Era: After foreseeing the future, I changed my fate using spatial abilities.

Chapter 32 Lifesaving Food

"Looks like we'll need to prepare ladders, ropes, and other tools later."

Muttering to himself, Su Ning cautiously leaned most of his body out of the window, gripped the wooden frame above with both hands, and slowly stretched out his legs.

Once she was hanging out of the window, she found a flat spot, let go, and jumped.

It had been a long time since she had done something so exciting, and her heart was still pounding even after she landed safely.

He patted his chest before crouching down and quickly leaving the guesthouse.

To avoid running into Zhang Ze and his companion, Su Ning didn't choose the path he had taken earlier, but instead took another one.

Most of the houses in the old town are built along the Li River. Interestingly, the local houses are mostly wooden structures with flying eaves and stilted buildings, while state-owned units have white walls, blue tiles, and red signs. They are clearly distinguishable at a glance.

At around 8 p.m., there were only a few pedestrians on the main road, and occasionally a large truck from a transport fleet would whiz by.

After getting the approximate address from someone, Su Ning followed the directions and successfully arrived at the landmark building.

The kind lady who gave me directions told me that the Gospel Church in Gushi was built in 1904 and is now 60 years old. It is also the only church in the area.

Since it's the only one, it can't be wrong; Qu Hui's home is nearby.

After looking around, she chose the nearest deserted alley, and taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, she crouched down in a blind spot and slipped into the Peach Blossom Spring.

First, he quickly went to the storage room in the courtyard, found a basket, then took a few burlap sacks, and turned to go to the underground storage room.

Suning stood in front of the large wooden cabinet, thought for a moment, and then opened the drawer labeled 'Rice'.

Inside the open rectangular drawer were plump, white grains of rice. A burlap sack was opened, and handfuls of rice were being stuffed into it.

In no time, the bag was filled with ten pounds, but the rice in the drawer didn't decrease at all; it seemed to be the same amount.

No matter how many times I see it, I still find it amazing, and I tie the strap of my pocket while marveling at it.

Then they added five jin of millet, twenty eggs, and ten jin of sweet potatoes.

The weight alone almost made her unable to straighten her back. There was nothing she could do; there were indeed many good things, but her physical strength was too poor, so she had to give them up.

After coming up from underground, Suning went straight to the kitchen, and as soon as he opened the door, he was greeted by the aroma of various foods.

Seeing the steaming dishes, each plate neatly arranged on the two tables joined together, I unconsciously swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva.

I had already vomited up all of the brunch I had in Changsha. Now that I'd recovered from the motion sickness, seeing so much food all of a sudden made me hungry.

We need to hurry. Let's eat our meal back at the guesthouse. We'll have a meat bun to tide us over for now.

On a row of cabinets of uniform height stacked against the wall were several large steamers, containing not only buns with various fillings but also white flour steamed buns and multigrain steamed buns.

She picked out a steamed bun with her favorite mushroom and minced meat filling, stuffed it into her mouth and took a big bite, without stopping until she had filled the remaining two burlap sacks.

He had just finished eating the bun with one hand, feeling quite satisfied, and then quickly took the bun from his mouth with the other and started eating.

"It's delicious!"

She made all of this herself over those four days on the train. Her grandparents would be even more relieved if they knew.

Even though she's all alone here, she can take good care of herself now.

Su Ning took out a handkerchief from her pants pocket, wiped her hands, bent down and laboriously hoisted the basket on her back in the yard, grabbed the bag in her hand, and slipped out of the space.

……

Although she knew that keeping it in her spatial storage and being able to take it out anytime, anywhere was much better than her foolishly going through the trouble of carrying it around.

However, it's better to be safe than sorry. If you take chances too much, you'll lose your initial caution and sooner or later you'll expose your flaws and be caught.

It's better to be tired and suffer than to risk having your secrets exposed.

After confirming that the basket on his back was tightly sealed and the burlap sack in his hand was tied tightly so that no smell could escape, Su Ning slowly continued walking into the alley, leaning against the wall.

The path beneath her feet was paved with large bluestone slabs, the cracks and edges of which were covered with moss. In just ten minutes, she was already sweating profusely and panting heavily.

Finally, I saw a house ahead with a faint light on, and I was overjoyed. My weak and sore legs were filled with strength again.

"Knock knock knock~"

"Who is it? Here I come."

The door opened, and a refined-looking middle-aged man in his forties answered it.

To his surprise, a young woman he didn't recognize knocked on the door. Liang Zhiyuan adjusted his glasses and asked in confusion, "Who are you?"

"Uncle, excuse me, but I'd like to ask where Qu Hui lives. Do you know?"

"Oh, Qu Hui."

The only family he knew living nearby was surnamed Qu, and coincidentally, they were quite close to his house, only three or four households away.

Using the light from inside the house, Liang Zhiyuan sized up the girl standing at the door. Although she looked somewhat disheveled, her eyes were clear and bright, so he confidently pointed her to the place.

If it weren't for the fact that his wife was ill and needed constant care, he would have personally taken her there to feel at ease, given his usual temperament.

After all, the Qu family is now comprised of both the elderly and the young, so even if they don't think this girl is a bad person...

He half-closed the door, then walked out and stood in the middle of the road, just watching her back.

After thanking him gratefully, Su Ning looked at his actions and thought he was worried that she hadn't found the right person, so he was watching her with concern. In her heart, she silently sighed that she was lucky to have met such a good uncle.

Little did she know that the person who was worried was actually herself.

……

"Knock knock knock~"

The elderly couple, who were still awake inside, had neither turned on the lights nor lit the kerosene lamp in order to save electricity and oil. They were worried about what to do when they heard a knock at the door and exchanged a surprised glance.

"Who could it be at this late hour?"

"Old man, lie down, I'll go take a look."

Huang Shufen groped her way out of bed, lit the kerosene lamp on the table with a match, covered it with a transparent lampshade, and then carefully left the room.

When she opened the door and saw who was standing outside, she was both surprised and delighted, and said, "What, what is it... girl, come in quickly!"

"Grandpa, you can just call me Ningning."

"Hey, Ningning, come in quickly, what's wrong?"

After closing the door and leading the person inside, Huang Shufen asked with a puzzled look, "Child, what happened and do you need help?"

Otherwise, how could we have found their house in the dark?

“I came here specifically for Mother-in-law, and there really is something I need to do.”

"Who's here, old woman?"

"Yes…"

"big sister!"

Qu Hui, who was still half asleep in the inner room, walked out groggily upon hearing the voices outside. He was surprised to find that it was the beautiful woman he had met on the bus not long after they parted ways.

She couldn't help but rub her eyes hard, and immediately shouted happily, so loudly that it drowned out her grandmother's voice for a moment.

Qu Feng, who was on the bed, couldn't hold back any longer. Hearing his eldest grandson's excited voice, he propped himself up and sat up with his hands. "Where did Hui'er get his sister? Could it be that his mother's side of the family came?"

(End of this chapter)