At the end of September, the northwest wind was like a bone scraper, whistling on people and chilling them to the bone.
It had snowed a few days ago, and as soon as the sky cleared up, the eaves were covered with rows of icicles from the melted snow.
In the afternoon, the wife of Zhang the butcher, who lived on the edge of the town, came into the Qiao family next door with a basket of needlework.
"Aunt Qiao, has your daughter-in-law finished the last dose of pregnancy-maintaining medicine? Is she feeling better? My son bought some butter tea from a merchant in northern Mongolia and would like to share some with you."
Geng quickly put down her needlework and came out to greet her. "She's much better. Your daughter-in-law is also pregnant. I'll buy some myself when I go out to deliver needlework."
"Well, our daughters-in-law from the northwest are strong and healthy. This isn't our first child, so we can just give her a sweet mouth. Unlike your daughter-in-law, who is thin to begin with. This is her first pregnancy, and she's been on the road for two months, so she needs to eat more." Madam Zhang had a loud and crisp voice.
"Besides, I've been learning embroidery from you for less than a month, and the owner of the embroidery shop has already doubled the price for me. I haven't even paid you yet, so why are you being so polite to me?"
Having said that, Geng had no choice but to accept it, and was particularly grateful to Zhang for her help.
Her husband and son were working in a government mine and serving as a soldier in a military camp, respectively. She was a newly arrived woman with her daughter-in-law and daughter who were four months pregnant. She taught the neighbor's wife how to embroider, simply to get help from the neighbor so that she could get on her feet as soon as possible.
Miao Wan was half asleep and half awake when she heard her mother-in-law Geng talking to someone, and she couldn't fall asleep anymore.
She still couldn't figure out why she wore it.
Her pig farm had just received a big order. She happily collected the down payment during the day, did not drink, and did not fall down. But just as she fell asleep at night, she heard someone crying beside her. When she opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a mule cart.
At first, she had a headache and stomachache, and felt uncomfortable all over. She could only pretend to be silent. At most, she felt that her husband Qiao Ruichen's name sounded familiar.
By the time I finished receiving the memories in a daze, we were almost at the exile station.
Only then did she realize that she had traveled to a dynasty called Yue State, and that she was the unfavored first wife of the Jingyang Earl family, who had the same name and surname as her and had just been married to the only son of the Minister of Revenue for more than a month.
It was her mother-in-law and sister-in-law who were crying in her ears.
Why was he crying? Because the Minister of Revenue was impeached by the Censor for corruption and bribery, and the Emperor ordered his property to be confiscated and exiled to the northwest.
The original body was first frightened by the confiscation of property and exile, and then received a notice of severing ties from the Jingyang Earl's Mansion. He fainted because he could not bear it.
When she woke up again, it was Miao Wan.
The original body fainted because she was pregnant. Along the way, not only did her mother-in-law and sister-in-law carefully serve her, but her father-in-law and step-husband who was in shackles also tried their best to save money to take care of her first.
Miao Wan was still confused and couldn't accept her time travel until she settled down in Xining Town next to the Gubei Army and heard her step-husband talking to her father-in-law.
When Qiao Ruichen mentioned Concubine Jin in the palace, and the eunuch called Concubine Jin Wangshu, Miao Wan suddenly reacted.
Oh my god, she was traveling into a book, a palace fighting romance novel called "Spring" that she had just finished reading.
The heroine Qi Wangshu is beautiful, strong and tragic. Her mother died early and her stepmother is mean. She grew up in the care of her aunt Geng and was a childhood sweetheart with Qiao Ruichen.
Later, the heroine was tricked into becoming the saint's concubine, and then she upgraded and fought monsters all the way to become the queen. Even the saint dispersed his harem for her.
As for her original self? She can only be considered cannon fodder, as she only appears in the extra chapters, and her appearance is... very touching.
The sage ascended the throne at a young age, and the imperial power was controlled by the empress dowager and the regent, so the young emperor's position was quite embarrassing.
He had only been to the heroine's palace a few more times when the Queen Mother's niece, the imperial concubine, asked her family to frame the Qiao family and have them exiled, completely cutting off the heroine's last bit of support.
But the saint is deep-minded, cunning and sharp-minded. Qiao Shengwen and his son actually work for the saint in secret.
