"Honey, I just went to Meili's house, and Meili told me she's pregnant."
"That's good news! Have you told your parents yet?"
"How could I not tell you? Our Zhuzi, that name is well-deserved, he's as chubby as a little lotus root."
"He's playing with toys on the kang (heated brick bed). This kid is so smart; he's studying the animals on the puzzle by himself, and he's already halfway through putting it together."
"I'll go hug him. Eldest son, what do you want to eat for lunch?"
"Meat, Dad, meat."
"This brat is already so fat and he still eats meat. Last time, the lamb chops were stewed until they were almost falling apart, and he ate the whole thing."
"Our son might have eaten, so we have to save all the food and supplies, just enough for these brats."
"For lunch today, I made chicken stew with potatoes. I also gave this little rascal some shrimp, shredded into strips, and a lot of eggs. The little rascal ate them all."
"Mommy, my tummy is full."
"I told you not to eat so much next time. Tingting rubbed his tummy and said she would give him some milk tonight so he could digest it."
This couple spends all their time at home researching food. They make steamed clams with eggs, steamed dishes, shrimp, fish, or render lard and stew ribs. In winter, besides reading novels, cooking is their main form of entertainment.
The family of five took 10 more photos with their mobile phones, some of which were in the snow and some of them were on the kang (a heated brick bed) inside the house. Tingting would record videos with her phone whenever she had free time at home. After all, they had a generator, so although they couldn't make phone calls, taking photos and videos was no problem.
"What's all that shouting outside? It's really loud. I'll go out and see if something's happened in the village again."
"Go ahead, but come back quickly if nothing else happens."
"Don't worry, just stay home and behave yourself."
"What's going on? It's so noisy, where are they all running to?"
"This is Old Zhao's daughter who fell into the river. They were breaking the ice to catch fish when she fell in. They're calling for help! Hurry and save her!"
"This kid started running over there. He fell into the ice hole. The water is too cold and deep. I hope he's okay."
When they arrived, they saw that people had already gone down to rescue the child. They were carrying the child upside down and trying to get the water to flow out. Luckily, the child fell in and was rescued by Liu Mazi, who was collecting firewood outside.
Wake up, cough cough cough, I finally coughed up the water out of my lungs and I feel a bit more awake now.
Upon receiving the news, the Zhao family rushed over, thanked them, and tearfully took the child home.
"You're back. What's going on? It's so noisy outside."
"Old Zhao's daughter fell into the water, but she was just rescued and is now fine."
"How could someone fall into the river in this heavy snow?"
"He fell into an ice hole in the river while trying to break the ice to catch fish. Luckily, Liu Mazi rescued him, and he was alright."
Not long after, I heard that the child started to have a fever when he got home. After the fever subsided, he started talking nonsense, saying what place this was, that he wanted to go back, and then he shouted that he wanted to get rich.
Gossip travels fast in this village; all sorts of things are said, and it's already reached Jianjun.
"This guy, could it be another time traveler? Qin Yecai was pretty amazing, could this Zhao Kelan be amazing too?"
"Let's see how things go. Luckily, we've already made almost all the money. If we had been any later, we wouldn't have made it in time. The competition is too fierce. Three people from our village have come here."
Qin Yecai now holds the top position in the family; everyone listens to her. She has also filled her space with things through hunting.
The surplus was sold on the black market, earning 3,000 yuan. Less grain was traded; nowadays, people buy more grain and sell less.
Qin Yecai overheard the gossip from the Zhao family and became suspicious. She wondered if they had also transmigrated there, and she needed to be careful.
Zhao Kelan was unaware that she was being targeted.
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