I survived the famine by scavenging and supported my family.

Caravans traveling between towns and cities, with escorts on board, are much safer than families traveling alone. Therefore, they often take on jobs escorting people, paying five taels of silver per person, only providing directions, without food or drink along the way.

When Zhao Ningning and her father found the convoy, there were already two groups of people there.

One group consisted of a master and servant couple who had their own carriage and only needed the caravan to guide them and ensure their safety. The other three appeared to be a family of three, all dressed in silk. For some reason, they hadn't hired their own carriage and instead chose to squeeze in with the goods, just like Zhao Ningning and her group.

The carriage was packed with boxes, making it a bit crowded, and there was a draft at the door. While the carriage was still waiting for passengers, Ning's father unpacked his bundle and took out the blankets to put in the carriage.

That way it won't be so cold when you're on the bus later.

After laying out the blankets, Zhao Ningning told her father to watch the car door, then slipped back into her spatial dimension.

The rest of her luggage was placed on the shelf in the elevator lobby. Before they left, Ning's mother also got them a hand warmer, and there were a few bags of charcoal on the shelf.

Zhao Ningning took out the hand stove, put a few pieces of charcoal inside, and then took out her spatial storage.

Zhao Ningning took out a match from her pocket, struck it, and threw it into the hand warmer.

The charcoal was highly flammable; after the fine charcoal powder at the bottom started burning, Zhao Ningning blew on it a few times. She only stopped when she saw a red glow appear on the charcoal at the top.

After closing the hand warmer lid, Zhao Ningning placed it in her father's hand and proceeded to light another hand warmer in the same manner.

"Where did these matches come from?" Ning's father asked with a keen eye.

"You forgot?" Zhao Ningning took out the matchbox, which had the name of a cake shop written on it. "I found it in the trash my mother threw away before I transmigrated."

Because it's inconvenient to use matches while living in the village, Zhao Ningning had been keeping them. Just now, she was about to get a flint to start a fire when she suddenly remembered she had matches, so she took them out.

"Matches are still the best!" Ning's father held the hand warmer, and by the time the warmer heated up, the last group of people the caravan was waiting for had arrived.

They are a grandfather and grandson.

After the elderly man with gray hair apologized to the leader, the caravan members arranged for them to sit in the back, and the caravan began to move forward.

After days of heavy snow, the once smooth official road was riddled with ice ruts of various shapes. Sitting in the carriage, Zhao Ningning felt as if her brain was about to be shaken apart.

The carriage was moving slower than usual. Around noon, the caravan stopped and people outside invited Zhao Ningning and her companion to get out of the carriage for some fresh air and lunch.

It was freezing cold outside, so Zhao Ningning shook her head and declined. She could go back to her space to use the restroom or eat in the carriage.

After getting out of the car and going for some fresh air, Ning's father returned to the car.

Zhao Ningning brought out a small plastic basin filled with warm water. After washing her hands, she put the basin and water back into her spatial storage, and then took out the pancakes that her mother had prepared.

The father and son took out a few strips of beef from the small jar, wrapped them up, and ate this as a makeshift lunch.

After the caravan had watered and fed the horses, they continued their journey in the afternoon.

They didn't stop until it got dark, in an open space.

I'll be spending the night here.

This time, everyone got off the carts. The caravan led all the horses aside and had someone feed them. One group stayed behind to watch over the goods, while a few others went to prepare dinner.

Before getting off the bus, Zhao Ningning went back to the kitchen, turned on the gas stove to boil a pot of water, mixed it with some pre-prepared cooled boiled water, and poured it into the water bag.

The water bag was warm. Ning's father sat by the car door, leaning against the car, slowly munching on the steamed buns that Ning's mother had made.

The people following the convoy didn't pay much attention to him because he was dressed simply and was holding a multigrain steamed bun. When the convoy members saw that the two of them were only eating some dry biscuits and steamed buns, they kindly brought them two bowls of hot water.

After a simple "dinner," everyone went back to rest.

The convoy brought their own tents, which were unloaded from the vehicles and set up in the open space. The master and servant also had tents, and the remaining group consisted of a family of three and a grandfather and grandson, who had to squeeze into the carriage.

Zhao Ningning and the other two are the same, but Zhao Ningning has a space, so she definitely won't sleep in the car.

Ning's mother had anticipated that they would have to make do for the night, so she had Zhao Ningning bring all of their quilts and blankets. She went back to her space and took out the quilts that had been packed in the entrance hall. Ning's father laid them out in the carriage, and then put a thin, gray, patched blanket on top of the quilts that were to be used as blankets.

This looks very low-key.

"I'll stay here, you go back to sleep," Ning's father said softly.

"Why are you sleeping? It's still early. Dad, wait a moment, I'll go back and get some food." After saying that, Zhao Ningning handed her hand warmer to her father before leaving.

Back in the kitchen, Zhao Ningning took two boxes of dumplings from the freezer, read the words written on them, and then went to boil water.

