Chapter 5 Scarce Resources
Author: half-cooked coriander
With Youyou's help, the cleaning work of the courtyard was completed very quickly. Not only the guest rooms and kitchen, but also the concierge and the outer courtyard were also cleaned.
Youyou was full of energy and wanted to clean up the backyard. But Ruan Nanxing saw her face was red and her breathing was heavy, and he was afraid that she would be exhausted, so he stopped her.
The two of them sat on the stone steps at the entrance of the courtyard and watched the sunset.
The impoverished Ruan Nanxing had nothing good to offer to thank the children, so in the end he could only fetch a bucket of water from the well in his home.
Fortunately, there are cups in the cabin, otherwise I would have had to drink from a bucket.
Ruan Nanxing handed over the water and said dryly: "Drink some water. This water... is very sweet."
For such a grown man, Ruan Nanxing felt ashamed when he asked children to help him with the work but didn't even get a piece of candy. He was afraid of being disliked.
But Youyou's expression was one of surprise, "Can I drink it?" The next second, she asked anxiously: "But...sister, will your water not be enough?"
Ruan Nanxing reacted instantly. All kinds of resources are scarce in the lower realm, and water is also very scarce. For the monks in the lower realm, water is a very precious resource.
She pushed the water cup to Youyou, "You can drink it, sister, I don't have anything else, but the water pipe is enough!"
Youyou immediately beamed, took the glass of water and took a big sip. While swallowing, her round and big eyes widened even more. She said in surprise: "It's so sweet, it tastes good!"
Ruan Nanxing directly carried the bucket over and said, "If you like it, drink more."
Youyou nodded with a smile, took another sip, and said, "Sister, your water is full of spiritual energy. It's much better than the water condensed by Aunt Ling."
Ruan Nanxing was puzzled, "Condensed?"
Youyou said: "Aunt Ling is the only water-attribute monk in our village. Only she can extract water spiritual power from the surroundings and condense it into water. Therefore, the water consumption of people in the village is fixed every day, and they have to save a lot to use it. Every time I
I only dare to take a small sip of water."
After saying that, Youyou sighed heavily.
Ruan Nanxing understood, but she didn't know much about environmental issues, especially since this was a fairyland, completely different from her previous world, so she could only sigh together.
Not long after she finished drinking the water, Liu Hui came to pick up Youyou. When she saw the bucket next to the two of them, she was obviously stunned. When she saw the water glass with only a little water left in Youyou's hand, her expression changed even more.
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Liu Hui stepped forward, grabbed Youyou's water glass, and said sternly: "How can you drink sister's water?!"
Youyou was startled, and her eye circles suddenly turned red.
Ruan Nanxing quickly pulled Youyou into his arms and blocked her ears, "Aunt Hui, don't be angry. I gave Youyou the water to drink. Youyou helped me all afternoon. I don't have anything to eat here, only
It’s water.”
Liu Hui looked anxious, "Nan Xing, you have just arrived. You don't know how precious the water in the lower world is. Sooner or later, your water will be used up. How can it be used by outsiders in vain!"
"Not an outsider." Ruan Nanxing said seriously: "Youyou is the first person I met when I came here. I like her very much." After a pause, she continued: "Don't worry, Aunt Hui, my water will last for a short time."
It won’t run out, so that’s not bad.”
Liu Hui's expression softened a little, but she still sighed: "You will know after you live there for a while. This water may not look like much, but you can't do anything without it. No amount of it is enough."
After saying that, Liu Hui took Youyou and left.
Ruan Nanxing looked at the bucket at her feet. Originally, she wanted Liu Hui to take the water back, but she didn't say anything in the end. She knew Liu Hui wouldn't want it.
Liu Hui's thoughts, like the environment in the lower world, cannot be changed in a short while.
Ruan Nanxing entered the courtyard, closed the door, and returned directly to her home. She first took a look at the vegetable garden. It was the same as at noon, and there was no big change.
She remembered Youyou saying that the well water was very spiritual, so she brought up another bucket and poured it again. After finishing her work, she washed herself, went to the closet and changed into loose clothes as pajamas, and went to bed.
Probably because he went to bed early, Ruan Nanxing woke up at dawn the next day.
She changed into a calf-length dark blue skirt, braided her long hair into a fishbone braid, and finally put on short boots to go to the backyard to fetch water. Just as she bent down, she suddenly froze, and then she suddenly looked towards the vegetable garden - it was originally dark
The land is already covered with tender green, and the seeds she planted yesterday have sprouted!
Ruan Nanxing was shocked and quickly went over to check. When he got closer, he found that it was not just a matter of sprouting, but some of them had already sprouted little seedlings.
She had to wonder, was this the credit of the well water, or was it the setting of the home system? She couldn't really be so gifted that she was so successful in farming for the first time, right?
Ruan Nanxing suppressed the wandering thoughts in his heart and rationally divided the vegetable garden into two even parts. One was watered and the other was left to fend for itself. It was considered an experiment.
After everything was packed, Ruan Nanxing took a few sips of water and left his home. He took a bedding with him and simply decorated the guest room, at least to make it look like someone was living in it.
As for the kitchen... Ruan Nanxing really couldn't find anything suitable to "decorate", so he could only ignore it for now. After all, immortal cultivators probably don't use the kitchen very much, don't they all take Bigu Pills and the like?
Ruan Nanxing closed the door of the courtyard and went down the mountain with peace of mind.
As soon as I reached the foot of the mountain, I saw the smoke rising from the village in the distance.
Ruan Nanxing: ...This is completely different from the world of immortality she imagined. It’s no wonder she recognized the wrong era when she first came here.
It was still early and the village was very quiet. Ruan Nanxing walked through half of the village and arrived outside Yang Yaoshi's large yard.
At this time, Pharmacist Yang was looking through the medicinal materials. When he heard the movement, he turned his head and looked over. He was not surprised to see it was Ruan Nanxing. He just asked quietly: "Is the injury on your hand healed?"
Ruan Nanxing touched the smooth back of her hand and nodded guiltily. In fact, the injury on her hand was healed the next morning, and there were no traces visible. After all, her body is made of data, and everything has its own settings.
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Just like Cinderella's glass slipper, it will return to its original shape when time comes.
Pharmacist Yang packed and sorted the dried medicinal materials, picked up a bamboo basket and walked out, "The place where you collect the medicinal materials is a bit far, have you brought anything to eat?"
Ruan Nanxing shook his head, "Will you be back very late?"
Pharmacist Yang: "If everything goes well, we can come back in the first half of the night. If not, we have to wait until tomorrow."
Ruan Nanxing had no objection, but... "Is there any danger?"
Pharmacist Yang glanced at her and said firmly: "It shouldn't be dangerous for you."
Ruan Nanxing relaxed and smiled a little, "Then let's go."
Pharmacist Yang silently led the way, thinking that with Ruan Nanxing here this time, he might be able to explore deeper.
Ruan Nanxing knew nothing about this, and set out on the road with the expectation of learning more about this strange world.
Pharmacist Yang: With her, I can go further.
Ruan Nanxing: Did you misunderstand something?
Chapter completed!