“Don’t think I’m afraid of you. Let me tell you—here in Xinghua Village, I’ve beaten everyone and never lost!”
Wang Dani sneered. “Oh please, Ma you old hag, you really love bragging. Have you already forgotten how you were once pinned to the ground and beaten by that old woman from the Qin family?”
Ma Cuihua snapped back, “That was an accident—an accident, okay? I just didn’t bother lowering myself to her level.”
Wang Dani scoffed. “Right, right, you ‘didn’t bother.’ That’s because you don’t have the ability. She has an old man who dotes on her and daughters-in-law who help her. What do you have? Absolutely nothing.”
Those words struck Ma Cuihua right in the sore spot. She dropped her hoe, shuffled forward with quick little steps, and lunged at Wang Dani. The two immediately started fighting.
No one stepped in to break it up. After all, scenes like this happened in the village all the time—if not eight times a day, then at least three.
Meanwhile, Lu Wanqing returned home alone. After bolting the door, she flashed into her space.
The space guardian, Little Fox, spotted her and came running excitedly. It leapt straight into Lu Wanqing’s arms.
“Sister—woo, woo… I almost thought I’d never see you again! When the space was upgrading, I wanted so badly to pull you in. But that damned space system bounced you out. My heart nearly stopped—I knew something had gone wrong.”
“But… thankfully, thankfully, I can fight alongside you again.”
Lu Wanqing gently stroked the fox’s fur. “Xuegao, aren’t we together again now? Don’t get so worked up. As long as my soul is still linked to the space, I won’t disappear—and neither will you. Relax.”
“My abilities are back, the space supplies are back too. In this food-short 1960s, I’ll still live comfortably.”
“I’m just worried that if I live too well, people will get jealous. In this era, even eating a bite of meat or an egg can make people resent you. It’s nothing like the future—back then, as long as you had money, you could eat an entire restaurant dry and no one would care.”
Xuegao nodded seriously. “Then we’ll keep a low profile. Lie low and wait for the right opportunity.”
“Oh, and sister—your space upgraded! There’s not only a big villa now, but somehow there’s internet too! You can even use it. Don’t believe me? Go try your computer.”
“What?! You’re saying there’s a villa, internet, phones, computers—and all my old equipment came with it?”
“Yes! Your computers and phones are all here. Now you won’t be bored anymore. The space is really thoughtful.”
Lu Wanqing smiled. “Amazing. Even though I died once, with benefits like this, I won’t hold it against fate.”
“Tch, sister, you’re as arrogant as ever—getting a huge bargain and still acting proud. Anyone else would be screaming with excitement by now.”
“This is a space! A portable space that can hold living creatures, grow crops, raise livestock—there’s a villa, an armory, an automatically restocking supermarket, and most importantly, spiritual spring water.”
“Any one of those things would be priceless outside. Aren’t you afraid people would covet it?”
“Low-key. Low-key.”
“Xuegao, come on. Let’s go check out the mountains. I heard there are lots of treasures up there. Time to loot.”
Xuegao spun in happy circles. “You’re the best, sister! Love you!”
“Stop flattering me. I don’t fall for that.”
Lu Wanqing changed out of her wet clothes, washed up inside the space, and put on a clean set of the original owner’s clothes.
Sigh—this era was truly poor. Every piece of clothing was patched over and over.
But that was the reality of the time. It was only 1969—there were still seven or eight years before the college entrance exam would be restored. Plenty of time to wait.
So she planned to make money over the next few years. After reform and opening up, she’d earn big money, buy courtyard houses, and become a landlady.
Sleeping until she woke naturally, counting money until her hands cramped—just thinking about it made her smile.
After changing, she grabbed a bamboo basket and a household sickle and headed out.
She walked toward the back mountain. Thankfully, she had the original owner’s memories—otherwise she would’ve definitely given herself away.
Still, she urgently needed to get some food from the space. The original owner had already gone hungry for several days.
So foolish.
This was a famine era to begin with, and food was scarce. Because the original owner was spoiled at home, any eggs were given to her, while her nieces and nephews got none.
Yet she gave all of it to that scumbag.
That scumbag—and that damn green-tea bitch, that white lotus—ended up well-fed and rosy.
Original owner… I hope in your next life you keep your eyes open and don’t get fooled by trash men and fake saints again.
Lu Wanqing drank a cup of spiritual spring water, followed by some chicken soup and rice porridge. Only then did her stomach finally feel comfortable.
Green-tea bitch. White lotus. Scumbag.
I won’t let any of you have an easy life.
Lin Yuchuan was feeling smug. At last, he’d managed to push this engagement away.
Xiaowei was so wonderful—gentle, understanding, considerate. She was an educated sent-down youth, from a well-off family, and could definitely help him.
Unlike Lu Wanqing—a village girl who had nothing going for her except a pretty face.
By now, Lu Wanqing had already reached the back mountain. Life was harsh in this era, but the air was unbelievably clean—not a trace of pollution.
She practiced stabilizing her abilities. She was already at peak level, and advancing further would be difficult. Still, solidifying her power was more than enough.
With her current strength, she could walk sideways through life. Abilities, weapons, space—how could she possibly live a miserable life?
Trash, just wait. Wash your necks and wait for me.
She soon reached the deep mountains. No one usually came here—there were fierce beasts.
Wolves. Wild boars. Tigers. Venomous snakes.
Before, some people had been starving and came to hunt boars for food. They ended up being torn apart by boars and wolves—nothing left but bones.
After that, no one dared enter the deep mountains again.
That might be true for others—but for her, these “little animals” were adorable.
They were money.
Money was meat.
She had heard elders talk about how hard this era was, but she hadn’t truly understood until now.
People were yellow-faced and thin. Twenty-year-olds looked like they were in their forties. No one had ever eaten their fill.
Two months ago, an elderly person even starved to death—because the family had no food, they simply let the old person die.
Cruel reality. A truth that was hard to accept.
Xuegao suddenly became alert. “Sister, something big is coming. Be careful.”
Lu Wanqing waved it off casually. “It’s fine. You know my skills. I’ll just send them into the space to keep you company.”
Xuegao clapped its paws excitedly. “Yay! Sister, you’re the best!”
“I want to stay with you forever. Let’s be beautiful on our own—no stinky men.”
“Stinky men only slow you down.”