Chapter 6

In the following days, Xue Miaoyun made an effort to adapt to her current life, using the memories of the original owner.

Although she had been an orphan in her previous life, she had never worked on a farm. Luckily, the original owner was very skilled at fieldwork. Not only did she have memories in her mind, but her body also had muscle memory from doing the work for so many years.

With Xue Miaoyun’s extraordinary strength, thanks to her powerful abilities, she worked faster than before. Moreover, since she had already broken off the engagement with the Song family, she no longer had to go and do work for them. She only needed to complete her own share of the work.

One day, after finishing her tasks, Xue Miaoyun picked up a hoe and was about to head home.

“Wow, Miaoyun really works fast. She’s done with her work so quickly.”

“Exactly. The Song family sure has guts, letting go of such a hardworking girl. I’d like to see if that pampered miss they bring home next will even look twice at Li Dacui.”

“Hmph, she dared to look down on a daughter of the Xue family. I’ll be waiting to see how her future daughter-in-law ends up disliking her.”

“Right, right. We all used to envy her for having such a capable future daughter-in-law…”

“She still has another daughter-in-law though…”

“You mean that lazy Lin girl…”

Meanwhile, in the Song family’s fields, Song Aidang was working hard, while his mother and wife argued and shoved work responsibilities back and forth.

“Eldest daughter-in-law, why are you so slow? Is there anyone lazier than you in the entire village?”

“Mother, that’s not fair. This was supposed to be your share of the work. I haven’t even finished my own yet,” Lin Erniu retorted, unwilling to back down. She had been doing her mother-in-law’s chores while the old woman sat there criticizing her.

“Oh, so your wings have grown hard now? Since when does a daughter-in-law dare speak to her mother-in-law like that? Aidang, just look at the kind of wife you’ve married—”

“Mother, Erniu didn’t mean it like that,” Song Aidang said helplessly. Stuck between his mother and wife, he had been feeling miserable lately, unable to eat or sleep properly.

“Didn’t mean it? What do you mean? You really have forgotten your mother now that you’ve married a wife. What use is raising a son if it ends like this? Why is my life so bitter?” Li Dacui began to cry dramatically, slapping her thighs as she wailed in the middle of the field.

Several people from the neighboring households gathered nearby, watching the spectacle.

Lin Erniu was furious—so much so that she regretted letting Xue Miaoyun break off the engagement. All of this work used to be done by Miaoyun. But she had also been jealous—why was it that both of them were supposed to marry into the Song family, yet Xue Miaoyun’s man was the one with such a bright future?

“Mother, it’s not that I don’t want to work. I was kicked by Xue Miaoyun when I tried to save you, and I’m still sore from it,” Lin Erniu said, feeling a pain in her stomach as she recalled the incident.

“Pain my foot! You think I don’t know? There’s not even a bruise on you!” Li Dacui stood up and pointed at Lin Erniu, scolding, “So it’s you, Lin Erniu. You were acting all along. You just wanted me to be hurt by that little vixen, Xue Miaoyun. Saying you were hurt—who are you fooling? Bringing in a daughter-in-law like you has brought misfortune to our Song family!”

Xue Miaoyun, unaware of all this, was instead thinking about when she could go to the town. The original owner was really poor, and she needed to sell some things from her space. Without money on hand, she couldn’t feel at ease.

“Help… help…”

“Who is it?” Xue Miaoyun looked around, but there was no one in sight.

“Help… help…”

Xue Miaoyun stopped and listened carefully. Then, she walked eastward. She walked for almost 800 meters before reaching a small hill.

“Is anyone there?” she called out.

“Yes, yes, I’m here below, help!” came the voice from before.

Xue Miaoyun quickly put down her hoe and walked to the edge of the hill, looking down.

“Uncle Xun!” Xue Miaoyun exclaimed in surprise, not expecting to find someone she knew at the bottom of the slope.

Uncle Xun was originally a professor at Q University, but six years ago, he was sent to Shuize Village. He had some connections with the original owner’s maternal family, and when the original owner’s mother was still alive, she often secretly helped people in the cow shed, with Uncle Xun being one of the main recipients. There had also been an elderly man named Ke, who had treated the original owner like his own granddaughter. Unfortunately, Old Ke had passed away from illness four years ago.

According to the original owner’s memories, Uncle Xun was supposed to have passed away this year. Could this be due to this accident?

Thinking of this, Xue Miaoyun grew anxious. After all, this was one of the few elders the original owner had left. Looking at her surroundings, Xue Miaoyun quickly found a few points to steady herself and began carefully climbing down the slope.

Xun Jinian, seeing the young girl quickly descending, felt nervous. He hoped she wouldn’t fall.

He had just wanted to tell her to go find someone to rescue him, but before he could speak, she had already descended in a swift, sure-footed manner.

Xue Miaoyun reached Uncle Xun’s side. Instead of rushing into treatment, she first checked his pulse.

Although Xue Miaoyun had the “‘Divine Healing Hands ” ability, and could assess the severity of Uncle Xun’s injuries just by looking at his complexion and body, this was her first patient, so she wanted to be thorough.

Xun Jinian was indeed a little surprised, but then he remembered that Xue Miaoyun had spent quite a bit of time with Elder Ke. He had heard Elder Ke giving the young girl medical instruction on more than one occasion. Elder Ke had been a renowned national-level physician—if Miaoyun had learned even a fraction of his knowledge, it would benefit her for life.

“Internal injuries… fractured leg bone… Uncle Xun, does it hurt here?” Xue Miaoyun asked.

“Ahh, yes, it hurts,” Xun Jinian gasped in pain.

“Please wait for a moment,” Xue Miaoyun said. She looked around and spotted some wood nearby. She quickly gathered it and used it to stabilize Uncle Xun’s broken leg and arm.

This was the best she could do for now. She didn’t have any medicine on hand, and the medicinal supplies in her space weren’t suitable for his condition.

“Uncle Xun, I’ll go and call…” she started to say.

“Old Xun! Old Xun!” voices called out from above.

“Jin, Jin, Jinian…” Another voice shouted.

“It’s Old Zhao and the others,” Xun Jinian murmured, feeling faint.

Xue Miaoyun immediately shouted, “Over here! We’re down here! Help!”

Soon, she saw several heads poking over the top of the slope.

“It’s Old Xun! He’s down there! And another person, who is it?”

“It’s Miaoyun! What’s she doing down there?”

“Don’t ask so many questions! Hurry up and get them out!”

“Right, right!”

Thanks to Xue Miaoyun’s strength, the rescue went smoothly.

“Miaoyun, did you go down there to save him?” one of the men asked.

“Yes, I heard Uncle Xun shouting for help from below, so I came down,” she replied.

“Old Zhao, quick! I’ll carry Old Xun, you go find a doctor.”

“Uncle Xun has internal injuries, it’s better to carry him carefully to avoid further harm. Wait here, I’ll make a stretcher,” Xue Miaoyun said quickly. She had already spotted some suitable wood and, within moments, had constructed a simple stretcher.

The three of them worked together—two at the ends, and one helping to steady the middle—and began running toward the village. Shuize Village wasn’t large, and it didn’t have a clinic, only an old hunter who had some basic medical knowledge. Along the way, Xue Miaoyun had already come up with several possible remedies for Uncle Xun’s injuries. Unfortunately, she wasn’t sure anyone would believe in her medical expertise.