One day, Su Luo transmigrated and became the mother of two children. Not only was she mentally deficient, but she was also a widow. The family was destitute, living in an abandoned tile kiln by the...
When Su Luo returned to the village entrance, many villagers ran out to see her. Some sat at their doorsteps, while others deliberately peeked out.
Since everyone was gossiping, Su Luo couldn't hear what they were saying.
"Su Luo, everyone's probably talking about how you bought Wang Dayong's yard today," the village chief said, walking behind Su Luo.
"Everyone will find out sooner or later."
As Su Luo spoke, she returned to the end of the village. Before she even reached the kiln at the foot of the mountain, she saw Zhao Ruyun, Yan Chuan, and Yi Huan waiting for her at the end of the village.
"Grandma, what are you doing here? Please go back."
Su Luo held Yi Huan and Yan Chuan's hands: "Mother, Grandma heard that you bought a courtyard, so she came here to wait for you."
Yan Chuan always spoke more clearly than Yi Huan. Su Luo led the two children ahead and said, "Grandma, let's go back and talk about it."
Zhao Ruyun was a little too excited: "Yes, yes, yes! We should talk about this when we get back."
Outside the kiln, Su Luo sat at the table, and Yi Huan poured tea for her with her small hands, saying, "Mother, have some tea first."
After drinking honeysuckle tea to calm herself down, Su Luo reached into her sleeve and took out the land deeds, house deeds, and field deeds from her spatial storage.
“The villagers are right. Today’s events happened suddenly. I bought Wang Dayong’s yard, as well as the dry land in front of his house and the fields by the river. They are all ours now.”
Zhao Ruyun immediately stood up excitedly and said, "Luo Luo, now we have a yard, fields and land."
Su Luo nodded: "Yes!"
Yan Chuan saw the transaction documents at the back of the contract, and it seemed that his name was written on them. He didn't know many characters, but his mother had taught him and his sister to recognize their names.
"Mom, my name is on this!"
Su Luo put away the land deeds and transaction documents, and then put them into her spatial storage through her sleeve.
"Yes, these all belong to our Yanchuan."
That evening, Su Luo prepared dinner, and the village chief's family also came over. Zhao Ruyun's smile never stopped all night, as she constantly wanted to share the fact that her family had a yard. The village chief and his wife were also genuinely happy for Su Luo.
On the way back, Zhao Ruyun took out the eggplant seedlings and gave them to Chen Yan, saying, "Chen Yan, I forgot to give you these eggplant seedlings today. Take them back now, and they will surely survive when you plant them in the field tomorrow."
Chen Yan and the village chief had never even heard of eggplant.
What is this?
The village chief took the eggplant seedling in his hand; he had never seen this plant before.
“Village chief, these are seeds that Su Luo bought. She said the fruit that grows from them is edible, and she has eaten it. Actually, I didn’t know that.”
The village chief looked at Su Luo again, his face full of doubt.
Su Luo explained to them, "This is also a vegetable. We've grown a lot of it. Eggplant is delicious whether you roast it or braise it. You can try growing it."
The village chief believed that Su Luo was knowledgeable and experienced, so he took the plant back and tried planting it.
Zhao Ruyun was happy all night. Seeing her like this, Su Luo had no choice but to boil water for Yan Chuan and Yi Huan to bathe.
"Chuan Chuan, do you want to wash it yourself, or do you want Mom to help you?"
Yan Chuan put the dried undergarments into the kiln and said to Su Luo, "Mother, I told you I've grown up."
Su Luo and Yi Huan both laughed at him, so Su Luo had no choice but to take the bath tub into the kiln for him to wash himself.
Su Luo boiled another pot of water for Yi Huan to wash.
Let the two children go to sleep first.
"Luo Luo, when are we going to move to the courtyard at the edge of the village?"
Zhao Ruyun wanted to move there as soon as possible. Although Wang Dayong's courtyard was old, it was still much better than this kiln. Right now, she just wanted a place to live and she would be happy.
Su Luo didn't want to dampen Zhao Ruyun's spirits, but she still had to voice her thoughts.
“Mother-in-law, let’s not move for now. That yard is too old. My idea is to just demolish it and build a new house before moving.”
If they move now, they will still have to move out and find a place to live when the new house is built. Moving back and forth will be more troublesome. It is better to wait until the house is built before they move out of this kiln.
"But Luo Luo, do we still have enough money to build a house?" Zhao Ruyun asked, her smile fading.
"I may not have enough money to build a house right now, but I will find a way."
Su Luo knew what Zhao Ruyun was worried about. If she didn't have the money to build a house, would she just have to live in this kiln forever?
"Grandma, I promise you, if we can't build a house in a short time, then we'll move to the courtyard at the edge of the village during the autumn harvest. We'll figure something out later, okay?"
Su Luo only said this to comfort Zhao Ruyun. In her plan, she must have a new house to live in before this winter.
"Okay, Luo Luo, I'll listen to you, but don't push yourself too hard. Ever since you got better, seeing you busy with everything and taking care of me makes me feel bad."
Seeing how hard Su Luo worked for the family, Zhao Ruyun felt sorry for her. She couldn't help Su Luo with making money, so all she could do every day was fill the water tank, chop the firewood, keep the house clean, and take good care of her two grandchildren so that Su Luo wouldn't be so tired.
The next day!
It was market day again, and Su Luo planned to go to Fu Man Lou.
"Chuan Chuan, Huan Huan, Mom is going to Yongle County. Is there anything you want to eat? Tell Mom and I'll buy it for you later."
Yi Huan ran to Su Luo's side and said, "Mom, I want to eat some pastries, is that okay?"
The pastries were expensive, so Yi Huan only dared to ask Su Luo cautiously.
"Of course, I'll buy it for you when Mom gets back." She turned to Yan Chuan: "What about you, Chuan Chuan?"
Unlike her sister, Yan Chuan was not greedy. She looked up and said, "Mother, I want a real pen."
Yan Chuan had always practiced calligraphy on the ground using tree branches, but he knew that tree branches and pens were different, and that he needed to use a pen to improve his calligraphy.
"Yes, Mother will remember. You must be good and listen to Grandma when you are at home."
Zhao Ruyun handed a cleaner basket to Su Luo and said, "Go ahead, I'll keep an eye on them. Be careful on your way to the county."
"Okay, I understand."
Su Luo got up very early today, otherwise it would be too late to wait for the oxcart to come back for the second trip.
Walking from one end of the village to the other, Su Luo saw that Uncle Li's oxcart was still empty; she was finally the first one to arrive today.
"Good morning, Uncle Li." Su Luo greeted Uncle Li.
"Yan Chuan's mother, it's so early today. If you're going to the county, find a good seat first, and we'll leave once everyone is here."
"good!"
Su Luo was the first to get on the oxcart. A little while later, Aunt Li arrived. Aunt Li was Uncle Li's wife. She got on the oxcart as well. I wonder if she was going to the county to see a doctor to treat infertility.
Upon seeing Su Luo, he smiled and sat down next to her: "Yan Chuan's mother, did you go to the county again today?"