Upon hearing this, Jian Xiu could only smile helplessly.

She glanced at the meat in her hand, then simply grabbed Aunt Zhao’s hand and stuffed it into her palm.

“Since you’re already here, why not stay and have dinner with us?”

“Oh no, no, I’m just here waiting for Xue Mei. Why isn’t that child back yet? Her father has probably finished cooking by now.”

Aunt Zhao looked at the meat in her hands, smiling cheerfully.

She hadn’t expected that just by coming over, she would receive such a large piece of wild boar meat.

In Zhangjia Village, being able to eat meat even a few times a year was already considered a blessing.

Jian Xiu knew Aunt Zhao would refuse, so she didn’t insist.

That evening, Jian Xiu’s mother and her family stayed over at Jian Xiu’s courtyard instead of returning to Jianjia Village.

Traveling back and forth would waste too much time.

Besides, she and her mother hadn’t had a good chat in a long time.

It was rare to have such an opportunity.

After dinner, Jian Xiu’s mother wanted to sit and chat about everyday life with her.

Meanwhile, Zhang Ziyong, Old Li, and the others were still in the courtyard, chatting with Jian Ming and the others.

They all lived close to Zhangjia Village, especially Zhang Zhiyong, who was just a few steps away.

There was no rush to leave.

“Mother, you rest for a bit. I’m going out for a while, but I’ll be back soon,” Jian Xiu said softly to her mother.

“Huh? It’s so late, where are you going?”

“Don’t worry, Mother, I won’t be long.”

With that, Jian Xiu turned and left.

Outside, the sky had already turned completely dark.

Luckily, in ancient times, the moonlight was bright enough.

Even without a flashlight, Jian Xiu could see the road ahead.

When Zhang Zixuan saw her leaving, he immediately followed.

“Xiu’er, where are you going?” he called out as soon as he reached the corner.

She turned around and, sure enough, saw a tall man walking toward her against the light.

For some reason, at that moment, a feeling of safety suddenly surged in Jian Xiu’s heart.

In the apocalypse, she had always been used to being alone.

No matter where she went, she never needed to report her whereabouts to anyone.

But now, seeing Zhang Zixuan walking toward her, she suddenly realized—unconsciously, she was no longer alone.

Shaking off her thoughts, Jian Xiu asked, “Why are you here too?”

“Are you going to settle accounts with them?”

He didn’t say who “they” were, but both of them knew.

Hearing this, Jian Xiu wasn’t embarrassed at all about having her intentions exposed.

Instead, she smirked proudly. “Since you’re already here, I’ll let you witness something amazing!”

“What do you mean?”

“Don’t ask. Just follow me.” Jian Xiu said mysteriously.

Hearing this, Zhang Zixuan didn’t ask further. He simply followed behind her quietly.

At first, he thought Jian Xiu was just heading to the old house to demand justice for herself.

But when he saw her walking toward the fields, he couldn’t help but ask,

“Xiu’er, what are we doing here?”

Of course, he recognized this direction—it was where the old house’s fields were.

“You’ll see when we get there,” Jian Xiu said mysteriously.

If she remembered correctly, the wheat, corn, and soybeans in the old house’s fields were all ripe by now.

At first, she had planned to let them off if they behaved themselves.

But unfortunately, they had gone too far.

Standing in front of the fields, looking at the golden wheat, Jian Xiu couldn’t contain her excitement.

And beside it, the corn and soybeans…

“Xiu’er, you’re not planning to steal these, are you?”

“Don’t use the word ‘steal’—that sounds terrible,” Jian Xiu interrupted him.

After thinking for a moment, she continued, “Besides, I’m not stealing!”

“Then… are you going to destroy them?”

“Of course not. Just watch!”

After saying that, Jian Xiu asked in her mind, “Keke, how do I store all this in my supermarket?”

“Just use your consciousness. You should learn how to do it yourself—you can’t always rely on me!”

Hearing Keke’s response, Jian Xiu glanced at Zhang Zixuan before saying, “Watch carefully!”

Then, she looked at the three-acre field. With a single thought, the wheat instantly disappeared.

Next, she asked Keke, “Keke, is it in the supermarket now?”

“Of course, where else would it be?” Keke replied impatiently.

“I just wanted to make sure.”

Meanwhile, Zhang Zixuan was completely stunned.

He knew Jian Xiu had come from the apocalypse. He also knew she had some kind of supernatural supermarket.

But he had never imagined she could make things disappear like this.

That’s right—at this moment, Zhang Zixuan thought Jian Xiu had simply made the crops vanish.

He had no idea that she had actually stored them away.

“Amazing, right?” Jian Xiu asked, looking at his dumbfounded expression.

“Xiu’er, you… you…”

“The corn and soybeans over there will meet the same fate!”

Before he could react, she walked forward, pointed lightly, and the corn and soybeans disappeared into her supermarket.

This was the first time she had done this herself, and it felt incredible.

Then, noticing that their vegetables were also growing well, she used the same method to collect them too.

After finishing everything, she and Zhang Zixuan casually took a small path back.

It was as if nothing had ever happened.

By the time they returned to the courtyard, both of them acted as if they had just taken a casual stroll.

Only they knew the chaos that would erupt at the old house the next day.

But that had nothing to do with them, did it?

After all, they had only been gone for less than half an hour.

Zhang Zhiyong and the others were still chatting here—there were plenty of witnesses.

“I say, where did you two go so late at night?” Zhang Zhiyong teased with a grin.

“Where else? Just walked around the new house a couple of times to check if anything needed fixing,” Zhang Zixuan replied seriously.

“Brother Zixuan, I have to say, once your house is built, even the wealthy families might start copying your design.”

“That’s right! I’ve worked on houses for rich people before, and theirs weren’t as good as yours. Especially that… uh, what do you call it? The bathroom…”