Ever since they learned of Fitz’s abilities, Hedda and Mrs. Francis have taken him very seriously.

Fitz was utterly disappointed in his father and mother. Ignoring their objections, he married into the Gale family and became their son-in-law.

The only person he couldn't let go of was his brother Geraldine.

With Qiu Tong's consent, he recruited Geraldine to work at Gale's house.

He wouldn't care about the rest of the Loran family, and even if they were labeled as unfilial, he wouldn't allow them to work for the Gale family.

Unless they earn the job through their own abilities, the Gale family will not open doors for them.

The elders were very satisfied with Fitz’s actions and his work ability.

Compared to Qiu Tong's easygoing approach to things, Fei Zi was simply a qualified head of the family.

As a result, Qiu Tong once again lived a life of luxury in this world, being pampered by Fei Zi.

Just before she passed away peacefully, the long-absent system voice sounded again: "Mission complete. Return to the mission hall, or continue the mission?"

Qiu Tong cursed Xiao Fu in her heart, and answered before she breathed her last: "Continue the mission."

Just like the previous times, I felt my soul being pulled out of my body, then a flash of white light appeared before my eyes, and the feeling of falling came over me again.

Soon Qiu Tong entered a new body. Before she even opened her eyes, she heard a loud bang coming from the body's stomach.

Qiu Tong was embarrassed. How hungry must she be to make such a loud noise?

She half-opened her eyes, peeking around to see if anyone was there and if they could hear the sounds coming from her stomach.

Qiu Tong found herself lying in a dilapidated house, so dilapidated that even the roof had several holes in it.

Luckily it didn't rain, otherwise this place would have been leaking everywhere like a waterfall.

Qiu Tong was so hungry that she felt weak in her limbs. She struggled to sit up and looked around at her surroundings and her current clothes.

Holy crap, this body looks exactly like Ma Li from the previous world—both are skin and bones.

Qiu Tong touched her cheek and found that it was sunken, and she could feel no flesh on her entire body.

At that moment, Xiao Fu's voice rang in his mind, "Master, shall we receive the original owner's memories now?"

"take over."

Then, a memory belonging to the original owner entered Qiu Tong's mind directly.

The original owner's name was Tang Zhaodi, the eldest sister in the family. Because her parents longed to have a son, they changed the original owner's name to Zhaodi.

That was a really good name change. A few years later, the original owner's parents had a son, and they had three sons in one lifetime, which made them extremely happy.

But what followed was the trouble of raising children. Coupled with famine and natural disasters, in order to give their children a little more to eat, the Tang family parents starved themselves to death, leaving the four siblings to depend on each other for survival.

The original owner of this body was also bad at judging people, and met Wang Fugui from the county town. She was deceived by his sweet talk, who said that it would be easier to survive in the city than in the countryside.

Tang Zhaodi was uneducated and had never left the village, so she was easily fooled by his words.

This Wang Fugui is no human being either. He actually deceived Tang Zhaodi's feelings and even had the audacity to try to sell her.

Who would have thought that even though Tang Zhaodi agreed to leave the village with Wang Fugui to escape the famine, she still insisted on taking her three younger brothers with her.

Unfortunately, they met the wrong person. Wang Fugui tried to separate them halfway through the journey, causing them to get separated on their way to escape famine.

The original owner did not continue to the city with Wang Fugui, but instead tried every means to find her lost younger brother. Her brother was the last thing her parents asked of her before they died, and she was determined to find him.

In years of famine, no one has enough to eat. In addition, natural disasters have struck the whole country, reducing the harvest in the fields. No one is willing to take in the three younger brothers of the Tang family.

The original owner searched for a while, during which time he survived by eating tree bark and wild grass, and lived in a dilapidated temple. Fortunately, the weather was not cold at that time, otherwise he would have frozen to death. Unfortunately, he still could not find his three younger brothers.

Wang Fugui, however, was not about to let go of a ripe duck that was already in his mouth so easily. So he found a few people and dragged the original owner away.

The original owner was too hungry to struggle and was easily taken away by them.

The original owner was taken to a steel factory to do hard labor until a severe drought came and the government needed food, at which point he was released to go back to farming.

But with the fields abandoned for so long, coupled with various natural disasters, how could they possibly grow so much food? They were already lucky to have survived without food.

