After the rain, the snow continued endlessly, and the temperature dropped another three degrees.
Yu Tingwan went up the mountain every day.
But she accidentally stepped on empty ground and rolled down. Finally, she hit the root of a tree heavily.
The pain in her body made her unable to get up for quite a while.
However, it was here that she dug up a piece of yam as thick as her arm.
"Remember, the herb I need looks like this, it can stop bleeding and reduce swelling, your Lang will find it useful."
Voices came from not far away.
Old Man Qian casually threw the freshly picked herbs to Hui Niang.
Hui Niang quickly caught it with both hands: "Okay"
She was afraid to offend Old Man Qian.
Since the man took back the money, the mother-in-law has been causing trouble during the day and at night, making Old Man Qian restless.
Mrs. Wei was old and shameless, sitting in front of Old Man Qian's door, making a scene, even saying she didn't want to live anymore, and directly banging on the door. Even with the Village Chief stepping in, she couldn't be driven away.
What could be done about her?
Seeing Old Man Qian's face getting darker and darker, Hui Niang was afraid he would refuse to treat Lang anymore.
Old Man Qian was a widower, with no children under him, and no woman to manage the household, it was filthy and messy.
Hui Niang cleaned up the Qian family's place and even prepared meals for Old Man Qian when cooking. Wei Shouzhong helped by carrying water and chopping wood.
Old Man Qian was living comfortably these days. So much so that every time he wanted to kick them out, he... couldn't bring himself to say it.
"Okay, let's search separately."
Though searching separately, the distance between the two was not very far.
Old Man Qian used a wooden stick to tap on the thick snow everywhere, his hands behind his back, suppressing his temper and shouting: "Your mother-in-law's mouth is filthy and foul, just looking at it is annoying!"
Hui Niang's expression was gloomy, biting her lip hard.
Old Man Qian: "If she scolds you, that's one thing, but she dares to scold me too!"
"Want the Poisonous Plant?"
Hui Niang was stunned, hesitating: "Is it to use poison to fight poison for Lang?"
"Give it to your mother-in-law to eat."
He joked: "It won't poison her to death!"
Yu Tingwan: ...
In fact, she should have left.
But... it was really tempting.
Yu Tingwan cleared her throat and hobbled over from the side: "Can you give me a plant?"
Old Man Qian: ???
How could there be someone here!
The mountain was full of dense trees, if Yu Tingwan hadn't made a sound, she would be hard to distinguish.
Yu Tingwan: "My aunt really needs it too."
Hui Niang: ... What kind of people are these.
"This can't be done."
Hui Niang, seeing she was unfamiliar, still advised: "Eating that Poisonous Plant can be deadly."
Yu Tingwan: "I'll just scare her."
After that night, Mrs. Wang calmed down a lot.
But people like her don't learn their lessons!
Yu Tingwan found three bird eggs yesterday and brought them back to cook. She ate two at night and saved one for the morning.
But Mrs. Wang stole and ate it.
She looked at Old Man Qian expectantly: "But I don't have money, can I pay on credit?"
Old Man Qian: "Do you know what my surname is?"
In the end, Yu Tingwan didn't get the Poisonous Plant, feeling down and picked up her large yam, ready to leave.
Yam can be used medicinally, Old Man Qian had sharp eyes.
"Wait."
"Is this yam for sale?"
Yu Tingwan was very short of money.
She asked: "How much will you pay?"
Old Man Qian: "Ten coins."
Such a small amount, who would accept it, she could at least sell it for twenty coins in town.
But the road was still blocked... Yu Tingwan really didn't have a single coin on her.
She was very poor.
The chilblains on her hands were scratched open, itching and hurting. The ointment the little daughter-in-law from the Wu family used helped a lot when she applied it once.
A bottle cost twelve coins.
It was bought in town, and now it couldn't be bought.
But she could give the money to Little Daughter-in-law Wu to spare half a bottle.
Otherwise, her hands would be ruined.
After getting the money, Yu Tingwan gave the yam to Old Man Qian and then prepared to go down the mountain.
She walked slowly, fearing she would fall again.
From behind came Hui Niang's sigh: "That girl is really beautiful."
