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

"Zhao Lian, hold on tight!"

Zhao Lian nodded: "Uncle Gao, don't worry."

Before she could think further, Officer Gao squeezed the horse's belly with his legs.

"Drive~"

Immediately afterwards, the whip lashed the horse's rump. The horse bolted off, startling Zhao Lian.

She quickly grabbed the saddle tightly, fearing that she would be thrown off the horse and her life would end there.

I've never ridden a horse before, and I never imagined that I'd have the chance to ride one after transmigrating here.

Zhao Lian couldn't believe that the horse could ride so fast in the middle of the night under the moonlight. She wondered if the horse really had night vision.

Judging from the speed at which Officer Gao was riding his horse, it was at least 50 miles per hour, which is quite fast for nighttime.

Others get carsick or seasick, but Zhao Lian is currently experiencing motion sickness, not only from horses but also from people.

This constable must have gone several nights without showering; his masculine odor was so strong it almost made her faint.

……

Datian Village

While Zhao Lian was having dinner at the county government office, Zhao Feng and Zhao Di were still waiting for her at the door of their house.

There was no food prepared for the two of them at home, so Old Yang said that since Zhaolian had so much good food, she should go over there.

They also said that from now on, the family wouldn't provide meals for the two of them, and that they should go to Zhaolian's place to eat at mealtimes.

When the two women arrived at noon, Zhao Lian wasn't home, and no one answered their calls. They sat at the door for about an hour before returning to the He family home hungry.

When Old Yang heard that Zhao Lian was not there, she was overjoyed. She told the two of them to go hungry, to drink water when they were hungry, and not to eat. She even made them go to work in the fields.

The two women were so hungry they were dizzy and lightheaded. They barely made it to evening, but Old Madam Yang still didn't give them any food and told them to go back to Zhaolian's place.

As darkness fell and Zhao Lian still hadn't returned, Zhao Feng and Zhao Di grew anxious. They waited another half hour, but still didn't see her, so they hurried back to the He family home.

Seeing that the two of them had been dawdling for ages before finally returning, Old Madam Yang glared at them angrily: "You two finally decided to come back! What, you were enjoying the good life with that brat and didn't want to come back?"

“I think so! Maybe they’ll eat and drink well there and won’t want to come back,” Madam Liang added fuel to the fire.

Zhao Feng said anxiously, "Grandma, we haven't eaten, and Zhao Lian isn't home. She hasn't come back all day. Could something have happened to her?"

"Hahaha~"

Liang and Gao laughed gleefully: "That brat might get eaten by a tiger on the mountain?"

Li looked at Zhao Feng and Zhao Di with suspicion: "I heard from Mei this morning that she caught a rabbit, so why isn't she home? Did you two brats eat rabbit meat? And now you're acting pitiful!"

"Mother, I want to eat rabbit meat too!" Zhao Fu swallowed hard.

"I want to eat too!"

He Fang and He Yue'e were also making noise from the side.

Old Madam Yang twisted Zhao Feng's ear and scolded fiercely, "You brat, did you eat rabbit meat before you came back? And you're pretending you had no food."

Zhao Feng covered her ears and cried loudly, "Grandma, it's really not true. We went all day today and didn't see Zhao Lian at home."

Zhao Di pulled away from Old Yang's hand and said loudly, "Grandma, I'm not lying to you, Zhao Lian really hasn't been seen for a day. Why don't we go look for her?"

"Ah, heaven really has eyes, even the heavens are going to punish this jinx!" Old Madam Yang cursed viciously.

Seeing how confidently they spoke, Old Madam Yang was now half-believing and half-doubting. She went back to her room, intending to tell He Sen about it.

He Sen had already heard everything in the room. Seeing He Shi come in, before she could even speak, he said resentfully, "It would be better if that brat died. We'd even set off firecrackers if she died."

"Yes, that's right! If it weren't for her, our family wouldn't be in this state. That wretched girl, the sooner she dies, the better." Old Madam Yang cursed, still feeling unsatisfied.

