Ansheng dragged a large bag of plump mountain rats down from the uphill, feeling something, he glanced back at the dark tunnel:
"The things in that supply depot... back then, our leader could've taken them to America, but unfortunately, they're not suitable now."
"Times have changed, the sound of outsiders' gunfire won't echo here anymore."
Having unexpectedly obtained a firearms supply depot, Ansheng was naturally delighted, especially since there were heavy machine guns in that room, including the antique water-cooled Maxim machine gun.
However, the times have changed now.
A blaze on the mountain, the security bureau fell in love with me.
The fire of gunpowder is also a fire.
Although it can't go rat-a-tat-tat, Ansheng still got a collectible-grade big toy he likes very much.
Firearms are useless; in Xia Country, a peaceful era requires not guns and cannons, but fluffy big tails and motor-equipped rear ends for foxes.
.......
At 4:25 am, Ansheng returned to Changxi Town to the front of Old Chen's house.
"Old Chen, are you there? I've brought some local specialty back for you, and I'd also like to borrow your bathroom for a bit, or else it'll be hard to explain the fishy smell when I get home."
Ansheng put the mountain rats in Chen Fengshui's yard, sneaked into Old Chen's house and whispered softly. Having barely greeted, Ansheng skillfully ran to Old Chen's bathroom, turned on the light, and took a shower.
First, he fought with the King Cobra in the garbage pile, then went to the mountains, dug holes, and had two rounds with the mountain rats.
Although Ansheng didn't sweat, he smelled fishy, and after returning home, it wasn't good to go to bed.
However, there was no soap in the public restroom, so Ansheng could only borrow Old Chen's bathroom.
Though there was an empty spot in Lin Ying's bathroom, that girl was too affluent.
After showering at her place, his entire body would inevitably be covered with the lingering fragrance of high-end shower gel.
Since reincarnating as a fox, Ansheng has been allergic to overly strong scents, which make his nose very uncomfortable.
"Splash——"
Ansheng jumped up with an uppercut, opened the showerhead valve, and squatted down to rub his cheeks with his front paws, washing off the muddy, fishy, and rotten food smell.
Then, he dragged the anti-slip mat from the entrance, scrubbed the mud off his feet, and cleaned the areas between his toes that were hard to reach.
"Bathing is still better with Ah Qing's help... it's too troublesome to bathe alone."
While bathing, Ansheng silently praised his poop-scooper owner in his heart.
He never felt it before but after turning into a fox, Ansheng can clearly feel the inconveniences in life.
In human society, most things are designed and optimized for humans, and are very difficult for foxes to use.
Ansheng came out of the bathroom after showering, shook the water off his body, and stealthily glanced at Old Chen's door.
Despite the high night temperature of thirty degrees in midsummer, every household sleeps with the air conditioner on, and Old Chen naturally slept with the air conditioner on, his door closed tight and asleep.
Ansheng's movements did not disturb Chen Fengshui's sleep.
After glancing at the door, Ansheng nonchalantly exited through the window, dragging away the burlap sack filled with mountain rats from the yard.
Mountain rat is the scientific name for this kind of rat. At the vegetable market, mountain rats are more commonly known as 'Shiitake Mouse'.
Mountain rats are more common at altitudes of 1500 meters, feeding mainly on bamboo shoots, shiitakes, and sweet potatoes.
Mountain rats are fatter and larger than regular rats, but due to living at high altitudes, their predators include snakes, carnivorous beasts, and birds of prey, leading to mountain rats' timid and cautious nature.
Therefore, mountain rats sell for eighty yuan a kilogram in the market, usually priced at around two hundred yuan each.
Ansheng's bag was worth over a thousand yuan.
If Old Chen woke up, Ansheng wouldn't be stingy; the mountain rats would serve as a membership fee for borrowing the bathroom.
But since Old Chen didn't wake up, doesn't it just mean that Old Chen and the mountain rats are not meant to be?
Fate cannot be forced; forcing it could shorten lifespans, so Ansheng quickly took the mountain rats home to nourish Ah Qing.
However, what Ansheng didn't know was...
Old Chen was actually awake.
At his age, he frequently gets up at five o'clock to pee due to his urinary habits.
Old Chen stared intently, watching Ansheng toss the mountain rats into his chicken coop, and then transfixed watched Ansheng drag the wet mountain rats away.
Chen Fengshui was at a loss for words: "....."
........
Ansheng arrived back at his house, knocked all the mountain rats unconscious, and borrowed three rice sacks originally used for storing rice from the Fu Family.
Out of eight fat mountain rats, Ansheng gave two to Lai Foo's family, then gave two to Lin Ying's family, and dragged the remaining four all back to Yu Xueqing's courtyard.
Yu Xueqing and Lin Ying definitely wouldn't stew mountain rats, but Yu Xueqing can call in outside help and have her dad and mom deal with those fat mountain rats.
