Peijia Village

Pei Deming, the eldest son of the Pei family, and his wife Xu Cui brought their three children home from work, carrying hoes. The three women in the family went to the kitchen to cook, while the two men found a reclining chair and fanned themselves with fans.

While washing vegetables, Xu Cui looked over to the next room and whispered, "Boss, why hasn't our mother come back yet?"

"Who knows?" Pei Deming didn't care about it. He was tired after a long time and didn't want to move his body or mind.

Xu Cui was upset. She washed the dishes in her hands and was about to go into the kitchen to cook. Suddenly she asked, "Do you think our mother is angry and has done something bad? If the second brother's family knew that we deliberately told our mother about Jiang Xi's visit, would they use this as an excuse to make trouble?"

When she went out to play last night, she heard that Jiang Xi was going to have a blind date with someone else. She immediately thought that this was a good opportunity. She had to make her mother-in-law give up. No one would marry her at this time and lose their whole life. If someone did, it would only be for the pension for the third child and she would not be sincere to him.

Now that the third brother is gone, if he wants to live with the eldest brother in his old age, he will have to hand over the third brother's pension.

So this morning she went to inquire again, and after confirming that Jiang Xi had really gone to see him, she immediately ran to tell her mother-in-law. As expected, her mother-in-law was so angry that she put down her work and ran to Jiangjia Village to make a fuss. But how long has it been? She hasn't come back yet.

"No, she's not that kind of person." Pei Deming waved his hands. He knew his mother well enough to not hurt her body for this matter. "Just wait. She's desperate this time. I guess she'll have to send the third child's pension over in a few days. She's old herself. If she only cares about the third child, who will take care of her when she's old?"

Xu Cui felt relieved and nodded, "That's right, boss. How much money do you think the third brother has?"

Pei Deming's son Pei Fenghua interrupted with great interest and guessed, "More than a thousand, right? Uncle always brings a lot of stuff when he comes back, so he must be very rich! I don't know how much the pension is yet."

Pei Deming nodded thoughtfully: "Almost?"

The thought of getting a thousand dollars right away is exciting.

If he didn't have a second child, he wouldn't be so anxious.

The second son has been showing his affection there lately. If his mother is moved and gives the third son's money to the second son, it will be a big loss.

Pei Deming felt a little annoyed when he thought of this. Why did his mother give birth to so many sons?

People here have already started discussing how to use the 1,000 yuan after they get it.

The other side is discussing them.

Seeing that they were halfway back to Pei's house, Pei's mother thought about it and spoke: "Xiaoxi, there are some things I need to tell you first."

He sounded a little serious when he opened his mouth. Jiang Ermei and Jiang Sanmei, two children who matured early because of their father's early death, were also worried at this moment, fearing that it was related to them.

The Pei family and the Jiang family were quite far apart. Jiang Xi had just come back from the town and hadn’t rested for a while. He had walked such a long way and was so tired that he almost stuck out his tongue. Hearing this, he looked over weakly and said briefly, “What did you say?”

Mother Pei smiled unnaturally and explained: "The third child has two older brothers. You know that the third child was injured this time, and they are all eyeing his compensation..."

The story begins when Pei Hejun was injured and transferred back to the hospital here.

Pei Hejun's injuries were too severe. It was said that he was hit on the head while on a mission. Other injuries on his body were easy to treat, except for his head. He has been in a coma since the operation in the military hospital. It can be said that he was sentenced to death, but he is not dead yet and is being kept alive by drugs.

Before he fell into a coma, Pei Hejun himself had explained the situation. He wanted to return to his roots, so after his condition stabilized a little, he was transferred here. Most of his other injuries had improved, but the injury on his head could not be healed, so the hospital let him go home to recuperate.

This is the limitation of the times.

The army was responsible for all the medical expenses, but there was nothing they could do as the medical technology was not up to the task. After Pei Hejun came back, he was taken care of by his two elders. He was in a coma and became a vegetable, but his body still needed to eat and regular maintenance. Pei's mother couldn't handle it alone, so Pei's father had to help, and the two didn't earn many work points during this time.

So the eldest and second oldest were unhappy, thinking that they were wasting their time to support the third oldest and that it was meaningless.

So they want the two elders to give the third son’s pension to them, otherwise they will not be supported in their old age.

Pei's mother had long seen through her two sons: they were both raised by their mother-in-law to be selfish.

In the past, Pei's parents never expected their two sons to support them in their old age, so they separated the two sons early on, leaving only the third son with them.

Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened at this time. The third son could not be relied upon, and Pei's mother had to take care of her two sons.

