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

When she woke up again, it was the next morning. Zhao Lian opened her eyes and saw that it was already dawn, so she quickly got up.

Because there was no clock, Zhao Lian didn't know what time it was, but it was better to eat early than late. In addition, walking would take time, and she needed to make herself some breakfast and some dry food.

The first thing Zhaolian did after getting up was to start a fire and put the earthenware pot on the stove, intending to cook some porridge.

I grabbed a piece of charcoal to brush my teeth. Since I didn't have toothpaste or a toothbrush, I had to resort to the most primitive method.

Charcoal can not only remove dirt, but also eliminate odors and whiten teeth. Zhao Lian put the charcoal in her mouth, rubbed her teeth haphazardly in the order of brushing, and then rinsed them clean.

Because there was no mirror, and fearing that her teeth weren't clean enough, Zhao Lian rubbed them several more times with her fingers.

By this time, the batter was cooked. Zhao Lian put the batter aside to cool, then mixed in some dark flour and fried two pancakes.

Once the pancakes were cooked and set aside, the batter had almost cooled down, and Zhaolian quickly ate it.

Then Zhao Lian carefully placed the burning charcoal into the ceramic bowl. Now she was getting better at it and didn't need to put in so much charcoal anymore.

The rest was unnecessary, so she used a cleaver to scoop it up and take it to the backyard. She poured water on it to extinguish the embers, then put it in the sun to dry. The embers could be kept for later use.

As the sky began to lighten, Zhaolian prepared everything, filled a pot with water and tied it to her waistband, then packed the flatbread and tucked it into her bosom.

He tied the snake bag to one side of the basket, then slung the basket over his shoulder and went out the door.

As soon as she opened the door, a gust of cool air hit her. Zhao Lian shrank her neck. She was only wearing a thin garment today. There were many trees in the countryside, so it was a bit cool in the morning and evening, but it was scorching hot at noon.

It's still early, and we haven't encountered many people along the way, which is even better. It saves us from running into villagers and being bombarded with questions.

They soon arrived at the village entrance, and it was gradually getting light. There was a large banyan tree at the village entrance, and under the banyan tree were many stones, which had been moved there by the villagers.

Rural people don't have much entertainment, so when they have free time, many people will sit here and chat after meals, which is like the village's intelligence station.

There was no one at the village entrance, and Zhao Lian didn't know if Hunter Yang hadn't arrived yet, so she put down her basket.

After a while, Zhao Lian saw a woman carrying a basket on her back coming over. Just as Zhao Lian was about to turn around, the woman spoke up.

"Hey, isn't this Zhao Lian? Who are you waiting for here?"

Zhao Lian could only turn around and saw that the other person was Li Hongyu, the village chief's daughter-in-law.

This Li Hongyu was probably in her thirties, about 30 meters tall, wearing a blue coarse cloth outfit, and had a smile on her face.

He has a healthy wheat-colored complexion, a cheerful appearance, and seems like a kind person.

Zhao Lian smiled and said, "So it's Aunt Hongyu. I've been waiting for Hunter Yang here. I told him yesterday that I would wait for him here."

"Oh~"

As she spoke, Madam Li approached, glanced at Zhaolian's basket, and then exclaimed in surprise, "Zhaolian, you've found quite a few good things! Are you heading to Changting Market?"

“Yes~” Zhao Lian nodded.

Li was tall, and Zhaolian couldn't see clearly what she was carrying on her back, but judging from the basket, it must have been quite heavy.

Li said to Zhaolian, "Oh, you'd better hurry up, or the market will close up soon and there won't be many customers."

Hearing her say that, Zhao Lian also became anxious, but she still hadn't seen Hunter Yang. She wondered if she was too late and that he had already set off.

"Aunt Hongyu, what time is it now?"

Li looked at the sky and said anxiously, "It should still be the hour of Mao (5-7 AM), but it's almost Chen (7-9 AM). I can't talk to you anymore, I have to go to Changting Market too."

"It's late today. Usually, when it's market day, Old Li's oxcart from the village would be waiting under the big banyan tree early in the morning."

"I haven't seen him yet, so he must have set off a long time ago. I think you shouldn't wait any longer. Maybe Hunter Yang is already at the market by now. Why don't you come with me?"

Zhao Lian shook her head: "Aunt Hongyu, why don't you go first?"

Hearing this, Li stopped talking, left Zhaolian behind, and continued walking forward.

"It's over!"

Zhao Lian secretly groaned in her heart. She hadn't seen many people along the way and thought she was early, but who knew she was already late.

Hunter Yang definitely didn't see me and set off without waiting for me. Now I have no choice but to follow Li.

Seeing that Li had already walked more than 100 meters, Zhao Lian quickly followed. At first, carrying these things didn't feel very heavy, but now Zhao Lian felt that the basket was getting heavier.

Fortunately, the things in Li's basket were probably heavy, and she wasn't walking particularly fast. Zhaolian followed closely behind, afraid of losing her.

The mountain road is not very wide, only about 1.5 meters wide. The road is rugged and winding, going uphill and downhill all the way.

Occasionally, you'll encounter villagers from the neighboring village, all carrying baskets on their backs and hurrying along, presumably heading to the county town for the market.

Zhao Lian was exhausted and thirsty, but she dared not stop, afraid that if she did, she would lose track of Li Shi. However, she didn't want to ask Li Shi to wait for her, because she wasn't very familiar with Li Shi.

As the sun rose higher, she soon began to sweat, and with the basket on her back being heavy, sweat streamed down her face.

Zhao Lian raised her hand to wipe her sweat, then untied the water bottle from her waist, took a sip of water, and continued walking.

Because it was her first time leaving the village, and she was afraid she wouldn't know the way back, Zhaolian memorized the route at every fork in the road.

Afraid of forgetting, I memorized nearby landmarks. We passed through many villages along the way, and I don't know how long we walked. Gradually, the mountain path turned into a wide road, and the surroundings opened up.

More and more houses appeared along the roadside. Based on Zhao Lian's experience, she knew that they were almost at the village.

Seeing that Li had turned into the road ahead and disappeared from sight due to the houses blocking her view, Zhao Lian became anxious and quickened her pace.

After turning a corner, Li disappeared from sight, but Zhaolian was no longer in a hurry.

Because she knew that Changtingji should be approaching soon, not far ahead.

There were more people on the road now, and Zhao Lian saw that many people were walking towards the intersection ahead. She knew that following the crowd was always the right thing to do.

She followed suit and walked in that direction. Sure enough, as soon as she turned the corner, Zhao Lian saw a number of shops.

However, as we walked along, we didn't see any street vendors.

Zhao Lian knew that the street vendors weren't around here, so she didn't need to set up a stall for the things she was carrying; she could just go directly to the pharmacy.

The most important thing right now is to find a pharmacy. Zhao Lian looked up at the names of the shops and found that there were many general stores, but no pharmacy. She could only continue walking forward.

After walking a few dozen meters, she finally found a pharmacy at the intersection ahead.