Chapter 2 I have no home for a long time
When he found the waste granary, it was already dark, the north wind whimpered through the broken window, Lin Qingshu fumbled and lit the kerosene lamp left by unknown people, the flames swayed, and a small square of brightness was sprinkled.
She carefully glanced left and right, and after making sure that no one was there, she picked up the burning stick on the ground and began to dig a pit, and then carefully wrapped the clay pot with a handkerchief, buried it in the soil, and slowly breathed a sigh of relief when it was properly placed. He raised a fire and set aside the sweet potatoes he had dug up in his own field and roasted them.
She is from the archaeological team, surviving in the wild, it is not difficult for her to light a fire and cook, the original she carried the materials to climb the ten-mile mountain road and walked like flying, now this body is too weak, only to walk such a short distance and panting.
According to the original memory, the county seat is twenty kilometers away, and she doesn't have a penny now, let alone taking a car, filling her stomach is a problem, so she can only hide the clay pot first, so as not to cause trouble to others to covet.
Also, she had to go home.
The jade pendant, which was originally regarded as her life, fell at home, and that was the only thought left to her by her dead mother. Since she occupies someone else's body, she has to live well for her and complete her desire to get back the jade pendant before she dies.
If it weren't for the jade pendant, the original body would not have been foolishly deceived by his stepmother, and followed her to the river to catch fish to please his father.
Although the original father is not very good, he has an excellent face, and he is only angry when he kicks her out of the house.
If the original body really slept on the street and was pointed at by the villagers, he would definitely take her back as soon as possible.
The stepmother recognized this and couldn't wait to kill her, for fear that the original body would block her daughter from climbing the high branches.
Tomorrow, she will go back generously, eat and live, and wait until she finds her way to make a clay pot before leaving.
After thinking of a way out, the sweet potatoes were baked, and the skin was oily and exuded a sweet aroma.
As soon as the sweet potatoes were pulled out of the pyre, there was a barely audible moan and chatter from the straw stack behind him.
Lin Qingshu's back stiffened, his heart rose to his throat, and he held a burning stick in his hand, and cautiously walked behind the straw stack.
Through the kerosene lamp coming from the opposite side, she could barely see a man lying on the ground.
The man dragged one leg and struggled to sit up, his clothes covered with dust, patches stacked on top of each other, bruises at the corners of his mouth, abrasions on the side of his face, and only a pair of eyes that were dark and deep, looking quietly at the thick burning stick in her hand.
"Don't be afraid."
The man pointed to his leg: "I'm not a bad person, and even if I were, I couldn't hurt you." β
Lin Qingshu walked over with a kerosene lamp, secretly afraid, and didn't know if he saw the clay pot he hid.
"Who are you and why are you here?"
"My surname is Lu, and I was robbed on the way home."
The man leaned hard against the straw stack, and Xu touched the wound, and gasped in pain.
"You were there when I came in, why didn't you make a sound?"
Lin Qingshu continued to interrogate carefully, and the man smiled bitterly: "I escaped from the harbor, and I was in a coma until now, and I only woke up when I smelled your sweet potatoes." β
Looking at the other party's swollen ankles, Lin Qingshu was slightly relieved and handed him a sweet potato.
The man thanked him and swallowed it.
Lin Qingshu sighed, she thought that the original body was unlucky enough, but she didn't expect that there was a big injustice hidden in the granary that was even more unlucky than the original body.
The man should be working on the dock when he looks at the clothes, and he must have received his salary and was robbed on the way back. Not only is the money gone, but my leg is also injured, and I don't know how long I have been trapped here.
"Where is your home? Do you need to find someone to help you carry a message and let the family pick you up? β
Lin Qingshu put down the kerosene lamp and stood one meter away from him.
It's not her mother's heart, it's not easy to go out, you can help if you can, and if someone helps, you won't drown in the cold river.
"I don't have a home for a long time."
The man laughed at himself, his eyes were faintly bitter, and Lin Qingshu's heart trembled, she was an orphan in her previous life, and no one could understand the feeling of not having a home better than her.
"Otherwise, you can come home with me tomorrow and take care of your legs before making plans."
Anyway, her father has a good face, so he can't die without help.
Lin Qingshu took a small bite of the sweet potato, the light was dim, and he didn't notice the gold watch flashing on the man's wrist.
Early the next morning, Lin Qingshu asked the man to go home with her with a burning stick, and greeted his stepmother as soon as he entered the door.
At the first sight of her, the stepmother's face changed in shock, her mouth opened into an O-shape, but she was speechless, until she saw the shadow on the ground, and then she regained her former majesty.
"Yo, you still know to come back!"
"Thanks to you, I didn't die in the river."
Lin Qingshu gave his stepmother a roll of his eyes, went straight into the house, and opened the drawer according to the memory of his original body, which was empty.
"Looking for this?"
The stepmother leaned against the door, with a ring-shaped jade pendant in her hand, which was left by the original mother.
"Give it back!"
Lin Qingshu reached out to take it, but her stepmother dodged sideways, looked at her with a smile, and said, "Don't rob it, in case my hand trembles and I break it again." β
"Aren't you afraid that I'll tell my father about you pushing me into the river?"
"Then let's see if your dad believes in me or you."
The stepmother covered her mouth and smiled, turning her gaze to the man standing outside the door.
"Heh, I've gone out for a long time, and I've learned to hide men! It's hard to believe that he doesn't think you're fat, and he's willing to go home with you! β
The stepmother pinched the rope, and the jade pendant swayed in the air, and Lin Qingshu was terrified when he saw it.
"If you return the jade pendant to me, I will give up the marriage contract with Lu Tang to Lin Wan."
"Seriously?"
The stepmother's eyes lit up, her eyes were suspicious, this stupid girl had always been a fool, but now she had learned to bargain with her.
Outside the door, the man's eyebrows furrowed slightly when he heard Lu Tang's name, and his gaze at Lin Qingshu was a little more judgmental.
Before studying abroad, he heard from his family that he had hired a village aunt's fiancΓ©e for him, and now it was fate that he met by mistake.
Thinking that he is the eldest young master of the Lu family is the focus of the girls' eyes wherever he goes, even if he doesn't value his character and talent, he also covets the wealth accumulated by the Lu family's ancestors.
This fat girl is good, she actually exchanged her marriage with him for a jade pendant, interesting!
"You don't look in the mirror, the young master of the Lu family has drunk foreign ink, you don't know a single big word, you are fat and ugly, can people look at you? Definitely like my Wan'er! β
The stepmother proudly pointed to the award certificates plastered all over the wall, her daughter not only looks good, but also has good grades, surpassing Lin Qingshu in everything.
"In that case, why did you go to the trouble of pushing me into the river? The Lu family recognizes me, not your daughter. β
Lin Qingshu hit the nail on the head, her stepmother's face was red and white for a while, and even the hand holding the jade pendant tightened a little.
"What's the noise early in the morning!"
Lin Yuan came out in his clothes, glared at Lin Qingshu, and his eyes fell on Lu Tang, turning from surprise to joy.