He could not miss such a rare opportunity. He was excited and could not wait to bind with it.
After binding, he realized that the owner of this soul was actually just a baby.
However, after a few days, he accepted this fact. Be it a baby or a white paper, as long as he secretly guided it and the soul was pure, the person would definitely become a person of great merit in the future.
Thinking of this, he was no longer in a hurry. Anyway, he could wait for a thousand years, so he did not mind waiting a few more years.
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The ancient farmers did not have any night entertainment programs. Oil lamps were expensive, and they would all lie in bed when it was dark.
Due to the shock she had received during her transmigration, Zhao Zhitong had been unwilling to sleep alone for the past few days. She kept sticking to Sun Mei, wanting to sleep with her.
Sun Mei and Zhao Dong were worried about her sleeping alone, so they agreed.
Sun Mei sprayed some florida water under the mosquito net and used her fan to chase out the mosquitoes before putting down the mosquito net.
The little girl, who had just taken a shower, was like a small ball as she quickly crawled in. She did not forget to remind her, "Mother, I want to go to school with you tomorrow. I want to play with Zhao Yue."
Previously, Sun Mei was working as a cook in the private school of Squire Wei's family in the neighboring Xiaoyi Village. She only cooked one lunch a day, so her work was quite easy. After Sun Mei transmigrated, she was afraid of being suspected, so she continued to cook.
Since no one at home was looking after Zhao Zhitong, Sun Mei would always bring her along when she went to the private school to cook.
Sun Mei pressed the edge of the mosquito net under the straw mat before lying down beside Zhao Zhitong and coaxing her to sleep. "Okay, okay, okay. Hurry up and sleep."
Zhao Zhitong knew that she had made an agreement with her mother. She snuggled into Sun Mei's arms, closed her eyes, and fell asleep happily.
The next day, not long after the rooster crowed, Zhao Dong and Sun Mei got out of bed. The movement of the two of them getting out of bed seemed to have alarmed Zhao Zhitong, who was beside them. She turned over and sat up. "Mother, are we going to school?"
"It's still early. Sleep a little longer. Mother will wake you up later."
Before Sun Mei could finish speaking, Zhao Zhitong had already laid down again. She snuggled under the blanket and fell asleep.
The farmers had always woken up early. When Sun Mei and Zhao Dong put on their clothes and went to the courtyard, the sound of dogs barking and villagers leaving the village could be heard.
Zhao Zhitong only got out of bed when she heard voices coming from the courtyard. She pushed open the door and saw her mother sending Tian Cuihua out. "Mother, are you leaving?"
"Hey, why are you panicking? It's still early."
After sending Tian Cuihua off, Sun Mei came back and carried Zhao Zhitong into the house. "Let's put on your clothes first. How can you run out in our undergarments? Aren't you ashamed?"
"Father, why are you pushing the cart?" Zhao Zhitong looked at Zhao Dong, who was busy in the courtyard, and asked.
"Your father is going to earn money."
There was a market today. Zhao Dong was going to the market to sell bamboo baskets and see what business opportunities there were.
The farmers woke up early in the summer. If they went to the market, they would wake up even earlier. Zhao Dong also prepared to go early.
At that moment, he had already piled the bamboo baskets on the cart.
Sun Mei had already baked the pancakes and boiled a pot of water. She had also made three bowls of egg soup and added a spoonful of white sugar. Zhao Dong finished the egg soup in a few mouthfuls and hurriedly left with the pancakes.
"Tongtong, come back and eat the eggs."
Zhao Zhitong stood at the door and looked in the direction where Zhao Dong had left. She was reluctant to leave. When she heard Sun Mei's call, she turned around and jogged back to the kitchen.
"Mother, I want to go to the market too."
Sun Mei placed the egg soup on the dining table and turned around to carry the little child to a stool. She handed the spoon to her and let her eat it herself.
Hearing Zhao Zhitong's words, she laughed. "Why do you want to go everywhere? Your father is going to earn money. What are you going to do?"
Zhao Zhitong: "I'm going to earn money too."
"You? Haha, you're likely the one spending money." Sun Mei didn't take Zhao Zhitong's words to heart. She turned around and entered the kitchen.
She prepared to knead some noodles. When she returned from school and the dough fermented, she would be able to steam buns.
In ancient times, steamed buns were fermented without yeast powder, and old yeast was used as the raw material. The fermented dough was usually the fermented dough left over from the previous steamed buns, so it is also called old yeast. It was usually found in farmers' homes
They had just split up and did not have any old yeast at home, so they had not made steamed buns. It was also difficult to eat pancakes every day.
Tian Cuihua had just sent over her old yeast. When they were chatting yesterday, Sun Mei had asked about it. She did not expect her to send it over today.
Sun Mei could not help but sigh in her heart. Tian Cuihua was really a warm-hearted person.
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She didn't have to go to the private school to cook so early. Sun Mei kneaded the dough and started washing clothes in the courtyard. As Zhao Zhitong had detergent in her space, Sun Mei rarely went to the river to wash clothes.
Meanwhile, Zhao Zhitong squatted at the entrance of her house and played by herself.
At this moment, she suddenly heard a cry and a commotion. She looked up and saw a few adults standing at the entrance of her uncle's family's courtyard.
Zhaozhai Village was the largest village among the few villages within a radius of a few miles. There were a total of 69 families, and their houses were all built together.
The courtyard where Zhao Dong's family lived was at the end of the village. The courtyard where Madam Zhu and her son lived was not far from them. They were both in an alley, separated by two families.
Sometimes, one could hear Madam Zhu beating and scolding her children at home. Therefore, Zhao Zhitong knew that her eldest aunt was very fierce.
At that moment, when she heard the children crying, she thought that Eldest Aunt was hitting her children again.
Sure enough, in the next second, Eldest Aunt dragged the little girl out of the house with one hand. Two boys followed closely behind.
These three children were all Eldest Aunt's children. Zhao Zhitong recognized them. The girl was called Zhao Ya, and the two boys were called Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu.
Zhao Ya grabbed Zhu Sanniang's arm tightly and cried her heart out. "Mother, Mother, don't sell me. I'll listen to you. I won't eat anymore. Mother, I beg you."
Zhao Cheng and Zhao Yu, who ran out from behind, also cried and begged for mercy. "Mother, don't sell our sister, don't sell our sister."
"Why are you crying? Don't you want to eat meat? If I sell your sister, we'll have money to eat meat." Zhu Sanniang ruthlessly pried Zhao Ya's hand away and mercilessly pushed it to the procuress in front.
Zhao Yu grabbed Zhu Sanniang and looked at his helpless sister. He cried and begged, "We don't want to eat meat anymore. Mother, don't sell our sister."
The procuress pulled Zhao Ya back and looked at the family. She snorted and smiled. "Don't cry. Your sister won't have a good life in your family either. She might as well be a maid in a rich family. It's better than your entire family starving to death."
As she spoke, the procuress examined Zhao Ya. After confirming that there were no physical defects, she nodded in satisfaction. She took out silver from her pocket and handed it to Zhu Sanniang. "Three taels of silver. Keep it well. I'll take her away. If you still have anything to sell in the future, come and find me. The boys are five taels of silver each."
As she spoke, she glanced at the Zhao brothers, scaring them so much that they forgot to cry.
Not far away, Zhao Zhitong stood up in fright when she saw the procuress pulling her crying cousin away and giving her eldest aunt money. She screamed and ran home.