Xiao Tuantuan's eyes widened, and before she could react, she felt herself being lifted into the air and found herself being held in Chen Xiaoran's arms.
"Bang!"
Due to inertia, Chen Xue fell to the ground and let out a deafening cry.
"Third brother, take them back."
Chen Wenxiu responded, grabbed Chen Xue and pulled her up, then led the two of them back to their room.
Chen Zhixiu was a little uneasy and looked at her mother nervously: "Mother, should we try to persuade Third Brother?"
"Don't worry about them," Chen's mother said calmly. "If your third sister-in-law doesn't change her selfish ways, she won't be able to live like this anymore."
That evening, Xiao Tuantuan ate three bowls of rice after being fed by her uncle and aunt. Finally, when she was too full to eat anymore, the Chen family let her go.
After dinner, the three uncles went to town again.
Xiao Tuantuan then learned that her three uncles had come back specifically for her and her mother, as they all worked in town.
I had just lain down in bed when Tangshao issued its third task: [Catch chickens.]
Catching chickens late at night?
Xiao Tuantuan's lips twitched, and she quickly went to the chicken coop. In an instant, chickens flew and dogs barked, creating quite a commotion.
When Xiao Tuantuan caught a chicken, the Chen family was woken up.
"Tuantuan, what's wrong with you?" Chen's mother looked at Xiao Tuantuan, who had chicken feathers on her head and chicken droppings on her face, with a puzzled expression.
Xiao Tuantuan's eyes darted around: "Grandma, I want to eat chicken."
Chen Xue pouted: "Mom, Grandmother treasures these chickens, she won't let her eat them."
Li Dandan nodded: "Of course, your grandmother made money from these chickens and ducks!"
"Okay, Grandma will make it for you right away!" Chen's mother's words caught Li Dandan and Chen Xue off guard.
Seeing Chen's mother's happy expression, both of them felt a surge of anger in their eyes. This was too much favoritism!
Chen Zhixiu quickly took Xiao Tuantuan to clean up.
Sitting in the bathtub, Xiao Tuantuan suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head, as if something had exploded!
[You can now enter the space. You can choose to enter as a soul or a physical body.]
Xiao Tuantuan quickly recited in her mind: "Enter with your soul."
What appeared before her eyes was the same scene she had entered after her death: a hazy, foggy landscape.
[A medical book on cow dung trading.]
[A martial arts manual for trading three pots of water.]
[A book on catching, trading, and cooking chickens.]
Looking at the three books that appeared in front of her, Xiao Tuantuan frowned. She didn't have time to learn these; she needed to make money to take revenge!
"You can't do anything, how are you going to make money to take revenge?" The spoon sneered, its mechanical voice extremely grating.
By the time they finished eating the chicken, it was already midnight. Chen Zhixiu looked at the sleeping Xiao Tuantuan and felt a deep sense of loss.
What path should she take next?
Xiao Tuantuan was not asleep. Instead, her soul entered the space and looked through the books. She recognized every single word, but when put together, she couldn't understand them at all.
Xiao Tuantuan carefully got up and went outside, when she heard a rustling sound.
"Grandfather?" Xiao Tuantuan's eyes lit up as she watched Chen Luo wield his broadsword.
Chen Luo thought he was hallucinating. How could he hear Tuan Tuan's voice?
"Grandfather!"
Xiao Tuantuan raised her voice, and Chen Luo was taken aback. He looked down and saw Xiao Tuantuan's bright eyes: "Why did you run out?"
"Grandfather, I want to learn how to wield a broadsword too!"
Chen Luo looked at Xiao Tuantuan with a puzzled expression, but Xiao Tuantuan said, "If I knew martial arts, I could protect my mother, and no one would be able to bully us!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Luo laughed: "Practicing martial arts is very tough."
"Tuantuan is not afraid of hardship!"
Chen Luo also felt that girls could protect themselves by practicing martial arts. If Xiu'er had martial arts skills, would she have been afraid of the Xiao family?
Thinking this, Chen Luo immediately said, "Okay, Grandfather will teach Tuantuan martial arts!"
And so, the two of them, one big and one small, were settled. Chen Luo, carrying a knife, led Xiao Tuantuan up the back mountain and began teaching her from the most basic knowledge.
It wasn't until the rooster crowed that Chen Luo carried the exhausted Xiao Tuantuan back to the Chen family home.
I slept until the afternoon.
After Xiao Tuantuan woke up, she ate her fill again thanks to Chen's mother's feeding.
