She paused for a moment, then glanced at his bald head instinctively and said, "A little."

Old Yuan: ……

He immediately laughed.

"Ha ha!"

He nudged Gu Guanhai across Qin Xiangdong, "Old Gu, did you hear that?"

He said smugly, "He's afraid of me! I told you my shaved head had some effect, but you wouldn't believe me!"

Gu Guanhai was speechless upon hearing this.

She pulled the blanket over herself in disgust, too lazy to pay him any attention.

Old Yuan: "Why aren't you saying anything? Let me tell you, my bald head is only inconvenient when you hit me; otherwise, it's invincible!"

"..."

In the courtyard at the edge of the village, a spark occasionally rises from the stove outside the house, but inside the village, the Zhao family's courtyard is deathly still.

The Zhao family is lazy and gluttonous.

They weren't enthusiastic about working during the busy farming season, and they were too lazy to go up the mountain in the autumn. They didn't even prepare much firewood at home, so it was naturally difficult to get through the winter.

What made it even harder for them at this time was their rumbling stomachs.

In the house.

"Gurgle."

A gurgling sound came from behind.

Zhao Tengfei, lying on the bed, rolled over, rubbing his sunken belly, and said to Zhao Tiezhu, who was lying beside him, "I'm so hungry! Dad, I'm so hungry! I'm hungry and cold!"

These past two days, the village has been helping them with Li Guihua's funeral arrangements.

Although their family had no food, they happened to be facing a major event, so they shamelessly went to the village chief's house for a meal and were not kicked out.

only.

You can't freeload every meal.

They've only eaten two meals in the last two days.

In the dead of winter, the weather was already cold, and coupled with not having enough to eat and lacking energy, they were finding it hard to cope.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tiezhu glared at him and said, "You're hungry, but I'm not?"

He said angrily, "Go to sleep! You won't be hungry if you're asleep! We'll figure out what to eat tomorrow, and if all else fails..."

At this point, Zhao Tiezhu stopped talking and turned to look at Qin Yuzhu, who was huddled in the other corner of the kang (a heated brick bed).

If all else fails, I'll have to sell my daughter tomorrow!

He thought to himself.

Qin Yuzhu: "!!!"

Noticing Zhao Tiezhu's gaze, she pulled the blanket around herself with a look of fear.

That beast...

They really intend to sell her!

The thought of being sold to a remote mountain village filled Qin Yuzhu with dread.

She'll die if she's sold to the mountains!

She really is going to die!

But.

If she doesn't get sold, will she be able to survive?

In the dim light, Qin Yuzhu stared with empty eyes, lost in thought...

She and the Qin family had long since fallen out completely.

Now that Xuancao has returned, the Qin family has a new daughter and looks down on her, their adopted daughter, even more.

And Ji Zichen...

The male protagonist from the original novel, whom she longed for, avoided her like the plague.

Even Hao Xiaoyun, whom she wanted to use, was leaving.

She had always pinned her hopes for changing her life on Ji Zichen, but now those hopes were shattered, leaving her with...

Only the Zhao family, who had run out of food, and this beastly father and son remained!

This isn't the most fatal thing, the most fatal thing is...

It was Old Yuan, whom she met on the street today!

That legendary head of the Supernatural Abilities Bureau!

She didn't know why he came to Hedao Village, but for her, a transmigrator in a book, the arrival of such a person was a fatal threat.

If she stayed in Hedao Village and with the Zhao family, she would not only starve to death, but also risk being discovered by Lao Yuan.

But leaving...

Where could she go after leaving the Zhao family and Hedao Village?

In this day and age, you need a letter of introduction to go out.

Leaving here would mean being arrested as a vagrant and sent to a labor camp, which would also lead to certain death.

Staying or leaving, both lead to certain death.

In the darkness.

Qin Yuzhu: "Waaah."

She couldn't help but cry softly.

Why?

She didn't know why she, a woman who had transmigrated into a book, had ended up in such a desperate situation!

Caught between a rock and a hard place...

It seems that nothing but death awaits her!

There is absolutely no way out!

In her previous life, Qin Yuzhu transmigrated into a book while asleep and didn't experience any life-or-death trials. In this life...