Old Mrs. Li scolded loudly, "Yan, you troublemaker! You've already separated yourself, and now you're trying to mess with your sister-in-law!"
Yan Qingqing laughed and said, "Oh, what are you saying? It's just that my sister-in-law is envious of me. I chatted with her for a bit."
Upon hearing this, Old Madam Li glared at Zhao Yumei and said, "Little Zhao, I'm warning you, you'd better put away your little schemes. Otherwise, your time as a virgin wife is over."
Zhao Yumei and Old Lady Li are from the same clan. On the surface, everyone calls her Tongsheng Niangzi, but behind her back, they all call her Xiao Zhaoshi.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yumei immediately perked up and quickly assured them, "Mother, don't worry, with you here, how could we possibly split up the family? Let's go eat quickly, I've already prepared it."
Grandma Li nodded in satisfaction, then glanced at Yan Qingqing, that troublesome girl, and turned to Zhao Yumei, saying, "Tell San Niu to build the middle wall of the courtyard later."
It's better to avoid the situation where some people can't make a living and then come to our house to beg for money.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yumei quickly chimed in, "Mother is right. I'll have my third brother prepare it after we eat."
Seeing the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law leave, Yan Qingqing revealed a triumphant smile.
The Li family and Yan Qingqing's family now live in the same row of houses, but since they have separated, they naturally can't stay together anymore.
Last night, Yan Qingqing wanted Li Xiangping to build a wall between the two houses, which would save them a lot of trouble.
Li Xiangping, who was standing to the side, had no idea what Yan Qingqing was thinking. He blushed and said, "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely work hard and won't let you or the family go hungry."
Yan Qingqing looked at Li Xiangping and thought to herself, what a good child he is. In modern times, sixteen or seventeen years old would only be a high school student, but now he has to shoulder the heavy responsibility of supporting his family.
Yan Qingqing smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, Mom believes you! Let's go eat."
After saying that, she took Li Xiangping's hand and went to eat. Li Xiangping looked at Yan Qingqing beside him and felt inexplicably at ease, as if as long as Yan Qingqing was there, their livelihood would not be a problem.
After finishing his meal, Li Xiangping packed two simple clothes and headed to the city to find work. Yuan Huiniang stuffed the half-eaten pancake she had saved up into his basket so he could eat it on the way.
The young couple looked so reluctant to part that Yan Qingqing was reminded of her own betrayal by a scumbag, and suddenly felt a bit annoyed.
However, Yan Qingqing got up and went back to her room. After rummaging around in the rat hole for a while, she found a tattered cloth bag containing her, or rather, the original owner's, only ten coins.
She counted them carefully, one by one, and it was true that even a hero can be brought down by a penny.
As Yan Qingqing came out of the house, Li Xiangping was about to leave when Yan Qingqing called out to him and stuffed the only ten coins she had into his hand, saying, "They say a poor family should travel with plenty of money, but you know our family's situation. Take this in case of emergency."
Remember to take good care of yourself while you're out there. Don't overexert yourself. If you run into Erlang or Sanlang, tell them to take care of themselves.
In fact, Yan Qingqing really wanted them all to go home. They were too young; in modern times, that would be considered child labor.
But she hasn't found a way to make a living yet, and even though Yan Qingqing feels sorry for them, there's nothing she can do.
Others who transmigrate become incredibly wealthy, or at least have some kind of spatial ability, but she truly had nothing. She was utterly penniless.
Thinking about this, Yan Qingqing couldn't sit still. After seeing Li Xiangping off, she started wandering around the village.
She encountered many villagers along the way, who all greeted Yan Qingqing with smiles. Of course, the villagers would also gossip about her after she passed by.
Most people say she's a widow, raising several children alone isn't easy, and now that the family has separated, who knows what her future holds?
Yan Qingqing naturally wouldn't take these words to heart.
After Yan Qingqing walked around Canghe Village, she had a general understanding of the village.
Canghe Village is a large village, with mountains to the north and a river ditch to the west, which is a tributary of the Canghe River.
It is said that those who live near the mountains live off the mountains, and those who live near the sea live off the sea. Yan Qingqing really wanted to go to the mountains to see if she could find anything of value.
However, she is not in good physical condition right now, and she feels exhausted after just wandering around the village for a short while.
Yan Qingqing sat by the river to rest for a while. Perhaps because the weather was quite dry this year, the water level of the Cang River had dropped a bit.
Just then, a fish leaped out of the water, and Yan Qingqing's mind instantly conjured up a series of famous dishes such as spicy braised fish and boiled fish. Her mouth watered uncontrollably.
She really wanted to eat fish. She had been here for two days, and the best thing she had eaten was the wild vegetable pancakes this morning, but just thinking about it made her throat hurt.
In her past life, Yan Qingqing loved meat, and she felt that she had to eat fish today no matter what.
Thinking of this, Yan Qingqing stood up and walked home. She remembered that there was a sewing needle at home.
Yan Qingqing found a hard stone, bent the needle into a hook shape, strung it together with a very tough thin thread, and then chose a long bamboo pole to make a simple fishing rod.
Li Xiangkang watched Yan Qingqing busily working with great curiosity.
Finally, I couldn't help but ask, "Mother, what are you doing?"
Yan Qingqing glanced at him but didn't answer directly. Instead, she asked, "Si Lang, would you like to eat fish?"
Li Xiangkang's eyes lit up at the mention of fish; he had eaten it once before. Although it was very fishy, it was still meat.
Seeing Li Xiangkang's expression, Yan Qingqing knew the child was also craving fish, so she said, "How about Mom takes you to catch some fish?"
Li Xiangkang was, after all, just a child, at the age where he was catching cats and fighting dogs. When he heard that Yan Qingqing wanted to take him fishing, he readily agreed.
When the little girl heard that her grandma was going to catch fish, she asked timidly, "Grandma, can I go?"
Niu Niu was the least noticeable child in Old Li's family. The original owner didn't like her because she was a girl, so little Niu Niu wasn't close to her grandmother.
Yuan Huiniang knew that her mother-in-law did not like Niu Niu, so she quickly called her to her side and tried to coax her so that she would not go.
Seeing this, Yan Qingqing smiled and stretched out her hand to the little girl, saying, "Okay, Grandma will take you. After Grandma catches the fish, our little girl will need to help carry them back."
Upon hearing this, the little girl's eyes lit up, and she grinned as she happily ran towards Yan Qingqing.
Yan Qingqing ruffled her hair, sighing at how adorable the child was; she was her granddaughter.
Of course, Yan Qingqing automatically ignored Niu Niu's tattered clothes and dirty little hands.
The three of them, grandfather, grandmother, and grandson, carried wooden buckets and walked towards the river.
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