Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Why does Second insist on bringing up such an awkward topic?

If she could persuade that unfortunate Bai Xiuxiu, would they need to discuss it in this room?

Ever since her eldest daughter-in-law fainted in the fields today, Zhao Guifen felt like nothing had gone smoothly for her!

"Everything in your eldest brother's house was arranged by that black-hearted eldest daughter-in-law’s family. If we switch houses with her, won’t she complain to the commune?

Even if it were for no other reason, just for the sake of your job, we must maintain our dignity! We can't afford to lose face like that.

Besides, we're not letting them live here for free. Once autumn harvest is over, we'll expand our home. Then you can move into a new room, and this old house can be given to your fifth brother and his wife."

Wang Qingfu's eyes lit up at the mention of expanding their home and helping him with his job.

"Alright, if Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-Law won’t give up their room for Fifth Brother and Fifth Sister-in-Law, then we will." Wang Qingfu agreed readily.

Liu Xiaoe nearly ground her teeth to dust.

Seeing Fifth Sister-in-Law Zhou Jiaojiao following behind her mother-in-law with a smug look, Liu Xiaoe wished she could devour her whole.

On what grounds?

Just when everything was fine, they had to give up their room?

Talking about building a new room after the autumn harvest, wasn’t that just code for adding onto the shed?

Given how stingy her mother-in-law was, what kind of decent room could they possibly build?

"Then it's settled. When we return from the fields tonight, we’ll start switching. Xiaoe, quickly pack up your things."

With the matter resolved, Zhao Guifen’s steps were lighter as she left.

As they departed, Zhou Jiaojiao took one last look around the room, already planning out its renovation.

The moment they left, Liu Xiaoe couldn’t help but burst into tears.

Wang Qingfu’s face darkened. "What are you crying for? It’s broad daylight; do you want to bring bad luck?"

"Our mother-in-law is bullying us, and I’m not even allowed to cry? Why should we switch rooms with Old Fifth? Once we give up this room, there’s no getting it back. At that point, Mother will only add a small space next to Third and Fourth.

It’ll be cold in winter and hot in summer, not to mention unstable."

Liu Xiaoe grew more aggrieved the more she spoke.

Wasn’t it just because she didn’t have a son? Why did they treat her so poorly?

"Enough, what do you know? After the autumn harvest, we can use my job as leverage. Once I transfer to the commune, life will get better. Besides, only Fifth and I are well-educated in this family. In the future, we’ll still be close to Fifth.

Let them have this.

Stop crying; it’s giving me a headache. Three years, and you haven’t even given birth to a son. You still have the nerve to cry!"

Wang Qingfu threatened her with a sour tone before falling asleep.

Liu Xiaoe cried silently, tiptoeing into the small partitioned room and holding her two sleeping daughters, tears streaming down her face.

She touched her stomach, filled with anticipation.

If only she had a son, life would improve!

The work in the fields during autumn was recorded for work points.

After the midday break, nobody was late returning to the fields.

Wang Qinghe timed his visit, estimating that it was almost time to resume work, and headed home.

At this hour, apart from the children of each household, only his wife was at home.

In the room, Bai Xiuxiu was putting their two children to sleep while staring at a bracelet her mother had left her, feeling troubled. This bracelet was a family heirloom, and her mother had given it to her as compensation for her poor marriage.

In her previous life, she had kept it hidden away, never knowing what kind of space it contained.

It was only after her death that Zhou Jiaojiao stole it!

In the terminology of later generations, this was called a "golden finger"!

Most revolting of all, Zhou Jiaojiao believed it was a gift from heaven!

How shameless!

So, the question remained: How exactly did one activate this blasted space?

Should she smash it?

Or perhaps she needed to perform some blood recognition ritual? Or maybe… aside from Zhou Jiaojiao, nobody else could open it?

The screen hadn’t specified how to activate the space, only mentioning that the moment Zhou Jiaojiao touched it, the bracelet latched onto her!

"Xiuxiu, is something wrong with this bracelet?" Wang Qinghe noticed his wife staring intently at the bracelet upon entering the room.

He recognized the bracelet; it was from his late mother-in-law.

His mother-in-law had said that Xiuxiu had a bad temper and poor health, and was lazy. Since she lived in the countryside, she gave the bracelet to Xiuxiu, suggesting that if they were starving, they could sell it for money.

Was his wife taking out this bracelet now because she thought their money wasn’t enough for her needs?

"Wife, in another half month, the autumn harvest will be over. When it ends, I'll take you to the county town. We'll eat steamed buns at the state-run restaurant. Don't have any ideas about this bracelet, okay? Didn't Mom say it's been passed down through our family?"

Wang Qinghe moved to help her pack things up.

Bai Xiuxiu shot him a glare. "When did I say I wanted to sell it? Stop causing trouble. I'm thinking. Go to work!"

Bai Xiuxiu set the bracelet down and opened the paper wrapping. She picked out an ugly-looking groat cake from inside and stuffed it into his mouth. "There, now go to work!"

Wang Qinghe’s face flushed red. The sweetness of the groat cake and the aroma of eggs filled his mouth, making him feel deeply satisfied.

The fatigue from running to the supply and marketing cooperative without resting at noon vanished!

"I'll go to work then."

Once he left, Bai Xiuxiu picked up the bracelet again. Should she try the blood-recognition ritual?

With a plan in mind, Bai Xiuxiu didn’t delay. She quickly found a needle for embroidery and a matchstick, lighting a flame to sterilize the needle.

She hated pain!

The prick of the needle made her frown.

Dropping a drop of blood onto the bracelet, nothing miraculous happened.

Bai Xiuxiu felt disheartened.

She wondered how Zhou Jiaojiao had used the bracelet after obtaining it!

In frustration, Bai Xiuxiu simply slipped the bracelet onto her wrist.

But the moment she put it on, she froze.

This… This was a success, wasn’t it?

A water screen appeared before her eyes, clearly showing a field of golden soil!

Nothing was planted in there yet, only a space that seemed to be about one mu in size, surrounded by a river.

In front of the water screen, there was a box-like object.

It read: Medicine Seed Box.

Was this where seeds were stored?

When Wang Qinghe returned, she would ask him to find some medicinal herb seeds to test it out!

Her good mother-in-law, Zhao Guifen, kept a tight grip on the money. The family’s funds were definitely not enough for her to spend freely.

Moreover, Qinghe and Yueyue still needed to go to school!

She also wanted to save enough money to leave Qingshu Village!

Although she knew that Wang Qinghe would eventually make it big, it didn’t stop her from wanting to live well right now!

If this special ability could grow medicinal herbs, her husband would have capital to advance more quickly in the future!

Most importantly! This was something bestowed by fate to Zhou Jiaojiao!

Now that she possessed it, did that mean everything on that screen could change?

As for the idea that this world came from a novel, she didn’t believe it! She was more inclined to think that the book had given Zhou Jiaojiao luck, allowing her to possess something extraordinary compared to others.

If everyone had a hundred points of luck, and she had a thousand, wouldn’t everything revolve around her?

However, there were people far more powerful than Zhou Jiaojiao in this world, which meant she wasn’t favored by fate. There must have been some unknown reason why she had gained incredible luck!

She had her two children here, as well as her mother and sister!

And there was Wang Qinghe…

She couldn’t just give up based on an absurd record in a book and the future she had seen! Paths were created by oneself. Besides, even if she was favored by fate, so what?

Could she not defy fate and change her destiny?

"Mom, why are you crying?" On the bed, Wang Nianyue, who should have been asleep, climbed up and nestled into Bai Xiuxiu’s arms.