BXBX NOVEL Chapter 1
When she reached a zebra crossing to get to the botanical garden, she saw a group of kindergarteners in front with innocent smiles on their faces. They were holding hands and queuing up to cross the zebra crossing towards the botanical garden.
Li Yu stopped the car and looked at this group of innocent and cute children with a smile. Suddenly, there was the sound of a violent emergency brake behind her, accompanied by the strange sound of tires rubbing against the ground.
Li Yu saw an SUV in the rearview mirror charging crazily at the child on the zebra crossing. Li Yu didn’t have time to make a choice. She slammed the accelerator, turned the steering wheel to the left and slammed into the out-of-control SUV. After a violent bang, the SUV was slammed into the guardrail at the side of the road and stopped. Li Yu also hit the steering wheel with her forehead under the violent impact. Li Yu felt a buzzing sound in her head. Warm blood flowed from his forehead and his vision darkened into endless darkness.
When Li Yu woke up again, she found that she had been reborn into the body of a 14-year-old girl with the same name.
The original owner of the body, Li Yu, had lost both her parents. She also had a younger brother named Li Qing who was seven years old this year. The siblings originally lived in West Mountain Village in Clearwater Town, Green Mountain County. Their father, Li Shan, was a hunter. When Li Yu was eight years old, her mother died after childbirth.
When she was eleven years old, his father, his future father-in-law, Zhang Defa, and the village chief’s son, Chen Yaohui, went hunting in the mountains together. In order to save Zhang Defa, Li Shan was scratched on the back by a bear claw. When he returned home, he was on the verge of death. Due to the fact that the Li and Zhang families were in-laws, Li Shan entrusted the siblings to Zhang Defa, hoping that he would help him take care of the two children on account of Li Shan having saving his life. Zhang Defa readily agreed and even swore that he would take good care of the two children.
Before Mr. Li died, he told the Host where he had hidden his things. He instructed her to take good care of her younger brother and hide the house deeds and land deeds.
After Mr. Li left, Zhang Defa brought the Li siblings to his house and took over the Li family.
Zhang Defa’s wife, Chen Zhaodi, had been looking for Little Li Yu to ask for the Li family’s farm deeds and house deeds. The little girl remembered what her father had said before he died. No matter how Chen Zhaodi coaxed, hit, and scolded her, she refused to say anything.
From then on, Chen Zhaodi abused the Host’s siblings even more and scolded them.
In addition, his fiance m, Zhang Guisheng, had passed the county-level examination and was chosen by his teacher to marry his daughter to him. When Zhang Defa and his wife found out about this, they forced the Host to hand over the marriage contract so that Zhang Guisheng could marry The teacher’s daughter.
The Host liked her fiancé, Zhang Guisheng, very much and would rather die than hand over the marriage contract. She was beaten up by Chen Zhaodi and her daughter, Zhang Guixiang, and starved for another day. When she poured Zhang Guixiang a bath at night, she was pushed into the bathtub by Zhang Guixiang and choked to death.
Li Yu thought of the pitiful little Li Yu and then thought of the vicious Zhang family. She complained, “Heavens, if I was given such a big prize like rebirth after death, why can’t I be given the identity of a winner?”
It was not Li Yu’s character to avoid and retreat. Li Yu thought to himself, Since the Zhang family wants to break off the engagement, it would be better for her to take this opportunity to retreat. She had hands, feet, and knowledge. She was not afraid of not having food to eat in the future!
After thinking about it, Li Yu thought to herself that since she had returned to the ancient times of ignorance and superstition, she would have to live well as Li Yu. Moreover she didn’t want to be burned to death as a ghost.
Li Yu repeated the Host’s memories several times in her heart. After confirming that she had not missed anything, she got up from the ground and walked past the bed of the girl called Zhang Guixiang. Seeing that she was still sleeping with a clear conscience, she could not help but grit her teeth in anger. She thought to herself, “How ruthless is she to be able to sleep with a clear conscience after killing someone?”
Li Yu touched her hungry stomach and went to the kitchen. In the pot were the rice and eggs that Chen Zhaodi had taken out to make breakfast last night, a small piece of cured meat, and two handfuls of vegetables.
Li Yu quickly prepared the food. She scooped it up and was about to eat when she suddenly remembered that he still had a younger brother. Li Yu put down the bowl and went to the hut beside the woodshed. When he reached the door, he remembered that Li Qing had already gone to cut wood at this hour.
