That night, Shen Xixi slept restlessly, dreaming many dreams throughout the night—all about the original owner’s childhood.
Being punished by her birth mother for minor mistakes—kneeling without food, locked in a dark room—the little child never saw a trace of a smile on her mother’s face, only disgust and rejection.
As a result, when she woke up in the morning, she felt listless and even had a slight fever.
By the time she got up, she found only her younger brother Xingbao still sleeping soundly like a little pig.
Outside was already bustling with activity.
The village head had brought Dahe, Danu, and several other villagers to start repairing the roof of the Shen Family’s house.
“Sister-in-law, why did you bring all these things when you came to help!” Grandma Shen’s eyes reddened as she looked at the basket of brown rice brought by Lizheng’s Wife.
“It’s to congratulate you on your housewarming! Besides, with so many young men coming to help, you’ll need to provide at least two meals!” Lizheng’s Wife naturally knew they had left their previous home without any grain.
Although there was grain in the fields now, the rice hadn’t ripened yet. She feared this family would have to survive on wild vegetables for a long time.
“Sister-in-law, consider this a loan. When we’re better off, we’ll definitely repay you. We can’t let you contribute both grain and effort.”
“Alright, alright, whatever you say. Let’s get through this first!”
“Little brother, let’s go dig for wild vegetables!” Shen Xixi overheard the conversation outside. The family had no rice, not even vegetables. This year’s severe drought had long since dried up the vegetables in the garden.
Even the rice in the fields had been watered daily by the villagers, yet much of it had still withered and died.
“Sister, I’m so hungry!” Xingbao rubbed his stomach. He had only eaten the snacks his second sister gave him the day before, and now his stomach was growling incessantly.
“Let’s go hunting. Sister will get you something delicious.”
Shen Xixi took her younger brother’s hand and told their mother they were going to gather wild vegetables.
“Don’t wander too far, just pick vegetables nearby!” Liu Taohua reminded the siblings.
They were close to the Back Mountain and soon reached the woods.
Shen Xixi opened the Mall Control Panel and observed Xingbao’s reaction—others truly couldn’t see it.
A slingshot cost 100 wen, and for 100 wen, you could get 10,000 stone bullets, 1,000 steel pellets, or 100 ice bullets.
After some thought, Shen Xixi bought only one slingshot. She picked up a stone from the ground and tested it—her aim was still quite good.
“Sister, this is amazing!” Xingbao clapped excitedly when he saw Shen Xixi shoot down a sparrow with a single shot.
Suddenly, Shen Xixi felt dizzy and lightheaded. She bought a temperature detection pen and was shocked to see her fever had reached 39.5°C. She quickly spent 100 wen to buy cold medicine.
After taking it, she bought a hand-torn bread and shared half with Xingbao. Only after eating did they both feel a bit more energetic.
“Wow, sister is the best! Xingbao thought he was going to starve to death just now!” The little one shook his head happily as he ate, taking small, careful bites, clearly reluctant to finish such delicious food.
“Xingbao, eat here. After you finish, help sister dig for wild vegetables!” Shen Xixi stood up and looked around. She had just heard the sound of an animal moving through the grass.
Hiding in the grass, she spotted two small gray ears perking up.
“Wow, sister, it’s a little rabbit!” Xingbao’s shout startled the rabbit, making it jump.
With a whoosh, the rabbit was hit on the head and instantly knocked unconscious.
“Sis, you got the rabbit! Does that mean we’ll have meat to eat now?” The little one stopped worrying about food and dashed over, scooping up the rabbit.
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Shen Xixi didn’t sleep well that night. She spent the entire time dreaming, and all her dreams were about the original host’s childhood.
For even the smallest matters, her biological mother would punish her by making her kneel, depriving her of food, or even locking her in a small dark room. The young child never saw a hint of a smile on her mother’s face; there was only loathing.
Consequently, when she woke up in the morning, she was listless and running a bit of a fever.
When she finally got up, she found that only her little brother, Xingbao, was still sleeping like a little pig.
It was already very lively outside.
The village head had brought Dahe, Danu, and several other villagers to start building the roof for the Shen Family.
“Sister-in-law, why did you bring these things when you’re just here to help!” Grandma Shen’s eyes reddened as she looked at the basket of Brown Rice brought by Lizheng’s Wife.
“Isn’t it to congratulate you on your Housewarming? Besides, with so many young men coming to help, you have to provide at least two meals, right?” Lizheng’s Wife naturally knew they had come from the other house with no food at all.
Although there were crops in the fields now, the rice had not yet matured. She feared this family would have to survive on wild vegetables for a long time.
“Sister-in-law, consider this a loan from our family. Once things are more comfortable later on, we will definitely pay you back. We can’t let you provide both the grain and the labor.”
“Fine, fine, say whatever you like, as long as we get through this first!”
“Little brother, let’s go dig for wild vegetables!” Shen Xixi heard the conversation outside. Forget rice, there weren’t even any vegetables at home. Because of this year’s great drought, the plants in the vegetable garden had long since shriveled and died.
Even the rice in the fields was only alive because the villagers carried water to irrigate it every day, and even then, much of it had withered.
“Sister, I’m so hungry!” Xingbao rubbed his stomach. Yesterday, he had only eaten the snacks his second sister gave him, and now his stomach was growling incessantly.
“Come on, let’s go hunting. Sister will give you something delicious.”
Shen Xixi pulled her little brother along and told Mother they were going to gather wild vegetables.
“You two don’t run off too far! Just pick wild vegetables nearby!” Liu Taohua instructed the siblings.
This place was very close to the Back Mountain, and it didn’t take long for them to reach the woods.
Shen Xixi opened the Mall Control Panel. Seeing Xingbao’s lack of reaction, she confirmed that others indeed could not see it.
A Slingshot was 100 wen. For 100 wen, she could get 10,000 Stone Bullets, 1,000 Steel Pellets, or 100 Ice Bullets.
Shen Xixi thought about it and only bought a Slingshot. She picked up a pebble from the ground to test it; her aim was quite good.
“Sister, this is amazing!” When Xingbao saw Shen Xixi knock down a sparrow with one shot, he clapped his hands in excitement.
Suddenly, Shen Xixi felt dizzy and faint. She bought a Temperature Detection Pen and saw—good heavens—her fever had reached 39.5 degrees. She quickly spent 100 wen to buy Cold Medicine.
After swallowing the medicine, she bought a piece of hand-torn bread and gave half to Xingbao. Only after they both ate did they feel like they had some strength.
“Wow, Sister is so good! Xingbao felt like he was going to starve to death just now!” The little fellow swayed his head happily as he ate, nibbling cautiously bite by bite. Clearly, the food was so delicious that he was reluctant to finish it.
“Xingbao, eat here. Once you’re done, help Sister dig for wild vegetables!” Shen Xixi stood up and looked around. She had just heard the sound of an animal moving through the grass.
She hid in the brush and looked closely; two small gray ears were poking up.
“Wow, Sister, it’s a little bunny!” Xingbao’s shout startled the rabbit, making it leap up.
With a whoosh, the rabbit was struck in the head and instantly knocked unconscious.
“Sister, you hit the rabbit! Are we going to have meat to eat?” The little fellow was no longer in a hurry to finish his snack; he dashed over and grabbed the rabbit.