The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

Back at courtyard house number 94, Li Kaixin carried five jin of wild walnuts and knocked on Lu Chunhua's door.

"Who is it?" a middle-aged man's voice rang out, and then Song Qiang opened the door from the inside.

Seeing that it was Song Qiang, Li Kaixin smiled and waved, saying, "Uncle Song, I hope I haven't disturbed you so late!"

"I'm so happy! Have you eaten yet? Would you like to come in and grab a bite?" Song Qiang immediately put on a smile and warmly invited him.

"No, no, I've already eaten," Li Kaixin quickly refused, then immediately explained her purpose, "Uncle Song, is Aunt Lu home? I'd like to ask her for a favor."

Seeing what he was carrying, Song Qiang smiled and nodded: "She's at home. I'll call her out now."

Then he turned and called into the house, "Chunhua, come out for a moment, Kaixin needs to talk to you about something."

"Okay!" Lu Chunhua, who was sitting at the table eating, quickly stood up.

On the other side of the table, a pretty girl of about fifteen or sixteen looked up and asked curiously, "Mother, is this Kaixin the one you always talk about?"

"Yes, An Ting! Do you want to go take a look together?" Lu Chunhua asked her with a smile.

"Mmm!" Song Anting put down her chopsticks and followed.

The two arrived at the door one after the other. Lu Chunhua greeted them with a smile, "Kaixin, what brings you here?"

"Aunt Lu, I'll be away for the next few days, so I'd like to trouble you to keep an eye on the house for me." Li Kaixin didn't beat around the bush and handed over the walnuts she was carrying.

After Li Kaixin was featured in the newspaper last time, he secretly asked Lu Chunhua to help look after the house.

Seeing this, Lu Chunhua didn't stand on ceremony and took the things from her, casually asking with a smile, "Are you going to stay with your parents for a few days this time?"

"I'm going on a business trip this time, for about ten days," Li Kaixin explained, then smiled a little embarrassedly, "I'll have to trouble you to look after things for so long again."

"Okay, no problem, you can go without worry."

Lu Chunhua readily agreed, then turned to the side and pointed to the girl behind her who was peeking out.

"Oh right, Kaixin, this is my daughter Song Anting. She's in her third year of junior high school. She used to live with her maternal grandmother, but she just moved here today."

She only dared to bring her daughter back to live with her after she saw that Zhu Xiaohua's family had calmed down.

When her mother pointed at her like that, Song Anting blushed slightly and said in a soft voice, "Hello, Kaixin-gege."

"Hello, Miss Song." Li Kaixin smiled slightly at her.

Lu Chunhua watched the two interact amicably and a smile of satisfaction appeared on her face.

She brought her daughter out today with the intention of letting the two get to know each other first, just in case.

Song Qiang, who was standing to the side, didn't say anything when he saw this scene. He was actually quite happy to have such a promising young man.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries with Lu Chunhua, Li Kaixin said goodbye and returned to his room.

Watching Li Kaixin's retreating figure as he entered the house, Song Anting couldn't help but whisper, "Mom, is he really the person in the newspaper? He looks even younger than in the photos."

"Of course! He's only a year older than you, and he just graduated from junior high school this year and started working."

Lu Chunhua lowered her voice, a hint of pride in her eyes, "Let me tell you, this young man is incredibly capable. Everyone in the courtyard is trying to curry favor with him now."

Song Anting pursed her lips and glanced again in the direction Li Kaixin had left.

When Li Kaixin returned home, he thought that this trip to Inner Mongolia would be a good opportunity to get rid of some things in his space that were difficult to sell in Beijing.

With that thought, he flashed into the secret realm.

The time flow rate in the secret realm has now reached fourteen times. Without delay, Li Kaixin began to organize the existing supplies in the space.

First, I turned my attention to the area where dry goods and industrial products were stored.

These things haven't been taken care of much, so even managing them with one's mind is quite troublesome.

Such as more than 10,000 catties of dried fish, more than 900 catties of wild walnuts, more than 200 catties of pine nuts, more than 200 catties of dried beef, as well as cloth, cotton clothes, bicycles, radios, etc.

I sorted everything out into categories, and I don't know how much time passed.

Li Kaixin wiped away non-existent sweat from his brow. Because he would be driving for the next few days, he looked towards the breeding area again.

The number of crucian carp in the stream has not changed much. The only noticeable problem is the crayfish that were introduced from the Northeast, which have now become an infestation.

The number of chickens, ducks, and rabbits is deliberately controlled, each around a thousand, and has not increased further.

Pigs are different. Besides the one we gave to Manager Wu last time, we now have nearly thirty domestic pigs, including the two that have been bred since.

The four wild donkeys were still the same, but they had grown quite large, each weighing over 600 jin (approximately 300 kg).

The flock of sheep is thriving; there are fifteen sheep now.

The mother moose has also given birth to three calves.

After feeding the animals for several dozen days, Li Kaixin left the space.

In the early hours of the morning, Li Kaixin changed into the clothes he had worn to the black market, covered his face, and left the courtyard, heading towards Zhao Zhengping's detached courtyard.

I don't go right after I get off work, mainly because it's daytime and I'm afraid my identity will be exposed.

During my first transaction with Zhao Zhengping, I hid in the secret realm multiple times before they arrived. It's safer to be cautious at this time of night.

Upon arriving at the destination, Li Kaixin, hidden behind his mask, revealed a hint of surprise.

Faint conversations could be heard coming from inside the courtyard house. The main gate was half-closed, and people would occasionally come out carrying sacks.

Li Kaixin didn't even bother to take out the note she had prepared; she simply turned sideways and stepped inside.