"My luck is good today. I just arrived on this mountain and found a nest of rabbits. The rabbits in my space won't be lonely anymore."
Ever since Sun Chaoshu said he was going to the countryside two days ago, Aunt Wang started preparing his luggage the next day.
Ye Hao hadn't been idle these past two days either. On the first morning, he went to the Pigeon Market to sell things as usual. In the afternoon, he went into the mountains, found a nest of rabbits and a few pheasants, and also collected a beehive into his space.
This made the space even more vibrant. Ye Hao also brought a pile of grass seeds into the space, filling the breeding area with various grasses for the rabbits and pheasants to eat.
This morning, he went to the Pigeon Market again to earn some money. After these few days, Ye Hao's savings had reached 360 yuan. He planned to buy a bicycle in a few days, which would make traveling to distant places much more convenient.
As soon as he entered the mountains this afternoon, he encountered a nest of rabbits, a good start.
Actually, Ye Hao's main purpose for entering the mountains today wasn't rabbits. After all, there was already a nest of rabbits in his space, and rabbits reproduce very quickly. Haven't a dozen rabbits in Australia reproduced to hundreds of millions?
Ye Hao's main purpose for entering the mountains today was to find fruit trees. He had heard there were many fruit trees in these mountains, so Ye Hao came to try his luck and see if he could find a few to collect into his space.
However, it seemed his luck from the rabbits earlier had run out today. Ye Hao had been walking for over two hours and only saw a few hundred-year-old walnut trees. Ye Hao looked at the walnuts on the ground and realized these weren't the usual walnuts he ate. These were actually 'Wenwan' walnuts, the kind that Beijing dandies and old men played with in their hands.
Initially, he hadn't thought of collecting them, but then he suddenly remembered the online rumors about Master Guo spending over 400,000 yuan on a pair of Wenwan walnuts. Ye Hao decisively collected these three Wenwan walnut trees into his space. Although these walnuts might not be worth 400,000 yuan, if he nurtured them in his space, a few tens of thousands of yuan shouldn't be a problem.
Ye Hao saw that it was getting late and prepared to head back.
Just as he was about to turn, he noticed a small valley to the side, lush and green.
Ye Hao decided he still had to go into the valley to take a look. At worst, he would run faster later, and he should still make it back in time.
Ye Hao entered the valley and found that the vegetation there was much more luxuriant than outside. And there were especially many birds; as soon as he entered the valley, a flock of small birds was startled.
If it were his previous life, Ye Hao would definitely not dare to enter such a dense forest alone, but now with his space, he had no fear.
He hadn't walked far inside when he saw a small patch of apple trees. Ye Hao was overjoyed. After walking so far, he had finally found fruit trees.
Ye Hao collected four apple trees and stopped. His space was limited, and he needed to leave some room for other fruits.
After collecting the apple trees, Ye Hao walked further inside for a while. Without any new discoveries, he exited the valley and sprinted all the way home. When he was tired, he would enter his space to drink some spring water, instantly regaining his energy. He finally made it home before dinner.
These past few days, Ye Hao had been sneaking out, otherwise Sun Chaoshu would definitely follow him.
Before Ye Hao went home, he took a wild rabbit from his space and swaggered into the Four-sided Courtyard.
"Xiao Hao, you're back! You actually caught a rabbit today. Amazing!" As soon as he entered the Four-sided Courtyard, a sharp-eyed auntie spotted him.
"Yes, I went into the mountains today, and my luck was good. I encountered this silly rabbit that ran right in front of me, so I caught it. It's perfect to nourish Uncle Sun," Ye Hao said, laughing it off.
These past few days, Ye Hao had been bringing things back daily, and the neighbors had gotten used to it. They knew this temporary resident at the Sun family was capable and had a knack for things.
Uncle Sun, because he had been drinking fish soup from the space daily and also diluted spring water, the wound on his arm had already healed by half. This was a bit too fast, so Uncle Sun told his family not to spread it, as he himself didn't know why he recovered so quickly, and it was better to keep a low profile.
