Reborn 99 Days Later, Becoming a Landlady and Getting into Tsinghua and Peking Universities

"I'm your aunt!"

"Auntie?!"

"Hey! You want to learn literature, martial arts, and academics, come and call me 'older sister'."

The woman was very tall, but extremely thin, almost skin and bones.

The middle-aged man next to her was thinner than her, with a pointed mouth and monkey-like face, but he wasn't short either.

Two little boys, about seven or eight years old, stood on either side of the man, their dry, yellow hair drooping limply on their scalps.

Is this family of five her aunt's family?

"He Qiu, Liang Ping? It's not a holiday, what brings you here?" Hua Yuansheng's voice came from behind.

Upon hearing this, two tears welled up in Hua Heqiu's eyes and fell to the ground down her high cheekbones.

"My sister, she..."

She married far away and only learned about Hua Hechun's accident from someone else a few days ago.

And so, they rushed here as fast as they could.

Seeing Hua Yuansheng nod, Hua Heqiu hugged Hua Lichu and burst into tears: "Sister, my sister, how could you be so heartless? You won't even see me, and your two children are so young..."

Hua Lichu was at a loss and let Hua and Qiu hug her. She wanted to comfort them, but didn't know what to say.

Hua Yuansheng glanced at his youngest daughter with disdain: "What are you howling about? I'm not dead yet!"

"Dad, it's my sister."

Aren't you tired of crying?

"Not tired at all~"

The next second, as if remembering something, Hua and Qiu quickly wiped their faces with their hands.

Hua Lichu was amazed by Hua and Qiu's ability to cry and stop crying at will.

Then he saw the other person smile sheepishly: "Dad, I won't cry. Crying too much will make me eat more and waste food!"

Hua Lichu, Hua Antao: "!"

Hua and Qiu quickly pulled out a handful of small bills from their pockets, counted out half of them, and stuffed them into Hua Lichu's hand.

She then stuffed the rest of the money into Hua Antao's hands: "This is a gift from your aunt, 10 yuan each. Keep it."

Seeing Hua Yuansheng nod, the two sisters accepted the money, saying, "Thank you, Auntie!"

Hua and Qiu said smugly, "Our village's oxcart just happened to be going to town today. How could I not take advantage of this? It's 2 cents!"

She was incredibly proud: "When I got to that county town, I figured it would only take seven or eight hours to walk to our county. It would cost 4 cents per person, and the children would be free. So, we would save 8 cents for the two of us!"

Although I was a bit tired, I saved a total of one dollar!

Eggs only cost 8 cents each in our village. These can buy 12 eggs and still have more than 8 cents!

Hua Antao glanced silently at the others who looked dejected.

Hua Lichu tightened her grip on the small bills in her hand.

Li Xiangwu plopped down on the threshold: "We got up at three o'clock in the morning, and the village oxcart set off at three-thirty."

Upon arriving in the county town, we rushed here without delay.

Grandpa, I'm starving! Is there anything to eat at home? I haven't eaten breakfast or lunch.

Hua and Qiu slapped their foreheads: "Oh right! We've saved on breakfast and lunch! For five people, that's at least two more eggs!"

Hua Yuansheng gave a cold laugh.

Hua Lichu felt as if a herd of galloping horses was rushing through her heart.

Hua Antao was silent for a few moments: "It will probably take a while to cook. Why don't you have some cold noodles to tide you over?"

What is liangfen (凉粉)?

“The pears and peaches are for selling as food!” Hua Yuansheng replied.

Hua and Qiu shook their heads frantically: "To sell for money?"

No need, no need!

Isn't it a waste to feed us such precious things?

"We can just grab something to eat; what difference does it make what we eat?"

“Yes, yes, we can’t eat things that are sold for money.” The middle-aged man, who had been silent until now, refused.

Amidst the shoving and pushing, Hua Antao had already lifted up the chilled jelly that had been hanging in the well.

After setting out the condiments, Hua Antao waved to the youngest boy in the group.

Li Xiangxue blinked, pursed his lips, and waved his hands frantically.

"It's alright, eat up. The portions meant for the stalls have already been set aside, and the ones hanging in the well were meant for our own consumption."

Upon hearing this, Hua and Qiu saw Hua Yuansheng nod, and thus they stopped refusing.

Li Xiangxue received his mother's approval and couldn't help but cheer.

As soon as he opened his mouth, saliva started gushing out.

"My goodness, this jelly is so delicious!"

"It's icy cold and slippery, I could eat three bowls of it!"

"I can eat five bowls!"

"I……"

"Eat, eat, eat! How could something that's sold for money not be delicious?"

After you finish eating, remember to help your sister with the chores, okay?

I knew I shouldn't have brought you guys; you just waste all the food.

If she weren't my own sister, would I give such delicious food to you three gluttons? You can't let your sister lose money!

After saying that, Hua and Qiu put a mouthful of cold noodles into their mouths with a pained expression.

"My goodness, this bite is worth at least several cents! No, maybe even a dime or two!"

Li Liangping smiled憨厚ly: "Qiu'er, I won't eat for nothing. After I finish eating, I'll go up the mountain to gather firewood!"

"I'm going to gather firewood too!"

"I'll sweep the floor!"

Hua Lichu and Hua Anyao: "………………"

Huayuansheng, don't look at me like that.

It's okay, I should be used to it by now.

Hua and Qiu had three children together.

The eldest and second eldest are twins, both boys.

The older one is named Li Xiangwen, and the younger one is named Li Xiangwu. They are 12 years old this year.

But looking at their bodies, which were as thin as chicks, Hua Lichu always felt that they were only seven or eight years old.

The youngest, Li Xiangxue, who was the first boy to rush into the yard and question Hua Lichu about her identity, is 7 years old this year.

After finishing his cold noodles, Li Liangping picked up his machete and was about to go up the mountain to chop firewood.

Hua and Qiu not only did not stop them, but also wanted to drive the two large pieces away.

Hua Yuansheng, unable to contain himself any longer, roared, "What if you get heatstroke while chopping wood in this heat?"

"Heatstroke? That can't be! We do that all the time at home..."

Seeing Hua Yuansheng's wide-open eyes, Hua and Qiu spoke in increasingly softer voices.

"Fine, I won't go then."

Turning his head, he ordered the four men around again: "Ryohei, I see the water tank in the kitchen is almost empty, go fetch some water. Also, the weeds in the vegetable garden have grown so tall..."

"Xiang Wen, sweep the yard."

"Xiang Wu..."

After giving the instructions, Hua and Qiu took out a piece of cured meat, a cured fish, two apples, and a few bananas from the bag they had brought.

"Father, my sister...where is she buried? I want to go see her."