A family with three widows, after severing ties with relatives, she became wealthy and married into

Tian Tian followed behind Tian Xiang, who was tidying up her clothes and bedding.

And Tian Tian...

I touched everyone's clothes and saved them into the system one by one.

Then the bedding on the bed was saved into the system.

That's all...

When the two came out, no one from the Tian family checked them, because they knew all too well that the Lu family of four could not possibly have any money on them or in their house.

As for the things in their room, we'll tidy them up and throw them away as soon as they leave.

"My stomach hurts, I need to go to the outhouse." Tian Tian suddenly clutched her stomach and rushed to the outhouse.

The kitchen is right next to the outhouse.

Tian Tian slid into the kitchen.

Ceramic jars, bowls, chopsticks, ladles, kitchen knives, sickles, small shovels, tinderboxes... are stored in the system.

There was also a bowl of rice scooped into the bowl.

Space utilization rate: 2%.

Tian Tian walked out satisfied, and even pretended to straighten her clothes.

Lu Tao held Tian Jinghe's hand with one hand and Tian Tian's hand with the other, while Tian Xiang walked ahead carrying a bundle on her back.

Tian Tian turned to look at the Tian family members and said, "You all see clearly, we didn't take anything."

"Don't blame us for anything you're missing."

The Tian family members rolled their eyes.

As the family walked to the entrance of the Tian family compound, Tian Tian stopped again.

Grandma stopped calling out, "Wang Shi!"

"The old man in front of you died of illness when Tian Zhigao was three years old."

"Have you ever thought that you are the real jinx of the Tian family?"

"Now that our family of four is gone, if anything happens to your Tian family, don't blame us."

The Tian family members instinctively looked at Wang Yulan.

Wang Yulan was stunned...

*

“Mrs. Lu, there’s a thatched hut at the end of the village. It’s a bit dilapidated, but it can at least provide some shelter,” Tian Bonian suggested to them. “You and the children can go and stay there.”

"If Baishui Village is willing to accept you, you can go to Baishui Village."

Upon hearing the name Baishui Village, Lu Tao was visibly stunned for a moment.

Baishui Village was her maternal home, but she had rarely returned home in all the years since she got married. Every time she went back, her parents and her brother and sister-in-law would openly or secretly complain about how shabby the things she brought.

The situation for these women and children would be no better if they returned to Baishui Village than they were in Qingliu Village.

"Thank you, village chief. We'll stay at the end of the village." Lu Tao made her choice immediately.

Tian Bonian hesitated for a moment, "Although that thatched hut is dilapidated, it is still a house in the village. I can't just let you live there for free, or the other villagers will gossip."

"So, you..."

"The rent is one hundred coins per month."

Lu Tao looked troubled. One hundred coins...they didn't have a single coin right now.

"It's okay if we don't have it for now, that's what we should say to the outside world."

Tian Bonian's meaning was quite clear: if there was no rent, it was fine not to pay, or to pay later; but if someone else asked a question, the rent issue should be clearly explained so as not to make things difficult for them.

"Thank you, village chief, thank you, village chief." Lu Tao pulled Tian Tian and Tian Jinghe down to kneel down, expressing her gratitude repeatedly.

Tian Bonian took two steps back, offered a perfunctory gesture of support, and then left to avoid suspicion.

That's all he can do to help.

"Let's go...to our new home."

*

break!

The thatched hut was really dilapidated!

It's almost all that's left.

Some thatch drooped from the frame.

It can only block out one or two parts of the air; the other eight or nine parts are still drafty.

Lu Tao's eyes were filled with confusion...

"Luckily, it's still summer, so it's not cold at night." Tian Xiang was the first to enter the thatched hut, placing her bundle in a corner before starting to tidy it up. "These next few days, my mother and I will repair the hut, hoping to finish it before autumn..."

"Sweetie, just make do here for now...rest at home for a few days."

"Jinghe, I'll have to trouble you to go up the mountain to dig some wild vegetables these next few days."

