Transmigrated Little Farm Girl Bringing Great Fortune

It's daybreak.

An indescribable smell permeated the air above the small village.

A series of curses came from the doorway of Aunt Wang's house.

This caused the dogs in the surrounding neighborhood to bark incessantly.

As the year draws to a close, there is almost no farming activity in the fields, and most of the women and children in the village stay at home sweeping dust, making new clothes, and preparing for the New Year.

Regardless of their skills, all the men rushed up the mountain when they heard that winter bamboo shoots could fetch a good price.

With no man in the house, all the young wives and girls flocked to Aunt Wang's doorstep.

They endured the stench to find out what was going on.

In the Wang family courtyard.

Outside, the stench was unbearable, and curses rang out incessantly.

Inside the house, the sound of sobbing could be heard from the bedroom, from his wife Wu Hua'er and son.

My mother kept calling his name.

Tie Zhu squatted in the yard, holding his head in his hands. He dared not go into his wife's room, nor his mother's room, nor go out.

"Clang..."

The mother's shouting stopped, and then came the sounds of bowls being smashed and things being broken.

Tie Zhu reluctantly pushed open the door and went inside.

She stepped right on the broken porcelain her mother had thrown at her.

"Mom, do you think our things are free? Why are you smashing them like that?"

After seeing the doctor, Aunt Wang's condition improved slightly. Now she has more strength in her hands and can speak more fluently.

She lay in bed glaring angrily at her son, then grabbed a pillow and threw it at him.

"You unfilial son, how could you bear to come in without smashing things? Where's your wife? Where the hell is she?"

Tiezhu stood far away, not daring to approach his mother.

Afraid of getting beaten up.

He's caught in the middle between his wife and his mother, and he doesn't want to be both.

The daughter-in-law still harbored resentment towards her mother-in-law, refusing to even enter her mother-in-law's room, let alone serve her.

He pursed his lips. "Mother, Hua'er is taking care of the baby. You know Heiwa was frightened and has had a persistent fever since yesterday, crying all day long. Hua'er... can't get away..."

When Aunt Wang heard that it was about taking care of her grandson, her expression softened.

She can no longer stand seeing Wu's sour face.

Wait, once she recovers, I'll make sure my son divorces her and marries a sweet and obedient woman.

She pursed her lips. "Hua'er isn't too busy; she's just holding a grudge against me. I was more worried about Heiwa losing him than she was. How can you blame me? You can only blame that heartless human trafficker and Lu Qingyao..."

"It must have been Lu Qingyao who told Granny Zhang, otherwise why would she come and cause trouble?"

The cursing outside the door continued unabated.

Aunt Wang's head ached from hearing this, and she rubbed her temples.

Tie Zhu's eyebrows twitched as he listened. "Mother, what does this have to do with Sister Lu? If she hadn't brought Heiwa back, you probably wouldn't have seen your precious grandson. It was clearly you..."

"Shut up! Stop talking nonsense."

Aunt Wang slammed her hand on the bed and shouted angrily, "Kneel down!"

Seeing that his mother was truly angry, Tie Zhu feared she might do something rash, so he knelt down beside her.

Aunt Wang knew how to manipulate her son.

She changed her expression from anger to tenderness and affection as she reached out and stroked her son's head.

"Get up! Everything your mother has done is for you, how can you turn against your mother? This breaks my heart..."

As she spoke, she began to wipe away tears again.

“Your father died early, leaving us as orphans and widows. If it weren’t for your mother acting as a matchmaker and doing odd jobs, where would we have gotten the money to get you a wife? Where would we have gotten the money to build a big brick house? Where would we have gotten the money to buy meat for Heiwa?”

"Why don't you understand your mother's good intentions?"

Tie Zhu was also somewhat moved after hearing this.

"Mother, of course I understand, but you really made a mistake this time... and you've even dragged Heiwa into it..."

When Aunt Wang saw that her son was being difficult to reason with this time, her expression immediately changed.

"Do you think I want to do this? I'm just doing it for money... Stop talking nonsense. I asked you to deliver a message to Master Tao, did you do it?"

Although Tiezhu lost his father at a young age, his mother was quick to make money and sent him to a private school for several years.

So I can recognize a few characters.

"Mother, the debt collectors are at the door, and they've even smeared the whole place with excrement. How can we get out?"

"That damned Lu Qingyao, it must have been her who instigated it!" Aunt Wang gritted her teeth in hatred.

She was a well-known matchmaker in the surrounding area, having arranged many marriages for local gentry and nobles.

Everyone in Taoxi Village treats her with utmost respect.

When have I ever suffered such humiliation!

Lu Qingyao's arrival not only caused her to lose her business, but also made her the laughing stock of the whole village.

I just can't swallow this insult.

Holding her son's hand tightly, she instructed, "Go find Master Tao and ask him to help you find a job in the county government..."

"Given my current condition, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of bed for a while. We can't just sit around and do nothing."

Tie Zhu frowned, looking at his mother with an ambiguous expression.

"Mother, why should Uncle Tao help us? Are you... hiding something from me?"

Aunt Wang knew her son was thinking the wrong thing, so she tapped him on the forehead. "You brat, what are you thinking about?"

"Do you think I had her child kidnapped because I disliked that woman?"

"Isn't that right?" Tie Zhu clicked his tongue.

Ever since she arranged the marriage for Jiang Qiao'er, her mother has been at odds with the Jiang family, and they can't get along at all.

Aunt Wang rolled her eyes at him.

"Your mother was only led by Master Tao to identify the people and their families... I didn't know they were human traffickers!"

Tie Zhu was starting to believe him. "Really?"

Aunt Wang glanced towards the door as she spoke, then lowered her voice, "Master Tao accepted bribes from that important person in the capital, which is why he's been sending people to make things difficult for Lu Qingyao. I'm taking the blame for him this time. He promised me he'd find you a job in the yamen..."

"A noble person? Could it be Jiang Lao Er's concubine?" Tie Zhu asked incredulously.

Aunt Wang chuckled awkwardly, "Who else could it be?"

Even the most ruthless father wouldn't eat his own child; no matter how cruel Jiang Lao Er was, he wouldn't harm his own child.

Tie Zhu suddenly realized, "So, that's why Jiang Lao Er favored his concubine over his wife and found an excuse to send Lu Niangzi back?"

The whole village was talking about how Jiang Lao Er had a concubine from a wealthy family in the capital.

It was his mother who spread the word.

It is said that Landlord Liu specifically asked someone to inquire about it, and now that I think about it, the information must have come from Master Tao.

That concubine was not to be underestimated; despite being far away in the capital, her influence extended so far.

Aunt Wang remained noncommittal.

He whispered, "Master Tao said that the concubine's father is a high-ranking official in the capital, even more powerful than Second Master Jiang. We can't afford to offend him..."

"If we can handle this matter well for her, there will definitely be many benefits. That's why your mother is willing to suffer so much injustice in order to find a way out for you. Can you understand your mother's good intentions?"

Tie Zhu was so moved that he burst into tears and knelt down again. "Mother, I understand. I'm sorry you've suffered so much. From now on, I will definitely take good care of you..."

"I'll go find Uncle Tao now and buy you a maid while I'm at it."

Aunt Wang's face lit up with a smile. "Go ahead! Take some cured meat and eggs over to your Uncle Tao..."