At that time, the government also forcibly requisitioned grain, and most of the farmers' food rations were confiscated. The harvests in the fields were also poor, which led to many people starving to death.

The original owner starved to death in remorse, still thinking about her three younger brothers before she died.

The resentment generated by the original owner and most of the souls who starved to death affected the operation of this plane, which led to Qiu Tong's arrival.

After receiving the original owner's memories, Qiu Tong asked Xiao Fu, "What is the mission this time?"

"The original owner hoped to lead his younger brothers to survive the famine with enough to eat and wear, and to live a peaceful life."

When Qiu Tong heard the word "life," her brows furrowed; it was the word she feared most.

In previous worlds, even if she completed her mission, she still had to live out her entire life before being allowed to leave.

It wasn't that she was dissatisfied with life in these different dimensions, but rather that Xiao Fu would disappear at crucial moments, making it impossible for her to find him to ask her questions.

The issue that had been bothering her for so long made Qiu Tong unable to resist challenging Xiao Fu.

"Why do you always disappear after the mission is completed? And why make me spend my whole life in those different planes?"

Xiao Fu panicked at Qiu Tong's sudden question. It was just following orders from its superiors and had no idea why it was being asked to do it.

Hearing Xiao Fu stammer and unable to answer, Qiu Tong guessed that Xiao Fu either didn't know the answer or couldn't answer it.

She didn't make things difficult for him, only saying, "Next time before you disappear, give me a shout. Don't make me always unable to find you, it puts me in a difficult position."

Qiu Tong didn't care what Xiao Fu's response was after she finished speaking; she started thinking about how to live in the future.

This world is currently equivalent to the famine years of the 1960s, and the time she has entered is exactly when her parents have passed away.

The house is now so cramped that you can't even open the lid, which is why the original owner is so thin from hunger.

Qiu Tong silently mourned for herself for a few seconds. How could she be so unlucky? The dimension she came to happened to be experiencing a famine.

Fortunately, she was prepared. In the previous dimension, she had prepared many things and stored them in her space for emergencies, which came in handy now.

Qiu Tong was so hungry that she took out a sausage from her spatial storage and quickly devoured it.

After finishing a sausage, she was still very hungry, but when she thought of her three younger brothers who were still hungry at home, she didn't dare to eat any more and first thought about what to eat next.

Unable to come up with any solutions by just thinking about it here, Qiu Tong decided to go outside for a walk to see what the situation was and if there were any edible ingredients nearby.

The original owner only knew how to farm and had never left the village, so naturally, there was nothing useful in her memories.

Upon opening the door, one is directly facing a well. To the right of the room appears to be a kitchen, while to the left is another room.

However, it was larger than the room Qiu Tong lived in. Qiu Tong knew from the original owner's memories that this was the room for her parents and three younger brothers.

Next to them was a vegetable garden, but unfortunately the harvest must have been poor; the vegetables were all wilted and didn't look appetizing.

Between the two rooms was a wooden door, the kind that was about to collapse.

Qiu Tong went to the kitchen, looked at the rice container and storage space, and found that there was nothing to eat.

Undeterred, she carefully opened the wooden door and left what was now nominally her home.

It was just dawn, and her three younger brothers were still asleep.

She wanted to use this time to explore the surrounding area and plan how to find food next.

Qiu Tong remembered that Tangjia Village was backed by mountains, and the villagers would often organize to go into the mountains to forage, which was called hunting. But nowadays, people didn't have much fighting ability; it was already good enough if they weren't eaten by wild animals in the mountains.

The original owner had never been to the mountains, so Qiu Tong didn't know what food was available there.

Now's a good time to go in and check things out, and maybe bring back some food while we're at it.

Qiu Tong was very confident in her martial arts skills, and walked into a small alley without hesitation.

Tangjia Village is quite large, and the villagers live far apart. The villagers also know that Tang Zhaodi's family is now mostly women and children, so they would never bother to visit.

In addition, the original owner's family lived at the end of the village, and no one usually walked this road.

Even if they needed to work at the end of the village, they would take a detour and stay far away from their house.

She was afraid that after visiting the other children, they would become attached to her and avoid her, which would make it easier for Qiu Tong to go into the mountains to forage for food.

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