novelraw Chapter 10 Opening the Mysterious Jade Space
Chapter 10 Opening the Mysterious Jade Space
"Sister Liu, I have no other choice. Someone is watching us. I have so many children, and I'm afraid I won't be able to protect even one..."
"Can you guarantee that those people will let you go once you're sent to the countryside?" Gu Zhitao asked.
"Then the whole family will be together! In two years, my eldest daughters will all become educated youth sent to the countryside, and they will be scattered all over the country. I will be even more worried about them."
"Why not send all four of us to one place at once? I'll use the excuse that I'm worried about the kids to apply for a rural assignment, and then it will be a natural progression to bring the three younger ones along."
"Since you've made up your mind, I'll arrange it for you! As for your job, I'll give you 1200 yuan, along with some tickets and such. I'll also send you the survivor's allowance for the children here every month!"
After Tong Linsheng's sacrifice, he was posthumously awarded a first-class merit. Because he had many children, in addition to the pension, each child under the age of fifteen received a monthly survivor's allowance of five yuan.
So, apart from the two large ones, the five small ones receive a total of 25 yuan in subsidies each month.
Of course, Linglong is almost fifteen years old, and their subsidies will be canceled soon. However, in the countryside, fifteen yuan is enough for a family's daily expenses such as oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar.
"Brother Gu, you don't need to give me so much. I'm transferring Lin Sheng's job out, and he's a good friend who pays well. Eight hundred is enough. Why are you giving me so many tickets?"
"How can that be? Your job is in the publicity department, which is a good office job. Others might not be able to get it even for 1,500 yuan. Giving you 1,200 yuan is already a bargain for us." Gu Zhitao wanted to give them a little more compensation.
"No, no, Brother Gu, I feel so bad about this. We can't keep having your family subsidize us."
After some initial refusals, Liu Lijing finally agreed to pay 1,000 yuan. However, the process couldn't be completed yet; they would wait until the four girls received their graduation certificates before changing jobs and then signing up for rural work assignments.
I also need to sort through some things at home. Pack up anything usable and send it over. Wow, there's still quite a lot to do!
Tong Yuheng: I've been so busy with exams, but I still have something important to do!
What's up? It's my cheat code, of course! I completely forgot to activate my spatial storage! With spatial storage, it's so convenient to bring whatever I want, and I don't even have to pay for shipping!
Tong Yuheng took out the jade pendant. It was warm to the touch, crystal clear, and seemed to have water flowing inside. This wasn't just imperial green, it was at least glassy green—absolutely top-grade!
She took a needle, pricked her middle finger, squeezed out a large drop of blood, and dripped it onto the jade pendant. The blood spread across the jade pendant and disappeared in just a second or two!
Is it really that amazing? But why is there no other reaction? Is the blood volume insufficient? Let's try again! A few more drops were added, but they were still quickly absorbed, and the jade pendant remained unchanged.
The book says that Fan Yaqing accidentally cut her finger, and the blood from her finger accidentally got on the jade pendant that fell out, which opened up a spatial dimension, right? Why can't I do that? Is it because I'm not the female lead?
This jade pendant belongs to the Tong family, so please stop being so pretentious. I refuse to believe that someone of my own genuine Tong family bloodline is inferior to that scheming, manipulative female lead!
Tong Yuheng threw down the needle, found a fruit knife, and cut a gash in his finger.
This time the blood flowed much faster, soaking the jade pendant in just a few seconds. At this moment, the jade pendant became warm in her palm, emitting a warm and gentle light!
Suddenly, Tong Yuheng appeared on a piece of land surrounded by white mist.
There is a farmhouse courtyard here. Walking in, you will see four or five farmhouses and a well in the courtyard. The well is covered with a wooden lid on the stone well platform.
Upon opening it, they found a spring, bubbling upwards, but the water level stopped rising at the wellhead.
Tong Yuheng cupped his hands and took a sip. The water was clear, sweet, and of excellent quality. Looking down at his cut finger, he saw that the wound had disappeared thanks to the spring water!
Holy crap! The legendary spiritual spring? This is way better than the space the female lead opened up!
Could it be that the space's functions are activated based on one's character? Hahaha, I'm not bragging about that. My character is more than a hundred times better than Fan Yaqing's!
Tong Yuheng was extremely excited and wanted to study its functions carefully.
She discovered that her jade pendant was missing as soon as she left the space. She searched for a long time but couldn't find it. When she looked in the mirror, she found a red mole the size of a sesame seed on the right side of her eyebrow!
The red mole was hidden in her eyebrow, and you really couldn't see it unless you looked closely. She touched it gently with her hand, silently said "enter," and immediately returned to the space.
"That's good, no more worrying about losing the jade pendant!"
The land outside the farmhouse is fertile. If vegetables and fruits were planted there and irrigated with the spiritual spring, they would probably grow very well.
But what are the requirements here? There's no space wizard or electronic screen to give any prompts or anything. That's really not nice!
As if the space itself knew her thoughts, the ground shook slightly, startling Tong Yuheng so much that she thought it was an earthquake!
Several rooms shook slightly before settling down. Tong Yuheng pushed open the central door, hoping it would be filled with gold and jewels, or perhaps it was a portal to another time, allowing her to briefly reunite with her family from her previous life.
However, there was nothing there! The room was very simple, with a table on which was a thread-bound book, and against the wall was a huge cabinet of traditional Chinese medicine that reached the ceiling.
The original owner learned some basic medical principles from her maternal grandfather since childhood and also knew a lot of Chinese medicinal herbs, but she was not interested in studying medicine and did not study it in depth.
She picked up the thread-bound book on the table, and saw that the cover was written in traditional Chinese characters as "Guide to Manipulating the Mysterious Jade Space". She quickly opened it to read.
The title page contains a message from the previous owner of the space, which also serves as a warning:
My descendant, you are capable of opening the Xuan Yu Space; you must be someone with extraordinary experiences. I hope you will use it wisely and never use it to bring disaster to the world. Remember this well!
Tong Yuheng thought to himself: Ancestor of the Tong family, rest assured, I will never do evil. Sometimes I use some drastic measures, but that is only to punish bad people.
Scroll down further: All new owners of the space must start from scratch, requiring them to diligently cultivate and raise livestock, and contribute a portion of the harvest in order to accumulate energy for upgrades.
Each level up unlocks new features and expands the area, allowing for more diverse planting and breeding options. The growth of the Xuan Yu Space depends on the diligence of its owner; we hope the owner will put in the effort!
Behind it are methods for planting and raising plants and animals. Various seeds and seedlings are stored in that huge medicine cabinet, with each drawer containing one type.
The space that can be opened is within the current space level's capacity; the space that cannot be opened is not yet at the required level and cannot be nurtured for the time being.
Tong Yuheng left the room and went into the room next door. She found that it was a training room, and unlike the small size it appeared from the outside, the interior space was very spacious, about the size of a basketball court!