amaotonovel Chapter 31 The Rat Demon Delivers Goods
Chapter 31 The Rat Demon Delivers Goods
Lin Yue led everyone out of the space. Because the ratio of time outside to time inside is 1:4, they had actually been in the Sumeru Space for 8 hours, while only 12 hours had passed outside. It was only midnight now.
Lin Yue looked at Da Bao and said, "Da Bao, do you think your eyesight is better?" Da Bao looked around the house and said, "Mom, I don't need to wear glasses anymore." That's great! Da Bao was overjoyed. Er Bao said, "Mom, my eyesight has improved too!" "Then you two must keep up the good work!" Da Bao and Er Bao quickly crawled into their blankets and fell asleep within a minute of closing their eyes, as it was quite late.
Lin Yue suddenly walked up to the little mouse, picked it up, and held it in her palm, saying, "Little gray mouse, can you help me?" The little gray mouse replied, "No problem, I'll help you with anything I can." Okay then, Lin Yue took out the clothes she had received in the package. "Little mouse, smell it. Can you remember this scent?" The little mouse said, "Yes, I can remember it." Lin Yue then sealed the bag and placed it on the shoe cabinet by the entrance.
Lin Yue and Gong Yong sat down at the dining table again. Lin Yue said, "I need to take some of the spirit rice and spirit flour out to sell. Old Xiao is being watched. I used to sell them through him, by storing them in a small warehouse in the back kitchen." Gong Yong nodded. He said he knew Old Xiao had mentioned to him that Lin Yue had some things stored in his warehouse for consignment. Old Xiao hadn't told Gong Yong the specifics, only that Lin Yue had things to consign. Lin Yue said, "Gong Yong, there was a reason I didn't tell you before." Gong Yong said, "Wife, I don't mind that much. I know you love our family very much, and I respect all your decisions. I was under too much pressure before, and I lost my temper with you. Thank you for your tolerance over the years. Thank you for being willing to stay with me; you've suffered these past ten years."
Lin Yue suddenly became emotional, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. She didn't utter a word before throwing herself into Gong Yong's arms. Gong Yong held Lin Yue in silence, both of them weeping. It took them a long time to calm down, almost half an hour, and both their eyes were still red.
Suddenly, the little mouse said, "Mommy Xiaobao, is there anything I can do for you? Make sure I remember this taste." Gong Yong and Lin Yue realized they had something to ask the little mouse to do. Lin Yue said, "Gong Yong, could you take a day or two off? We'll go to the dealership to pick up a new car, get a new license plate, and take the little mouse with us." Gong Yong said, "There's so much stuff, the trunk won't hold it all." Lin Yue said, "I have another way. I've reached a certain level in my cultivation and can create five cubic spaces. I can give one to the little mouse, and ask him to help complete it." The little mouse was very happy. "Can I have these five cubic spaces?" the little mouse asked. Lin Yue's mother said, "Sure, you can put your phone there. You'll have a place then, but you can't use it outside. You have to be invisible every time." The little mouse said, "I know, no problem. It can only be used at home." The little mouse said, "I understand. When you deliver this, do you need me to deliver the spirit rice and spirit noodles you mentioned earlier?"
Lin Yue said, "Yes, I want you, little mouse, to help me deliver something." "Little Bao's mom, can I have these 5 cubic meters too? I can also help you deliver things. But my delivery range must be within 3 kilometers; I can't go beyond that." The little willow tree spirit said aggrievedly. Lin Yue said, "You two shouldn't argue. Little willow tree spirit, this place might be a bit far; it's beyond 3 kilometers, so you can't go. As for the 5 cubic meters, I'll give you one, don't worry." "Where do I put the one I give you?" The little willow tree spirit pointed with its finger, revealing a hole below its neck. Lin Yue understood. She quickly took out the remaining beads from the box, poked each one of the little mouse spirit's palms to squeeze out a drop of blood, and put it into one bead. The little mouse exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, it really is! 5 cubic meters, it really is!" The little mouse spirit said, "Tell the little willow tree spirit that this requires a drop of blood. Willow tree spirit, can you do that too?"
