Lin Momo was awakened by a burst of cursing.

My eyelids were slit open, and it was so bright!

It turned out that the sun was shining into the house.

As her sleepy eyes adjusted to the bright light, the moment the familiar wooden beams, mud walls, earthen bed, and tattered bedding appeared before her, Lin Momo knew that she had indeed returned to ancient times.

In fact, she was already prepared for this the moment she was hit by the car.

Her last memory of that world was of her clutching her gourd pendant, sobbing uncontrollably, tears streaming down her face like rain.

She never knew that a man could cry like that.

How heartbroken and in pain must he be?

"Phew—" Lin Momo let out a long sigh, wiping away the tears that silently streamed down her face, telling herself that it was all in the past and that she should face a new life and new challenges.

One cannot live in the past, a past beyond our control; we must look forward and strive to live well in the future.

"...That brat can really sleep, why don't she just sleep herself to death? She dumps all the housework on me, does she want to work me to death?"

Hearing Lin Xu's shouts outside, Lin Momo frowned.

In this life, she wasn't dealt a good hand.

She needs to give it her all to play this hand well.

After calming herself down, Lin Momo felt completely weak and limp, as if her bones had been removed.

I don't know how long I've been asleep.

The next moment, my stomach started rumbling.

Okay, let's try to calm my stomach first.

Having strength makes it easier to get things done.

Sensing that everything in the space was normal, Lin Momo felt completely confident.

I drank half a cup of warm water first, and after thinking about it, I realized that nothing else was suitable to eat at this time, so I could only have porridge.

After finishing the hot, slightly sweet brown sugar eight-treasure porridge, Lin Momo felt alive again and regained some strength.

Just as she was thinking of taking a break before going out, the curtain of the side room was suddenly lifted.

The man exclaimed with delight, "Er Ya, you're finally awake?"

Seeing Lin Momo staring blankly at her on the kang, she smiled and said, "You've been sleeping for three days straight, how come you don't even recognize your older sister? How are you? Is anything bothering you?"

As he spoke, he came to the kang (a heated brick bed) and reached out to touch Lin Momo's head.

This is Lin Daya, the eldest daughter of the second branch of the Lin family. Lin Erya has many memories of this eldest sister. Lin Momo inherited her memories and naturally recognized her.

But she wasn't Lin Erya after all. She could match the names and felt a bit close to her, but it was the first time she had met this older sister, so awkwardness was inevitable.

Lin silently avoided her hand and slowly greeted her with a polite greeting: "Big sister, you, you're back."

This simple greeting sparked a conversation in her.

She lowered her hand and sighed softly, saying, "Luckily I came back. Father is bedridden and can't get up, and Mother is pregnant. You just lay there sleeping, leaving Sanya all alone to do the work. The day your brother-in-law and I came, she went outside to fetch water and almost fell headfirst into the well..."

"Oh, is Sanya alright?!" Lin Momo's heart tightened, and she immediately interrupted her.

Seeing her second sister's anxiety, Lin Daya quickly explained, "Don't worry, she didn't fall in, she just almost did!"

Just as she had breathed a sigh of relief, Lin Momo became angry again.

She thought to herself, "Why not use that strong young man Lin Zhiqiang, but instead make the skinny, ten-year-old Lin Sanya fetch water? This family really doesn't treat their daughter like a human being."

Lin Momo's desire to leave grew even stronger.

However, she could only leave with peace of mind after repaying the money she had borrowed.

A moment later, Lin Sanya, like a little tail, also slipped into the room and happily called out to Lin Momo on the kang (a heated brick bed): "Second Sister, you're awake! That's wonderful!"

My second sister is alright, so she finally doesn't have to do so much work anymore.

The three Lin sisters do share some similarities in appearance: round eyes and high noses. In this rural area, they are quite outstanding. However, they are all rather thin and look malnourished, which somewhat detracts from their good looks.

Lin Erya's shout startled Lin Xushi, who had just sat back down on the kang in the main room after scolding someone.

First, he scolded Lin Sanya: "What are you yelling about in broad daylight?"

Then, he pointed the gun at Lin Momo, who had just woken up, and said, "You brat, you're awake and you still don't know to get off the bed and go wash your dirty clothes with your father."

Finally, she scolded her eldest daughter, who had gone back to her parents' home, "Why aren't you going to brew your father's medicine yet? Don't think you can eat and stay for free just because you're back at your parents' home..."

It was truly an ear-piercing, distorted sound.

Lin Momo was impatient with her endless cursing and wanted to go outside to bask in the late autumn sun.

So the three sisters went out of the house together.

"You're still too weak to do the laundry. Wait until I've finished preparing the medicine before you wash up," Lin Daya said softly, feeling sorry for her second sister, as she helped her towards the kitchen. "Go see Dad. Everyone in the family has been worried about you these past few days."

Upon seeing his second daughter, who had just woken up, Lin Musheng glanced at her and said expressionlessly, "Now that you're awake, take care of the household chores and tell your sister to go home early, so that your in-laws won't be unhappy and the villagers won't gossip."

Lin Daya accompanied her husband back to her parents' home to visit him while he was sick.

Originally, they planned to stay one night and then go back, but Lin Momo, who was an important laborer in the family, suddenly fell into a deep sleep and was unconscious. Lin Sanya, being a young girl, couldn't do any heavy work. So Xu Shi told her son-in-law to go back and tell his in-laws that they wanted their eldest daughter to stay for two days, and forcibly kept her there.

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