Synopsis
# agriculture # militaryofficer
Lin Xiaoyue, a girl from the future, transmigrates into the body of a dumb peasant girl. The father of the original owner had just died, and her remaining family was made to live in a dilapidated house on the edge of the village by their own grandmother. Looking at her fragile mother and her little brother's miserable appearance, Lin Xiaoyue decided that she wanted the three of them to live a good life. The good thing is that she had her spatial ring and spiritual powers. With that, she could relax and easily do what she needed to do. Hmm. There wasn't a strong man in the house, and people continuously came to bully them? No problem, she'll just buy a man! After browsing through the slaves, she discovered the captain whom she had a crush on in her previous life! Ah, she just loved ancient times! There was no war, and no famine. She also had a family and a lover! She was happy to live on like this! This is the story of an ordinary girl who came from the future, living a prosperous life in the ancient times!
Transmigrated
Daishi village.
Lin Xiaoyue slowly opened her eyes and saw a woman crying by her bed.
She was about to ask when a memory that didn't belong to her entered her mind.
Lin Xiaoyue was shocked.
She didn't die after falling into the zombie crowd, but transmigrated into another world.
She, Lin Xiaoyue, met the apocalypse after she graduated from university. Because she had awakened her spirit power, she joined a mercenary group.
Unfortunately, she had only survived the apocalypse for four years before she died at the hands of zombies.
Her current body was named Lin Xiaoyue.
Lin Xiaoyue was a daughter of the third wife of the Lin family in the Daishi Village.
Her father had just died when her mother, brother, and her were chased out by their grandmother and settled in this dilapidated house at the foot of the mountain.
The reason why she was injured and unconscious was because her grandmother had come to her house yesterday to take something away. When she tried to stop her, she was pushed down by the evil old woman and knocked her head on the door.
She did not survive and Lin Xiaoyue from the 21st century took over this body.
"Sob… Yue'er…. I did not protect you well…"
The woman's sobs started to become clearer. Lin Xiaoyue's senses finally returned to normal.
Then, she propped herself up and sat up.
Liu Shi was shocked. Then, she came back to her senses and hugged Lin Xiaoyue in her arms.
"Yue'er, Yue'er, you're not dead? !" She said in surprise.
Lin Xiaoyue's heart suddenly felt warm and relieved.
Although the mother of the original owner was a coward, she truly loved her two children.
The Lin family was a family that valued sons over daughters, and the original owner was dumb. The old woman of the Lin family had long wanted to kill her.
Thanks to her mother's watchful eyes, she lived until she was fifteen.
As for the second son, Lin Xiaozhi, although he was a boy, he was implicated by his sister and mother, so he was resented by their grandmother. After that, their father, Lin Laosan, died and left the three of them behind. How could they live like this…
"I'm fine, mom. Don't cry." After sorting out her emotions, Lin Xiaoyue decided to adapt to her new identity and live a good life.
No matter how miserable her life was, how could it be worse than the apocalypse? At least, there were no zombies here, right?
Besides, she had powers. Although she was only at level-two, it shouldn't be that difficult for her to earn a living in this world.
"Yue'er, you…you could talk…" Liu Shi let go of Lin Xiaoyue and stuttered while looking at her. How did she talk so smoothly?
Lin Xiaoyue smiled gently. "Mom, I'm not dumb anymore."
Liu Shi's eyes widened, and then her eyes were filled with surprise.
She put her hands on Lin Xiaoyue's arms and looked her up and down. "What's going on? Were you blessed by the Buddha? My daughter is not dumb anymore? !"
"Mom, it's not the Buddha, it's dad," Lin Xiaoyue said with a smile.
Looking at Liu Shi's surprised face, Lin Xiaoyue made up a lie.
"After I passed out, I saw dad. He begged a black-faced man, and that man cured me. Then, dad took me to live in that world for many years, and he asked some powerful people to teach me."
"It wasn't until two men with the heads of a bull and a horse took him away that he asked me to come back to help you and protect Xiaozhi."
Liu Shi was shocked.
Could the black-faced man be the King of Hell?
And the men with the heads of a bull and a horse were from the underworld?
Her daughter hit her head. Doctor Liang said that she'd died, but now she was alive. Could it be that she really went to the underworld to see her father?
Thinking of this, Liu Shi panicked and hurriedly hugged Lin Xiaoyue tightly, afraid that she would leave her again.
