Chapter 1: Rebirth
A burst of soreness came from the joints of the cervical vertebrae, the pain came from the limbs, Fang Jin struggled to open the sore eyelids, her throat was filled with a strong smell of blood, and the next moment, the scene that rushed into her eyes frightened her to wake up suddenly.
The overwhelming memories rushed into my mind, and I was obviously allergic to alcohol and went to the hospital for rescue, how did I end up in this hellish place? Except for the brain is his own, it seems that everything else has changed.
The original owner of the body has the same name as her, with a single name and a brocade character, and the family calls her Jin Niang, who is the child daughter-in-law picked up by the old Fang family.
Fang Jin sat cross-legged on the bed, the old cotton on his body was hard and damp, and there was a musty smell, Fang Jin thought, this quilt was afraid to live longer than himself.
Jin Niang only turned sixteen after the New Year, but Fang Jin looked down at her empty chest, how could this figure be as thin as a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, reaching out to touch only the bones of her hand, and her wrist was so thin that it was only half a finger wide.
Looking around, there was nothing left in the room except for the bed under him, a wooden table with a broken leg.
Fang Jin couldn't laugh, his scalp was numb, his back was cold, this body was young, he couldn't eat enough and didn't warm up, and what was even worse was that he was widowed last year.
The Fang family picked up Jin Niang from outside to be raised as a child daughter-in-law, originally wanting to marry Fang Ping, the youngest son of the Fang family, as a daughter-in-law, but unexpectedly, in July last year, Fang Ping went down to the river to fish, and he drowned.
The Fang family has been guarding a few acres of land for generations, and it can only be regarded as a medium-sized family in the village, Mrs. Fang gave birth to three sons and a daughter, this Fang Ping is the youngest son of Mrs. Fang's eldest son, and now Mrs. Fang is old, and Fang's mother Du is taking care of it both inside and outside the Fang family.
As soon as his son died, Du Shi was sad in his heart, and he couldn't help it, so he took Jin Niang out of anger in private, and the good girl was tired of tuberculosis and died of illness, which allowed Fang Jin to pick up the cheap and live again.
"Isn't this awake?"
Du Shi pushed open the door from the outside, squeezing out a slit, revealing a mean woman's face, hanging eyebrows, and slender eyes glowing with fine light, falling on Fang Jin's body.
Thinking of the Du family's previous abuse of the original owner, Fang Jin was also a little jealous in his heart, pulling the quilt, covering his mouth and coughing, "Ahem, cough, why did my mother come over, my body is not thorough, what if it happens to my mother?" ”
The smirk on Du Shi's face suddenly stiffened for a moment, this girl had tuberculosis and picked up a life, it must be a hard life, first killed Ping'er, I am afraid that the rest of the Kefang family will be next, how can such a broom star stay at home?
"The doctor said it was okay? How do you call it not well? ”
Du Shi's eyes slanted, he rolled his eyes at Fang Jin, and took two steps forward, but his feet had just crossed the threshold, and he didn't dare to move forward.
Fang Jin occupies the memory of the original owner, knowing Du's personality, when Jin Niang was seriously ill, Du even wanted to burn down the house with a fire, thanks to the old lady of the Fang family who stopped him, now that he is sick, how can Du Shi let himself be better, he covered his chest and coughed violently, coughing so much that his nose and tears came down, but Fang Jin was tired half to death.
"What is the disease of my body, my mother's heart may know better than me, cough ......"
Seeing this, Du Shi's feet seemed to be windy, and he was so frightened that he retreated outside the room in three steps and two steps, only shouting through the window, his tone was three points of temptation, and his tone was as sharp as ever.
"Jin Niang, you have also seen the situation at home, after so many years, our Fang family has treated you quite well, right?"
This Du Shi mouth treats you well, that is, let Jin Niang wash the clothes of the Fang family's three rooms in the cold winter wax moon, get up before dawn to cook on the fire, and give some pickles with rancid steamed buns for lunch at most every day, this is the favor in Du Shi's mouth? "I know it in my heart, my mother can rest assured."
Fang Jin was afraid that Du Shi would have some evil intentions, so he hurriedly followed behind and answered.
"Okay, I'll ask Xiu'er to bring you some food later."
In Du Shi's eyes, a mouthful of hot rice is a great charity to Jin Niang, where to treat her as a person.
Fang Jin leaned on the bed, the soles of his feet were cold, he could only wrap the quilt tighter, looking at the blue sky outside, but the room was gloomy.
Xiu'er is the second girl of the Fang family, and the drowning Fang Ping is a cousin and sister, Xiu'er also has a younger brother named Fang Yong, who is only twelve or thirteen years old, studying in the school, after Fang Ping's death, Fang Yong is all the hope of the old Fang family, and naturally he can't be treated, although the family is already so poor that he can't open the pot, he still raised money for Fang Yong to study.
There was a sound of footsteps outside, Xiu'er was holding a big hat bowl in her hand, standing outside the house, her face was sallow, and the placket on her body had faded from the wash, she knew that her sister-in-law was born with a disease that was going to die, before coming, her mother told her to stay away from Jinniang, but Xiu'er felt nothing, pushed open the door and entered the hut.
