Chapter 26 Things in Space

In my memory, I try to recall the origin and use of these things. There are too many things to remember, so I need to write them down on paper. I quickly return to the room and take her notebook and pen into the space. This pile of things was collected by her in a coastal city two thousand years ago. It seems to be from a weaving factory and a clothing factory. I reach out and rummage through it, discovering that it is indeed all old canvas, cotton cloth, and dacron…

 The colors are complete, with all kinds of colors, but the fabric is too rough, and most of the dacron is white, which is not very good-looking. The styles of the clothes are okay, all suitable for this era, and they can be worn out, but I don’t know if they will break after a few washes. I tear off the written paper and stick it on the outermost plastic sheet before moving on to the next pile. This pile was collected from a grocery store, all daily necessities. There are toilet paper, various female products, underwear, and rice, flour, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea. Although the quantity is not much, only a few boxes of each, it is enough. Wait a minute… Suddenly, she remembers something else, that she seems to have collected more than one supermarket! ??? She walks to the other places, and only then does she realize that the four piles here are all from the supermarket.

They encompass all areas. There are more various cosmetics, washing powder, detergent, Jinpin, toilet paper, toiletries… pots, bowls, plates, rice, flour, grain, oil, basins, clothes, quilts, shoes, milk powder… for adults, children, and the elderly. There are fewer various ovens, induction cookers, TVs, washing machines, air conditioners, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, sweeping robots, computers, mobile phones, watches, electric fans. There are also various foods, snacks, cakes, various styles of bicycles, etc. Thinking that these products are from different eras, some are from the 1990s, some are from the 21st century, and some are from the 22nd century, she begins to categorize them. First, she finds the ones from the 1990s and puts them together. These can be slowly taken out and used, and the unused ones can be taken out and exchanged for money.

 Then there are the ones from the 21st century. These can be used by her family, but she needs to think of an excuse. Finally, there are the things from the 22nd century. Looking at the pile of robots and super-cognitive things, she picks up a plastic sheet and covers it. These can be dealt with later. If she has children, she will give them to the children to study. If not, she will give them to the country to study in the future! She tears off a piece of paper, writes “Temporarily Disabled” on it, tears off three more pieces, and sticks them on the piles of supermarket supplies in order before moving on to the next pile. She opens one and takes a look, discovering that it is various medicines. She tears off a piece of paper, writes “Medicine” on it, covers it with a plastic bag, sticks the paper on it, and then goes to the next pile… After organizing all the messy piles of things, covering them with plastic bags, and finally sticking labels on them, she finally has time to look at her small courtyard from back then. The courtyard is no longer what it used to be.

The three-story building now only has one floor. The front gate has disappeared, and the original vegetable garden, flower garden, and orchard have expanded considerably, about an acre or so. The various vegetables she planted in the vegetable garden back then are still standing there, waiting for the owner to pick them. The corresponding flower garden, except for the roses she planted back then are still blooming, the rest of the flowers are gone. However, the peach trees and grape vines are growing luxuriantly, with new seedlings sprouting under the trees. The trees are also laden with ripe peaches, oil peaches, May Red peaches, and green grapes.

She reaches out and picks a peach. As she takes a bite, the juice flows down her chin. It’s so good! She can actually still eat the fruit she planted back then. She eats the peach and walks to the well she dug back then. She discovers that there is only one pressure well left, the other one is gone. She reaches out and touches the pressure well, then looks at the vegetable garden, flower garden, and fruit trees. Just as she is about to go inside, a ” “quack quack ” sound comes from behind. She turns her head sharply towards the direction of the sound, and only then does she realize that the chickens, ducks, and geese she raised back then have run out from the backyard.

 “My God, I only raised twenty of each back then! How come there are so many now?” Looking at the vast crowd of chickens, ducks, and geese, she swallows hard, as if she sees countless pieces of chicken, duck, and goose meat. Seeing them enter the orchard in an orderly manner to find insects to eat, but not enter the vegetable garden, she can’t help but blink. Have these chickens, ducks, and geese become spirits? Why don’t they eat vegetables in the vegetable garden? Her gaze shifts from under the fruit trees to the direction of the backyard, and only then does she realize that chickens, ducks, and geese are still coming in from there.

She doesn’t know what she’s thinking, but she abandons the idea of going inside and walks towards the backyard along the wall. With just one glance, she is stunned. This… When she saw the front yard, she thought there would be changes, but she didn’t expect it to be so big! The original one mu and eight fen of land in the backyard has now become five mu. The land that belonged to others on both sides has now become a small river, completely surrounding the five mu of land. The ducks and geese are at the end of the river, each occupying one side, filling the two-meter-wide river with ducks and geese, and they continue to converge to the big river at the end. They each occupy a position without disturbing each other, clearly separated.

The fruit trees she planted in the backyard back then have also changed positions, now on the dam of the five mu of land, three meters apart, surrounding the five mu of land. And every tree is laden with fruit, making people want to pick them. The end of the chickens is not in the field, but on the open ground not far from the river, where wild vegetables grow for the chickens to eat. Her gaze shifts from the chickens to the five mu of land, and only then does she realize that the five mu of land is divided into three parts, two mu are paddy fields, and the mature rice ears bend the stalks. Two mu are wheat, and like the rice, the wheat ears are already golden yellow, just waiting for her to harvest.

The remaining one mu of land, half is planted with sweet potatoes, and half is planted with corn, both of which are mature. Seeing that the peanuts and vegetable greenhouses she planted back then are gone, she looks around, finally discovers that they are not there, and then turns around and goes back to the front yard. Back in the front yard, she takes a look at the clearly separated chickens, ducks, and geese, reaches out and pushes open the gate.

As she enters, she sees the living room on the second floor from back then. It is not much different from back then. There is just an extra dining table and chairs next to the wooden sofa, and the stairs in the corner have disappeared and become a bathroom. The kitchen she built separately outside is now inside, opposite the kitchen is her room from back then. She looks around the room, and finally discovers that it is now a one-bedroom, one-living room, one kitchen, and one bathroom, and then leaves the house.