Chapter 2
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Young Child
Lin Xiaoyue was amused by Liu's caring look.
"Mom, don't be nervous. Mr. Blackface said that he will send someone to take me away in sixty years. I won't leave you."
In the 21st century, her parents died early, and she grew up in the countryside with her elderly grandparents. Her grandfather passed when she was a sophomore in high school, and then her grandmother passed when she was a sophomore in university. After that, she became an orphan completely.
She did not expect to have a new family now.
Hearing this, Liu Shi relaxed a little and finally let go of Lin Xiaoyue.
"Ms. Liu." At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the door.
The mother and daughter looked in the direction of the voice and saw Aunt Wang holding a basket and her young child into the house.
In the original owner's memories, Aunt Wang's house was the closest to theirs, and they were also the only family in the village that took care of them.
After they moved here, if it weren't for Aunt Wang helping them occasionally, the three of them would have starved to death.
When Aunt Wang saw Lin Xiaoyue, her body trembled, and a hint of fear flashed in her eyes. She subconsciously took a step back.
Liu Shi was the first to react. She quickly got up and walked toward Aunt Wang.
"Yue'er is fine, and she's conscious now!" She quickly said.
Aunt Wang looked suspiciously at Liu Shi and then at Lin Xiaoyue.
"Hello, aunt!" Lin Xiaoyue greeted her with a smile.
Aunt Wang saw a ray of sunlight shining in from outside on Lin Xiaoyue. She smiled very sweetly and didn't feel uncomfortable at all. Only then did she heave a sigh of relief in her heart.
"Good girl!" Said Aunt Wang and then she walked to Liu Shi.
"I know you're not in the mood to look for food, and I don't have anything good here either. I went up the mountain to pick some wild vegetables and brought some over for you." As she spoke, she handed the basket over to Liu Shi.
Liu Shi's eyes sparkled.
"No. It's not easy for you guys either. You give us things every now and then…" Liu Shi couldn't hold back her tears and stretched out her hand to wipe them away with her sleeve.
"Enough, it's not a big deal. Why are you crying? It's a good thing that the Yue'er is fine now. The two children are still young and need your care. You have to be strong." Aunt Wang comforted her. "Take it. Hurry up and make some food. Don't let Yue'er and Zhi'er starve."
"Hmm." Liu Shi wiped away her tears.
She took the basket and went to the stove to empty the wild vegetables inside.
Then she returned it to Aunt Wang.
Aunt Wang looked at Lin Xiaoyue from time to time.
Seeing that Lin Xiaoyue was smiling at her with her clear eyes, she believed Aunt Liu's words.
"My daughter is still cooking. I'm leaving now." Aunt Wang glanced at Lin Xiaoyue again and was ready to leave.
"I'll send you off." Aunt Liu quickly sent her out.
Then, she started chatting with Aunt Wang in the courtyard.
Lin Xiaoyue didn't hear the conversation clearly, but she heard her mother's happy and excited voice. She could roughly hear her mother telling Aunt Wang about the underworld story that she made up.
Lin Xiaoyue didn't care too much. She looked at the young child who was staring at her at the door.
This child was good-looking. His features were similar to hers, but he was thin and didn't have much flesh on his body.
Knowing that this child was her five-year-old brother, Lin Xiaoyue waved at him, wanting him to come over.
A hint of doubt flashed across his face, and he did not go.
He was still young and did not understand the meaning of death, so he was not afraid of Lin Xiaoyue. But his sister had a bad temper and always bullied him. He did not like to play with her.
The Interspatial Rings Also Came Along
Lin Xiaoyue waved at him for a while, but when Lin Xiaozhi didn't come over, she felt a little frustrated.
She retracted her gaze and suddenly saw the ring on her finger.
Her eyes suddenly lit up, and Lin Xiaoyue's face immediately turned ecstatic.
Her interspatial ring actually came along with her!
Lin Xiaoyue quickly checked the ring, and then took out three more interspatial rings from it.
She was poor and didn't have anything good in her interspatial ring, but the three interspatial rings she got from helping the team clean up the battlefield might not be the same!
Yes, in her previous life, she was just a logistics staff in the mercenary team, responsible for cleaning up the battlefield.
In the final battle, she picked up a total of three interspatial rings and put them into her own interspatial ring. She didn't expect that they would all follow her here.
She was ecstatic and quickly checked the three interspatial rings.
After checking the first one, she was already stunned.
