While Da Wa was bathing earlier, Li Tingyun had already noticed it.
Da Wa’s body, arms, and thighs were covered in bruises—blue and purple marks everywhere. It was honestly shocking to look at.
The original owner of this body had been ruthless enough to hit her own biological child so hard. It was truly cruel.
Whether intentionally or not, when the original owner beat the children, she would subconsciously go easier on Er Wa, so Er Wa didn’t have any injuries on him.
Da Wa was different. The original owner practically vented all her anger on Da Wa, which was why the child’s body was covered in wounds.
As Li Tingyun applied ointment from her space onto Da Wa’s injuries, she couldn’t help but complain, “Da Wa, why didn’t you dodge when you were being hit?”
Da Wa obediently let Li Tingyun spread the cool ointment over her body. Shrinking back slightly, she whispered softly, “Mother, you said before that if I dodged, you’d hit me even harder… I didn’t dare to hide.”
Li Tingyun was speechless.
Those were the original owner’s words, not hers.
But now that she had transmigrated into the original owner’s body, she could only accept responsibility for those “crimes.”
“Mother won’t hit you anymore in the future,” Li Tingyun said after finishing the ointment. She gently pinched Da Wa’s slightly pointed chin and added, “I promise.”
“Mhm.” Joy sparkled in Da Wa’s big eyes. “I believe Mother.”
After all, she was still just a child. A little kindness was enough for her to let go of all her defenses.
Just then, excited cries came from inside the room.
Soon, Er Wa rushed out from the room, pointing at the clothes he was wearing. “Mother, Sister, look at my new clothes! Do they look good?”
Ever since coming to this era, Li Tingyun had felt that the clothing styles here were terribly outdated.
Based on the fragments of memory left by the original owner, she remembered that some styles in the county town were actually pretty nice.
Like the overalls Er Wa was wearing now—with a small shirt underneath. He looked extremely handsome in them.
“Come here,” Li Tingyun beckoned him over. She helped fix the parts of his clothes he hadn’t arranged properly and smiled. “Er Wa, do you like your new clothes?”
“I do!” Er Wa nodded furiously.
Li Tingyun didn’t miss the envy in Da Wa’s eyes and urged, “Da Wa, Mother bought you new clothes too. Go try them on and see if they fit.”
Not long after, Da Wa came out wearing a new dress, her little face filled with a huge smile.
The dress Li Tingyun had picked was made of cotton cloth. Originally, she had wanted to take out a princess dress, but she worried it would attract too much attention, so in the end she chose a simple cotton dress instead.
In the countryside, people usually wore shirts and pants while working in the fields. Very few girls wore dresses.
After putting it on, the smile never left Da Wa’s face.
Seeing that Da Wa’s hair had dried, Li Tingyun took out a colorful ribbon bow decorated with long tassels. It looked extremely pretty.
Back when she was still alone in modern times, Li Tingyun had often thought that if she ever had a daughter, she would let her grow long hair and buy lots of beautiful hair accessories to style it.
Now, in a way, that wish had come true.
Under Li Tingyun’s somewhat clumsy but still capable hands, Da Wa’s hair was finally done.
Two little buns sat atop her head, one on each side, each decorated with a tassel bow.
Er Wa watched from the side without blinking and couldn’t help exclaiming, “Wow! Sister, you’re so pretty!”
Da Wa pursed her lips into a shy smile. Holding the mirror Li Tingyun had taken out from her space, she looked left and right endlessly, unable to get enough of her reflection.
Leaving Da Wa and Er Wa there admiring themselves, Li Tingyun carried the leftover bathwater outside and used it to water the vegetables in the backyard.
The bathwater had come from the spiritual spring in her space, after all. It would be a waste not to use it for something useful like watering vegetables.
After finishing, she put the washbasin back into her space.
She then checked on San Wa, who was fussing softly and looked like he was about to wake up.
To be honest, after such a busy day, Li Tingyun was truly exhausted.
Back in modern times, thanks to the inheritance left by her parents, she had never had to worry about food or clothing for the rest of her life.
Whenever she got bored staying at home, she would go out for fun or just relax indoors.
Having not worked for a long time, she had spent her very first day after transmigrating here running around nonstop doing chores.
So for dinner tonight, she wanted to be a little lazy.
She took out chicken soup and braised pork ribs that she had prepared earlier in her space, along with a plate of chive omelet.
The dishes and rice were still steaming hot, and the aroma was mouthwatering.
After San Wa woke up, seeing that he was in a good mood, Li Tingyun fed him some water and planned to nurse him a little later.
She then took out colorful cards from her space and waved them in front of him.
San Wa was clearly fascinated by the colorful cards. He grabbed onto them tightly, babbling unintelligibly.
After playing with him for a while, Li Tingyun fed San Wa milk. Looking up toward the courtyard, she saw that Da Wa and Er Wa were still busy admiring themselves, taking turns looking in the mirror without stopping.
“Da Wa,” Li Tingyun called as she carried San Wa outside, “take your brother and go call Grandpa and Grandma home for dinner.”
Receiving the task, Da Wa was still overflowing with excitement from wearing her new clothes and nodded happily.
Er Wa was obviously a little foodie. The moment he heard the word “dinner,” he subconsciously swallowed and asked, “Mother, will tonight’s food be delicious?”
Li Tingyun smiled. “Mother guarantees it’ll taste even better than lunch today!”
Da Wa and Er Wa cheered loudly before running out the door.
They were going to invite Grandpa and Grandma back to enjoy the most delicious meal.
Just then, the whistle signaling the end of work sounded.
Father Yi and Mother Yi had worked all day and were exhausted and thirsty. After bending over in the fields for an entire day, their backs could barely straighten.
“Grandpa! Grandma!”
Two crisp childish voices rang out at the same time.
The villagers preparing to finish work all noticed the sound and looked toward it.
Someone exclaimed in surprise, “Hey, Old Yi, aren’t those your third son’s two kids? They’re dressed so stylishly today!”
Father Yi heard this and looked carefully.
The moment he saw them, his eyes widened in shock.
The two little mud-covered children who were usually dirty and shabby now looked like young masters and ladies from the city, full of spirit and energy.
The styles of the clothes and dress they wore were things he and the others had never even seen before.
Wasn’t the third son’s wife always unhappy with the Yi family’s children?
Why had she suddenly become so good to them now? She was even willing to spend money dressing them up?
Father Yi and Mother Yi exchanged glances, both seeing disbelief in each other’s eyes.
By then, Da Wa and Er Wa had already run up to them, panting slightly as they said, “Grandpa, Grandma, Mother asked you to come home for dinner.”
Only after Da Wa got close did Mother Yi notice clearly that not only was Da Wa’s dress pretty, but she also had beautiful butterfly bows in her hair.
As she ran, the tassels swayed back and forth, making her especially eye-catching.
Dressed so smartly and fashionably, Da Wa and Er Wa stood at the road home talking to Father Yi and Mother Yi, naturally attracting the attention of most of the villagers getting off work, all of whom noticed how unusually different the two children looked today.