In the late 20s, the production brigade of Zhaocun, Guangming Commune.

A girl came to Xue Ming's bed carrying a boiled egg and a sweet potato slice, "Brother, it's time to eat."

"Second sister, has our mother come back? Is she in a good mood?" Xue Ming put the dinner on the bedside table and asked in a low voice.

The girl shook her head and tears welled up in her eyes, "My uncle refused to lend food to our mother. My mother was crying in the house and my elder sister persuaded her not to cry."

Xue Ming couldn't help but touch her head, "You go and eat."

The girl left the bedroom and Xue Ming sighed. It had been seven days since he had inexplicably traveled here. Seven days ago, he was struck by lightning while hunting and then traveled across time.

The original owner he traveled through was also named Xue Ming. He had just turned 15 this year. He had grandparents and three uncles, and four younger brothers and sisters. They lived together as a family.

Three months ago, the original owner's father died of a sudden illness. The family lost a strong laborer who could earn work points, and the uncles began to dislike the original owner's family.

The original owner's mother couldn't earn enough work points to support her five children. The three uncles all felt that they were at a disadvantage. How could they support the fourth child's family with the food they earned, and besides, the fourth child was not their biological brother.

Seven days ago, the original owner went to the mountain to cut pig grass and was hit by a heavy rain. He fell ill and needed a lot of medical expenses. His grandparents and three uncles immediately colluded and kicked out the original owner's family on the grounds of separation.

The original owner's father was an adopted son, so it was an unfair family division. They only gave the original owner a basket of dried sweet potatoes and a clay pot and kicked out the original owner's family.

"Those people are weird!" Xue Ming peeled off the egg shells and ate the eggs. He endured the discomfort and ate the tasteless sweet potato chips. He put on his straw sandals and walked out of the bedroom feeling light-headed and light-headed.

His bedroom is on the east side of the courtyard. The main room is a three-room adobe house. The entire courtyard is about [-] square meters. Before liberation, it was the property of the Kong family, a famous squire in Zhao Village.

In the main room, two brothers and two sisters were eating. Each of them only had a palm-sized dried sweet potato without eggs.

The original owner also grew up eating sweet potato slices. People dried the sweet potato slices in the sun, stored them, and steamed them in a pot before eating. This is now the most important ration for people.

The eldest sister Xue Ling stood up and said, "Brother, go and persuade our mother not to let her cry. If my uncle doesn't lend us food, let's think of other ways."

Xue Ming nodded and walked into the west room with heavy steps. Liu Yue'e sat on the bed and wiped her tears. There were wrinkles on her weather-beaten face. The 34-year-old looked like a 44-year-old.

Wearing patched clothes, he was frighteningly thin, and his few white hairs looked very annoying.

When Liu Yue'e saw her son coming in, she quickly wiped away her tears and said, "What are you doing up here? Go to bed and rest."

"My illness is cured." Xue Ming felt relieved as he sat next to her, and showed a hint of enjoyment after half a minute.Growing up in an orphanage in my previous life, I never had this kind of peace of mind.

"Mom, don't be sad. I am an adult. I will take care of this family from now on. I want you and your brothers and sisters to live a good life." Xue Ming said these words seriously.

Liu Yue'e was stunned for a moment and forced out a wry smile. Just as she was about to say something, a woman's voice suddenly came from the yard, "Da Lingzi, is Sister Liu at home?"

"Here you are, talking to my brother in the house." The eldest sister Xue Ling opened the door and said, "Mom, Aunt Ma is looking for you."

The mother and son walked to the door and saw a middle-aged woman, wearing a patchwork floral dress, cotton pants and cloth shoes, with a frighteningly thin face.

Her name is Ma Erlian and she is a neighbor of the Xue family. "Sister Liu, I was not at home just now. My boss didn't know that I will go to the supply and marketing cooperative to sell eggs and buy salt tomorrow. Look..."

Liu Yue'e couldn't help but squeeze out a smile in embarrassment, "I'm sorry, Second Sister Ma, that egg is for my child's health. I'll give you one back in two days."

"No, Sister Liu, my family is just waiting to sell eggs and buy salt." Ma Erlian looked at Xue Ming, who was very sick, "How about you give me money? If the supply and marketing cooperative charges 3 cents, you can also give me 3 cents. , I will go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy salt tomorrow."

Liu Yue'e was a little worried because she had no money at all. "I made an agreement with Brother Zhao that I will return the eggs to your house the day after tomorrow. It's my old neighbor who gave me a two-day grace period, Sister Ma."

"That won't work. The one in my family didn't know there was no salt in the house, so he asked me to come over and ask for eggs." Ma Erlian stopped pretending and started to be aggressive.

Xue Ming probably understood the cause and effect. The egg she just ate was borrowed by her mother from her house. Her man wanted to lend the egg but she was not happy, so she came to ask for it.

Xue Ming didn't want his mother to be embarrassed, so he took two steps forward and said, "Aunt Ma, don't worry. I will deliver the eggs to your house the day after tomorrow. Do you think it will work?"

"No, Daming!" Ma Erlian didn't give any room for negotiation, "Today is different from the past. If you hadn't separated your family, I wouldn't have made this trip today."

The implication is that you have been kicked out of the Xue family and I am afraid that my egg and meat buns will beat the dog.

Liu Yue'e hurriedly apologized and said good things, and her two sensible sisters also came over to beg Ma Erlian.

Xue Ming frowned and pulled out a jade pendant from his collar, "I picked this jade pendant when I went to the mountains to cut pig grass. I will sell the jade pendant and return the eggs to you tomorrow."

There was silence in the yard. Ma Erlian stretched out her head to look at the jade pendant and screamed in fright, "Why is this thing so scary?"

The jade plaque the size of a matchbox is carved with a strange bird, shaped like a pocket and red like a ball of red fire, with six legs and four wings, no ears, eyes, mouth and nose.

Xue Ming knew that this strange bird was the Dijiang recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, a mythical beast that controls space in legend. It was found in the forest on the day of the journey, but he did not expect that the jade pendant would also follow him through the journey.

"I'll just say Ming Dynasty is promising." Ma Erlian laughed. She knew that jade was a very valuable treasure. When she defeated Squire Kong, her family shared a jade ring and sold it for several thousand dollars.

"I'm sorry, Sister Liu!" Ma Erlian instantly became amiable, "I still have salt at home that can last for three or two days. Then just give me the eggs. I'll leave first."

"Second Sister Ma, please sit down for a while." Liu Yue'e forced a smile and Ma Erlian came to her door and told her not to tell anyone. Liu Yue'e was worried that the Xue family would come to snatch the jade pendant, and those bastards would dare to do any nasty things.

When she came back, she saw the children pestering her elder brother to look at the jade pendant. Liu Yuee quickly walked up to Xue Ming and asked, "Did you really pick up this jade pendant?"

She stretched out her hand to touch the jade pendant and suddenly threw her hand away with an ouch, "Why is it so hot...take it off, kid."

"It's not hot." Xue Ming held the jade pendant in his hand and felt cool and comfortable. Suddenly, his head buzzed and countless strange images flooded into his mind.

"Mom, I'm a little dizzy. Let's go back home first." Xue Ming strode back to the east room and closed the doors and windows from the inside.The next second, he disappeared out of thin air in the room, and then appeared in a strange space...

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