In Fang Jin's memory, Xiu'er is two years younger than herself, she was brought up by Mrs. Fang, and she can be regarded as able to talk to Jin Niang on weekdays, but in this kind of family, the status of women is equally low, even if Xiu'er is the daughter of the Fang family, she can only sit in the corner of the kitchen fire pit to eat on weekdays, except for doing less work than Jin Niang, it is not much better.
"Little sister-in-law, my aunt asked me to bring you food, it's still hot!"
Xiu'er brought the bowl to Fang Jin, smiled, her eyebrows and eyes were crooked, revealing two tiger teeth, and she spoke cleanly and brightly.
Glancing at the contents of the bowl, the rice was exactly half a bowl, covered with two cabbage leaves, and I couldn't even see a little oil star, and I could vaguely see half a piece of tofu under the vegetable leaves, and I don't know how many days it had been soaked in the pot, but even if it was unpalatable, when I thought that this body bone would not have some food, I really wanted to see the king of Hades.
Fang Jin frowned, she still took two bites with the bowl, she couldn't even taste the saltiness in her mouth, in modern times, such a thing, even a pig didn't bother to smell it, but she couldn't help herself, she could only force herself to swallow it.
"Little sister-in-law, I also added two more mouthfuls of food to you."
Xiu'er saw Fang Jin eating rice, and her heart was also greedy, last year the field was confiscated, and the family kept the rice every day for Ah Yong and his father to eat, and their mother and daughter could only drink some rice soup and eat some leftovers.
Xiu'er is not a girl with bad intentions, Fang Jin raised her head, those dark eyes were staring at her, Du Shi not only calculated Jinniang, but also wanted to beat her niece, but Mrs. Fang had been refusing, so she didn't sell Xiu'er. "Thank you." Fang Jin put down the bowl and ate the food, his body was not as cold as just now, it was warmer.
Xiu'er lowered her head, the smile on her face was gradually replaced by a haze, biting her lip, as if she was about to cry, "Little sister-in-law, I heard my aunt talking to them just now......"
Fang Jin guessed that it must be Du Shi who had the idea of selling his daughter again, "Someone from outside?" ”
She knew that Du Shi was not so kind, and she was willing to send a bowl of rice to her child daughter-in-law for no reason, which was planned for a long time.
"Yes." Xiu'er lowered her head, "Auntie told them that your illness has been cured, and let them come and take us away the day after tomorrow." ”
From the front of the Ping when he was alive, although it was only Du's life, he could be regarded as loving this cousin, and wanted his cousin to stay at home until he got married, otherwise where could he stop Du's heart from selling his daughter!
But now that Fang Ping is gone, Mrs. Fang can't afford to be sick, the Du family is in charge, Xiu'er eats and drinks at home every day, delaying the livelihood of the family, if it is sold to a large family as a maid, it is better to subsidize the family from time to time.
Xiu'er's mother-in-law, Chen, is even more unassertive, she didn't have a day of peace when she married into the Fang family, she was picked by her sister-in-law during the day, and she had to be beaten by Fang Lao Er at night, Du wanted to sell her daughter, and she didn't dare to come out.
Amazing? Fang Jin sneered secretly, wasn't it Du Shi who was so frightened that he fled just now, someone else? Presumably, this Du Shi is crazy about money, and the girl who has tuberculosis dares to sell it, and she is not afraid of being approached by others. Jin Niang is a girl with a hard life, but Fang Jin doesn't accept her fate, this matter is in her hands, then she has to say it differently!
"Whose family came to receive the people?"
Fang Jin thought that these people must not know their illness, Du Shi hid Jin Niang's illness tightly, and even the two families in the east and west did not know that they were born with tuberculosis.
"I don't know, I just heard which family accepts maids outside the house, and the aunt also said that if she is good-looking, she will be accepted as a concubine for the outsider......"
Xiu'er's cheeks were red at the end, and she was too ashamed to do it, she didn't finish until the New Year, and she was even more embarrassed to talk about these things, and she was embarrassed to talk about it again.
Fang Jin thought that Xiu'er was still young, even if she went to the outside of the staff's house, she could only be a maid, but she was different, she was already over sixteen, and she was afraid that Du Shi was fighting the idea of selling herself to the staff outside as a concubine.
What is the status of the concubine room in ancient times, Fang Jin still knows a rough idea, the girl who marries someone else as a concubine is either tortured by the main room, or left aside after being tired of being played by a man, and finally the situation is bleak, and there is no one to collect the body. "Xiu'er, don't worry, I won't let my mother sell you." Fang Jin took Xiu'er's hand and said with confidence.
Although Xiu'er hasn't read any books, she feels that she and Jinniang are suffering from the same disease, if the aunt really wants to sell the two of them, it is also in response to the mother's words, and they can only blame them for their hard lives, born in such a family, and can't complain about others.
"Later, my mother will ask you about me, you don't have to say anything, and when she comes over, I have my own way."
Fang Jin was afraid that Xiu'er wouldn't be able to speak, so when she went to Du Shi's to say that she had leaked her mouth, she simply asked her not to say anything. handed the bowl to Xiu'er, pulled the quilt, lay on the bed, and began to think about how to deal with Du.
Xiu'er held the bowl and sent it to the kitchen, but outside the house, she saw Du Shi and the people from the outside family talking and laughing, I don't know what they were talking about, thinking of what Jin Niang told herself, Xiu'er wanted to walk around, but was seen by the sharp-eyed Du Shi.