Leaving aside Bi Qiaoan, Yuan Ruoxi was in an extremely good mood after leaving.
She knew it! How could anyone not envy her spatial abilities? And here comes another country bumpkin who's never seen the world.
When she first saw the woman whispering with the guard, she thought they were laughing at or looking down on her.
Just as she was about to confront Bi Qiaoan, she heard her say, "That's amazing, I'm so envious." She knew that the other woman was unaware of her dirty secrets, so, under the other woman's envious gaze, Yuan Ruoxi raised her chin arrogantly.
Thinking to myself, "As expected, Dongcheng is the perfect place for me. In just two days, I, the 'Fairy of Dongcheng,' will be famous throughout the world and become the envy of everyone!"
However, the task Li Sikai gave her was not easy to complete!
That's right, in order to leave that suffocating land of Nancheng, she agreed to many very harsh conditions.
Not only did she have to work at least ten hours a day, but there were also strict limits on the amount of supplies she could dig up each day. If she didn't meet the target, she either had to work overtime or go back to Nancheng. She didn't want to go back and face Tao Jianian, so she had no choice but to obey.
"Where are we doing our mission?" Yuan Ruoxi stopped and asked.
The original plan was to go to Ye Qiuqiao, but Li Sikai thought of Shen Yanming and said, "Let's go to Xicheng Garden." It's not far from where Shen Yanming and the others are on their mission today, so there should be a chance to run into them.
Yuan Ruoxi remained noncommittal and followed them into the car. They arrived at the mission location shortly afterward.
Looking around, they saw a group of guards about 5,000 meters away. Li Sikai knew that it was the team led by Li Gangtie, but he didn't go up to greet them. Instead, he and Yuan Ruoxi moved the steel bars and cement on the ground and searched for the buried supplies.
You have to admit some people are just born lucky. Yuan Ruoxi actually walked step by step toward Xichen Company without anyone guiding her.
Thanks to the space assistance, progress was incredibly fast, and soon the supply truck that Li Sikai had brought was fully loaded.
He told Geng Zhixing, "You take this truckload of supplies back first."
"yes!"
After Geng Zhixing left, Yuan Ruoxi plopped down on a rock and took out a fan from her spatial storage to fan herself.
"I'm telling you, why don't you persevere a little longer? You've already finished a third of it, why not just finish it in one go?" Li Sikai sat down next to Yuan Ruoxi and advised.
Yuan Ruoxi shook her head. "Can you let me rest for a while? I've dug this much in just one hour. If I continue working, you might let me finish in three hours and then let me go home?"
Li Sikai was embarrassed and touched his nose. "The capable should do more work!"
"I've already worked hard enough. I can do the work of at least ten guards by myself. Besides, you only give me two catties of rice as compensation every day, which isn't even enough for ten guards to eat one meal. Is this how you exploit people?" Yuan Ruoxi rolled her eyes and felt really aggrieved.
“You can’t say that. After all, the guards can protect themselves, but you need several of us to accompany you. So, when you make comparisons, you have to include us.” Actually, Li Sikai knew they were giving too little, but they couldn’t afford to give more.
Seeing Yuan Ruoxi pout, Li Sikai continued, "At least you get two jin of rice every day. Do you know those guards? They only get thin porridge and no other supplies. They give so much, and all they get in the end is two more months' salary."
In fact, Li Sikai had no idea about the arrangements made by Su City. He only said that to make Yuan Ruoxi feel a little better.
He felt that since he started following her, he had been lying more and more often, and his lying skills had become more and more refined. In time, he could become a master of fabrication.
"If the reward is a percentage of profits, would it incentivize you to search the entire city of Su?" Li Sikai asked, looking into Yuan Ruoxi's eyes.
This question had been lingering in his mind for a long time. Every time he saw Yuan Ruoxi slacking off, he would ask himself the same question, wondering if he had made a mistake back then.
Yuan Ruoxi really wanted to nod, but his deep gaze seemed to be able to expose all lies, so she only dared to tell the truth, "No, my space is so small, I estimate that if I searched a few streets, the rewards I got would be enough to fill the space."
In this situation, do you think I would continue working? I'm not stupid; I'd definitely do whatever makes me comfortable.
Don't tell me you can save the rewards for later when I need them. Don't think I haven't noticed the porridge has been getting thinner and thinner these past few days. Can you really just stand by and watch the masses go hungry without touching my spoils?
You'll probably try to persuade me to think about the bigger picture, and then promise me supplies later. But I won't believe you. I don't trust things I don't have control over.
Since those supplies aren't going to be mine anyway, there's no point in bothering to rummage through them, don't you think?
Li Sikai smiled, gazing into the distance without responding.
Feeling bored, Yuan Ruoxi got up and walked aimlessly to a spot not far away.
As she walked, she saw the small warehouse. Seeing that the walls were mostly intact, Yuan Ruoxi rolled her eyes and walked over without saying hello.
She thought that since the place was so well preserved, there might be some good stuff inside. When she opened the door, she found the room completely filled with burlap sacks.
She didn't know what was in the sack, but she had a gut feeling that it was something good.
He took out a pair of scissors from his spatial storage and cut a slit in the sack. Yes, it was that simple and brutal.
Then I saw that it was some kind of grain inside. Um, please forgive Yuan Ruoxi, an agricultural novice, for never having seen unhulled rice before.
She took out a grain of rice, peeled away the outer husk, and finally revealed the glistening grain. Overwhelmed with excitement, she couldn't help but scream.
After calling out, Yuan Ruoxi realized she'd made a mistake. She'd finally found this batch of grain, and with no one around, it was the perfect opportunity to embezzle it, but she actually...
Forget it, I'd better hurry up and collect some into my space. I'll collect as much as I can. Once Li Sikai arrives, she won't be able to do anything to him anymore.
She placed her hand on the sacks, and the sacks instantly disappeared, one after another, as she stored them in her spatial storage.
In her rush, she didn't look closely and naturally didn't notice that there were still many soybeans inside.
Just as Yuan Ruoxi was about to put two more sacks of grain into her spatial storage, Li Sikai and the others finally arrived and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Yuan Ruoxi's hands were on the sack, and she seemed embarrassed, unsure whether she should take them back.
The group was so stunned by the half-warehouse full of supplies that they didn't even notice the embarrassment on Yuan Ruoxi's face.
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