The Transmigrated Farm Girl's Journey to Wealth

"I've packed up the quilts and mattresses. But we don't sleep on kangs in our house, so I don't know if you'll be used to it. Come on, let's go inside and take a look. It's getting late, so let's not go to the main room; it's quite cold in there right now."

The fireplace wasn't lit; everyone was too busy at home to stay in the main room, so we didn't waste the firewood. However, my aunt's room is quite warm now, so we lit the fireplace this afternoon.

Song Chunni was stunned. Not sleeping on a kang? How would they get through the night? The quilts at home weren't warm at all.

"Yes, yes, Chunni, go and check on them. I don't know if the two children will be shy around strangers." She was a little worried about Xiaolian. This child seemed very well-behaved, never crying or making a fuss. But, well, she was so well-behaved that it was almost heartbreaking.

Everyone stood up. Madam Su led the way, holding Song Xiaogu's hand. Da Yong followed behind, holding his younger sister's hand. Xiao An and Fang Xiaoning walked at the back. He was naturally slow to warm up to people, and with his leg ailment, he didn't want people staring at him. Song Xiaogu knew about his leg problem and how sensitive such a child was. Apart from greeting him, she didn't dare look at him too much, for fear of making him uncomfortable.

Having someone with a mental disability in your own family makes it easier to understand each other's feelings; neither of them needs anyone else's sympathy.

"Chunni, this is your room. Take a look, is there anything you need?"

"Sister-in-law, why is your room so warm?" Song Chunni exclaimed in surprise.

"The heated wall was made by Xiao Ning. That way, we won't have to stay on the kang (heated brick bed) in winter, and we can move around more. It won't be cold when we work inside. That's why we didn't build a kang at home because we have a heated wall; we all sleep in bunk beds."

My goodness, my third sister-in-law's family is living such a blissful life!

The room was tall and spacious, and there was even a heated wall. After being inside for a while, her whole body felt warm.

"Mom, it's so warm!" It's so warm that Mom and my little sister won't get cold at night.

"warm!"

Xiaolian also said.

"Your bedding is already in this box. You can use a quilt tonight. Xiao Ning prepared it for you."

"But……"

"What do you mean 'but'? It's better than the reed fluff you brought. There's water boiling in the pot, let's wash up and go to sleep. Oh, by the way, this smaller basin is for washing our faces, and the larger one is for washing our feet. This white cloth is for wiping our faces, and the black cloth is for wiping our feet."

These were all bought in town by Shunzi this morning. My daughter-in-law said it's better to keep things separate for everyone, it's cleaner. Also, the basins for the face and feet must be separate, as must the cloths; you absolutely can't use one to wipe another.

Actually, Mrs. Su was too embarrassed to say that in their family, the basins and towels for washing and wiping were separate. The bath tubs were even more so; each one was marked so that they couldn't be used interchangeably.

Song Chunni clicked her tongue in amazement. Her third sister-in-law's family is really living a sophisticated life now!

She carefully noted it down, and soon after, she took the child to wash up before putting them to bed. Other people's homes are clean, so she couldn't be too sloppy.

"Mom, you and Auntie have a good talk. We'll take Dayong to Xiao'an House."

"go Go."

Su suddenly remembered what her daughter-in-law had told her. Oh my god, she would have forgotten if she hadn't been reminded. Look at her memory now.

Song Chunni knew something was wrong. "You guys go, you guys go! Dayong, you're the older cousin, you need to take care of Xiao'an, understand?"

"know."

After everyone had left, Wang Xiaolian sat on a stool to the side, staring at the teapot and bowl on the table.

"Sister-in-law, what do you want to say?" It was obvious that he had something to say to her.

My sister-in-law is as straightforward as ever.

"Chunni, are you going to visit Dad at the old house this time you're back?"

A sudden remark chilled her to the bone: "I won't go. I don't think he'd want to see me anyway." Her father was too heartless; she'd just consider herself as having no family anymore.

"Third Sister-in-law, what is your relationship with the old house...?"

