Stunning Check-in: A Carefree Life Begins in the Countryside

Looking at the four large trees in the forest in the spiritual spring space, Xia An's lips curled up slightly.

"With this much wood, we can burn it for two or three months, even in winter."

"Next, it's time for warehouse processing."

As he spoke, a thought flashed through his mind, and an oak tree instantly appeared on the first floor of the warehouse.

A glimmer of light flashed, and the oak leaves vanished instantly as the moisture evaporated rapidly.

Immediately afterwards, the twigs were quickly dismembered.

In the blink of an eye, twenty bundles of firewood, each 30-40 centimeters long, were bundled together according to their thickness.

The main trunk was dismembered into firewood, which was stacked together, each measuring 30-40 cm in length and 6-12 cm in diameter.

To Xia An's surprise, the processing appeared to have been done by hand, showing signs of being chopped.

"They even thought of a disguise?"

He smiled slightly, completely satisfied with his initial choice of the Spirit Spring Space.

He picked up a piece of firewood, glanced at it, and nodded in satisfaction.

The firewood processed in the warehouse has a moisture content between 15% and 20%.

This is the perfect type of firewood for home use.

He looked up Doubao (a Chinese online marketplace) when he wanted to write a period novel and learned about this.

A moisture content below 10% makes it too dry, easily ignited, but it burns quickly and is not durable.

If the concentration is above 25%, it will be difficult to ignite, produce more smoke, and waste more heat.

A moisture content of 15%–20% is ideal, resulting in strong firepower, less smoke, and high calorific value during combustion, without the choking and smoky effects of wet firewood.

Xia An clapped his hands and processed the other three trees into firewood.

Looking at the firewood piled up in the warehouse, he smiled and his consciousness exited the space.

"Next, we'll wander around these mountains and look for suitable prey."

"It would be even better if we could find suitable rare medicinal herbs."

Xia An chuckled softly, took out a lightweight pistol, and held it in his hand in case of danger.

I strolled leisurely through the mountains and forests.

If a suitable oak or black birch tree comes along, I'll occasionally take one to make firewood.

However, this only happened occasionally, and there was no large-scale recklessness, in order to avoid arousing suspicion.

……

Four Nine Cities.

Steel rolling mill workers' family compound

The postman knocked on a courtyard gate and called out:

"Han Qiuyue, I have received your letter!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the beautiful woman sitting in the courtyard, whose face was pretty but who looked very haggard, brightened up.

She ran over quickly, her face full of anticipation, and asked, "My name is Han Qiuyue. Where did this letter come from?"

The postman handed over the letter and casually replied, "It's from Heilongjiang province."

Han Qiuyue quickly took the letter and thanked her with a smile, saying, "Thank you for your hard work, comrade."

"You're welcome!"

The postman shook his head and rode away on his bicycle.

Han Qiuyue quickly looked at the envelope and the sender's and recipient's names, and saw that it clearly stated:

To Mother Han Qiuyue

Erxia Anji

Upon seeing this, she exclaimed excitedly, "That's wonderful! It really is Xiao An's letter!"

Han Qiuyue carefully opened the envelope, her hands trembling slightly as she unfolded the letter.

In the letter,

Xia An briefly reported that he was safe and sound, and told them that he was in Anping Village, Songlin Commune, Songyuan County.

He mentioned that he had privately studied medicine and was now working as a barefoot doctor, recommended by the brigade secretary, which wouldn't be too strenuous.

He also mentioned that he got along very well with the educated youth, and that everyone in the team was very nice and kind.

Tell them not to worry.

Han Qiuyue looked at the letter, her eyes filled with surprise and relief, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"That's good, that's good!"

She continued reading, and at the end of the letter, Xia An wrote:

"Mother, don't worry, I'm doing well here. My comrades are taking good care of me, so you don't need to worry about me."

"Furthermore, I studied medicine with that old gentleman, and he gave me a considerable amount of money."

"I'm well-prepared this time, and I don't need anything. Don't even think about sending anything over; you probably won't need it."

"Please take good care of yourself so that Sister Lin and Susu can focus on their work and not worry too much."

"I'll find a way to bring you over to live with me when the time is right."

Han Qiuyue's eyes reddened, and she murmured, "How could this child be so foolish?"

At this moment, the woman next door heard the commotion and came out to ask:

"Autumn Moon, is this a letter from Xia An?"

Han Qiuyue put away the letter and forced a smile, saying:

"It's his."

"That kid went to the countryside so naively, who knows when he'll be back."

Upon hearing this, the woman shook her head and said, "That child is really foolish. He could have just found someone to marry and wouldn't have needed to go."

Han Qiuyue shook her head and gave a slight bitter smile.

When Su Zhan was alive, he discussed this with her, and even the candidate had been decided long ago.

They were just waiting for Xia An to come of age so they could get married, but Su Zhan left too hastily.

Heartbroken, Xia An secretly signed up to go to the countryside, keeping it a secret from them the whole time.

They would have been unaware of this if he hadn't left a letter under his pillow after he left.

"Ah Fang, you go ahead with your work. I need to tell those two girls about this."

Han Qiuyue thought of something, carefully folded the letter and tucked it into her bosom, saying:

"The three of them grew up together. Now that Xiao An is gone, they're both incredibly worried and have been quite distracted these past few days."

Afang nodded, smiled, and waved her hand, "Okay, go ahead!"

Han Qiuyue nodded slightly, closed the door, and quickly left.

……

Xia An was unaware that, after seven days, the letter had finally arrived.

at this time,

He peered through the scope, his eyes fixed on the distance, his gaze filled with delight.

Two female roe deer with three cubs—isn't this a golden opportunity?

He's really lucky!

He quickly switched to four tranquilizer darts and aimed them at the two female roe deer.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two shots rang out in quick succession. Xia An kept his eyes on the target through the scope, ready to follow up with a shot at any moment.

To his surprise, yet also as he expected, the two female roe deer collapsed instantly.

The three cubs circled around the two mother roe deer, rubbing against them with their bodies.

Seeing this, Xia An didn't hesitate at all. He put away his sniper rifle, slung his hunting rifle over his shoulder, and...

He gripped his pistol and ran quickly toward the scene, arriving soon afterward.

As if sensing his approach, the three cubs burrowed into the bushes and lay quietly.

Xia An smiled slightly, quickly glanced around, and then put the three cubs and two mother roe deer into the spiritual spring space.

Then, he turned and left quickly, a wisp of his consciousness entering the spiritual spring space.

"Luckily, there's a male cub. The silly roe deer won't need to waste tranquilizer grenades."

Upon learning the details, Xia An couldn't help but smile, her mood brightening considerably.

He's practically raising a silly roe deer.

"Let me think, what else could I raise?"

"We have male and female pheasants. Although their offspring have a kinship avoidance instinct, this concept does not exist in the Spirit Spring Space."

"It takes about 11 months for the Flying Dragon to mature in the external environment, but only one month in the Spirit Spring space."

"That means five days is equivalent to two months, at which point you can determine the sex."

"Of the three, there happens to be one male flying dragon, so we don't need to waste tranquilizer darts on this one."

"In addition, red deer, black bears, sand pheasants, wild boars, wild rabbits, wild ducks, and forest frogs are all delicacies. If you come across them, you can collect some and keep them as pets, and take them out whenever you want to eat them."

Xia An murmured softly, gripping his pistol as he continued walking through the mountains.

They are looking for rare medicinal herbs, and also for traces of their desired prey.