Tu Mingcheng seemed surprised that Zeng Min wouldn't come down the mountain, and remained silent for a while.

Seemingly to avoid suspicion, he stopped in his tracks and nodded to her.

Because he was worried, he added, "It's not safe for you to go up the mountain alone, so you shouldn't go. If you just want to dig for wild vegetables and pick mushrooms, go to that creek in the flat area. I went there today, and there were lots of mushrooms and wild vegetables. No large animals would go there."

Zeng Min nodded, indicating that she understood, and said frankly, "Seeing that you are injured like this, I was not planning to go up the mountain. I originally just wanted to look around nearby. Since you provided the location of the mushrooms, then I will go to the trough!"

"You go first, I'll go after you leave." Zeng Min waved her arm, signaling him to go first.

Tu Mingcheng left without saying anything...

Tu Mingcheng limped to the barefoot doctor to get his bandages bandaged, then went home. As soon as he got to his door, he heard arguing. He knew that Wu Xinxin and his mother were arguing again. They argued like that every day, and he was used to it.

Pushing open the door, Wu Xinxin and Wang Guiying, who were arguing, looked over at the same time. "Oh, Mingcheng, you're back." Wu Xinxin stepped forward first, wanting to check his wound, but Tu Mingcheng avoided her.

Seeing this, Wang Guiying quickly asked, "Son, what happened to you? I just heard from Tu Guoqing next door that you were injured. Is it serious?"

Tu Mingcheng comforted her, "It's nothing, Mom. I just tripped and fell. I've already bandaged it up. What happened between you two?"

Wu Xinxin glared at Wang Guiying, "It's all because of your mother, insisting on buying your sister-in-law that Dacron fabric. Where do we get that much money?"

Wang Guiying retorted, "What's wrong with me buying something for my daughter? Besides, this money was earned by my son."

Tu Mingcheng glanced at the two of them indifferently; he was in a bad mood.

Without saying anything, he turned and went into the room, leaving Wu Xinxin and Wang Guiying looking dissatisfied.

The two exchanged a glance, then snorted; neither of them liked the other.

Tu Mingcheng entered the room, lay on his side on the bed, and stared blankly into space.

Tu Mingcheng recalled Zeng Min's gentle smile, and a surge of irritation rose in his heart.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

Tu Mingcheng said, "Come in." He saw Wu Xinxin standing at the door, her eyes looking at his bandaged wound. She gestured with her eyes, "How are you? Does the wound still hurt?" Wu Xinxin asked.

Tu Mingcheng was silent for a moment when he saw that it was Wu Xinxin. The two did not seem to be close enough to care about each other, so why was Wu Xinxin suddenly showing concern for him?

Since marrying Wu Xinxin, the two have spent less than ten days alone together. On their wedding night, Wu Xinxin became pregnant with their eldest son, Tu Guoqing.

Tu Mingcheng did not delve into her attitude, but Wu Xinxin believed that since the book did not mention that Tu Mingcheng had been injured during this period, she was worried about triggering a butterfly effect and fearing unforeseen changes, so she came to inquire.

Tu Mingcheng didn't feel that his wife was neglecting him; they were just making do with each other.

Tu Mingcheng didn't let her in, but just glanced at her and said calmly, "Much better."

Wu Xinxin hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have argued with your mom just now."

Actually, it's not that I don't want to buy clothes for my younger sister, it's just that you know our family's situation..."

She didn't finish her sentence, seemingly intentionally leaving Tu Mingcheng some room for his own interpretation.

Tu Mingcheng was certainly not someone who was ignorant of human relationships, but he didn't care.

"I will find a time to talk to Mother about my younger sister's behavior. I hope you can be understanding, after all, Mother is an elder, and we should give her the respect she deserves." Tu Mingcheng's expression was particularly cold, and his tone was firm and unquestionable.

However, their words revealed a sense of indifference and estrangement! The way they communicated was unlike that of an ordinary married couple who treated each other with the same respect.

Tu Mingcheng said again, "I'm fine. You go cook. Your older brother and sister-in-law should be getting off work soon."