Li Yu thought to herself that she should go and see what this brother of hers was like.
Li Yu turned around and returned to the kitchen. She scooped up the food and put it into a jar. She took two sets of cutlery and walked to the courtyard. Seeing that the Zhang family was still sleeping and waiting for Li Yu to wake them up for dinner, Li Yu pursed her lips and gently opened the courtyard door. She carried the food and walked towards the city gate.
After leaving the city and reaching the foot of the mountain, Li Yu saw a thin boy carrying a bundle of firewood that was much larger than his body. He was walking down the mountain. From afar, he looked like Li Qing. When he approached, Li Yu saw that it was indeed him.
Li Qing looked up and saw Li Yu standing in front of him. He asked with concern, “Sister, why are you here? Did Zhang Guixiang hit you again last night?”
Li Yu looked at the green-faced and delicate boy in front of him and thought to herself that in her previous life, those eight or nine-year-old children had to be picked up by their parents when they went to school! However, Li Qing woke up early in the morning and went up the mountain to cut so much firewood. He couldn’t even straighten his body when the wood was pressed on his thin body, but he still cared about whether his sister was beaten up.
Li Yu sighed in her heart. Sigh! Poor child. Since she had accepted the Host’s body, she should take on the responsibility of raising her younger brother. This child would be her younger brother in the future.
Li Yu put down the bamboo basket in her hand after making up her mind. She pointed at the jar and looked at Li Qing. “Ah Qing, I made some food and brought it here for us to eat together.”
Li Qing put down the firewood on his back and asked worriedly, “Sister, are you alright? Where did this food come from?”
Li Yu felt a little sad when she saw Li Qing’s worried gaze. She smiled and said, “It’s fine. I’ve thought it through. If his family wants to break off the engagement, so be it! I’ll bring you home. We have hands and feet, so why should we be afraid of not being able to survive? I cooked the rice and vegetables that Chen Zhaodi took out. We’ll go home after eating.”
“Sister, that’s great. You’ve finally thought it through.” Li Qing took Li Yu’s hand and looked at her with a smile. “Sister, don’t worry. I’ll cut wood every day and bring it to town to sell for money to support you.”
“Okay.” Li Yu scooped the food into a bowl and handed it to Li Qing. “Let’s eat first.”
The siblings finished the large jar of food. Li Qing touched his stomach and said, “Sister, the cured meat smells so good! I haven’t eaten so much in a long time. If only I could eat my fill every day in the future.”
“As long as you work hard, you’ll have a full meal.” Li Yu looked up at the sky. “Ah Qing, Zhang Defa and the others have already gone to the shop at this hour. We’ll sell the firewood later. I’ll go back and get my luggage before coming out to look for you. Hide at the bend in the alley. If you see Chen Zhaodi and the others coming back, come and call me if I’m still not out.”
Li Qing nodded. “I’ll watch from the corner. Sis! You have to come out quickly!”
“Don’t worry, I’ll be out soon.”
Li Yu threw the jars and bowls on the mountain and walked over to pick up the firewood. Unexpectedly, she lifted a large bundle of firewood. Li Yu was stunned for a moment. She put down the firewood and used one hand to lift the firewood gently.
Li Qing looked at Li Yu with a smile. “Sister, have you forgotten that you’re as strong as Father? Just because Zhang Guisheng doesn’t like you, are you despising your own strength?”
Li Yu looked at her hands and was pleasantly surprised. In this world, with her strength and her ability, would she be afraid of not having food to eat?
Li Yu carried the firewood to the city and followed Li Qing to the place where firewood was sold. A bundle of firewood weighing 80 to 90 catties was only sold for five copper coins.
Li Yu handed the money to Li Qing and instructed, “Ah Qing, take the money. Remember to wait for me at the corner. It’s already this late. Zhang Defa and Chen Zhaodi must have gone to the provision store. Watch them from the corner.”
Li nodded and stayed at the turning.
When Li Yu returned to the Zhang family’s house, she saw that the courtyard door was ajar. She went forward and gently pushed open the courtyard door. When she saw that the door to the central room was already locked, she knew that Zhang Defa and his wife had already opened their shop.
Li Yu went to the hut and put all the old clothes into the backpack. She carried the backpack to the kitchen and picked up the kitchen knife and ax at the entrance of the stove. She put them into the backpack and covered them with the clothes. Thinking that she didn’t even have a single cent on her, she carried the backpack to Zhang Guixiang’s room.