"Come with me."
Su Yun'er followed Old Lady Chen to the inner room of the main house, where Old Lady Chen slept.
This used to be the house of Old Mrs. Chen and her husband, Old Hunter Chen. Hunter Chen passed away many years ago. The hunter couple never showed off in the village, and people didn't know their names, so they just called them Hunter Chen and Old Mrs. Chen.
The couple had a son named Chen Shanhe—who was also Su Yun'er's husband.
Five years ago, Chen the hunter fell seriously ill and was nearing his end. To bring good luck to his father and to fulfill the old man's wish to see his son get married, Chen Shanhe wanted to find a wife. However, his family was too poor, and no one was willing to marry their daughter to him. Only the Su family from the next village offered to marry their daughter to him if he could provide seven taels of silver as a bride price.
So Chen Shanhe hunted day and night, tightening his belt to make ends meet, and finally scraped together six or seven taels of silver to "marry" the original owner of the body.
However, the young couple only spent one night together. The next morning, Chen Shanhe was conscripted. More than a month later, the old hunter died. More than half a month later, the original owner of the body began to experience morning sickness and gave birth to twins a few months later.
Since Chen Shanhe went to the battlefield, he has never written a letter home. Rumors circulated in the village that Chen Shanhe had died on the battlefield, so some people secretly called Su Yun'er a widow.
Recalling these things, Su Yun'er saw that Old Mrs. Chen had her back to her, opened an old wooden box, and rummaged through it for a long time before finding a small wooden box.
The flat little wooden box was opened, and inside lay a silver bracelet.
The style is outdated; you can tell it's been around for years.
Grandma Chen stroked the silver bracelet for a while, then handed it to Su Yun'er: "Take it and pawn it. Get some money to buy food. Don't steal chickens or dogs. If you get caught, they'll beat you to death."
Su Yun'er suddenly realized that Old Lady Chen still thought she had stolen the food.
She touched her nose, though it was true that some of it was "stolen".
She pushed the silver bracelet back to Old Mrs. Chen: "Mother, please put it away. I didn't steal those foods. Don't worry, no one will beat me. I really hid them before, intending to... intending to send them back to my parents' home. But after what happened today, I finally understand. What kind of family are they? They're nothing but a bunch of wolves who eat people without spitting out the bones! I've been deceived by them all these years and have done many wrong things. I've wronged you and the little trees and grass. Don't worry, from now on I will only work hard for our family."
As Old Mrs. Chen listened to Su Yun'er's words and looked at her earnest face, it seemed that she had truly repented this time.
"How did your family treat you today?" Old Mrs. Chen asked.
Su Yun'er pointed to her forehead, back, and legs: "Look, these are the places. As soon as they heard that I was there to ask for money and not to deliver something, they immediately turned hostile and beat me up."
Grandma Chen pursed her lips and said nothing.
Su Yun'er put the bracelet back into the wooden box for Old Madam Chen and handed it back to her: "Mother, please keep this safe. You've contributed almost all of your savings over the years, and this is the only bracelet left. If you pawn your things again, I, as your daughter-in-law, will have even less face. Please put it away. You should rest early. I'm going to call Xiaoshu and Xiaocao to bed."
Su Yun'er quickly slipped away after she finished speaking.
Old Mrs. Chen was still somewhat stunned as she watched Su Yun'er walk towards the side room.
My daughter-in-law seems to have really changed.
After coaxing the twins to sleep, Su Yun'er regained consciousness and entered the space.
Crops planted during the tutorial have matured, and harvesting mature crops will earn you points; planting crops will also earn you points; the same applies to stealing crops.
After completing the process, Su Yun'er gained several dozen more points.
Looking at the contents of the small warehouse, Su Yun'er considered her family's situation. Currently, her family was destitute, and her two children and her mother-in-law, Old Mrs. Chen, were all in poor health. Therefore, Su Yun'er's most important task was to use the farm space to improve her family's living conditions, ensure everyone had enough to eat, and then pay for Old Mrs. Chen's medical treatment.
Old Mrs. Chen is an elderly woman, the mother-in-law of this body, and the grandmother of the children. Su Yun'er couldn't possibly not take care of her. Moreover, with Old Mrs. Chen and the twins, she can be considered to have family in this world and is not alone and helpless.
After a busy day, Su Yun'er was exhausted. She came out of the space, glanced at her sleeping children, and then fell into a deep sleep herself.
The next morning, Su Yun'er still made the same boiled cabbage and wheat porridge she had the night before for breakfast.
After finishing her meal, Su Yun'er said to Xiao Shu, "Xiao Shu, come on, let's go out for a bit."
"Mother, where are we going?"
"Go to your grandma's house."
"Why are we going to Grandma's house?" Xiaoshu frowned; he didn't like his grandma.
"Go collect the debt! Little Grass, you stay home and take care of Grandma." After giving the instructions, Su Yun'er strutted out the door with Little Tree in her hand.
Grandma Chen watched their retreating figures with a worried look in her eyes.
"Little Grass, do you think your mother went even crazier after she injured her head?"
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