I Was Butchering Pigs for Years—Now They Say I’m a Rich Heiress!
I Was Butchering Pigs for Years—Now They Say I’m a Rich Heiress! Chapter 36

Chapter 36: What People Fear Most Is Having No Hope

“We really have no money left at home…” Goudan’s mother had already treated Su Miaomiao as her family’s savior, so she didn’t bother hiding anything.

After all, in times like these, which family isn’t so poor they’re surviving on gruel and coarse grains?

As expected.

Su Miaomiao sighed inwardly.

“Then starting tomorrow, bring Goudan to the clinic every day. I’ll change his dressing for him. Otherwise, if the wound doesn’t heal properly or gets infected again, it could be life-threatening,” Su Miaomiao said.

“Thank you, thank you so much!” Goudan’s mother was about to kneel again out of gratitude.

Su Miaomiao quickly held her by the arm. “You really don’t need to be so formal. The medicines at the clinic are all gathered from the mountains—they’re public resources.”

Although Goudan’s mother hadn’t had much schooling, she still understood this much.

Sure, the herbs were public, but the skill was private.
Without Su Miaomiao, those herbs would’ve just been weeds in their eyes.

As for Goudan himself, he had remained silent since getting on the cart. He curled up to one side, using his hand to cover his injured eye—clearly not wanting anyone to see it.

Looking at his now even thinner figure than the first time she met him, Su Miaomiao couldn’t help but sigh again in her heart.

For someone to suddenly suffer such a serious injury—even an adult might not be able to take it, let alone a child.

Su Miaomiao had a soft spot for children. She couldn’t resist speaking gently.

“When I was still in Beijing, I heard people mention that there are prosthetic eyes now. They’re made so well that once they’re fitted, no one can tell it’s fake unless you say it.”

The moment Goudan heard that, he immediately looked up.

Goudan’s mother sighed. “That kind of thing must be expensive, right? Honestly, I’m already beyond grateful that my Goudan is still alive. Being blind is better than being dead.”

As soon as Goudan heard that, the light that had just lit up in his eyes quickly faded again.

“It’s not that expensive,” Su Miaomiao replied. “And besides, Goudan is still young. By the time he grows up, it might be much cheaper.”

She wanted to plant a seed of hope in Goudan’s heart.

And she wasn’t lying—later on, not only prosthetic eyes but even artificial limbs would become affordable for most families.

“Let’s hope,” Goudan’s mother said half-heartedly, clearly not expecting much.

In this era, people couldn’t even fill their bellies. Who had the time or money to worry about how they looked?

But Su Miaomiao noticed a faint glimmer of light pass through Goudan’s eyes.

Humans… they’re incredibly resilient beings.

They don’t fear hardship or catastrophe.
What they fear most—is having no hope.

As long as there’s hope, even a broken body can crawl forward, step by step.

She hoped her words would light a spark in this little one who had suffered so much, so suddenly.


The donkey cart rattled along, and by the time they returned to Shimatuo Village, the moon had already risen to the middle of the night sky.

It took nearly twice as long as it would during the day—but that couldn’t be helped.
During the day, everyone had to work to earn labor points. No one had time to go to the city and pick people up.

Only after work could they make the trip.

Fortunately, the environment was still clean and unpolluted, and the moonlight at night was bright enough.
The small group finally returned safely to the village.

At the old locust tree by the village entrance, Su Miaomiao said goodbye to Shanya Zi, Goudan, and his mother.

She picked up her belongings and hurried home.

Since it was already night, Su Miaomiao wasn’t worried about being seen by others.

Secretly, she stuffed a lot of things into her bag.

Juicy, fragrant pork buns.
Aromatic white rice and white flour.
Some milk powder and nutritional supplements for the elderly.
And a bit of every kind of meat.

She picked as she walked, and by the time Su Miaomiao reached her doorstep, the bag was packed full.

The Huo family was already asleep by then. With no electricity and no entertainment, everyone slept early.

But in the middle of their sleep, they vaguely heard some noise outside.

Huo Jianguo opened his eyes and patted Huo Zhenbo, who was lying beside him, lowering his voice.

“There’s some noise outside.”

“Could it be a thief?” Huo Zhenbo immediately sat up.

“Let’s go take a look,” Huo Jianguo gestured.

Each of them grabbed a wooden stick and quietly headed toward the door.

Although their house was poor and bare, there was still a cow tied up outside.

If a thief took interest in it, that’d be a huge loss.

But when they opened the door, they saw Su Miaomiao standing at the entrance with bags in both hands.

“Dad? Big Brother? You’re awake?” Su Miaomiao was even more surprised than them.

She had been as quiet as possible. Did she still wake them up?

“Miaomiao? Weren’t you supposed to come back tomorrow? Why are you back now?” Huo Jianguo, seeing it was her, immediately dropped his stick.

Huo Zhenbo also quickly tossed his stick into the shadows.

“Everything’s settled, so I came back early. I was going to stay the night in town, but I happened to run into Shanya Zi picking up Goudan from the hospital, so I hitched a ride with them,” Su Miaomiao explained simply, then waved them over.

“Don’t just stand there—come help me carry these things.”

Only then did Huo Jianguo and Huo Zhenbo step forward to take the big bags from her hands.

“What do you have in here?” Huo Jianguo asked curiously.

“Good stuff!” Su Miaomiao gave them a mysterious smile.

“Miaomiao? You’re finally back!” As they chatted, Tang Chunlan also came out from the house.

The moment she saw Su Miaomiao, she walked over and looked her up and down.

“Good, no injuries.” Tang Chunlan let out a sigh of relief.

“I just went out to handle some things, why would I get injured?” Su Miaomiao replied helplessly.

“How come none of you are sleeping?” Another voice called out.

Oh dear, now everyone in the Huo family was awake.

Su Miaomiao sighed. Since they were already up, might as well open up the bags and show them.

She placed the biggest bag on the ground and, by the moonlight, began taking everything out one by one.

When Su Miaomiao pulled out a bag of white rice, everyone’s expressions were still calm.

Then a bag of white flour.

Huo family members: Still okay, this is normal.

Then a big piece of pork.

Huo family members: Acceptable—after all, their Miaomiao loves her meat.

Then a huge bag of pork ribs.

Now the Huo family’s expressions began to falter.

The value of what Su Miaomiao had pulled out must be at least a dozen yuan?

But Su Miaomiao seemed completely unaware and just kept pulling out more.

Wheat milk powder, baby formula, brown sugar, eggs—an entire pile of food stacked up like a small hill.

And she still wasn’t done.

“Miaomiao… did you… rob someone?” Tang Chunlan finally couldn’t hold back and asked.

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