A farmer's daughter who traveled through time: Marrying a sickly man

"You have to marry me even if you don't want to. Even if you die today, you have to be carried to me tomorrow."

"You're a money-loser. I've raised you up like this, and you still dare to threaten me."

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It's so noisy! That old woman upstairs is always scolding her granddaughter. Does she have a royal heir? She has no manners at all in the middle of the night. How can I sleep?

Xia Tian raised her hand irritably and pulled up the quilt to cover her head, but as soon as she moved, she felt a dull pain in her forehead, as if her head was about to split open, making her dizzy in an instant.

What happened? Did you hit your forehead while sleeping?

It shouldn’t be!

Xia Tian was confused and closed her eyes to wait for the dizziness to pass. Just as she was about to touch her head, a memory that did not belong to her was forced into her head, causing Xia Tian, who had just woken up, to faint again.

"Si Ya, Si Ya? Why isn't she awake yet?" an anxious woman's voice came, "Is Si Ya okay?"

"No, mother, Si Ya will be fine." Another young female voice replied.

When she woke up again, Xia Tian's head was still dizzy. The intermittent voices seemed to come from far away, making her feel confused and irritated.

She really traveled through time!

The original owner was also called Xia Tian, nicknamed Si Ya, and she just turned fifteen this year. The person who was heard cursing just now was the original owner's grandmother, Old Lady Xia.

Of course, it was the original owner who was scolded.

It turned out that Old Lady Xia married her off for thirty taels of silver. Well, to be exact, she sold her to a sickly man who had fled from famine in the neighboring village, and she had to marry him off tomorrow.

When the original owner found out, she definitely wouldn't do it. When arguing with Old Lady Xia, she got so emotional that she banged her head against the wall.

Then, she came.

Xia Tian was really in tears. She had been slacking off at work all day and finally wanted to make some progress. She thought of working overtime at home in the evening to come up with a plan so that her boss would take notice of her tomorrow.

I didn't expect that after eight hundred years of thinking about staying up all night, I would end up dying from all the stress. How can I complain?

Could it be that God likes her lying down like a lazy fish?

The key is to just wear it, at least give you a chance to lie down, right?

Not to mention princes and nobles, even the daughters of landlords will do. What are these farmers who have no food to eat doing?

Xia Tian sighed inwardly and opened his eyes reluctantly, only to meet four concerned eyes.

"Si Ya, are you awake? Are you trying to scare me to death?"

Xia Tian looked at the woman, who was about forty years old and had a sallow face and her hair wrapped in a rag. He stared at her for a while before realizing that she was the original owner's mother, Chen.

"Si Ya, how are you?"

Another young woman's voice came. Xia Tian slowly looked over. The woman was about seventeen or eighteen years old, very pretty, and her eyes were full of concern.

This is the original owner’s sister Xia Yue, nicknamed Erya.

"I'm fine." Xia Tian looked at the mother and daughter staring at him and sighed, "Mom, I feel dizzy and want to sleep for a while."

"Okay, okay," Chen agreed. "Then you take a nap first. I'll make you something to eat." Chen asked Xia Yue to look after her sister and turned to walk out the door.

Seeing Chen go out, Xia Tian turned to Xia Yue and said, "Sister, you should go out too. Let me be alone for a while."

"Okay, but you can't do anything stupid again. I'm right at the door. Call me if you have any problems." Xia Yue knew that her sister was unhappy, but she still reminded her with concern. Seeing Xia Tian nodded, she took a small stool and sat at the door to mend the soles of shoes.

Xiatian exhaled, stretched out his limbs, and lay flat on the kang, staring at the ceiling in a daze with his eyes empty.

I didn't expect that after being single for more than 30 years, I would have to face such a bloody plot of getting married as soon as I came here, and marrying a sickly person.

The original owner heard about this sickly person from the villagers.

It is said that this sickly boy fled from the south with his younger brother three months ago. They were injured by a group of bandits on the way and all their other relatives died. Only the two brothers who managed to escape were left. They wandered for several months before arriving here and settled in Liujia Village by chance.

