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

When He Mu returned to his room, Li Shi poked his forehead hard, saying with exasperation, "You blockhead! If your father tells you to go, you go! Why don't you refuse?"

Seeing that Li was angry, He Mu stammered, "Wife, I said I wouldn't go, but Father said I have to go!"

The reason why Li was angry was because He Run was studying. Why should the eldest son's family have to borrow money for the second son's education?

Even if Zhao Lian were willing to lend money, she wouldn't have any to spend herself; the money would all go towards the second wife's education.

She was furious that the ugly people had done all the dirty work for her and then reaped the benefits without lifting a finger. She was hoping that He Mu would never be able to borrow the money back.

"Wife, don't be angry!" He Mu put his arm around Li Shi's shoulder and gently coaxed her.

Li, with her large face covered in snot and tears, said, "I was so blind to marry into your He family. We can't even get enough to eat."

"In the past few years, I've lost so much weight since I married into the He family. Did my parents raise me to be so plump and healthy?"

He Mu thought to himself, "You call yourself thin? You're the fattest one here."

He Mu thought this to himself, but dared not say it aloud; he could only keep nodding and smiling.

……

The next morning, Zhao Lian woke up early and busied herself preparing breakfast. Taking advantage of the quiet time, she quickly placed the breakfast under the phoenix tree before returning home.

Now that we've built a fence, it provides some protection from the outside, and it also makes us feel safer inside.

However, this fence is useless if it encounters a thief, so it can only keep out honest people, not scoundrels.

But at least with this fence, it's a private space, my own little world.

The fence was two meters high and quite tightly packed, which pleased Zhao Lian. She now had more than ten taels of silver, and she could build a stone wall if she wanted.

But she didn't want to do that. Every penny had to be spent wisely now, and she didn't want to spend money like that.

She was thinking of saving some money to buy some land in the future. Land was the foundation of farmers; it was real estate. With land, they could grow crops.

It is said that having food in hand brings peace of mind, whether it is silver or grain.

When the time is right, we'll have to buy land and build a house; we can't keep living in this dilapidated house forever.

When the new house is built, the walls will definitely be made of stone.

Zhao Lian carefully examined the courtyard, which was about 100 square meters in size.

While the soil is still moist, Zhaolian plans to turn over a few ridges of soil and plant some vegetable seedlings so that she can be self-sufficient.

Without hesitation, Zhao Lian gathered all the weeds she had pulled up yesterday and hooked them aside. These weeds could be dried and used for cooking.

The hoe was too big for Zhao Lian; the handle was taller than her and it was heavy. Fortunately, Zhao Lian had been practicing her martial arts every day and had been working on her arm strength.

Now that she has much more strength, Zhao Lian tried the hoe but found it difficult to use, so she switched back to the shovel.

The soil was moist, and turning it didn't require much effort. Soon, a ridge was turned over. The soil was black mud, which looked quite fertile, and Zhao Lian was very satisfied with it.

When the time comes, sow vegetable seeds or plant seedlings, and after a while, you'll be able to harvest them.

Suddenly, Zhao Lian felt a shadow moving outside the fence. She looked up and saw a man outside.

Through the gap, Zhao Lian saw that it was He Mu, her so-called father.

This puzzled Zhao Lian. In her memory, her father could go a whole month without saying a word to her. He was called her father, but he was just a figurehead.

To be fair, this father wouldn't hit them on his own initiative, but he also didn't care about their lives.

Watching their second aunt beat them, they not only didn't speak up for them, but sometimes even encouraged their second aunt to beat them harder in order to please her.

Zhao Lian pretended not to see him and continued to turn the soil by herself.

He Mu stood outside the fence, watching Zhao Lian turn over the soil inside, and hesitated for a moment.

He felt very unfamiliar with this daughter. Because he didn't like her, he rarely spoke to her and didn't know how she had grown up.

In my memory, Zhao Lian was always inconspicuous at home, never arguing back when scolded or hit.

But ever since that time he broke his head, he's been acting like he's been possessed, biting anyone he can get his hands on.

For some reason, I felt a little guilty when I saw her eyes, which seemed to see right through me.

"Cough cough~"

He Mu coughed twice, thinking to himself, "What's there to be afraid of? I'm her father."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Lian ignored him. Seeing that Zhao Lian had no reaction, He Mu could only bite the bullet and say, "Zhao Lian, Dad has come to see you!"

Zhao Lian sneered: "I don't have a father!"

"Please forgive your father. I've come to discuss something with you today." He Mu said, then walked to the door, intending to push it open and come in.

Zhao Lian glanced at him, then quickly walked to the door and raised the shovel.

With a sinister look on his face, he said, "This is my home. If you dare to take a step closer, don't blame me for being impolite."

Although Zhao Lian was only a few years old, she brandished the shovel with great imposing manner, which immediately frightened He Mu so much that he dared not move.

He knew that Zhao Lian was different now than before.

Last time my mother and daughter-in-law came over, I heard that she even threatened them with a knife, which really scared them.

He thought it was impossible at the time, but now he believes it.

Zhao Lian has a ruthless streak now. If I dare to step inside, she might actually raise that shovel in my hand.

"Zhaolian, don't scare your father," Yang Mu said cautiously.

Zhao Lian frowned: "Enough with the nonsense, what exactly is your purpose in coming here today?"

Seeing that Zhao Lian really didn't want to talk to him, He Mu decided not to hide anything and directly told her that he wanted to borrow money so as not to anger her.

Old Mrs. Yang asked him to lend her one tael of silver.

"Hahaha……"

Zhao Lian burst into tears of laughter. She couldn't believe the He family would come up with such a plan. How could they even bring themselves to ask for a tael of silver?

Zhao Lian's smile vanished, and she said coldly, "What a joke! You actually came here to borrow money!"

"You should leave now! Don't tell me I don't have money; even if I did, I wouldn't lend it to you."

With that, Zhao Lian ignored him and continued tilling the land. No matter what He Mu said, Zhao Lian ignored him completely.

He Mu stood there for another ten or twenty minutes, but seeing that Zhao Lian had no intention of acknowledging him, He Mu sighed and could only turn around and leave.

He had already anticipated this outcome when he came. He told his father, but they didn't believe him and insisted on making him suffer such humiliation.

Anyway, I've followed my father's instructions. I didn't guarantee that it would work out, so my father can't blame me.

Moreover, He Run is from the second wife's family, not his son.

Zhao Lian knew that Old Madam Yang would definitely not let this matter rest. Sending He Mu over wasn't enough; she might even send Zhao Feng and the others over.