Traveling through ancient times to survive

Zhao Qing didn't care that the woman blamed her without asking any questions. Even though she had regained her memories, she had come from the end of the world and was used to people's coldness, so she didn't empathize with the girl's feelings.

Although the little girl's memories are mostly about endless work, endless scolding, and a never-full stomach, her father is taciturn and works hard to make money to please her grandparents, her mother is bullied along with her, and there is not much warmth and affection between relatives, the little girl still has some expectations for family affection.

Zhao Qing did not have high requirements for the blood relatives of this body. These people were just familiar strangers to her. If they could get along well, they would get along. If not, they would leave.

Zhao Chengchuan whispered to Wang Mei who came in: "The doctor said that eating more meat will help the wound heal faster, so I asked her to cook some meat. It was all my order. Don't blame Qingya."

Wang Mei said stubbornly: "I didn't know it was to nourish your body."

But he was the one who wronged others first, so he changed the subject abruptly: "Didn't the doctor say that we should eat more meat to keep healthy? Who are you leaving the remaining half bowl for?"

"I originally wanted to leave some for you, but now I realize that you still have to focus on me first and keep me in good health."

"That's good to know. Eating one or two more pieces won't do any good."

Today's wild vegetable porridge had the fragrance of chicken, and each person was given a small piece of chicken. The two children, who had not tasted meat for many days, closed their eyes happily and even chewed the bones before swallowing them.

At night, Wang Mei helped Zhao Chengchuan wash his body. Zhao Chengchuan said kindly: "It's not good for you to eat only wild vegetables every day. Don't be too frugal. It's not good for your body to starve."

Wang Mei was not convinced: "I didn't get any money when the family was divided. Da Wa even paid for his carpentry training. You need to take medicine even when you are lying down. How can I live if I don't save some money?"

Speaking of the separation of the family, Zhao Chengchuan recalled the day when he had just come back from the brink of death. He was still lying there unable to move, but his parents, without mercy, called the separation of the family but actually drove his family away.

Although more than half a month has passed, Zhao Chengchuan still feels a pang of pain when he thinks about it.

"I know that when we were fleeing on the road, my mother suffered a lot because of me, so she has never liked me very much, and she has not been good to you and the child. I understand that she blames me, so I listen to her in everything, but I didn't give up. I thought that after all, I am their biological child, and they should have some feelings for you. If I earn more money, they will treat you better. I never expected that when I almost died, they..." Zhao Chengchuan choked up and couldn't say any more.

Wang Mei held the man's hand and comforted him: "Now that we have separated, we don't have to hand over the money we earn in the future. When you recover from your injury and then earn money, you will be able to pay off the debt soon, and we will live a good life as a family of five in the future."

His wife did not complain at all, but instead comforted him in a soft voice, which was in stark contrast to the coldness of his parents. Zhao Chengchuan finally burst into tears.

After crying for a while, Zhao Chengchuan wiped his tears and apologized.

"It was my fault in the past. I didn't dare to resist even though you and the children suffered so much. You have suffered with me. I swear that I will make sure you live a good life in the future."

Wang Mei wiped her tears with her sleeves: "What happened in the past is in the past, let's just live a good life in the future."

"But I still feel bad. My children must not be like me in the future. Our Qingya is a good child. She is only fourteen years old, but she is a good hunter. No other boy can be as capable as her. Don't be like today in the future. It will be bad if you hurt the children's feelings."

Wang Mei thought, I just need to treat the boy equally. Girls will get married eventually, so it's enough to be roughly comparable. I definitely can't compare them with my sons who will take care of me in my old age.

She responded nonchalantly: "No matter how good it is, it belongs to someone else."

"Will our daughter no longer be our daughter after she gets married?"

"A daughter who is married off is like water spilled. Every girl in the village is not seen for a year after her marriage."

Zhao Chengchuan was helpless: "Aren't those families not good to their daughters? They are so heartbroken that they definitely don't want to come back after getting married. Our daughter is so sensible now. I was in trouble and couldn't move, but she went up the mountain to hunt at such a young age regardless of the danger. Just for these reasons, can't you be better to your daughter? Don't be like other families who ruin their feelings and then blame their daughter for not coming back to see you."

Wang Mei was upset when she heard this: "How did I abuse her? Did I not give her food or clothes?"

"I'm not saying you're abusing her, you should just care about her more."

Wang Mei was annoyed: "Alright, alright, you are the biological father and I am the stepmother! I am busy working in the fields all by myself, how can I have the time to spare?"

Zhao Chengchuan's eyes were red. "It's my incompetence that has dragged you down, causing you and your child to suffer."

Wang Mei blinked her watery eyes in the darkness and said calmly, "You've lived for most of your life, why are you still talking about this? Besides, your children haven't started families yet. Stop saying those depressing words and get well soon."

At dawn, Zhao Qing went up the mountain to check for traps. An hour later, he had checked all the traps. His luck was very good today.

Zhao Qing found a roe deer with a broken leg in a pit dug near the mountains. The other traps also yielded good results, with a total of four rabbits and two pheasants.

After tying the prey onto the cart and taking yesterday's two rabbits and two chickens, Zhao Qing put on his elder brother's old clothes that no longer fit him a few years ago and set off.

After climbing over two hills and trudging all the way to the town, it was already noon.

After finding the only restaurant in town, Zhao Qing went around to the back door and knocked. Soon a waiter came out.

Zhao Qing greeted the waiter: "Hello, brother, does the restaurant still accept game?"

"Of course I will. How much do you have?"

"There is a roe deer, six hares, and four pheasants, all alive."

"There are also roe deer. Wait a minute. I'll ask the manager to come and talk to you."

After a while, a wealthy middle-aged man came over and rummaged through the wild animals in the cart.

"What's your name, little brother?"

"My surname is Zhao."

"Brother Zhao, your rabbits and pheasants are common game, so the price is not high. A rabbit is 90 cents, and a pheasant is 70 cents. Roe deer is quite rare, so how about 5 taels?"

"Yes, I will charge you five taels and eight hundred and twenty coins in total."

The manager was surprised. He fiddled with the abacus a few times and found the same result. He became interested and asked, "Has Brother Zhao ever studied mathematics?"

Zhao Qing lied: "No, I just learned it from my educated brother."

"Brother Zhao, you have great talent. How about learning more and becoming the accountant of our restaurant in the future?"

"Thank you for your kindness, my brother has spent all the effort of the whole family to study, but it is the hope of the whole family, how dare we disturb him."

They just met, so the manager said no more: "That's a shame, I'll pay you first, and you can count these."

Zhao Qing took it and checked it quickly, confirming: "It's correct."

"Our restaurant has been collecting wild game for a long time. If you have any rare items, you can come directly to me. My last name is Lin. I will definitely give you a satisfactory price."

"Okay, Manager Lin."