Reborn Ugly Girl Farming to Support the Family

When the people working in the fields came back in the evening, Zheng Xiaoman had already prepared the meal.

For dinner she steamed sorghum rice, stewed a fish, and mixed a plate of wild vegetables.

The family was tired after a day of work, so they all went back to rest after dinner.

After washing the dishes, Zheng Xiaoman returned to the house and said to her mother, "Mom, I want to go to town tomorrow to buy some big bones and pig offal."

Zhou Chunfeng asked worriedly, "Can you go to town alone?"

"Why not? I'm already ten years old. Besides, I've been to town several times. I'll be back right after I buy the things. Don't worry, Mom."

Zhou Chunfeng felt that since it was so close to the town, nothing would happen.

She counted out twenty copper coins from the box and said, "Take this money with you and buy whatever you need."

Zheng Xiaoman put the money away and said, "I understand, Mom. I'm going back to sleep. I've boiled some hot water in the kitchen. You can also take a shower and go to bed early."

"Okay, Mom got it, go to bed now."

Zheng Xiaoman carried the somewhat dazed Chun Ya back to the room. After cooking for so many people that day, she was indeed a little tired, and fell asleep soon after lying down.

The next day was another day of getting up early. Today Zhou Chunfeng carried her own water bottle so that her daughter wouldn't have to bring her water in the morning.

After her mother and brother left, she poured out the corn cobs she had packed yesterday in the yard to dry.

"Lixia, I'm going to town soon. You stay at home and watch over your sister so she doesn't run around."

Lixia responded obediently, "Sister, I will take good care of my sister. I will take my sister to play in the yard."

Zheng Xiaoman rubbed his hair. This child was so sensible that it made people feel distressed.

All the kids of this age in the village run around the village like crazy.

She has been here for so many days, but she has never seen Lixia go out to play. She just stays at home with her younger sister every day.

Seeing that it was already bright, Zheng Xiaoman put on her small backpack and walked towards the town.

She made a simple mask last night and wore it on her face when she went out.

Otherwise, such a big scar on her face would look scary.

It would have taken her half an hour to walk to the town, but by luck she met a bullock cart from the next village and she hitchhiked to the town.

She got off the car at the city gate. The original owner had been to the town several times before with her mother and soon found the meat stall.

"Little girl, what do you want to buy? Where are your parents?"

The pork stall owner looked at her, a little girl with a strange thing on her face, and came to buy meat by herself, and asked with a smile.

"My parents are buying other things over there and asked me to come here to buy bones. Uncle, how much are these big bones?" Zheng Xiaoman pointed to a pile of bones aside.

"You want to buy this bone, there's not much meat on it."

The stall owner didn't expect a little girl to buy much meat, so he kindly reminded her.

Few people buy these pig bones, as the meat on them is scraped very cleanly.

Zheng Xiaoman smiled and said, "Uncle, someone in my family broke a bone. There's an old saying that what you eat replenishes what you have. If the bone is broken, just eat the bone to replenish it."

The stall owner laughed at what she said, "Hahaha, this is the first time I've heard that. Okay, I won't charge you much. Just give me five cents for this pile of bones."

Zheng Xiaoman took a look at the pile of bones. It must have weighed about seven or eight kilograms. The price was really not expensive.

"Uncle, can you help me chop these bones into small pieces?"

"Okay, do you think this size is okay?" The stall owner gestured to her the size.

"Well, it's fine if it's this big."

The stall owner took his big kitchen knife and chopped the bones into small pieces in a few strokes.

"Do you think this is okay?"

"Okay, okay."

Zheng Xiaoman nodded quickly, then pointed at the pig offal next to him and said, "Uncle, how much do you sell this pig offal for?"

"This pig's offal is also five cents, do you want it?"

"Yes, uncle, please help me pack it up."

The stall owner pulled out two large leaves from under the table and wrapped the pig offal in them.

Zheng Xiaoman handed over the backpack and the stall owner put all the things into it for her.

She took out her purse from her bosom, counted out ten cents and handed it over.

Before leaving, she glanced at the fat lard on the stall and couldn't help asking, "Uncle, how much is this?"

"This is expensive, 35 wen per jin, and 30 wen per jin for the thinner ones."

Zheng Xiaoman touched the ten cents left in his arms, which was just enough to buy two taels of silver.

In the end, she was still reluctant to spend the money. When she turned around and left, she kept comforting herself that less oil is good for health, yes, very healthy.

There were many people from the villages below coming to the town to sell vegetables, and she spent two cents to buy a basket of vegetables.

She didn't stay in town for long. When she got home she had to feed the pigs and cook, and there was a lot of work waiting to be done.

On the way back, she didn't meet any car going back from the county town, so she could only walk home on her own.

Her body is now thin and small, weighing only about fifty pounds at most.

The basket on her back was filled with more than ten pounds of things, and the straps of the basket hurt her shoulders.

After walking for only twenty minutes, she felt so tired that she found a place to sit down and rest.

Seeing that there was no one around, she pulled the clothes off her shoulders and took a look.

Her shoulders were already rubbed red, and if she walked home like this, she would probably get her skin rubbed raw.

She took out a handkerchief from her bosom, folded it and placed it under one shoulder.

On the other side, she found some large leaves to pad it. Although it was not comfortable, it was much better than before.

She rested twice more on the rest of the way before she reached her home. As soon as she entered the yard, she dropped her backpack and slumped to the ground.

"Sister, you're back. What's wrong with you?" Lixia saw her sister sitting on the ground as soon as she entered the yard, with sweat all over her head. She was so scared that she ran towards her.

Zheng Xiaoman panted heavily, "Sister, I'm fine, I'm just too tired. I'll be fine after a rest."

Chun Ya also moved to her sister's side, "Sister, you are hot, Chun Ya will give you some cool air."

She pouted her lips and blew air on Zheng Xiaoman's head, but she didn't expect that after a few blows she would suffer from oxygen deprivation. She felt dizzy and sat down on the ground.

Looking at her confused look, Zheng Xiaoman giggled out loud.

"Oh, I am dying of laughter."

Seeing Chun Ya getting up again and wanting to blow her, she quickly hugged her and said, "Okay, I'm not hot anymore, Chun Ya, you don't need to blow me anymore."

Lixia ran to the kitchen and poured her a bowl of water and brought it out, "Sister, drink some water first."

Zheng Xiaoman took the bowl and drank it up in gulps.

On the way, she also drank some spiritual spring water from the space, but she sweated too much and her mouth was still very dry.

Seeing her sister drinking water, Lixia went to move the backpack next to her and wanted to help her sister put it in the kitchen.

As a result, he lifted the basket but it didn't move. He pulled it harder and only then did he lift the basket a little bit.

"Sister, what did you buy? Why is the basket so heavy? Did you come back carrying such a heavy basket?"

Zheng Xiaoman handed the bowl to Lixia, "It contains the big bones and vegetables I bought. You can't carry it. Take the bowl back, and I'll take the basket to the kitchen myself."

Lixia took the bowl from her sister's hand, pursed her lips, and understood why her sister was so tired.