Seven or eight years ago, Sun Yuanyong was taken to the mountains to mine, but he was caught in a flash flood and disappeared without a trace. Song lost her husband overnight, became despondent, went insane, and disappeared as well.

"Sister, I brought you a bowl of porridge from the kitchen. Drink it while it's hot."

Sun Xiaoman pointed out the window and gestured a sleeping posture. Sun Miao'er understood what he meant; Jin Shi was taking a nap at this hour.

As Sun Miao'er aged, her health declined, and her household affairs were naturally handed over to Jin Shi for management.

Seeing the hot porridge in Sun Xiaoman's hand, Sun Miao'er felt a pang of sadness. Poor Xiaoman probably didn't know that her cousin was already terminally ill and had passed away.

Xiaoman has a round head and bright black eyes. Sun Miao'er stroked his head, picked up the bowl, and drank the porridge in one gulp.

"It smells so good!"

This body has been starving for too long. Sun Miao'er never thought congee was delicious before, but now survival is the most important thing. She has finally been reborn, and it wouldn't be worth dying again.

The main house of the Sun family had long been occupied by Jin Shi. The original owner was forced to live a difficult life in a side room. Old Mrs. Sun was also thrown into the kitchen by Jin Shi, who put a few pieces of wood together on the stove, saying that Old Mrs. Sun Miao'er was too sick and had bad luck, so living here would be good for the Kitchen God to protect her.

"Sun Xiaoman!"

Jin's voice came from the courtyard, which startled Xiaoman so much that she disappeared in a flash. Sun Miao'er skillfully hid the bowl under the bed and lay back down. As expected, Jin followed her into the house.

Madam Jin sat down on the stool, looked around, and couldn't find her son. "Miao'er, are you feeling better now?"

Two years ago, Madam Jin wanted to sell the original owner of the body. Sun Miao'er had this memory. At the end of last year, Madam Jin brought back a matchmaker, intending to sell Sun Miao'er to a dance hall. However, she was so thin that she was just skin and bones, and the matchmaker didn't want her. After seeing her, she immediately returned the body to Madam Jin.

Jin was furious. She had lost the money she had just received and had also wasted a meal from the matchmaker. She only felt relieved after giving Sun Miao'er a good scolding. Who knew what kind of trouble she would cause this time?

"Miao'er is feeling better, but she still can't put any weight on her legs and can't put any weight on them."

If she hadn't been so badly abused by Madam Jin in the past, her body wouldn't be so weak, making it difficult for her to even walk.

Jin was unwilling, but also afraid that she was faking her illness. "Master Zhao's family will be here to take you away soon. You'd better hurry up. If others see you looking sickly, they'll think I'm mistreating you!"

The original owner of this body was always submissive to the Jin family and always granted their requests.

Seeing that Sun Miao'er didn't react, Madam Jin continued.

"With your sickly appearance, how could anyone possibly want you? If they don't, and your aunt has no money, Xiao Ning will be stuck working like a slave for the landlord for the rest of his life."

Whenever Sun Miao'er tried to resist, Sun Xiaoning became Jin's leverage to blackmail her.

Jin is known for her shrewdness. Anyone who has dealt with her knows that she is a money-grubbing person who never misses an opportunity to gain an advantage.

"Cough cough cough, cough cough cough..."

Sun Miao'er couldn't catch her breath and coughed several times. It wasn't that she was afraid of Jin Shi, but she had no choice but to bow her head under the eaves of the person in front of her, so she might as well use a delaying tactic first.

Sun Miao'er was weak, and Jin Shi was afraid of losing money, so she didn't dare to rush to let the Zhao family come and take her away. "Miao'er, it's not that your aunt is mistreating you, but you know the situation at home. This old woman has spent a lot of money on medical treatment these past few years, and those few acres of medicinal herb fields have been lying fallow. We can't make ends meet with the little money your uncle earns. If you still have any filial piety, listen to your aunt and go to Master Zhao's house. I'll have some spare money to treat this old woman's illness."

Jin was not someone who could be easily fooled. She brought up Old Madam Sun, since the only people who could make Sun Miao'er obey were Sun Xiaoning and Old Madam Sun.

When Old Man Sun was still alive, the Sun family was a prominent family in the village. The Sun family ancestors were doctors, and although their medical skills had declined by Old Man Sun's generation, they left behind several acres of medicinal herb fields and the craft of growing medicinal herbs. When Old Mrs. Sun was young, she managed the medicinal herb fields, and Old Man Sun was responsible for selling the herbs and treating minor illnesses. The family was quite well-off.

But Sun Yuanhu and Jin Shi were two lazy good-for-nothings who would rather let the medicinal herb garden go to waste than take care of it, and were always thinking about how to make money.

Jin collected wages from Sun Yuanhu, Sun Miao'er, and Xiao Ning every month, and then planned to take the opportunity to sell Sun Miao'er.

"Mom, I'm hungry."

Sun Miao'er squeezed out from the door and grabbed Jin's sleeve.

Jin glared at her son, annoyed. "You little brat, you didn't eat well this morning! What time is it, and you're already complaining about being hungry!"

"Mom, hurry and make me some food! Grandma used to make it for me at this time every day!"

Sun Xiaoman lay on the ground throwing a tantrum, kicking her legs wildly, while secretly giving Sun Miao'er a meaningful look.

Sun Miao'er and her siblings, along with Sun Xiaoman, were all raised by Old Mrs. Sun. When Old Mrs. Sun was in good health, Mrs. Jin enjoyed her life at home and didn't take much care of her son. Now that her son had developed feelings for Old Mrs. Sun, Mrs. Jin was extremely jealous, thinking that her son couldn't be less attached to his mother, so she kept Sun Xiaoman constantly by her side.