The Transmigrated Farm Girl's Journey to Wealth

Grandpa, can't you just go to sleep at night?

I'm going to get yelled at again soon!

Lotus, can't you think about him less?

She can't live without him. What will happen to him after he becomes an official? How will he dump her and marry someone else?

It's so annoying!

Cui Hehua didn't want to stay any longer, but at this moment, all the Wang family members were outside the courtyard, and she was too ashamed to go out.

"Brother Fa, I'm afraid to go out now."

Wang Defa understood; she, like him, had a lingering trauma. Understanding her pained him, he hugged her and comforted her, saying, "Wait until they're all asleep, then you can sneak out." Still worried, he added, "Don't come these next few days. We have a long life ahead of us; after we're married, we'll be together every day."

"I'll listen to you." She looked into his eyes, which were full of admiration.

Wang Defa's masculine pride was greatly satisfied. He was such a man; only Fang Xiaoning was blind to his true nature, insisting on breaking off the engagement. Later, watching Hehua's good life unfold, she would regret it.

Under the old man's reprimand, everyone obediently returned to their rooms, having already guessed what was going on. A woman's screams at midnight—what good could possibly come of it? Even lying down, she couldn't stay still. Was this person really capable of passing the imperial examinations?

For the first time, I began to doubt the bet I had placed.

The courtyard returned to silence. Cui Hehua bid farewell to Wang Defa, turning back several times as she went. Once outside, she ran off without looking back. It was still early; she could still visit the bachelor's house…

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"Brother Feng, have you studied carpentry?" This stall stand is really well made! But how are they going to carry all this stuff over there?

"No, when we separated the family, we had nothing. We had to do everything ourselves, and we gradually learned how to do it."

She's quick-witted and skillful!

"We don't have a cart at home, so we can't move the goods around to set up a stall."

“I borrowed from the village chief. We haven’t had the autumn harvest yet, and he said he could lend us the money for a month. If our business is good, I’m thinking of giving him some money as rent.”

It's something that should be given, not something that will last a day or two. If people don't want it, they can't be unreasonable.

"It's still early, I'll go work in the fields for a while."

"I'm with you."

"No need. Didn't you say you were going to make dumplings? Just stay home. It's not much work, it'll be done in a bit."

Fine, it's better if we don't go down to the ground; the original owner was already as black as charcoal.

"Okay, don't work too late, go home early and have dumplings."

"Ai!"

After Song Feng left, she looked at her mother-in-law who was mending clothes. "Mom, let me knead the dough. We'll make dumplings later."

"Call me in a bit, and I'll mend Fengzi's clothes first. He can wear them when you go to town in a couple of days."

Song Feng's clothes were so worn that they couldn't be pulled too hard; even the slightest force would tear them. When she washed them, she only dared to rinse them with water.

There are so many things we need to buy for this house.

To make the dumplings taste better, she added a tiny bit of wheat flour to the coarse dough. She couldn't bear to use too much, as she was going to make cold noodles in a couple of days.

After preparing the dough, she blanched the cabbage briefly, then chopped it finely. She also chopped the pork cracklings, added salt, and stirred. After thinking for a moment, she chopped some scallions and added a tiny bit of pork fat.

After finishing sewing the clothes, Su came to the kitchen.

"So many?" What a huge lump of dough! How many dumplings can this make? Usually, they only make dumplings once a year, around Chinese New Year, and they always measure out a limited number, ten per person.

“There are many people in the family, Feng Ge has a big appetite, Xiao An is growing, and you, Mom, are also taking medicine, so you can’t eat cornbread.”

Why can we eat? It's because our stomachs are empty and we're not getting any oil or fat.

Mrs. Su didn't say anything. Her daughter-in-law had just entered the family, and she couldn't lecture her or risk being disliked. Besides, she was doing this for her family's sake.

When Song Feng returned home, it was already completely dark.

"Why are you working for so long?" Mrs. Su felt a little sorry for the child. He always worked like crazy and never seemed to know how to catch his breath.

"I'm thinking of going back to my parents' home tomorrow and setting up a stall the day after, so I'll work a little more."

"Xiao Ning is cooking dumplings. Go wash your hands. Anzi and I will move the table."

The dumplings are made of coarse flour, with grayish-black wrappers. They are round and plump, lying on the plate, looking incredibly cute. Each person also has a bowl of dumpling soup in front of them.

Fang Xiaoning took out chili sauce and garlic cloves. This place is probably more in the north, with strong flavors, and people like to eat raw garlic and spicy food.

Su's hands trembled slightly as she picked up the dumplings. If only her father were still here!

The dumplings, still steaming hot, smelled delicious even before I tasted them. One bite, and the filling burst into my mouth – cabbage and pork crackling filling.

The steam from the dumpling soup reddened Su's eyes...

The two curtains of dumplings were not eaten in one meal. There was still one curtain left, and because it was hot and they were afraid it would spoil, Song Feng hung it into the well to keep it chilled.

Fang Xiaoning had always been curious as to why their family had a well, since digging a well was more expensive than building a small courtyard. Looking across the entire village, only two households had wells.

"Brother Feng, who dug our well?"

“It’s been here since we moved here. It used to be an abandoned well with very murky water. But after I cleaned it a few times and frequently drew out the murky water, the well water became cleaner and cleaner.”

She got a good deal; the family had a well, so getting water was really convenient. In their family, she and her mother mostly fetched water; their father was incredibly lazy.

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"Honey, our daughter is coming home for her homecoming tomorrow. What dishes should we cook?"

"From home and the fields!" Fang Youcai pulled out a small bag of peanuts and slices of pork belly from his pocket, and then took out half a flask of wine from the cupboard. What a waste of money! He'd swindled so much of his money, and now he expected a good meal and wine? What a pipe dream!

Zhao was furious. "She's your own daughter, your own flesh and blood!"

"If she's not my daughter, would I let her extort money from me like this?"

“This is money she earned herself. Why can you stay in your room and eat meat every day? It’s because she worked herself to death at the Wang family’s house to earn it.”

"Hey, you woman, are you itching for a beating? Is she out there to earn money? She's off to other people's homes, practically throwing herself at them and currying favor! Zhao Guilan, I haven't touched you lately, do you think I'm too weak to fight back? If you dare to act tough in front of me again, I'll beat you so badly your own mother won't recognize you!"

"Hit me! Hit me! Go ahead and kill me if you dare!" Zhao Shi truly couldn't take this kind of life anymore. "Fang Youcai, if you don't kill me today, you're a coward!"

Seeing his wife practically begging for a beating by sticking her head right in front of him, Fang Youcai fell silent. When did this woman go so crazy? Was this still the home where he was the one who had the final say? When did it change? Why didn't he know?

"What would I do with your life? It's just a worthless life, what's the point of taking it!" Her tone softened unnaturally. The soft fear the ruthless, and the ruthless fear the reckless.

This woman has definitely learned bad habits from those money-losing bastards!