Wu Xinxin has been married into the Tu family for many years. Except for the first two or three years when she worked to make a good impression on her husband's family, she has not done any farm work since then. She just does housework and goes to the city whenever she has free time.

On their wedding night, Wu Xinxin became pregnant with their eldest son on their first time together. Before the holiday was over, Tu Mingcheng returned to his military unit the day after their wedding.

In the third year, Tu Mingcheng returned and didn't sleep in the same bed with Wu Xinxin for half a month. Wu Xinxin got anxious and used drugs to trick Tu Mingcheng into getting pregnant with her second child, and then had a second son, Tu Guozhu. Since being tricked, Tu Mingcheng has hated Wu Xinxin, but Wu Xinxin didn't care. After giving birth to two sons, she was full of confidence.

She felt a sense of triumph, and from then on, Wu Xinxin never worked in the fields again. Although her husband didn't like her, she had two children, and Tu Mingcheng provided her with some living expenses.

So Wu Xinxin's true colors were revealed; she only did housework at home, yet felt wronged and looked down on everyone.

She was universally disliked in the Tu family, constantly arguing with her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law. She didn't dare to go too far, as she still needed Tu Mingcheng to live a good life in the future!

After all, Tu Mingcheng's marriage to Wu Xinxin was a calculated move.

...

In 1956, Tu Mingcheng joined the army at the age of fifteen. He had not been home to visit his parents for five or six years. When the army leaders found out, they gave him half a month's leave to go home to visit his family and also to settle his marriage.

When they were almost home, they saw a little girl by the river trying to commit suicide. Tu Mingcheng walked up behind her without making a sound and kicked Wu Xinxin a meter away from the riverbank.

Tu Mingcheng kicked the girl away because he saw there was some bushes next to her, thus preserving her chastity and saving her life.

The next day, Wu Xinxin's parents came to her door and said that Tu Mingcheng had ruined Wu Xinxin's reputation. They demanded that Tu Mingcheng marry Wu Xinxin, or they would let Wu Xinxin hang herself at their doorstep.

Wang Guiying naturally disagreed, as Wu Xinxin's parents were notorious for favoring sons over daughters.

Her family treated their daughters like cabbages, selling them off as if they were nothing. The first few daughters were sold and were so afraid that they even used their husbands' families' things to support their own families, as if they had been brainwashed.

Even the daughter in the youngest pair of twins was taught to protect her younger brother like a calf.

Even though her name has been changed, it doesn't change her true nature. If her son marries her, wouldn't he be marrying a troublemaker?

If a woman is unreasonable and uses her husband's family's money to subsidize her own family, how can her youngest son have a good life? Although she doesn't have a good relationship with her youngest son, she doesn't want him to marry such a woman.

If the original Wu Xinxin hadn't transmigrated from the modern era into the book, and she had the ambition to scheme against Tu Mingcheng, and had succeeded in doing so.

Then Wang Guiying's assumptions will all come true.

Of course, there are no "ifs".

In fact, Wu Xinxin is a time traveler, so Wang Guiying's worries are unnecessary. The one who traveled from the modern era is Wu Xinxin, not the original.

Therefore, Wang Guiying's worries were unnecessary. The person who traveled from the 21st century was Wu Xinxin, not the original Wu Hudi.

Yes, that's right. The original owner of this body was named Wu Hudi, which means protecting his younger brother. It's simple and clear!

After Wu Xinxin transmigrated, she was unhappy with her name, Wu Hudi, feeling that feudal thinking was unacceptable and that naming her daughter Hudi would protect her younger brother as he grew up.

So, through various antics, he changed his name back to his previous name, Wu Xinxin.

At first, Wu Xinxin also thought it was a time travel, until she learned that there was a village called Niuchang next door, and another village called Banzhulin.

In Banzhulin Village, there is a man named Tu Mingcheng who has been serving in the army for many years, and in Niuchang Village, there is a girl named Zeng Min. Hey! Aren't these the male and female protagonists?

It turns out she transmigrated into a novel called "Second Marriage is Also Pampered"—a historical fiction story! It wasn't just a simple time travel.

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