Among the three sons, the third one is the most filial. She usually sends food to her. She comes back once a year, and always brings a lot of gifts. Since the third son has become successful, her life has become more and more comfortable.

So she was reluctant to give the money that her youngest son earned with his life to the eldest and second sons for nothing.

The two sides have been in a stalemate for several days.

Mother Pei said this and wiped away tears sadly. She had cried so many times during this period that her eyes had never really dried. "Luckily, I have you now. But it was the eldest son's wife who told me about you going to see a friend. She probably thought I would give up completely and give the pension away. So they will definitely be unhappy if you come back with me now. Don't mind it. We won't live together in the future. You live with us."

She said this in advance because she was afraid that if she went back, Jiang Xi would be bullied and feel upset. The girl had made such a great sacrifice, and if she was wronged again, she would go back in a rage!

Mother Pei felt heartbroken just thinking about it.

The two little girls secretly breathed a sigh of relief and their steps became much lighter.

Jiang Xi wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve and smiled comfortingly: "It's okay, I'm mentally prepared. As long as Auntie can protect me, that's fine."

"That's for sure!" Pei's mother said loudly, "If they bully you, come to me."

Jiang Xi nodded: "Okay~"

The most worrying thing was solved, and Pei's mother's steps became much lighter. She helped the two little girls carry their luggage and still had the energy to entertain them.

Jiang Xi didn't want to say anything.

The original owner wasn't that useless.

After all, she is a little girl who grew up in the countryside in this era. She has no father or brothers to take care of her and she does farm work on weekdays. But now she finds it painful even to walk a little.

Could it be that the soul affects the body?

It was May, and the weather was not particularly hot, but even in the middle of the day, it still made people sweat profusely. Her clothes were all wet, as if she was sweating.

Jiang Xi checked his own pulse and found that he was somewhat malnourished, but not that weak.

Neither of the original owner’s two younger sisters sweated so much!

The four of them took a break on the way. When they arrived at Pei's house, Jiang Xi was completely exhausted and sat in the main room catching his breath. It was not yet time to go to work in the afternoon. Pei's father was also in the room. Hearing the noise outside, he came out and saw that the old woman was pouring water and there were three more maids in the room.

"Jiang Xi?" Pei's father stared in disbelief. How could Jiang Xi appear in his home at this time? And with his two younger sisters?

Jiang Xi stood up again and shouted, "Uncle."

"Hey, sit down for a while. You must be tired from walking." Father Pei subconsciously showed a gentle expression and looked at the old woman.

Mother Pei handed the dissolved brown sugar water to the three sisters and said with a smile, "Drink it first. I'll talk to your uncle for a while."

Jiang Xi held the tea and nodded obediently: "Thank you, Auntie."

The two younger sisters also followed suit and thanked him.

Pei's mother pulled the confused old man into the house and told him what happened at Jiang's house today.

After hearing this, Pei's father's face changed and he stamped his feet. However, he still looked after the three maids in the main room and whispered, "Aren't you harming people? If she really marries the third daughter, that girl's life will be ruined!"

Mother Pei lowered her head and whispered, "I know this is unfair to Xiaoxi, but I don't want the third child to die alone. The doctor said that the third child may not live for many years in this condition. We are old now, and the eldest and second children are definitely unreliable. But Xiaoxi is an honest child. Even if she remarries in the future, as long as the third child is not dead, she will not let him down..."

She is selfish, but as a mother, she has to consider the third child.

Giving the money to the eldest and second oldest would be like throwing meat buns at a dog. She has seen clearly over the years that blood relationship is no match for an outsider with good character. Besides, she has watched Jiang Xi grow up, so she will definitely take good care of the third oldest without any complaints.

Even as biological parents, they cannot ignore everything under the pressure of having two other children, not to mention that they are very old. They can take care of themselves, but it will be difficult for them to take care of a vegetative patient for a long time.

This is the best choice.

For their son.

Father Pei silently picked up the dry cigarette, lit it with shaking hands, took several deep puffs, and finally calmed down and said, "Then the pension..."

"Give it all to Xiaoxi!" Seeing that the head of the household did not acquiesce, Mother Pei said quickly, "I will never treat Xiaoxi unfairly in this regard. Also, give her the money that the third child has saved. She has to raise the two younger sisters. When the two children grow up, they can also take care of their elder sister. Xiaoxi will not have to worry in the future."

Father Pei saw that she had made up her mind, so he nodded and said, "Then you decide. When will the banquet be held? We can't let this child follow the third brother without any status."