The willow tree spirit plucked a leaf from the top of its head and dripped the green sap inside into the bead. The willow tree spirit jumped up, exclaiming, "Wow! I can see five cubic meters now!"
Gong Yong and Lin Yue then realized that the willow tree spirit's blood was actually its sap. The little willow tree spirit tilted its head and said, "Yes, it only looks green inside the leaves, but it's transparent inside our bodies." The willow tree spirit's sap was placed directly into the small hole in the tree stump. But what about the rat spirit's sap? Lin Yue found a gray rope that closely resembled its fur color. It was the same rope she had given to Xiao Hui and Lao Xiao before, from the same batch, just gray, very similar to its fur color. She wove it together, making a bracelet-like shape, and put it around the little rat's neck. She blended the bead into the little rat's fur, making it generally invisible.
Seeing that both the little mouse and the willow tree spirit had received their own space beads, Lin Yue and Gong Yong felt very gratified. Next, they began discussing how to better arrange the delivery to ensure everything went smoothly.
Three months before Lin Yue finally got her car repaired, she and Gong Yong were too poor to afford it, so they sold their old white car. For the next year or two, they didn't have a car, so Lin Yue suggested that Gong Yong buy a new one for easier transportation.
The little mouse followed Lin Yue into the space, where it placed the prepared spirit rice, spirit noodles, and spirit vegetables into its 5-cubic-meter container. Since it couldn't hold all of them, the remainder was placed in Lin Yue's space. Then, the little mouse put its phone in the space and left.
The next day, Gong Yong took leave from work using his mobile phone and went to the 4S store. Lin Yue also told Xiao Hui and went to the 4S store around noon. Gong Yong had spent a long time looking at cars that morning, but he couldn't make a decision. In the end, he waited for Lin Yue to arrive, and the two discussed it together and decided to buy a small car outright for 15 yuan. It would be fine for an ordinary family.
Lin Yue said, "I have the money. Would you like to choose one you like?"
Gong Yong said, "There's no need. It's just a means of transportation. Buying something so expensive would be too costly."
Lin Yue thought about it for a moment and decided there was no need to show off, so she followed Gong Yong's suggestion and bought a regular car for 15 yuan, paying in full with 15 yuan in cash. The cashier looked surprised; she actually wanted them to buy it without a down payment and take out a loan. This put a lot of pressure on Gong Yong and Lin Yue, and neither of them wanted to go through debt collection again, so they both chose to pay in full.
By the time the 4S shop finished installing the license plates, it was already 5 PM. Gong Yong and Lin Yue quickly got into the car and drove straight to the school to pick up their two children. They then drove back to their basement parking space. Lin Yue quickly went to pick up their younger child, and the two children went home with Gong Yong. The children did their homework, and Gong Yong started cooking. Lin Yue took the younger child home, and everyone sat together happily for dinner.
At the dinner table, Lin Yue told her eldest daughter that she was already ten years old and understood many things. Lin Yue told her that her parents would be taking their little mouse out to do errands that night and would be home very late. After Mommy put the baby to sleep, she and her sister could go to sleep by themselves. If she heard the baby crying, she should take care of him. Mommy and Daddy might not be back until three or four in the morning, and asked if that was okay. The eldest daughter said, "Mommy and Daddy, you go ahead, it's okay, I'll take good care of my little brother and sister." Lin Yue praised her eldest daughter and then quickly cleared the table and washed the dishes. Gong Yong gave the baby a bath, and after that, he told the two children to take a bath. After tidying up the house, Lin Yue went to put the baby to sleep. After the baby fell asleep, she said goodbye to her eldest daughter before leaving. Gong Yong drove Lin Yue and the little mouse out.
