Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

"Mom, please wake up, please don't die. I have already lost my father, I cannot lose my mother again!"

"Mom..."

"Grandma..."

Zhao Yuanzhen covered her aching head and listened to the crying beside her ears. She felt the pain in her head get even worse. Who was this, disturbing her sweet sleep so early in the morning?

I opened my eyes with difficulty and looked at the dark face in front of me. I immediately stood up with a somersault, but unfortunately I didn't stand up halfway and fell back down. Who is this person? How did he break into my house? I was so confused that I secretly observed the surrounding situation!

"Mom, you're awake! That's great, it's great that mom is awake, that's great, mom, woo woo woo..."

The dark face was crying with snot and tears, which made Zhao Yuanzhen's face turn black. It was so dirty.

Suddenly, Zhao Yuanzhen felt a sharp pain in her head. She resisted for a while, but couldn’t hold it back and fainted again. Then a memory came to her.

After receiving the memory, Zhao Yuanzhen found that she had traveled through time and space, and traveled through time and space to the body of this woman with the same name and surname as her. The original owner's husband was a bodyguard, and this time he followed the bodyguard to escort the convoy. Because he encountered a robbery by mountain bandits on the road, he unfortunately fell off a cliff and died. When the original owner heard the news, she was so angry that she died directly, and she traveled through time and space.

After sorting out the current situation, she had to first send away the villagers who were watching the fun and the people from the escort agency, and then think about other things later.

Then she slowly opened her eyes, pretending to be weak, and said to her eldest son who was still beside her with a dark face:

"Mom, it's okay, help me up."

The dark-skinned man was startled, and then he started crying with joy again.

“Wow, that’s great, mom, you’re alive again…Wow, wow, wow”

Zhao Yuanzhen: . . .

Zhao Yuanzhen slowly stood up with his support, and seeing that he was crying and snotting, she let go of his hand without a word. That's right, she was disgusted with him!

Zhao Yuanzhen walked slowly and weakly to the edge of the yard, where the escort agent who came to report the news was standing. Then, with tears streaming down her face, she said to the escort agent, "Have you brought back the body of the boss?"

The escort agency was a little nervous:

"Sister-in-law, we didn't find Qinghe's body. In order to divert the fire, he was fighting and retreating. Finally, he was exhausted and seriously injured, so he fell off the cliff without paying attention. But our people searched for three days and couldn't find him. So... But don't worry, we will give you compensation."

So he didn't bring him back? Then is it possible that he is not dead? I have read this novel many times, so I know the plot routine. I just don't know which routine he follows?

He fell off a cliff and survived, learned magical skills, and started his legendary life.

He still hit his head and lost his memory, but was saved by a beautiful girl, and then the two of them became the envy of each other. But then he thought that he was already a grandmother, and he, as a grandfather, could only be saved by a beautiful middle-aged woman! Otherwise, which young and beautiful girl would have such good teeth to eat such an old cow.

Wow, it’s exciting just thinking about it!

Zhao Yuanzhen put away the messy thoughts in her mind, secretly twisted herself hard, and tears came out. She looked at the escort and said:

"Now there is not even a corpse. I am a weak widow, and I didn't even see the master for the last time. It's a pity that the grave can't even be built. The weather is so dry now. There was not much harvest last year, and I'm afraid there will be no harvest this year. The whole family depends on the money the master earns from escorting. I am also sick and weak. What should I do in the future?"

You know, you have to pay extra!!

Seeing her like this, the escort who came to report the news also felt a little guilty. The current year is not good, with consecutive years of drought, the fields have no harvest, and the court is doing nothing. The world is in chaos. If it weren't for this, the bandits would never dare to openly rob their Longmen Escort Agency.

"Sister-in-law, please accept my condolences. This 100 taels of silver is the compensation our boss gives you!" Then he took out a small cloth bag from the harness on the horse he was leading and handed it to Zhao Yuanzhen.

Zhao Yuanzhen took the small cloth bag while crying, and then opened it to see a slightly larger silver ingot and five small ingots. It was about 100 taels.

"Thank you for delivering the letter. I will prepare lunch later. Please eat here."

