“Ah Chen, your grandfather has been buried. Now, your uncle will divide the inheritance.”
“The old house belongs to me, and the land on the north slope belongs to your third uncle.”
"As for you, you've been eating for free for so many years, so don't take anything."
"Brother, why are you wasting your breath talking to this little bastard? Make him sign it right now, or I'll break his other arm too."
Boom boom boom...
The threat of violence was accompanied by the sounds of punches and kicks.
Mu Chen woke up in pain.
He huddled on the muddy ground, looking at the burly man with a black turban in front of him, and then at the middle-aged man with a full beard opposite him.
Uncle?
Third Uncle?
Didn't they die twenty years ago?
Mu Chen was frightened.
His astonished gaze swept across the dark faces of his eldest and third uncles, finally landing on the still-standing mourning hall behind them.
In the center of the mourning hall, the grandfather's faded portrait hung high.
This is...
Thirty years ago, on the day my grandfather was buried?
Mu Chen looked around. The old wooden house was bare, just like he remembered.
"Stop playing dead, get up and sign this for me right now."
Uncle San kicked Mu Chen roughly, "You bastard child whose father died early and whose mother remarried. If it weren't for the fact that you were still somewhat useful a couple of years ago, how could I have allowed you to stay by that old hag's side?"
"Hurry up, don't waste time."
The pain from the fractured bone in his left arm brought Mu Chen to his senses.
He struggled to his feet, gritting his teeth and enduring the excruciating pain as he grabbed the inheritance division agreement handed to him by his uncle.
As Mu Chen gazed at the words deeply etched in his heart, a thought flashed through his mind.
I'm back in!
I've been reborn!
She was reborn thirty years ago on the day her grandfather was buried.
November 11, 1994.
On this day, sixteen-year-old Mu Chen, along with his younger sister, buried their grandfather who had raised them single-handedly. Only then did his eldest uncle and third uncle, who had not appeared until then, return from a nearby village.
In order to get a larger share of the family fortune, his uncles beat Mu Chen up as soon as they entered the house and threatened him to sign the inheritance division agreement.
After that, they drove Mu Chen out of the village—Heiwu Miao Village.
Mu Chen will never forget that two years before his grandfather passed away, his spot in high school was taken by his uncle's son.
His cousin even slapped his face and threatened him: "If you dare to complain, I'll kill you."
Third Uncle even broke two of Mu Chen's ribs.
Mu Chen could never forget everything that happened after he was driven out of the Black Crow Miao Village.
He had no academic qualifications, no diplomas, no connections, and no money.
They can only live at the bottom of society every day, competing with migrant workers for food on construction sites.
At the age of twenty-three, he was taken in as a son-in-law by a family on the outskirts of the county town.
They continued to live a life of toil and hardship.
Even the son he was so proud of and boasted about to everyone was not his biological son.
In the end, he was framed and crippled, suffering endless humiliation.
Mu Chen could not forget the torment he suffered in his previous life, nor could he forget the scene of heavy snow falling before his death.
In the dead of winter, on a solitary mountain.
They froze to death.
…
Although his eldest uncle and third uncle lived in a nearby village, they had never come back to see their grandfather over the years.
A few months ago, when Grandpa was seriously ill, Mu Chen went to see them, hoping they could come back to see Grandpa one last time.
But who knew--
The uncle's family was very impatient, and the aunt even used Miao language phrases like "no time," "I won't die," and "don't bother my family" to harass Mu Chen.
Third Uncle roared from the opposite mountainside, "Old man, did you only have one son, Mu Laosan?"
“I won’t say anything about my brother being busy. You gave birth to Mu Lao Er, right? You raised Mu Lao Er first, and after he died, you raised his son. You protect him like a thorn in your side. Why should we take care of you in your old age?”
The whole village heard these harsh words, which greatly worsened Grandpa's condition.
Today, my grandfather was just laid to rest, and these two heartless ingrates not only failed to perform the proper rites for him.
Instead, he only returned after the burial, and upon entering the house, he beat Mu Chen in front of the still-undemolished mourning hall and demanded a share of the inheritance.
Those who are disobedient and unfilial will surely be punished by Heaven.
Mu Chen knew the fate of those two ungrateful wretches.
My uncle was killed in a conflict with Miao people from other villages.
Mu Laosan, a petty thief, committed all sorts of evil deeds and was eventually burned alive by Miao people from other villages.
That year, Mu Chen was a spineless son-in-law. When he received the notice, he not only didn't go to see the place, but also burst into laughter and cursed with glee:
Serves you right!
You reap what you sow!
…
The more Mu Chen thought about his memories of his previous life, the more he hated it.
He hated his cowardice in his previous life, for he had some self-defense skills but still kept a low profile.
He hated his eldest uncle and third uncle for their utterly immoral and unfilial behavior towards his grandfather.
As the ancients said, lambs kneel to suckle their mothers, and crows feed their parents in return.
But those two bastards, they've gone and ended up in the bellies of beasts.
Now that Mu Chen has been reborn, he will no longer be cowardly and allow others to bully him.
He wanted to change himself and stop following the tragic path of his life.
At this moment, Mu Chen tried his best to control his emotions and not let himself cry.
Afterwards, he flipped through the agreement drafted by his eldest uncle and third uncle, thinking: It's exactly the same as in my previous life!
Snap...
"Sign it quickly."
Mu Laosan picked his yellow teeth and slammed the pen down in front of Mu Chen.
Mu Chen coldly looked at the two ingrates and tore the agreement to shreds without hesitation.
"I won't sign."
Now that everyone's been reborn, who wants to be a sucker?
"You dare..."
"I'll break your arm."
My uncle was furious.
Third Uncle drew his Miao sword.
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