A thatched hut, surrounded by verdant mountains and clear waters, is depicted by a skinny little girl, her clothes patched and somewhat dirty, hiding in the thatched straw. In her left hand, she holds a large meat bun, which seems out of character, and in her right, a cup of hot milk. Judging from the packaging and her attire, she is a product of different eras. She eats the meat bun and drinks the milk with big mouthfuls.
"Burp." After finishing her meal, she burped. The milk carton in her hand disappeared. Then the little girl lay down.
"Oh my goodness, she's just coming home from work! A flowerpot falls from the sky, and it dies instantly," the little girl muttered. Then she closed her eyes and considered the scene before her. Her real name was Bai Canxing, and she was already thirty years old, but now she had transformed into the three-year-old Bai Erya.
Three-year-old Bai Erya's memories contained no particular dynasties or emperors, only a few memories of Gujia Village. Her family consisted of her grandfather, grandmother, eldest uncle, eldest aunt, second uncle, second aunt, father, mother, eldest cousin, eldest cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and her own eldest and second brothers. It was a large family, but it was a waste of her memory.
My second aunt is the daughter of Qian, a butcher in the town. My second uncle, second aunt, eldest cousin, and third cousin all live in the town, so their grandparents live in this thatched farmhouse, my eldest uncle's family lives in the east wing, and their family lives in the west wing.
Bai Canxing didn't know about her family's temper. Anyway, it was already very good that her three-year-old memory could provide her with so much. In her little head, she only wanted to have a full meal. The three-year-old girl was never full at every meal. She caught a cold, but they didn't even call a doctor. They said that the child had a fever and it would be over if she endured it. The little girl really recovered, and now it was her turn.
It wasn't that the family didn't love the little girl. These days, most people wouldn't see a doctor. For minor ailments, they'd just boil some grass roots and drink the water. If they got seriously ill, they had no money for treatment and could only wait to die. They were all poor, every family was like that.
Fortunately, time travel has its perks. Before Bai Canxing could even lament her miserable fate, she felt the street in her mind. That's right, it was the street downstairs from her house, the one with supermarkets, a vegetable market, a hot pot restaurant, a bun shop, a pharmacy, a Chinese medicine clinic, a bookstore, a stationery store, a convenience store, a snack shop, and so on.
She loved reading novels and had seen plenty of heroines with Taobao and supermarkets, but this was her first time seeing a whole street with them. She felt like the coolest girl on the block, since she was the only one there. Hahaha, she put her hands on her hips and laughed for a while. Anyway, she took advantage of the fact that no one was home and quickly ran out to find a secluded place to eat, then took two fever-reducing pills.
"Erya, Erya." Bai Canxing had finished taking her medicine and was about to go back when she heard someone calling her.
"Big brother, second brother, I'm here." Bai Canxing stuck her head out and saw that it was her eldest brother Bai Rongjing and second brother Bai Rongshan. Bai Rongjing was eight years old and Bai Rongshan was six years old. In modern times, they were both ignorant children, but now the six-year-old Bai Rongshan was very sensible and could take care of his three-year-old sister.
"Aren't you feeling unwell? Why did you run out?" Bai Rongjing walked over, holding Bai Canxing's hand, and asked worriedly.
"I woke up feeling much better, so I came out." Bai Canxing said, and Bai Rongjing didn't ask any more questions. Bai Rongshan and Bai Rongjing held her hands on either side and walked towards the main hall. Bai Canxing didn't know how to tell the time, but judging by the look of her, she thought it was time for lunch.
After watching the three siblings leave, Gu Can crawled out from behind, patted the weeds off her body, and staggered back home. She also wanted to eat the big meat buns.
"Grandpa, grandma, uncle, aunt, mom, we are back." Bai Rongjing said as soon as he entered.
"Well, you kid, you are not a worry at all. Why do you run outside when you are not feeling well?" Bai Canxing looked at the person who was speaking. It should be her mother. The woman was estimated to be less than 1.6 meters tall. Although her face was sallow and her body was thin, her facial features were pretty. If she took good care of herself and took care of herself, she would definitely be a beauty.
“······” Bai Canxing did not reply. He just looked at the people in the room and then lowered his head.
Looking at the two old people, they are really old. According to the marriage age of ancient people, they should be only in their early fifties, but you can feel their oldness by looking at them. They already have white hair on their heads. They are both dark and thin, and their height cannot be told when they are sitting. The uncle looks like an honest middle-aged man, and the aunt is about the same height as Bai Canxing's mother, and they look like ordinary peasant women.
"Let's eat," Grandpa Bai said, and the family sat down. As usual, Bai Canxing only got half a bowl of porridge. Seeing how everyone seemed to be taking it for granted, and from what she remembered, she knew it wasn't intentional to starve the children, but rather that the adults needed to eat more after working, as was the norm in every household back then.
Although the Bai family still has ten acres of land, the output is low at this time, and she doesn't know how much tax is. However, with a large family and no other source of income, it would be difficult to have some surplus food in a year, let alone big fish and meat, with only ten acres of land. Once a famine occurs, there is really no way out. Their family also came to Gujia Village to escape the famine.
Looking at her second and eldest brothers, who were only slightly more confused than her, she silently tugged at their sleeves.
"What's wrong?" Bai Rongjing and Bai Rongshan were very good at it. They both swallowed what they had in their mouths, looked down at Bai Canxing, and asked in a low voice.
"I just found some fruit in the back mountain, and I can't eat any more now. Big brother and second brother, you two can share it." Bai Canxing also said in a low voice. The two did not start fighting immediately. Instead, Bai Rongjing reached out and touched Bai Canxing's belly. She was indeed too thin. She had just eaten a big meat bun and drank a glass of milk, and her belly was still bulging. Bai Rongjing nodded to Bai Rongshan. Bai Rongshan then started to share it.
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