jdhmnovel Chapter 21 The Old Ox in the Historical Fiction 1
Chapter 21 The Old Ox in the Historical Fiction 1
(The author writes fictional stories; please do not compare them to reality, and focus on the settings within the story.)
In July 1972, in a village called Dahe Village in southern China.
It's harvest season now, and the villagers are cutting rice in the fields. The older women around them chat while cutting rice without delay.
Qingmo stood in the rice paddy, looking completely bewildered, holding a sickle in her hand, feeling aches and pains all over her body.
"Xiao Wu, tell me the plot."
The system logged off after transmitting the storyline, confirming that it was just a tool.
The system's only function is to transport the host through time and convey the plot; otherwise, it can be ignored.
After receiving the plot and the original owner's memories, Qingmo decided to give up. She really couldn't do this job at all. Let whoever wants to be this bastard do it. Then she swayed and pretended to faint on the ground.
"Help! The nation's sweetheart has fainted!"
The older women nearby quickly went to call the village head. Soon, a crowd gathered around. When the village head arrived, he instructed several women to carry the medicated foam to the village clinic.
Dr. Xu flipped open Qingmo's eyelids and took her pulse.
"It's nothing serious, she just fainted from hunger. It's probably due to the hot weather, overwork, and malnutrition. She just needs to rest for a few days and replenish her nutrition."
After saying that, she asked several aunts to take Qingmo home. Throughout the whole process, Qingmo pretended to be unconscious without moving.
Dr. Xu was a half-baked barefoot doctor who could only treat minor ailments like headaches, fevers, and sprains. He would send patients to the county hospital for serious illnesses, so naturally he couldn't find anything wrong with his condition.
After returning the items to Qingmo, the aunties went back to work. Once they were gone, Qingmo locked the door. Damn it, she was so hungry she was dizzy.
I took out a plate of stir-fried garlic sprouts with cured pork and rice from my storage space, and only after eating it did I feel much better.
The original owner's name was Feng Qingmo, and she was 20 years old this year. Her parents had two sons and a daughter. The original owner was the youngest daughter, and she was 5 years younger than her two older brothers and 3 years younger than her two older brothers. The original owner's parents and grandparents all favored boys over girls.
He attended primary school and started doing housework and cutting pig feed every day from the age of 5. When he was 14, he started working in the fields to earn work points. He worked at home from morning till night and still didn't have enough to eat.
When she reached marriageable age, he even announced that he would have to pay a dowry of 100 yuan to marry her. At this time, the dowry for a rural man to marry a wife was usually 20 or 30 yuan.
Such a high bride price is tantamount to selling one's daughter, so no matchmakers came to arrange a marriage.
The Feng couple weren't in a hurry. Their two sons had gotten married and had children a few years earlier. The original owner of this body was a capable worker who could earn 10 work points a day. If someone was willing to pay that amount, she would get married. Otherwise, it was fine for her to stay at home and work.
The original owner's current husband is named Zhang Guomin, 27 years old, who works as a worker in a timber factory in the county, earning 23 yuan a month.
Zhang Guomin's previous wife died a year ago, so he wants to marry someone who is good-looking, capable, and good to the children.
She had been on many dates with him, but the girls who were interested in him were rejected because they were ugly and had bad personalities. The girls he liked were rejected because they were divorced, older men with children.
After searching high and low without finding a suitable match, the matchmaker introduced the original owner of the body to Zhang Guomin. The original owner was beautiful, and Zhang Guomin took a liking to her at first sight, but the bride price was too high.
The Zhang family went back to inquire about the original owner's situation and learned that she was not favored at home, was gentle and easy to manipulate, and could earn ten centimeters. So they proposed marriage, mainly because she could earn ten centimeters.
The original owner married into the Zhang family, thinking that life would be better, but it turned out to be even worse than before.
She had to earn work points every day, serve her parents-in-law, and take care of her two stepsons. She did all the work for a family of more than ten people by herself.
The original owner was a timid and submissive person. She had lived this kind of life in her parents' home, so she got used to it and didn't think anything of it. She also genuinely loved her two stepsons.
She never got pregnant after marrying Zhang Guomin, and her mother-in-law would scold her every day, calling her a barren hen.
Zhang Guomin worked hard like a workhorse to support his family, but his health deteriorated when he turned 40 and he could no longer do heavy work. At the same time, Zhang Guomin had another woman outside the marriage.
This large family kicked the original owner out, and her two stepsons abandoned her in a dilapidated thatched hut and left. With nowhere to go, the original owner died there.
What a tragic end! Let Qingmo see that the original owner's death was not unjust. She spent her whole life serving others, working like a slave. She didn't even cherish herself, so how could anyone love her?
The original owner has only been married into this family for a year now. Qingmo is not going to support this family of ingrates. They're all so wicked, one more of them won't make a difference.
The original owner's body was severely depleted, and she was so thin that she was just a skeleton. Her complexion was sallow, and her skin was rough. Even the face that Qingmo now wore wasn't very good-looking; she didn't look 20, but rather 30.
Zhang Guomin was able to take a liking to the original owner because, compared to the other women he had been on blind dates with, the original owner was considered good-looking, and her figure wasn't noticeable even when she was dressed.
She may look old, but she has a good-looking face. It all depends on your perspective. If she is a 30-year-old woman, you might think she looks pretty good. But if she is 20 years old but has the face of a 30-year-old, she would definitely be considered ugly.
Why does it feel like she's in a similar predicament to Bai Ruirui from the previous world? Hmm, a chill runs down my spine.
I took out a Power Pill and a Body Strengthening Pill, and drank spiritual spring water and took baths every day. After a while, I should be able to recover and look better.
I need to get some sleep and recharge; I still have to take care of this whole family of stuff tonight.