This time the Qiao family was framed, and they had no choice but to go to the northwest. This was a good opportunity to secretly collect evidence of the crimes of the Queen Mother's brother, General Dingbei, so that they could seize the military power in the northwest and lay a solid foundation for the Saint to regain the imperial power.
In the novel, after Qiao Ruichen was appointed General Dingbei and escorted the empress dowager's brother to the capital, he talked with the heroine about his first wife who died early.
The heroine lamented the bitter cold of the Northwest, otherwise her cousin's wife would not have had a miscarriage, let alone died early. Qiao Ruichen just said it was his fault and would never remarry in this life.
Qiao Ruichen adopted his sister's second son, and took his adopted son to place his first wife in the Qiao family's ancestral tomb, and asked his adopted son to kowtow in front of the tomb. Then he bid farewell to his parents who had overturned the case and returned to Beijing, and rode back to the northwest with his adopted son without looking back. The background is the male and female protagonists hugging each other and longing for peace in the world. The whole article ends here.
Yes, the original body appears in the novel in the form of a grave.
“Squeak—”
Just as Miao Wan was staring at the dilapidated beams above her head, her door opened and Geng came in.
Geng's face was a little pale, and it was obvious that she had lived a luxurious life in the past. Her hair was tied up neatly, and her cotton-padded jacket with a double-breasted button was straight and neat, with patches embroidered into tree leaves. You could tell at a glance that she was a capable woman.
She came over quickly with a bowl in hand. "Wan'er, does your stomach still hurt? I made you some brown sugar and egg water. Can you get up and drink some?"
When Miao Wan lowered her head, she first saw Geng's red and swollen fingers. They were frozen and also because she was always using the needle to do embroidery.
She sighed in her heart again. When the house was searched, people from the imperial concubine's family did something bad. They were unable to take anything out except a few old clothes, simple jewelry on their heads, and the silver coins in their purses that they used to reward servants.
The three of them only got a hundred taels of silver from the pawn of their jewelry, and they had a little more in their purse, a total of one hundred and seventy taels.
However, she was weak along the way, and she spent a lot of money on doctors and pregnancy-preserving medicine. Qiao Shengwen also fell ill. In addition to bribing the officials who escorted them, they were only halfway there.
Qiao Shengwen worked in the government mine west of the Gubei Army, and Qiao Ruichen was a soldier in the Gubei Army camp. The three of them did not dare to go far away, so they spent seventy taels of silver to buy this dilapidated small courtyard on the edge of Xining Town near the military camp.
Originally, the three of them had to do menial work in the military camp. If they didn't want to work, they had to pay a head tax of six taels of silver per person per year, which was another eighteen taels.
They had never been to the northwest and had no idea how cold it was here. When they arrived there, they bought household items, such as clothes and bedding. Even if they were just the cheapest and most worn-out ones, they still spent several taels of money.
Not to mention Miao Wan, who had been on a bumpy journey less than three months into her pregnancy. Her body might not have adapted to the local climate, so she bought several doses of pregnancy-maintaining medicine.
As a result, Miao Wan estimated that Geng had at most thirty taels of silver left.
The money also needs to be saved for Miao Wan to give birth to a child. Qiao Shengwen is not in good health and he has to pay the head tax for three people next year. Thirty taels of silver is not enough.
Therefore, Geng and Qiao Rui were reluctant to eat and drink, and Geng also did embroidery to earn some money to support the family. With so many old and young people in the family, Miao Wan still felt a little guilty about having to eat alone.
In fact, Miao Wan didn't feel much empathy for this sudden child, except that she felt uncomfortable in her stomach. She paid more attention to the people she could see.
After thinking for a moment, Miao Wan took the bowl and said, "Mom, ask Xiao Rui to come over and drink with us. If you get sick from exhaustion, I won't be able to take many medicines if the disease spreads to me."
Geng had been the mistress of the house for so many years, so she could naturally hear that her daughter-in-law was concerned about her and her daughter, but she looked at her daughter-in-law in surprise.
Compared to when she first got married and was silent and timid, she is much better now.
Geng also felt sorry for her daughter. It had been less than four months since the house was searched, and Qiao Rui's chubby little face had become thinner. Her original clothes were now loose under her cotton jacket.
Geng gritted her teeth and said, "You drink first. I'll make some egg soup for dinner and we'll eat together. Starting tomorrow, you and Xiaorui will each have an egg."
Geng calculated that she still had more than 29 taels of silver in her hand. 200 wen would be enough for the three of them to spend a month, and with eggs, it would be 300 wen at most. By the time the baby was born, there would be at least 27 taels left.
