Chapter 1: Traveling through time. Life is very hard.
"Why aren't you struggling? Don't tell me you're dead."
"Sandan, what are you afraid of? It wasn't us who pushed him down." The person who spoke glanced at the side and continued, "Is it Hu Zi?"
The others looked at Hu Zi, each with a different expression, but all just waiting for him to speak.
After all, Hu Zi had just pushed the man into the pond when he was not paying attention, and the most they could do was throw stones into the pond to prevent the man from coming out.
If someone really died, it would be all Hu Zi's fault.
Watching the man slowly sink to the bottom of the water, the most courageous one among them swallowed his saliva and advised: "Why don't we pull him up?"
Seeing no one answer, he said again: "Hu Zi, that person... is your biological sister after all."
"Bah! She deserves it." Hu Zi looked at the pond with disgust. At this moment, his heart was full of hatred, and he wished that the man would drown to death.
"Huzi, why don't you just pull him up? You'll be engaged in a few years. If your sister were still alive, she could get married and raise some money for you."
After hearing this, Hu Zi was moved, but he was a little reluctant to drag the person up himself.
Hu Zi: "Forget it, just drag her up. It would be bad luck if she died."
After he finished speaking, Sandan, the most courageous one, quickly jumped into the pond and pulled the man ashore with great effort.
"Are you still breathing?" Hu Zi asked.
Sandan sniffed her breath and nodded, "Yes, she's still alive."
"As long as she's alive," Hu Zi snorted, stepped forward and kicked her, threatening her, "If you dare to tell anyone about what happened today, next time it won't just be a matter of falling into the water. Do you understand?"
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pain.
The tearing and burning sensations made Qiu Yu feel like she was about to explode.
It wasn't until fresh air rushed into her nostrils that she felt alive.
She slowly opened her eyes, only to see a field of weeds.
Where is this?
She remembered that she had just been diving deep, but when she was about to surface, her oxygen tank leaked air. Then she was panicked and suffocated. She had no memory of what happened after that.
Could it be that she was washed ashore by the waves?
But all around here are the chirping of cicadas, and there is no sound of waves.
At the same time, some memories that did not belong to her slowly emerged in her mind.
It turned out that she had traveled through time and landed in the body of a drowned peasant girl.
Her original name was Qiu Xuan, and she was from Datun Village during the Xuanliang Dynasty. As a child, she was often disliked by her grandparents because she was a girl. Fortunately, her parents protected her, so she didn't suffer any hardship. Unfortunately, she was five years old when her mother passed away. Not long after, her father remarried.
As the saying goes, if you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather, especially when the stepmother gave birth to a boy the following year. Everyone in the family was happy to have a stepmother, and she, the unwelcome girl, was completely forgotten by everyone.
During these ten years, she took care of her younger brother like a servant, fearing that he would get into trouble. After all, if he was not careful, she would be beaten by her stepmother.
Just yesterday, she saw Hu Zi and his friends sneaking into the back mountain. Fearing that something might happen to him, she went home and told her stepmother about it.
After hearing this, the stepmother hurriedly led people into the mountains to look for Hu Zi. Although Hu Zi was not hurt, he was beaten. Hu Zi hated her for reporting him, which is why he deliberately pushed her into the water today.
But no one expected that this so-called lesson would actually cost the original owner his life.
The memory stopped here, and Qiu Xuan sighed deeply, feeling sorry for the original body's short life and also sorry for herself.
Her original body drowned, and she traveled here. I think she should have died in her original world as well.
She had no idea whether it was an accident or human error, but she already knew how her original body died.
Now that she occupies the body of the original owner, Qiu Xuan will not be able to feel at ease unless she does something for her.
Besides, there is not a single good person in her original family. If she wants to survive in this world, she must do something.
Qiu Xuan sat on the ground for a long time, but until the sun set she still couldn't think of a perfect solution.
Seeing that it was getting dark, she had no choice but to get up and walk back.
In the Qiu family courtyard, Lin Cuihua was cursing as she added firewood to the stove.
In the past, Qiu Xuan was the one who did the cooking. But I don’t know what happened today. It was almost dark and this damn girl still hadn’t come back.
Lin Cuihua raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead and shouted, "Huzi, go find someone to see where that girl died."
Hu Zi put down what he was holding and hummed absentmindedly.
He clearly remembered that the man was still alive before he left. Could he really be dead?
Hu Zi began to panic. He had done all that and said all that day not only to vent his anger but also to avoid losing face in front of his friends. After all, he was only eleven, and he was afraid of being responsible for a life.
After much thought, he decided to go to the pond and take a look. If the person was really gone, he would have to find a way to distance himself from the matter.
"Hu Zi." A voice completely interrupted his thoughts.
Seeing that the person coming was Qiu Xuan, he was stunned for a moment, then his face fell.
"Why are you yelling so loudly? Why did you come back just now? Are you slacking off again?"
Qiu Xuan rolled her eyes inwardly, but pretended to be timid on the surface, mumbling an explanation: "I...I went to pick some fruit, so I'm late."
Hu Zi glanced at the bamboo basket and saw that there was something inside, proving that she wasn't lying. But that wasn't what Hu Zi was concerned about right now. He looked Qiu Xuan up and down and threatened, "Remember what I said today. If you dare to tell anyone a word about what happened by the pond today, you will be punished."
Before Hu Zi could finish, Qiu Yu responded repeatedly: "No... No..."
"I guess you don't either."
Seeing that she was still the same, Hu Zi was completely relieved. The uneasiness he had just felt had long since disappeared. He hummed a little tune and walked quickly towards home, completely unaware of the change in the gaze of the person behind him.
