Chapter 8

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After the excitement, Zhao Xinyu's heart gradually calmed down. Having struggled in Pengcheng for five years, he knew that many things were not as easy as he had imagined.

This courtyard was left to him by Xu Ning's grandfather, but he was not a villager of Xihanling. Currently, no one was developing the area, so it did not attract much attention. However, if he were to develop this large courtyard, it would certainly make people envious. In that case, even with Xu Ning's will, whether he could obtain the ownership of the courtyard would be uncertain.

After thinking this through, Shi Pulei found Xu Ning's will and the property certificate of the courtyard, as well as his own file. He limped out of the acquisition station, spent 300 yuan to buy two packs of cigarettes and two bottles of alcohol, and went to the old village chief Han Tianliang's place.

Han Tianliang was familiar with Zhao Xinyu and knew that over the past five years, Zhao Xinyu, who had no blood relation to Xu Ning, often took care of him. It was precisely because of this that Xu Ning, who had no relatives, was willing to leave the courtyard to Zhao Xinyu.

When Zhao Xinyu mentioned wanting to transfer the ownership of Xu Ning's courtyard to his name, Han Tianliang's eyes flickered. "Xinyu, I understand your intention, but there are a few things I need to explain. Xu Ning was a five-guaranteed household in the village. According to regulations, after his death, the courtyard would revert to the village. However, Xu Ning left a will, and the courtyard is also his ancestral property. If you really want to transfer the property to your name, you must move your household registration to the village. You are a college student, and if your household registration is in the village, it will greatly affect your future job prospects."

Hearing this, Zhao Xinyu felt a glimmer of hope. "Grandpa Han, do you think any unit would hire me in this condition?"

Han Tianliang smiled bitterly. "Xinyu, I know you are a good kid. Now, there is a policy. If you agree, your household registration can be immediately transferred to the village, and the courtyard can be transferred to your name. If you want to farm, the village can also allocate responsibility fields to you."

"Grandpa Han, what do I need to do?"

"Your household registration proof from your file will do."

Zhao Xinyu took out the will, property certificate, and his household registration proof and handed them to Han Tianliang. "Grandpa Han, I'll trouble you with this."

Han Tianliang took the documents, glanced at the cigarettes and alcohol Zhao Xinyu had brought, and sighed. "Xinyu, I know your character. You are not well-off, so take these things back and return them. Wait a moment, I'll give you some dishes to take home and eat slowly. As for the property transfer, I'll bring it to you once it's done in a few days."

"Grandpa Han, this didn't cost much. Consider it a New Year's gift. We don't have much food at home, and I can't eat much by myself, so I won't take it."

However, as Zhao Xinyu was about to leave, Han Tianliang's son, Han Jun, still insisted on giving him a large bag of prepared meatballs and braised pork.

With a sense of gratitude, Zhao Xinyu left Han Tianliang's house. On his way back, he saw old houses that were at least several decades old, many of which had become dilapidated.

Looking at the bustling streets of Pengcheng in the distance, Zhao Xinyu felt a deep sense of contrast. Just a few miles apart, life was like ice and fire. This was almost the same as when he was in college.

With these thoughts, Zhao Xinyu returned to the acquisition station, took out the Chinese medicine he had bought, and began to mix and boil it. Smelling the strong medicinal aroma, he smiled bitterly. While others were busy celebrating the New Year and reuniting, he was boiling Chinese medicine.

After nearly two hours, a large pot of herbs had turned into a black, sticky substance. Zhao Xinyu picked out the remaining herb residue, put the remaining ointment in a small bowl, cleaned the pot, and started boiling the internal medicine.

Once the internal medicine was ready, he took it orally, then took the small bowl, removed his pants, and applied the ointment to his injured left leg.

A moment later, Zhao Xinyu's face showed a hint of excitement. He could feel a burning pain where the ointment was applied, and the injured area also felt sore. Knowing the principles of medicine, he knew the ointment was working.

With a sense of excitement, he applied the remaining ointment to his face, especially the severely damaged half of his face, where he applied more ointment.

By the time he finished, it was already dark. With the ointment applied, he didn't need to prepare dinner, and there were only he and Heifeng in the place, so he didn't cook.

When he lay down in bed, the injured area felt numb and cool, similar to the sensation of cupping.

"It's really working," Zhao Xinyu thought excitedly.

Zhao Xinyu was woken by the sound of firecrackers. Sitting up, he saw fireworks blooming in the sky outside the window.

Seeing this, he immediately thought of his grandfather, who was thousands of miles away. His heart ached, and he turned off the light and locked the door, then entered the space.

The space was still gray, but it was much brighter than before. At this moment, the area of the space was about two mu (about 0.13 hectares).

The vegetables in the space were growing well, and the tomato plants were nearly two meters tall. The entire plant was almost devoid of green leaves, and what could be seen were red tomatoes, which had bent the bamboo supports.

The cucumber and bean plants, which had been rebuilt twice, were similar to the tomatoes, with few leaves and many fruits. The eggplants and green peppers, burdened with too many fruits, were also supported by bamboo.

Seeing the abundant fruits on the vegetables, Zhao Xinyu's mood improved. Thinking that the herbs were effective, he returned to his room and brought the herbs he had bought into the space. He wanted to soak the herbs in the space water, thinking it would be more effective.

While soaking the herbs, Zhao Xinyu casually threw some useless herb branches and seeds into the space.

Without the sound of firecrackers to remind him of his homesickness, Zhao Xinyu found a place to lie down and watched Heifeng moving through the vegetable fields.

As he watched, Zhao Xinyu fell asleep, dreaming of reuniting with his grandfather and brother's family. Although the food was simple, it was a warm and happy scene.

When he woke up, he thought of the herbs he had soaked and immediately went to the water pit. When he arrived, he was slightly surprised to see a hint of green around the bucket where the herbs were soaking, which he remembered was not there when he soaked them.

His heart raced. Could it be....

As he was surprised, he noticed that the area of the space had changed again, increasing from two mu to about three mu. The white rock in the middle of the pond was now about five to six meters above the ground, standing like a rockery in the center of the pond, with a steady stream of water flowing down into the pit.

Looking at the transformed space, Zhao Xinyu's eyes fell on the green around the bucket, realizing that the space had changed because of the herbs.

Planting more than half a mu of vegetables had only expanded the space from about 300 square meters to about two mu. Now, just a few scattered herb residues had expanded the space by more than one mu, indicating that the herbs had a greater effect than vegetables.

Realizing this, Zhao Xinyu became extremely excited. As a graduate of a traditional Chinese medicine university, he knew the value of herbs. If he could grow herbs in the space, even the most ordinary herbs could grow into rare and valuable herbs with the space's effect.

"Rich, rich," Zhao Xinyu exclaimed in his heart. Originally, he thought only vegetables could help him earn a living and improve his life. Now it seemed that not only vegetables, but other plants could also grow in the space.

Fruits, he suddenly thought of the dried grape vines he had seen in front of a farmer's house on his way to Han Tianliang's place in the afternoon.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xinyu felt energized. He immediately left the space, got dressed, and left the acquisition station.

Beautiful fireworks continued to bloom in the sky, but Zhao Xinyu paid no attention. He was thinking that if the space could make dried herbs come alive, could it also make dried grapes come alive? If so, he would need to rethink his future plans.

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