Chapter 3: Transmigrated into a 1970s Rural Village
Now that everything in her spatial storage—food, clothing, transportation, housing, entertainment, and daily necessities—had been fully prepared, she began planning to buy a house in the countryside.
She spent 380,000 yuan on a traditional-style Chinese courtyard, then another 50,000 yuan hiring workers to build a raised platform foundation. She directly placed the courtyard on top of it.
There was no other way—after buying it, she tried several times to put the house into her space, but failed. However, once she built a platform separating the house from the ground, it could be successfully stored.
After connecting the generator she had bought, the entire house lit up brightly.
Shen Meng checked her purchases and then looked at her remaining savings—1.17 million yuan.
She then directly bought two modified old-style jeeps, an old Santana sedan, and several electric tricycles. She made multiple trips to the countryside and stockpiled twenty barrels of gasoline.
Making money was difficult, but spending it was like water flowing away.
That day, while riding an electric tricycle, Shen Meng was watching a livestream on her phone. A streamer was promoting a birthday event for his brother-in-law’s aunt, saying it was a joyful occasion and urging viewers to place orders—each order had a chance to win a prize, and every purchase came with a “buy one get eighteen free” deal.
Shen Meng decided to support the event.
Just as she clicked to pay—
A dump truck came straight toward her.
The piercing screams and screeching brakes nearly shattered her eardrums. Under the violent impact, Shen Meng felt her internal organs shift out of place.
Her vision blurred, and she fell into darkness.
“You’re all sweet on the outside but rotten inside! You saw my daughter was easy to bully and treated her like an ox to exploit! When they got married, you said you would treat her like your own daughter! She’s still so young, but she became your grandson’s stepmother. Now that she can’t move anymore, you’re all eating well and living comfortably—how can you have such a conscience?!”
Wang Guizhi shouted angrily, tears already falling. She was naturally soft-hearted, and although she tried to argue fiercely, she had no real intimidation in her tone.
“Mother-in-law, how can you say that?” Liu Sanjin sobbed.
“Ever since Xiaomeng married into our Lu family, we’ve never said a harsh word to her! Her sisters-in-law and relatives have always respected her. Whatever she said, we listened. I never expected that in your eyes our kindness would become ‘sweet outside, rotten inside.’ Forget it… a mother-in-law is not a biological mother. No matter how well we treat her, it’s useless.”
She wiped her tears with her sleeve, looking weak and pitiful, forming a sharp contrast with Wang Guizhi.
“You… you…” Wang Guizhi trembled with rage, unable to finish her words.
The people watching nearby began mocking her instead.
“Aunt Wang, your daughter hasn’t even woken up yet. Even if you’re angry, you should stay rational. She was clearly hit by a farm ox—how can you blame the Lu family? Everyone in the village knows that!”
“Exactly. You just arrived and don’t even understand the situation, yet you’re already yelling at people. That’s too unreasonable.”
“Keep your voice down, don’t get involved. You’ll get scolded too. These people are unreasonable.”
“Honestly, her daughter has been unconscious for so long, and she’s just arguing here instead of checking on her. I think she’s trying to extort money since the Lu family is doing well…”
Wang Guizhi was trembling with anger. Shen Fugui was also red-faced with rage. She glared fiercely at the villagers gossiping about them, gritted her teeth, and pulled her husband into their daughter’s room.
It wasn’t that she didn’t care about her daughter. It was just that she feared if her daughter woke up, she would side with her in-laws. Their daughter had become foolish after marriage, listening to everything her husband’s family said, and had grown distant from her natal family.
If she hadn’t heard from someone working across the river, she wouldn’t even know her daughter had been hit by an ox.
An ox!!!
One careless moment could mean death.
Their daughter was lying in the room, yet the Lu family was calmly eating in the main hall. No one was taking care of her. The children were nowhere to be seen. There wasn’t even a doctor.
Was this just waiting for her daughter to die?!
How could she tolerate this?!
Seeing Wang Guizhi enter the room, Liu Sanjin quickly pretended to be heartbroken and waved to the neighbors.
“Thank you everyone, please go home. Don’t let our messy family affairs trouble you all.”
Her words made the villagers even more dissatisfied. Liu Sanjin had always been good at social image, and the villagers naturally sided with her.
A few gossiping women immediately said that if Wang Guizhi caused trouble, they would support the Lu family and teach the Shen family a lesson.
Shen Meng vaguely heard crying.
She struggled to open her eyes.
What greeted her was a dilapidated thatched roof. Several clumps of dirt looked like they might fall at any moment. Turning slightly, she saw gray earthen walls. The wooden window was covered with torn newspaper and cobwebs, and even a small spider was still diligently working.
She didn’t look any further.
The stone in her heart finally dropped.
She had arrived in the world from her dream.
As expected, it had come true.
She wasn’t particularly shocked—she had already expected this—but the way she arrived was a bit hard to accept. If she weren’t optimistic, she would definitely have been traumatized.
However, the crying beside her was impossible to ignore.
Weakly, she spoke:
“You…”
“My child! My child, you’re finally awake!” Wang Guizhi cried and rushed over.
“Ugh!”
In an instant, Shen Meng painfully grabbed the damp blanket beneath her. Her ribs felt like they were about to break from the force of the hug.
(End of Chapter 3)
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