Before going to sleep, Shen Qingli had already made up a lie to get through the situation.
She said that after she fainted, she encountered an immortal. Seeing how pitiful they were, the immortal granted her immense strength and some other abilities.
At first, Li Liuye and Shen Qingping didn’t quite believe it. But after seeing her easily lift that heavy wooden chest—and recalling what had happened earlier that day—they finally believed her.
Li Liuye was also astonished, unable to believe that such a blessing had fallen upon her daughter.
With this newfound strength, her daughter would never have to fear being bullied again.
Still, the story sounded too fantastical, so she quickly warned her daughters:
“It’s enough that the three of us know about this. Don’t tell anyone else, and try not to show it too often.
I’m afraid people might think you’re some kind of spirit and try to capture you.”
Seeing her mother’s genuine concern, Shen Qingli smiled and replied:
“Don’t worry, Mother. I’ve already thought of a plan. Starting tomorrow, I’ll practice martial arts in the yard every morning. That way, I can explain my strength as the result of training.
It won’t seem so suspicious.”
“As long as you know what you’re doing. Go to sleep now—you’ve had a tiring day.”
With that, Li Liuye closed her eyes. After everything that had happened, she was exhausted both physically and mentally.
Hearing her younger sister mention martial arts, Shen Qingping’s eyes lit up. She leaned closer and whispered:
“Little sister, can you call me tomorrow when you train? I want to become stronger too—I don’t want to be bullied anymore.”
After what she had experienced today, she never wanted to go through that again. If she had been stronger, she wouldn’t have been so helpless.
“Alright. We’ll train together tomorrow.”
With Shen Qingli’s promise, Shen Qingping smiled and soon drifted off to sleep.
About an hour later, Shen Qingli was sure that everyone in the Li household had fallen asleep. Her hearing was sharp—she was confident of that.
Only then did she quietly get up from bed.
The “bed” was really just wooden planks put together, so even though she moved carefully, it still made a faint noise.
Fortunately, no one woke up.
Stepping outside, Shen Qingli looked at the bright moonlight. Even without a lamp, she could see clearly.
Walking out of the courtyard, standing under the open sky, she took a deep breath—and immediately felt the air around her filled with the scent of the wind.
There was the fragrance of grass, the sweetness of flowers, even the faint aroma of fruit from somewhere nearby.
The feeling was indescribably wonderful.
Only after experiencing the terror of radiation could one truly understand how precious these things were.
Thinking of the system from earlier that day, Shen Qingli couldn’t wait to test it.
At her feet were a few foxtail grasses. She reached out and tapped the “scan” button on the blue interface.
A blue light shone over the patch of grass, and then a familiar voice sounded in her mind:
【Scan complete: 126 stalks of pollution-free green foxtail grass recovered. Congratulations, host—you have obtained 126 Little Fish Coins.】
At the same time, all the foxtail grass disappeared without a trace.
Nearby weeds she couldn’t name remained untouched, making the cleared patch look oddly bare.
At that moment, Shen Qingli figured it out—the system was connected to her mind. Whatever she focused on, it would scan.
And it only worked on plants she could identify by name.
To test this, she scanned another patch—crabgrass.
Sure enough, the system responded again:
【Scan complete: 68 stalks of pollution-free green crabgrass recovered. Congratulations, host—you have obtained 68 Little Fish Coins.】
That patch of grass vanished as well.
With this discovery, Shen Qingli suddenly thought of something amusing—and couldn’t help but laugh.
If she used this ability to weed fields while farming, wouldn’t it be killing two birds with one stone?
She could earn coins and finish the work effortlessly. It was amazing!
Wasn’t she basically born for farming? No wonder she had been reborn into a farmer’s family.
With some coins now in hand, she decided to check the purchase section.
The meal earlier had been her first in this ancient world—and it had been quite meager.
Fortunately, there had been a boiled egg. But seeing that there were only three eggs and no one else had any made her feel uneasy.
Her grandfather’s family was so kind—she wanted everyone to be able to eat eggs.
After dinner, she had overheard her grandmother and second aunt chatting in the kitchen.
There were only four hens and one rooster in the household, producing just two or three eggs a day. But with twelve people in the family, there was clearly not enough to go around.
When Shen Qingli opened the shop interface, she found that eggs were indeed available.
One egg cost just one Little Fish Coin.
That was incredibly cheap—basically one wild plant could be exchanged for one egg!
Without hesitation, she exchanged for twelve eggs, then quietly returned and placed them in the chicken coop in the backyard.
The hens, startled awake, clucked noisily and flapped around. Frightened they might wake someone, Shen Qingli quickly slipped away.
After spending 12 coins, she still had 182 remaining.
She browsed the system further and found it incredibly comprehensive.
There were not only foods and ingredients, but also medicines.
Among them was the most famous item from her interstellar era—the healing solution.
In that era, it was almost miraculous, capable of healing all physical injuries.
However, it was useless against radiation.
Unfortunately, it was extremely expensive—1,000 Little Fish Coins for a small bottle.
Well… she couldn’t afford it yet.
Still, knowing such a life-saving item existed made her feel more at ease.
After closing the system, Shen Qingli happily returned to bed, convinced that tomorrow would be a better day.
The next morning, at the first light of dawn, the rooster began to crow.
Shen Qingli quickly woke up and gently nudged her sister. The two of them got up together.
After a simple wash by the well in the yard, they began practicing in the courtyard.
Shen Qingli taught her sister the simplest form of boxing.
Since her sister had never trained before, it was best to start with the basics.
Even just strengthening the body was a good start.
In their interstellar era, everyone was trained for combat—every individual had solid fighting skills.