The well in their village was in the middle of the village, not far from their house. By the time they arrived, many villagers were already queuing up to fetch water.
"Brother Dong is here to fetch water."
"Yes, have you eaten?"
"I'm making it. Oh, Little Tongtong, you're here to fetch water for your father too."
"Yes, Uncle. I'm very strong."
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The neighbors greeted each other. Zhao Zhitong's small mouth was like honey. She called her uncles, aunts and her grandparents sweetly. Her obedient and cute appearance attracted the teases of many neighbors.
No matter what they said or teased, Zhao Zhitong was able to respond well. The neighbors praised her for being smart.
When Zhao Dong heard the praises of others, he could not hide the pride on his face.
The sun was about to set, and the weather was cool. It was the peak period for fetching water. There was still some time before it was their turn. Zhao Dong let Zhao Zhitong play around for a while.
Many children from the same village were also chasing and playing on the streets. A few children who were about the same age as Zhao Zhitong were squatting in front of a door and playing house.
When they saw Zhao Zhitong, they called out to her happily, "Tongtong, Tongtong, let's play house together. I'll let you be the bride this time."
At this moment, an arrogant and disdainful girl's voice sounded. "How dare you play with her? She's a little jinx. She jinxed her uncle to death and crippled her father! Aren't you afraid?"
Zhao Zhitong looked in the direction of the voice and saw a little girl who was about her age. She was wearing a beautiful dress with beautiful hair ornaments. Her delicate and quiet face was filled with arrogance.
She recognized this little girl. It was none other than her third uncle's youngest daughter, Zhao Cai.
On the other hand, Zhao Zhitong and the surrounding children were all dressed in dusty clothes. Their hair was tied into two small buns, especially Zhao Zhitong. She was wild to begin with. She climbed trees and was mischievous. She looked like a wild girl.
Many children beside her revealed envious expressions when they saw Zhao Cai's beautiful clothes and beautiful hair. A few of them had already run over.
"Wow, Zhao Cai, your clothes are so beautiful."
"The flowers on your head look good too."
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Hearing the surrounding children's praises and envy, Zhao Cai raised her head with a smug expression. "My third aunt bought these for me. They're the most popular styles in the county. Hey, don't touch my dress with your dirty hands. Can you afford to compensate if it's dirty?"
After saying that, she glanced at Zhao Zhitong smugly. "If you play with that little fiend again and get infected by her vicious aura, I won't spend time with you anymore!"
"Cai Cai, we're not playing with her anymore. Don't be unhappy with us."
"Yes, yes, we won't play with her anymore."
Naturally, there were a few children who were already very close to Zhao Zhitong. At this moment, they stood up and spoke up for Zhao Zhitong.
"Don't say that. Tongtong is a very good friend."
"Yes, yes. Tongtong is a very good friend. My mother said that there's no such thing as a jinx. It's just a scam."
"You all actually don't believe she's a jinx?. If you don't believe me, then play with her. When you're unlucky, don't cry."
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The few of them started arguing about this matter.
Zhao Zhitong just looked at them without saying anything. Zhao Cai thought that she was frightened by her, but she didn't know that Zhao Zhitong was sorting out the memories in her mind.
Previously, Zhao Cai often bullied the original owner of this body. She even told everyone in the village that she was a little fiend and made all the children in the village isolate her.
When Zhao Zhitong transmigrated, Zhao Cai followed her mother to live in a town and was not at home. Without her interference, Zhao Zhitong was cheerful and generous. She became friends with many children in the same village.
Now, as soon as Zhao Cai returned, she started to work together with others to isolate her again.
However, the current Zhao Zhitong was not her original self. She would only run away crying after being bullied in the past but she was different now. She immediately walked up to Zhao Cai, her aura not inferior at all. "What right do you have to call me a little fiend?"
Seeing that Zhao Zhitong did not run away crying this time and even came up to question her, Zhao Cai was stunned. She immediately raised her head and said, "You're a little jinx to begin with. You jinxed your uncle to death and crippled your father!"
"Rubbish!" Zhao Zhitong imitated her grandmother's attitude when she scolded the Wang family. She placed one hand on her waist and pointed at Zhao Cai's nose with the other. She was aggressive. "You're the little fiend. Your entire family is filled with little fiends. My uncle and father were subdued by your entire family!"
This little b*tch had always been cowardly and weak, making her an easy target to be bullied. Today, she suddenly became so eloquent. Zhao Cai was stunned by the scolding and her eyes immediately turned red from anger. "You, you…"
"What are you talking about? You can't even speak clearly, yet you're still coming out to accuse others. Your mouth is so big. You're so ugly. No matter how good you look in that outfit, you're still ugly."
This time, Zhao Cai was completely furious. She cried, "Boohoo, little b*tch, how dare you say that I'm ugly and even scold me. You're the ugly one. I'm going to tell Grandmother and let her teach you a lesson…"
Zhao Zhitong was not afraid at all when she heard that the other party was going to complain. "You're unreasonable. You couldn't win against me, so you cried and complained. You're just a complainer and an ugly big mouth! How embarrassing!"
"Waah…"
This time, Zhao Cai cried even louder. Then, she covered her face and ran home.
The children who had just curried favor with Zhao Cai were stunned. They looked at Zhao Zhitong timidly, wanting to run but not daring to.
Zhao Zhitong looked at them and said confidently, "As you can see, she was the one who called me a jinx first. I only replied to her a few words and she cried."
The children who had spoken up for Zhao Zhitong just now immediately ran over and stood on Zhao Zhitong's side. "Yes, yes, we all saw it. She was unreasonable.. She scolded us first. She's a bad person."
Zhao Zhitong chuckled. She reached into her pocket and took out a few wrapped candies. "Here you go."
Then, she looked at the children who had just curried favor with Zhao Cai and said, "You just said that you don't want to play with me anymore, so I won't play with you anymore. Although you scolded me with Zhao Cai, I'm a tolerant child. I won't hit you. You can leave."
Seeing Zhao Zhitong and the others sharing the candy, the children almost drooled. They immediately regretted it.
At this moment, Zhao Dong, who had heard the commotion, ran over and asked what was going on.
Zhao Zhitong recounted what had happened before, and finally said, "Hmph, what a petty person. I haven't even hit her yet, and she's already crying because she can't win against me. How embarrassing."
Zhao Dong sighed helplessly. He was afraid that his stepmother would come looking for trouble tonight. In the end, he tapped Zhao Zhitong's nose and said dotingly, "You, do you think everyone is as thick-skinned as you? It's almost Daddy's turn to fetch water. Don't run around and play. Wait for Daddy here obediently."
"Okay."
Zhao Zhitong agreed, but after Zhao Dong left, she ran away with her short legs.
She ran to Butcher Zhao's house in the village with familiarity. She leaned against the door frame and looked in with sparkling eyes.
In the courtyard, Zhao Yue was sitting on a small stool, shaking his head as he read the Thousand Character Classic. However, his eyes would peek out of the door from time to time. At that moment, he happened to see Zhao Zhitong shaking her head as she imitated him. He used the book to cover his head and secretly turned his head to grimace at her.