Chapter 2: Testing

It’s a shame that most villagers didn’t believe the warnings and were unwilling to leave the village where their ancestors had lived for generations.

Most people thought Li Rui, the second son of the Li family, was being alarmist, including the second son of the Su family.

Li Rui, the second eldest son of the Li family, took only his family and a few others and left the village in a hurry.

When they left the village that day, many people secretly said that Li Rui and the others would regret it sooner or later, calling him cowardly and so on.

But they never imagined that three days after they left, refugees stormed into Lijia Village in the middle of the night, turning the village into a living hell that night.

The Su family, with a different surname, lived at the end of the village. Hearing the news, they immediately fled to the mountains. Originally, the whole family could escape, but when they reached the mountainside, the uncle said he had left a box of silver and books in the house and asked his wife and sister-in-law to retrieve them.

She and Su Baozhu were reluctant, but had to return to the house under the orders of Old Mrs. Su and Mr. Su. Her mother was worried about her and went with her.

They carefully returned home, but the three of them did not find the books or money their uncle mentioned. When they were about to return, they were discovered by the refugees, and the outcome was predictable.

When Su Yin thought of this, she couldn’t help but sneer in her heart.

There was no money or books in the house. They clearly wanted to send them to their deaths.

After hearing her mother’s question, Su Yin realized that her mother still couldn’t accept the concept of rebirth, or didn’t understand what it meant.

Su Yin thought for a while and said, “Mom, I want to know if our dream is true. It’s very simple. We will know when the Li Rui family comes back. If it is like what we said in our dream, it means that what we experienced “It’s not a dream, it’s real.”

“If Li Rui’s family hadn’t come back, let alone said those words, then what we dreamed might just be a dream.”

Regarding this statement, Su’s mother couldn’t help but nod, “Let’s just wait and see.”

“Mom, I want to go to town tomorrow and buy some things.”

Trouble is coming, and we must be prepared.

“Well, you might as well go and ask around.”

After appeasing their mother, the two of them went back to their rooms.

An hour later, dawn broke. In the past, Su Yin would be up by now, cooking, preparing pig food, cleaning the yard, carrying water, and chopping firewood with her mother and sister-in-law. The Su family’s eldest and second sons didn’t need to do any of that. They just waited to get up and eat the ready-made food.

Her biological clock made her wake up early, but she didn’t get up. She still lay in bed, thinking about how to deal with the coming situation.

It was certain that refugees would soon rush into the village.

Troubled times were coming, and surviving for herself and the people she cared about was her top priority.

“Da Ya, where did you die? The sun is shining on your butt, and you are still lying on the bed. I have never seen such a lazy girl like you.”

Old Old Mrs. Su’s angry voice came from the courtyard, followed by her mother’s voice.

“Mom, the child is sick.”

“What is the illness? Don’t think I don’t know. It’s not an illness, it’s just laziness. It’s such a waste to raise her.”

“The child is really sick and can’t get up. I want to ask the doctor to show her.”

When she mentioned the doctor, her voice suddenly rose, “What are you looking at?”

“The family doesn’t have the money to lie down and sleep. That’s fine. If you’re not a family member, you don’t know how expensive firewood and rice are. Don’t give me anything you don’t have. Our children in the Su family are not so squeamish. If you get sick, you need to hire a doctor. , I will join the family of an official in my next life. There is no way here.”

The last words were shouted at the dilapidated woodshed where Su Yin was.

After such an interruption, Old Mrs. Su no longer held Su Yin from working. After all, in front of money, she, Su Yin, is nothing.

After everyone in the Su family went to work in the fields and there was no one in the courtyard, Su’s mother secretly opened the firewood door.

“Da Ya, they are all gone.”

She took out a handkerchief from her pocket, which contained a piece of broken silver and dozens of copper plates.

“Take these with you.”

“Yes.”

Su Yin took the handkerchief. These were her mother’s few personal savings. She kept them hidden, never telling anyone. If Old Mrs. Su had known about them, she would have taken them away for various reasons.

“Mom, if they come looking for me, just say that I went to Dr. Li to get medicine.” Su Yin thought of something, “Where is my sister-in-law now?”

“She said she felt unwell and was lying in the room. Are you pregnant? Let her get off the ground.”

“Mom.” Su Yin waved, and Su’s mother leaned down and whispered a few words in her ear.

Mother Su’s eyes were confused, but she still nodded.

“I remember. You have to be careful on the road.”

“Yes.”

Su Yin left the yard and ran towards the county seat. Halfway there, she squatted down and glanced at the big tree behind her from the corner of her eye. There was a figure flashing behind the tree.

Su Yin calmly stood up, pretending not to know anything, and continued walking forward.

When she reached a secluded spot, she stopped.

“Come out.”

Su Yin looked at the looming figure in the grass under the field ridge, “I’ve seen you.”

The person in the grass slowly stood up and looked at Su Yin.

“Sister-in-law, why are you following me?”

Her sister-in-law, Su Baozhu, was one year older than Su Yin. She was the daughter of Old Mrs. Su. It stands to reason that the younger son is more likely to be favored by his parents, but the Su family was patriarchal. The heroine didn’t feel sorry for this old woman at all.

She had grown up eating Mother Su’s milk and being raised by her poop and urine.

The relationship between Su Baozhu and Su Yin was good before the age of six. When they were six years old, they had a falling out because of a fight over a meat pie.

As for the meatloaf, it was the Rhubarb restaurant next door that got there first. Not only did the two of them not have a bite of meat pie, but they were beaten by Old Mrs. Su after returning home. From that time on, their relationship became normal.

Su Baozhu patted the grass clippings on her body and said, “I didn’t follow you.”

“After leaving the village, you followed me all the way. If you didn’t follow me, why hide.” Su Yin looked at her calmly.

Before leaving, she asked her mother to go to Su Baozhu’s door and reveal that she was going out, just to test her and see if she would take action.

After this simple test, Su Baozhu took the bait.

Su Baozhu did not respond directly, but avoided it as if changing the subject, “Well, well, I just want to ask you, why did you go out in the middle of the night last night?”

The hesitant question seemed to use the word ‘irrelevant’ to avoid ‘important questions’.

It seemed like she was avoiding the important things, but in fact, she was hiding her true purpose, which made Su Yin think more highly of her.

“Then sister-in-law, why did you go out?”

Su Yin kicked the ball back easily.