What did she see? Guns, grenades, and all kinds of knives and iron weapons! And there were quite a number of them!
Lin Xiaoyue felt the weapons in the interspatial ring and her eyes lit up with excitement. This was the era of melee weapons. With these things by her side, what was there to be afraid of?
Suppressing the excitement in her heart, Lin Xiaoyue quickly checked the second interspatial ring.
Then her eyes lit up again.
There were several shelves of medicine in the second one!
Anti-inflammatory drugs, hemostatic drugs, cold medicine, all sorts of things..
After all, these things were extremely rare during the apocalypse!
Suppressing the excitement in her heart again, Lin Xiaoyue quickly checked the third interspatial ring, and then —
Lin Xiaoyue was thoroughly amused.
The third interspatial ring actually stored a large amount of snacks, grains, oil, seasonings, potatoes, and sweet potatoes! Although there wasn't much rice and noodles left, there were a lot of other things! These things were treasures in the apocalyptic world!
What kind of luck did she have? Not only did she escape from the apocalyptic world and travel to this era where there were no zombies, but she also brought so many good things with her!
The little boy at the door saw his sister giggling from time to time. He thought to himself, "fortunately, I didn't go over. She must have lost her mind."
At that moment, Lin Xiaoyue didn't care about the little boy anymore. She just enjoyed herself for a while.
Then, she quickly used her consciousness to transfer a large amount of resources from the third interspatial ring into her interspatial ring. She left only three buckets of cooking oil, three servings of seasonings, a fifty-kilogram bag of rice, a fifty-kilogram bag of white flour, two cartons of eggs, and a box of noodles.
Then, she saw Liu Shi returned after sending Aunt Wang off.
Liu Shi looked at her youngest son, then at Lin Xiaoyue on the bed, and she became more relaxed.
"You must be hungry. I will cook immediately," she said gently.
Then she was ready to go to the stove.
Lin Xiaoyue quickly stopped Liu Shi.
"Mom, come here." She waved at Liu Shi.
Liu Shi stopped and a smile appeared in her eyes as she walked to her daughter.
"Mom, come here quickly." Lin Xiaoyue patted the edge of the bed and urged her.
Liu Shi was a little confused, but she sat down.
"Mom, dad gave this to me. Take a look." Lin Xiaoyue smiled mysteriously and gave the third interspatial ring to Liu Shi.
Liu Shi was shocked.
Lin Xiaoyue stuffed the interspatial ring into her hands.
"Mom, focus on feeling this ring," Lin Xiaoyue continued.
Liu Shi's eyes looked doubtful, but she still followed her daughter's instructions.
Then, she became shocked.
Hide It
"This…" it turned out it was a storage space and there was something inside!
Lin Xiaoyue smiled. "This is what dad asked me to give you before we left. It's a spiritual artifact called an interspatial ring. You can use your mind to control it to store and retrieve things. He gave us the things inside."
Looking at the surprised Liu Shi, Lin Xiaoyue said patiently, "Try to take them out."
The interspatial ring wasn't a rare item in the apocalyptic world. After the apocalypse, jade stones turned into interspatial instruments. By the third year of the post-apocalyptic world, there were already many superpowered people who hadinterspatial jade.
Liu Shi hesitated, and then she did as Lin Xiaoyue said.
Then, a bag of salt appeared in her hand.
Liu Shi was shocked. She touched the thing in her hand and found that it was really there. Her face was full of surprise and joy.
"Please take out the other things as well. Take a portion of each," Lin Xiaoyue said.
"Okay," Mrs Liu replied.
Then, she got up and left the bed. She took out a portion of everything and placed it in front of Lin Xiaoyue's bed.
"These things…" Mrs Liu was confused.
She recognized some of the things here, but some of them were hidden by the packaging. She did not know what they were.
"These are all foods," Lin Xiaoyue said.
Then, she introduced each item to Liu Shi and how to use it.
She even asked Liu Shi to bring a knife and open the packaging.
When she saw the white rice and white flour inside, the surprise in Liu Shi's eyes couldn't be hidden.
"These should be enough for our family of three to last more than two months. Zhi'er is still young and needs to grow. My body has also just recovered, I want to eat something good. Mom, don't be too thrifty."
Lin Xiaoyue said, "When my body is better, I will think of ways to earn money to improve the situation at home. I will let you and Zhi'er live a good life."
She had just tried to get out of bed and found that she was dizzy. She touched her forehead and realized she still had a slight fever.