Seeing the person walking away, Qiu Yun threw the sharp stone that had been hidden in her palm to the side of the road.
When she just came back, she was thinking that if Hu Zi found out that she was not her original self, she would just go all out and beat him up, and then say that she fell into the water and that was why her temperament changed drastically.
Fortunately, Hu Zi did not find any flaws. Now she just needs to continue to maintain the status quo and no one will find out that she is not the real Qiu Xuan.
When she has figured out the terrain, she will run away.
"Hurry up, what are you hesitating for?" Hu Zi in front shouted loudly when he saw that she was taking a long time to catch up.
Qiu Xuan didn't answer, but just quickened her pace and followed.
The two of them entered the yard one after the other.
As soon as Hu Zi arrived, an old woman in the yard called him over kindly and asked him to drink some water and take a rest.
Before Qiu Xuan could put down the bamboo basket, Lin Cuihua, who came out of the kitchen, pointed at her nose and cursed her.
"You little bitch, not only did you rebel, you also learned to be lazy."
"You're not working and you're still thinking about eating? I think you deserve to be punished."
"Go to the kitchen and bring out the food. You are not allowed to eat today."
Qiu Xuan looked back at the people sitting in the yard, including her original grandparents and her original father. Without exception, no one said a word for her.
Even just one sentence.
Qiu Xuan sighed silently in her heart, and the desire to escape from here became stronger and stronger. She couldn't stay in such a family.
"Why are you standing here like an idiot? Go quickly." Lin Cuihua urged from the side.
Qiu Xuan brought the dishes to the table one by one. She put a lot of porridge in each bowl, so there were still two bowls of porridge left in the pot.
Looking at the food, she pursed her lips unconsciously. She hadn't eaten anything all day and her stomach was already empty. Now she was starving.
"Why are you getting in the way here? Go to the backyard and chop some firewood." Lin Cuihua glared at her fiercely, then served the remaining rice to Hu Zi, as if she was afraid Qiu Xuan would snatch the food away.
Qiu Xuan stared at the bowl of rice, and finally her eyes fell on Hu Zi's face. She said, "I'm hungry."
Everyone looked at her in disbelief, as if no one had expected her to open her mouth and beg for food.
After all, it has long been normal for Lin Cuihua to not let her eat. When she is in good health, she only has two meals a day, and when she is not in good health, she only has one meal a day. At least as long as she doesn't starve to death, it's fine.
But she opened her mouth today!
Lin Cuihua's face was clearly filled with anger. She reached out to pinch Qiu Xuan, "What are you eating? You don't do any work, you don't even cook, and you still want to eat?"
Qiu Xuan's eyes were still on Hu Zi's face. She was gambling.
Sure enough, the next second Hu Zi stopped his mother and said, "Mom, why are you so angry with her?"
After saying that, Hu Zi picked up a dry bun and threw it to Qiu Yun.
The hard dry steamed bun was obviously not freshly heated, but Qiu Xuan had no choice. She knew that if she asked for more, Lin Cuihua would probably beat her up.
Just bear with it and wait until the time is right.
Qiu Xuan took the dry steamed bun to the backyard. A palm-sized dry steamed bun was not enough to fill her up, but for Qiu Xuan who had been hungry all day, it was already a good meal.
The dry steamed bun was a bit hard, so she could only break it into pieces bit by bit. The crumbs that fell on the ground were not wasted, and were all eaten by the chickens in the backyard.
While eating, she counted all the animals in the yard. She was shocked by how many she counted.
Although the Qiu family is a farming family, they are not poor. There are ten chickens, six ducks and an old cow in their backyard.
Qiu Xuan had learned about ancient knowledge. Such a family would not be considered poor no matter which dynasty it was. Not only was they not poor, they were also considered a wealthy family in the village.
But even so, their family still treated the little girl harshly, not only not giving her food but also often beating and scolding her.
Qiu Xuan became more and more angry. She thought that since the Qiu family was not poor, it should be okay for her to take some of the things that belonged to her.
Thinking of this, she got up and went to the chicken coop. After rummaging around in it for a long time, she finally found an egg.
She didn't say anything and hid the eggs.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed and Qiu Xuan had already hidden three eggs.
Every day when she went out to cut grass, she would secretly bring out eggs, for fear that someone would see her leaving home before dawn.
Sometimes when she has time, she would go to the village to check out the terrain, but unfortunately, there are only mountains here and you can't see the end at a glance.
She wanted to escape but didn't know how, until one rainy day, a strange woman suddenly came to her door.
Qiu Xuan hid in the house and wanted to listen to their conversation, but unfortunately the rain outside was too loud, and she only heard something about five taels of silver, and couldn't hear anything else.
She didn't take it seriously at first, but as luck would have it, she got up at night and overheard the conversation in the room.
Perhaps it was late at night and the people inside thought everyone was asleep, so the conversation was not suppressed at all.
Lin Cuihua's sharp voice came through the crack in the window. She said, "Qiu Shitou, that's five taels of silver. If my family takes this money out, what will happen to Hu Zi when he gets married in two years?"
"Then what do you think we should do? The Zong family also wants to marry a daughter-in-law, but they are short of those few taels of silver." Qiushi knew that Lin Cuihua was reluctant to take out the silver that had gone into her pocket.
He could only sigh as he couldn't think of any other solution.
"Why not marry that girl off? She's already sixteen this year anyway."
"But... you know the gift money in our village, it's not even five taels of silver."
Qiu Xuan's heart sank, and her fingertips sank deeply into her palms.
Lin Cuihua cursed, "Why are you so stupid? The Zong family wants money just to get married. Why don't we just marry her off to pay off the debt?"
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