“We separated from the family and I left with nothing. We wrote a document when we separated, and we agreed that no one would care about anyone else afterward. So, we haven’t had any contact over the years.”

Song Chunni closed her eyes. If she wasn't mistaken, her father must be regretting it to death when he saw her third brother's family getting rich.

"He didn't come when your family was building a house?"

"They came and wanted to stay here, but we didn't let them. Later, they came again with a mule cart, but Xiao Ning's father chased them away."

“They came and wanted to stay here, but we didn’t let them. Later, they came again with a mule cart, but Xiao Ning’s father chased them away. However, I think Dad will continue to come.”

Since the head of the household passed away, the old house has severed all ties with us. They kicked us out in the heavy snow, not even giving my brother a penny to stay in. Fengzi's intention is that no matter how much trouble Dad causes, we won't have anything to do with them anymore. "You're staying here now. If they hear about it, they'll inevitably come to see you, you..."

“Sister-in-law, you’re busy at home right now and don’t have time to bother with them. I won’t go out either; I’ll just stay in the yard. It was already dark when I came, and I was in the mule cart. I guess no one knows I’m here. When we go back, we’ll leave early and ask Fengzi to give us a ride in the mule cart. Don’t worry, I won’t cause you any trouble. As for Caoduozi Village, Dad definitely won’t go all that way to see me.”

"Have you thought it through? You really don't want to go see him?"

“I’m not going. I’ll stay here and work. I’m not going anywhere. If he comes to cause trouble, I’ll go back to the village immediately. He won’t be able to get to the Wang family. Sister-in-law, you have to be firm. You’re in the right, don’t be afraid of him. Dad is the kind of person who, once you give him a little something, he’ll keep his eyes on you and won’t let go. He’ll squeeze you dry, he’ll squeeze you bald, and he still won’t be satisfied. And your food business, you can’t let him touch it. You have to keep the recipe safe.”

“You see things clearly. My heart is cold. My third son and I used to work like slaves at home, and what happened? Who got the best outcome? Now I'm just going to stay with my son and daughter-in-law and live a good life. Next year, when Xiao Ning gives birth, I'll help them take care of the baby.”

"Fengzi has found a good wife; she's capable and straightforward."

"Right, we have to thank the Wang family. She was originally engaged to Wang Defa of the Wang family, but that boy was a scoundrel and cheated on her. He was caught red-handed by the villagers, but Xiao Ning, with her personality, broke off the engagement and turned around to marry into our family. In the end, it was thanks to the head of the family's blessing that Fengzi got the good deal."

"The Wang family must be regretting it now, right?" They've lost such a capable daughter-in-law. They must be devastated.

"That's right. He married that Cui family girl, Cui Hehua, who had an affair with him, and she still hasn't conceived. I'm quite grateful to the Wang family. I think when spring comes and I see Defa's mother, I'll have to thank her."

Song Chunni looked at Su Shi and asked, "Are you sure you're thanking her, or trying to anger her to death?" "Her, the Cui family is no pushover."

"Exactly, she's still a girl, yet she was caught red-handed with a man in an abandoned house. I heard that most of the villagers had seen her body. She didn't even jump into the river. Shameless! How good can she be? It's just that the Wang family boy isn't picky and stuffs all sorts of things into his home. Compared to our Xiao Ning, he's not even a toe in the same league."

"So shameless? He wasn't drowned?"

“The Wang family is willing to collect scraps, otherwise they would definitely have drowned him.” Madam Su then recounted the process of annulling the engagement, of course, all of which she had heard from others.

"In the end, Fengzi is just lucky. Sister-in-law, you're right. We really need to thank the Wang family properly, and we should thank them every time we see them." Let's make them furious!

The two women, chatting away, veered off-topic without realizing it, getting more and more engrossed in their conversation, completely oblivious to the little girl next to them who kept yawning.

"Mom, are you done chatting? It's getting late. Aunt and the others have been traveling all day, they need to rest." Song Feng called out from the doorway, wanting his mother to gauge his aunt's attitude towards the old house. Why were they chatting for so long? Aren't they going to sleep? They have to get up early to work tomorrow!