"That's not necessary, sister-in-law. The escort agency has been very busy recently. I can't leave for too long. I have to go back quickly. I'll take my leave now."

Then he led the horse and prepared to leave, but suddenly turned back and whispered to Zhao Yuanzhen:

"Sister-in-law, our boss has received news that the border is not peaceful and the Jin people have invaded again. This time the court's response is not as good as before. There is no food or weapons. I am afraid it won't be long before the Jin people break through the border."

"Did your boss say how long they can hold out?" Zhao Yuanzhen was shocked and asked hurriedly, then took out a small ingot of silver from the small cloth bag and handed it to the escort. She also wanted to take some other small change, but she had no money except for the 100 taels.

The map section of their dynasty is roughly equivalent to the Song Dynasty, and her location belongs to Yanshan Prefecture.

The escort refused and did not take it.

"The boss said that it will take at least ten days, and at least half a month. The boss has been packing up and preparing to move recently, so my sister-in-law should also prepare early!"

Then he mounted his horse and rode away!

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at the escort who was walking away, then turned around and found that the villagers who were watching the fun had not left yet, so she said to her eldest son:

"Xin Bai, go build a shed and prepare for your father's funeral. Now that your father's body has not been found, we can bury him in a cenotaph."

"Yes, mother... woooooooo" the eldest son Zhang Xinbai responded, then wiped his tears and went to prepare to build the shed.

"Second brother's family, I'll let your father go with you guys to take care of it. Don't worry too much. We'll still be there for you," a frail old lady said, wiping her tears.

Knowing from the memory she had acquired, this was the original owner's mother-in-law, Sun Zhang, Zhao Yuanzhen nodded! "Thank you, mother. Thank you for your concern, father."

Sun Zhang wiped her tears and said:

"I'll go talk to your dad."

Then he walked towards an old man who was quite tall but thin and dark. It was the original owner's father-in-law, Zhang Sandao. The old man also had red eyes, but he didn't cry, but his expression was very sad.

Zhang Sandao listened to what Sun Zhang said, and walked over to the village chief and said, "Now that my family has suffered such a disaster, I hope my second uncle can help me prepare some things. I will treat those who help me to a meal of sorghum porridge in the evening! You can use the coffin I bought before."

In the village, elderly people usually prepare a coffin for themselves, but they never thought they would need it. Now it is given to their son first. This is truly a case of the old sending off the young.

The village chief is the second son of the Zhang family. According to seniority, Zhang Sandao should call him second uncle, but in fact, the village chief is about ten years younger than Zhang Sandao, but that's just the seniority.

The village chief nodded. Times are bad now, and sorghum rice is already the best food.

Then he said, "Please accept my condolences. This family still depends on you. I have watched the second son (Zhang Qinghe) grow up. Who knew he would suffer such a disaster? Alas."

Then he ordered a few strong men to dig a hole on the mountain. He thought that the time was not good and the body had not been found, so he should finish these things today, otherwise he would have to spend money on his nephew's family's meals. Then the onlookers went up the mountain to dig holes, and those who looked for stone tablets looked for stone tablets. There were craftsmen in the village who could carve stone tablets, so they didn't have to go to the town, and they all became busy all of a sudden.

Zhao Yuanzhen then said to a young woman with red eyes crying beside her, "Old lady, go prepare the food. Cook sorghum rice porridge in the evening. Come to my room later to get some food."

Before Qian Xiaohui, Zhao Yuanzhen's eldest daughter-in-law, could speak, a thin person with prominent cheekbones, droopy eyes, and a sharp and mean look came over and said hurriedly

"Oh, my poor second brother's wife, why does she have such a hard life. She is still so young, and she is going to be a widow! How pitiful." He said sympathetic words, but his expression did not show any sympathy. Instead, he looked like he was gloating over someone else's misfortune.

Zhao Yuanzhen glanced at the person who came and saw that it was Wu Erping, the wife of Zhang Qinghe’s eldest brother Zhang Qingshan.

Wu Erping had never gotten along with their second branch, and she was always scheming and greedy.

She had always been jealous of Zhang Qinghe for making a lot of money as a bodyguard. In the early years before the family split up, she relied on her status as the eldest daughter-in-law in the family to bully Zhao Yuanzhen.

