After transmigrating, he supported his family by working at a garbage dump.

After hearing the story, the lives of the people in the story could not be changed by a few sighs, and I do not know where the future will lead me.

Xu Zhuzhu had already cursed the scumbag in her heart, but this was only for her own sake, a way to comfort herself to some extent.

Ultimately, the old woman's life had created regrets that could never be undone.

Looking at her mother, she was also silent, it was hard to tell whether she was sighing or grieving.

Xu Zhuzhu felt mostly sad.

Xu An did express his opinion, but a young child, even if he understands more principles than his peers, is not old enough to truly comprehend their meaning, so his words should not be taken as a reference.

“Mother, let’s buy more thread from Grandma next time. That way, Grandma can earn more money and life won’t be so hard.”

Xu Zhuzhu took her mother's hand and raised her voice crisply.

Even if it's just a drop in the ocean, it's still a small contribution.

Feeling the warmth of her hand, Zhang He slowly came to her senses, smiled gently and said "okay," and then fell silent, lost in thought.

Xu Zhuzhu shook her mother's hand.

Zhang He smiled and asked what was wrong, then casually rubbed Xu Zhuzhu's frizzy little head.

Unexpectedly, these two blows caused Xu Zhuzhu's already dry hair to completely explode, especially the newly grown hairs, which looked like freshly picked green chestnuts.

"Hey, whose little chestnut is this, coming down from the mountain to the market?"

Hu San Niang teased, and Xu Zhuzhu, wanting to liven up the atmosphere, pretended to be a child, blushing shyly and stomping her feet in anger.

"I'm not a chestnut!"

This made everyone laugh, and Xu Zhuzhu said in a cute and innocent way, "Mother! Godmother! Brother! No one is allowed to laugh."

Naturally, no one listened.

……

Finally, Zhang He had finished shopping on the street and bought a lot of things, both things she should and shouldn't have. In addition, she had given a bunch of things when she visited Grandma Mi. Zhang He's basket was now completely full.

The basket was already quite large, and now it was overflowing, showing how many items it contained, indicating that this trip had been very fruitful.

But when she looked into it, aside from what she bought for her two children and Xu Wenjie, Zhang He hadn't bought anything for herself.

Hu Sanniang also laughed at Zhang He, "Why are you only buying things for the children and their father? You're clearly out having fun, so why don't you remember to think about yourself? Why don't you buy anything for yourself too?"

Zhang He listened and simply smiled, showing no regret or sadness, but rather a sense of satisfaction.

He explained that he didn't need anything right now, just some needles and thread.

The main reason was that Xu Wenjie hadn't been feeling well lately, so she bought more nourishing food on this trip, which cost her a lot. She also bought some necessities for the two children, which were things she had saved up for a long time.

However, this reminded Zhang He.

The last time the wolves broke into our house, although the bowls weren't smashed to pieces, two of them were knocked over and cracked.

Zhang He had been taught by her grandmother since childhood that one should never eat from a broken bowl, as it was considered unlucky. So she quickly said she would go and buy two more bowls.

Once the topic was changed, Hu San Niang couldn't say anything more.

Following up on the topic, she said she was going to take Zhang He to buy bowls, but she was very curious as to whether there was any special reason behind it.

Zhang He also shook her head: "I can't really say for sure, it's just a saying left by the older generation, it's always good to keep it in mind."

Hu Sanniang nodded, then suddenly exclaimed:

"Oh dear, I'll have to buy two too. My family's bowls have all been chipped and broken quite a bit. Is there any particular style to the bowls we use for serving food?"

Zhang He shook her head. "I didn't say that. I only said that the bowl for eating is not acceptable."

Xu Zhuzhu thought to herself, "The rules and regulations in Qingzhou are indeed numerous and bizarre."

Many of these were things she had never even heard of in her previous life, let alone seen.

She even secretly wrote it down in a notebook, intending to show it off when she returned to the modern world. Unfortunately, she couldn't go back, and the notebook remained in Qingzhou.

