On the way back, Ye Hao rode his bicycle incredibly fast; he didn't want to be late and make Aunt Wang worry.
Before entering the courtyard, he found a secluded spot to put his bicycle into his space, then Ye Hao leisurely walked into the courtyard.
Arriving at the main house, he found that Uncle Sun hadn't returned yet, but dinner was already prepared, seemingly waiting for Uncle Sun and Ye Hao.
"Xiao Hao, you're back! Wait a moment, your Uncle Sun will be back soon, and we'll eat once he returns."
"Okay, Aunt Wang, no rush, we can wait for Uncle Sun."
"Yue Yue, shall Big Brother perform a magic trick for you?" Saying this, Ye Hao began to tease Sun Chaoyue.
"Yes, yes! Hurry up and do it!" Sun Chaoyue looked eagerly expectant.
"Brother Hao, what magic trick are you performing?" Sun Chaoshu also came to join the fun.
"Watch closely, don't blink." Ye Hao spread his hands for the three of them to see, indicating there was nothing in them.
"I'll count to three, and Yue Yue, you blow on my hands." Then he clasped his hands together. "One, two, three. Yue Yue, blow."
Sun Chaoyue obediently blew on Ye Hao's hands.
"Ta-da! Look what this is?" With that, he pulled out the squirrel he had caught today from his space.
"Wow~ a little squirrel, so cute! Brother Hao is amazing, he can actually conjure a little squirrel!" Sun Chaoyue exclaimed excitedly.
"Brother Hao, how did you do that? Teach me, I want to learn this!" Sun Chaoshu, on the other hand, was eager to learn. Aunt Wang also showed surprise on her face, but she wasn't as excited as the two children.
"Yue Yue, do you like it? Chao Shu, learning this is very difficult. I'll teach you slowly in the future." Ye Hao was again misleading Sun Chaoshu; Sun Chaoshu might never learn this trick of conjuring living creatures in his entire life.
After playing for a while, Uncle Sun returned, and the family happily began to eat. Although there was no meat today, they still ate very happily, as they only had one or two meat meals a month previously.
After dinner, Aunt Wang gave Ye Hao 20 yuan and told him to buy some things, as he would be going to the countryside in a few days. It would be difficult to buy things once he was in the countryside. Ye Hao wanted to decline, but Aunt Wang insisted on giving it, and Ye Hao didn't want Aunt Wang to overthink it, so he accepted.
In the following days, Ye Hao continued to sell things at the Pigeon Market, but each time he went, he put on a disguise, as going every day to sell things was a bit too conspicuous.
He also took some time to visit nearby rural orchards and obtained many fruit tree branches, which he also planted in his space.
At this time, there were quite a few varieties of fruit trees around Beijing, and now Ye Hao's space had them planted: apples, pears, peaches, grapes, plums, apricots, dates, pomegranates, persimmons, and walnuts. Since it was the north, many tropical fruits Ye Hao liked to eat were not available, so Ye Hao was already very satisfied with these fruit trees.
Due to the nourishment of the space spring water, these fruit trees all survived, and it wouldn't be long before he could enjoy fresh fruit.
Now the crops in his space were very abundant; even if he went to an uninhabited desert, Ye Hao could live a carefree life.
Through the transactions of these past few days, Ye Hao had already accumulated over 1500 yuan, which was equivalent to more than four years of an ordinary worker's income in this era.
Due to continuously drinking the space water, Aoxue in the space had grown to a length of 2 meters, a shoulder height of 1 meter, and a weight of 100 kilograms, which was much larger than the wolf king Ye Hao had seen before. And whether it was due to the space or genetics, Aoxue's fur color had changed from white to silver, and it shimmered golden under the Sunshine. This made Aoxue look incredibly domineering, like a born wolf king.
"You little fellow are getting bigger and bigger now, I don't know how many chickens and rabbits you ruin every day. I just don't know what your combat power is like, I hope it's not too bad, after all, you grew up drinking spring water in my space."
