Li Lezhi suddenly realized what was happening.
People from the Revolutionary Committee had come to conduct a raid.
Suppressing the panic rising in her heart, she immediately sprinted forward.
Since she was unfamiliar with the black market, she soon found herself the only person left inside.
Behind her came the shouts of the search team along with the sound of chaotic footsteps.
Glancing back, she noticed that no one had spotted her yet. She quickly thought things through. With the space available to her, she could simply run to the next corner and hide inside for a while if necessary.
As she ran, she noticed numerous abandoned goods scattered throughout the alleys.
It seemed like such a waste to leave them behind.
Since no one was taking them, she might as well.
Thus, while running, she continuously swept up items from the abandoned stalls and tossed them into her space. Whatever she collected was essentially free gain.
After clearing out nearly ten stalls in succession, she had gathered rice, eggs, and various other supplies.
She had just stored two hens when a shout came from behind.
“There’s still a woman over there! After her!”
Startled, Li Lezhi darted into a side alley and immediately hid inside her space.
From within, she watched the search team rush past the nearby intersection.
A wave of relief washed over her.
Thankfully, she had the space to hide in.
At the same time, she silently vowed to train her body properly. Otherwise, even with the space in her possession, she would never truly feel safe.
Still, when she looked at the harvest she had just acquired, she could not help feeling delighted.
There were several baskets of eggs, nearly a hundred jin of rice, several pieces of cured meat, dozens of jin of corn and sweet potatoes, and most importantly, two live chickens.
Since she had nothing better to do while waiting inside the space, she used her thoughts to plant all the corn and sweet potatoes.
Once the sweet potatoes sprouted, she could transplant them and cultivate an even larger area.
Even after planting everything, only one corner of the space had been filled.
It seemed she would have to find more crops in the future and put the land to better use.
After the outside world finally quieted down, she emerged from the space.
By then, all the remaining goods in the black market had already been confiscated by the search team, leaving the alleys completely empty.
She quickly left the area.
It was already past four in the afternoon.
There were very few people on the streets because most had already returned home to prepare dinner.
Half an hour later, Li Lezhi arrived home.
Li’s Mother had already finished cooking.
“Lele, you’re back!”
Li Lezhi responded obediently, “Mm, Mom, what are we having for dinner tonight?”
Just as Li’s Mother set a bowl of egg drop soup on the table, she answered, “We’ll eat as soon as your father gets back.”
“Okay!”
While Li’s Mother returned to the kitchen, Li Lezhi quietly added some spiritual spring water to the soup.
She did not dare add too much.
There were still three days left, more than enough time to gradually improve her parents’ health.
There was no need to rush.
Not long afterward, Li’s Father returned, and the family sat down together for a peaceful meal.
After taking a bowl of rice mixed with egg drop soup, Li’s Father could not help praising,
“Xiruo, your cooking has improved again.”
Li’s Mother immediately looked shy.
Seated between them, Li Lezhi felt as though she had been force-fed a mountain of affection.
Perhaps feeling a little embarrassed herself, Li’s Mother changed the subject.
“By the way, Lele, when are you leaving for the countryside?”
Li’s Father also looked over with concern.
“There are three days left,” Li Lezhi replied. “I signed up to support the northern region.”
“You child, why did you choose the north?” Li’s Mother complained worriedly. “I heard it’s even colder there than Haishi. How will you manage?”
Li Lezhi smiled reassuringly.
“Mom, it’s fine. I’m not afraid of the cold. Besides, the north must have its own advantages. I heard they don’t even need to work during winter.”
Although Li’s Father frowned, he knew it was impossible to change her assignment now.
“Once you get there, make sure you take care of yourself,” he instructed. “Don’t worry about money. If you need it, spend it. Don’t be overly frugal.”
After dinner, Li Lezhi returned to her room and began organizing the supplies she would need in the countryside.
She planned to prepare several light packages as a cover and mail them to the village the next day.
That way, no one would know exactly how much she had brought with her.
As for anything inconvenient to carry, she stored it all inside her space.
For a moment, she considered taking all the valuables from the house as well.
If the Revolutionary Committee came searching, everything would fall into their hands.
However, after some thought, she dismissed the idea.
If nothing at all was found during a search, her parents might attract even more suspicion and harassment.
If the Red Guards failed to gain any benefit, they might make life even more difficult for the family.
In the end, she decided to wait and see.
The night passed peacefully.
The next morning, Li’s Mother gave her several additional fabric coupons, cotton coupons, food coupons, industrial coupons, and various others.
Li Lezhi promptly packed the bundles her mother had prepared along with her own belongings and mailed them out.
She also purchased eight jin of cotton.
The entire day was spent gathering supplies and mailing packages.
Only after nightfall did she finally return home, exhausted.
Rarely, Li’s Father had stayed home all day instead of going out.
“Lele, you’re back,” he said. “The announcement I submitted yesterday was published in today’s newspaper.”
Looking at her seriously, he continued,
“From now on, you and your brother must support each other. Whenever you encounter difficulties, discuss them with him.”
At that moment, Li Lezhi deeply felt the love and concern her parents held for her.
Thinking about how the original owner had still met such a tragic end despite receiving such profound affection, she could not help blaming the novel’s author.
What she did not know was that the novel she had read was actually composed of memories.
After Li Lezhi’s death, her soul had attached itself to Shen Yueyue, experiencing everything she went through. In a sense, she had always been Li Lezhi herself.
A distortion in time and space had simply pulled her soul into the world of Blue Star, where she had lived for more than twenty years before eventually returning to this era.
As for Shen Yueyue, this was already her second rebirth.
Across both lifetimes, she had harbored endless jealousy and malice toward Li Lezhi.
Even before Shen Yueyue’s first life began, Li Lezhi had enjoyed an extraordinary life despite losing both parents. Because of that, Shen Yueyue had been determined to seize everything that belonged to her.
What Li Lezhi believed to be the world of a novel was actually nothing more than memories buried deep within her soul.
None of this was known to her.
Nor did she know that in the previous two lifetimes, Li’s Father and the others had also considered severing ties with her and her brother.
Had she not suddenly returned from Blue Star, she would still have been bedridden with illness.
And just as she recovered, the Red Guards would have arrived to conduct their search.
After dinner, Li Lezhi returned to her room and entered the space to exercise.
The moment she stepped inside, she saw that all the crops she had planted had already become lush and vibrant.
In only a single day, the corner of the space had transformed into a thriving patch of greenery. Within a few more days, they would probably be ready for harvest.
Even the two hens had grown noticeably plumper and had already begun laying eggs.
It appeared that crops and animals grew several times faster inside the space than they did outside.
The sight immediately improved her mood.
She spent over half an hour exercising inside the space, using training methods she had learned on Blue Star to strengthen her body.
By the time she finished, it was already past nine o’clock, and she was drenched in sweat.
With a single thought, a ground-level pool appeared inside the space.
She jumped into the clear, sweet spring water, washed herself thoroughly, and then went to sleep peacefully.
When she woke up, it was already morning.
Perhaps because she had been drinking spiritual spring water regularly and had bathed in it the day before, she felt completely refreshed. Her strength also seemed noticeably greater than that of an ordinary person.
While Li Lezhi busily prepared supplies and trained her body, three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Today was the day she would board the train and leave.
Early that morning, Li’s Mother prepared meat buns, eggs, and other food for her journey.
Li’s Father had also risen early to help carry her luggage to the train station.
And at that very moment, the Red Guards finally arrived at their door.