Courtyard House: Passing through the Silly Pillar, Activating the Blessed Cave Heaven

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Not far away was a general store. He Yuzhu went into the store, spent 10,000 yuan to buy a piece of tarpaulin, 5,000 yuan to buy two wooden buckets, and 80,000 yuan to exchange for two kerosene lamps. He also bought a bucket of kerosene and a pack of matches, spending 10,000 yuan and 1,000 yuan respectively.

As he walked out of the general store, he pondered what else he might need in the cave—he needed to spend the money quickly. Right now, he could buy a pig, but after a while, he was afraid that the money would only be enough to buy a box of matches.

He turned into a quiet alley, replaced the miscellaneous items on his back with a wooden box for buns, and hurried home.

He stopped as he passed a pharmacy.

"Do you have disinfectant powder? I'd like a packet."

He bought a large bag of disinfectant powder with 3,000 yuan, stuffed it into his box, and quickened his pace to go home.

Back home, after locking the gate, he first took out the money he had earned from selling steamed buns—eighty steamed buns, which earned him a certain amount of legal tender.

He grabbed the two steamed buns he had left at home, along with disinfectant powder, and slipped into the blessed land.

After finishing the steamed buns to satisfy their hunger, He Yuzhu herded the chickens and sheep to the waterfall and thoroughly cleaned the nine small animals with disinfectant powder.

After the ropes were untied, the little ones immediately ran towards the distant meadow.

He grabbed a handful of corn kernels and scattered them on the ground. The chickens immediately gathered around and began pecking at them.

Back in front of the main hall, his gaze swept over the pile of seeds on the ground: ten catties of alfalfa seeds, ten catties of foxtail grass seeds, one catty of camellia seeds, one tael of tea tree seeds, half a catty of eucommia seeds, half a catty of rosewood seeds...

He Yuzhu put the seeds that needed to be soaked into a bucket of water. While the seeds were soaking, he picked up alfalfa seeds and foxtail grass seeds, preparing to sow them.

He was worried that the seeds would be eaten by chickens and sheep before they could sprout, so he deliberately ran to a far place and scattered the seeds as he ran.

When there were only a quarter of the seeds left in the bag, he turned and walked towards the barren mountain to the north, scattering the remaining seeds on the hillside.

After finishing the sowing work, He Yuzhu took the saplings up the mountain and worked for most of the day to plant all the saplings.

He sat on the hillside, gazing at the tender green grass sprouting in the distance, and a sense of satisfaction welled up inside him.

After resting for a while, he returned to the spot, put the bricks he had collected into his basket, and planned to build a nest for the chickens.

After mixing the mud, He Yuzhu began to lay bricks and build the wall.

But after he finished building the wall, he realized that without wooden planks, the tar paper could not be secured.

He washed his hands, carried an empty basket on his back, left the blessed land, pocketed the money, and headed straight for the timber shop.

He selected some ordinary timber, and including shipping, it cost him 8,500 yuan in legal tender.

Then he went to the blacksmith's shop and bought an axe, hammer, wood saw and wood-chopping knife, spending 40,000 yuan in legal tender.

He had the deliveryman unload the timber in front of a locked courtyard gate, and after the deliveryman left, he quickly put the timber into the Fudi Cave.

Afterwards, he rushed to the grain store, bought two hundred catties of corn, hired someone to transport it to an empty alley, and quietly stored the corn into his space.

Finally, he went into a general store and used the remaining money to buy a ceramic pot, tea set, bowls and chopsticks, an iron pot, and a kettle.

Carrying a heavy basket on his back, he went around to a secluded spot, and with a wave of his hand, all the things disappeared.

Back home, after locking the courtyard gate, He Yuzhu slipped into the blessed land.

He laid four wooden planks on top of the chicken coop, covered them with tar paper, and then weighed them down with bricks to keep out the wind.