"Tuantuan, Grandma is going to the mountain. Will you stay home and play?" Chen's mother asked with a smile.
"Tuantuan, you stay with your grandmother." Xiao Tuantuan took Chen's mother's hand, and Chen's mother did not refuse, and led Xiao Tuantuan to the back mountain.
"Grandmother, what are you looking for?"
"Looking for medicinal herbs," Chen's mother replied without hesitation. "There are plenty of medicinal herbs on the mountain. After picking them and drying them, we can take them to town to exchange for money."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Tuantuan exclaimed in surprise, "Grandma knows medicine! Grandma is amazing!"
Chen's mother was amused by Xiao Tuantuan: "You only know a little bit."
Along the way, Chen's mother explained to Xiao Tuantuan the medicinal herbs she had picked, as well as the characteristics of various medicinal herbs.
Xiao Tuantuan listened very attentively. Tang Shao was right; she knew nothing and had no way to take revenge.
She needs to study hard and study diligently, because only by becoming strong can she protect her loved ones.
As for revenge, she can't rush it; she has to take it slowly.
"Xiu'er." After descending the mountain, Chen's mother pulled Chen Zhixiu into the room.
Li Dandan saw this action.
Li Dandan cautiously followed, pressed herself against the door, and listened to the conversation inside.
"Let's send Tuantuan to school. I'll pay for her school fees."
Chen Zhixiu was stunned for a moment, then felt extremely guilty: "It's my fault for delaying Tuantuan."
Chen's mother patted Chen Zhixiu's hand and comforted her, "It's not your fault. Tuantuan is a smart child. We can't let this talent go to waste. At the beginning of next month, I will have Nian'er take her to the school in town so that she can go to school with her two older brothers."
"No way!" Li Dandan rushed inside without thinking. "Why should the Chen family have to pay for our school fees?"
"Chen Zhixiu, have you no shame! You and your daughter are eating and using the Chen family's food and using the Chen family's things, do you still want to take a share of the Chen family's property!"
Chen Zhixiu's face turned pale, and she quickly shook her head: "I didn't mean that. I will pay for Tuantuan's schooling. I won't take a penny from you, Mother. I can embroider to support Tuantuan's schooling."
Li Dandan glanced at Chen Zhixiu with disdain: "The little money you make from embroidery isn't even enough for food! What, are you not going to pay for your meals now that you're staying at the Chen family's house?"
Chen's mother was furious: "Li Dandan! Get out of here!"
Li Dandan flinched, looked at Chen's mother, and said defiantly, "Mother, you can't be so biased! Your money belongs to your three sons. How can you use it on a married daughter like her? I don't care, I won't agree to this!"
Chen's mother was so angry that her chest heaved. She glared at Li Dandan and said, "My money is mine to spend as I please. Do I need your permission?"
Li Dandan pouted: "Mom, you can't say that. Your money is naturally meant for your son, and if it's meant for your son, then I'll get a share."
"After all, it's your son who will take care of you in your old age and see you off in your final days, not your younger sister."
“Even if this matter goes to the ancestral hall, I will still be in the right. Go out and ask around, which family leaves their money to their married daughter? My little sister will get married no matter what, can she stay at home forever? If you give the money to my little sister, isn't that the same as giving it to someone else?”
Looking at Li Dandan's fierce expression, Chen Zhixiu whispered, "I won't get married."
"I won't take my mother's money either, I have my own money."
As she spoke, Chen Zhixiu took out fifty taels from her bosom, which was the consolation money given by Xiao Guangyuan.
Chen Zhixiu didn't want it originally, but Xiao Tuantuan picked it up.
Why not take advantage of free money? Don't mess with money, no matter who else you're messing with.
"Fifty taels!" Li Dandan's eyes lit up. She quickly took it and examined it carefully. "Could it be fake?"
Seeing Li Dandan's greedy appearance, Chen's mother looked extremely disgusted. She snatched the silver notes and returned them to Chen Zhixiu, saying, "Our family's money is meant to be saved for our daughter. As for your brother and his family, if they can't even support their families, they've lived in vain."
Li Dandan's face was extremely pale: "Mother, what do you mean by this?"
Chen's mother raised an eyebrow: "The meaning is very simple, my money is not for you to decide, get out!"
Li Dandan was furious, but she couldn't argue with Chen's mother, so she turned her anger towards Chen Zhixiu: "If you had any conscience, you wouldn't ask your mother to pay for it!"
"Besides, what's the point of a little girl reading books?"
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