I woke up to find myself transmigrated into a disabled child.

Chapter 52 Renovation

As expected, this thing that looked like a gemstone, like flint, was also a plant. A cool sensation spread from the part of the body that touched the crystal to the whole body, and Lezhi's somewhat muddled mind instantly cleared up.

Okay, it seems that besides flint, this world also produces ice stone. This ice stone is about the same size as the flint from before, and because of its presence, the room that was just warmed by the flint is slowly cooling down.

"嗻～"

Maoqiu looked at Lezhi with her big, beautiful eyes, which were lined with eyeliner, her eyes full of desire for praise.

Seeing Maoqiu's unwavering enthusiasm, Lezhi couldn't bring himself to say anything accusatory. He also guessed that Maoqiu had brought back these two stones after being away for so long, definitely for him. Recalling what he had said when he took his first bath after moving into the house, Lezhi's throat tightened.

Swallowing hard to calm herself, Lezhi smiled and buried herself in the thick fur on Maoqiu's chest. "Thank you, Maoqiu, thank you for finding these for me. I'm so happy."

The muffled sound came out and was heard by Maoqiu. Knowing that Lezhi liked his gift, Maoqiu narrowed its eyes, put its wings behind Lezhi, and wrapped it up in its arms.

The person and the bird cuddled for a while, and by then the sun had fully risen. Looking at the time, Leyou would be arriving soon. Lezhi could only instruct Maoqiu to shrink quickly, and then sat cross-legged on the terrace, pondering how to use the firestone and icestone in front of him.

According to Leyou, Jormungandr has winters, but he has never experienced them and doesn't know how cold they can get. So, he only wanted more flints to make it easier to use hot water.

Now that Maoqiu had brought back such a large piece of flint, Lezhi had a new idea. Why not take this opportunity to install a heating and ventilation system in the house? Remembering the various pipes people used during renovations in her previous life, Lezhi had a plan in mind.

Reaching out to touch the ground, Lezhi activated his wood-type talent to communicate with Wumu Teng about the placement of the two stones. It was quite amazing how Wumu Teng accurately understood the tree spirit's thoughts; Wumu Teng quickly responded to Lezhi and swiftly placed the firestone and icestone on the floor into their appropriate positions according to his instructions.

The exterior of the house didn't appear to have changed much, but the interior had been almost completely remodeled. If someone were to pry open the wooden and rattan structure of the house, they would find that the interior was filled with all sorts of pipes, all of which connected to the flint at the bottom of the kitchen.

This flint not only provides fire for the stove but also supplies hot water and heat for the entire house. The ice stone, on the other hand, is separated by wooden vines, and an ice cellar was dug near the ground, with the temperature decreasing from top to bottom. The ice stone is placed at the very bottom of the ice cellar. With this, storing food becomes much more convenient for Rakuchi.

With the shrunken furball in tow, Lezhi toured the newly renovated areas of the house. Walking back down the stairs from the ice cellar to the first floor, Lezhi's eyes sparkled with excitement. The vines were truly a magical creature; the renovated house perfectly matched his vision.

Aside from the lack of electricity and internet, this house really doesn't lack any amenities.

Just as Lezhi was inspecting the house with satisfaction, Leyou arrived on time. "Lezhi, come out quickly, we should go."

"Oh, here you are."

Responding loudly to Leyou, Lezhi patted her cheeks, took the fur ball, and went out to meet Leyou.

"Hey, Maoqiu's back."

"Yeah, he didn't get back until almost morning."

Remembering the two things Maoqiu had brought back for her, Lezhi's eyes darted around, feeling a little guilty.

Unaware that something was amiss, Leyou led Lezhi along the village path as usual, muttering to herself about how to make breakfast.

On the contrary, Lezhi, feeling guilty, couldn't suppress her curiosity and asked first, "Hey, Leyou, I have a question for you..."

Seeing Leyou turn her head, Lezhi bit her lip and asked, "What kind of plant is that flint? How big can it grow? Are there many of them here?"

"Why are you suddenly interested in this?" Leyou asked casually, without waiting for Lezhi's reply. "Firestone is a vine plant. If you don't take care of it, vines will definitely continue to grow if you have enough energy. Most vines grow in a spreading direction, which means they will grow more and more. Only a few vines become perennial variants and will grow bigger and bigger."

Shaking his head, Leyou recalled what his tribesmen had told him before, "Mineral vines can be found everywhere in Jormungand. That's what we call this type of plant. The seeds they produce are all different. So far, we've found gold, flint, ice, and fluorite. The smallest is the size of a fingernail, and the largest..."

"What about the biggest one?" Lezhi asked curiously, she was really too curious to resist.

"The flint is nothing special, the largest is about the size of a fist, but I heard last time that someone from another tribe found the largest gold stone, which took two people to hug." Spreading his arms, Leyou showed Lezhi the size of the gold stone. "Among these kinds of stones, the gold stone and fluorite are the easiest to grow. Compared with those two, the flint and ice stone are relatively small."

Upon hearing Leyou's explanation, Lezhi's heart stirred. "Does that mean that the Firestone and Icestone might actually grow up, but we just haven't seen them grow yet?"

“Yeah, plants always bring unexpected surprises. But even if we have big pieces of flint and ice, what good are they? We don’t need them.” Pouting, Leyou rested his hands on the back of his head. “They’re not like gold and fluorite, which can be used to make all sorts of tools. For heating and cooling, a reasonable size is enough.”

Nodding, Lezhi agreed with Leyou's statement, "Indeed..."

As the conversation drew to a close, the two arrived at Le Zhong's house. No one was guarding the gate this morning; Le Zhi guessed that Le Zhong had set fixed times for the clansmen to visit, which was why they had all come in droves yesterday.

No one was doing anything to keep things quiet and make it easier for them to work. Le Zhong had already opened the door and saw the two kids at the door. A smile flashed in Le Zhong's eyes. "You're here. The ingredients are already in the kitchen. You can go now."

"Good~"

They agreed in unison, and Lezhi and Leyou walked briskly to the kitchen behind the house. Lezhi had already planned today's menu, and took out a bucket of wet starch that she had specially brought from home that morning.

Before leaving home, Lezhi had already processed the starch water for the first time. There are still a bunch of buckets at home waiting for the second sedimentation, but the wet starch from the first sedimentation is already usable.

The starch content of the stone fruit was much higher than Lezhi had imagined. Looking at the full basin of wet starch in front of him, Lezhi couldn't suppress the smile on his face. And this was only the amount for one bucket.

The tree spirits don't have a concept of a light breakfast. They have long days and need to eat their fill at every meal to get through the long working hours. So Lezhi didn't waste any time. He measured out a portion of the wet starch, added raw insect eggs and salt for simple seasoning, and then set up the oil fryer.

Fried pork slices are a must, as are various fried vegetables coated in starch batter. With the starch batter, Lezhi even made eggplant sandwiches, which he had always wanted to try. In short, Lezhi didn't miss any of the ingredients that Lezhong brought out that could be fried.

After the fried food was ready, Lezhi specially steamed a few bowls of steamed egg custard and some sweet rice balls, and also made a vegetable soup to cleanse the palate. Then she called Lezhong over for dinner.