Xiao Li glanced at the sky and realized it was getting late. She hurried down the mountain, knowing she would miss lunch and her mother would be worried.
Going down the mountain was faster than going up. An hour later, Xiaoli reached the foot of the mountain. Seeing that she was almost at the village, she quickly took out the bucket containing the fish, put five big fish in it, and then went home with the fish.
"Father, brother, hurry to the trap! We caught a wild goat!" Xiao Li told Mo Qingshan and Mo Yunxiao as soon as she got home. She had put the wild goat into the trap as soon as she came down the mountain.
Upon hearing this, Mo Qingshan and Mo Yunxiao immediately went up the mountain, and Chen Niang followed to help. Yun Yuniang ran over and pulled her daughter aside to examine her carefully, "You child, why did you go up the mountain alone? It's not safe up there. You can't go alone by yourself anymore, do you hear me?"
"Okay, Mother, I'm just going to check if there are any prey in the traps, I'm not going into the deep mountains." Yes, it's not exactly deep mountains.
Xiao Yuan rolled her eyes when she heard this.
"Sister Li, what's this? It's so cute!" Little Jiu'er stared at the little round thing in amazement for a while. "Sister Li, why doesn't it run away? It's so well-behaved sitting on your shoulder. Can I touch it?"
Xiao Li placed Xiao Yuan on the table, and Xiao Jiu'er carefully reached out and touched it. Yun Yu Niang also came over to look, and Xiao Yuan quickly ran away.
"Mom, I found this in the mountains. It's a little squirrel. I fed it some food, and it followed me. I'll take care of it from now on, okay?" Xiaoli quickly hugged Yunyu's mother's arm and acted coquettishly.
"Alright, alright, the squirrel can't eat much anyway, let's keep it." As long as her daughter was happy, Yunyu's mother never objected. Little Jiu'er watched longingly from the side, feeling a pang of envy. If only her mother hadn't left.
Seeing Xiao Jiu'er's absent-mindedness, Yun Yu Niang picked her up and led her to the main room. "Come on, let's eat. We won't wait for your father and the others. Let's eat first."
By the time Mo Qingshan and his group brought the wild sheep back, it was almost late afternoon. They quickly ate a bite to eat and then began preparing the sheep. With the festival approaching, the sheep's arrival was perfectly timed.
Xiaoli was thinking about upgrading her space, so she took advantage of her afternoon nap to go into the space and discuss it with Xiaoyuan.
"Xiaoyuan, where did you find that gemstone you gave me last time? Is there any more in that cave?"
Xiao Yuan thought for a moment and nodded. "Oh, and unfortunately my paws are too small, I can only take one. Master, do you want another one? I'll go get you another one."
"Is it far from our home? Should I go with you?" Xiaoli wanted to go and see for herself.
“It’s deep in the mountains, Master, you can’t go there. There’s a very fierce tiger in there, it’s terrifying.” Xiao Yuan quickly shook her head, afraid that her master would go with her.
Xiao Li had no choice but to give up her plan to go herself. "Xiao Yuan, will it be dangerous for you to go?"
"Who am I? I'm not afraid at all. I can jump around on the tree and it can't do anything to me." Xiao Yuan was a little smug.
Xiao Li thought for a moment, then went to rummage through the box and took out a purse she had made some time ago. She then found a few strips of cloth and sewed and patched it into a small round purse with a button.
"Xiaoyuan, take this little bag with you. Put all the gems in this little bag. Remember to button it up, or all the gems will fall out." He then taught Xiaoyuan how to button it. After practicing fifty times, she finally learned.
Little Yuan, carrying her little purse, twirled around, having a great time. "Master," she said, "with this purse, I can pick even more pine nuts in the future."
"Master, I'm leaving now. Wait for me to bring you back some gems." Xiao Yuan jumped out of the window.
Xiao Li instructed, "Go quickly and come back quickly. Gems are not as important as you. Be sure to be safe. I'll pick some fruit for you when you get back."
"Okay." Xiaoyuan was very fast; she had already run far away while speaking.
Xiaoli couldn't sit still at home, so she ran to watch her parents slaughter a sheep.
Xiao Yuan didn't return until it was time for bed. Her little purse was bulging, and Xiao Li immediately breathed a sigh of relief. She hugged Xiao Yuan and kissed her, "Xiao Yuan, you're finally back! Did you encounter any danger?"
"No, no, I'm very fast, even the little monkey can't catch me. I didn't run into the stinky tiger this time either, I got the gem and came back. Master, come and see!" Xiao Yuan handed the small pouch to Xiao Li like she was presenting a treasure. Hmm~ it really was a treasure presentation.
Xiao Li opened it and was almost blinded by the sight. A dozen or so finger-sized gems of various colors shimmered and shimmered in her hand—they were incredibly beautiful. Any one of them would be priceless. Xiao Li felt like she'd struck it rich! Then she thought about how she'd lose everything after the upgrade, and felt a little speechless. Even the most valuable things couldn't be kept forever. But then she thought about how the space upgrade had made it all worthwhile.
Holding Xiaoyuan and petting her for a while, it was so blissful...
It took a long time for Xiaoli to calm down. She decided to try to upgrade the space. She put the gem into the space and immediately felt the space change. The tremor was much stronger than last time. She couldn't even enter the space with her consciousness. If she could still feel the existence of the space, Xiaoli would have thought that the space was gone.
The tremors lasted for a minute before finally subsiding. Xiao Li, eager to try, took a deep breath and entered the space.
A grove of lush bamboo appeared to the left of the two-story bamboo building. To the right of the building was a stone table surrounded by stone benches, on which sat a chessboard. The black and white chess pieces were crystal clear, and it was unclear what material they were made of.
At first glance, the space was more than five times larger than before, the fields were twice the size, and there was an additional medicinal herb field filled with herbs that looked quite old. Most striking was a spring that had appeared nearby, bubbling and gurgling water. The small pool built of jade stones was already full of water.
The stream still has no visible source or end, but there are now more fish in it.
Xiao Li entered the bamboo building. The first floor was unchanged, but a staircase appeared at the corner. She went directly to the second floor, which was set up like a training room, with a futon placed in the center.
There was a bookshelf against the wall, filled with books. Xiao Li flipped through them; most were miscellaneous notes, which she didn't examine closely. Near the window was a desk with writing brushes, ink, paper, an inkstone, and two jade boxes.
Xiao Li walked over, opened the jade box, and found a round, transparent stone inside, its contents unknown. The other contained a jade pendant; could it be a legendary cultivation jade slip? Xiao Li placed it on her forehead—hmm, she was overthinking it; there was no reaction. She could only put it away for now and study it later.
The warehouse next to the bamboo house has also been expanded, with a row of storage shelves inside. Surprisingly, these shelves are not empty; they contain seeds, categorized and placed in different boxes.
After Xiaoyuan came in, it stared at the spiritual spring. It felt that it was something very useful to it. "Master, I want that spring water. Can I drink it?"
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