Disaster Apocalypse: Farming, Family, and My Hidden Secret Space-Chapter 52. Space Discovery

Even after using up nearly two taels, there were still more than five taels left.

Hua Chengtian and Old Man Hua made furniture and sold it for, at most, a few hundred wen a month. The concept of more than five taels was unimaginable.

"Our Jin’er is just amazing," said Grandma Hua joyfully, unable to hold back any longer. She embraced her granddaughter with pride—who wouldn’t love such a granddaughter?

The family’s joy was beyond words.

Out of more than five taels of silver, Hua Jin received more than five hundred wen, which was considered a fortune for her at the time. As soon as she returned to her room, she put it in the space while she also appeared in the space, and organized a corner specifically for storing silver coins.

Then she drank a glass of milk, ate an apple, and threw the same type of packaging bag and apple core into the space.

These days, Hua Jin would spend a little time in the space almost every day, gradually figuring out its functions.

The first thing she discovered was the two large refrigerators at home, where the fruits and vegetables were always the freshest. She confirmed over time that time was indeed frozen there.

Not just the kitchen but the storage room too—the whole house had preservation capabilities. Anything placed there, be it hot or cold, remained the same when taken out as when it was put in.

This discovery made Hua Jin happy for a long time. This function was incredibly practical—who wouldn’t want it?

She then found something else different.

At first, she thought the duplication function could only duplicate food, right?

But that wasn’t absolutely true. Hua Jin discovered that regardless of whether it was food or something else, there had to be a medium. In other words, to eat an apple, you must leave the apple core; to drink milk, you need the milk carton and all kinds of food packaging. Without these, the duplication ability wouldn’t work.

Once, she drank a carton of milk outside and casually left the milk carton outside. The next day, when she returned to the space, she realized it hadn’t been duplicated, which caught her attention. She then found out it was the same for other items, including medicines.

Luckily, the things she ate were all casually placed in the space, so there was no need to worry.

However, fruits without cores or seeds would really be gone once eaten, although leaving the peel would work too.

As for those with cores, there were no worries. Fortunately, she liked to stock up and would always buy a lot of food items every time, whether it was food, necessities, or fruits. There were a lot of fruit varieties in the two refrigerators.

Even without the duplication function, it was enough to last her a long time, thanks to her habit of hoarding durable fruits.

Like apples, pears, durians, and oranges.

She then understood why things like crossbow weapons and household tools couldn’t be duplicated; there simply weren’t any conditions for duplication.

She wondered if things from outside the space could gain duplication ability once taken into the space.

It might be worth a try, Hua Jian thought while lying on the sofa.

As she lay there, she unknowingly fell asleep. When she opened her eyes, she was groggy, and as usual, she wanted to go outside and breathe the fresh air in the courtyard.

She stood up, opened the door, and was about to walk outside when she stretched and froze. This...this is...

Then she quickly ran back to her room, stunned for a while before realizing she was back in reality.

Looking around at the familiar scene in the room... so it wasn’t a dream after all!

The pitch-black night outside told Hua Jin that it was still early. In the blink of an eye, she was back in the space.

She then opened the room door and appeared in the courtyard again. Looking around at the familiar surroundings, she suddenly realized that the courtyard had come along too.

To be precise, the courtyard had followed along. The fences of the courtyard were gone, replaced by patches of thin mist. Not only that, but the area was also several times larger.

Apple trees, pomegranate trees, peach trees, pear trees, grapevines, swings, and the small vegetable plots she had whimsically cultivated all appeared as she moved around, to her delightful surprise.

There were also lush green vegetables, lettuce, long leeks, and rows of already tightly packed cabbages, all growing vibrantly.

Hua Jin was stunned, her eyes wide open with surprise and delight.

If she hadn’t been dazed from sleep in the space, she might have always thought only the house followed along. She would never have thought that, by opening the main door, the courtyard came as well.

When she bought the house, it was because of the courtyard. Her family had a small courtyard in the past, which held her most beautiful memories, but later... so she subconsciously wanted a house with a courtyard, even though such a house was very, very expensive.

She worked extremely hard for it, using all her earnings along with the compensation from the housing demolition to buy this nearly 200-square-meter house.

Because it was near the edge, Hua Jin, like other residents in the area, enclosed the yard, including the perimeter wall, making the courtyard much larger than usual—about an acre and a bit more.

But now, it was not just an acre or more; it was expanded several times, even the spaces between the fruit trees in the courtyard seemed larger.

Except for the area directly facing the main gate, which was paved with cement, the rest exuded the fragrance of earthy soil.

Looking at the several acres in the courtyard, Hua Jin’s heart suddenly felt at peace.

Although the food in the house was abundant and wouldn’t run out, there weren’t many vegetables. These didn’t have any packaging or skins, making each consumption reduce the quantity.

Moreover, she could plant potatoes and sweet potatoes, alleviating the concern of them running out after consumption.

This way, indeed, heaven hadn’t treated her too poorly. Although she had inexplicably arrived here, she had a space to settle down.

Although the sky couldn’t be seen from here due to a layer of mist, inexplicably staying here was extremely comforting, as if all pores were relaxed. Lying in the rocking chair, swaying, Hua Jin unknowingly closed her eyes.

When she woke again, it was to her mother’s calling.

"Jin’er, Jin’er..."

Hua Jin abruptly returned to reality.

As she appeared on the bed, she saw her mother anxiously opening the door and coming in with a worried expression.

Hua Jin then realized that it was already bright outside, with the sun shining through the windows into the room.

How long had she slept?

No wonder her mother was so anxious to come in.

"What’s wrong? Are you okay?" she asked, placing a hand on her daughter’s forehead.

"Mother..." Hua Jin remained seated, feeling the warmth and care from her mother’s palm. Smiling sweetly, she softly called out.

"Mother, I’m fine. I just had a dream and slept for a long time."

"As long as you’re fine, you scared me to death," her mother said, relieved, looking lovingly at her daughter as she felt her temperature was normal.

"Hehe..."

"Alright, since you’re awake, get up quickly. Breakfast is already ready, just waiting for you."

"Mm, mm," Hua Jin promptly nodded, touching her already protesting stomach.

After a quick wash, Hua Jin appeared at the dining table. Looking at the solitary egg custard in front of her, while everyone else’s meal was wild vegetable porridge and black steamed buns, she frowned.

Then, without expression, she picked up the egg custard in front of her and gave everyone two spoonfuls.

"Jin’er, we won’t eat it. It’s for you to replenish your body," Grandma Hua quickly stopped her granddaughter.

The little fourth brother at her side, although wanting to eat, nodded when he considered his sister’s previous injury and the need to heal.

His gaze lingered though, as who wouldn’t want to eat egg custard?