Meng Tao quickly pulled the film off the bamboo pole, folded it and put it away. This was a large new film. Once when she went to the commune, it suddenly rained, so she went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it to use as a raincoat to cover herself. Later, she put it away. Anyway, it didn't take up any space when hung on the bamboo pole, so she left it there.
There was no way to pack up the sacks of vegetables, fruits and more than thirty golden gourds on the cliff; the stone platform could not hold them all.
Meng Tao looked at the platform on the next level and her mind moved: She can't fly, and there is no elevator or anything like that, but according to the rules of space, she is the master of this small world, so she should be able to go wherever she points. So, she can also do whatever she wants with her possessions and store them wherever she wants, right?
Thinking of this, Meng Tao fixed his eyes on an open space on the lower peak. As his mind turned, not only the sacks and gourds on the cliff, but also everything on the stone platform, seemed to be on a conveyor belt, flying to the open space below in order!
Meng Tao was overjoyed, but she soon became anxious: the jewelry box given by Grandma Xu, which contained jade jewelry and a dozen or so raw stones she had collected from the bottom of the ravine, had also gone down!
The lower platform appeared only after the space absorbed a large amount of jade spiritual energy. Doesn't that mean her jade jewelry and raw stones will also be swallowed up?
The raw stone was fine, but the jewelry given by her elders was lost for no reason. This was not good! In a hurry, Meng Tao naturally thought of going down to get it back. As soon as the thought came to her mind, she suddenly felt the wind whistling in her ears, and her body was actually suspended in the air!
She screamed in fright and quickly closed her eyes. Soon, she touched something solid under her feet. She opened her eyes and found that she was standing firm again!
The ground beneath her feet was a flat and clean stone slab, and her "family assets" were neatly arranged around her. More than a dozen raw stones were there, stacked into a pile. She quickly ran to open the jewelry box that Grandma Xu had given her, and the jade bracelets, jade beads, and pendants inside were all there, intact!
Meng Tao breathed a sigh of relief and figured it out: only the unknown area in the space blocked by the sea of clouds would absorb all kinds of spiritual energy from the jade. The other places that had been exposed belonged completely to her, so her things would naturally not disappear for no reason.
Meng Tao was very happy. She toured the Grand View Garden like Granny Liu, walking around and taking a look at the newly acquired large platform. It was not easy. From more than ten square meters to more than ten acres, how many times did her territory expand?
This trip to Province Y was well worth it. Of course, she also had to thank Shen Yu. Without her fiancé's full support, it would have taken her forever to develop and acquire this territory.
The small stone platform above should be just a place for immortals to meditate quietly when they are bored, but this large platform is where immortals really practice and live. It is built very beautifully. In addition to palaces, pavilions, and gardens, there are also many open spaces and small squares. Meng Tao was so satisfied when she thought that she could collect and buy the goods she wanted in the future without having to worry about not having a warehouse.
Below the small stone platform that rises into the sky is a plantation with neat ridges. The soil looks fresh and moist, but there are no plants or weeds on it. Meng Tao thought that she was complaining that there was no place to grow vegetables on the small stone platform, so she decided to buy more grain and vegetable seeds and start farming here in the future.
There is a reason why the plantation is located here. There is a spring here, which is convenient for watering and irrigation.
The spring is on the rock wall of the small stone platform. The spring is not big, but it is bubbling with bubbles all the time. The previous owner dug a small pond to receive the water. After the small pond overflows, the water flows into the next larger pond, and then flows along the stone channel to a farther place, passing through the exquisite garden with the Nine-Curve Bridge and the Red Lotus Pond, and naturally ends up flowing down the cliff.
Meng Tao looked up at the two pine trees on the edge of the cliff of her own small stone platform. The dew condensed on the pine needles dripped down and fell into the large and small spring pools. So, this spring water flowing down the cliff is the spiritual spring.
Meng Tao walked to the edge of the big spring pool, squatted down, drank some water, and washed her face. She felt that it was more refreshing and better-tasting than the boiled water mixed with pine needle dew. After all, it was mountain spring water.
If she opens a company specializing in selling mineral water in the future, she will make a lot of money!
Meng Tao walked along the edge of the peak for a while. There was a steep cliff at the edge, but there were large tracts of trees growing on it. Where there were no trees, there were carved stone railings blocking the way, so it didn't feel scary. The familiar vast sea of clouds outside the cliff had no effect on Meng Tao at all - the place was wide enough and he no longer felt dizzy looking at the sea of clouds.
The bluestone road under your feet was not paved specially, but was a natural whole stone surface, chiseled flat and smooth, with delicate patterns. I don't know how much effort it took. The previous owner must have been a very particular person.
There was a palace with golden walls and green tiles built on a slightly higher ground in front. Meng Tao had no plan to go up to see it. She had never been inside any of the palaces or buildings. She just walked around the periphery, which would take time. Shen Yu was still waiting outside, so she should go out, otherwise Shen Yu would be worried.
Meng Tao tried to get out of the space from where she was, but failed. She was stunned for a moment: So she had to fly up to the small stone platform before she could get out! When Meng Tao appeared in the back seat of the jeep, she adjusted to the dark night and found that the car was empty and she didn't see Shen Yu.
