He Tiantian was also helpless; it was all because the original owner of this body was too incompetent. That's just how the world is—the weak are always the ones who get crushed.
Zhao Denglong quickly shook his head, "No, Mom, home is wherever you are. Now that we're out, Grandma won't bully you every day anymore..."
As she spoke, Zhao Denglong lowered her head. Moreover, her and her sister's lives would be easier.
Anyway, Grandma didn't like them. Any good food or fun things she had always gone to her eldest uncle's and his brothers.
"I want to go with Mother too," Zhao Wanzi said sincerely as she groggily opened her eyes.
He Tiantian felt a warmth in her heart. Although she had never even been in a relationship in her previous life, let alone raised children, now that she had transmigrated here, she had the obligation and responsibility to raise these two children well.
Of course, that includes the one inside my belly.
"Gurgle..."
He Tiantian's stomach growled, and a wave of hunger washed over her. She then remembered that the original owner of this body had been bullied by her wicked mother-in-law and hadn't eaten for two days.
Looking at the heavy snow still falling outside, He Tiantian bent down and instructed, "Lantern, Wanzi, you two wait here for your mother. Your mother will go find you some food."
With that, he walked outside.
But Zhao Denglong followed along, worried. With such heavy snow and her mother pregnant, she was concerned.
He Tiantian took two steps, turned around and saw Zhao Denglong's worried face, and sighed heavily in her heart.
"Lantern, your little sister is still young. You need to stay and take care of Wanzi. Besides, if you catch a cold outside, where will your mother get the money to buy medicine and treat you, right?"
Zhao Denglong was reluctant to part with her mother, but she also understood that her mother was right.
Outside, the world was covered in snow and ice, a vast expanse of white. Stepping outside, the snow was knee-deep. He Tiantian looked around the small village and saw smoke rising from the chimneys of some houses, and she could almost smell the faint aroma of cooking in the air.
Food is hard to find in the mountains during winter, and even animals can freeze to death.
After much hesitation, He Tiantian finally decided to beg. In her previous life, she had lived in the countryside when she was a child. She remembered that everyone was poor at that time, and people from other places often came to the village to beg.
At that time, her parents would always give her one or two steamed buns.
I never imagined that a 21st-century college student like her would end up like this. Thinking about all the food she wasted back then, He Tiantian really wanted to slap herself.
Smoke was rising from the rooftops of several nearby houses, so He Tiantian decided to try her luck.
The nearest house belonged to the Tian family, who were usually quiet in the village. He Tiantian went up and knocked on the door, and soon the Tian family opened it from the inside.
When she saw He Tiantian, Tian was clearly very surprised.
He Tiantian forced a smile and said with difficulty, "Sister-in-law, do you have any food at home that you could give me?"
She asked cautiously, her heart filled with a fear of rejection she had never felt before.
Ms. Tian felt somewhat embarrassed. Her mother-in-law had recounted the events of yesterday to her in detail after returning home, subtly and indirectly criticizing her.
She knew He Tiantian was pitiful, but in those days of snow disasters and famine, no family had any extra food.
Moreover, in this family, Ms. Tian is suppressed by her mother-in-law and has no say in anything.
“I…” Tian hesitated.
He Tiantian didn't insist, and just as she was about to leave, a voice came from inside the house.
"Who is it? I asked you to open the door and you're dawdling like that. You're such a lazy bum!" Granny Yuan grumbled as she walked in from inside.
When he saw He Tiantian again, he still kept spewing vicious words.
"Heh, who do we have here? It's the Zhao family. You've come here to beg, haven't you?" Granny Yuan looked coldly at He Tiantian standing outside the door, walked over and pushed Tiantian into the house, while she stood at the door and closed it again.
Granny Yuan had a naturally loud voice, and her few words drew the attention of several women from nearby houses, who gathered around curiously.
However, when they saw He Tiantian's disheveled appearance, they not only showed no sympathy, but were also somewhat gloating.
He Tiantian was known throughout the village for her beauty. When Zhao Xiangyang married her, it was the talk of the village. Whenever the men in the family had a bad day, they would always compare them to Zhao's wife.
Over time, most of the women in the village developed some hostility towards He Tiantian.
Here, being good-looking is a crime! It's considered a sin to tempt the men in their families.
"She's cursed her husband to death and kicked out of the house by her mother-in-law. How can she still have the face to show her face in public? If it were me, I would have hanged myself long ago," said Sun, leaning against her doorframe, her tone sharp and sarcastic.
“I think she’s a menace. Everyone should stay away from her to avoid getting tainted by her bad luck.” Madam Liu echoed from the side.
Upon hearing this, the other women in the crowd consciously moved a few steps away. After all, these days, snow disasters and famines were bad enough; they couldn't afford to be tainted by bad luck.
Enraged, He Tiantian forgot she was still hungry. She glared at Sun Shi and said bluntly, "If you don't give birth to a son this year, you'll have your day to hang yourself. Remember to prepare a thick rope beforehand! So you don't suffer half-dead while hanging!"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Sun's face flushed red with anger. She already had four daughters. Her mother-in-law and husband were always treating her with disdain.
If she can't have another son this year, Zhao Maodan will definitely divorce her and marry someone else.
"And you! Don't you even know what kind of person you are? No wonder the men in your family aren't interested in you!" He Tiantian then looked at Liu Shi and retorted without any politeness.
Liu was indeed not good-looking, and she felt terrible whenever the men in her family compared her to He Tiantian. Since giving birth to her two children, her husband hadn't touched her for over a year.
I had long suspected that He Tiantian was secretly seducing me, and today it seems that I was right!
"You slut! You're pregnant and you still want to seduce men." Madam Liu stepped forward and raised her hand to slap He Tiantian's face.
A crisp "snap!" rang out, startling everyone present.
He Tiantian moved extremely fast, and before Liu's slap could land, she used all her strength to retaliate.
“You…” Liu covered her face and looked at He Tiantian in disbelief.
"If you keep spewing nonsense, next time it won't just be a slap in the face," He Tiantian warned fiercely.
Everyone felt that He Tiantian had changed. Before, she couldn't even utter a fart for a long time, and could only stare helplessly at these foul words.
But today, she retorted sharply, infuriating the two old women, Liu and Sun, to the point of near death.
It's true... when people are in dire straits, all their potential can be unleashed.
He Tiantian was too lazy to argue with this group of people who were kicking her when she was down, and walked arrogantly towards the back mountain.
Just as I reached the foot of the mountain, I suddenly heard a mechanical voice.
[Ding! Several sweet potatoes have been found buried underground. Do you wish to search?]
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