Chapter 79 System Upgrade, Benefits Await!
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"Oh my, what? What barbarians? 'Finding the river'? What river? What's in it?"
Dog Lao San sat with his third aunt leaning against the basket, protecting her. He took the bowl of water his third aunt had left and gulped it all down in one gulp.
"Third brother, slow down, drink slowly."
Dog Lao San casually wiped the water stains from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, nodded to his third aunt, picked up the bowl, got up and walked to Liu Lao Zhang's side, cupped his hands and asked for another bowl of water.
All it took was a bowl of hot water. Before Old Man Liu could get up, five- or six-year-old Chestnut led the way, taking Dog Lao San to fetch water.
By the time Dog Lao San returned with another bowl of water, the people of Lijia Village were already chatting animatedly.
The place where Dog Lao San and his third aunt were sitting was bordered by Li Wangshui and Zhou Lanhua's family to the left and Ma Zi and Wei Zi's families to the right.
Compared to Li Wangshui and Zhou Lanhua's family, only Li Wangshui's mother died along the way. The Ma Zi and Wei Zi families had lost more than half of their family members.
While everyone was feeling lost, disappointed, and fearful about their new place of residence, Ma Zi suddenly stood up and shouted at Old Man Liu and Aunt Liu, who were bowing their heads and weeping, "Aren't they just barbarians from the north?"
I've had enough of running away along the way!
After finally settling down, my father was killed by refugees, my mother was killed by Japanese pirates, and these northern barbarians also wanted my life!
Come on, I'll kill you one by one!
"If two come, I'll kill them both; I'll still make a profit!"
As Ma Zi roared these words, he turned around and took out the long knife he had obtained when he and Li Shiyue killed the auxiliary soldiers from his basket. He looked like he was about to fight the barbarians to the death, and his eyes were wide open.
His elder brother and sister-in-law were also killed by the Japanese pirates, leaving only his mother and a nephew who was less than ten years old in the family.
Influenced by Ma Zi's words, Mo Zi turned around, took out a knife, stood up, and shouted that he wanted to kill the barbarians!
Old Liu was somewhat bewildered, and he stammered, unsure of what to say.
Finally, Li Shiyang spoke up, suggesting that they borrow the Liu family's firewood and stove to gather all the grain from each family and cook porridge. After a long day of running around, they needed to fill their rumbling stomachs first.
Of all things under heaven, eating is the most important.
At this point, no one cared about who was taking advantage of whom. Li's mother scooped out four bowls of rice from her own grain bag. "My son is strong and eats a lot, so I scooped out an extra bowl."
This was said to the person who was going to cook later, so that Li Shiyue wouldn't have to endure being given the cold shoulder if she wanted to eat an extra bite.
Of course, even if Li's mother hadn't added an extra bowl, Li Shiyue probably would have wanted to eat more, and they probably wouldn't have dared to say anything.
After all, how could the women of each household not know how strong and capable Li Shiyue was along the way?
Those who had killed alongside Li Shiyue, such as Ma Zi and Mo Zi, greatly admired her, since Li Shiyue had genuinely saved their lives!
After a hearty meal, it was already late. Old Liu said to everyone, "There are quite a few empty houses left in the village. They've all been cleaned up. Why don't you all share a house and make do for the night?"
"Tomorrow at dawn, we'll discuss whether to buy land to build a house, or just buy a house to live in."
Old Liu's words were certainly the most appropriate, and with the moon high in the sky, Li Shiyue was finally able to lie down.
The Li family and Zheng Meiniang and her two daughters lived in an empty house. The house had three rooms: Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang lived together, Li Shiyue, Li Qiutian, and Li Xiatian lived in one room, and Li Wangming and Shitou lived in the other room.
After so long, finally, finally I can lie down and go without any worries.
With her last bit of willpower, Li Shiyue washed her feet with water from the water vat in the yard, then put the wood-chopping knife aside and went to bed.
Yes, this family lives on a heated kang (a traditional heated platform bed). It's likely because the winters here are cold, and they use this method to keep warm and get through the harsh winter.
However, although it's a bit chilly right now, it's not yet time to heat the kang (a traditional heated bed).
As soon as Li Shiyue lay down, she felt so comfortable that she wanted to hum softly.
Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian, sisters, lay to her left, the three of them side by side. "This is so nice, so nice..."
Li Xiatian sighed for no reason, and after a couple of breaths, Li Shiyue chimed in, "It's really great. This is the first time in a long time that the three of us sisters have been living together!"
While saying this, Li Shiyue's mind was also busy. She first clicked on the reward for completing Liu Tanhao's high-level task: "Congratulations, host, you have obtained ten drops of Vitality Water!"
"This must be a good thing. If you count it by the drop, how could it not be a good thing?"
"Just listen to that name, 'Vitality Water,' 'Vitality Water,' it's not going to have any miraculous healing properties, is it?"
Then Li Shiyue quickly clicked on the gift pack that she would receive after completing the long-term task related to Qin Tao. After opening the gift pack, electronic fireworks bloomed in the center of the system, colorful and quite beautiful.
After the fireworks ended, the screen flashed images of the goodies in the gift pack.
"Let me see what good stuff I have!"
Having a child, hmm, not bad;
The name "Enchanting Pill" sounds lewd.
Soft Bone Water? What is that?
Let me see, let me see, what else is there?
X10 times the points!
What's this? "
Li Shiyue tapped the 10x points icon in her mind. The screen flashed, and after a series of dings, the system's electronic voice sounded in her mind again: "Congratulations, host, the system has been upgraded!"
After the upgrade, new features will be available for you to experience!
"We hope that the host will continue her efforts, actively complete the tasks, and become a favored concubine as soon as possible!"
Li Shiyue sat up abruptly from the kang (a heated brick bed). This system upgrade was truly beyond her expectations!
At first, she only thought there would be some good stuff like a fertility pill, but she never expected that there would be ten times the points and a sudden system upgrade with new features.
Li Shiyue's sudden sitting up startled Li Qiutian, who had been dozing off. Qiutian turned over and squinted at Li Shiyue: "Shiyue? What's wrong?"
"Sister, it's okay. I just need to pee. I can go by myself. We're safe here now, so don't worry. You can go back to sleep."
Li Shiyue reached out and patted Li Qiutian's arm, then got off the kang (heated brick bed), slipped on her shoes, carefully opened and closed the door, and went into the yard.
She sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard and began exploring the upgraded system in her mind.
She noticed a new menu bar next to the taskbar with the word "Exchange" written on it.
Filled with great curiosity, Li Shiyue clicked on this section, only to see that it resembled a commodity trading platform, displaying one item after another that could be exchanged.
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