After a few perfunctory replies, Ye Hao returned to the central courtyard. Sun Chao, the first to jump out, looked abandoned, "Brother Hao, you left me again and went out to play by yourself."
"I was thinking the place I went today was a bit far, so I didn't call you along, afraid you'd get tired." Ye Hao had a headache; if he brought Sun Chao, nothing would be convenient, but if he didn't, he would act like a resentful woman.
"Brother Hao, where did you go today? Why are you carrying a rabbit? Where did it come from?" Sun Chao only then noticed the rabbit in Ye Hao's hand.
"I went for a walk in the mountains today. As soon as I entered, this rabbit ran past me. I just pounced and caught it. How about that, impressive, right?" Ye Hao wanted to tease Sun Chao.
"Brother Hao, will you take me into the mountains tomorrow? I've never caught a wild rabbit before," Sun Chao pleaded, grabbing Ye Hao's sleeve.
"Okay, let go first. I'll take you tomorrow."
Pulling free from Sun Chao's grasp, Ye Hao entered the main house and found Aunt Wang cooking.
"Aunt Wang, I was lucky today and caught a rabbit. Please cook it to nourish Uncle Sun." He said, handing over the rabbit.
"Xiao Hao, you've worked hard, running all that way to catch a rabbit. Before you came, our family only ate meat once or twice a month. Since you arrived, it's been fish or meat every day. You've gone to a lot of trouble. You drink some water and rest, I'll go clean the rabbit."
Ye Hao decided not to bring things home temporarily starting tomorrow. With daily large fish and meat, it would be inappropriate for neighbors to see. In these times, everyone lacked food; if your family had large fish and meat every day, what would others think?
Anyway, Ye Hao added spring water to the water Cylinder at home every day, which was already greatly benefiting Uncle Sun's injury. There was no need to take things out of the space to eat every day, as it would create a bad impression and invite jealousy.
During dinner, Aunt Wang said, "Xiao Hao, Chao Shu, your approval for going to the countryside has come down. Xiao Hao, you said you wanted to go to the Northeast before, and I also told the higher-ups. They arranged Fangzheng Township under Harbin in Heilongjiang Province for you two. I've never even heard of this place. Xiao Hao, are you sure you want to go?"
"Yes, I must go. It's all the same wherever you contribute to national construction." Ye Hao happened to know where Zhou Zheng Township was. In his previous life, a university classmate was from there. It was truly surrounded by mountains and rivers, with Songjiang to the north and Changbai Mountain to the northeast, perfectly suited for his space's development. It was Ye Hao's ideal place.
"I've heard of Zhou Zheng Township. It's right by the Songjiang River, so there's no shortage of water. The Northeast is rich in resources now; they say you can hit a roe deer with a stick, scoop fish with a ladle, and pheasants fly right into your cooking pot. This way, Xiao Hao and Chao Shu won't lack food when they go, and I'll be more at ease." Uncle Sun knew Zhou Zheng Township and quickly explained to everyone.
"Is it really as exaggerated as you say, with pheasants flying into the cooking pot? If there were really that much food, would the whole country still be suffering from famine?" Aunt Wang clearly didn't believe Uncle Sun.
"Those words might be a bit exaggerated, but they can't be completely baseless. With these two boys' cleverness, you can rest assured, they won't go hungry." Uncle Sun still had more faith in Ye Hao's abilities. He saw how Ye Hao managed to get large fish and meat every day, even in Beijing, a place so short on food.
"Since there's no shortage of food, then I'm more at ease. I was just afraid the two children wouldn't eat enough when they went out."
"Aunt Wang, don't worry, I won't let Chao Shu go hungry. You know my abilities, don't you? Even if I just catch fish, I'll make Chao Shu plump and healthy." Ye Hao reassured Aunt Wang.
"Mom, even without Brother Hao, I wouldn't starve. Look, I've caught quite a few fish these past few days. Although they're not as big as Brother Hao's, there are more of them, which proves my ability."
"Alright, alright, I know you're both capable. Hurry and eat, the dishes are getting cold."
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That night, in Aunt Wang's room.
"How was it? Did you find any problems?"
"No problem."
"That's good then."
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