Ugly girl only wants to farm

Meng Jiu was somewhat surprised. Given Xu Chaoyan's personality, she would have already blown up the whole thing. He hadn't expected her to become so calm and composed. He had underestimated her.

Seeing that your son was silent, Li San Niang assumed that he was still upset about his injured leg, so she comforted him, "Jiuhe, don't feel too bad. The doctor said that your leg may still heal. You must cheer up."

“We will definitely find a way to cure your leg. Your wife is also a good person. You should be a little nicer to her. She has been taking care of you all this time. She has used all her dowry to help out. It is our family that has wronged her.”

After listening to that woman's words last night, Meng Jiuhe suddenly realized that he really couldn't let outsiders look down on him.

He was determined to stand up again and show those who had laughed at him that he hadn't given up after setbacks. He also vowed not to let those who had harmed him get away with it. After thinking things through all night, he smiled a smile he hadn't shown in a long time: "Mother, I was wrong before. I made you worry. I will definitely take my medicine and get treatment properly from now on, and I will never make you worry about me again."

Xu Chaoyan noticed a bowl of vegetable porridge on the table, or rather, a bowl of thin vegetable soup. She frowned repeatedly. How could she possibly feel full after drinking this all day? There was no oil or fat in it, and her stomach felt empty all day long.

Meng Jiuxia picked up a wooden spoon and scooped out some slightly thicker soup, handing it to her younger brother so he could take it to their father. Finally, she placed the two bowls of thin soup in front of her and Xu Zhaoyan, saying, "Morning Flower, you can make do with this."

Xu Chaoyan had no choice but to pick up the bowl and drink: "Sister-in-law, is our family really so poor that we can't even afford to eat?"

Holding the bowl of vegetable soup so clear you could see your reflection, she sighed again. After drinking that bowl, she would have urinated all over the place.

Meng Jiuxia: "I knew you were used to living the life of a young lady and couldn't get used to living in our family, right? Don't you know what our family is like now? Grandmother took all your dowry and exchanged it for silver. Now our family can't even afford a full meal. Yesterday was the last time we had white flour. I was thinking that I should go up the mountain later to see if there are any herbs or anything, dig some up, dry them, and sell them to the pharmacy in town."

That grandmother of the Meng family was also greedy. She took all of Meng's clothes and a few hairpins with her. Fortunately, she had all the silver with her, otherwise, the scholar Meng would not even have money to drink his medicine.

When Li San Niang came out and saw them staring blankly at the bowls on the table, she pushed her slightly thicker bowl of food in front of Xu Chaoyan: "Jiuhe, my wife, you've worked so hard these days. I'm not hungry, so please eat more. Jiuhe still needs your care."

Xu Chaoyan quickly pushed the bowl back: "Mother, you eat it. My sister-in-law and I will go to the mountain to find some herbs, dry them, and then take them to town to sell. We'll see if we can make some money to last a few days."

Seeing how sensible and well-behaved she was, Li Sanniang's impression of her improved even more: "Now your husband and father both need to take medicine, and the family is so poor, it's all your grandmother's fault."

After saying that, he hesitated for a moment with a guilty look on his face and then said, "There are still a few chickens in the coop. Why don't we take them to town tomorrow and sell them to get some grain so we can last a few more days?"

Xu Chaoyan quickly refused: "Mother, those chickens are still young and haven't started laying eggs yet. It would be a pity to sell them now. Why don't we keep them for now? They usually eat grass outside or are let out to find insects in the bamboo grove. Don't worry about their food. Just take care of the house. My sister-in-law and I will go out first."

Seeing her confident demeanor, Meng Jiuxia didn't hesitate to pick up her basket and sickle and follow her up the mountain.

"Morning Glory, where's our food for today? You just told your mother not to worry, do you have some hidden money on you?"

Xu Chaoyan pointed to the mountains and said, "Don't we mountain people live off the mountains? Let's go patrol the mountains today and see what we can find."

"Tch." Meng Jiuxia rolled her eyes at her.

"I thought you had some hidden savings and were planning to buy some food so our family could get through this difficult time. Who knew you were going to search for it on this mountain? I've lived here for over ten years. Do you think I know better than you what's on this mountain?"

Xu Chaoyan came over, grabbed her arm, and pulled her up the mountain: "Come on, we might have some special gains if we go up the mountain today. You have to believe in yourself. People in the mountains live off the mountains."

To be honest, she didn't know much about medicinal herbs, but fortunately her sister-in-law knew more than she did.

The two searched the mountain for a long time before finally finding two or three medicinal herbs.

Meng Jiuxia looked disappointed and sat down on a rock, panting heavily. "Morning Flower, didn't you say there was food on this mountain? Look, we've been searching for about an hour and only found these few plants. How much money can we make by drying them? It's a complete waste of time."

Xu Chaoyan was also somewhat disappointed. In the farming novels and TV dramas she used to read, there were always plenty of things on the mountains. You could just pick some medicinal herbs to sell, and you could exchange the game for silver. Why was it that she had nothing?

Looking at the few medicinal herbs in her basket, Xu Chaoyan fell into deep thought.

Are they destined to live like this from now on? Others who transmigrate are either princesses or noble ladies, but she became an ugly woman. At least give her a skill space, or even a cheat ability, she could do that. Touching her empty stomach, she sighed again.

"Morning Glory, stop sighing. You've sighed so many times today. Let's go back first."

Seeing the two return dejected, Li Sanniang knew they hadn't gained anything today, but she still encouraged them, "You've only just gone, so it's normal that you haven't found anything yet. The uncle who drove the cart just brought us some coarse flour buns. We can just cook a pot of soup and eat them with that for lunch."

Xu Chaoyan knew that Li Sanniang was trying to comfort her, but she was still a little discouraged: "Mother, my sister-in-law and I will take this food to my husband and father-in-law so that they can recover soon."

Li San Niang still slipped one into her hand: "You must be tired today, eat something to recharge. It's alright for the father and son to go hungry for a meal."

Meng Jiudong stared longingly at the steamed bun, his mouth unconsciously swallowing.

Xu Chaoyan broke off a piece and handed it to him: "Here, have some."