke through the clouds and became clear and bright.
That night, the small house on the mountain was warm and cozy, contrary to the weather. There was food in the kitchen, hot water in the bathroom, and each room had a carved bed with thick mattresses, warm quilts, and even a dressing table, cabinets, screens, incense burners, and charcoal, just like the side rooms of a wealthy family.
To take care of her sister-in-law Xiaobao, Old Lady Li temporarily slept in her room.
Li Yi and Li Ruo each had their own room.
After dinner, Li Ruo went to her room and began exchanging points with the system.
Unscrupulous merchants are the same throughout history; most of the goods sold on the street are fake. The truly good things are only available to wealthy people, royalty, and nobles.
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