Including the wedding money for the midwife and the money left for my daughter-in-law to take care of the child during the confinement period, if my husband Qiao Shengwen didn't get sick, the remaining money would be enough to pay next year's head tax.
As for her family's living expenses and the head tax next year, she could also earn some money by doing embroidery. Although the embroidery work in the northwest was not sold at a high price, her embroidery skills were good, so she could earn at least one or two taels of silver a month.
Qiao Shengwen and his son are protected by people secretly arranged by the saint. Although they don't live well, Qiao Ruichen still has a small salary, which should be enough to take care of the father and son.
Miao Wan looked up at Geng, "What about you?"
"I'm old, why would I want to eat eggs? I used to eat a lot of good food. I'm in good health, don't worry about me." Geng patted her, "Lie down for a while, I'll go wash the dishes."
Geng herself couldn't bear to eat eggs, so she would just make some egg soup for the three of them to drink together. When they bought meat once a month, she would just have some meat.
Miao Wan watched Geng go out, then stared at the beams in silence for a while. It was time to think about how to get some money.
We cannot live in a hard time. Even pigs need to eat and drink well to grow fat, let alone children.
In fact, there are many ways to make money. As an orphan who grew up eating at many people's homes, she did everything before she saved enough money to start raising pigs.
But she was always worried about the strangeness of her journey through the book. Where had her original body gone?
If the two of them switched places, with the savings she left behind and such a large pig farm, the original person would always be able to live a worry-free life.
But if she goes back soon, even if she has a way, she might end up wasting money halfway and not making much money.
Therefore, the most important thing for Miao Wan in the past few months is to eat well, drink well, keep a calm mind, take good care of her body, and keep the fetus stable.
In this way, even if the original body came back, it would not be so easy to die of miscarriage. Geng's mother was so tired that she spent all her money to hire doctors to handle the funeral, which was completely detrimental to her health.
After lying down for a while, Miao Wan got up. Lying down all the time is not good for the body. There are actually a lot of chores to do at home. Geng doesn't allow her to do heavy work, but she can still do some cleaning and washing.
She changed into a thick cotton jacket and trousers with only a few patches on them, put on the thick-soled cotton shoes knitted by Geng, and packed up to go out.
Geng was embroidering under the eaves of the main hall, shivering in the daylight. Qiao Rui leaned against her side, washing vegetables, chattering to her, "An official is coming to inspect the camp today, and the military commander asked Uncle Zhang next door to slaughter a pig to entertain him. It's going to be a lively party!"
Miao Wan looked at Qiao Rui's hands, which were swollen like radishes. They must have been chapped from the cold and continued to come into contact with water, and were about to develop frostbite.
Who would have thought that such a thin little girl was a pampered young lady in the home of the Minister of Revenue a few months ago?
"I heard that a pig can be sold for two taels of silver. Mom, why don't we raise pigs next year?" Qiao Rui didn't see Miao Wan. She rubbed the back of her itchy hand and looked at the butcher Zhang's house next door with envy.
The Zhang family lived in a remote area because they wanted to be close to the military camp, and they had more space to slaughter pigs.
The houses are all made of blue bricks and tiles, and the floors are paved with blue bricks.
Unlike the small courtyard made of earthen bricks that they bought, the courtyard becomes muddy when it rains or snows. Not only is the house low, but the northwest wind is strong, and the weathered earthen brick walls are leaky, making it not warm at all.
Geng touched Qiao Rui's head and said, "When we have to cut grass for the pigs, aren't you afraid of getting tired?"
Qiao Rui rubbed her hands vigorously and pursed her lips. "Don't worry, if we raise pigs ourselves, we can give my sister-in-law and nephew more meat to eat."
Miao Wan's heart trembled. As an orphan, she could not bear the sincere care for others.
Just then, she suddenly felt her stomach move. Miao Wan widened her eyes, slowly lowered her head and touched her stomach, her eyes couldn't help but soften.
She had a very strange and heart-warming intuition that now that she was tied up, she couldn't go back.
Forget it, let’s make the best of it. Let’s set a small goal first and start by getting rid of the grave!
"Xiao Rui, I'll wash the vegetables." Miao Wan took a deep breath and walked out with a smile, "Can you help your sister-in-law buy some drainpipes?"
