Zuo Ling hesitated for a moment, then said:
"Grandma, I heard someone say that an earthquake might be coming. Be on high alert at home. If the dog is barking wildly, it might mean an earthquake is about to happen."
Many families in rural areas keep dogs, and when a dog becomes aggressive or crazed, it's easy to tell something is wrong.
"Earthquake? Oh my God, is this some kind of disaster?"
Without asking whether it was true or false, Grandma chose to believe Zuo Ling directly, treating Zuo Ling's words as divine pronouncements.
"I don't know if it's true or not, Grandma, please don't tell anyone. Otherwise, people will say we're disrupting social order and we'll end up in jail."
This life is different from the last. Who knows when the earthquake will come? Zuo Ling doesn't want to be treated like a monster.
Going to the police station? Grandma was scared and quickly said, "I know, I know, I won't tell anyone, I won't tell anyone."
Zuo Ling then said:
“Your old house isn’t earthquake-resistant, so you should all move to my older brother’s house.”
How sturdy can houses in the countryside be? Even my older brother's house isn't safe.
"How about we keep a few bunk beds at home? They can help withstand an earthquake. Buy steel-framed ones, the sturdier ones. Let my older brother take care of it."
"Okay, okay, I'll go, I'll go."
Grandma panicked and didn't even have time to ask her grandson-in-law.
He hung up the phone and told his eldest grandson to go.
Having said everything that needed to be said, Zuo Ling didn't call again.
Having not gone downstairs to throw out the trash for several days, Zuo Ling moved the garbage disposal unit out of her space and placed it on the north-facing balcony.
The kitchen drain has a built-in garbage disposal unit; the garbage is shredded and flushed directly down the drain.
There are readily available ones, but no ones in the available space.
Before long, the sewer system will be unusable, and sooner or later we'll have to use the one she bought.
Household waste can be thrown into a garbage disposal unit and pressed out into bricks, which can be used as firewood. Little by little, this can save a lot of coal.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, it is customary to eat pancakes rolled with eggs and rice noodles.
Zuo Ling was feeling lazy, so she made simple pancakes.
Mix some batter, add some salt and pepper, and spread it in a pan until both sides are set.
Spread an egg evenly, flip it over, fry both sides until golden brown, spread some chili sauce, add lettuce, fry a sausage and roll it up, and a pancake is ready.
There was rice noodles readily available in the space, but I didn't eat them, so I made some myself.
Use the broth from cooking meat to make rice noodles, add some chives for seasoning, and you can have a simple meal.
After dinner, I washed several hundred hairy crabs and put them in a steam oven to steam slowly.
She then made little clothes for the waterfall.
Before I mastered the craft, I didn't dare to use new clothes to practice.
After successfully completing two projects, Zuo Ling stopped trying.
I put some apples, pears, peaches, cookies, bread, boxed milk, and dried fruit in the refrigerator.
Teach the waterfall to open the refrigerator and get food for itself.
The waterfall was small, so Zuo Ling taught it to jump onto a stool to get food.
The waterfall is clever; it learns after being taught a few times.
He kept opening and closing the refrigerator door with a smug look on his face, taking out an apple one moment and a chestnut the next.
Poking its little belly, Zuo Ling didn't forget to scare it:
"No food waste, you hear me? If you waste food, you'll go hungry."
If you turn on the tap to drink from the waterfall, the water will stop flowing.
Twist the rabbit's ears to warn it not to poop or pee anywhere anymore.
The waterfall looked aggrieved and stretched out its claws, cursing Zuo Ling as a heartless and wicked woman.
After flicking its head a few times, Zuo Ling began absorbing the energy crystal.
After absorbing several cyan energy crystals, I felt that my progress was too slow, so I chose to absorb a green energy crystal of the lowest grade and put the strange stone aside for later use.
With the waterfall there, Zuo Ling didn't dare to fully immerse herself in the experience, keeping only a portion of her consciousness to perceive the outside world, also fearing that the fire in the fireplace would go out and the indoor temperature would be too low.
Perhaps it was because she drank the water from the spatial well that her meridians became stronger and wider, or perhaps it was because she absorbed a large number of energy crystals that Zuo Ling's control over the energy of the crystals improved.
Absorbing the green energy crystal again was not as unpleasant as last time.
The energy surged into my body little by little; it hurt, but it also felt good, like life was spreading within me.
Aside from adding coal to the fireplace a few times and feeding the waterfall, it continuously absorbed energy crystals.
It wasn't until after 5 p.m. on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year that Zuo Ling finished absorbing a low-grade green energy crystal, and her consciousness couldn't wait to explore the space.
The puddle was 600 square meters, which is 100 square meters larger, but the well shows no change.
The space is 2000 mu, which is 300 mu larger, with 50 mu of land and 50 square meters of grassland.
The lighting remained unchanged.
Overall, there weren't many changes, but Zuo Ling always felt that something had changed.
After looking closely for a while, I discovered that a bamboo shoot was sprouting next to the two bamboo plants.
Ah... it's only been planted for a few days, and bamboo shoots are already sprouting.
Looking at the fruit tree seedlings, the apple, citrus, and pomegranate trees have grown taller and stronger.
Zuo Ling began to understand: the green crystal represented life force, and the life force in the space was increasing.
Anyway, I'm happy to see changes.
I carried the waterfall to the bathroom to take a shower, and the waterfall covered its nose with both paws, making a disgusted face.
I flicked its forehead: "You think I stink?"
The waterfall blinked its rabbit eyes and tilted its head, showing it had some self-awareness.
I'll flick it on the forehead again, so you'll start to dislike me.
After showering and changing clothes, I fed myself and the waterfall until we were full.
Wear a polar cold-weather coat on the outside, a down jacket on the inside, and a cut- and stab-proof vest on top of the thermal underwear. Stick a heat pack on the front of the chest, back, arms, and calves.
Hat, mask, scarf—I put them on one by one, bundled up like a bear.
Dress the waterfall in a newly made thermal coat, and stick two heat packs inside the coat as well.
The intense heat startled the waterfall, causing it to reach out its claws to pull it away.
I gently pried open its claws. "Don't pull them off. It's cold outside. It'll get sick if you don't put them on."
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