Scientific Travel

The landlord had just finished his work and was thinking of tidying up the house. Usually, after a tenant leaves, the house needs to be tidied up before a new tenant can move in.

Even from a great distance, you could hear a lot of noise coming from inside the house.

The landlord rushed over, peered through the doorway, and saw two people demolishing the house.

The kitchen had already been half demolished. Seeing how quickly the two women moved, the landlord didn't dare go in to demand compensation. Instead, he immediately ran to the yamen (government office).

By the time the officials arrived, the two men had already started demolishing the main house.

"Don't move! Put your hands up!"

Bi Jiu and Bi Shi remained completely calm. With a light-footed movement, they leaped onto the wall and jumped off the roof.

They even took a shovel and a hammer with them when they left.

This is a very bad thing; they dared to do such a thing in broad daylight. The constables suspected that the previous tenants must have offended someone, and the landlord told them everything he knew.

The tenants' identities were not found, but the identities of the two people who dug into the house were.

These two have committed numerous illegal and disorderly acts, and the authorities have been offering a reward for their capture, but the reward is not high. Those who want the reward can't catch them, and those who can catch them don't care about the reward.

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Deng Yin has been very busy these past few days. She took Gou Dan out shopping with her, leaving Liu Ding at home to look after the house.

Compared to other cities, Shimu City has the richest resources. Although many items are subject to purchase restrictions, most items are not.

If there's a purchase limit, Deng Yin will buy everything and have Gou Dan carry it. If there's no purchase limit, she'll buy a bunch and have the shop assistant deliver it to her home, while Liu Ding is responsible for checking the inventory list.

There were many novel items in Shimu City, and Deng Yin bought them all, no matter what they were.

Wang Xi must get bored staying in such a small place all the time.

What Deng Yin didn't know was that Wang Xi was the busiest person every day.

She definitely can't go to school now. She's weak, and it's so far from here. She'll probably get heatstroke before she even gets to school.

Even if you get to the school, Xiye City isn't a big city, and the school environment isn't very good. They certainly can't afford to provide ice to cool you down. At most, they can sprinkle a couple of basins of water on the ground, but that won't cool you down much.

Wang Moyu felt sorry for the child, but although she exempted Wang Xi from going to school, she still wanted him to learn something to support himself.

Before Li Pingle's misfortune, his family had some savings, and he had attended a private school, so he knew a little about what subjects were taught. Wang Moyu, on the other hand, came from a poor family and never went to school.

However, the two did not intend to teach Wang Xi the knowledge that could be learned in the school. They would talk about learning those things after the natural disaster was over. The most important thing now was how to survive the natural disaster.

Wang Xi already has the most important thing: money.

With money comes food, and as long as you don't starve, you can always find a way to survive.

What Wang Moyu wanted to teach Wang Xi was how to protect what originally belonged to her.

And so, Wang Xi spent her days learning martial arts from Wang Moyu and her evenings making small items with Li Pingle.

She is still young, and what Li Pingle teaches her are things that are already made and only need to be assembled, similar to the mortise and tenon structure used in building a house.

Although Wang Xi was very tired every day, she never complained.

She understood what she wanted a long time ago and was determined to work hard for it.

Deng Yin still treated her like a child, bringing her toys.

......

What should we eat during these family reunions?

That's right, it's Baiguo.

Bai Guo is the only dish that everyone can participate in the cooking process. It requires no skills, and even Gou Dan (a nickname) can make it taste good if he participates.

Deng Yin is planning to leave tomorrow, and he wants to have a good meal before he leaves.

She also invited Qiu Qingyu from next door over. She had eaten a meal with her before, so now she was returning the favor by eating a meal and giving her a gift as well.

When Deng Yin left, Fei Fei and Gao Ruizhe happened to be there as well.

"Weren't you guys on a mission? How come you finished so quickly?" Deng Yin asked Fei Fei.

Gao Ruizhe was preoccupied with what had happened before, and when he suddenly saw Deng Yin, he didn't know how to react.

Feifei noticed Gou Dan's nervousness, so he stood in front of him and answered Deng Yin's question: "Yes, this mission was simple, that's why it was completed so quickly."

Deng Yin nodded without the slightest doubt. "Since you're all here, let's go to my house for a meal together."

"Forget it, we have other things to do." Surprisingly, it was Gao Ruizhe who refused this time.

Deng Yin didn't insist. "Alright, then Qiu Qingyu, are you coming?"

"Me?" Qiu Qingyu glanced at Gao Ruizhe, then naturally stood next to Deng Yin. "I'm fine, of course I had to come. After all, you got a free meal from me before, it would be a loss not to eat yours back, right?"

Gao Ruizhe's expression turned somewhat unpleasant because of Qiu Qingyu's words, but considering that Deng Yin was still there, he managed to suppress his impatience.

After Deng Yin left, Gao Ruizhe frowned and said, "Didn't you dislike her? Why are you so close to her?"

"Who said I don't like her?" Qiu Qingyu wouldn't let any moment that could make Gao Ruizhe unhappy pass by. "I think she's quite interesting. She came to my house for dinner a few days ago, and we even gambled a few rounds."

Gao Ruizhe knew that Qiu Qingyu loved gambling, but not for money like other gamblers; she simply loved gambling.

"I advise you to stop having impure thoughts about her. She already has someone she likes." A hint of melancholy crept into Gao Ruizhe's voice as he said this. "Besides, they're already together. You're not thinking of becoming a mistress, are you?"

The closer you are to someone, the better you know how to stab them in the heart.

Qiu Qingyu raised an eyebrow and scoffed, "Who among us hasn't been a mistress? Don't try to provoke me with those words. We all have the blood of a mistress flowing in our veins."

Qiu Qingyu is addicted to gambling to the point of madness. She is willing to risk her life for a single bet.

In her view, there are only two kinds of people at the gambling table: those who can afford to pay and those who dare to gamble.

The other type is those who can afford the price but dare not gamble.

Qiu Qingyu is the first type; she dares to go by any price and gamble with any cost.

"Alright." If they kept talking, they'd start fighting again, so Feifei stopped their bickering. He looked at Qiu Qingyu and earnestly advised, "You and Deng Yin are not on the same path. For the sake of our acquaintance, I'm kindly reminding you this once: don't get too close to her."

Qiu Qingyu was originally arrogant and proud; it was impossible for her to truly fall in love with anyone.

"You should say that to him more often," Qiu Qingyu said sarcastically. "After being a mistress so many times, suddenly you're so morally superior that you can't do such things anymore?"

"Wake up! Do you really think you're some kind of good person?"