When they fled, they only took the essentials with them, and naturally did not bring the notebook with them.

She was too lazy to go through her memories again.

With a long sigh, I decided it was best not to mention it.

The group hurried toward the stall selling pottery jars and bowls.

Zhang He still felt quite embarrassed.

There are no potters in town; the bowls, cups, and jars sold are all made by people from the surrounding countryside and then transported to town to sell.

Therefore, ceramic stalls like these, which are bulky and take up a lot of space, are naturally located in remote areas. They are not entirely unrelated to the town entrance they are going to, but rather completely out of the way.

Fortunately, with Hu San Niang helping to drag the two children along, their pace was faster, which prevented them from wasting too much time.

After they finished buying everything, the group headed towards the town entrance.

This back-and-forth trip added to the hassle and naturally took even more time.

When the group returned to the town entrance, Li Quanfu had been waiting for them there for quite some time.

Looking from afar, Xu Zhuzhu saw Li Quanfu squatting on a platform next to a stone pillar at the entrance of town, the sack he used to carry on his back was gone.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that his eyes were vacant, and he was staring blankly ahead, seemingly lost in thought, unaware that the group was approaching him.

Xu Zhuzhu let out a sound of surprise.

Although he was honest, he was not dull; he always knew what to do and when to do it without being reminded.

But something's clearly not right now.

Li Quanfu only came to his senses after Hu San Niang let out a loud cry.

Seeing the group approaching, Li Quanfu hurriedly stepped forward to take Hu San Niang's small basket.

He was immediately glared at by Hu San Niang, who grumbled that he had no tact.

"Look at you, what kind of thing are you doing? You don't take He Niang's basket of things, but instead you take my little basket. This is really something, you even call yourself the children's godfather!"

Li Quanfu was taken aback.

After a long while, he scratched his head, gave an awkward smile, and muttered to himself, "I just didn't expect that!"

Hu Sanniang noticed her husband's unusual behavior and immediately realized something was wrong, regardless of the people coming and going.

"What's wrong? Has something happened to my older brother?"

His face was full of anxiety, and his voice was filled with fear.

Seeing his wife's anxious expression, Li Quanfu smiled and quickly reassured her, "No, brother-in-law is fine, don't worry."

If it wasn't about Hu Da, then it must be something else, but Li Quanfu didn't say it at this time, probably because he had some unspeakable reason.

Although they were all puzzled, they were not without discernment and naturally refrained from asking further questions.

As they were talking, Li Quanfu turned around and took the basket from Zhang He.

Zhang He declined.

"No need to trouble yourself, I can carry them. Second brother, you can take care of the two children for me. I'm afraid I can't spare the time right now."

Before Li Quanfu could reply, Hu Sanniang directly pulled the basket off Zhang He's back.

“Look at your small frame, and there’s still such a long way to go. How can you carry them for so long? He’s a big man. It’s one thing to make him do hard labor, but he can’t take care of children. If the children accidentally get hurt, we’d be heartbroken. He Niang, please don’t be so polite.”

Xu Zhuzhu looked at her mother, and then at her godmother.

Although her mother was slender, she was a full head taller than Hu San Niang, so it was a bit jarring to hear Hu San Niang say "small body".

Most importantly, Hu San Niang wasn't much fatter than her mother.

With that said, the group packed up and set off. Hu San Niang took a moment to ask about the progress of Li Xiaomo's school.

"Didn't we say we were going to get a new husband before the New Year?"

Li Quanfu was clearly not listening. He mumbled "uh-huh" for a while, until Hu Sanniang asked again, and then he belatedly said, "It's a different Mr. Wang. He's supposedly the old gentleman's nephew, but not a relative. He seems to be a cousin from the maternal side."

Upon hearing this, the Xu family members, including Zhang He, all twitched their eyebrows.

Zhang He tightened her grip on the two children's hands. Could it really be such a coincidence?

Hu San Niang pursed her lips, feeling an intense, agonizing discomfort in her heart, wondering what Li Quanfu was hiding.