After a good night’s sleep, Shen Zhiyao finally let go of Bai Bai, and he zipped off in an instant. She got up leisurely, washed up, and ate breakfast. Then she went to the seed warehouse to select seeds with Bai Bai.
At one point, Shen Zhiyao asked, “Bai Bai, what do you usually eat? I rarely see you eat anything.”
“Oh, I can’t eat food brought in from outside,” Bai Bai replied. “I can only eat things produced in this space. Lately, I’ve been living off the fruits from the forest and drinking the spiritual spring water.”
“What about the seeds we plant from outside?”
“That’s fine! As long as they absorb the space’s spiritual energy, they’ll grow. You can also water them with some spiritual spring water if you want.”
Shen Zhiyao patted Bai Bai’s round head. “Then pick whatever you like. I have plenty of supplies. There’s no need to sell anything for now; in a few years we can exchange some for money.”
Bai Bai nodded happily. In the end, he chose some rice and wheat, along with plenty of vegetable seeds, and even some saplings to plant on the mountain.
“Yao Yao, let’s open all the containers. Let’s see what’s inside and top up our supplies. We might have a lot, but more is never a bad thing!”
Shen Zhiyao frowned. “Do we still have space in the warehouses? Didn’t we fill them all when we stocked up before?”
Bai Bai chuckled. “Don’t worry about that. As soon as you finished opening the containers, I quickly built a few more warehouses!”
Shen Zhiyao affectionately kissed Bai Bai and grabbed a cup of spiritual spring water. Together, they went to the foot of the mountain. Working in perfect coordination, it took them two full days to open all the containers. Inside, Shen Zhiyao found many surprises: not only more rice, flour, and fruit, but also various vehicles, milk, cosmetics, sanitary products, and even agricultural machinery she had overlooked—sprayers, harvesters, weeders, plows, and more. Among over a hundred smuggled containers, there was even a tank. Just imagine how much that would be worth!
Shen Zhiyao had already stockpiled nearly 6 billion in goods; now it was close to hundreds of billions. She organized everything into the new warehouses, planted all the fruit trees on the mountain, and even diverted river water to irrigate them. Finally, she stacked the remaining containers in an empty area of the mountain, leaving two as trash bins. Even though there was no odor in the space, they couldn’t be thrown away—they’d need to be burned in a secluded area once enough had accumulated. Currently, Shen Zhiyao had no shortage of fuel—she had bought 100 million abroad, and there were plenty of fuel cans in the containers.
She moved the farming machines to the field and paused. But I don’t know how to operate them! Bai Bai hopped over. “Don’t worry. Fill them with fuel and I’ll try!”
Shen Zhiyao glanced at Bai Bai’s short little legs and chuckled mischievously. Bai Bai immediately bristled. “Hmph! What are you laughing at? I can control it with my consciousness while sitting in the driver’s seat! I don’t actually have to drive. My mental power is way stronger than yours!”
Shen Zhiyao quickly apologized. Bai Bai climbed onto the machine, and it started working, plowing the fields and planting the seeds. He was so engrossed he barely even acknowledged her.
Shen Zhiyao went to check on her animals on the grassland. The horses, cows, and sheep grazed calmly; the chickens, ducks, and geese were by the river; rabbits roamed freely; and pigeons stayed in the forest. Everything was perfectly clean—Bai Bai had taken care of it all. “Ah, my adorable Bai Bai, you really are capable!” she said.
After watching for a while, Shen Zhiyao returned to the villa for a milk bath. Afterward, she looked in the mirror. I seem even whiter… This space really nourishes the body. The spiritual energy is so abundant! She then had an idea and quickly grabbed a lot of gauze to make a face mask. In this era, where everyone had yellowish skin, her modern face would draw too much attention. She didn’t fear it, but it would waste time and energy dealing with it. This era had no fancy masks like the previous world. Although the space had countless small commodities, she couldn’t use them here, so she made one herself—and it turned out nicely in no time.
She tried it on, satisfied. Only her forehead and eyes were exposed. What about the forehead? She grabbed a sun hat, which looked slightly modern, but if anyone asked, she could just say she bought it at a foreign exchange shop.
After finishing, Shen Zhiyao suddenly realized she hadn’t danced in a long time. Before traveling through time, she had been a dance academy student, and the past few months had been consumed with her travels. Dancing had always been her passion. Tall and long-legged, all her instructors had praised her talent. She went to the practice room on the third floor, changed into her dancewear, and started stretching. Once fully stretched, she began leg presses. Sweat dripped down, but she didn’t even frown. She practiced for five straight hours before finally taking a shower. While washing, she thought, I have to set aside time every day to practice dancing, or it’ll be completely wasted.
Thus, she and Bai Bai spent a month in the space. Besides planting, watching movies, eating delicious food, practicing dance, collecting eggs by the river, target practice in the mountains, and playing the piano for Bai Bai, the crops began sprouting. After a month, Shen Zhiyao’s skin was as fair as jade, the fine hairs on her face visible, and her temperament had improved several levels from dancing every day. She looked like a celestial fairy—so much so that even Bai Bai occasionally stared at her in awe.
The morning of departure arrived. Shen Zhiyao woke fully rested, took a quick shower, and dressed in a white blouse and black pants. She braided her hair in a fishtail plait, wore her hat and mask, and put on a pair of dress shoes before leaving the space. The night before, she had spoken extensively to Bai Bai, telling him he couldn’t accompany her for a while, and had asked him to maintain the space properly. Of course, Bai Bai had been rewarded with several affectionate kisses and had agreed dazedly to everything.
She first went to Grandma Zhao’s house to hand over the key, then picked up her small suitcase and backpack and took the bus to the train station.