Yesterday, I was thinking of going over to ask her for some food, but she unexpectedly threatened to stab me with a knife, which terrified her.

While Old Madam Yang returned to her room, and Madam Gao and Madam Liang weren't paying much attention, He Run slipped something to Zhao Feng and Zhao Di each.

Zhao Feng and Zhao Bu peeked over and saw that it was just half a piece of dark brown pancake. They immediately gave He Run a grateful look.

In the whole family, only He Run treated the sisters like human beings and would occasionally speak up for them. However, he was still a child, and the adults didn't listen to him.

Seeing that they weren't paying attention, Zhao Feng and Zhao Di quickly turned around, stuffed the food into their mouths, and swallowed it whole.

At this moment, Zhao Fu saw Zhao Feng's mouth moving, as if she was eating something. He immediately pointed at Zhao Feng and said, "Mother, I saw my eldest sister and second sister eating something. They must be eating rabbit meat."

Immediately, everyone's eyes turned to look at them.

"not good!"

Zhao Feng and Zhao Di felt a sense of unease, not expecting that Zhao Fu would see them.

"You naughty girls, are you hiding something delicious on you?" Second Madam Li glared at Zhao Feng and Zhao Di, accusing them of being dishonest.

"I didn't~"

Zhao Feng vehemently denied it.

"no!"

Li stared with her large, bell-like eyes, raised her large, fan-like hand, and slapped Zhao Feng hard across the face: "Zhao Fu said he saw you eating, so he must be right. Open your mouth wide and let me see."

I'm still angry about yesterday. That jinx actually threatened them with a knife. The two sisters only came back later, they must have eaten and drunk their fill at her place before coming back.

Zhao Feng covered her mouth and quickly swallowed, afraid that the black pancake residue in her mouth would be discovered.

This action further convinced Li that she had eaten rabbit meat and slapped Zhao Feng. Zhao Feng's face immediately swelled up.

"How dare you hit my second sister?" Zhao Di shoved Li Shi aside. Although Li Shi was obese, she was not paying attention and almost fell over when Zhao Di pushed her.

This enraged her. Once she regained her footing, she slapped Zhao Di across the face with both hands, yelling as she did so, "You've gone too far, haven't you? I'll beat you both to death today!"

The slap landed mercilessly on Zhao Di, who could only cover her head, powerless to defend herself.

Zhao Feng stood in front, shouting to Li Shi to stop hitting her.

He Run realized it was all his fault; he had given the black pancakes to the two women, and now they had been beaten.

Thinking of this, He Run stepped in front of Zhao Feng and the other girl, and said loudly, "Auntie, stop hitting them! They weren't eating rabbit meat. I gave them some black flour cakes just now!"

Unexpectedly, He Run ran out to stop her. Just as Li's hand was about to land on He Run, Liang reacted quickly and pulled He Run away.

"You kid!"

Madam Liang looked anxious: "Why did you give them food? You don't even listen to your grandmother anymore."

“Mother, they are originally members of the He family, of course we should feed them.” He Run said loudly without any hesitation.

Madam Liang quickly covered his mouth, looking around the room with a nervous expression, and whispered, "Keep your voice down, or your grandmother will hear you and start scolding your mother."

As if she had discovered a new continent, Li insisted, "Oh, it seems He Run ate quite a lot this time, and there's even leftover food for these two good-for-nothings. It seems Grandma has been feeding your second branch too much."

"Sister-in-law, what do you mean by that?" Liang glared at Li.

"Hmph! What do you mean?"

Li sneered, "Our whole family supports He Run's education. We give him all the good food and drinks first, but he can't finish them all and secretly gives them to these two good-for-nothings."

“That’s right, sister-in-law is right!” Gao Shi echoed.

She had long been fed up with it. Her mother-in-law always doted on this eldest grandson, only providing him with education and not letting him do any work.

It was because the teacher said he was exceptionally intelligent that his mother-in-law always gave him the best food and drink first.

His son, He Dong, was not much younger than him, but because he was a bit slow-witted, he was never favored by his mother-in-law, and both of his children did a lot of work.