There are too many people outside, so it's not suitable to eat strong-smelling food. Vegetarian dumplings are just right. They have a mild flavor and taste good even without vinegar.

After putting the dumplings into the pot, Zhao Ningning prepared to make some cola ginger water for her father.

Zhao Ningning rubbed her eyes as she opened the refrigerator door.

Something's not right. She remembered there was only one pitcher and two bottles of cola left, so how come there are still two pitchers now?!

Remembering that she had taken out and eaten the dumplings that Ning's mother had made, Zhao Ningning rushed to the freezer, opened it, and took a look.

Sure enough! There were only three bags of dumplings that Ning's mom had made herself in the refrigerator. She had taken two bags before, so there should have been only one bag left, but now it's back!

"Could it be... that the things in this space will automatically refresh?" Zhao Ningning's eyes lit up at this thought.

After cooking the dumplings, she carried two plates back to her space. After handing one plate to her father, Zhao Ningning whispered, "Dad, my kitchen is like a treasure bowl; things taken away will automatically revert to their original state."

"I took six cans of Coke out a few days ago, and I put the remaining two cans back, right? I just checked and there are six cans again."

"Wow, that's amazing?!" Ning's father exclaimed, stuffing dumplings into his mouth and swallowing them whole. "Does that mean we don't need to buy so much food?"

Zhao Ningning nodded, "There were some leftovers in the cupboard before, plus what we've stocked up on at home, it's definitely enough for our daily needs."

This doesn't even include what's stored in the storage room. If the storage room could be refreshed like Coca-Cola, then we wouldn't have to worry about food and drink at home!

The father and daughter sat around in the carriage and ate two plates of dumplings. Ning's father rubbed his slightly bloated stomach and sighed, "Indeed, we should eat something softer. Bringing you out was a wise choice."

Actually, Ning's mother also has her own space, but no one can enter it. In order to ensure the safety of her family members to the greatest extent, she was left at home.

Zhao Ningning put the plate away and asked her father to wait a moment. She went back to her space, opened two cans of cola and poured them into a saucepan, added a few slices of ginger, and placed it on the gas stove to simmer slowly.

The cola was brought to a boil, the boiling steam carried away its carbon dioxide, and the ginger flavor slowly seeped out. After boiling for a while, Zhao Ningning turned the heat down to low.

Zhao Ningning opened the drawer containing the bowls and chopsticks, took out two cups from the pull-out basket, poured the boiled cola ginger water into the two cups, and carried them out of the space.

Holding his cup, Ning's father, not wanting to speak loudly in the carriage, kept giving Zhao Ningning a thumbs-up, praising her for being thoughtful.

After finishing her hot cola, Ning's father sent Zhao Ningning back to her space, not letting her stay in the carriage. Although there were blankets and hand warmers in the carriage, it was still outdoors, and Zhao Ningning didn't need to leave her constant-temperature space to sleep and suffer with him here.

Before going back to sleep, Zhao Ningning went back to her space and filled a small bucket with charcoal for her father, so he could add more charcoal himself in the middle of the night.

Back in her space, Zhao Ningning sighed: It's still so good to be home!

It was still early, so she took off her heavy cotton-padded coat, turned on the light at the sink, turned on the tap, wet a cloth with hot water, wrung it out, and wiped the floor in the entryway twice.

While the floor was drying, she went to wash up.

After drying, she went to get her own quilt. She laid an old quilt at the bottom, and then put a newly made cotton quilt on top. Zhao Ningning lay down on it.

so comfy.

She turned off the light, thinking she wouldn't be able to sleep in the room, but to her surprise, she fell into a deep sleep within a few breaths.

The next day, before Ning's father woke up, Zhao Ningning woke up. She first put away half of the quilt, washed her hands at the sink, and went to the kitchen to check the Coke in the refrigerator.

Sure enough, the two cans of Coke I drank yesterday have returned!

Zhao Ningning happily added water to the electric cooker, opened the freezer, and selected the Cantonese-style char siu buns and custard buns she had previously ordered online. After thinking for a moment, she also heated up a zongzi (sticky rice dumpling) and an egg.

After setting the time, Zhao Ningning returned to the sink, washing up while keeping an eye on the outside.

While wiping her face, Zhao Ningning heard someone calling for help from outside the space. She quickly put down the towel and looked outside. Her father had already woken up.

She prepared hot water for Ning's father and took it out. After Ning's father washed himself, he wiped his face and hands with a hot towel and returned the basin to Zhao Ningning.

Brushing teeth can only be done outside. To avoid arousing suspicion, Ning's father took an old-fashioned wooden toothbrush outside and only brushed his teeth with warm water from a water bag after walking a distance away.

The caravan members had already started eating breakfast. Ning's father returned to the car, and Zhao Ningning told him to wait. She then slipped back into her spatial dimension. The steamed buns and zongzi in the pot were ready. Since it wasn't convenient to peel the zongzi outside, she peeled them in her spatial dimension and took them out along with the eggs and buns.

