With a cheat code, she travels through the 40s and hoards goods to take her motherland to new height

Before she could even smell any fragrance, Shu Ran was already feeling sleepy. Oh no! She forced herself to put the potted plant next to her into her backpack, and with her other hand she put the homemade mask that was on her face into her storage space. Then she couldn't help but fall asleep.

The next day, when she woke up, she was greeted by Cuixiu's concerned face: "Miss, how did you rest today? I called you several times but you wouldn't get up."

"I'm fine, what time is it?"

"It's already past nine o'clock."

Shu Ran tentatively asked, "What time did you get up? I feel like I slept very soundly."

Cuixiu said shyly, "Cuizhi and I also woke up late today, a little earlier than you, Miss."

With the help of Cuixiu and Cuizhi, Shuran finally got up.

It's ridiculous. Before it could even be used on the Qian family, I experienced the feeling of falling into a deep sleep myself. And surprisingly, I slept quite well.

I glanced at the potted plant in the backpack compartment. The petals and leaves had all fallen off, and it had returned to its original budding state when I first took it out.

After two days of experimentation, Shu Ran finally found a solution.

Holding a potted plant leaf in your mouth can keep you awake even when the plant is in full bloom and its fragrance is "spreading for miles," and it also has a slight refreshing effect.

During this time, A-Chao sent someone to ask Shu Ran when she would visit her wife's courtyard so he could pack some things and send them over. Shu Ran declined for three days, citing feeling unwell.

In the middle of the night, Shu Ran changed into a set of clothes and shoes she didn't usually wear. Just to be on the safe side, she put two leaves in her mouth, hugged the potted plant, opened the window, and leaned against the window, quietly waiting for the "fragrance to spread for miles".

After waiting for half an hour, feeling that it was about to take effect, I picked up the potted plant and walked towards the courtyard where Shu Ying lived, following the route I remembered.

It wasn't too far, but it wasn't close either. The main problem was that the Qian family mansion was too big; it took about ten minutes to walk there.

The heavy lock hung on the door, but that didn't stop Shu Ran. She put the potted plant she was carrying on the ground, took out a piece of wire that she had picked up from somewhere along the way, and opened it in no time.

The same applies to the locks on the inner rooms.

The furniture and furnishings in the main house were almost all dowry items brought by the original owner's biological mother. Shu Ran didn't hesitate and simply said, "Accept."

The main house was ransacked, along with a pair of gold earrings that had been left behind the dressing table at some unknown time, and a three-carat kerosene diamond ring in the corner under the bed.

Following her memory, she moved the floor tiles under the wardrobe and put the small wooden box hidden underneath into her space.

The adjacent warehouse was also set up in the same way.

Unfortunately, most of the things in the small kitchen in the yard had been taken away, leaving Shu Ran with very little to scavenge. She searched everywhere, up and down the cabinets, and found some cutting boards, knives, molds, spice jars, two iron pots, three earthenware pots, several steamers, and a large water vat. She even took the stone mill. Finally, she found a jar of cured meat in a corner.

It looks like it's been sitting here for about two years; it's perfect to take it out and eat it now.

Take them all with you!

She put everything she needed into her spatial storage, cleaned up all traces she had left behind, and with nothing missing, Shu Ran picked up the potted plant that was placed to the side and walked back.

We also made a detour to the main kitchen, next to which was a small storage room used daily by the kitchen. The small storage room, about 100 square meters, was filled with rice, flour, cooking oil, fruits, vegetables, seasonings, and other food and New Year's goods.

Take them all away! She's had enough to eat by herself for years.

On the way, he scattered the medicine stored in his space into the pond to dispose of it.

When she returned to her bedroom, it was almost 3 a.m. Shu Ran quickly changed her clothes and shoes and put them into her spatial storage. After making sure that she hadn't lost anything, she went to bed to rest.

It was another sunny and beautiful day. The streets and alleys were bustling with people, and the sounds of vendors hawking their wares and bargaining mingled together.

The Qian family compound, which is usually bustling with activity early in the morning, is now deathly silent, with its gates tightly shut.

The deliveryman, as usual, knocked on the door for a long time, but no one came to even glance at it. He looked at the two pigs that had been slaughtered overnight in the truck behind him, and had no choice but to squat at the door and wait.

It wasn't until the sun gradually rose that things started to get noisy.

"Bang! What are you doing? You didn't even know you'd been drugged..."

Porcelain shards flew from the ground due to the force of the impact, grazing Ah Chao's face and leaving a bleeding wound.

With nowhere to vent his anger, Qian Chengji had come to believe Shu Ran's story and was even more certain of his previous suspicions.

Who exactly is helping Shu Ying?

Was it her older brother who joined the army? Or her childhood sweetheart who became an official in the municipal government? Or perhaps the vice leader of the Scimitar Gang, the poor boy she saved back then...?

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"I heard that thieves broke into the mansion in the early hours of the morning and emptied the madam's courtyard, even taking things from the kitchen!"

Cuizhi got a new job and told Shuran the news she had heard, carefully observing her expression.

Shu Ran paused, holding the spoon, realizing that this was the time to test her acting skills.

He looked up in disbelief: "What happened? What's wrong with my mother?"

She suddenly stood up, and the medicine on the table was knocked to the ground with her movement.

"Impossible! There are so many people in our household, how could we not even know something was stolen? Who did it? Was it someone from the household? My mother just passed away, and someone is already so eager to take over everything she had?..."

Shu Ran's emotional outburst startled the two of them, and although their guesses were far-fetched, they were not entirely unreasonable.

Because of a lack of proper instructions, something went wrong. Cuixiu was really fed up with her cousin, but she had no choice but to clean up the mess for her. She quickly kicked her out: "You really are... Miss has only recently recovered and can't take any more stress."

After a long period of comforting, Cuixiu finally calmed down and came out exhausted. She wanted to have a good chat with Cuizhi, but she couldn't find her anywhere in the courtyard.

After reporting back to her mistress, Cuizhi happily weighed the three silver dollars she had just received. As soon as she entered the room, she saw Cuixiu sitting at the table waiting for her.

"What have you been doing?"

Cuixiu looked at Cuizhi with a questioning gaze, and for the first time realized that she didn't know much about her cousin.

"No, nothing."

Subconsciously touching the silver coin hidden in her sleeve, Cuizhi showed no change in expression: "I went out to inquire and found out that only the madam's courtyard and the main kitchen were robbed; the rest of the place is fine."

"Don't go out too much unless you have to. Stay by my side and learn from me. I'm going home to get married in a few months, so you should use this time to establish yourself by Miss's side..."

She responded indifferently, her face showing no concern. What was the point of working if the wages wouldn't even reach her?

Back then, if it weren't for her cousin Cuixiu lending a hand and bringing her to work in the manor, she would have been sold to Xianyue Gate by her heartless parents long ago. Even now, her wages are snatched away as soon as they pass through her hands, and she doesn't see a single penny.