Chen Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then her mind cleared instantly. She realized that she had acted too impulsively and quickly chuckled foolishly, "Mom, I'm fine. I just felt the bed was a little uneven, so I hit it with a stone a couple of times."
"You silly child, you scared me! I thought you were playing with your hand. Alright, go to sleep early!" Lin thought she was seeing things, smiled, and turned to leave.
Chen Qingqing was speechless. This ring was neither a space nor a system, so it was completely useless.
I am indeed the most miserable transmigrator...
Forget it, I'll just wash up and go to bed!
A rooster's crow broke the tranquility of Nanshan Village.
Farmers don't have the habit of sleeping in late; they get up early.
Chen Zhanshan carried two buckets of water into the courtyard and deftly poured them into the water vat.
Mrs. Lin was lighting a fire in front of the stove to prepare breakfast.
Chen Qingqing stretched out a big yawn. The bed was made of a few planks of wood, without even a mat. It was hard and uncomfortable, making it impossible to sleep comfortably.
I really miss the Simmons mattresses I used to sleep on; they were so soft and comfortable.
She sighed silently to herself. To improve their living conditions, she needed to earn money as soon as possible so that her family could live a better life.
She got dressed and, with panda eyes, pushed open the door.
"Qing'er, why are you up so early? Did your father wake you up?" Chen Zhanshan looked at his daughter's dark circles under her eyes and felt a pang of heartache.
Lin also said with concern, "There's not much farm work to do right now, you should go back to sleep for a while."
In her past life, she was a medical genius who saved countless lives, but her parents divorced when she was young, and she was kicked around like a ball. Fortunately, her grandmother raised her to adulthood.
Now it's so good, she's a child who has a father who loves her and a mother who cares for her.
Deeply moved, Chen Qingqing said, "Dad, Mom, I can't sleep even if I lie down. I'm not going to sleep."
Madam Lin smiled and nodded, "Okay, then you can wash up and we'll eat."
"Okay." Chen Qingqing agreed, turned around, scooped a ladle of water from the vat and poured it into the wooden basin. She washed her face and felt much clearer-headed and more energetic.
After she finished washing up, breakfast was ready.
The family sat around the table.
In front of Chen Qingqing was a bowl of golden, thick millet porridge, while her parents and younger brother had rice bran and wild vegetable porridge.
She frowned. "Mother, why is mine millet porridge, while yours is rice bran?"
Madam Lin smiled slightly, "Qing'er, this porridge was specially cooked for you by your mother. You injured your head, so you should eat well so that your body can recover quickly."
Chen Han said seriously, "Sis, you lost so much blood from your head, eating millet porridge will help you recover faster, so please eat it!"
"Qing girl, eat quickly, it'll get cold soon." Chen Zhanshan said with concern.
Chen Qingqing knew that her parents loved their daughter dearly. Back when the original owner of this body lived in the Chen family, although Old Mrs. Chen and her husband favored the third branch of the family, her parents had never wronged her in the slightest.
They would always secretly save their rations, and then secretly give them to her to eat at night.
Seeing the concerned looks in her family's eyes, Chen Qingqing felt a warmth in her heart.
She remembered this love and vowed to take good care of the original owner's family so that they could live a good life in this era.
She stopped refusing and picked up her chopsticks to eat in small bites.
After finishing breakfast, Lin was clearing away the dishes when she said to Chen Zhanshan, who was standing beside her,
"Honey, I'll go to Dahe Village later to see if I can borrow some grain. If my eldest and second brothers can lend us some money, that would be even better."
Lin's maternal family was from Dahe Village, about ten miles away, and they were quite well-off.
When Lin married Chen Zhanshan, her family gave her a considerable dowry.
However, since the Chen family really had no money to pay Chen Zhancai's tuition, they took out all of it.
Later, she borrowed a lot of money from her parents' home on and off, but she never paid it back.
Chen Zhanshan's gaze darkened. "Xiumei, it's better not to go yet. Your father-in-law's family has helped us a lot over the years, but you gave all the borrowed money to Zhancai. Your two brothers-in-law have a lot of complaints about me. If you say you're separating the family now, they may not believe you."
Chen Qingqing chimed in, “Mother, my father is right. You are a married daughter. Even if my maternal grandfather’s family dotes on you, it wouldn’t look good if you went back to your parents’ home empty-handed, let alone to borrow money or grain.”
Lin fell silent. She understood the saying, "A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup." Although her two older brothers genuinely loved her, after so many years of returning to her parents' home for help, her sisters-in-law had grown to dislike her.
But the little food they had wouldn't last more than a few days. She wouldn't mind going hungry herself, but she couldn't bear to see her two children starve...
"Xiumei, Qingya is right. You shouldn't go to your father-in-law's house for now."
“But…” Lin hesitated.
Chen Zhanshan frowned slightly. "We can talk about borrowing grain later. Our family hasn't reached the point where we can't make ends meet yet."
I'll go to Qingshui Town to see Feng'er later, and while I'm at it, I'll see if I can find some hard labor at the docks.
Chen Qingqing suddenly remembered that Chen Feng was eighteen years old and the eldest son of Chen Zhanshan and Lin Shi.
Unable to tolerate the biased attitude of Old Mrs. Chen and her husband, he found a job at Qingfeng Restaurant in Qingshui Town, ostensibly as an apprentice, but in reality, he was nothing more than a handyman.
Lin Feng's parents didn't understand him. They could earn some money by farming or chopping firewood at home, but he was willing to work hard as a handyman in a restaurant.
The family members were confused, but the original owner knew the reason.
Wu Shiren, the owner of Qingfeng Restaurant, was originally a villager from Nanshan Village. Later, he learned to be a chef at Qingfeng Restaurant in town and was chosen by the restaurant owner to become his son-in-law. He stayed in town ever since.
Chen Feng heard that Wu Shiren also started as an apprentice.
In order to give his parents a better life, he decided to learn from him and became an apprentice at Qingfeng Restaurant to learn how to be a chef, hoping to open his own restaurant in the future.
But Wu Shiren was no human being at all. He assigned all the hardest, dirtiest, and most tiring jobs in the restaurant to this simple-minded guy, but he never taught him how to cook...
Chen Qingqing felt it necessary to go to Qingshui Town to see if the clinics there were hiring doctors.
If I could find a job in town, at least I could solve the problem of feeding my family.
If all else fails, see if there are any clinics that buy medicinal herbs, or you can go to the mountains to collect herbs yourself.
As for making big money, well, that's up to fate.
"Dad, I miss my older brother too. Can I go to town with you?"
“Qing’er, your head injury hasn’t healed yet, I’m afraid you won’t be able to walk.”
Madam Lin also said, "Qing'er, have your father pass on a message to your older brother, telling him to come back when he has time. Qingshui Town is quite far, so you don't need to go."
"Yes, once your head injury has fully healed, Dad will take you to see your older brother next time."
How can she earn money if she doesn't go to town? Is she really going to wait until there's nothing left to eat at home and let Old Mrs. Chen sell herself to Butcher Li?
No, she absolutely couldn't just sit and wait for death; she had to nip all uncertainties in the bud.
Chen Qingqing pouted and said coquettishly, "Dad, I can walk now, so please take me with you. I really miss my older brother."
"Alright, alright, Dad will take you." Chen Zhanshan nodded in agreement with a doting expression.
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