"When Lang gets better, I'll find him a pretty wife, hoping the young couple will live in harmony."
But... she was worried.
The family was in poor condition, and with Mrs. Wei causing trouble, no one would want to be in-laws with her.
Old Man Qian didn't laugh at her for thinking so far ahead.
But...
He furrowed his eyebrows tightly.
"Better not."
"Your son is like that, worse than a wolf cub... the new bride might be stabbed right after entering the door."
"Funerals and weddings would end up being held together."
Yu Tingwan: ???
Being usually calm, she was a bit stunned.
It seems one must be careful when getting married!
Wasn't Wei Shen a soldier, why did he seem like a savage bandit?
She cherished her life, feeling fortunate that the Wei family lived at the end of the village and the Wang family at the beginning.
When she married Butcher Wu, there would be even less contact.
This little episode, Yu Tingwan didn't pay much attention to.
The Little Daughter-in-law from the Wu family was initially unhappy when she learned of her intention, but when Yu Tingwan took out six coins, she changed her expression and smiled.
The ointment was bought before she got married last year, and there was still more than half left.
Having become pregnant, she had set it aside.
Seeing that Yu Tingwan wanted to buy it, she gladly gave the small ceramic jar along with it.
She whispered while covering her mouth: "Your cousin's family is here, you should stay at my place for a while and go back later."
Yu Tingwan wasn't surprised.
"She's about to give birth, it's not unusual for her family to come and visit."
She said this, but she knew better than anyone the reason the Xu family came.
Recently, with the heavy snow and wind, the Xu family's house was poorly built, the roof was even blown off, how could they keep warm?
But rebuilding a house couldn't be done in a day, so they had to swallow their pride and come to stay temporarily.
In her past life, they came with grain and even reluctantly slaughtered a piece of meat, but Mrs. Wang didn't agree and drove them all out.
But the Xu family had nowhere to go and cried outside the Hu family gate.
The villagers all came to watch the commotion.
Mrs. Wang cared about face, so she had to open the door.
But in this life... it's probably different.
After all, the water tank at home was shallow, and no one was fetching water. Nobody was chopping firewood at home either.
Mrs. Wang had no one to order around.
With the Xu family coming over, she probably wouldn't bear to drive them away.
Yu Tingwan's gaze slowly moved down to the belly of Little Daughter-in-law Wu, which was just showing.
"Going back to your parent's home the day after tomorrow?"
Little Daughter-in-law Wu was surprised: "Yes."
"My third brother is getting married soon, I have to go back to help."
"Sister-in-law, it's best not to go out."
Little Daughter-in-law Wu: ???
Yu Tingwan knew her husband had a leg injury from half a month ago and needed to rest these days. After a moment of contemplation, she also said.
"If you really need to go back, have Aunt Wu accompany you on the trip."
Little Daughter-in-law Wu: ...
She didn't dare to do this.
Her mother-in-law was critical of her returning to her parent's home and had been scolding her for always thinking about her parent's family.
Yu Tingwan: "Our families live close, and the roads are slippery in the snow, I fear sister-in-law could be bumped into."
So that's it.
Little Daughter-in-law Wu waved her hand, unconcerned: "You're overthinking it."
How could she be so unlucky, as long as she's careful on the way back, how could anything happen?
Yu Tingwan was very direct: "And then there's a miscarriage."
"I'm not joking about this kind of thing."
Involving the fetus, Little Daughter-in-law Wu's face darkened.
"Stop talking nonsense! Wan Niang, are you cursing me? The fortune teller said my pregnancy is stable."
Yu Tingwan looked at her sincerely, staring straight at her, the tear mole at the corner of her eye seemed enchantingly charming: "Maybe he's not as accurate as I am."
She couldn't help but inquire: "How much does one fortune cost?"
"Thirty coins."
How many???
She was about to lose half her life, and she only earned 12 coins, and that was when she was lucky.
Yu Tingwan fell silent.
Aunt Wu came over at this time, looking at her daughter-in-law with a difficult expression, then at Yu Tingwan lost in thought.
"What's wrong?"
"I'm thinking..."
"Thinking about what?"
Yu Tingwan sighed: "Thinking about whether to set up a fortune-telling stall to make money."