Xiao Guo felt dazed and felt like she had had a very long dream.

In the dream, she was born in Taohua Village in the 42nd year of Shaohe three thousand years ago. She was a woman named Qin Xiaoguo. She married to Taohua Village from Qinzhuang three years ago. Her husband was Jiang Shanhe, a famous strong man in Taohua Village. He was not only tall and mighty, but also had a handsome face. After he became an adult, many matchmakers wanted to introduce him to other men, and Qin Xiaoguo was also famous in the village for his good looks.

So in this era when even food was a problem, Qin Xiaoguo was married to a man she had never met with just a bag of grain. Qin Xiaoguo wore a headscarf during the wedding ceremony and then sat in the bridal chamber waiting for the groom to come in and pick up the veil.

After the wedding night, at daybreak the sound of gongs and drums was heard outside. Before Qin Xiaoguo could get up, two men in military uniforms suddenly rushed in, grabbed the man who had just woken up and walked out.

Before Qin Xiaoguo recovered from the shock, she heard her new mother-in-law shouting outside, "Master Jun, no, no, my son just got married and has no offspring yet. Please be kind and let him go for once!"

"Auntie, all the men in every household have to go. He's the only man in your family, so who else can we arrest if not him?"

Listening to her mother-in-law's heart-wrenching cries, Qin Xiaoguo knew that she was going to capture the strong men and send them to join the army.

Thinking of this, Xiaoguo quickly got up, put on some clothes and ran out, hugged her mother-in-law who was kneeling in the yard, and looked at the back of the man who was taken away by the officials. The man was oppressed and could not look back. He could only keep asking his mother to take good care of himself and Xiaoguo and wait for him to come back.

One after another, officials forced young men out from all parts of the village. There were cries from the elderly, women and children all around. The officials felt reluctant to see it and said, "Alright, alright. This is a good job. If you can survive and get a job in the future, it will bring honor to your family." He led the troops out of the village. Except for an old man who took three breaths after every step, all the men in the village were captured. In an instant, only the elderly, the weak, women and children were left in Taohua Village.

Xiaoguo helped her mother-in-law into the house, "Mom..."

"Xiaoguo, you have to keep your belly strong. Everything depends on you." Grandma cried out of breath. Although she said so, she didn't mean it in her heart. After all, it was just one night...

Xiaoguo felt a huge pressure, and when she heard her mother-in-law crying, she couldn't help but worry. This time, he was taken away to join the army. It was very rare for him to come back from the battlefield. She had just started a family, but her husband was taken away, leaving only her and her mother-in-law. And... Thinking of this, Xiaoguo looked at her belly, not knowing if she would have a baby in just one night...

After a man is captured and enlisted in the army, the army will give his family one or two taels of silver as compensation every month. This is also evidence that the family knows that the man is still alive. The same is true for Qin Xiaoguo. As long as there is money every month, it means that he is not dead. He feels more or less comforted and has hope in his heart.

I don't know whether it was because the mother-in-law's prayers were successful or because Qin Xiaoguo was pregnant, but she really got pregnant that night. Now the mother-in-law, who had always been sad, had hope. Xiaoguo no longer had to do any housework at home and could just rest assured and take care of the baby.

Xiaoguo did not disappoint, and on the day of delivery, she gave birth to a big fat boy smoothly. Her happy mother-in-law was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling for three days. The child grew up day by day, and the money from the army was delivered on time. Her life gradually became better.

But that day, the money that should have been delivered did not arrive. Knowing that something might have gone wrong, my mother-in-law was devastated and fell ill. Although she was mentally prepared, she couldn't accept it when the moment really came. This illness, coupled with the famine at the time, she died before she could make it.

Qin Xiaoguo held back her grief and solemnly handled her mother-in-law's funeral. Before she could indulge in grief, she had to cheer up and worry about food and drink. A severe drought hit the area, and the crops were barren and no grain was harvested. Those who had some money at home would go to the county town to buy some food, but the food in the town had already been sold at sky-high prices.

Xiaoguo had no money and had to take care of her three-year-old son. Every day the child would eat one meal and then go hungry. Soon the chubby child became skinny. In order to get the child to eat more, Xiaoguo often skipped a meal for three or four days, so the child became sick from hunger.

Finally, the situation improved, it rained, water appeared in the rivers, the ground became moist, and life became better for every household.

One morning, when he was about to go out to find something to eat, he suddenly fell down and died before he could even breathe.

At this time, Xiaoguo's eyebrows moved, and the child guarding the bedside shouted excitedly, "Mom! Wuwu, wake up! Mom~Wuwu."

Unable to bear the crying and shouting, Xiao Guo opened his tired eyes and slowly looked at the child who was hugging him. After seeing clearly, he was frightened and suddenly woke up. Where did the little black monkey come from?

The little boy pouted as if he was wronged and cried to Xiao Guo, "Mom~"