Chapter Ten Begins

  Waking up in the morning, Wang Zhen sprang out of bed and looked at the sky. It was probably around 5 o'clock, but she didn't have a watch, so she could only estimate by looking at the sky.

  After washing up, eating a good meal, bringing a thermos flask and cup as well as several steamed buns and a bag of pickled vegetables, getting ready to set off.

  At half past five in the morning, Zheng Shuirong had already gone out. Wang Zhen fed the chickens and ducks, tied up the big yellow dog from the inner room to the courtyard gate, closed the courtyard gate, carried a basket and tools on her back, and headed towards Li Qingya's home.

  The big yellow dog at home was brought back by Wang Zhen from Wang Xia's house when she was in junior high school, and now it has grown very tall and is very obedient. It is especially good at listening to Wang Zhen's words. In the past, Wang Zhen had a bad temper and sometimes vented her anger on the dog, but the dog always endured it calmly.

  After Wang Zhuan was reborn, his attitude towards Dahuang changed a lot. Dahuang was even more sincere and swung its tail every time it saw Wang Zhuan.

  The air in the countryside early in the morning is particularly refreshing, with a hint of soil and grass scent mixed in the gentle breeze, making Wang Zhen feel very comfortable. The occasional clucking of chickens and chirping of birds adds to the joy.

  After walking for a short while, they arrived at the gate of Li Qingyao's house. The gate was already open and voices could be heard from inside. Wang Zhen lightly knocked on the door: "Second Aunt, I'm here."

  "Ah, you're here so early! Come on in, we'll just tidy up a bit." Li Qingyao hadn't expected Wang Zhen to arrive half an hour ahead of time and thought to herself that this child was indeed diligent and considerate.

  "Hehe, it's your first time here, if you're late, it wouldn't be good. I'm not in a hurry, Second Sister, take your time." Wang Zhen replied.

  At this time, Wang Wenfu also came out of the kitchen and smiled at Wang Qian, nodding: "Xiao Qian is like this!" He said, and then busied himself with his hands.

  Wang Zhen shouted: "Second brother, good morning."

  "Xiao Zheng is here, have you eaten?" Wang Zhinan also looked like he got up early, holding a book in his hand and reading.

  "I've eaten, my mom left me some when she went out. I'm reading a book." Wang Zhen looked at the book in his hand and smiled: "Future university students are different, they have to read books so early."

  Wang Zhinan felt a bit embarrassed, his face slightly red: "Hehe, it's just third year of high school."

  Seeing his embarrassed look, Wang Zhen didn't continue teasing him and instead looked at the book in his hand: "Is this a high school English textbook?"

  "Uh-huh, want to take a look?" Wang Zhinan absent-mindedly handed over the book.

  Wang Zhen took it over, looked at it for a moment, and felt relieved that she could still remember most of it. "Hehe, I'm returning this to you. Now my junior high school knowledge has become yours, and your senior three knowledge is making me dizzy."

  Wang Zhinan didn't know what to say, so he just chuckled and went back inside to continue reading his book.

  Li Qingyao packed up her things: "Let's go, little sister. We'll leave together and not bother with your brother and Zhi Nan anymore. They're going to the fields to collect the last bit of wheat."

  "Alright, Second Brother, Zhi Nan, we'll take our leave first," Wang Zhen bid farewell and walked towards the riverbank with Li Qing Yao.

  The two families were not far from the river, and it took about 20 minutes to walk there. By this time, some people had already started picking up stones. Li Qingyao first went to greet the boss who was collecting stones, then took Wang Zhen with him to pick up gray stones in the river.

  After Wang Zhuan was reborn, the first time she went down to the river, her previous life didn't know how many times she had been here, but every time it was just for fun, never working here, watching others work, but never having done it herself.

  I didn't expect such an opportunity to practice in this life, fortunately, it's still okay now, and I'm still doing things just in time, not too late yet.

  "Sister, you know Huishi and the others, so I won't say much. Regardless of size, it's all the same price. With your small build, don't fill up this basket and carry it on your back, just put in half a basket and carry it to the shore, pile them together, and we'll weigh them together in the afternoon. We get paid on the same day. It's better if I go with you." Li Qingya instructed.

  "Alright, I'll listen to sister-in-law," Wang Zhen replied, looking at her own slender body. Her height was actually quite good, almost 165 cm, and she weighed just over 80 kg, but she didn't develop well, like a flat airport. Most middle school girls were developing their chests, but Wang Zhen seemed to have no intention of doing so.

  It's not thin at all, is it? At most, it's just a little less meaty, no chest...

  Alright, being flat-chested is just that, I need to find a way to make it bigger, in my past life my chest wasn't big either, all I wore were A-cup bras**, shaking head, thinking too much, work is urgent.

  The riverbed had very little water, only a shallow and clear stream flowing through it. Even in the deeper areas, the water was less than one meter deep, and there were many dry places. She started digging mud and sand to select gray stones in these dry places.

  Wang Zhen was in high spirits as he picked up stones, and every time he carried half a basket to the shore, he felt like he had found gold. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and sometimes this kind of work also depends on one's mood. With Wang Zhen's mood, the day passed easily, and he didn't feel tired at all.

  Li Qingyao went home to have lunch, while Wang Zhen directly took out the steamed buns she had brought and started eating. Li Qingyao looked at this little girl with new eyes again. This child had been picking stones for a whole morning without resting, and even brought her own dry food. She was thoughtful, willing to suffer hardships, if she were a boy, it seemed that in the future, they would have to rely on her to support the family.

  That stupid King, how did he have such a good daughter but doesn't know to cherish her well. Every day running around outside, saying it's for work, but never bringing money back home. Each time they return home, the couple will quarrel, many times because he has some money and goes to play mahjong. It's really a pity for this mother-daughter pair!

  But other people's family affairs can't be managed, and they can only help the mother-daughter duo when conditions permit.

  One day, after a busy day, when it was time to weigh the work done, Wang Zhen caused quite a stir. This little girl looked thin and small, with slender arms and legs, yet she had persisted for a whole day in the kiln where men were burning limestone. The big men in the kiln, who were burning limestone, looked at her tiny figure and feared that even a gentle breeze would blow her over, but unexpectedly, she was able to collect so much limestone ash.

  The most that the stone pickers here can carry in a day is three hundred or so catties, and at five cents per catty, they can earn over a yuan a day. But this little girl insisted on carrying 450 catties of gravel on her small frame.

  After weighing, a sharp-faced thin man who loved to meddle chimed in: "Boss, is the weight wrong or are there other stones inside? How can it be so much?"

  "Is it really, or is it mixed with other stones and passed off as a good one?"

  "The boss's scale is definitely no problem, that is to say the stone this girl picked up has a problem, it's impossible for us big men to be inferior to her, a little girl?"

  Everyone was talking and discussing in all directions.

  "Hey, what's wrong with you old men? I brought my sister here for the first time to pick up stones, and you're still looking for trouble? What kind of behavior is this? You big men are arguing with a little girl, are you even men?" Li Qingyao couldn't take it anymore, this child has been suffering all day without even resting once.

  "What's wrong with the way you're speaking?"

  "Did I say something wrong?" Li Qingyao directly carried it up.

  "Sister-in-law, forget it, let them check. Wang Zhen didn't want to cause trouble on the first day, originally doing more work would also be excluded by others."