However, she had already found anti-inflammatory drugs and anti-fever drugs from her interspatial ring and she should be able to recover soon.
"Don't worry. Take good care of yourself and leave it to me to earn money…" Liu Shi wiped her tears again.
Her daughter had just come back from death and was already worried about her family.
Aunt Wang was right. The head of the household was gone. The two children were relying on her now, she had to stand up for them.
Fortunately, her husband still cared about the three of them. He had asked his daughter to bring so many things back.
It was just too wasteful, all of them were such fine grains! If this was exchanged for coarse grains, how much would they get ?!
Liu Shi was about to go and make food for the two children, but she was stopped by Lin Xiaoyue.
Liu Shi was puzzled.
"Mother, put the things away after you use them. You can't let anyone know that our family has food. And this ring, you have to hide it well," said Lin Xiaoyue, looking at the interspatial ring that Liu Shi was wearing.
Liu Shi was stunned.
She instantly recalled the Lin family who wanted to kill her and her children, and a hint of panic flashed across her face.
She quickly took off the interspatial ring on her finger and looked around to see where she could hide it.
Lin Xiaoyue wanted to laugh when she saw this.
"Mom, there's no need to hide it. You can wear it on your neck and put it in your clothes. No one will be able to see it," she said with a smile.
Liu Shi's needlework was not bad. When she was in the Lin family, she did not go to the fields. She only did needlework to support the family.
However, even though the money she earned from needlework every month was not much less than that of a laborer, Grandmother Lin still resented her for not going to the fields. Together with her aunts, she bullied her mother.
Noodles with Chili Oil
Her mother was able to endure and accept it.
If not for her father's death and Grandmother Lin's intention to sell her to the old widower in the neighboring village as a wife, her mother would not have gone against her for the first time. In the end, she was chased out by the Lin family.
"Okay! I'll make a necklace for you!" Liu Shi's face lit up as she looked at the interspatial ring on Lin Xiaoyue's finger.
Then, without waiting for Lin Xiaoyue's reply, she went to get the needle and thread.
Grandmother Lin came over yesterday and ransacked the house. All the food and valuables had been taken away, including the few purses that Liu Shi embroidered. But she didn't touch Liu Shi's needle and thread.
It wasn't out of kindness, but she wanted Liu Shi to continue sewing. After the embroidery was done, she would come back to take the finished products.
Then, Liu Shi started to make a necklace
Lin Xiaoyue initially wanted her mother to stop doing these things for now. Seeing her mother's serious look, she shut her mouth.
Forget it, her mother was afraid of that old hag from the Lin family. If she didn't hide the interspatial ring as soon as possible, she wouldn't be at ease either.
At this time, his brother came over.
Timidly looking at his sister on the bed, curiosity flashed in his eyes.
When Lin Xiaoyue looked over, he subconsciously hid behind Liu Shi.
Lin Xiaoyue felt a little depressed again.
Then, her eyes flashed.
She took out three lollipops from her interspatial ring.
Then, in front of Liu Shi and her brother, she removed the candy wrappers from the lollipops.
"Mom, eat this." Then, she stuffed the first lollipop into Liu Shi's mouth.
Liu Shi was stunned for a moment before she subconsciously opened her mouth and licked it.
The sweet taste instantly bloomed on the tip of her tongue, and Liu Shi was surprised.
The corners of Lin Xiaoyue's mouth curled up as she put the second lollipop into her mouth.
Then, she looked at her brother and signaled for him to come over and take it himself.
Seeing that he didn't move, Lin Xiaoyue playfully asked Liu Shi, "Mom, is it sweet?"
Liu Shi smiled and looked at the child behind her. Knowing her daughter's plan, she smiled and said, "It's so sweet. Hehe."
The child couldn't help but swallow his saliva when he heard that.
Then, he saw his sister take out the lollipop from her mouth and lick it with a face of enjoyment. "It's so delicious!" She said exaggeratedly.
He swallowed even harder.
"Sister…" he finally called out and came to the bed.
His soft voice almost melted Lin Xiaoyue's heart. She hurriedly handed the lollipop to him.
Then, she asked Liu Shi to carry him to the bed.
Holding the child who was eating the lollipop with a red face and no longer resisting her, Lin Xiaoyue was full of satisfaction. This was her little brother..
Soon, Liu Shi finished making the necklace and tied Lin Xiaoyue's and her interspatial rings around their necks. Then, she went to cook.