Later, when Zhao Yuanzhen was pregnant with the second child Zhang Xinnian, he often treated her harshly, causing her to faint from anger. Later, when Zhang Qinghe came back from escorting, he knew about this and forcefully divided the family property because he was afraid that his wife and children would be bullied by his eldest sister-in-law when he was not at home!

Fortunately, my parents-in-law are reasonable people. They know Zhao Yuanzhen's personality and know that if they don't divide the family, she will be bullied to death.

Despite the pressure from their parents who didn't want to separate the family, they separated the family. From then on, Zhao Yuanzhen and her family separated and lived on their own. They also built four more houses and courtyards next to the old house.

"Yes, sister-in-law, now that the head of the family is gone, we are left alone as orphans and widows. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to live. You also feel sorry for us, so let's go back to the old house and live together."

After hearing this, Wu Erping had a look of ashamedness on her face and she would not let them come back no matter what. She didn't want to split up the family in the first place because she saw that the second son could make money. Now that he was dead, there were only a group of people left who were eating for free. There was not much food at home, and yet they still wanted to come and eat and drink for free.

"Bah, we agreed to separate the family at the beginning. Now you want to come back, but that's impossible."

But then he thought about it, the escort seemed to have given him a small cloth bag, which was more like compensation, but he didn't know how much it was. If she took it out and gave it to him, it wouldn't be a problem, so he said again:

"Sister-in-law, I saw the escort bring you a small cloth bag. It's the compensation for the second brother, right? How much is it? If you take this back to the old house and live together, it's not impossible."

Zhao Yuanzhen rolled her eyes in her heart, thinking it was a nice thought.

"Sister-in-law, there is no compensation. It's just some personal belongings left by the master before he died. The escort sent it to me as a souvenir." Then he glanced at his mother-in-law Sun Zhang coming over, and then he spoke again:

"The head of the household has just left, and the eldest sister-in-law wants our money, which makes us orphans..."

"What? You, the eldest of the family, are increasingly disregarding me and your father. We are still alive, and you dare to come and covet her family property when the second child has just passed away. In this case, why don't you also separate and become your own boss!"

Sun Zhang said loudly that she had long disliked Wu Erping, but after so many years, she thought that she would just leave after getting used to her, out of sight, out of mind. But now she didn't know that she was still so shameless.

Wu Erping was embarrassed and didn't dare to talk about the compensation anymore. She didn't want to divide the family. She felt that all the money Zhang Qinghe earned in the early years had been turned over to the public.

In addition, all the money earned by their eldest wife in recent years is in Zhonggong. My parents must have money. If the family is divided now, they will not be able to get that money. So for so many years, she was unwilling to leave the family.

"Mom, what are you talking about? I just came here to ask you a question. I'm worried that my brother and sister-in-law will have a hard time living as an orphan and a widow in the future. Oh, I haven't seen Hu Zi for a long time. I'll go look for him."

Perhaps he was afraid of being scolded again, so he left in a hurry.

"Second brother's family, don't take your sister-in-law's words seriously. If you are really having a hard time, you can come back. I will talk to your father."

"Mom, don't worry, we can still get by. If it really doesn't work, I will talk to you again."

The compensation was not disclosed. Zhao Yuanzhen was not yet too familiar with these people and felt that it would be better not to show off their money to test their human nature.

The old lady nodded and went about her business.

"Mother, this is the mourning clothes that Fourth Grandma tore out for you. Please change into them."

The second son Zhang Xinnian's wife Li Zhijuan came over with mourning clothes and helped Zhao Yuanzhen walk into the house to change into them.

After changing into mourning clothes, Zhao Yuanzhen glanced at the bronze mirror and sighed, "As expected, if you want to be pretty, you have to wear mourning clothes."

The original owner was frail to begin with. Even though she was now a grandmother, she was only 36 years old. Plus, she had a husband who was a bodyguard, so she didn't have to work as hard as other women.

The whole afternoon was basically spent in the mourning hall, welcoming and seeing off people and accepting gifts. Fortunately, the cenotaph was finally buried. The matter was over.