Lu Meiyu felt someone pressing frantically on her chest. She suddenly spat out a mouthful of water, choking so hard she nearly died.
“She’s awake, she’s awake. She finally picked her life back up.”
“What a sin… no matter how hard life is, you shouldn’t jump into a pond. How can the children live if you abandon them?”
“Exactly, only thinking about ending it all yourself.”
…
Lu Meiyu struggled to open her eyes. Through her daze, she saw a crowd of ancient-looking people gathered around her. What was going on?
“She’s awake, she’s awake. Yadan’s mother, you’ve finally woken up.”
Yadan’s mother!
The woman wiped her face with a handkerchief as she spoke.
Their eyes met, and the woman sighed. “You’ve finally come back to life. Don’t try to die again—you have two children.”
Two children rushed over, calling out “Mother” again and again.
Lu Meiyu closed her eyes in despair. She had transmigrated!
These two children were the original owner’s children.
From now on, they were her children!
If she had to transmigrate, why couldn’t it be into a better situation? What kind of person ends up as the mother of two little brats?
With the help of the villagers, Lu Meiyu returned home—a few shabby mud houses.
She lay down on a hard wooden bed, listening as the children, under the guidance of adults, went to boil water so she could bathe.
The noisy voices gradually faded. Seeing that she was fine, everyone returned to their own homes.
The younger one was tending the fire, while the older girl came to her bedside. “Mother, you have to live well. You can’t abandon us.”
Her eyes were swollen and red, and the room was dim, making it hard for Lu Meiyu to see her clearly.
But hearing the lingering sob in her voice stirred a trace of pity in Lu Meiyu’s heart.
“Don’t worry, I didn’t jump into the river to die. I just slipped and fell in.”
Lu Meiyu casually reassured her, but the child cried out in joy, “That’s good, Mother. We’ll all be obedient.”
She felt some strength returning and quietly touched the index finger of her left hand.
There should have been a ring there—her personal storage space.
But now, the ring was gone! Instead, she felt a scar in the same place.
She closed her eyes—and sure enough, she could still see the space! Fortunately, although the ring was gone, the scar could still access it.
Strange… why couldn’t she see the supplies she had stored?
In her previous life, she had stocked up on plenty of good things.
She had spent millions, hoarding large amounts of supplies.
She originally thought she would have to struggle to survive in the apocalypse, but unexpectedly, she had transmigrated to ancient times.
Maybe that was for the better. Although it was ancient, there was no need to fight others or be trapped inside concrete buildings.
She could enjoy fresh air, sunlight, and rain here.
But these two children…
She had to admit that, for a moment, she wanted to leave them behind—give them some supplies and go live freely on her own.
Just thinking about it felt wonderful!
【Host, please dismiss such heartless thoughts. You have obtained the mother’s body, so you must raise her children well. Otherwise, go meet the King of Hell—you were supposed to meet him anyway. Also, the space will disappear.】
The cold voice sent a chill through Lu Meiyu’s heart.
Frightened, she hurriedly promised in her mind: 【I was wrong. You can’t disappear. I will definitely raise the children well.】
Accept your fate!
Without the space and those supplies, she wouldn’t be able to survive here.
【Because the ring is lost, the space has been damaged and currently only level one is available. Once it gradually repairs, the supplies will reappear.】
Lu Meiyu felt her future darken. She checked the space—sure enough, it was in ruins, and the supplies she had stored were mostly gone!
There was only some grain left.
And an electric baton.
【To compensate the host’s loss, a spiritual spring has been developed within the space. It has great effects—do not waste it.】
Lu Meiyu soon found the spring, but after a long while, not a single drop fell. Fortunately, there was already a bowl there with a few drops collected.
“Go pour me some water to drink.”
After sending Yadan away, Lu Meiyu dropped a bit of the spiritual spring water into her mouth.
Not long after, she felt her strength and energy recover significantly—it truly had miraculous effects.
Lu Meiyu got up, preparing to bathe, when she suddenly heard a sharp female voice.
“Where’s your damned mother? Still lying there? My son went off to earn military merit, and she can’t stand seeing him do well, so she wants to abandon you again and go die?”
Lu Meiyu walked into the kitchen and saw a rather sturdy woman, around forty or fifty years old.
The two girls timidly called out, “Grandma.”
So this was their grandmother!
Seeing Lu Meiyu in such a sorry state, the woman jumped up. “Why didn’t you just die again? You disgraceful thing! Just because I took a few of your copper coins, you go trying to die? Let me tell you, whether we’ve split households or not, you’re still a daughter-in-law of the Liu family. Respecting elders is your duty—”
Before she could finish, she suddenly screamed “Ah! Ah! Ah!” Her body trembled violently, and she collapsed to the ground.
The two little girls were stunned.
They saw their mother somehow take out a black stick and jab it into their grandmother.
Their grandmother suddenly acted like she was possessed, flailing wildly before collapsing.
Lu Meiyu looked down at her. “Still want to scream like a ghost?”
Liu Zhangshi snapped back to her senses, filled with fear.
She clearly knew she hadn’t fallen for no reason—it was that wretched daughter-in-law who had poked her with a stick, leaving her body numb, limbs twitching, and wracked with intense pain.
Like she had seen a ghost, Zhangshi scrambled up and ran away in panic, not daring to say another word.
Seeing the children staring at her in terror, Lu Meiyu comforted them, “Don’t be afraid. I only use methods like this on bad people. If anyone dares to bully us again, I’ll fight back.”
Suddenly, she realized something serious—why hadn’t she received the original owner’s memories?
This meant she didn’t even know who was who!
She would have to take it slowly.
Lu Meiyu looked at the two little “radish heads” staring at her in the kitchen. Fortunately, they were still young—easy enough to fool.
“Where can I bathe?”
Yadan was a little surprised but still led her to the woodshed.
The woodshed was fairly spacious, with enough room cleared to place a large wooden tub for bathing.
Yadan and the younger one went to carry hot water. Alarmed, Lu Meiyu quickly stopped them. “Put it down! What if you get burned?”
But the two children were more capable than she had imagined. They actually carried a pot of hot water and poured it into the tub.
She hurried back to the room to find a change of clothes. In a broken cabinet, she found a dark green outfit.
It was old and heavily patched, but at least it didn’t expose her body.
At this point, what was there to be picky about?
After searching, she also found a pair of worn cloth shoes—at least she could change.
There were also undergarments! A dudou and underpants… those underpants were practically knee-length shorts.
She held them all in her hands, her face full of pain.