The streets were brightly lit at night. Gong Yong drove his new car, feeling a mix of nervousness and anticipation. Lin Yue sat in the passenger seat, glancing occasionally at the little mouse spirit in the back seat, her eyes filled with trust. The little mouse spirit remained quiet, preparing for the upcoming mission.
Before leaving, Lin Yue casually took the sweaty-smelling clothes from the package on the shoe cabinet, then took them from beside her seat and let the little mouse smell them. "Little mouse, smell it again." After smelling it, the little mouse said, "Hmm, Lin Yue, I know this smell, but the smell in your car is too strong, it smells awful." Lin Yue said, "Then block out your senses for now, we'll call you when we get there."
Lin Yue asked Gong Yong to turn on the navigation and drive to the address of the mailed package. After driving for about two or three hours, they arrived at an upscale residential area next to an ancient town. Lin Yue directed Gong Yong to drive around the residential area. There was a shopping mall across the road next to the residential area. Lin Yue directed Gong Yong to park the car on the basement level. Lin Yue carried a bag, put the little mouse in the bag, and got out of the car with Gong Yong to go to the outside of the shopping mall. There were a few stone blocks at the entrance for the little mouse to rest.
Lin Yue sat on a stone bench. It was already 11 p.m., and there were still many people walking around outside the mall. Although many shops inside had already closed, some shops outside were still open. Lin Yue asked the little mouse, "Can you smell the person in here who smelled the sweat from that piece of clothing?" The little mouse said, "I know, they're just across the street, in the building on the far end." "Okay," Lin Yue told the little mouse, "When you get there, if you see a young man, give him your phone, turn on the screen, and I'll chat with him on WeChat. Do you understand?" The little mouse said, "Yes, I understand. I'll tell you to release the food on WeChat, and you release the food." The little mouse nodded, "I know."
While Lin Yue and Gong Yong were resting by the stone bench, the little mouse had already made its way through the flowerbed to the villa where Ouyang lived—the modern villa. What was Ouyang doing at that moment? He was exercising, running, working out. After running for half an hour, he got off the treadmill and went to the dining table to get some water when he saw a little mouse standing up on the table. The little mouse chirped, and Ouyang was startled and froze. He saw a mouse with a golden head and tail. Suddenly, the little mouse pulled out a phone from thin air and pointed it out to him. Ouyang didn't understand at first, but then he saw the little mouse unlock the phone, open WeChat, and show it to him. The little mouse started typing in WeChat, telling Lin Yue that it had arrived and found the person—the one with the sweaty smell. Ouyang saw the little mouse typing in the chat box, and the person on the other end replied, "Okay, I understand." Lin Yue said, "Okay, I understand." The little mouse pushed the phone toward Ouyang, chirping and telling Ouyang to pick it up. Ouyang nervously picked up the little mouse's phone.
Ouyang answered a voice call from the other end, turning on speakerphone. "Hello, what can I do for you?" Lin Yue, on the other end, used a voice changer and said, "Hello, I'm Lao Xiao's friend. He asked me to bring you some rice and noodles." Ouyang asked, "Where are you now? Is it convenient for me to come out?" Lin Yue replied, "No need. Little Mouse has already brought some. Is that enough? If not, Little Mouse will come again later. Now, take Little Mouse and your phone, find a convenient place to put the spirit rice and noodles, and let Little Mouse take them out."
Ouyang, holding his phone, led the little mouse to the villa's basement. The little mouse scurried onto Ouyang's shoulder and followed him down to the basement. With a series of squeaks, the little mouse scurried down to the center of the warehouse and piled up 10 bags of rice, 10 bags of flour, and 4 baskets of vegetables, exactly the amount from the last transaction.
Ouyang's voice came through the phone again: "Is this all? Can you have more?" Lin Yue said, "Sure, have that little mouse come back first, and send another batch over in 20 minutes." Ouyang said, "Okay." The little mouse jumped onto Ouyang's arm, snatched the phone, put it into its spatial storage, and darted out of Ouyang's villa in an instant.