Quick Wear: Cannon Fodder

The system warned: "Host, there is no labor-inducing drug. For the sake of your life, please do not act recklessly. This is not a modern society. If you feel unwell and call 120, a doctor will come to save you immediately."

"Okay, then don't rush it. But just tell me how many days it will take for this little bastard to be born. How is it going to take for you to have confinement in such a shabby environment?" Ye Zhiqiu looked at everything in the room carefully.

The wooden walls were tattered and leaky, the roof was translucent, and the bed was an old bunk bed with straw underneath. It was okay in the summer, but unbearable in the winter.

There was nothing else in the room except a bed and a wooden box. It was truly bare, with no place to hide any pocket money. No wonder the original owner had buried his money in a mass grave in his previous life. Normally beggars didn't go there, so there was no need to worry about being discovered.

She was overthinking it. How could a family that couldn't even afford white rice have furniture, not even homemade furniture? The eight-immortal table the family used for dinner was handed down from their ancestors. It had been used for so many years that it was patinated.

The bowls for eating at home are all broken. The ones with cracks are considered good. Some have been repaired, but I don’t know what they were repaired with and whether they are safe.

"Don't worry. Industrial chemical glue is expensive and scarce. No one will use it to repair a worthless broken wooden bowl. You can use it with confidence." The system teased.

"Haha." Ye Zhiqiu sneered, but Zhang Da, who had just entered the room, heard it and misunderstood that she was dissatisfied with her family. He immediately cursed: "You stinky woman, you can't even give birth to a son, how can you be dissatisfied? You won't die if you starve for a few days. When you give birth to a son, you will have everything you want to eat."

Not to mention Ye Zhiqiu, the original owner would just listen to this. She did not give birth to a son, but her sister-in-law Yingzi, who gave birth to a son, was not treated much better during her confinement. An egg every other day made the women around her envious.

As a result, Yingzi's son died of a spring cold when he was over one year old. If she had money at the time, maybe he could have been cured. Unfortunately, the poor family could not even get enough to eat, so where would the money come from for medicine? Whether he survives or not, it is also fate.

Yingzi cried for three days. After three days, she put away her sadness and wanted to have another son. Unfortunately, she never got pregnant. Everyone speculated that she couldn't get pregnant because she didn't take good care of herself during the confinement period.

After all, I had only been in confinement for half a month when I had to go back to work in the fields, and it happened to be the most tiring double harvest. I looked lifeless on the outside, but I was weak inside.

Ye Zhiqiu shook his head. The original body was in a similar situation. She had not even had confinement after giving birth to two daughters. Her health was even worse than Yingzi's. At least Yingzi only looked pale, while the original body not only looked pale, but also skinny. She was lucky to be able to give birth to the child safely.

She didn't dare to gamble with her life, and secretly decided to take good care of herself after giving birth. However, she still retorted to Zhang Da, "What's the point of giving birth to a son? Can you support him? How come your brother's child is gone? You have the guts to scold me, you might as well make more money. Maybe it will be useful someday."

Zhang Da didn't know what to say. He knew he had to make money, but the villagers couldn't find a suitable way to make a living except farming. Apart from working for the landlords and the rich people in the city, it was harder than anything else for the rest of the people to make money.

He didn't dare to go far away, for fear that he would not make any money and be drafted into the army, which would be miserable. He would rather stay at home than go far away. His son was important, but not as important as his own life.

Seeing that he lost his temper after being scolded a few times, Ye Zhiqiu suddenly felt bored. This kind of man was only capable of this. If he was a little more assertive, he would lower his voice.

Forget it. She should think about where to get food. If she doesn't eat every day, people will definitely be suspicious.

"Host, you can go back to your parents' home."

"My parents' family is poor too. What's the use? If I go back, they might be waiting for me to give them some subsidy." Ye Zhiqiu didn't think going back to his parents' family was a good idea. He would rather try to find a way to get something from the lake.

She didn't want to catch fish in the nearby rivers and streams. Even if there were, it would not be her turn to catch them. But the lake had everything. In addition to fish, shrimps and crabs, there were also aquatic plants such as lotus roots and water chestnuts. They couldn't be eaten as meals, but they could still fill her stomach. At least she had a food source and would not arouse suspicion.

She did what she said. Neither her husband's family nor her own family had a boat, so she had to find another way. She could use a large wooden tub for bathing, but unfortunately, a poor family would find even a large wooden tub a precious item, so she couldn't easily take it out for use.

It's impossible to borrow it, no one will lend it to her. The best way is to cut a piece of bamboo to use as a tool. Anyway, she is just borrowing it for the sake of reputation, and it will be enough to make others believe that a bamboo pole can catch fish.

System: "I can provide theoretical knowledge. Would you like to memorize it in advance?"

"No, what's the point of carrying it? You should give me directions first and tell me where to pick up fish." Ye Zhiqiu remembered picking up dead fish by the river when he was a child. In fact, freshly dead fish will not float to the surface. When the fish float to the surface, they are no longer so fresh, but they can still be eaten if they are braised.

She no longer went fishing. She just tried to find ways to catch fish. If she found one, she would come back. If she didn't, she would say she was very hungry and wanted to go to the river to find wild vegetables to eat.

Zhang Wangshi watched her go out, and seeing that she had nothing in her hands, she didn't care. The old man said that the eldest daughter was about to give birth, so she shouldn't be asked to do the housework for now, and she didn't need to do it until the baby was born. At that time, it would be the double harvest season, and she couldn't run away even if she wanted to.

Zhang Wang thought about it and agreed. She didn't want to push her daughter-in-law too hard, as she still had a young son who wasn't married yet. If she pushed too hard, other girls wouldn't dare to marry, and she would punish the old family when her youngest son got married.

Ye Zhiqiu didn't know Zhang Wang's plan, and it took her more than half an hour to walk from the village to the lake. This was because she had fast legs. If it was her original body with a big belly, she might not be able to walk in an hour.

The lake is not big. I didn’t see any lotus leaves, but I saw a field of reeds first. I could vaguely see water birds flying into them.

"System, do you have wild ducks?" Ye Zhiqiu thought of something good. Birds can't be eaten, but wild ducks can be eaten. Mallard duck lotus root soup tastes good, so it should be about the same if we replace it with wild ducks.

"There are wild ducks, but you can't catch them. You'll have to practice martial arts for a few more months before you can catch them. Also, the duck lotus root soup requires nine-hole lotus roots, but the lotus roots in this lake have seven holes, which are not old enough. They're good to eat raw."

Ye Zhiqiu automatically ignored the system's bad words, and only heard that there were wild ducks coming in and out nearby. She was in for a treat. If there were wild ducks, there must be duck eggs. She would look for them first.

I walked along the reeds and didn't find any duck eggs, but I did find a few crabs crawling out. Unfortunately, the crabs in June are not tasty, with no meat or crab roe.

But she didn't miss it, and took it home to cook soup to add flavor. With the crab, she found a few lotus stems and a piece of wild water chestnut by the lake, so she didn't return empty-handed.