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

The sun sets particularly quickly in the evening. The two talked as they walked without stopping. After tying up the snake, they focused on their journey and didn't say another word along the way.

It was probably too late, as they hadn't encountered many people on their way down the mountain. When it was completely dark, the two reached the foot of the mountain, and Zhao Lian waved to Hunter Yang: "Uncle Yang, see you tomorrow."

Hunter Yang stopped and waved to Zhao Lian: "See you tomorrow, girl! Remember, I'll be waiting for you at the village entrance at dawn tomorrow. Don't be too late, or I won't wait for you."

"Don't worry, Uncle Yang!"

After watching Zhao Lian open the door and go inside, Hunter Yang turned and left.

This little girl is about the same age as my youngest daughter; she's a sensible and strong child.

It's amazing that he can go up the mountain to find local products all by himself. If it were someone else, a child this young would still be hiding in his mother's arms and acting spoiled.

Hunter Yang made up his mind. The child was quite pitiful, and he would help him as much as he could within his ability.

Back home, Zhao Lian quickly put her things down, set up the earthenware pot, and started a fire to cook porridge, just like always.

While the batter was cooking, I lit the torch and tidied things up again; things were easier to organize today.

Zhao Lian strung honeysuckle, moneywort, and chicken bone grass together with their respective vines.

When you take them, just lift the vines. The wild chrysanthemums and plantains are already half-dried. Zhaolian divided them into small bunches and tied them up.

In addition, the *niu dali* (牛大力) and *tu fu ling* (土茯苓) were also sorted and tied up. Everything was organized, and the batter was cooked.

Looking at such a large pile of things, Zhao Lian wasn't sure if she could carry them all, so she put everything she planned to take into the basket.

The miscellaneous items didn't seem like much, but when put together, they filled a large basket. Zhao Lian placed the basket on the table, tentatively tried carrying it on her back, and found it was okay.

But she knew that it was more than ten miles to get to Changting County, which meant she would have to carry all that stuff for more than ten miles.

I feel like I can carry it now, but it might be a bit tiring to walk down from it.

So Zhaolian planned to take out all the small, miscellaneous things first. Anyway, there weren't many of them, so she would dry them at home and take them out to check on them later when there were more.

First, take the honeysuckle, as well as the moneywort and chicken bone grass. Also, take the ox-duck-duck and smilax glabra.

Because these things are all wet, they are quite heavy, especially the Smilax glabra, which looks inconspicuous but weighs several kilograms in just a little bit.

Zhao Lian unloaded the miscellaneous items and put them back on her back, feeling a bit better. Oh right, there's still a snake!

Zhao Lian smiled, realizing she had almost forgotten about the snake, which weighed about three pounds!

Looking at these things, Zhao Lian was filled with anticipation, wondering what their market price would be. She had never sold anything before and had no idea how much these items could fetch.

In addition, I'm still a child and might be easily fooled by others. Anyway, everything is difficult at the beginning, but it will be better after I get started.

Besides, I'll go with Hunter Yang tomorrow and ask him then.

Zhao Lian checked the bag containing the snake again to make sure it wouldn't crawl out before she felt relieved enough to eat the porridge.

After finishing the noodles and washing up, Zhaolian boiled some water, picked up her clothes, and went to the bathroom.

The bathroom was located in a corner of the woodshed, a specially partitioned corner that was lower in elevation. There was a drainage ditch against the wall, so the bathwater flowed out along the ditch without wetting the firewood.

There were still a dozen or so bundles of firewood in the woodshed, enough to keep her burning for a while, but Zhaolian knew that she was burning firewood every day, so it wouldn't last long.

Besides, I have to go out to find mountain produce every day. When I have plenty of produce, I won't bring firewood. When I don't have much produce, I'll still bring some firewood back with me.

Without soap or shower gel, Zhao Lian roughly rubbed herself. Humans secrete oil every day, especially on hot days when there is even more oil.

Zhao Lian felt greasy all over, and her hair was all tangled. She felt like she couldn't get clean and refreshed.

But there was nothing she could do, since there was no soap. So she just roughly scrubbed herself, which was basically just washing away the dirt, and then put her clothes back on.

She had very few clothes, and the few she did have were faded and patched up. These patches were sewn on by Wang Shi, because her stepmother didn't care for her and Old Yang Shi didn't care about her.

So Wang felt sorry for them and would mend their clothes from time to time. Even so, she didn't get any thanks in return. Sometimes she would even get scolded by Old Yang for meddling in other people's business.

Therefore, Wang was often scolded by her mother-in-law, Chen Donghua, who scolded her for being shameless, saying that she couldn't even take care of her own children, yet she was trying to take care of others'.

After taking a shower, Zhao Lian quickly washed her clothes. She had already decided that she would need to buy a lot of things at the market tomorrow.

Besides oil and salt, if the price is cheap, she also wants to buy a bar of soap, the kind for bathing, and also some laundry soap.

Of course, these things are optional, and she only dares to think about them. First, she needs to fill her stomach, and she will buy these things when she has extra money in the future.

While I'm at it, I'll also take a look at some clothes. If they're cheap, I'll buy a change of clothes. These coarse cloth clothes are faded from washing and patched up so many times; they look terrible.

She also remembered that some novels seemed to allow you to make your own soap, and she could try that sometime.

By the time everything was finished, I had no idea what time it was. In ancient times, there was no entertainment at all, unlike in my previous life when I could use a mobile phone to watch videos and read novels.

Zhao Lian sat and rested for a while longer; there wasn't much of the black flour Uncle Gui had brought earlier left.

I must buy it tomorrow. When I earn money in the future, I will have to repay Uncle Gui and Mrs. Wang for their kindness.

It was still early for bed, so Zhao Lian went to the backyard. A crescent moon rose, making the backyard much brighter.

Before I knew it, the moon had waxed and waned, and I had been living alone in this house for more than half a month.

One person can eat their fill without worrying about the rest of the family, and the free and easy, slow-paced lifestyle feels pretty good.

But she knew this wasn't the life she wanted. She was a modern person, and she couldn't let herself live like this forever. She had to find a way to make money.

I need to earn more money and bring my two older sisters out. I also need to be strong myself so that I can't be bullied. I need to be strong both mentally and physically, and I also need to be good at martial arts.

Thinking of this, Zhao Lian began to practice kung fu. She had to work hard to improve her kung fu skills, as well as her physical strength and arm strength.

Because he lacked physical strength and arm strength, even if he found something good on the mountain, he wouldn't be able to carry it back with his small frame.

Then she did horse stance, push-ups, and bicep curls. Since she didn't have dumbbells, she used wooden sticks and stones instead, practicing for over an hour until she was drenched in sweat.

After her sweat dried, Zhao Lian finally fell asleep. She had gone up the mountain today and practiced her kung fu, so she fell asleep instantly after getting into bed.