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

Doctor Liang glanced at Madam Li and said indifferently, "The consultation fee is ten cash, and the medicine fee is one hundred cash."

"What? So expensive!" Li exclaimed, her eyes wide. "Dr. Liang, you're charging 100 coins for such a shabby thing? You might as well rob us!"

Doctor Liang glared at her and said angrily, "You, Li, I, Liang, have never treated people for money, and I have never been questioned about it."

"This medicine costs 20 coins per dose, and I prescribed five doses in total. These are all good medicines for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, so of course you'll recover faster after taking them."

Upon hearing this, Li's eyes lit up immediately: "Dr. Liang, so you mean I can get better without medicine? Then why prescribe any medicine? I can buy several kilograms of grain with 200 coins!"

Wang and the village chief were furious. They never expected that even at this point, Li would still be so shrewd.

Doctor Liang was even more furious: "What kind of doctor are you calling if you don't get medicine? Let me tell you, if she doesn't take the medicine, she might develop some kind of chronic illness. A head injury is no small matter."

"Alright, old woman, hurry up and get the money for Doctor Liang," He Sen said coldly.

"Old man~"

Old Mrs. Yang wanted to say something more, but He Sen glared at her and said, "Just take it when I tell you to."

Old Mrs. Yang had no choice but to return to her room, where she stingily took out 110 coins and handed them to Doctor Liang.

"Dr. Liang, please take care!"

Seeing that Old Yang had finally given the money, Wang breathed a sigh of relief and quickly thanked Doctor Liang.

After seeing Doctor Liang off, the village chief looked at Li Shi and said in a deep voice, "Li Shi, this is the last time. You must treat the child better in the future."

Li dared not say no and quickly nodded in agreement.

"Village chief, please take care!"

After seeing the village chief off, Li finally breathed a sigh of relief. Turning back, she glared at Zhao Lian and cursed, "It's all your fault, you jinx! You made our family waste over 100 coins!"

"How dare you say that? If it weren't for you, would things have turned out like this? We've become a laughingstock in the whole village." Old Mrs. Yang was furious now.

Li was also a little angry after being scolded by Yang, but she didn't dare to talk back, so she could only vent her anger on her stepdaughters.

Pointing at Zhao Feng and Zhao Di, he said, "You two brats, hurry up and cook!"

Zhao Feng and Zhao Di dared not say no, and the two quickly carried the wild vegetables to the kitchen.

Zhao Lian, carrying the medicine, limped towards the kitchen. No one was looking after her; she had to fend for herself. Never mind, she'd just brew the medicine and drink it first.

Old Mrs. Yang glanced at her granddaughter and a strange feeling rose in her heart.

This granddaughter is usually timid, but today she seemed much bolder and even knew to brew the medicine. However, she didn't think much of it, since she had to brew the medicine after receiving it, and it was good that she was sensible.

Dr. Liang is right. After all, it's a head injury. If it leaves any aftereffects, it would be terrible if the person became mentally challenged.

If she really becomes an idiot, she won't be able to get married. If she raises her for a few more years, she can marry her off and earn back a few taels of silver. Thinking of this, she felt a little better.

In the following period, considering that Zhao Lian had a head injury, Li Shi did not ask her to do any more heavy work.

After all, everyone in the village knew that she was injured, and if anything happened to her, they would all blame themselves.

Half a month passed, and Zhao Lian's head injury gradually healed. Since she was already there, she made the best of it and slowly adapted to her new body.

During this time, she finally sorted out the relationships within the He family.

He Sen has three sons: He Mu, He Zhu, and He Shu. He also has a daughter, He Qing, who married into the neighboring Gaosheng Village.

He Mu, who is also her father, has three daughters: Zhao Feng, Zhao Di, and Zhao Lian.

After his mother died in childbirth, his father married Li Chunhua as his stepmother.

Li Chunhua weighs over 200 pounds, is quite obese, has a fiery temper, and is unlikely to get married.

Because Li Chunhua's mother, Hu, and her mother, Yang, were close friends from the same village, and Li Chunhua's father was a butcher, the marriage was arranged.

When Li returned to her parents' home, she would often bring back a piece of meat. In addition, after marrying into the family, she gave birth to a grandson named He Zhaofu, so Old Madam Yang was very satisfied with Li.

Second Uncle He Zhu married Liang Yan, and they had a son and a daughter. Their daughter, He Fang, is 7 years old this year, and their son, He Run, is 10 years old. He is very intelligent and studies at the village private school.

Liang was beautiful and had a fiery personality. Li, relying on her mother-in-law's support, always did less work, which Liang disapproved of, so she and her sister-in-law Li were not on good terms.

Because her grandson He Run was clever from a young age, Master Liu said he had a bright future, so he was also very much loved by his mother-in-law, Madam Yang, which made Madam Liang more confident.

Third Uncle He Shu married a woman surnamed Gao. She was rather aloof and seemed very reserved, but in reality, she was quite formidable.

She had a son and a daughter. Her daughter, He Yue'e, was 10 years old, and her son, He Dong, was nine years old. He Dong was rather slow-witted and did not win his mother-in-law's favor, so Gao's status in the He family was slightly lower.

The He family was still run by the two elders. The father, He Sen, had the final say in the family. The three sons were all honest and obedient to their wives.