Considering that everyone was hungry, Lin Xiaoyue ordered a few dishes.
She asked Liu Shi to make six poached eggs and then half a handful of noodles.
Liu Shi was a little distressed at first, but considering that her daughter was hungry and had just woken up, she did as she was told.
While cooking, Liu Shi discovered that the vegetable oil in this bucket could actually be used to cook.
Although it didn't have the fragrance of lard, it was still very good.
Then, the noodles were quickly cooked and out of the pot.
She scooped up some chili oil according to her daughter's instructions and poured it into the noodles. After she stirred it and looked at the color, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
Then, when it was time to eat, Liu Shi and Lin Xiaoyue almost swallowed their tongues.
What kind of godly noodles are these? Oh, they are so delicious…
Egg Pancakes
The three of them each ate a big bowl of noodles and drank all the soup before they were done.
Lin Xiaozhi heard from his sister that they would eat till they're full every day. Then, she gave him a candy. He liked his sister so much that there was no fear in him anymore.
After eating the noodles, Lin Xiaoyue quickly fell asleep.
When she woke up, it was already evening.
She touched her head and found that her fever had subsided.
She tried to get up and found that her head wasn't dizzy anymore, and she had some strength in her body.
Hearing her brother talking to her mother in the yard, Lin Xiaoyue got up and got out of bed.
Then she walked to the door and saw her mother carrying a basket while holding her brother and preparing to go back to the house.
"Why are you up? Go back and lie down." Seeing Lin Xiaoyue, Liu Shi quickly walked over.
She gave the basket to Lin Xiaozhi and asked him to take it in. Then, she went forward to support Lin Xiaoyue.
He was very obedient. He looked at his sister worriedly and ran into the house.
"I'm fine." Lin Xiaoyue made a small gesture to reject Liu Shi's support.
Then, she stretched out her limbs in front of Liu Shi.
"All healed after eating the elixir! Look!"
Liu Shi was a little surprised and went to check on her daughter.
Seeing that her daughter's forehead was no longer hot and her limbs were healthy, she felt a little relieved.
"Mom, should we cook now? I'll light the fire for you!" Lin Xiaoyue said as she grabbed Liu Shi's arm and walked to the stove.
They didn't have an oil lamp or a candle at home. They could only use the moonlight to illuminate their house after dark, so they ate early.
Speaking of cooking, she actually felt a little hungry.
It was understandable. She just checked and found that her spiritual power was recovering.
As a superpowered person, her body consumed a lot more energy than ordinary people. Of course, her self-healing ability was also stronger than an ordinary person's. In addition, she had taken some medicine. Perhaps, her body would be better the next day.
Seeing that Lin Xiaoyue dragged her with a lot of strength, and she seemed to be fine, Liu Shi felt a little relieved.
"What do you want to eat?" She asked.
Lin Xiaoyue glanced at her brother who had put down the basket and ran over. She smiled and said, "Egg pancakes!"
Liu Shi was puzzled.
"Egg pancakes?" She had never heard of it. Was she supposed to add eggs to the pancake?
Lin Xiaoyue paused.
"You and Xiaozhi light the fire. I'll do it!" She said immediately.
"Let me do it. You can teach me verbally." Liu Shi was worried.
"It's okay. I can do it!" Lin Xiaoyue said with a smile.
Then, she went to the stove.
She asked Liu Shi to take the eggs, flour, and sugar out and began to work.
The first step was to beat six eggs evenly.
The second step was to cut some wild vegetables and put them in the eggs
The third step was to add white sugar and mix them evenly.
The fourth step was to add flour to make a paste.
Then, she heated the pot, brushed the oil, and poured it into the pot.
After a while, they smelled the fragrance.
The little boy was hungry, and he looked into the pot from time to time. But because he was not tall, he could not see anything.
Lin Xiaoyue watched and was happy. After she finished one, she divided it. The three of them each took a small piece.
The sweet smell of the egg pancake immediately captured the three of them. In the end, before the pancake was put on the table, the three of them already ate quite a bit.
In the end, there was only one plate of pancake left on the table.
The family sat on the table. Liu Shi and Lin Xiaoyue each sat on a small stool. Lin Xiaozhi leaned into Lin Xiaoyue's arms, and the three of them ate together.
Up the Mountain
After dinner, Liu Shi washed the dishes and the three of them washed up.