It's even simpler at Lin Ying's place; as far as Ansheng knows, her family always has a nanny, though she doesn't stay overnight.
Otherwise, given Lin Ying's current state, how could there be food on the kitchen island on the first floor?
"Today is another hopeful day!"
Ansheng, who had just washed his little feet, returned to the bed, rolled around twice, took a deep breath, and added the 2 points of Wish Power he had collected today to his physique.
Ansheng earned a total of 3 Wish Power points today.
Guarding the house, fixing locks, and blocking dog holes +1
After bathing, he transformed into a double door +1
And the just completed mouse extermination also earned Ansheng 1 point.
All of the 3 Wish Power points Ansheng earned were scraped off Yu Xueqing through cuteness and antics.
If you count the 3 points added today.
In five months, Ansheng had added a total of 29 points to his physique, and tried adding 1 point to his brain.
With the backing of 29 Wish Power points on his physique, Ansheng wasn't quite sure what he could accomplish, but smashing bricks with punches and lifting Lin Ying in the water posed no issues.
As for testing strength, perhaps he would need to go to a big city and try out a punching strength tester and a horsepower machine.
"Ying—"
Ansheng closed his eyes and fell asleep, making a slight lullaby sound with his mouth.
However, just as Ansheng was falling asleep, he was startled awake by the scream of the neighbor next door.
"Ah—mouse!"
Ansheng and Yu Xueqing, sleeping in the same bed, both synchronized in movement and sat up confused, glanced out through the curtain-covered window, wearing expressions of bewilderment.
Mouse? What kind of mouse?
Yu Xueqing kept a bewildered look on her face and glanced at the fuzzy little fox sitting upright next to her.
Ansheng had already slept so deeply that he wasn't fully awake, hazily lay back down, burrowing into the bed to continue sleeping.
".....The day hasn't even broken, there's no morning classes during summer vacation."
Yu Xueqing's expression was dazed as she pulled the fox beside her into her arms, muttering incoherently, "I dreamt of a particularly strong fox spirit wielding the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade, charging into a swarm of mice..."
"But...what a letdown, the fox spirit actually had a human body with a fox head."
"If it was a full-sized fox, I can't even imagine how soft it would be......hoo hoo hoo."
Yu Xueqing muttered incoherently and fell asleep.
However.
Four hours later, Yu Xueqing screamed in the courtyard, startling Ansheng awake once more.
"........"
Ansheng struggled to break free from the bed's confines, grumbling and moved his head closer to the window sill.
Looking out, Ansheng saw Yu Xueqing squatting in front of a bag of mountain rats, talking with the aunt from the Fu family next door.
"No idea who brought the Shiitake Mouse, I have two in my house..."
"Damn Lai Foo said nothing, this morning I was pretty scared by those mice." There's a fish tank by the wall of the Fu family's yard.
The aunt next door stood by the tank, complaining to Yu Xueqing about her unlucky encounter this morning.
Half-asleep, intending to brush her teeth, she stepped on two mountain rats.
The aunt and the two mountain rats were both screaming crazily.
One from pain, the other from fright.
"Scared to death..."
Yu Xueqing, hearing the aunt's complaints, also anxiously looked at the bag of mountain rats: "I just woke up, wanted to collect the clothes left to dry in the courtyard last night, but saw those big dark rats clumping together, baring their teeth."
Yu Xueqing had eaten mountain rats before, but they were always cleaned of their black fur and cooked well.
Such naturally large fat rats were something Yu Xueqing had never seen before.
Thinking it over, Yu Xueqing took photos of those black rats and sent them to her dad via WeChat, asking him how to deal with the things in the courtyard.
But the voice message from Yu Xueqing's dad left her in shock.
The WeChat said: "Good stuff huh! But Ah Qing, don't touch them, if bitten or scratched, you'll need shots for tetanus and rabies."
"Luckily, we planned to meet for lunch and teach you sales techniques, now it's easier....."
"We'll buy groceries and head to the old house to eat together later."
Knowing her dad was coming to the old house, Yu Xueqing felt like the sky was falling.
With a face like she was suffocating, Yu Xueqing looked at the fox peeking around on the window sill.
"Ying?"
Ansheng looked at Yu Xueqing, confused, wagging his fluffy tail with a clueless expression.
[It's over, it's over, Dad will bring the pressure cooker over after buying groceries. If he discovers Xiaolan, Xiaolan will end up getting pressure bathed—Yu Xueqing prayed in panic, hoping that her secret of raising a fox at home doesn't get exposed. She was really worried that Dad would come after her little white fur with a knife.]
[Wish Fulfilled: Family Happiness (Sometimes, a ghostly ending is not a bad choice.)]
"Family Happiness?" Ansheng tilted his head, involuntarily making a few soft sounds.