In any case, Zhao Lian came to a conclusion that the He family favored sons over daughters, especially her three sisters. Because they had no mother, they did the most work and ate the worst food.

And those cousins ​​always took advantage of the fact that they had parents who loved them, and always bullied the three sisters.

The father, He Mu, was an honest and simple man who was rather indifferent to his three daughters and never took the initiative to care for them. In his eyes, his daughters were a financial burden, while his sons were treasures.

After sorting out the relationships, Zhao Lian felt a headache coming on. She never expected to be transmigrated into such a family, with a father but no mother, and even her biological father was practically useless.

Grandpa didn't love them, Grandma didn't care for them; they were just like weeds, destined to be servants, destined to do manual labor.

The housework at home basically fell on the shoulders of the three sisters, while their cousins ​​didn't have to do much work.

"You three good-for-nothings, get up now! Do you think you're some kind of pampered princess? Get up now!"

Early that morning, as usual, before dawn, Yang woke them up and told them to go dig for wild vegetables.

Zhao Feng and Zhao Di were startled awake and quickly sat up.

Zhao Lian opened her eyes and muttered in dissatisfaction, "We dig for wild vegetables every day, but none of them end up in our stomachs."

Yang glared angrily, hands on her hips, and said, "What are you saying, you jinx? If I hadn't been soft-hearted, I would have strangled you long ago. You wouldn't be alive today."

"If you don't strangle me, then you're keeping me around to annoy you. Let me tell you, be careful I don't make you angry to death!" Zhao Lianxin was outspoken and sat up, staring directly at Old Madam Yang.

Remembering everything Zhao Lian had suffered in the past, she no longer wanted to endure it and was always thinking of rebelling.

"What's wrong with you, you brat? Did you fall and hurt your brain? How dare you talk to your grandmother like that so early in the morning!" Aunt Liang walked in.

Zhao Feng looked panicked: "Grandma, don't be angry. Zhao Lian hit her head and probably hasn't recovered yet. Let's get up right away."

"Mother, don't be angry, let me teach them a lesson." Madam Liang said to Old Madam Yang with a fawning expression.

Old Mrs. Yang was so angry that her chest heaved: "That brat, I really want to strangle her." With that, she patted her chest and walked out.

She wasn't like this before; ever since she fell, she's become increasingly bold.

With a forced smile, Liang said, "Zhaolian, you should thank your second aunt. You've helped Fang'er and the others with a lot of work. If it weren't for your second aunt, you would have been strangled to death by your grandmother long ago."

Zhao Lian sneered: "Second Aunt, I know you're all lazy, but I'm lazy too. How about this, you might as well just have Grandma strangle me."

"How dare you talk like that, child? Can't you tell right from wrong? You're just a spineless wretch," Liang said, cursing as she left.

Zhao Feng looked at Zhao Lian with a helpless expression: "Zhao Lian, you should say less. If you anger them, we'll be in trouble."

As they spoke, Zhao Feng and Zhao Di put on their shoes and got out of bed.

Yesterday, Grandma said that today she would have her cousins ​​go to the fields to dig for wild vegetables early in the morning.

The family planted grain on their land some time ago, but due to the recent drought, the crops are not growing well. He Mu and his brothers went to the dock to see if there was any work to be done.

This large family, with more than ten people, needed a lot of food every day, so the little kids would go dig for wild vegetables.

The stepmother, Li, also heard her mother-in-law complaining early in the morning that her stepmother had not disciplined her properly.

Li Shi strode into the room with wide eyes, like a giant millstone, and twisted Zhao Lian's ear: "You good-for-nothing, you whine and complain when I ask you to do some work."

"If you ask me, strangling you would be too lenient. Believe me or not, I'll sell you for money."

Zhao Lian felt a sharp pain in her ear and poked Li's armpit with her index finger. Li immediately released her grip in pain.

Zhao Lian retorted defiantly, "Second Aunt, you're right. I'm a worthless commodity, not worth much even if you sell me. Your son is more valuable, so why don't you sell him instead?"

"Ah, you've gone too far! Did you take the wrong medicine this morning? I'll beat you to death!" Li was furious. She grabbed a stick and chased after Zhao Lian, beating her.

However, Li was obese and clumsy, while Zhao Lian was light and agile. She was panting heavily and could not catch up with him no matter what she did.

Seeing that Li was chasing after Zhaolian but couldn't catch up, Third Aunt Gao said sarcastically, "If you ask me, this Zhaolian is really shameless and deserves a beating."

Immediately afterwards, she pretended to be concerned and said loudly to Zhao Lian, "Zhao Lian, if you keep doing this, Grandma will get angry. You'd better accept your fate; you can't escape Grandma's grasp."

"Haha~"

Zhao Lian stopped and said confidently, "Why should I accept my fate? My destiny is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven."

Li was bent over, panting heavily.

"This is outrageous! This girl must have really hit her head!" Old Madam Yang slammed her fist on the table in a fit of rage. Her granddaughter used to never dare to talk back to her.

Now he's covered in thorns and his words are always harsh.

"Grandma, don't be angry, we'll go dig for wild vegetables right away." After saying that, Zhao Feng was afraid that Old Yang would hit her again, so she quickly grabbed a few vegetable baskets, pulled Zhao Lian and ran out of the house.