Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

This family is simple, with four people in total including Chen Xing.

Chen Xing is no longer called Chen Xing here. Her name is Du Wenxiu and she was originally the concubine daughter of Du Xiucai, a scholar in the county.

As the family was extremely poor, they could not afford even a penny for the eldest son's marriage, so the first wife decided to sell the concubine's daughter for ten taels of silver to the old soldier Lu Fanghai, who had served in the army for eight years and earned enough money to retire.

Lu Fanghai was a down-to-earth and hardworking man, but he was still young when he left home to join the army. He thought he would be able to come back after serving for two years, but who knew that the war would last for eight years.

When he came back, he learned that his father had died three years ago due to overwork. He had been looking forward to his return, and his mother said that his father did not even close his eyes when he died.

My mother, Fang, has always been a hot-tempered person. After old man Lu died, she acted even more unreasonably and made trouble for no reason.

Old Man Lu originally fled from famine in other places and settled in Taohua Village. His family lived on the edge of the village.

It turns out that Old Man Lu is a very enthusiastic person. Whenever someone has a problem, he will go to help just by asking them.

Ever since he passed away and his son was away, there was a lot of gossip about the widow. The villagers kept their distance from this family, thinking less is worse than more.

Fang was also happy with the quietness. The people of Taohua Village were simple and honest. Ever since her family first moved here, there had been some scoundrels who would pick on families without men and do some sneaky things.

After being caught and beaten to death by the villagers, the scoundrels from several villages in the surrounding area no longer dared to come to Taohua Village to cause trouble. Fang then lived a secluded life with her daughter Lu Fangqiao.

When Old Man Lu was alive, he bought two acres of thin land. During the busy farming season, he would ask kind-hearted villagers to help him work, and he would repay the villagers when there was a harvest.

Although we couldn't save much food every year, we were able to feed two people, one adult and one child, and keep them from starving to death.

Now that my son is back and there is a man in the family, I feel there is hope.

When Fang heard that it cost ten taels of silver to marry this daughter-in-law, she couldn't help but get angry.

Ten taels of silver! That's how much the men in the village usually earn from working long-term or short-term jobs during the slack season, plus the income from the fields!

With a family like theirs, even when Old Man Lu was doing well, he could only earn twenty taels of silver a year.

Now, he spent ten taels of silver to buy such a delicate young lady who can't even be carried on his shoulders or lifted in his hands.

What's the use of having her!

Moreover, she looked very weak and didn't look like she could give birth to a son.

She immediately sat on the ground and started throwing a tantrum, complaining that the money was wasted unfairly and asking her son to send the person back and get the money back.

Fang was used to being aggressive and speaking foul language, but she had not expected that although Du Wenxiu had been looked down upon by his mother since he was a child, as a scholar, he valued his face, so even when he cursed people, he was more elegant than other families.

Hearing all this dirty talk from his mother-in-law, Fang, he felt so ashamed and angry that he ran out when no one was paying attention and dived into the small river beside the village.

Fortunately, Lu Fanghai followed closely behind, and although his hands were slow, he only grabbed a corner of the clothes and tore off a piece. Then he dived in and took a lot of effort to pull Du Wenxiu out.

But after Du Wenxiu was fished out, her face was already pale, and she was only breathing in but not out. Lu Fanghai was so anxious that he carried her home, put her on the kang, and went out to find a doctor.

As luck would have it, before leaving the village, a neighbor pointed out to me a wandering Taoist priest who claimed to be a doctor specializing in treating difficult and complicated diseases under a ginkgo tree in the village.

It would take half a day to walk from Taohua Village to the town by ox cart. After careful consideration, he decided to give it a try and invited the Taoist to come home.

The Taoist priest didn't even look at the patient on the kang. He took out a piece of talisman paper from his bag. Lu Fanghai couldn't tell what was written on it. He just burned the talisman paper into ashes and fed it to Du Wenxiu.

Although hesitant, Lu Fanghai still did as he was told.

After drinking the magic water, Du Wenxiu turned sideways and spit out the water. His sister Lu Fangqiao took the clay basin and actually scooped up half of it.

After vomiting, he fell back and fell asleep again.

The Taoist said that she would be fine when she woke up, and then took one or two taels of silver from Lu Fanghai and left the Lu family leisurely.

Lu Fanghai followed him out. Taohua Village was not big and the terrain was simple, but he didn't see him getting around in any way. After following him for a while, he lost him.

Lu Fanghai thought it was strange and was about to look for her again when his sister came over and told him that his sister-in-law had woken up. He then hurried back and just in time stopped his mother from hitting him.

After listening to Lu Fanghai's statement, Chen Xing, now called Du Wenxiu, also understood what was going on.

It was basically that the woman was too thin-skinned, and after being scolded, she jumped into the river and committed suicide. Then, with the help of the old Taoist priest, she resurrected in Du Wenxiu's body.

Hey, why bother? Cursing won't hurt you. You're really wasting your life. It's just a bargain for yourself.

It was really unexpected that such a fantastic thing would happen to me. Du Wenxiu was still complaining in his heart, but he heard his stomach growling a few times.

Uh, my stomach is so hungry, it’s protesting!

"There are so many things to do that I forgot you haven't eaten since morning." Lu Fanghai was a little annoyed. He lowered his head and knocked it, looking silly.

"Eat, eat, eat. What are you eating? There is nothing at home." Fang sat aside and spat unhappily.

This jinx, this unlucky star, causes trouble as soon as she gets home. She also wants to eat. The family has been out of food for three days. Qiaoer and I almost went to dig wild grass to fill our stomachs. How can I give her food? No!

Listening to Fang's low mumbling, Lu Fanghai touched the thin and sparse hair of Qiao'er and said, "Qiao'er, let's go to the village to see if we can buy something."

After a pause, he turned to Du Wenxiu and said softly, "You should take a good rest. Qiao'er and I will be back soon."

After saying that, he turned around, strode open the wobbly courtyard gate, and walked out. Qiao'er followed behind him with a happy look on her face.

My brother is back, so my mother and I won’t be hungry anymore, right? My brother still has money to buy food, and I feel that the days ahead won’t be as difficult as before.

Fang snorted, rolled her eyes at Du Wenxiu, and cursed him for being a jinx who would bring harm to others, then she went out in a tumbling manner.

Du Wenxiu rubbed his stomach and lay down on the kang helplessly.

I didn’t expect that a few days ago, I celebrated my 37th birthday at home with my best friend in a sad way. I even joked that I couldn’t find a boyfriend and was afraid that I would end up alone.

In the blink of an eye, I got a tall and good-looking husband for free. I don’t know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

I am a manager with more than a dozen people under me, but I become someone else's wife in the blink of an eye. It's really funny...

Forget it, there is no point in thinking too much. Looking at this dim earthen house, the shabby cabinets and benches, thinking about the old woman just now muttering about not having eaten for a few days...

It seems that even if he was resurrected through a corpse, it would not be easy for him to live a good life given his poverty-stricken family.

However, accepting one's fate is not Chen Xing's style. Now that she is Du Wenxiu, Chen Xing's style is Du Wenxiu's style.

Don't blame others or the unfairness of fate. The most important thing to do is to try your best.

Now, I'll wait for my cheap husband to come back and see what he bought before I talk about it later~