"Mother, I only added the sweet potatoes after I had already cooked the wild vegetables from yesterday!" Wu quickly explained, afraid that her mother-in-law would be unhappy.
"Okay, let's eat!" An Shuyi served herself half a bowl, took a bite, and then the others started eating.
While they were still eating, someone rushed into the courtyard; it was Xia Shi.
"Shushu!" Xia Hua hadn't even run into the house before she sat down on the ground. She was just too tired; this useless, broken body of hers.
An Shuyi hurriedly put down her bowl and went over to help her up. Seeing her anxious look, she also began to feel anxious. She had never seen Hua Hua so anxious before.
"Hua Hua, what's wrong? Did something happen?" Could it be that she couldn't beat those rebellious sons in her family? But that shouldn't be the case, this woman was even better at fighting than her in modern times.
Xia Hua said in a low voice, "Let's go to your room, I have something to tell you." There were so many people in the house, it wasn't appropriate to talk here, so she could only go inside.
“Okay,” An Shuyi nodded. “Second daughter-in-law, after you finish eating, clean up. I need to talk to your aunt and tell her what I just told you. Hurry up and do it after you finish eating, or I’ll break your legs.”
After saying that, he helped Xia Hua, who couldn't stand up, to her room, helped her to the bedside, closed the door tightly, and then asked, "Hua Hua, what is it that makes you so anxious?"
"Shushu, I'm so sorry!"
Xia Hua suddenly wailed, which startled An Shuyi quite a bit.
They grew up together since they were five years old. They climbed trees to steal bird nests, pulled boys' hair in class, fought in alleys, and even killed each other. They had seen everything together, but this was the first time she had ever seen this girl like this.
"Alright, get to the point. There are so many things you've wronged me that I can't even remember them all. Tell me quickly, what happened that made you so anxious?"
"We've transmigrated into a book!" Xia Hua exclaimed, seeing her reaction!
"And then, Huahua, get to the point!" An Shuyi rolled her eyes. She needed to get to the point; their current situation wasn't much different from transmigrating into a book.
"Isn't that the key point!" Xia Hua glared at her. "We've transmigrated into a book. It's a novel where the female protagonist is reborn and escapes famine. She experiences various natural and man-made disasters and eventually marries the crown prince as a peasant girl and becomes the empress."
Do you remember the novel I told you about before the team building trip? I even mocked you for having the same name as the widow in the heroine's village. You even pettily challenged me to a fight, saying that even if you became a widow, you'd be the richest widow.
An Shuyi closed her chin. "So we've now transmigrated into that novel. Barbie's been tricked. The female lead has already been reborn, so she knows the previous plot inside and out."
Xia Hua nodded. "I've already been to the female lead's house. She's already run away with her family. It seems that after being reborn, she knew what would happen next and ran away in advance."
She had just gotten up in the morning when her eldest daughter-in-law mentioned the female protagonist's family and the female protagonist's name. Only then did she realize that this was the novel she had read. She was about to go to the female protagonist's house to take a look when she was surprised to find that her sons were waiting for her to cook. In a fit of anger, she beat up all her sons, and she didn't even spare her daughter-in-law.
If it weren't for the time wasted fighting them, she would have arrived here much earlier and wouldn't have been delayed until now. It's all those rebellious sons' fault.
An Shuyi paced back and forth in the room, then clapped her hands and said, "Then let's run away quickly. The female lead has already escaped, which means it's no longer safe here. We can't stay any longer. I'll have my unfilial sons pack their things, and we'll leave tomorrow."
If she hadn't had so much stuff, she would have left today. But if she hadn't brought enough, death would have awaited them.
She hadn't read that novel, but Hua Hua kept nagging her about it every day, so it was hard for her not to want to know!
The female protagonist, Song Youqing, is from Linjia Village. Her father is the second child in his family. He is the kind of person who is neither loved by his father nor his mother. He does nothing but work every day. Although he got married and had a wife through his own efforts, she is an honest man just like him.
After Song Youqing's mother got married, she had children one after another. Song Youqing was the eldest child in the family. Although her parents wanted a son, they still loved her. However, as their daughters had more and more children, her father blamed her for bringing his daughters into the family. He thought that if she were a son, he wouldn't have had so many daughters.
The family had five daughters but no sons, which made them feel ashamed in that household. When the protagonist was fourteen, a drought struck, and the family had no food. Her grandmother then considered selling her to get some grain.
However, the female protagonist overheard her getting up in the middle of the night and fled. She had been beautiful since childhood and had high aspirations. She felt that this farmer was not good enough for her. After escaping, she met a wealthy family in the county who were also fleeing famine. She sold herself and then followed that family to the capital. With her good looks, she became the son's concubine and lived a fairly comfortable life.
When she became pregnant, the first wife couldn't tolerate her and drugged her, causing her to lose the child. She was then sold to a brothel, where she stayed for more than ten years. She developed a sexually transmitted disease and could only do odd jobs. Once, while working, she accidentally broke a cup and was almost beaten to death. It was the Crown Prince who intervened and spared her life. She died not long afterward.
Afterwards, she was reborn before she was sold by her grandmother. She fled to the capital with her parents and several younger sisters. The female protagonist also unexpectedly obtained a cheat code in her rebirth: a planting space. Planting things in the space can be accelerated. One day in reality is equivalent to one year in the space. The female protagonist planted food and medicinal herbs in the space.
She used the grain and medicinal herbs to open a shop and do business, and unexpectedly, it went quite well. Later, by chance, she met the Crown Prince, who was completely infatuated with her. In reality, it was just the female lead's halo that gave her a different identity and made her the Crown Princess.
With the title of Crown Princess, the female lead's business flourished and expanded. When the Crown Prince went to war, she supplied him with weapons, food, and medicine. When the Crown Prince became Emperor, he made her Empress. Now, it seems the female lead has been reborn and is fleeing famine with her family.
The original owner's family and the people in this village are not described in much detail. They are only mentioned briefly by the female protagonist before being left out, suggesting that the ending was not good.
Xia Hua nodded, "Okay, we'll set off tomorrow. When we came here, I already had my sons pack their things. But where are we going to escape to? The capital?"
She thought the capital was the best, being right under the emperor's nose, it was definitely better than other places, just look at how the female lead became rich.
“No,” An Shuyi shook her head. “Although the capital is very nice, we don’t have the protagonist’s halo like the female lead. There are many people who think the same way as us. If there are so many of us, it will be difficult to get registered again.”
“We’ll head straight south. Although it’s farther from the capital, it’s relatively wealthy and easier to settle down there. Otherwise, with so many people, what will we eat and drink!”
"Then let's head south!" Xia Hua suddenly pulled her to her side and whispered, "By the way, Shu Shu, do you have a cheat ability?"
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What? Now even cheat codes are being sold wholesale? The female lead has one, she has one, and now Hua Hua has one too. Isn't that too much?
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