Liu Shi washed the dirty clothes and hung them on a pole to dry before she went to bed.
Lin Xiaoyue couldn't sleep after sleeping for the whole day, so she began to make plans.
The house was very dilapidated. In fact, it was just held up by some pillars with a grass roof. Moreover, some parts of the grass were rotten, revealing holes. If it rained, it would leak into the house.
Also, the house was not big. The bedroom, living room, and kitchen were all in the same space. Only the bathroom was separate, and there was no privacy.
As for the yard outside, even if her mother had used a small stick to draw the boundary, there was no privacy.
This was also why Grandmother Lin could come to their house in broad daylight to take things.
Lin Xiaoyue looked at the situation in the room under the moonlight.
A broken table, two broken benches, a stove that was randomly put together, a chipped chopping board, and three broken bowls..
It seemed that the strongest thing was the bed under them…
Summer had just come, and because of the hot weather, they didn't need to cover themselves for the time being. But when winter came..
Thinking of this, Lin Xiaoyue's heart sank.
She had to think of a way to earn money as soon as possible..
She kept thinking, and then rejecting her own ideas.
Then, she fell asleep without knowing.
The next day.
When Lin Xiaoyue woke up, Liu Shi was already working in the kitchen with her brother.
She smelled the familiar aroma of egg pancakes.
Lin Xiaoyue got out of bed.
"Mom, are you making egg pancakes again?" She walked to the kitchen counter.
After a night of rest, her spiritual power had completely recovered, and her injuries had also healed. Her body had even returned to the level it was in the 21st century.
"Yes. I know you like it. I saw that it wasn't complicated when you made it yesterday, so I tried it myself."
Liu Shi had finished making the cake and was filling the egg cake into bowls.
"Hurry up and eat. Aunt Wang will come to get me to look for some wild vegetables later." She walked towards the table with the bowl.
She wasn't afraid that Aunt Wang would know that their family had food. She even thought that they should send some things to the Wang family to repay them.
But it was hard to explain this. Her daughter said that the things were brought by her father. This was even more bizarre than when her daughter met the King of Hell.
In order to avoid causing trouble for her daughter, it was best not to tell anyone.
Lin Xiaoyue's eyes lit up.
"I'll come too!" She said hurriedly.
Their family's land had all been taken away by the Lin family. Her mother did not know how to farm. If she wanted to make money or find food, she had to think of other ways for the time being.
As the saying went, one had to rely on a mountain to survive. She might as well go up the mountain to take a look.
"What are you going to do? Rest and get well first." Lis Shi did not agree.
"I'm already well. If you don't believe me, just look at me!" Lin Xiaoyue immediately made a few gestures.
Liu Shi was worried and amused at the same time.
"Me too!" The young child also looked at Liu Shi.
Liu Shi was amused by the two children.
"Alright, don't complain when you're tired!"
So the family ate breakfast.
After breakfast, Liu Shi washed the dishes, and Aunt Wang's voice came from outside.
"I'm here! I'm coming!" Liu Shi replied, quickly carrying the basket on her back, and took the sickle out of the door.
A sickle immediately appeared in Lin Xiaoyue's hand.
Then, she exchanged a look with her brother, and with the other hand, she took his hand and followed them.
Harvesting Wild Vegetables
Soon, the three of them saw Aunt Wang, who was also carrying a basket on her back.
Aunt Wang was a little surprised when she saw the two siblings.
"Hello, Aunt Wang. We'll go with you!" Lin Xiaoyue quickly greeted Aunt Wang. At the same time, she pulled on Lin Xiaozhi's hand.
"Hello, Aunt Wang!" The little boy quickly greeted her.
"Good kids!" Aunt Wang said with a smile.
"I'm sorry. These two children insist on following us. I don't feel at ease even if I let them stay at home…" Liu Shi said embarrassedly.
Aunt Wang had a look of understanding.
"It's okay. The more the merrier!"
Didn't that old woman from the Lin family cause a ruckus yesterday? Xiaoyue got injured, so it was normal for her mother to be worried.
Hence, the group of people went up the mountain merrily.
Lin Xiaoyue held Lin Xiaozhi's hand and followed behind the two of them. They actually met quite a number of villagers on the mountain.
Aunt Wang explaining to those people that she wasn't dumb anymore and that she had communicated with the King of Hell.
Lin Xiaoyue was very polite. She greeted everyone she met.
Lin Xiaozhi mimicked his sister and greeted them as well. The villagers were pleased.