"I'll be done soon, sister-in-law, you sit down and rest." Qiao Rui waved her hand quickly and hesitated for a moment, "Sister-in-law, why are you going into the water? That stuff stinks."
Miao Wan was afraid someone might buy it for a bargain, so she didn't rush to explain. "Go buy it first and I'll tell you. I have a solution that can solve the problem of you and Mom's frozen hands."
Hmm? Qiao Rui's eyes lit up, and she stood up and ran out, "Then I'll go quickly. Sister-in-law, wait for me, I'll come back to wash the dishes!"
Geng only had time to sigh, "You haven't got the copper coins yet. Run slower and tell them I'll bring it to them later."
"Okay!" Qiao Rui's joyful voice came from a distance.
Geng smiled and shook her head, helping Miao Wan sit down. "This child has been quiet for just a few months, and now she's getting irritable again."
When Miao Wan saw that Geng's eyes were red but her brows were filled with joy, she knew that she would rather see Qiao Rui lively.
She smiled too. Twenty years had passed since she became an orphan at the age of six. Now she had a family again and blood relatives who were not yet born.
Time travel is good.
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This article is 1V1, and all the thunder points are in the copy. I focus on raising a child and making money, with few emotional lines. I don't accept the heroine being pregnant when she comes across this child. Let's go and read other articles. Thank you. If there are still such unfriendly comments, they will be deleted.
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Qiao Qiao transmigrated into a female substitute character in a substitute cultivation novel.
According to the original plot, after the heroine reincarnated, the substitute's status in the sect plummeted, and he eventually turned evil and framed the heroine. He was made into a puppet by the heroine's pursuer and died in the battle between humans and demons without leaving any trace.
When Qiao Qiao came here, the heroine had already returned.
The good news is that the stand-in hasn't turned evil yet;
The bad news is that the female protagonist, the king of the immortal world, still suffered a tragic end in the control group.
What are you waiting for? Run!
Even if she ran her legs off or jumped off a cliff, she would never be so stupid as to stay and follow the substitute's script!
Just as Qiao Qiao was packing her bags and preparing to flee, she was inexplicably connected to the heroine's system, and suddenly heard mechanical sounds from different distances:
Yuan Sheng: [Congratulations to the host for drawing Qi into the body within one hour. Reward: a copy of the supreme heavenly grade technique.]
Near voice: [Reward: one Spiritual Root Cleansing Pill, please check.]
Qiao Qiao: Huh?
The system was not hers, but there was an extra wooden box in her storage bag, and inside the box was the elixir that the system had mentioned!
Qiao Qiao: Holy crap!
So the heroine is practicing desperately, and as a substitute, does she even get half of the heroine's reward?
Suddenly, her feet had their own ideas, and Qiao Qiao, who was about to run away, went back.
Such a substitute, she can!
Small Theater:
In the sect competition, Qiao Qiao was stopped by the eldest senior brother and returned her elite disciple card. The elite heroine fought hard to win the first place.
Yuan Sheng: [Congratulations to the host for winning the sect-level challenge for the first time. The reward is 10,000 high-grade spirit stones.]
Close-up voice: [Reward: one piece of top-grade fire spirit essence, please check it.]
The heroine laughed and Qiao Qiao cried, they were so moved. What a big piece of spiritual essence, worth 100,000 high-grade spirit stones.
In the ancient secret realm, Qiao Qiao returned the sword to her junior brother, and the sword heroine risked her life to break into the core.
Yuan Sheng: [Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining a bottle of golden dragon blood, and a box of dragon treasure as a reward]
Close-up voice: [Reward: Phoenix Bloodline Transformation Method and Immortal Item Dream Wutong, please check.]
The heroine endured the pain of a complete blood transfusion and became a half-dragon. Qiao Qiao took a nap and awakened as an ancient golden phoenix.
…
Qiao Qiao was overjoyed. What a golden thigh that made him rich in silence!
She happily took the initiative to find the eldest disciple of the sect leader who was pursuing the heroine in the book: I have worn the top-quality robes that senior brother gave me. Don't worry, senior brother, I will find someone to refine them again and send them to junior sister immediately. I will definitely not delay her from going out for training!
The Golden Crow Demon King, disguised as a human, smiled and said: If you take my feathers, they will be my duck head. If you dare to give them to others, your head will be chopped off!
Qiao Qiao felt a chill on her neck: …Substitute literature and duck-head literature???
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