When Qi Nuan woke up the next day, she did not see the man.
Qi Nuan could only stare at the rooftop, bored.
A spider is diligently weaving its web above, waiting for its food to arrive.
Suddenly, she frowned, feeling a bit annoyed, and couldn't move.
Although the boy put a diaper on her, she was still wet and uncomfortable.
But she soon fell asleep.
Qi Nuan heard a sound and opened her eyes. It turned out that the boy had returned.
The boy was filthy, with mud on his face.
The first thing he did upon returning was to visit her.
"Look, this is your food."
Jiang Yu showed Qi Nuan the fish he had caught.
Seven or eight small fish were hanging on a willow branch.
The fish are really small, only about the size of an adult's finger, and the largest is only about the size of a boy's palm.
Qi Nuan smiled at the boy.
She saw the boy's eyes light up.
Qi Nuan watched the boy busily working. He really didn't seem like a child. In modern times, children his age would still be nestled in their parents' arms.
Although the children here are exceptionally precocious.
She thought of her parents who had abandoned her, and their five children.
That is to say, she has three older sisters and one older brother. Her eldest sister is already married, and her second sister is sixteen years old this year and is also engaged.
The third sister, Niu'er, is seven years old this year. She is also very precocious, doing housework and cutting pig feed.
My older brother, Hu Zi, is five years old this year. Perhaps because of the preference for boys over girls, Hu Zi really seems like a spoiled child.
Strangely, she felt like she had forgotten something, but she just couldn't remember it.
Looking at the baby who was in a daze, Jiang Yu moved her fingers.
"Dinner's ready."
The little fish had turned into a thick, white fish soup, and he was feeding her little by little with a small spoon.
Qi Nuan also opened her mouth wide to make sure the fish soup didn't spill.
She saw the boy's throat moving up and down.
He probably hasn't eaten yet.
Qi Nuan had little appetite, so she pointed to the fish soup and then to his mouth, gesturing for him to drink.
Jiang Yu seemed to understand what she was saying and said, "I'll eat. I'll eat the fish, and you can drink the soup."
He held the fish soup to Qi Nuan's lips with an unyielding stubbornness.
"You must obey me, or I will abandon you."
The bowl of fish soup was quickly emptied.
Seeing that Jiang Yu was about to leave again, Qi Nuan quickly hummed twice.
She was a little embarrassed, but her diaper really needed changing.
She'd heard that keeping a diaper on all the time could ruin a baby's bottom, and she didn't want to get a sore bottom.
Jiang Yu changed her diaper and looked at her, saying, "You don't have a name yet. Shall I give you one?"
He thought for a moment and said, "How about I call you Little Ant? You were covered in ants when I found you."
Hearing the word "ants" seemed to bring back the pain of being bitten by ants, filling her entire body once again.
Seeing that her features were almost scrunched up, Jiang Yu said, "It seems you don't like this name. How about Little Mud?"
"Okay, you'll be called Little Mud." Without waiting for Qi Nuan's consent, he confirmed it for her.
"It's just mud, it's better than ants," Qi Nuan thought resignedly.
"Little Muddy, remember this: my name is Jiang Yu, and I'll be your older brother from now on."
What? Jiang Yu?
She finally realized what she had forgotten—wasn't this the name of the villain in an ancient romance novel she had read?
Niu'er, her third sister, is the female protagonist in the book. Of course, the female protagonist doesn't have this name. She will change back to her original name, Ye Sheng.
Qi Nuan remembered that she was just a cannon fodder character in the book, abandoned by the female lead's father and picked up by the villain.
However, she died after only three months, which became the reason why the female protagonist completely broke with her awful family later on.
This is also why the villains are always against the female lead.
But none of that matters now; what matters is that she only has one month to live.
How did she die?
No, she had absolutely no recollection of it. Even if it was mentioned only briefly in the book, she had almost completely forgotten its contents.
No, there was a famine, a once-in-a-century famine that killed many people. Some people took advantage of the situation to rebel, and wars broke out in various parts of the country.
The female and male protagonists are also powerful figures in a chaotic world.
The famine began when the female protagonist was thirteen years old, and she is now about seven years old, which means there are still six years to go.
She wasn't abandoned because of a lack of food. Although they are poor now, the protagonist's parents still have some food stored up.
As the antagonist in the book, Jiang Yu naturally had a miserable childhood.
His family were exiled criminals; his father died shortly after they arrived, while he was still in his mother's womb.
His mother was mentally ill.
The mother and son were only able to survive thanks to the kindness of the villagers.
Of course, where there are good people, there are bad people. Every now and then, someone would take advantage of his mother and leave her some food.
His mother passed away two years ago, and he has been able to survive on the charity of others, wild fruits from the mountains, and by sneaking around.
If he encounters a kind person who pities him, that's fine, but more often than not, he gets verbally abused and beaten up.
Growing up in such an environment, he can hardly be considered a good person.
In order to survive, he has long since learned to use any means necessary, both now and in the future.
The baby's brain doesn't allow her to think too much, and she soon drifted off to sleep.
When Qi Nuan opened her eyes again, she found herself in Jiang Yu's body. He looked flustered and his face was covered in wounds.
"Little Mud, be a good girl, okay? Don't make a sound." After saying that, he put her in a small hole and sealed the entrance with some dry grass.
In an instant, Qi Nuan disappeared from the light.
Only some intermittent sounds could be heard.
Qi Nuan didn't know what was wrong with him, and she felt a little anxious.
"You bastard, tell me, where did you hide the money?" The man kicked open the wooden door and shouted at Jiang Yu.
Jiang Yu stood by the table and said softly, "It wasn't me, I didn't."
Seeing his pitiful state, the kind-hearted Aunt Wang spoke up, saying, "Could there be a mistake? He's so young, how could he dare to steal money?"
Looking into the boy's deep eyes, Wang Fen felt a little scared, but she still spoke up: "Honey, I saw it with my own eyes. It was him who did it. He's always doing sneaky things. Who else could it be but him? Stealing a little food is one thing, but now he's stealing money. What will he be like when he grows up?"
Jiang Yu clenched her fists and said coldly, "I said it wasn't me, please leave my house."
"Ha, your family, this land belongs to the village. If it weren't for the fact that you and your child are pitiful, we would have kicked you out long ago." Hearing his words, the people watching the drama chimed in.
"I said let's search him to see if he stole anything."
"Yes, just search it up and you'll find out. My family lost two eggs a couple of days ago!"
"Alright, then you can search. Just be careful not to damage anything here," the village chief said, seeing that everyone was saying the same thing.
"I know, village chief, what good stuff could there be here?" The others curled their lip in disdain.
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