Some people even said that the Lin family was really blind to chase away such a hardworking daughter-in-law and grandchildren.
Lin Xiaoyue finally knew that the Lin family's reputation in the village was actually not very good.
Aunt Wang and her mother brought Lin Xiaoyue and Lin Xiaozhi all the way up the mountain. They only stopped when they were halfway there.
"I saw the Zheng family just now. All the families in the village are having a hard time." After picking a spot, Aunt Wang put down the basket on her back and began to work.
In this day and age, who would be willing to go into the mountains to dig wild vegetables if they weren't desperate.
They had just gone up the mountain and saw that there were more people in the mountain today. Not all of them were here to forage for food.
"Isn't that right? It's only summer, and it's still long till the autumn harvest. There was a plague last year, and every household doesn't have much grain left," Liu Shi replied.
If not for this, her husband wouldn't have had to go out and work for others. He had fallen from a height and died while building a house.
Thinking of this, Liu Shi's eyes turned sour, and she wanted to cry.
Aunt Wang noticed it and she knew that she was thinking of her husband, so she quickly changed the topic.
"The Zhuang family has rich connections, so they won't starve to death. Your daughter is better now and she can work in the future. You will be able to survive this."
When Liu Shi heard this, she turned around and looked at her daughter. Seeing that she was harvesting wild vegetables not far away, a hint of relief flashed in her eyes.
Aunt Wang was right. Now that her daughter was awake, she didn't have to worry about her anymore in the future.
"Yes, you're right," Liu Shi replied and continued to work.
While she was busy, she also talked to Aunt Wang about her eldest son, Wang Shuanzi, and her daughter, Wang Erya.
Wang Shuanzi was already at the age of marriage, but his family conditions were not good. In order to save some money, Uncle Wang was going to take him to the pier to work.
As for Wang Erya, Aunt Wang said that she wanted to ask her to teach her how to sew, saying that her needlework was the best in this village.
Liu Shi agreed and told her to get her daughter to come over this afternoon.
Lin Xiaoyue worked while listening to the conversation between the two.
But she was fast and soon moved to a farther place.
Catching a Pheasant
Suddenly, she heard a rustling sound. Then, she saw the grass not far away move.
Lin Xiaoyue used her spiritual energy to check, and then her face lit up.
Then, she turned back to look in the direction of Liu Shi and Aunt Wang.
She found that she was blocked by a few piles of soil. She could no longer see them, and they could not see the situation here.
Lin Xiaoyue thought quickly. She turned around and told her brother to stay quiet.
Then, she tiptoed toward the bush.
When she was less than two meters away from the bush and the thing in the bush was alarmed and ready to fly, Lin Xiaoyue immediately increased the output of her spiritual power. At the same time, she ran a few steps and jumped down.
Then, the sickle in her hand slashed at the thing in the bush. Then, she made a few quick slashes.
Then, Lin Xiaozhi saw his sister take out a fat pheasant from the grass.
"Chicken! What a big chicken!" The little boy was initially frightened by Lin Xiaoyue's actions, but when he saw Lin Xiaoyue take out a fat pheasant with flax feathers from the grass, he immediately shouted excitedly.
Not far away, Liu Shi and Aunt Wang heard the noise and quickly ran over.
When they saw Lin Xiaoyue holding a pheasant that weighed more than four catties in her hand, both of them were shocked.
"Aiya, Yue'er! How did you catch it?" Aunt Wang was the first to react and ran toward Lin Xiaoyue with a smile.
They were common in the mountains. The higher they went up the mountain, the more wild animals there were. Only a few people had the ability to catch them.
Even professional hunters could only get a limited amount of prey every day.
Liu Shi was also delighted. She ran to Lin Xiaoyue with Aunt Wang.
"Hehe, I'm just lucky." Lin Xiaoyue handed the pheasant to her. "Aunty, please hold this for me. There's a nest of wild eggs in here."
"Eh, okay!" Aunt Wang hurriedly took the pheasant.
Good heavens, it weighed more than four pounds.
Lin Xiaoyue quickly bent down and took out the pheasant eggs.
There were actually fifteen of them.
After taking out the eggs, Lin Xiaoyue climbed up and returned to them.
"Mom, I'll take it back and clean it up later. Let's eat stewed pheasant meat for lunch," she said happily.