"I'll discuss it with her tonight. I don't have much work to do recently, so let's do it in these few days." Mother Pei planned happily.

After the two of them finished talking, Pei's mother and father came out each holding two quilts, and saw the three girls still sitting there obediently.

Mother Pei's heart softened, and she waved for them to come over: "I have discussed it with your uncle, Xiaoxi, this is where the third child lives now, and the room next door is empty. You and your two sisters can live here first, and then move in with the third child after the wedding banquet. I will go and make the quilts for you."

She pointed to the room on the right side of the main hall and said.

The door of the room was open at this time, and the room looked very empty. There was a bed, a table, a bookcase, and some miscellaneous items inside, but it was very clean and dust-free, and it was obvious that it was cleaned regularly.

Jiang Xi had no objection to this, and her two younger sisters were as well-behaved as quails, so she let him make the decision: "Okay, thank you, Auntie. I'll make the bed."

"Let me do it. You must be tired after walking for so long." Mother Pei avoided her attempt to take over and quickly entered the house. She made the bed skillfully, first putting a mattress, then a sheet, and finally two thin quilts on it: "This big bed is for the two little girls, and you can make the small one yourself. The cabinets are empty, you can use them as you like. If you want to buy anything, write it down and we'll buy it together when we meet again in two days..."

Jiang Xi nodded repeatedly. After the bed was made, she asked the two maids to put away their things. "You will live here from now on. Please tidy up the place yourself."

The two girls nodded vigorously, and tacitly went to each side of the cabinet to put the clothes in order.

Jiang Xi also found a compartment to put her clothes. There were too few things. The luggage of three girls could not fill up a double-open closet. This feeling... was simply too much.

After finishing his own business, Jiang Xi asked his two sisters to rest in the room and went out.

Pei's mother had also been waiting, and when she saw her come out, she immediately asked, "Xiaoxi, what's wrong? Is there something missing?"

Jiang Xi shook her head and said with a friendly smile, "No, auntie, I'll go see my third brother?"

Mother Pei was overjoyed. This child really didn't reject the third child! She said, "Okay, come here. He'll be in this room. Your uncle will take care of him at night, and I'll take care of him during the day."

She pulled Jiang Xi into the house.

This room is bigger than the previous one and has better lighting. The room is very bright in the afternoon. On the big bed, a tall man is lying flat on the bed.

The man's facial features could not be described as particularly good-looking, but his face was strong and straight, his eyebrows were thick, his eyes could not be seen, his nose was high, his lips were thin, and his skin was bronze. Judging from his face and figure alone, he was still quite handsome.

However, his face was pale, his lips were extremely pale, and his chest was rising and falling slightly, as if he was asleep.

But he had a tube in his nose, which showed his frailty.

He is much thinner than the man in the original owner's memory.

Fearing that Jiang Xi would back down, Pei's mother said earnestly, "Actually, the third child is very easy to take care of. You only need to use a syringe to feed him through this tube. The tube needs to be changed once a month. I just changed it two days ago. As for going to the toilet, let his father take care of it. You don't have to worry about it. The most you can do is turn him over from time to time, wipe his body, and if you have time, you can also give him a massage..."

She demonstrated as she spoke.

Jiang Xi studied Chinese medicine in her previous life and had been a doctor for two years. She naturally understood what vegetative patients were like. She was prepared the moment she made the decision and had no reaction when she heard the words. She just reached out to help when Pei's mother turned Pei Hejun over.

This time I turned over and lay on my side, moving my legs as well.

As soon as Jiang Xi touched it, a translucent screen appeared in front of her eyes, with the words "Task List" written at the top.

There are lines of tasks written below: [Task 1: Help the person who was molested by the thugs, reward points: 1 (failed)

Mission 2: Help the wrongly accused child, Reward Points: 1 (Failed)

……】

Looking through the rows, there are at least a dozen tasks.

Some tasks are shown as failed, but some tasks are shown as in progress.

Jiang Xi was stunned and withdrew his hand in fear.

The screen disappeared, but Pei's mother was still chattering away, gently tidying up her son's clothes with her hands, without any sign of abnormality.

Jiang Xi felt a little cold, but also a little excited. After going through the book, what else could be impossible? Could it be that Pei Hejun was a system?

She was amused by her own guess and touched it again tentatively.

The translucent screen reappeared, and Jiang Xi quickly looked over. It was still the same thing as before. This time, she looked more carefully and found a line of small words at the bottom: [Wuwuwu, if the host doesn't wake up, I will be punished for not completing the mission for a long time. I am so unlucky!!!]

Jiang Xi: “…”

This system is a bit funny.