The next morning, Zhao Hui entered the room as a victor, only to find it empty.
As soon as I turned around, I saw Nanzhi walking in from outside the door.
Nanzhi was not surprised.
"You, how could you?" Zhao Hui pointed at Nan Zhi, speechless with shock.
How could this be? This little slut was standing right in front of her, completely unharmed, and the blankets on the bed were even neatly folded.
"Is there anything I can help you with, sister-in-law?"
Zhao Hui pointed at her, then at the bed, but ultimately said nothing, snorted coldly, and left.
When Zhao Hui reached the front door and encountered Li Xunfang from next door, she immediately straightened her back.
"Hey, who's this? Going to fetch water from the Taile River so early in the morning? Why isn't anyone helping you?"
Li Xunfang's face darkened. In the dead of winter, most people would have their men help them fetch water, but Zhao Hui's words were clearly meant to disgust her.
Everyone knows that Zhao Hui's net worth increased because she gave birth to two sons, while she was disliked in her husband's family because she gave birth to two daughters. She was ordered around by her mother-in-law all day long, and even her husband no longer speaks up for her.
Li Xunfang quickened his pace, carrying the bucket of water, to get away from the woman.
Zhao Hui was overjoyed to have gotten the better deal and vented her anger on someone else.
"Prepare the food, and we'll eat when the older and younger kids are up."
She went to the kitchen, gave a few instructions, and then went into her room, where she didn't get up until noon with her two sons.
Shu Zhizhen sat at the table, not scolding them, but pulling her two precious grandsons to her side.
"Come here, big brother and second brother, come quickly to Grandma."
Shu Zhizhen picked up the boiled eggs on the table, peeled two, and put them in their bowls. "Eat more, and study hard with your second uncle in the future. Try to pass the imperial examination and become a scholar again."
Zhao Hui laughed and said, "You all should listen to your grandmother and become scholars to earn money, but you can't be like your father."
Nan Zhi, who was squatting down to eat, suddenly remembered that the original owner had an older brother, Nan Qingfeng, who passed the imperial examination at the age of nine and was a rare genius in Tai Le Village. He was now twenty-three years old.
Nanzhi shook her head silently. He passed the imperial examination at the age of nine and is still a scholar now, which shows that her second brother is not much better.
Suddenly, Zhao Hui turned her gaze to Nan Zhi, who was sitting to one side.
"Go and gather some firewood."
Nanzhi looked at the pile of firewood in the corner, then at Shu Zhizhen who was eating, hoping she would say a few words for her daughter.
Well, they completely ignored it.
"Sister-in-law, there's enough firewood to burn all winter." This means there's absolutely no need to gather firewood now.
Zhao Hui's face darkened, and just as she was about to speak, Shu Zhizhen slammed her chopsticks on the table.
"Just go when I tell you to, stop with all the nonsense."
Nanzhi's family was determined not to let her have an easy time. They shoveled the rice out of her bowl, then picked up their bamboo baskets and walked out.
Zhao Hui smiled smugly. Although the family name was Nan, her mother-in-law still sided with her.
However, Zhao Hui was also puzzled as to why, despite being a member of the Nan family, her family members did not treat her sister-in-law very well.
The winter morning was exceptionally cold. Although Nanzhi was wearing a thick cotton-padded coat, the cold wind still kept seeping into her. She could only hug herself tightly with both hands and shrink her neck as she walked outside.
Seeing its host makes it freeze like a dog, so Cherry rarely comes out on its own.
"Host, this system has many functions, and keeping warm is a piece of cake."
Nanzhi stopped. "Have you ever heard of a free lunch?" Nanzhi was very clear-headed.
"Master, these things can be redeemed with points, you don't need to buy them," Cherry quickly explained.
Cherry noticed her question and continued to explain, "As long as the master completes the fixed tasks, he will receive points accordingly. As the points accumulate, the master can also use the points to buy things in the mall."
Cherry displayed the online store panel in front of Nanzhi, where a wide variety of products were on display, and the prices listed below were also very attractive.
Nanzhi glanced at it briefly before turning back to continue on her way.
"Master, buying things is actually quite simple. You just need to specify the item, and it will immediately appear before you..."
Nanzhi couldn't stand the cherries any longer, so she stopped.
Do you think your homeowner looks wealthy now?
Cherry paused, looking at the coarse cloth short clothes in front of her, which were covered with patches.
So focused on selling the product, they momentarily forgot that the owner was still a poor man.
"Ahem." Cherry coughed twice to cover up her embarrassment.
Taile Village is located at the foot of the mountain, and villagers can only go up the mountain to cut firewood.
Following the original owner's memories, Nan Zhi walked along the path, but unexpectedly encountered an acquaintance on the way.
"You, you actually..."
Nanzhi looked in the direction of the sound and found that she had no information about this person in her memory.
The person who came was about the same age as her, thin, and had a dark complexion.
Nanzhi pointed to herself, "You know me?"
Little Li San's leg was shaking as he asked, "How are you still alive?"
He clearly saw the Nan family's girl being thrown into the river by that group of people that day. In the freezing cold, it was impossible for her to survive falling into the river unless, unless the person in front of him was not human.
It's a ghost.
Little Li San'er was so frightened that he dared not move, his legs trembling, and then he knelt on the ground with a thud, begging for mercy.
"Please let me go. They were the ones who threw you down. It has nothing to do with me. I didn't kill you."
Little Li San'er was so frightened that he couldn't speak coherently.
The original owner was thrown into the river, which led to Nanzhi indirectly transmigrating. She was determined to take revenge, but unexpectedly, the original owner had no memory of that day.
Nan Zhi was puzzled and worried about how to take revenge when the person in the know arrived.
Nanzhi coughed, her voice hoarse, "The river water is too cold, why don't you come down and keep me company?"
Little Li San'er: "No, no, please let me go, I didn't do anything."
He was crying and sniffling.
That day, he simply hid in the dry reeds not far from the riverbank and witnessed the whole thing.
"Oh? Then tell me who they are."
Little Li was truly terrified and recounted all the people from that day in one go.
After listening, Nan Zhi frowned. "That's all?"
"That's really all." Little Li San'er didn't dare to lift his head, huddled on the ground, afraid that the ghost of Nanzhi would drag him into the Taile River.
"It's not that I don't want to save you, but I'm really in a precarious situation myself."
Nanzhi had heard enough and pulled the person up from the ground.
Little Li San'er screamed in fright, but then felt the warmth on his hand.
That's not right, how could a ghost have a normal human body temperature?
He tentatively opened his eyes, and Nanzhi was looking at him.
"how?"
“You, you’re not. But you were clearly thrown into the Tai Le River by them, how could you have survived?”
Finally, she had some sense. Nanzhi let go of him, and Xiao Li San'er staggered to his feet.
Upon meeting Nan Zhi's cold gaze, Xiao Li San'er immediately waved his hand.
"I have nothing to do with those people, I just happened to see them that day."
Nanzhi frowned. "What's your name?"
“Little Li San’er, my name is Little Li San’er, just call me Little Li.”
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