Mrs. Chen distributed chopsticks to everyone and said softly, "Let's eat."
Lin Cuiying picked up the bowl and took a sip. The rice porridge of wild vegetables had a slightly bitter taste. She knew that this was the natural flavor of wild vegetables. However, for the original owner, being able to drink a sip of such wild vegetable porridge every day was a luxury.
In the original owner's memories, many times she was drinking thin porridge that was so thin you could see your reflection in it.
She has several dozen taels of silver on her, so she needs to go to town tomorrow to buy some rice and meat.
Thinking about going to town tomorrow, Lin Cuiying put down the half-eaten bowl of wild vegetable porridge.
Seeing this, Chen asked, "Yingzi, why aren't you eating?"
Lin Cuiying couldn't very well say she didn't want to eat; she could only say she was already full.
She wanted to share the remaining half bowl of porridge with Lin Changgeng and Chen Shi, but they both waved their hands and refused, telling her to share it with Daya and Xiaoya instead.
The two little girls watched as Lin Cuiying divided half a bowl of porridge into their own bowls, their eyes practically glued to it.
Seeing this, Lin Cuiying felt a little uncomfortable.
Over the years, the two little girls have suffered a lot while following the original owner of this body.
Even when the original owner's husband was still alive, Da Ya and Xiao Ya did not enjoy any happiness.
That family favored sons over daughters; they were kind-hearted even though they didn't drown the two little girls at birth.
Lin Cuiying urged the two young maids to eat quickly. She also told Lin Changgeng and Chen Shi that she would be going to town the next day.
Lin Changgeng was a little worried: "Yingzi, what are you going to town for? Do you want me to come with you?"
Lin Cuiying smiled and said, "Dad, I just went to buy some food. Your leg injury hasn't healed yet, so please rest at home."
Lin Tiandong looked on with longing in his eyes, but Lin Cuiying ignored him completely.
Chen got up and went back into the house, handing Lin Cuiying a small cloth bag. "Yingzi, this is the last of our money. Buy as much as you can tomorrow."
Lin Cuiying took the cloth bag; it was very light.
Her heart ached, and she clutched the cloth bag tightly in her hand.
"Mother, I understand."
Lin Cuiying tucked the cloth bag into her bosom. Chen thought she was upset because the family had no money and didn't know how to comfort her.
After dinner, Lin Cuiying helped tidy up before going back to her room.
She closed the door, took out the cloth bag from her bosom, and poured out the copper coins inside—there were only ten.
No wonder, after Lin Tiandong was bitten by a snake, Lin Changgeng dragged his injured leg to the mountain to find medicinal herbs.
Fortunately, it was she who transmigrated; otherwise, after last night, Lin Changgeng and his son Lin Tiandong would have...
Mrs. Chen from the family will also be there then...
Thinking of this, a tear involuntarily slid down Lin Cuiying's cheek.
It's unclear whether this emotion is a lingering reaction from the original owner or Lin Cuiying's own feelings.
Lin Cuiying raised her hand to wipe away her tears.
Regardless of the reason, since she has taken over this body, she will treat the family members in this body well.
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The next morning, Lin Cuiying went out with a basket on her back.
Before leaving, he instructed Daya and Xiaoya to keep an eye on Lin Changgeng and Lin Tiandong, and to prevent them from going out again.
She arrived at the village entrance and walked towards the town.
The nearest town to Luhua Village is Shiqiao Town, which is about a half-hour walk away.
Lin Cuiying carried a basket on her back and walked along, looking at the surrounding environment.
It is early autumn now, and the distant, rolling mountains are shrouded in a thin mist, looking like a fairyland.
Occasionally, a bird's song would drift from the mountains and forests. Lin Cuiying would take a deep breath of the crisp air and feel refreshed.
After walking for about half an hour, Lin Cuiying saw a small river in the distance, with a stone bridge spanning it.
Many villagers carrying loads crossed the bridge, while on the other side of the river was a bustling market, with various vendors calling out their wares.
Lin Cuiying knew they had arrived at Shiqiao Town.
The town is small, with only two streets, one running east-west and the other north-south.
The streets were lined with all sorts of shops, including cloth shops, rice shops, pharmacies, and general stores—you name it.
Besides these shops, there are many vendors carrying loads on their shoulders and hawking their wares on the street, selling vegetables they grow themselves or wild produce from the mountains.
Lin Cuiying carried a basket on her back and weaved through the crowd. Her main purpose today was to buy rice and meat, and hopefully some seeds to take home.
Although it is already late autumn and many vegetables cannot be planted, some vegetables can still be planted, such as radishes and cabbages.
As Lin Cuiying walked, she looked around and her gaze fell on a meat stall by the roadside.
There was a lot of pork on the stall, and behind the meat counter stood a fat man with a fierce face, holding a knife and chopping a bone.
When the fat man saw Lin Cuiying approaching, he stopped what he was doing and asked with a forced smile, "Madam, would you like to buy some meat?"
Lin Cuiying nodded. "Shopkeeper, how much is this meat?"
The fat man held up his chubby fingers. "Fat ones are twenty coins a pound, and lean ones are sixteen coins a pound."
This price wasn't expensive for Lin Cuiying. After rendering the fat into oil, the cracklings were delicious whether used to make dumplings or stir-fried vegetables.
"Shopkeeper, give me five catties of fatty meat," Lin Cuiying asked, pointing to the bones on the meat counter. "And how much are these big bones?"
Lin Cuiying originally wanted to buy whatever she wanted, since she had money in hand, but she was afraid of arousing suspicion, so she decided not to go too far.
The fat man's face lit up with joy when he heard that Lin Cuiying wanted to buy so much.
"Wife, these big bones cost five coins each. How many do you want?"
"I'll take both of them."
The fat man hurriedly picked up the pork and weighed it, saying, "This is a full five pounds."
Lin Cuiying glanced at the scale and, seeing that the fat man hadn't cheated, nodded.
"That'll be 110 coins in total," the fat man said, while tying the pork and bones together with hemp rope.
Lin Cuiying took out copper coins from her spatial storage and handed them over, then took the already bundled pork and bones and put them into her basket.
The fat man took the coins, counted them carefully, and then stuffed them into his pocket, his face beaming with smiles. "Madam, come again next time you need anything!"
Lin Cuiying nodded gently, pushed the pork in the basket further in, and turned to walk towards the rice shop.
Several open burlap sacks were placed at the entrance of the rice shop, containing rice of different grades. The sack on the far right contained brown rice that was grayish-yellow, with small pieces of husk mixed in between the grains.
Lin Cuiying rubbed the bits of brown rice between her fingertips, and when she looked up, she met the appraising gaze of the waiter.
The man wiped his shiny brow with a towel, when suddenly a rustling sound came from behind the sack—a gray squirrel darted out of the pile of stale rice and disappeared into a crack in the wall in the blink of an eye.
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