After Feng Chuxiao was stopped, she stopped fighting and walked into the main hall, plopping down on a stool.
She hadn't looked closely in the morning, but now, looking closely at the Feng family's main hall, it seemed to be quite well-kept, with all sorts of furniture. It was clear this was not a poor family.
Then why would they treat their own relatives like this? Just because they valued sons over daughters? It shouldn't be that simple.
Feng Chuxiao had a flash of inspiration. Did they know the original host wasn't their biological daughter? Thinking this, she nodded to herself. This possibility was very high!
If that were the case, then this family would be quite normal. But if they knew she wasn't their biological daughter, why didn't they just get rid of her? Why did they keep her?
"Chuxiao, come out and start the fire!"
Feng Chuxiao didn't move. Don't expect her to work anymore. Although she had to survive, she was unwilling to be exploited any further.
Old Woman Feng waited for a while. Seeing Feng Chuxiao didn't come out, she couldn't help but curse, "You dead girl, your wings have hardened. Hurry out and start the fire, or you won't get any food!"
"You speak nicely, but I did so much work yesterday and you didn't let me eat. You have no conscience!" Feng Chuxiao retorted.
"Then why didn't you starve to death!"
Damn it, the original host starved to death!
"Chuxiao, go start the fire. I'll definitely let you eat this meal," Feng Tiezhu said, coming over.
Feng Chuxiao rolled her eyes and said coldly, "Hmph, stop pretending to be a good person. Why didn't you think about letting me eat yesterday!"
Logically speaking, a person wouldn't starve to death from one day without food. The original host must have been constantly underfed, and combined with illness, that's why she left this bitter world.
Feng Tiezhu's face showed embarrassment. He was about to say something when Feng Tiedao pulled him aside and raised his hand to hit Feng Chuxiao.
"Feng Chuxiao, I think you're asking for a beating! See if I don't beat you today!"
Feng Chuxiao quickly dodged to the side. Just as she was about to stand up, she felt a wave of dizziness. She covered her head with one hand and lifted the stool she was sitting on with the other.
When Feng Tiedao reached for her again, she directly lifted the stool and smashed it towards the damned guy!
The stool hit Feng Tiedao's arm, and Feng Chuxiao had put force into this blow.
Feng Tiedao cried out in pain, clutching his arm and stumbling back two steps. Feng Chuxiao took the opportunity to steady herself by holding onto the table.
That feeling just now was definitely a lingering effect of this body. The excitement she felt upon waking up in this body had also dissipated, making her weak again.
Feng Chuxiao needed to rest. She told the two brothers to get lost and then walked towards the room where Old Woman Feng lived, unceremoniously lying down on the bed.
Feng Tiezhu still had some conscience. Seeing Feng Chuxiao's state, he quickly reached out and pulled Feng Tiedao, who was about to chase after her to hit her, saying, "Didn't you see she can't even stand steadily? She had a fever this morning."
Feng Tiedao, however, shook off Feng Tiezhu's hand and snorted as he left the room.
Seeing Feng Chuxiao like this, Wang Xihua began to ponder. What if something was really wrong with Feng Chuxiao's body and she wouldn't be able to get married in the future? Anyway, she was already 17, so it was best to find her a husband quickly and collect some betrothal gifts, which would be considered not having raised her in vain.
So when Old Woman Feng tried to pull Feng Chuxiao off her bed, Wang Xihua stopped her, saying, "Mother, don't bother. Let her sleep."
Feng Chuxiao, who had already fallen asleep on the bed, didn't know that Wang Xihua was plotting against her again. She also missed lunch.
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However, Feng Chuxiao didn't sleep for too long before Old Woman Feng called her up. How could Old Woman Feng allow her to rest and enjoy herself here?
"What?"
"Get up and work! You dead girl, all you know is how to enjoy yourself!"
Feng Chuxiao rubbed her dizzy head, thinking that although she had shown her power today, these people didn't seem to take it seriously. So she would continue tomorrow. Sigh! She was hungry from sleeping, so she got up to make food.
She looked at the cursing Old Woman Feng and said calmly, "I want to eat."
"Hmph, there's no food left. You can continue to starve."
"You old hag, I'm telling you, if you don't let me eat, I'll go into the village and shout about you, and then I'll go find the Brigade Leader."
What Feng Chuxiao said wasn't just talk. She continued to threaten, "If I don't eat today, I'll smash your pot, and then none of us will eat."
"You useless girl... How dare you!" Old Woman Feng pointed at Feng Chuxiao, who seemed to have gone mad, and couldn't help but curse again, before Feng Chuxiao slapped her hand.
"Do you think I dare not?" Feng Chuxiao glared. Facing villains, she could no longer show her docile side.
Old Woman Feng was almost furious. She glared at Feng Chuxiao, but under Feng Chuxiao's gaze, she backed down.
"Hurry up! Go get me some grain," Feng Chuxiao urged.
Old Woman Feng had no choice but to get the key and open the cabinet nearby, where the flour and other things were kept.
Feng Chuxiao took a bowl of cornmeal and went outside, ignoring the gazes of the other Feng family members, and found the iron pot set up in the corner.
"What's wrong with this dead girl? How did she get so bold?" Wang Xihua muttered.
Feng Tiezhu looked at Wang Xihua and advised, "Mother, be nicer to your sister from now on, or our family's reputation won't be good."
Wang Xihua, however, looked at Feng Chuxiao. She'd let her have a few comfortable days, and she'd find a matchmaker that evening.
As Feng Chuxiao started the fire, she thought that this should be all the people in this family. She would sleep in the old woman's room tonight; the old woman's bed was still clean.
After eating the corn cakes she made herself, Feng Chuxiao went out again. No matter how Old Woman Feng called, she ignored her.
She planned to go to the stream to catch fish. Since she could no longer "shop for free" in the future, she had to save some food for herself. Moreover, after being in the apocalypse for so long, she had rarely eaten meat.
For the sake of their own safety, they never actively hunted mutated beasts. They would rather go without eating than put themselves in danger.
This was a plain area with no mountains, so there were unlikely to be any wild chickens or wild boars. The only meat she could get for free would be fish from the river.
Soon, Feng Chuxiao arrived at the stream. In common terms, this should be called a small river.
The river water was clear, flowing from an unknown source and to an unknown destination. Feng Chuxiao followed the small river upstream.
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In the provincial capital, more than 200 li from Qinghe Commune, a fierce argument was taking place in the living room of a two-story building:
"Dad, Mom, I think you're out of your minds! Asking me, someone with a job, to go to the countryside for her, a bastard child? No need to even think about it, I absolutely refuse!"
"Feng Lich, what nonsense are you spouting? What bastard child! Xiao Ya is your sister!"
Feng Lich looked at the girl in the fashionable dress, who was crying prettily, and snorted, "What sister? I've known for a long time she's a bastard child. You swapped her for someone else's child. I just don't understand, what were you thinking? You didn't want your own child, but insisted on taking in such a scheming bastard child!"
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