Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Although she couldn't hear very clearly through the door, Zhao Lian seemed to vaguely hear He Fang and the others' voices. She wondered if her older sister had come here and been discovered by them.

Thinking that if they really found out, and then they went back and complained, my eldest and second eldest sisters would definitely get beaten again.

"Damn it!"

Zhao Lian cursed inwardly!

Those brats, when I'm all better and run into them again, I'll have to teach them a lesson. If parents don't teach them, society will.

Before she knew it, Zhao Lian fell asleep on the bed again. When she woke up again, it was already afternoon. She shook off the dregs of medicine from her back.

At this moment, she felt that her injuries were not so painful anymore. She put on her clothes and went to the backyard, where she had put the broad-leaved Hundred Thousand Treasures in water.

Taking advantage of the free time, Zhao Lian took out more than a dozen lotus leaves and planted them next to the drainage ditch.

In addition, there is still a small handful of broadleaf shiwancuo left. The flatbread has been finished, so Zhaolian plans to cook some porridge for dinner and then cut some broadleaf shiwancuo into it.

Taking medicine internally and applying it externally helps you recover faster. If your injuries haven't healed properly, you can't go anywhere.

He family

Because He Sen had several sons who had been beaten, and medicine cost money, plus compensation for Zhao Lian's medical expenses, resulting in a loss of two taels of silver, Old Madam Yang was extremely irritable.

These past few days, the daughters-in-law haven't dared to say much; each of them is on edge, afraid that their mother-in-law will take her anger out on them.

After Zhao Feng and Zhao Di cautiously dug up some wild vegetables and returned home, He Fang and the others complained to Old Yang that the two of them had gone to see Zhao Lian.

Finally, she found a scapegoat. Hearing that the two of them had gone to see Zhaolian again, Old Madam Yang was furious.

He slapped Zhao Feng and Zhao Di several times, hit their feet with a stick, and forced them to kneel in the courtyard without lunch.

Luckily, the two of them had eaten a piece of black flour pancake at Zhaolian's place that morning, otherwise they would have really been starving.

……

When Zhao Lian didn't see Zhao Feng and Zhao Di come over the next day, she knew that it must have been those little brats who complained and the old woman found out.

Zhao Lian was worried again. She wondered how badly Zhao Di and the others had been beaten.

Another day passed. On this day, Wang secretly came for a while and brought Zhaolian some coarse salt and a spoonful of lard.

In modern times, this item would be insignificant, but in this dynasty, it was extremely precious.

If you eat without oil and salt, you will get hungry very quickly. If you don't eat salt, you will have no energy.

Zhao Lian knew that Wang had taken a huge risk by bringing her these things, because her mother-in-law was the head of the household in her family.

Zhao Lian bowed to Wang Shi to express her gratitude: "Third Aunt, these things of yours are so valuable, thank you so much."

“谢啥呢！”

Wang said awkwardly, "Third Aunt doesn't have much to give you, but I have to go now. Take good care of your injury." With that, Wang hurriedly left.

No one came over for the next few days, and Zhao Feng and Zhao Di were not seen either.

Zhao Lian then focused on recovering from her injuries. The Chinese medicine was almost ready; she usually boiled one dose of medicine three times. Now, the last dose was being boiled for the third time.

Her injuries had healed considerably; Zhao Lian felt the wounds starting to scab over, and she was no longer in as much pain.

There was a knock on the door at noon that day.

"Knock knock knock..."

Hearing the door open but not hearing any voices, Zhao Lian didn't know who was outside. Mustering her courage, she asked, "Who is it?"

There was a two-second silence outside, followed by a male voice: "Zhao Lian, this is Dr. Liang. Open the door quickly, I'm here to see you and bring you medicine."

"Dr. Liang!"

Zhao Lian was puzzled. Who invited him over? She didn't have any money to give him.

Zhao Lian walked to the door but did not open it. She looked at the door warily and said, "Dr. Liang, what are you doing here? I didn't invite you to come and treat me, and besides, I don't have any money."

"Open the door first and let me in before we talk."

Now, Zhao Lian was even more hesitant to open the door. Doctor Liang looked quite refined, but there are many scoundrels who are not as refined as they seem.

They appear respectable on the surface, but secretly engage in inhuman acts.

Although I'm just a seven-year-old kid now, I still remember the news about perverted men and even pedophiles.

Zhao Lian thought of that Korean movie again, and it sent chills down her spine.

Although I have some self-defense skills, I'm currently injured, so it's best to be careful.

Seeing that Zhao Lian dared not open the door for him, Doctor Liang couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time: "Don't worry, I'm not a bad person!"

Zhao Lian retorted, "How can you prove you're not a bad person? I'm a girl."

"Ah!"

Dr. Liang was about to cry from anger. He couldn't believe what kind of nonsense Zhao Lian was thinking.

Doctor Liang put on a stern face: "You're even younger than my granddaughter. What could I possibly do to you? Are you going to open it or not? If not, I'm leaving. I have something you want. Don't regret it if I leave."

Hearing what Doctor Liang said, Zhao Lian felt a little embarrassed, realizing that her thoughts were indeed a bit filthy, thinking such bad things about people.

One should not have the heart to harm others, but one should not be without the heart to guard against others.

When Dr. Liang saw that Zhao Lian wouldn't open the door, he said, "If you don't open the door, I'm really leaving!"

Judging from the tone of Dr. Liang's voice, he said he had something he wanted in his hand. What was it? Was it medicine?

But she had no money. Could there be something else besides medicine? Zhao Lian was completely baffled. She decided to open the door and find out what was going on.

Just as Dr. Liang turned around, the door creaked open.

"Dr. Liang~"

Dr. Liang was carrying a medicine box on his back and holding several doses of medicine in his hand.

Doctor Liang turned around, his lips twitching slightly, a faint smile playing on his lips: "You little girl, you finally opened the door? If you hadn't, I would have saved money."

Zhao Lian leaned against the door frame, arms crossed, and looked at Doctor Liang with a scrutinizing expression, saying, "Doctor Liang, what do you mean by that? I don't have any money to see you."

Seeing Zhao Lian acting like a little adult, Doctor Liang was both amused and exasperated. He looked Zhao Lian up and down and nodded: "You look very well, your recovery is going well."

"good!"

Suddenly, Doctor Liang noticed the herbal marks on Zhao Lian's hand and a hint of doubt flashed across his face. Then, he smelled a scent and his heart pounded.

Could it be...?

Doctor Liang's eyes gleamed with barely suppressed delight as he pointed to Zhao Lian's hand and asked, "What did you apply externally?"

Zhao Lian raised an eyebrow, looking surprised, and asked, "How did you know I had something on?"

Dr. Liang asked excitedly, "Can I take a look at that thing of yours?"

Seeing Doctor Liang's excited expression, a thought flashed through Zhao Lian's mind: could this medicine be extremely precious, and Doctor Liang have discovered it?

Suddenly, Zhao Lian had an idea. She gestured for him to come in and bowed respectfully, saying, "Dr. Liang, please come in and sit down."

"Heh~"

This action amused Doctor Liang again; this girl was truly peculiar.

Just now, they wouldn't let me in, scrutinizing me like a little adult, but now they're respectfully inviting me in.