The father and daughter ate in the carriage. After they finished eating, Ning's father asked Zhao Ningning for a tissue to wipe his mouth and drank a few mouthfuls of water from his water bag to suppress the taste in his mouth.

After breakfast, the convoy continued on its way. They traveled for three days until they stopped in a town to replenish their supplies. Only then did Zhao Ningning and her father get out of the vehicle.

They would stay in the town for dinner and overnight. After checking into the guesthouse, Ning's father saw food stalls on the street. He watched for a while, bought ten large steamed buns, and took them back to the guesthouse for Zhao Ningning to put away.

It was cold outside, but a brazier was burning inside the inn. The two of them ate two bowls of noodles right there. When they got back, Ning's father ate steamed buns and told Zhao Ningning that he didn't know why, but he was hungry every day since winter started. It was probably his body's instinct; it was time to stock up on fat for winter.

Zhao Ningning also felt that her appetite had increased recently. Since the space could be refreshed, she and her father ate to their hearts' content.

For safety reasons, the inn only opened one room. After going upstairs, Ning's father sat down and asked Zhao Ningning to pick up the trash.

He himself opened the panel, held the virtual fishing rod, and calmly fished at the inn fishing spot that had been refreshed today.

Zhao Ningning summoned her panel, opened the search function, and was surprised to find that the location had been refreshed!

Besides their own building, the name of the adjacent Building 1 also caught attention.

Zhao Ningning held her breath and clicked search.

The cooldown countdown is over, and a system notification pops up in front of you.

[System: Exploration complete! Found a bag of trash. Open it now? Yes/No]

Zhao Ningning chose "yes," and a large bag of trash popped out of the inn room.

As usual, Zhao Ningning went back to her room, took out a mask, put it on, and carefully opened the trash can. There was no strange smell inside.

She peeked inside and found a whole playmat, several foam puzzle mats, and a stroller.

The play mat and puzzle mat are neither new nor old; they have a little dust on them, but it doesn't affect their use.

Ning's father, unable to move from the edge of the bed, watched Zhao Ningning jumping around and couldn't help but ask, "What did you find? You're so happy."

"Hey!" Zhao Ningning revealed the playmat. "Playmat!"

This thing can insulate against temperature, so it's perfect for laying in the carriage.

"This is really good stuff!" Ning's father, unable to free his hands, could only nod at Ningning. "Truly worthy of Ningning!"

"This is what I found at the new trash refresh point." After showing it to her father, Zhao Ningning folded it up and threw it back into her space, so she could wash and dry it when she got back.

Zhao Ningning thought that when she went home, she could rent a carriage by herself, so that there would be more space to move around in the carriage and it wouldn't be so cold.

Ning's father asked, "Why are there new spawn points? Weren't there only spawn points for our building before?"

"You've asked me that! I don't know either," Zhao Ningning said, shrugging. "Maybe it's related to us going out?"

The only recent variable is this, which is most likely due to going out.

Ning's father nodded. At that moment, the fishing rod in his hand trembled. Ripples appeared around the end of the virtual fishing rod, which was connected to the fishing line in the air. Ning's father then flicked it upwards.

[System: You have fished up a "Bloodstained Dagger". Do you want to take it now? Yes/No]

Why is it a dagger? And it's stained with blood?! Ning's father stared at the system panel in front of him for a long time before he came back to his senses when his daughter asked him.

Click to take, a white light flashed on the ground, and a dagger about twenty centimeters long appeared in front of the two.

There were specks of blood on the dagger. Ning's father asked Zhao Ningning to go back and get some paper to clean up the bloodstains and then put it on the shoe rack by the door.

"How did I catch this?" Zhao Ningning rubbed her arms. She had just washed her hands after putting the dagger in her spatial storage.

"This inn is not very safe."

As Ning's father spoke, he got up and checked the doors and windows. After thinking for a moment, he asked Zhao Ningning to help him move the table in the inn behind the door.

That way, if there's any noise in the middle of the night, there will be something to block it out.

With the window unobstructed, Ning's father thought for a moment and moved the dresser over, then placed the teacups on the edge of the dresser. This way, if someone opened the window, the inward-opening window would knock over the teacups.

After doing all this, Ning's father told Zhao Ningning to go back to her space.

Zhao Ningning was worried and asked her father if she should stay outside with him, but her father refused.

If there's any commotion, Zhao Ningning, who's hiding in the space, can help him out; if all else fails, he can escape on his own.

If both of them are outside, and he encounters a bad guy, he won't have time to protect himself, which would be more dangerous than if they were both outside alone.

Zhao Ningning went back to her space to sleep, looking worried. She had a bad habit of not being able to sleep well when she had something on her mind.

Sure enough, around midnight, there was a commotion coming from the room.