Watching Aoxue chase rabbits in the space, Ye Hao wondered when he would take Aoxue out hunting; this was much more impressive than any hunting dog.
Once they arrived in the Northeast, he would find time to take Aoxue into the mountains to hunt. There were many tigers, black bears, and wild boars in those mountains, and he wondered if Aoxue could defeat them. He looked forward to Aoxue's performance, rubbed Aoxue's wolf head, and let it go play by itself.
Seeing the empty central area of the space, Ye Hao planned to get some bricks and stones to build a house there, and then decorate it to be his little den.
Thinking of it, Ye Hao exited the space and went to buy the materials needed to build a house. With a thought, a small two-bedroom, one-living-room house appeared by the space spring water.
Ye Hao also set up some wooden shelves next to the room as a storage area for the produce from the space. The space had a preservation function, so nothing would spoil no matter how long it was stored.
After tidying up the space, Ye Hao returned to his room to sleep. Tomorrow, he would buy furniture and daily necessities for the space cabin.
The next day, after breakfast, Ye Hao went to the Pigeon Market, first selling his goods for the day, then finding someone who sold tickets and buying a pile of various tickets.
Ye Hao took the tickets to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative and went on a major shopping spree: pots, bowls, basins, towels, kettles, toiletries, various seasonings. There were too many things, so Ye Hao would buy a portion, go out to put it into his space, and then come back to continue buying. In this way, Ye Hao was busy all afternoon, only then roughly furnishing his space cabin, which, of course, cost Ye Hao over two hundred yuan.
Ye Hao looked at the space and saw that it still lacked some tables, chairs, and cabinets. Ye Hao planned to find a carpenter to make these large pieces of furniture according to his own ideas.
In these past few days, Ye Hao had prepared everything that needed to be prepared, just waiting to go to the Northeast.
Returning home, he saw Aunt Wang making clothes for Sun Chaoshu and Ye Hao.
"Aunt Wang, you don't need to make so many; two pieces are enough. You have to work during the day, and doing needlework at night is bad for your eyes."
"Xiao Hao, it's fine, I'm idle anyway. You two will be leaving in a few days, so I'm making you some cotton clothes. Winter in the Northeast is very cold. Wait a moment, we'll eat when your Uncle Sun comes back."
"Brother Hao, Brother Hao, look what's wrong with this little squirrel? Why isn't it eating? It looks like it's dying!" Sun Chaoyue ran out of her room, her face full of anxiety, holding a small cage in her hand. It was previously a birdcage, but now Sun Chaoyue used it to hold the squirrel.
"Yue Yue, don't worry, run slower. Let me see the little squirrel." Saying this, he took the cage from Sun Chaoyue's hand.
Ever since Ye Hao gave the squirrel to Sun Chaoyue, Sun Chaoyue treasured it immensely. The first thing she did every day when she came home was to check on the squirrel, and she even specifically asked Uncle Sun for money to buy peanuts for the squirrel to eat.
Today, when Sun Chaoyue returned home, she fed peanuts to the hamster as usual, but the squirrel was lying motionless in the cage, not eating or drinking. This made Sun Chaoyue extremely anxious. Seeing Ye Hao return, she immediately asked Ye Hao to take a look.
Ye Hao didn't know what was wrong with the squirrel, so he said, "Yue Yue, I'll get some water for the squirrel and see what's happening." Saying this, he went outside, pretending to get water from the faucet, but actually taking a little water from his space and putting it into the squirrel's small drinking bowl.
The squirrel smelled the spring water, struggled to open its eyes, and with great effort, made its way to the water bowl and began to drink.
Indeed, the space spring water was still magical; the squirrel felt much better after drinking the water.
Slowly, it started walking around in the cage.
"Yay! The squirrel is alive again! Brother Hao is amazing!" Sun Chaoyue jumped and cheered with joy.