In the blink of an eye, a week had passed. During her recovery, Su Meier had more or less sorted out the original owner’s family background.
The original owner was also named Su Meier. The coincidence was truly unbelievable.
Her father was the production team leader of this remote village and the key figure managing the economy of Dali Village.
That was the one thing she was grateful for. At least in this harsh era, her livelihood was guaranteed.
She was eighteen years old this year and had two older brothers.
Her eldest brother, Su Mingding, was already married and had a six-year-old son named Su Dabao.
Her second brother, Su Mingyuan, was two years older than her. They had been very close while studying, but after graduating from high school, he became rather wild and was often away from home.
As for the original Su Meier, she had once had a boyfriend from the town. She still didn’t know why they had broken up, but it had apparently driven her to despair and led her to slam her head into a wall.
Since she was here now, she might as well make the best of it.
Picking up a mirror, she carefully examined the sweet, innocent face staring back at her. It was youthful and delicate, vastly different from her glamorous appearance in her previous life.
Her former model-like height of 174 centimeters had now been compressed into a mere 165 centimeters.
The only thing that comforted her was the stunning figure hidden beneath her oversized shirt.
As expected, good things came in small packages.
Despite her shorter stature, her curvy figure would outshine ninety-nine percent of women, whether in the modern era or this one.
But that also created another problem.
What made her stand out was also what caused her trouble.
Although she weighed only about ninety-eight pounds, the overly generous curves on her chest made her look as if she weighed at least one hundred and twenty.
She could understand why the original owner had worn clothes two sizes too large.
Looking like this in such a conservative era would easily invite gossip. Sometimes having too good a figure could become a source of insecurity.
After some thought, Su Meier changed into a slightly smaller but still loose-fitting outfit. It concealed her curves while making her look a little slimmer.
The large bump on her forehead had completely disappeared as well.
Just as she was wondering whether to go outside and take a look around, a small figure appeared at the doorway.
“Auntie, you’re up early today.”
Turning around, Su Meier looked at the little boy.
“It’s not early. It’s almost lunchtime.”
The boy looked puzzled.
“But Auntie, didn’t you always sleep until noon before?”
“That was before. Things are different now. I don’t like sleeping in anymore. Come on, Dabao, let’s go out for a walk together.”
These past few days, thanks to this little guy visiting her, she had managed to gather so much information. Taking him along today was perfect.
Su Dabao’s face immediately fell.
He had actually come hoping to mooch another egg from his aunt, not to go wandering around.
His mother also disliked him hanging around Su Meier, worried that she might be a bad influence.
Gripping the corner of his patch-covered clothes, he asked shyly,
“Auntie, lunch is about to start. Aren’t you going to eat before going out?”
Su Meier rubbed her somewhat empty stomach.
After a week of eating rice, pickled vegetables, and eggs, her face had practically turned pale from boredom.
“Come on. Let’s go find some wild game to eat!”
She dragged the reluctant Su Dabao outside.
Dabao didn’t believe she could actually find any wild game.
After they left, Liang Shufen entered the room carrying lunch. When she found it empty, concern flashed across her face.
The child had only just recovered. Why was she already running around again?
It was June, the peak of the farming season.
Most of the villagers had already gone out to work from dawn till dusk.
The village was quiet, with only the elderly, the weak, and the young remaining at home doing household chores.
As she walked through the village, Su Meier saw nothing but rows of mud houses.
She had thought her own living conditions were poor, but after comparing them with the others, they suddenly didn’t seem so bad.
“Su girl, what brings you out today?”
An elderly woman with a hunched back was feeding chickens in her courtyard and called out loudly in surprise.
Su Meier awkwardly raised her head and forced a smile.
Just as she was worrying about how to address the old woman, Su Dabao spoke first.
“Grandma Ma, my aunt is taking me to find wild game to eat.”
Su Meier nearly jumped in shock.
This kid really told everyone everything!
Grandma Ma’s eyes immediately lit up.
She pushed aside a grimy little boy dressed in patched clothing.
“What a coincidence! My Gousheng was just saying he wanted to play with Dabao, and now they’ve met right outside the house.
Since you’re here too, Su girl, one child or two children makes little difference.
This old woman happens to have something to do today. Why not let Gousheng go with you?”
Gousheng sniffed loudly, two streams of snot hanging from his nose as he prepared to run over.
What?
She wasn’t exactly a professional babysitter!
Su Meier quickly pulled Su Dabao back several steps.
“Grandma Ma, don’t listen to Dabao’s nonsense. We’re just taking a walk and will be back soon.”
She had thought only Dabao’s clothes were old, but compared to the other children, he actually looked remarkably clean and presentable.
Seeing the aunt and nephew dash away, the skinny old woman spat on the ground.
“Bah! Lazy good-for-nothing. If she didn’t have good parents, who’d bother with a discarded woman dumped by her man?”
After walking for quite a while, Su Meier decided it was necessary to teach Dabao a lesson about dealing with people.
“Dabao, from now on, when people ask you things, don’t tell them everything. Leave some things unsaid, understand?”
Dabao nodded, only half understanding.
“I understand, Auntie.”
Satisfied, Su Meier took his hand.
“If you’re good, Auntie will bring you delicious food in the future.”
Whether she actually had good food or not didn’t matter.
Children were simple.
“Okay, Auntie! I’ll listen to you from now on!”
He liked the current Auntie.
She was approachable and kind to him.
The two arrived at the back mountain.
Looking at the beautiful landscape of green hills and clear waters, Su Meier stared blankly at her hands.
The problem was… she didn’t actually know how to hunt in the wild.
Fortunately, her grandfather had been an avid fisherman.
Growing up around him, she had picked up a little knowledge.
Maybe she could try fishing.
Leaning close to Dabao, she whispered mysteriously,
“Dabao, I have a mission for you. Go dig up some earthworms.”
Su Dabao happily ran off to dig for worms.
Meanwhile, Su Meier glanced at the willow branches hanging by the river and began crafting a simple fishing tool.
Half an hour later, she finally finished a makeshift fishing rod made from willow branches.
However, when she looked at the earthworms in Dabao’s hands, she hesitated to touch them.
“Dabao, Auntie will teach you how to thread the worm onto the hook.”
After several demonstrations, Dabao finally managed to attach the worm.
Once everything was ready, Su Meier cast the willow rod into the river and quietly waited.
“Auntie, will this really work?”
Dabao stood beside her, his large eyes filled with curiosity.
“Shh. Don’t talk. Whether it works or not depends on whether you’ve scared the fish away.”
Dabao immediately covered his mouth with both hands, afraid he might actually frighten the fish.
His stomach growled loudly.
Pulling a miserable face, he said,
“Auntie, why don’t we go back for lunch? I want to eat eggs.”
Suddenly, the willow branch in her hand twitched.
She jumped to her feet in excitement.
“The fish took the bait!”
Su Meier pulled up the line.
Sure enough, a small crucian carp weighing about two taels dangled from it.
Repeating the process, she had Dabao put another worm on the hook.
Only after catching a second crucian carp did she finally stop.
It was exhausting.
An entire hour for just two fish.
Hunting for wild food was really difficult.
Other people transmigrated with all kinds of cheat abilities and golden fingers.
Why did she get absolutely nothing?
How infuriating!