Chapter 19: Visiting the Town

Chen Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then her mind cleared up instantly, realizing that she had acted too aggressively. She quickly chuckled, "Mom, I'm fine. I just felt the bed was a little uneven, so I hit it with a couple of rocks."

"You kid, you scared me. I thought you were playing with your hands. Okay, go to bed early!" Lin thought she was dazzled, smiled and turned away.

Chen Qingqing was speechless. This ring was neither a space nor a system. It was useless.

I am indeed the most miserable traverser...

Forget it, just take a shower and go to bed!

The sound of roosters crowing broke the tranquility of Nanshan Village.

Farmers don’t have the habit of sleeping in and get up early.

Chen Zhanshan came in from outside the yard carrying two buckets of water and poured the water into the water tank neatly.

Lin was lighting a fire in front of the stove and preparing breakfast.

Chen Qingqing stretched out her body. The bed was made of several wooden boards, without even a straw mat. It was hard and uncomfortable, making it impossible to sleep on it.

I really miss the Simmons mattress I used to sleep on, so soft and comfortable.

She sighed silently in her heart. If she wanted to improve her living environment, she had to make money as soon as possible so that she could live a good life with her family.

She put on her clothes and opened the door with a pair of panda eyes.

"Qing girl, why did you get up so early? Did your father wake you up?" Chen Zhanshan felt a little distressed when he saw his daughter's dark circles under her eyes.

Lin also said with concern, "There's not much farm work to do right now, so go back to sleep."

Although she was a medical genius in her previous life and saved countless lives, her parents divorced when she was young and she was kicked around like a ball. Fortunately, her grandmother raised her to adulthood.

It’s great now. She is a child who is loved by her father and mother.

Chen Qingqing was deeply moved. "Dad, Mom, I can't sleep even if I lie down. I won't sleep anymore."

Lin smiled and nodded, "Okay, then you should freshen up and we'll eat."

"Okay." Chen Qingqing agreed and turned around to scoop a bucket of water from the vat into the wooden basin. She washed her face and felt clear-headed and much more energetic.

She finished washing up and prepared breakfast.

The whole family sat around the table.

In front of Chen Qingqing was a bowl of golden and sticky millet porridge, while in front of her parents and younger brother was rice bran and wild vegetable porridge.

She couldn't help but frowned, "Mom, why is mine millet porridge and yours rice bran?"

Lin smiled slightly, "Qing girl, this porridge is specially cooked by mother for you. You have a head injury, so you should eat well so that your body can recover faster."

Chen Han said seriously, "Sister, you lost so much blood on your head, eating millet porridge will help you recover faster, so eat it quickly!"

"Qing girl, eat quickly, it will get cold soon." Chen Zhanshan's face was also full of concern.

Chen Qingqing knew that her parents loved their daughter. When the original owner was in the Chen family, although the old lady Chen and her husband favored the third wife, her parents never wronged her in the slightest.

They would always secretly save their rations, and at night, they would take them out and secretly feed them to her.

Seeing her family members' concerned eyes, Chen Qingqing felt a little warm in her heart.

She remembered this love and decided to take good care of the original owner's family so that they could live a good life in this era.

She no longer refused and picked up the chopsticks to eat in small bites.

After breakfast, Lin cleaned up the dishes and said to Chen Zhanshan,

"Master, I'm going to Dahe Village to see if I can borrow some food. It would be even better if my eldest brother and second brother could lend us some money."

Lin's parents' home is in Dahe Village, ten miles away, and her family is quite well-off.

When Lin married Chen Zhanshan, her family gave her a lot of dowry.

But because the Chen family really had no money to pay Chen Zhancai's tuition, they took it all out.

Later, she went back to her parents' home to borrow a lot of money from time to time, but she never paid it back once.

Chen Zhanshan's eyes darkened. "Xiumei, it's better not to go yet. Your father-in-law and his family have helped us a lot over the years, but you gave all the borrowed money to Zhancai. My two brothers-in-law are quite dissatisfied with me. Now that you say you want to separate and live separately, they may not believe it."

Chen Qingqing echoed, "Mom, what my dad said makes sense. You are a married daughter. Even if my grandfather and his family love you, it would not look good if you return to your parents' home empty-handed, let alone to borrow money and food."

Lin was silent. She understood the principle of "a daughter who is married off is like spilled water". Although her two brothers loved her very much, after so many years of returning to her parents' home to seek help, her eldest and second sisters-in-law had already disliked her.

But the food at home couldn't last for a few days. It wouldn't be a big deal for her to go hungry, but she couldn't bear to see her two children starving...

"Xiumei, what Qing girl said is right. You shouldn't go to your father-in-law's house for now."

"But..." Lin hesitated.

Chen Zhanshan frowned slightly, "Let's talk about borrowing grain later. Our family hasn't reached the point where we can't survive yet.

I'll go to Qingshui Town to see Feng'er later, and by the way, I'll go to the dock to see if I can do some hard labor."

Chen Qingqing suddenly remembered that Chen Feng was eighteen years old and was the eldest son of Chen Zhanshan and Lin.

Because he couldn't stand the partiality of the old lady Chen and her husband, he found a job at Qingfeng Restaurant in Qingshui Town. It was called an apprentice, but in fact it was nothing, just a handyman.

Lin Feng's parents didn't understand him. Even if he could farm at home or chop firewood in the mountains, he could make some money, but he was willing to work hard as a handyman in a restaurant.

The family members didn't understand why, but the original owner knew the reason.

Wu Shiren, the owner of Qingfeng Restaurant, was also a villager of Nanshan Village. Later, he learned to be a cook at Qingfeng Restaurant in the town and was spotted by the owner of the restaurant. He became a son-in-law and has stayed in the town ever since.

Chen Feng heard that Wu Shiren also started as an apprentice.

In order to let his parents live a good life, he decided to learn from him and went to Qingfeng Restaurant as an apprentice to learn how to be a cook, planning to open a restaurant in the future.

But Wu Shiren is not a human being at all. He gave all the hardest, dirtiest and most tiring work in the restaurant to this stupid guy and refused to teach him cooking skills...

Chen Qingqing felt it necessary to go to Qingshui Town to see if the clinic there was hiring doctors.

If I could find a job in town, I could at least solve the problem of food for my family.

If all else fails, see if there is a clinic that sells medicinal herbs, or you can go to the mountains to collect herbs yourself.

As for making a lot of money, you'll just have to leave it to fate.

"Dad, I miss my brother too. Can I go to town with you?"

"Qing girl, your head wound hasn't healed yet, and Daddy is worried that you won't be able to walk."

Lin also said, "Qing girl, ask your father to tell your eldest brother to come back when he is free. Qingshui Town is quite far, so don't go there."

"Yes, when your head injury is healed, Dad will take you to see your eldest brother next time."

How can she make money if she doesn't go to the town? Is she really going to wait until there is nothing to eat at home and let Old Lady Chen sell her to Li the Butcher?

No, she absolutely cannot sit there and wait for death. She must nip all uncertainties in the bud.

Chen Qingqing pouted and said coquettishly, "Dad, since I can walk, please take me with you. I really miss my big brother."

"Okay, okay, Dad will take you there." Chen Zhanshan nodded in agreement with a doting look on his face.

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