Then, she looked at Aunt Wang and said, "Aunty, get uncle, Brother Shuanzi, and Erya over for lunch. Let's have a good meal together!"
Aunt Wang's expression changed and she quickly refused.
"Don't think about eating them! This thing is expensive. If you send it to a restaurant in town, it can be exchanged for more than ten coins per catty. This chicken weighs at least four catties and is worth dozens of coins!"
Aunt Wang smiled and said, "If you exchange it for money and buy some coarse rice, it'll be enough for the three of you for five to six days!"
Lin Xiaoyue was a little surprised.
Dozens of coins? She had no idea how much things cost in this era, but could a dozen coins sustain a family of three for five to six days?
She… seemed to have found a way to earn money..
Hearing that, a hint of hesitation flashed in Liu Shi's eyes.
With the situation at home, they did need money. With the food stored in the interspatial ring, they didn't lack food for the time being.
Hmm, the food at home…
Yes, she could sell those things in town in exchange for coarse grains at least two to three times the amount, which was enough to sustain them for a longer time.
Lin Xiaoyue didn't know that her mother actually had the idea of selling the good grains in exchange for coarse grains.
"What aunty said makes sense." Lin Xiaoyue thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll sell this pheasant in town tomorrow. Take these pheasant eggs back to uncle and Erya for some nutrients."
Liu Shi Wanted to Sell the Grain
Her family had received a lot of help from the Wang family in the past. This was a rare opportunity for her to return the favor. She would not be stingy.
"No. Wild eggs can also be sold for money, two coins each, it's worth a lot!" Aunt Wang said earnestly, "It's the thought that counts!"
Lin Xiaoyue looked at Liu Shi.
What else could she say to such a kind woman?
"You should take it. We received so much help from your family, and you don't even want a few eggs. How can I still accept your help in the future?" Liu Shi finally said.
"Eh, I've only given you some brown rice and wild vegetables, it's not a big deal."
Facing her insistence, Aunt Wang looked troubled. She finally said, "Alright, then I'll shamelessly take five eggs, but nothing more." She looked at Lin Xiaoyue.
Lin Xiaoyue's face lit up. "Eight.It's a good sign!" She said with a smile.
Aunt Wang looked at Liu Shi. Then, she burst out laughing.
"You really know how to talk!"
Thus, Lin Xiaoyue gave Aunt Wang eight eggs. Then, she placed the pheasant and the remaining eggs into Liu Shi's basket.
Aunt Wang even cut up some wild grass to cover the pheasant so that no one saw it. She even reminded her to be careful of the Lin family members.
"I see that you almost have enough vegetables, so hurry up and take the two children back. It's a good harvest. After you go back, put the pheasant in the water tank and send it to the town tomorrow morning to prevent it from spoiling," said Aunt Wang.
"But you…" Liu Shi saw that there were not many vegetables in Aunt Wang's basket.
"I'll stay for a while and come back when the sun rises. Don't mind me," urged Aunt Wang.
"Alright." Only then did Liu Shi leave with Lin Xiaoyue and Lin Xiaozhi.
When they returned home, under Lin Xiaozhi's excited gaze, Liu Shi hurriedly took out the pheasant.
After cleaning it up, she was going to put it in the water tank, but was stopped by Lin Xiaoyue.
"Mom, just keep it in your interspatial ring. Things won't go bad there."
Liu Shi was stunned, then came to a realization.
Her daughter had told her before that time in a spiritual artifact was stagnant, and food would never go bad in it.
"I almost forgot!" Liu Shi said.
Then, she took the pheasant and put it into the space with her mind.
Seeing that everything went smoothly, Liu Shi found it unbelievable.
The magical artifact her daughter gave her was really amazing.
Liu Shi paused.
She remembered the idea she had on the mountain.
Then, she pulled Lin Xiaoyue to the table and sat her down.
"Yue'er, I want to discuss something with you," she said with a serious face.
Lin Xiaoyue froze.
She pulled the little boy into her arms.
"Tell me, " she said.
"I think we should sell the pheasant and some of the refined grains." She wanted to say all of them, but she changed it to "some" at the last minute.
"Then we'll exchange it for coarse rice. That will feed us for a few more months."
Lin Xiaoyue was surprised. She immediately realized that her mother was worried about their future lives.
"Now that we have the spiritual artifact given by your father, we don't have to worry about the things being stolen by your grandmother. When we have enough food, I will think of a way to do more embroidery work and exchange it for money so that this house can be renovated."