The sickly younger brother was also injured and was afraid he would not live long, leaving his brother alone with no one to take care of him.

So, since he settled down, he has been asking matchmakers to find a wife for his brother. Three months have passed, but no girl is willing to marry him.

Everyone in the village said that this sickly girl had a hard life and had brought disaster to her family members. It was also said that this sickly girl was very ill. If she married, she would probably become a widow in no time.

Then why did we find the original owner?

This was because in order to find a wife for his brother as soon as possible, the younger brother spent all his assets and raised the bride price from ten taels to thirty taels.

Money is a great asset to people's hearts. In the village, a family can't save ten taels of silver after working hard for a year, and they can only get about five or six taels to marry a daughter-in-law.

Thirty taels of betrothal gift is three or four years' net income for them.

So, when the matchmaker found Old Lady Xia a few days ago, she agreed without hesitation.

I had been keeping it a secret from the original owner's family for fear that something unexpected would happen.

Who would have known that the sickly younger brother died two days ago due to his serious injuries. Before his death, he was worried about his seriously ill brother, so he asked matchmaker Liu to welcome his new sister-in-law into the family as soon as possible so that she could take care of his brother after his death.

Just today, when Matchmaker Liu came to talk to Old Lady Xia about this, she was caught by the original owner.

The original owner had a fiery temper, and upon hearing this, she instantly flew into a rage, and started a fierce argument with Old Lady Xia in the yard...

Alas! What a sin!

Xia Tian touched the big bump on his forehead with his hand, "Hiss~" It hurts so much!

How much effort did it take?

It seems like he really doesn't want to live!

I didn’t expect this girl to have such a strong temper!

But, sister, you left happily, but you didn’t take this mess with you!

Xia Tian complained in his heart while thinking about what to do next.

She just arrived, so it's not a good idea to act rashly. Let's just wait and see what happens.

Xia Yue looked through the gap in the door curtain and saw her sister lying on the kang without moving for a long time. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

As a girl from the Xia family, how could I have the chance to make my own decisions?

If Si Ya hadn't caught them today, her grandmother would probably have notified her family until the bride came to pick her up tomorrow.

Even if Si Ya was very aggressive and threatened to commit suicide, her grandmother would still remain firm.

Her mother stubbornly opposed it, but it was all in vain except for a scolding.

Besides, with the first and third wives fanning the flames, it is even more impossible for her grandmother to give up the money she has obtained.

In her grandmother's eyes, these granddaughters were just money-losing goods who ate for free. It would be great if they could all be sold.

Xia Yue sat at the door, lost in thought.

Xia Tian was also thinking in his heart that the original owner was obviously not welcome at home, not to mention that she had a falling out with Old Lady Xia today. She didn't know what kind of ugly man she would marry in the future. Since she had to get married sooner or later, it would be better to marry early than late.

Besides, if she marries him, the sickly man will be the only one at home and it will be easier to deal with him.

Then make plans slowly, and you will always be able to survive.

After figuring it out, Xiatian began to look around the house slowly.

The room has a wooden roof and earthen walls on all sides. It is about 20 square meters. There is a large kang (kang bed) near the window, and two large wooden boxes are placed side by side at the end of the kang, with folded bedding on the boxes.

There is a paint-peeling cabinet over one meter high against the wall directly opposite the door. On the cabinet are some daily necessities such as sewing baskets and combs. There is a small kang table hanging on the left wall and a wooden basin in the corner. There is nothing else.

Oh! This scene!

Better to die than live!

Xia Tian touched his rumbling stomach and looked at Xia Yue at the door, "Sister, where's Dad?"

Xia Yue finally came back to her senses when she heard Xia Tian calling her, "Dad is in the yard."

"Ask your dad to come over for a moment. I have something to say." Xia Yue didn't ask Xia Tian what he wanted to say. She went straight to the yard and called her dad over.