Chapter 12: Mineral Water

Mu Yiyue and Mu Eryue nodded silently.

This bed is truly comfortable.

Yu Jinchen went to close the main entrance of the tent, ensuring that everything and everyone was inside.

Even if someone suddenly appeared outside, they wouldn’t be disturbed.

Though the tent looked light and thin, once it was fully set up, even fifty people pushing at the same time couldn’t move it.

Mu Guhuai and Lady Liu closed the doors to their rooms, leaving only the ventilation holes that Yu Jinchen had mentioned open.

Sure enough, the noisy sounds of children outside were completely inaudible.

Lady Liu, lying in the warm quilt, sighed, “I was worried you all had no place to stay, but this place isn’t bad after all. For now, I feel relieved.”

Mu Guhuai looked guilty. “I’m sorry. It’s all because of my birth mother and my unreliable elder brother that you and the children have suffered.”

Lady Liu said, “What’s done is done. Dwelling on the past only adds unnecessary worry.”

Mu Guhuai replied, “But I still feel sorry for you.”

Not wanting her husband to dwell on it, Lady Liu changed the subject. “If you feel guilty, then take good care of the four children. The last well in the village has dried up. Tomorrow, we must begin searching for a new water source.”

Mu Guhuai nodded and sighed. “There’s water in the mountains. Tomorrow, I’ll visit Xu Lizheng and see how he plans to handle this.”

Lady Liu agreed. For now, that was all they could do.

In the middle of the night, several people sneaked quietly to the foot of the stone cliff.

Yu Jinchen, being trained in martial arts, was more alert than ordinary people.

The moment those people reached below the cliff, Yu Jinchen’s eyes snapped open.

She opened the window and heard their voices.

“Are we really going to steal?”

“We’ve come all this way. Now you hesitate? It’s too late.”

“Fine, then let’s climb.”

They had no ropes or ladders and had to climb using only hands and feet. Though difficult, one by one they managed to get up.

But as soon as they reached the cave, the three of them froze at the sight.

“Why is no one here?”

“Other than firewood and the stove, there’s nothing.”

“Weren’t they supposed to be living here?”

“Yes, I saw them moving stuff up here myself.”

“What bad luck—I thought we could get those gold bracelets. What a waste. Let’s go, wasting our sleep time for nothing.”

As they spoke, they prepared to descend.

Suddenly one said, “But if they’re not here, where did they move to?”

“I don’t know either. We’ll follow them during the day tomorrow and find out.”

“True.”

As one of them began to climb down, he stepped on the oil Yu Jinchen had deliberately applied.

His foot slipped, and he fell.

“Ouch! That hurt like hell.”

The others were about to mock him for being useless and not even able to climb down.

Unexpectedly, they each stepped on the same spot in turn and fell as well.

“Ouch.”

One, grimacing in pain, said, “Shut up! Are you trying to announce to everyone that we’re thieves?”

The others had no choice but to be silent.

The four glanced at the cave one last time and limped away home in embarrassment.

Yu Jinchen watched the entire scene from beginning to end and was very pleased with the outcome.

This tent was quite effective.

Once set up, during the day, if one didn’t look carefully, the tent blended seamlessly into the cliff face.

At night, with the darkness and no torches lit, no one could tell by naked eye that there was a tent there.

As for the possibility that tomorrow they might be found to be living in the cave, Yu Jinchen didn’t worry too much.

When the enemy comes, meet them head-on; if water comes, block it with earth. Next time they come, she had other ways to deal with them.

Besides, her space deity Shun Ao never needed to sleep.

Shun Ao said, “Having a god as your guard, you truly are a rare talent.”

The next day,

Yu Jinchen, who in her previous life often woke early around four or five to practice martial arts, woke up long before the others in the Mu family were still deep in sleep.

She was currently inside the space.

After washing up there, she went to the delivery receiving area.

Today’s delivery was different from yesterday’s—a choice of three. Without hesitation, she picked the first.

Anything in the space could be opened with her mind.

Upon opening it, she found it contained a million barrels of mineral water, each holding twenty liters.

They bore no labels or writing, but their appearance was exactly the same as a certain brand sold in supermarkets in her past life.

“…”

Fortunately, every time she opened these deliveries, it was inside the warehouse, and the space warehouse was infinitely large. Items could also shrink inside.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t need any other deliveries in the future; she’d just be thinking about how to use up all the water and free up space.

Yu Jinchen’s eyes grew complex. “Shun Ao, you gave me a million barrels of water. Could it be a special mission, or do you want me to save the entire village?”

[Of course not. It’s random. Use it as you wish. There’s no punishment for misuse, nor reward for proper use.]

Yu Jinchen: “…”

Yeah, right!

On the second day of arriving at a water-scarce village, she suddenly had a million barrels of water. She alone—no, together with the third branch of the Mu family—would take ages to use it all.

[If you’re willing to share with others, I won’t oppose it.]

“…”

See! Gods are indeed benevolent to all beings. Could it be that her transmigration here was also Shun Ao’s plan?

She wasn’t one to let others die without help; she could aid others if she wished. But she had to carefully consider a good reason first.

There was a room inside the space for her to rest and wash.

After washing up, Yu Jinchen returned to the tent and opened the door. Seeing that everyone else was still asleep, she didn’t wake them.

Except for Mu Guhuai and Lady Liu’s rooms, she had insisted that the doors remain open to watch over the children.

The children of the third branch were pitiable. In the past, at this hour, they had to get up to pick wild vegetables or chop firewood and fetch water.

Otherwise, they would be scolded or even punished by Mrs. He, sometimes even forbidden to eat.

Let them rest well.

Yu Jinchen opened the tent’s living room door and went to the edge of the stone cliff, cleaning the oil she had applied.

There were many children at home; she couldn’t have one of them get hurt by slipping. She would reapply the oil at night.

At the makeshift stove, Yu Jinchen took out twelve eggs she had bought in her past life from the space.

She also took out two barrels of mineral water and a box of milk she had purchased.

The Mu family was very malnourished, and the original body’s health had seriously declined during two years with the Mu family. Starting today, she would nurture them properly.

As for whether raising the children would spoil them or make them lazy and arrogant, she wasn’t worried now.

She would not let them live off others, with food and clothes served on a silver platter.

When the opportunity arose, she would let them know that money wasn’t easy to earn and life was hard.

The only one you can truly rely on in this world is yourself.

To live well, one must be self-reliant.

For now, let them enjoy a few days of comfort.