allonlinenovel Chapter 178 Farewell
Chapter 178 Farewell
Song Jiaojiao gave the money to the shopkeeper and went out first. Although she managed to avoid getting dusty, she still couldn't help but get covered in it.
Zhou Dadan was taken aback when he saw Song Jiaojiao return.
"Young master, your face?"
"What's wrong with your face?" Song Jiaojiao touched it with her hand, but didn't feel anything.
"Not here, but here," Zhou Dadan said, handing Song Jiaojiao a small mirror. Before Song Jiaojiao could even think about why a man like Zhou Dadan would be carrying a small mirror that was usually used by women, she saw her own face.
During the last period when people wore masks, they went out in the sun. The parts that were covered were white, while the exposed parts were grayish.
Song Jiaojiao was exasperated. She took a handkerchief and wiped the map, but the white handkerchief instantly turned black. She wondered how many years these distribution maps had been left untouched to accumulate so much dust.
After buying her things, Song Jiaojiao returned to the inn.
"Xu Sen, have you seen Zhang Li?" Song Jiaojiao asked, seeing Xu Sen packing his things.
Since arriving at the prefectural government, Song Jiaojiao had not seen Zhang Li.
"He's still not back? He always comes back around curfew. He leaves early every day, I wonder what he's doing?" Xu Sen thought about Zhang Li's behavior these past few days. It was only because his wife didn't mind these things that he thought servants were always running around instead of serving their masters.
“Okay, tell him when he gets back that we’re leaving the day after tomorrow.” Song Jiaojiao wasn’t too concerned about Zhang Li’s whereabouts; she was just asking casually.
"Yes, ma'am."
Thinking that she had nothing to do, Song Jiaojiao went back to her room to pack her things. She still had quite a few gold leaves left from the last time, so she put them all into her spatial storage.
"Host, space upgrade complete." Flying Tiger's excited voice rang out.
The space upgrade is complete? Perfect, let's see what changes have been made.
Song Jiaojiao closed the door and entered the space.
As soon as they entered, they were stopped by a huge creature.
Song Jiaojiao pushed away the things in front of her with a black line on her face. Apart from Fei Hu, there was nothing else that could move in the space.
However, the flying tiger in front of them had changed drastically. Its small wings, which used to resemble those of an elf, had now grown much larger, with the two wings spanning almost two meters in length, just like the wings of an angel in Western mythology.
The character "王" (king) on its forehead became clearer and clearer, with alternating white and light brown patterns. Apart from the addition of wings, it looked more and more like the white tiger in mythology.
"Flying Tiger, what breed are you?" Song Jiaojiao asked in surprise.
"I don't know either. I only know that as the space upgrades, I'll slowly grow bigger," Fei Hu said helplessly. One second he had a sad expression, and the next he asked triumphantly.
"Host, look at my wings, aren't they beautiful? I can fly so high now..."
After saying that, Flying Tiger flew upwards until he finally became a small black dot.
Song Jiaojiao hadn't expected the space to be so high. It was exactly the same as the outside world. If there was any difference, it was that this place was more like a small world that had formed on its own.
Unable to see Fei Hu, Song Jiaojiao carefully examined the changes in the space. The red soil next to the yellow earth had expanded; the last upgrade was one mu, so this time it was probably two mu. The medicinal herbs planted on it were no longer crowded.
The seeds that Manager Liu brought back last time were really good; they even contained Ganoderma lucidum and Tian Shan snow lotus. I wonder where he got these seeds.
These things can't be taken out. The environment in Qingshui Village simply can't grow these things. Song Jiaojiao can only let them be beautiful on their own in the space, and take them out when she needs money.
However, given Song Jiaojiao's current assets, barring any major incidents, she will likely never be short of money again.
Besides the changes in the land, the houses have also changed a lot. The old bricks and tiles that farmers used to make themselves have been replaced by blue bricks and red tiles, although the size of the houses doesn't seem to have changed.
Upon entering the small house, the furnishings were the same as before, except the tables and chairs had been replaced with golden nanmu wood, and the simple bed in the inner room had been replaced with a mahogany canopy bed. At the foot of the bed were the silver coins unlocked this time.
The silver ingots, each weighing fifty taels, were stacked into a pyramid shape, making a striking sight at the foot of the bed.
Song Jiaojiao counted them; there were exactly two hundred. At fifty taels per ingot, that's ten thousand taels.
Although 10,000 taels of silver was nothing to Song Jiaojiao, even a small amount is still something.
This time it's 10,000, next time it'll be 100,000.
Thinking of this, Song Jiaojiao couldn't stop smiling.
"Host, quickly wipe your drool!" Flying Tiger suddenly appeared in front of Song Jiaojiao, his huge size was truly impossible to ignore.
"Flying Tiger, can you control your size?" Song Jiaojiao asked curiously.
As soon as Song Jiaojiao finished speaking, Fei Hu shrunk himself to the size of a white cat, even hiding his wings.
"Host, that's great! And I can go out now, not in a virtual way, but in a real, tangible way. Host, let's go out quickly!"
Feihu was overjoyed to learn that he could go out. He had long wanted to go out and taste the delicious food and see the new things in the world.
"Alright, there's nothing much to do inside, let's go!" Song Jiaojiao carried Fei Hu out.
As soon as they went outside, Fei Hu jumped out of Song Jiao Jiao's arms, then jumped onto the table and ate the snacks on it with gusto, then climbed onto the chair, having a great time.
Finally, exhausted from playing, Flying Tiger jumped onto the soft couch, found a comfortable spot, curled up, and fell into a sweet sleep.
Song Jiaojiao looked at it with amusement; it certainly knew how to enjoy itself.
"Hey, Mother, where did this white cat come from? It's so cute!" Mu Xue asked as she returned to her room and saw Fei Hu on the soft couch.
"Mommy saw it by the roadside and brought it home. Its name is Feihu. Muxue, you must get along well with Feihu," Song Jiaojiao said with a smile.
"Feihu, it's so cute, I love it so much," Mu Xue gently stroked Feihu's head, its soft fur swaying with her movements.
Song Jiaojiao patted Mu Xue's head without saying anything.
The next day,
The sky was overcast, and it was rare to see Zhang Li at home. Song Jiaojiao was just about to go out and tell Wang Ziyi.
"Zhang Li, come with me to the hot pot restaurant later." Zhang Li nodded and went down to prepare.
He's such a man of few words; no wonder he's still single at twenty. With that aloof expression, I doubt any young girl would like him.
When Song Jiaojiao arrived at the hot pot restaurant, Wang Ziyi was instructing people to move the pots and pans down.
"Ziyi, is the pot ready?" Song Jiaojiao was once again amazed by the speed at which money could be made. In just a few days, the hot pot restaurant had undergone a complete transformation, and they were just waiting to choose a date to open for business.
"Brother Song is here. The cookware just arrived today. The shop's renovations are all done, and we're just waiting for the opening." Wang Ziyi said to Song Jiaojiao with a smile.
"Wow, that's fast! When are you planning to open?"
"I had someone calculate it, and the day after tomorrow is an auspicious day. I'm planning to open for business on that day," Wang Ziyi said with a smile.
"The day after tomorrow? Okay, I'll come over and tell you. I plan to leave Nanning County and head south tomorrow."
Wang Ziyi looked at Song Jiaojiao in surprise when he heard her words. Although he had known for a long time that Song Jiaojiao was going out to see the world, he did not expect her to leave so soon.