Waking up from a dream, Su Yun transmigrated from a modern office worker to a young wife in an ancient rural village. Not only did she have an elderly and frail mother-in-law, but also two young an...
Hearing the children's exclamations, Su Yun'er was startled and quickly pushed open the door and ran inside.
But when they looked out the window, they saw two children surrounding Old Mrs. Chen, looking at something and exclaiming how amazing it was, which made Old Mrs. Chen laugh so hard her eyes disappeared.
As her initial panic subsided, Su Yun'er put down her things and asked the people inside, "What are you doing? The noise was so loud I could hear you from outside the yard."
"Mom, Grandma is so amazing! She only made a few cuts with the scissors, and a piece of clothing came out!"
Xiao Cao waved her hands in the air a few times, imitating Grandma Chen's movements, but in an exaggerated version.
Grandma Chen chuckled and patted her little bottom: "Little girl, you're exaggerating. Grandma would never do that."
“Grandma has it, Little Tree can be my witness.” Little Tree jumped up and imitated the grass’s movements.
The children made Grandma Chen laugh so hard she almost fell over, and she kept scolding them for making fun of her.
The joyful atmosphere of the three generations of grandmother and granddaughter was contagious, and Su Yun'er smiled along with them, picking up the fabric that Grandma Chen had just cut.
Grandma Chen was indeed a skilled seamstress; she quickly cut out the shape of the garment, and by piecing together several pieces of fabric, she created the shape of a cotton-padded jacket.
“Seal these areas up, cover them with a thick layer of cotton, and then seal the openings. That’s how we make our little grass’s cotton-padded coat.”
Grandma Chen continued explaining the steps of making cotton-padded jackets to the two children, while Su Yun'er went into the kitchen amidst the children's praise of "Grandma is so great".
The vegetables that had been prepared at home were almost all eaten up. Su Yun'er stored the vegetables she had just taken out of her space and then went back into her space.
After more than ten days of operation, the space has been upgraded and is about to reach level ten.
After upgrading to level 10, new vegetables will be unlocked. Su Yun'er is looking forward to it. She has eaten too many vegetables such as cabbage and rapeseed, and she also wants to eat some other vegetables.
After busy watering, fertilizing, and harvesting in the space, Su Yun'er's points increased. Just as she was busy, she heard the familiar notification sound again.
[Ding-dong—Space successfully upgraded to level 10, reward: 3 potatoes, 8 carrots]
[Ding-dong—Upgrade to unlock new crop: White Radish]
White radish?!
I can't be that lucky. I just bought lamb chops today, and there are already vegetables that are maliciously mixed in!
Besides white radishes, carrots and potatoes can also be used to stew lamb chops.
Wow, luck is on my side! Once I harvest the white radishes, I can make radish and lamb stew!
Filled with anticipation for the radish and lamb chops, Su Yun'er finished preparing lunch.
I used the newly harvested potatoes to make a stir-fried potato dish with vinegar. This dish is simple to make, but it is one of Su Yun'er's favorite dishes.
In the past, Su Yun'er would always order a dish of stir-fried potatoes with vinegar or hot and sour shredded potatoes for her daily work lunch when she went out to eat.
Leave one-third of the pork belly in the pan, mince the rest, mix it with chopped green onions, ginger, and seasonings to make a meat filling, add some chopped cabbage, and the pork and cabbage filling is ready.
Su Yun'er kneaded some dough and made some dumplings.
The plump, white dumplings floated to the surface as they cooked in the pot, and Su Yun'er couldn't help but swallow.
The twins were also drooling over the dumplings.
"Wow! Dumplings! It's dumplings! We can have dumplings today!"
Although they've been eating well lately, the children are still very excited about eating dumplings.
For the three generations of the family, and for many people in this era, dumplings are a food that families only make once a year, during the Lunar New Year.
Moreover, many poor families are reluctant to eat the dumplings they make themselves. They will only cook a bowl when relatives come to visit and have a meal, as a way to impress others.
The children might only get one bowl of dumpling soup.
But today, I can eat as many dumplings as I want. What a blessing!
While the family of four enjoyed dumplings, a different scene unfolded at the Su family's home.
"Why is it pickled vegetables and porridge again today?" Su Nian'er looked at the food on the table with dissatisfaction.
Ever since Su Yun'er dumped cow dung all over Su Nian'er's head and face, she has been so frightened that she fell ill and has been resting at home ever since.
Before he could finish his complaint, someone suddenly patted him on the back of the head.
"Ah! Who is it! What's wrong with you..." Su Nian'er, who thought it was her brothers, turned around and swallowed the curse words.
It turns out that the person who hit her earlier was her father, Su Dashan.
"You lie around all day doing nothing, and you're lucky if you get something to eat, yet you dare to complain. If you don't like it, then don't eat it."
Grandmother Niu of the Su family sat at the head of the table and glanced at them with an unfriendly look.
Su Nian'er dared not act rashly again, and lowered her head, fuming and not daring to speak.
After Su's grandfather passed away a few years ago, Niu became the head of the Su family. All the money earned by the family had to be handed over to her. If anyone was found to be hiding money, they would be subjected to a barrage of vile insults and threatened to go to the county government to sue them for being unfilial.
In this era, being unfilial is equivalent to being blacklisted by morality, which will affect marriage and finding a job.
Over time, no one in the Su family dared to defy her.
The Niu family had two sons, the elder son Su Dashan and the younger son Su Erhe.
Su Dashan married Liu Xifeng, and they had two children, Su Tianchen and Su Nian'er. After Su Tianchen came of age, he married Wang Yue'e from the Wang family in the same village. They had a son named An'an. An'an was also the great-grandson of Niu Shi Dingding's precious grandson.
Su Erhe married Feng Yueniang and had a daughter named Su Yun'er. Because she was a daughter, she was looked down upon by Niu Shi, and the couple also disliked their daughter and treated her harshly. Later, many years later, they finally had a son named Tianchuan, who was also pampered.
Of her two sons, she favored her eldest son, Su Dashan, while being somewhat indifferent to her second son, Su Erhe, leaving him to do many of the dirty and tiring jobs.
The reason for this is simply that the eldest daughter-in-law, Liu Xifeng, gave birth to a son with her first child. Even though the second daughter-in-law also gave birth to a son later, her family status over the past ten years has become irreversible.
Let's get back to today.
Because of Su Yun'er's troublesome visit, she stole a lot of food and even the family's prized rooster, which made Niu Shi fall ill.
The medical expenses were considerable, which led to a significant decline in the Su family's daily diet.
The eldest daughter-in-law, Liu Xifeng, and the second daughter-in-law, Feng Yueniang, brought in a bowl of bitter wild vegetables and a bowl of mixed flour pancakes, and the Su family finally began their meal.
A meal consisted of pickled vegetables, thin porridge, bitter wild vegetables, and mixed flour pancakes.
There wasn't even a drop of oil in it, let alone meat.
Everyone in the Su family was unhappy, but no one dared to utter another complaint.
My great-grandson An'an went out to play all morning and only came back now, covered in sweat and dirt.
"Oh dear, you've turned into a mud monkey." As soon as Madam Niu saw her beloved great-grandson, her gloomy expression instantly turned into a kind and gentle one.
She coaxed An'an by wiping her face and hands, while Su Nian'er looked at Niu Shi's biased attitude and curled her lips in disdain.
"Great-Grandma, I want to eat candied hawthorn!"