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

Before they knew it, it was market day. Zhang Hetian got up at the crack of dawn and cooked thirty dumplings and ten chickens for breakfast, plus some for Hu Sanniang.

As for the things to take to town, they had been prepared the night before, packed into their usual bamboo basket.

Although I wasn't going to town to set up a stall or do business that day, I had originally planned to visit Grandma Mi and Mr. Wu.

Knowing they were craving dumplings, Zhang He prepared a portion of dumplings for each of their families overnight.

This time, however, it's a new flavor.

The filling was made with fresh bamboo shoots that the two children brought back the day before, along with some carrots.

Although it was her first time making this kind of filling, she tasted some when she cooked it early in the morning and found it to be tender and delicious, no worse than other flavors.

Seeing the dumplings in the pot bobbing and floating in the water, she immediately turned off the heat, scooped out the dumplings, and soaked the eggs in cold water.

Only then did he tiptoe into the house and quietly wake up the two children, Xu Zhuzhu and Xu An.

Xu An was easy to wake, but Xu Zhuzhu was more difficult. I couldn't wake her up, but I did wake up Xu Wenjie who was standing next to me.

"He Niang?"

Seeing that it was still dark, and judging from Zhang He's already fully dressed, it was clear that she had probably prepared everything. Sure enough, turning the gaze, there was a large plate of dumplings and several boiled eggs on the table inside the room.

"I'm disturbing my husband. And Zhuzhu, how can she sleep so soundly?"

Zhang He smiled bitterly, feeling ashamed. She shook Xu Zhuzhu again, who mumbled something, turned over, and went back to sleep.

Xu Wenjie was a light sleeper to begin with, and even though he was in a daze and had little energy, he still forced himself to get up when he heard Zhang He calling the two children to get up.

"He Niang, are you sure you don't need me to go with you?"

Xu Wenjie supported himself on the bed board with one hand and straightened half of his body.

After resting for a day, he felt much better, but he still felt weak and occasionally had aches and pains, though he didn't know where they came from.

Zhang He didn't answer, but instead pressed him into the quilt with one hand.

"No need, husband, didn't you hear what Zhuzhu said? Just rest well. I'm just taking the two children out for a walk, I'll be back soon."

Xu Zhuzhu noticed her father's unusual behavior and consulted the AI ​​Q&A system, only to learn that the healing effect of the red bead was limited to their family members.

If used on someone else, it will drain the vital energy of the person who used blood to activate the bead's effect.

Fortunately, the effect of the red bead yesterday was not the strongest, and it only treated part of the two people. If it had been like the night Xu Wenjie's arm was repaired, her father, a grown man, would probably have fainted and wouldn't have woken up for ten days or half a month.

After Xu Zhuzhu told Zhang He the news, Zhang He sat up in shock and was immediately filled with fear. Without saying a word, she "stripped" Xu Wenjie of his right to go to town today.

Xu Wenjie tried to explain, "I think it's alright, it's not that serious. I'm worried about you and your two children going by yourselves."

Xu Wenjie reached out and fumbled for his shoes, trying to get out of bed. But as soon as he stood up, he felt dizzy, his ears rang, and he spun around before falling back onto the bed.

Zhang He quickly helped him up, both anxious and angry, and shouted, "Don't get down!"

Xu Wenjie was taken aback by these words. His wife was always gentle and obedient in front of him, and unless it was related to their two children, she would always do whatever he said.

After all, he was older than her, and he had gotten used to this way of getting along. Now, he was suddenly being treated like a child by Zhang He, which caught him off guard.

After a moment, he sighed, somewhat helplessly, and said with a wry smile, "He Niang, I'm not a child. Don't I know my own body?"

Before dawn, Zhang He, hidden in the shadows, blushed slightly and still refused to give in.

Normally, when Xu Zhuzhu's two children are naughty, Zhang He would scold them in this tone. But now, when she suddenly said this to Xu Wenjie, even after being married for several years, it still made her feel a little embarrassed.

"That's precisely why I don't want you to go, because I know about it."

However, upon hearing this, Xu Wenjie indeed stopped his next move.

Zhang He also knew that in this day and age, especially after the recent "banditry" incident, it was normal for her husband to be worried.

