What the hell is this IOU?!

Wang Anran shakily opened the paper thrown in front of him, and his eyes widened when he saw that it actually had his signature on it.

"You! You!"

He pointed at Xia Wenhua for a long time, but couldn't see any guilt in her eyes. He couldn't help but wonder if he had really written these IOUs before. Could it be that he did it when he was drunk?

Pei Songbai finally managed to get a leave of absence to visit his family, but as soon as he got back, he heard from his mother that his wife was going to run away with someone else, so he rushed over immediately. He had no time to watch their complicated relationship.

Regardless of whether Xia Wenhua wanted to elope or wanted money before he came, as long as Xia Wenhua was still willing to live a normal life, he would take her back for the sake of the two children.

Without letting Wang Anran and Xia Wenhua waste too much time, Pei Songbai stepped forward and said, "If you don't pay back the money, I'll take these IOUs to the brigade leader, and he'll get you sentenced to at least a few years. Since you think our Hongshan Brigade is no good, then go to the farm!"

"No, no, no! I'll pay you back, I'll pay you back!" As soon as Pei Songbai offered his help, Wang Anran agreed to pay him back without the slightest hesitation.

He was just fooling Xia Wenhua with the elopement story, hoping to squeeze some more money out of her and maybe pull some strings to get a job in town.

He hadn't gotten the money back, and he'd also angered a ruthless person who wanted to return all the money he'd swindled. He was heartbroken. After searching for a long time, he finally gritted his teeth and took the money out of the box.

After Wang Anran returned the money, Pei Songbai turned and left without looking at Xia Wenhua again.

Even though she wasn't the one who cheated, Xia Wenhua felt inexplicably guilty and quickly followed in the footsteps of the big boss.

Fortunately, everyone was at work at the time, and there were hardly any idle people in the whole village. The two of them did not run into anyone on their way home.

Upon returning home, without waiting for Xia Wenhua to speak, Pei Songbai grabbed his farm tools and went out the door, leaving her alone in the house in the blink of an eye.

The sunlight had just swept over the back hill. It hadn't been long since they started work, and no one would be back for a while. Xia Wenhua went into the room, collapsed onto the kang (a heated brick bed), and let out a long sigh of relief.

Having just transmigrated, she was immediately faced with the infamous scene of being caught cheating, and she was genuinely afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it.

Fortunately, Pei Songbai didn't seem as scary as she had imagined. Even though he had attacked Wang Anran, he was actually able to control his emotions, which reassured her a lot.

The male protagonist is not at risk of turning evil; he has passed the first hurdle. From now on, he will need to manage his life on his own.

It was just the beginning of 1968, an era when people were still struggling to find food and clothing.

Even with Xia Wenhua's limited historical knowledge, she knew that things would definitely not be easy here.

Fortunately, the transmigrated god wasn't stingy. Since he needed her to stabilize this world, he also gave her the so-called transmigration cheat: a shopping opportunity once a week.

According to the terms they agreed upon, Xia Wenhua could go shopping at a certain supermarket she frequented before her death every week.

She was limited to carrying as many items as she could with a small shopping bag, but she had to make sure that the items already existed in this era.

When she takes it out, it will automatically transform into something she already possesses in this era. The item can also be temporarily stored in the system space, serving as a guarantee for her life in this era.

The activation time will be based on her first use. Since there's no one around right now, Xia Wenhua thought for a moment and decided to use this opportunity first.

The moment she closed her eyes, her consciousness entered a supermarket specially made for her by the god of time travel. Everything was the same as what she had seen the last time she went shopping, but there was no one there; the whole world was empty except for her.

Xia Wenhua shook her head, banishing the strange thoughts from her mind, and rushed inside with the shopping bag in hand.

Expensive cigarettes and liquors were laid out for free in front of her, but she wasn't swayed in the slightest, heading straight for the rice, flour, and cooking oil section. If you were to ask a hundred people what the hard currency was in the 1960s, they would all give the same answer: grain!

Both rice and noodles are available here. Xia Wenhua herself grew up eating noodles, so naturally she went straight for the white noodles.

Although she couldn't start a fire herself for the time being, she knew all too well how important food was at this moment, thanks to the original owner's memories.

Unfortunately, the bag is too small; it can only fit the smallest 1kg pack of flour.

She thought for a moment, then squeezed in two more bags, filling the bag to the brim.

The saddest thing in the world is having a huge supermarket right in front of you, where you can take whatever you want, but you can't take even a little bit more.

Xia Wenhua was overwhelmed with sadness. She glanced at the supermarket with resentment and finally left indignantly.

I was having a great time shopping at the supermarket, but when I opened my eyes, I heard a lot of noise outside.

"They're all sisters-in-law, so why is she allowed to skip work?"

“Yes, Mother, it’s one thing for my sister-in-law not to go to work, but we wouldn’t say anything if she just stayed home and cooked. But she’s not going to work and she’s not cooking either. Isn’t that just bullying her?”

"If we don't get an explanation for this, nobody's eating today."

The shrill female voices were all louder than the last, vying to squeeze into Xia Wenhua's mind.

She inherited all of the original owner's memories and quickly figured out that the person speaking outside was the wife of Pei Songbai's younger brothers.

Xia Wenhua frowned, somewhat puzzled. Even though these people always argued with her at home, they would all turn into the most obedient sister-in-law in the world once Pei Songbai came. What was wrong today? Pei Songbai was no longer effective.

Before she could think further, the group outside, still clearly angry, quickly pushed her to her door.

"Open the door! Open the door now!"

The three women, led by Wang Chunhua, the second sister-in-law, were arrogant and domineering. Pei's mother held one child in each hand and tried to persuade them gently, but no one listened to her. They all wished they could drag Xia Wenhua out of the room and throw her on the ground.

There was never a place for Pei's mother to speak in this house. In the past, Xia Wenhua was aloof and unwilling to talk to them, which only fueled their arrogance, and the things they said became increasingly unpleasant.

Xia Wenhua flung open the door: "Even if there's no food, do you all have to go looking for food in the latrine? Your mouths smell like you've eaten feces, they stink to death!"

She leaned against the door frame, looking down at her sisters-in-law with a disdain that made people hesitate to approach.

Wang Chunhua and her two companions, along with Pei's mother who was holding the child, were all stunned: Was this still their sister-in-law/daughter-in-law who was solitary, quiet, and unsociable?

Every year, the three sisters-in-law would cause trouble for Xia Wenhua several times. Xia Wenhua was an educated youth from the city who didn't like to work, but she had a good family and received subsidies from her family every year. They could get some money from Xia Wenhua by making a fuss. It had become a fixed routine.

Summer's busy season had just begun when they returned today to find that Xia Wenhua hadn't even prepared any dishes. The three of them naturally thought it was time for another little disturbance, but who would have thought that Xia Wenhua would deviate from the expected pattern and instead start cursing back.

I didn't get the money and it seems I've offended Xia Wenhua. What should I do now? Will I still be able to get the money for this year's busy farming season?