It was difficult to call out in the wilderness, so he was just about to quietly go down to look for her when he heard the left car door open. Shen Yu opened the door and poked his head in, his voice full of joy: "Taotao, my wife! You're finally back!"
"Shen Yu, let me tell you..."
Meng Tao was so happy that she wanted to rush over, but was stopped by Shen Yu: "Don't come over, wife, I'm dirty."
Meng Tao was speechless. Everyone was busy and tired all day, and they were all equally dirty. Who would look down on who? Suddenly she smelled a foul odor and couldn't help but cover her nose: "What's wrong with you? Why is it so smelly?"
Shen Yu was embarrassed: "After you went in, I sat here to eat. After I finished eating, I suddenly felt like I was inflated. My body was full of energy. If I don't circulate and guide it well, I feel like I will explode on the spot.
I quickly got off the car and found a place to sit. Fortunately, I accidentally learned a set of mental skills when I was a child, and it was this set of mental skills that came in handy... After practicing for a while, I benefited a lot, but I was covered in stinky mud! I knew there was a river at the bottom of the slope, and I wanted to go there to wash, but I was worried that you would come back and not see me, so I was waiting for you. "
This guy was so happy to see her just now, it turned out not because he missed her, but because now she was here, he could go take a shower!
After mumbling a few words in her mind, she said, "I also think that your physique is that of a genius in cultivation, otherwise, ordinary people would not be able to withstand such a strong spiritual energy passing through their bodies. This is a great event, and there is no need to run so far. I'll get you some water."
"You boiled five or six kettles of water at my cousin's house. How can that be enough for a bath? Besides, this is our drinking water. We can't waste it."
"Don't worry, it's not boiled water. We have water now. It's high-quality mineral water with spiritual energy. There's a spring bubbling there every day. We have as much as you want!"
"real?"
"I can lie to anyone but you. Stop it. Just stand outside and take off all your clothes. I'll pour the water out for you in a copper basin in the car. It'll be more refreshing than running out of the tap... Oh, I won't look at you anymore."
"Wife, you can look at it, I don't mind!"
"Hurry up! When it gets light or a car passes by, you'll have to go down to the river and wash it yourself!"
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Shen Yu stopped joking and happily took off his clothes: Isn't it good for my wife to serve me personally? Only a fool would go down to the river to take a bath by myself!
Meng Tao said she didn't want to look at it, but how was that possible?
When pouring water, she would also see it from the corner of her eyes, so she just stole a few glances. Although it was dark, her eyes had adjusted and she could still see that her man had such a good figure, especially those eight-pack abs... Oh no, how come it seems that the more I see, the clearer it is?! She quickly turned her eyes away, but Shen Yu came closer to ask her for soap and shampoo. Meng Tao took them out and handed them out randomly. When she heard the man's chuckle, her cheeks became hot and her heart was pounding, but she pretended to be serious and urged him to wash quickly.
After Shen Yu finished taking a shower, changed into clean clothes and got into the car, Meng Tao also wanted to go into the space to take a shower. She was so busy patrolling the new territory that she didn't even think about taking a shower.
Shen Yu was still waiting outside. Meng Tao quickly took a shower and changed into another simple and elegant tube skirt. Her hair was still wet and she felt a little hungry. Shen Yu had gone through a lot of physical training and must have been very hungry.
There is still meat cooked at my eldest cousin's house, but eating only meat without any staple food always feels like something is missing.
She went to look through her belongings and found a bag of charcoal, a small air stove, a medium-sized iron pot, rice, meat, vegetables, oil, salt and sauces. She started right away. She washed the rice and soaked it, then used a hatchet to dismantle a half-worn bamboo basket, lit it with a lighter, and placed the charcoal on top. Soon a roaring fire was lit.
Clean the iron pot, add water and bring it to a boil, pour in the softened rice, first simmer a pot of rice with crusty rice, put it in a ceramic bowl and cover it; then cook a self-created "one-pot dish", which is tomato juice as the soup base, add wild boar meat, cured chicken pieces, small mushrooms, tofu skin, and cover the pot.
While a pot of meat was stewing on the stove, Meng Tao ran to a step with a mirror and a comb, and carefully braided her hair into a bun.
After fixing her hair, she checked to see if the meat was almost done stewing, then went to the canal to wash a large cabbage and two tender cucumbers, cut the cabbage into sections and put them into the pot to cook for a few minutes, also put them in a ceramic bowl, and added a bowl of kimchi and a bowl of chili sauce. She closed the stove door, put an iron pot filled with water on top, then grabbed the two tender cucumbers and left the space, took a bite of one for herself, and handed one to Shen Yu.
Shen Yu first hugged his wife. She had been away for such a long time and she made him worried.
When he smelled the fresh fragrance of the cucumber, his stomach suddenly growled. He took it and ate it in a few bites. He is a carnivore and had no interest in fruits and vegetables before. But it was different for what his wife gave him. He loved to eat it and the more the better.
There is only one cucumber, which is too little.
"Taotao, can you give me some more meat? I can eat a whole cow now."
"There's no cow, so I just cooked a pot of food. Do you want to eat it?"
"Yes! You're so good, baby!"
Shen Yu hugged Meng Tao and kissed her fiercely. He was so happy! His wife knew he was starving without asking, so she was busy cooking for him.
(End of this chapter)