Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

night.

The back door of Chen Xu's house was quietly opened.

A figure stood at the door and carefully observed the surroundings for a long time, then slowly walked towards the small river not far away.

As the figure squatted down and one hand touched the river surface, river water continued to enter the space, a vortex slowly appeared, and the sound of rushing water was heard.

The black stone in Chen Xu's mind suddenly gave out some information, as if it had taken something in just now.

The pool in the corner of the space was already half full of water, with a very common small fish swimming in it. But to Chen Xu's surprise, with the entry of the small fish, some changes gradually occurred in the space.

"If we put some living animals and plants in space, can we speed up the growth of the world..."

Chen Xu was somewhat surprised. Ever since he felt cheated by the so-called World Stone, he had not expected anything else.

I have always used this thing as a space, and at most it has some auxiliary functions. Now it seems that there is still a lot of potential to be tapped in this World Stone.

Unfortunately, no one knows whether this thing is intelligent or not. It usually ignores it and will only give out some information when it does something that conforms to the rules.

In Chen Xu's opinion, this is even worse than an artificial idiot.

In fact, Chen Xu has always known that the space is expanding, but the speed is so slow. He estimated that it would not expand much by the time he died of old age, so he did not take it seriously. Now it seems that he can still think of a way.

He suddenly thought of the legendary Chaos Pearl. It was said that this Chaos Pearl contained a Chaos World. It was also said that his World Stone could open up a world, but the scale was limited...

There is no comparison between a small space of a dozen square meters and a chaotic world. To say that it is a drop in the bucket is an exaggeration to say that it is a world stone.

"Perhaps, this piece of World Stone of mine can only grow into a small world..."

Chen Xu had some vague guesses. Coming from the 21st century, his imagination was naturally free. Having been influenced by various online articles, Chen Xu could give you a reasonable explanation even for something unreasonable.

If the space can really be expanded to a certain scale, at least we won't have to worry about food and drink, if nothing else.

As a true Chinese, I always feel something is wrong if I can't grow anything on a piece of land. Perhaps this is one of the excellent genes engraved deep in the souls of the Chinese.

The space is not big now, so it would be difficult to raise large animals. Chen Xu has not solved the problem of food and clothing himself, so the animals are likely to starve to death. He plans to go back and get some small fish and shrimp to try and see how much the expansion speed of the space can be accelerated.

I randomly found some wild grasses around, collected them into the space along with the mud, and then planted them next to the pool. Sure enough, it also accelerated things, but the effect seemed to be slower than that of animals.

If the little fish can bring 1% acceleration, then this grass can only bring 0.01% at most.

After getting a general idea, Chen Xu didn't think about it any more. The road ahead is long and arduous, and this is not something that can be accomplished overnight.

After the pool was filled with water, Chen Xu returned to his home. It was a pity that there was no so-called spiritual spring in his space, otherwise it would not be so troublesome.

Fortunately, the space has a purification function. Even river water can be used as domestic water after purification. At least you don’t have to bring water in from outside when cooking.

Feeling that it was getting late, Chen Xu planned to go to bed early. He had to go into the mountains tomorrow, so it would be better to recharge his energy first.

Even on the outskirts of Yanshan Mountain, there is a jungle. Although there is a small path, it is still not without danger. Don't let yourself capsize in a ditch due to poor mental health, or you will be laughed to death by the many Chinese time-travel predecessors.

Early the next morning.

Chen Xu was ready to go. He closed and bolted the door. It was an ancient wooden bolt that could be inserted directly, both inside and outside.

As for the lock, he had no memory of such a thing. No one had been at home for a long time. Even if there was a lock, it would only protect against good guys and not bad guys. There was really no need to do that.

Chen Xu estimated that it was just after six o'clock. He got up early, but the villagers got up even earlier than him.

It’s not that there is not much to do now, but that wild vegetables grow very fast. They can grow out overnight. If you go too late, you won’t be able to find the roots of the vegetables.

Chen Xu's plan to leave quietly failed. Chen Dan was a little curious as he watched Chen Xu walking out of the village. Until he saw that Chen Xu was not heading towards the commune but the mountains, he hurried over.

"Brother, you can't go into the mountains. The people who went into the mountains in the village haven't come back yet..."

Chen Xu was helpless. This was what he was afraid of. Looking at the boy in front of him who was about to cry, he felt a little headache.

"Don't worry, it's not what you think. I'm just going to Linjia Village to take a look."

"Really?"

"Don't worry, it must be true. I'm not stupid enough to go to the depths of the mountains and die."

Chen Dan felt a little relieved. Linjia Village was okay. As long as he didn't go deep into the mountains, the danger would not be great.

"How about I go with you? I'm quite familiar with that place..."

"No, I'll just go take a look, you go back."

Chen Xu refused directly. He thought that he might really go into the mountains, and it would be inconvenient to bring Chen Dan with him.

"Brother, be careful."

"Don't worry, it's okay."

Reaching out to rub Chen Dan's head, Chen Xu turned around and left, waving goodbye.

After one hour.

Chen Xu felt that he was careless. He overestimated the strength of this body. The further he went inside, not only did he have to go through the jungle, but there were also mountain roads and slopes of various sizes that constantly consumed his limited physical strength.

Following the principle of making every effort, Chen Xu walked nearly seven or eight miles in one breath. Now he really couldn't hold on any longer and could only find an open place to sit on a rock to rest.

We didn't find any danger along the way. What's more, the jungle was very quiet. Apart from the chirping of birds and insects, there was not much movement. We didn't even see a rabbit.

"It seems that what Chen Dan said about the prey outside the mountains being basically wiped out is true."

Chen Xu muttered to himself.

The harvest is poor now, and the food that is handed over cannot even last for a year. So the animals in the mountains will naturally become food. I guess these animals know best how terrible it is for upright apes to be almost starved to death.

In addition, it is now the second year of the famine, and the outskirts of the area have been searched many times by people. It is estimated that there are only a handful of small animals that can survive.

The gradually rising sun gave Chen Xu some warmth. He remembered having been to Linjia Village before, but that was several years ago. At that time, the villagers often exchanged some daily necessities for prey with Linjia Village, so it was not considered unfamiliar.

After estimating his current location and realizing that he had walked about halfway, Chen Xu felt that he had rested enough, so he stood up and continued on his way.

After resting three or four times on the way, we finally arrived at Linjia Village.

Looking at the faintly visible houses in the valley, Chen Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

Linjia Village is located in a valley outside the Yanshan Mountains. Except for some fields opened up by the village, it is basically surrounded by jungle. The small river that passes through the backyard of Chen Xu's hometown also passes through Linjia Village. If conditions permit, it is not impossible to go directly downstream from Linjia Village to Chenjia Village.

In fact, this is how many people from Linjia Village used to leave the mountains. They would find some bamboos to make bamboo rafts and go directly out of the mountains by water. This was not only faster than walking on the mountain road, but also saved effort.