But it wasn't just the three of them going alone; she also invited Li Quanfu and his wife.

"...With Sister-in-law Li and Brother Li with you, nothing will happen. You should rest well. We've been to town so many times before, everything will be fine."

After much persuasion and reassurance from Zhang He, Xu Wenjie finally relaxed and said with a smile, "Alright, since that's the case, He Niang can go and have some fun with Sister-in-law Li. You don't need to worry about me too much."

"Is there anything you need to bring, my lord?" Zhang He asked.

"...Please give my regards to Mr. Wu and ask him to lend me a copy of the Zizhi Tongjian. I have nothing to do in my spare time."

"Okay," Zhang Hewen agreed with a smile.

Then, Zhang He gave Xu Wenjie a lot of instructions, such as where breakfast would be served and where lunch would be served. After everything was arranged, she picked up Xu Zhuzhu and got out of bed.

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"She said she missed Grandma Mi, and called her several times but she didn't wake up." Zhang He said with a smile, looking at her still sleepy daughter.

As her mother led her away, Xu Zhuzhu rubbed her eyes. She had washed her face in a hurry, and since it was dark, she hadn't washed it properly. There was still some sticky eye discharge stuck in the corners of her eyes, and the wind made her eyes feel uncomfortable.

Actually, she wasn't fully awake yet.

Yesterday, her father was too tired, and her mother was busy making dumplings and didn't have time to go to the garbage dump, so she had to sneak over there on her mother's back.

Because she was in a rush, she had to rely on her mind to complete all the tasks. Who would have thought that she had so much work to do yesterday? She had overused her brain and was now extremely tired.

Xu An knew what Xu Zhuzhu had been doing last night, so he asked her in a low voice if she could hold on.

You can't carry me either, brother...

Xu Zhuzhu yawned again, shook her head, and said she was fine.

Although there was no snow that day, the fog was very thick. The wind blowing in her face was full of moisture, which made Xu Zhuzhu feel much more awake.

However, in its dazed state, it thought the fog was drizzling!

Although the basket on Zhang He's back wasn't heavy, it wasn't light either. Her mind was focused on the village entrance, and she didn't notice the two children whispering to each other.

The fog was too thick, and visibility was poor. Zhang He tried very hard but still couldn't see if anyone was at the village entrance. Fearing that Hu San Niang might arrive early and keep them waiting, she stopped letting the two children walk slowly, grabbed their hands, and hurried over as fast as she could.

She was indeed "walking like the wind." Xu Zhuzhu's feet hadn't even touched the ground before she was being lifted up and carried forward. Luckily, she had good balance and didn't fall down.

When Zhang He got closer to look, there was no one at the village entrance.

After being closed for almost half a month, quite a few people went to the market that day. They went in twos and threes, and greeted Zhang He and her two children politely.

Compared to the villagers they had met on their way to the market before, the people they encountered this time were much more enthusiastic. Xu Zhuzhu thought this was thanks to the result of their family's big fuss with the Zhang family.

Of course, it's also possible that Wang Dashan's family affairs are involved in this.

However, after waiting for a while, Hu Sanniang and her husband still did not appear. Zhang He became somewhat suspicious and wondered if they had missed them.

Just as she was thinking this, she saw Hu San Niang and her family of three rushing over from the village.

With a basket in one arm and a bamboo stick in the other, Hu Sanniang chased after Li Xiaomo, muttering something under her breath.

Li Xiaomo, with a small cloth bag slung across his shoulder, rubbed his buttocks as he jumped up and down, shouting things like "I was wrong."

Li Quanfu, carrying a small sack, followed silently behind the mother and son with a beaming smile.

Hu Sanniang glanced up casually and saw that Zhang He had indeed arrived. She couldn't help but slap Li Xiaomo's buttocks a few times before quickly dropping the bamboo stick and walking briskly to Zhang He's side.

Hu Sanniang said apologetically, "I'm so sorry, this child got up late and was delayed for quite some time. He Niang, have you been waiting long?"

Zhang He shook her head and said with a smile, "Not at all, we just arrived too."

As he spoke, he distributed the eggs that he had boiled early that morning to Hu Sanniang and the others.