Lu Tao brought Tian Tian and Tian Jinghe in.

Influenced by Tian Xiang, she also perked up.

"Let Jinghe stay at home with Tiantian, the child is terrified."

"Repairing the house isn't urgent; getting Tian Tian well is the most important thing first."

"Mother is going to dig for wild vegetables. Xiang'er, you tidy up the house."

Tian Xiang turned around and looked at Tian Jinghe. Feeling heartbroken, she squatted down and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes. "Jinghe, don't be afraid. We'll live here from now on, and Grandpa and Grandma won't be able to beat or scold you anymore."

Everyone said that Tian Jinghe was mute, but Tian Xiang clearly remembered that when Tian Jinghe had just learned to speak, he called her "sister" in a soft, childlike voice.

Later, when Jinghe was not around, her grandparents would beat and scold her, which is why she became the way she is now.

While Lu Tao was leaving, Tian Xiang comforted Tian Jinghe.

Tian Tian walked to a corner and retrieved the items stored in the system.

A thatched hut might have some basic utensils that could get by, but rice... that's not so easy to fool.

She chased after Lu Tao as if nothing had happened, and took her hand. "Mother, I'm alright now. I'll go with you to dig for wild vegetables."

"My older sister is tidying up the house so Jinghe can get some sleep."

She couldn't wait to dig up some wild vegetables to sell to the system and see how much money she could get.

Rice and flour in the system only cost three or four coins per pound. You could dig up wild vegetables, sell them for money, and then exchange that for rice and flour...

Lu Tao looked at Tian Tian suspiciously, "Are you really alright?"

Tian Tian patted her chest and nodded firmly, "I'm really fine, Mom, don't worry."

She winked at Tian Jinghe inside the house, "Thanks to Jinghe's rice porridge for Second Sister, she has the strength now."

Tian Jinghe was amused by her, his little face relaxed, and he looked extremely cute.

"Alright then." Although Lu Tao agreed, she still reminded her with concern, "If you get tired, just tell your mother. You can rest while your mother digs."

*

Lu Tao took Tian Tian up the mountain. When they arrived, she tied her and Tian Tian's outer garments together to form a cloth bag.

“We’ll dig up something like this…” Lu Tao pulled out a wild vegetable to show Tian Tian.

Tian Tian recognized it; it was a dandelion.

If you want to cook dandelions, it's best to pick them in the spring when they're tender.

These herbs are best harvested now for use as Chinese medicinal materials. After washing and drying them, they can be used to make medicine or tea.

But the villagers had already picked most of the seasonal wild vegetables, so they could only pick dandelions today.

Tian Tian buried her head and tugged for a while, and the cloth bag looked full.

She quietly moved away from Lu Tao and accessed the system.

"System detection: Wild dandelion, eight coins per catty, totaling two catties and three ounces, for a total of eighteen coins."

The dandelion in the cloth bag disappeared, and eighteen copper coins appeared.

Eighteen copper coins!

Tian Tian wouldn't be as excited as she is now when she receives her payslip in modern times.

Eighteen copper coins can buy six catties of rice or four catties of flour.

However, since the Tian family is sponsoring us today, we'll save these eighteen copper coins for now.

To avoid arousing Lu Tao's suspicion, Tian Tian hummed and plucked a whole bag of dandelions.

*

As soon as Lu Tao and Tian Tian arrived at the door of the thatched hut, Tian Xiang couldn't wait to run out.

"Mom, Sweetie." She beckoned mysteriously, "Come and see!"

Lu Tao followed suspiciously, "Xiang'er, what's wrong?"

Tian Tian already knew what was going on, but she pretended not to understand and followed along.

"Mom, Tiantian, look." Tianxiang led them to the outside of the thatched house.

"I found these things inside the house."

Lu Tao looked and exclaimed, "Good heavens! Ceramic jars, bowls, chopsticks, ladles, kitchen knives, sickles, small shovels, tinderboxes..."

There is also a bowl of rice.

Upon closer inspection, wait a minute? Why does it look so familiar?