Reborn in 60s

  Tong Yue, now should be called Shui Lian, lay on the kang, gazing up at the exposed beams of the roof above, slowly thinking about her worries.

  She has been feeling a bit under the weather since yesterday, so she had some porridge and lay down on the kang to rest for a while.

  Thinking of the current era she is in, she feels a little flustered, and there are only two years left before entering that unprecedented period.

  But in her heart, she couldn't help but sigh, what's the use, for a child like her, being able to take care of herself and having something to eat is already not bad, those things really have nothing to do with her.

  "Lotus, you dead kid, always daydreaming, hurry up and go collect firewood, don't you know there's no fuel at home? I must have committed a sin in my previous life to raise such a useless eater..."

  Hearing the curses from outside, Shuilian felt uncomfortable all over her body, but she still quickly got up. She was already used to this kind of situation.

  It's freezing outside, and I'm wearing shoes that are both small and tattered, with all five toes exposed. Not to mention the cotton-padded jacket I have on.

  Many years ago, the cotton-padded jacket was altered for her to wear. The patches have covered up the original color of the jacket. Anyway, all sorts of colored patches appear on this jacket of hers, almost as many as those on a farmer's working clothes.

  Warmth is even more out of the question, it's already good enough to have a decent set of clothes to cover oneself.

  "You little brat, always dawdling along, thinking you can be a turtle king..."

  The woman was still dissatisfied and went up to kick the lotus root twice. Originally only eight years old, she had a five-year-old child's physique, how could she withstand the woman's scolding and beating?

  She fell to her knees, and the pain in her kneecaps made her glare at the woman with some annoyance.

  Wang Mei glared at Shui Lian and said, "What are you looking at? If you have the ability, get out of this house. I've raised you to be so big, but instead, I've raised a hateful person. You should know that if it were up to me, I would have strangled you to death from the start."

  A small boy's voice came from next door, "Mom, hit hard! Yesterday I fought with Tie Dan and she didn't help me. Look at the big bump on my head!"

  The woman heard that her youngest son was being bullied and the white-eyed wolf in this house didn't even go up to help, so naturally the movements of her hands were not light or heavy.

  Wang Mei has a characteristic: no matter where she is, as long as she gets angry, she will fight back without caring about the consequences.

  Shui Lian was knocked to the ground by Wang Mei, even if she endured it again, but this small body really couldn't withstand the woman's beating. She sobbed and begged, "Mom, stop hitting me, I'll definitely listen to you from now on..."

  But Wang Mei couldn't easily let go of the Water Lotus in front of her, who was dazed and confused day and night, and no matter how she looked at her, she felt annoyed.

  During the three years of natural disasters, she thought this child would starve to death, which would save them a mouthful of food. Who could have imagined that this dead girl's life was so hard?

  Cries and curses suddenly came from this house and spread outside.

  There were neighboring neighbors who came running over, and when they saw the state of the lotus, everyone quickly went up to hold the woman.

  "Wang Mei, what are you doing? You're beating the child to death. I've never seen anyone be a mother like this before. If you really didn't want this child, why did you bring them here in the first place?"

  Now that you have a son, you've forgotten your roots. Don't forget, it was someone else's lotus flower that brought you the son.

  "Otherwise, your family might not have these few things either, I've never seen anyone as ruthless as you..."

  Geng Lianfeng was the first to be displeased. In the beginning, this child was picked up by her, and she had planned to raise it herself. However, Wu's wife saw that her daughter-in-law didn't have any children, so she insisted on having Shuilian go to their house instead. This is just great, now that they have a relative, this child has come to be a burden.

  "Daughter, come let Auntie take a look, where does it hurt..."

  Geng Lianfeng lifted the water lotus quilt, and inside, there were no clothes, just a bare body wearing nothing but wounds old and new, all the women present couldn't help but tear up.

  This child has really suffered greatly.

  Geng Lianfeng was even more furious, and the people in the village were tight-lipped about Shui Lian not being a member of the Wu family.

  Everyone was kind enough to keep this secret for Wu's family, and no one wanted the child they raised in the future to be raised by someone else. However, Wang Mei went too far.

  Every family beats their children, but no one beats them like she does. Three days a small beating, five days a big beating, it's almost become a rule.

  Ordinary people just advised on this matter, but when they really saw the shocking injuries on an 8-year-old child's body, kind-hearted people couldn't bear it anymore.

  Everyone said, "This can't be the end of it. If this continues, the child will surely die. We must find our team leader to preside over justice."

  Shui Lian gave a glance of gratitude to the crowd who helped her.

  These days every family is short of food, being able to fill one's belly halfway is already a very fortunate thing, so she had been enduring it all along, hoping that she could endure until she grew up.

  For now, she is neither capable nor strong enough to deal with this woman, if for no other reason than that the woman has managed to keep herself alive all these years.

  Although she was beaten every day, she helped with the household chores, but at least she was still alive. For this reason, she did not harbor that kind of boundless resentment towards Wang Mei.

  Jasmine was taken home by Geng Mei and made to lie down properly, her new and old wounds were enough for the child to bear.

  "Girl, sleep well at your aunt's house, we'll go find the captain to solve this matter for you, don't be afraid, your aunt has asked your brother to protect you."

  Although Shui Lian was crying, she nodded with a smile, her throat somewhat hoarse, "Auntie, thank you..."

  Now she can only say this one sentence, and then tears flowed again.

  Geng Lianfeng lovingly patted her head, "Silly girl, don't cry. There's no hurdle that can't be overcome. Captain will definitely give you an explanation for this matter. That couple was never your parents to begin with, you should have some idea in your heart."

  Shui Lian lay alone on the kang, her eyes closed in thought.

  I thought I could be born into a good family in this life, but as soon as I was born, I was abandoned by people. All I know is that I have a twin brother, but now he's also gone to who-knows-where.

  She was picked up by Geng Lianfeng, and she thought she would have a good foster mother. Who would have thought that she would end up in the Wu family's place?

  At first, the old lady kept guaranteeing, but later Shui Lian found that the old lady's heart was not much better than Wang Mei. Sometimes Wang Mei would hit herself in front of her, and the old lady wouldn't even make a sound.

  Thinking of these years, she couldn't help but sigh for herself.

  Looking at Geng Lianfeng's family, to be honest, their life is also difficult. With five children, if I were to really come over, I'm afraid it would also be a burden for this family.

  After some thought about his own life and then thinking about his days in the Wu family, he felt a daze in his mind.

  "Lotus, lotus, how are you?"