Goldfield
Chapter 2: The Evil Step-grandmother

"You..you're my mother?" Lin Xiaowan did not store any memories of this original body. However, he accidentally bumped his head, giving him a good chance to pretend to have amesia. Aren't all transmigration novels like this?

The weak-looking woman had a pale face but her face became increasingly pale. He staggered and asked in disbelief, "Cao'er what's wrong? why can't you remember your own mother? Doctor You, what exactly happened to my daughter?"

Doctor You is an old man in his old age. He stroked his beard and frowned. After a moment of consideration, he said, "When I was young, I had read a media book that mentioned a similar case. There was a man who tripped over a mountain and injured his head, losing all his memories. Little girl, try to think harder, can you remember anything?"

Lin Xiaowan, who was now Yu Xiaocao, wrinkled her face and pretended to think harder. After a while, he shook his head steadily and said, "My mind is empty at all, I can't remember anything."

"My poor daughter... Doctor You, can Caoer's disease be cured? Is there any danger in his life?" Yu Xiaocao's new mother in this life held her hand and cried silently.

The villagers around them clicked their tongues, shook their heads, and sighed. Madam Liu's life is a bit difficult. Her mother-in-law was cruel and rude, while her brother-in-law was lazy and selfish. After she cleansed her youngest son, she could not fully recover. Therefore, he became vulnerable to illness. However, her mother-in-law still told her to work without letting her rest. Even after all that, her mother-in-law was still dissatisfied with her and continued to disturb her.

Even though her husband was able to make money, Lady Liu never received a single cent from her mother-in-law, Madam Zhang, pocketing all the money. Her youngest daughter was born sickly and was not expected to live long. Now he's even hurt his head, ah...

Doctor You comforted him, "Don't worry, as long as there are no other symptoms, his health will not be affected. Maybe he'll start to recover his memories after a few more days.Bring him home first so he doesn't catch a cold."

"Thank you very much, Doctor You! we've been troubling you again!" said Yu Xiaocao's mother, Lady Liy, wiping her tears with the tip of her shirt and leaning over to take her daughter.

However, a young man in his twenties had already picked up Yu Xiaocao before he could make a move and said, "Second brother-in-law, let me scoop him up!"

Yu Xiaocao blinked and looked at this tall and thin man curiously. He was a young man with a delicate aura. As someone with a twenty-six-year-old mentality, it felt a bit strange being carried by a young man like this.

The young man smiled at him and asked, "Xiaocao, do you still remember the third Uncle?"

"I don't remember you!" Yu Xiaocao shook his head honestly. His movements drew wounds and made him cringe in pain.

The young man quickened his pace and led him to a room in the courtyard. Yu Xiaocao wanted to walk by himself, but he lost too much blood. Silence was too dizzy and weak, so she could only be carried by her third uncle. He kept reminding himself: I am still a child, I am still a child now...

His eyes could not be silent as he looked around carefully and got a general idea of his surroundings. This is a small fishing village close to the sea. In the village were mostly houses with old straw. Their family has five bedrooms with a courtyard, so they can be considered a family with above average living conditions in the village.

But... If his family had decent living conditions, why did the original owner of this body die from a small, dirty piece of steamed bread?

"What's going on?!" A white-haired old woman with a frown around her mouth came out from the main hall. When she saw her daughter-in-law carrying the cloth covering Yu Xiaocao in her arms, she frowned and nagged. "You're out early in the morning, you go out? Didn't his head injury cost him a lot of money to treat? A family full of sick and useless people. Even a rich family would be ruined by all the medical expenses! Second daughter-in-law, is this how you're going to be with your daughter?"

"The second brother didn't fall by himself! The oldest aunt who scolded him! "That little boy, Shitou, answered alacriously. He straightened his back, trying to protect his sick and weak older sister.

The wrinkle on the old face deepened as he furrowed his brows. His sharp gaze was fixed on the plump figure hiding behind them. He coldly shouted, "Oldest daughter-in-law, what really happened?"

Xiaocao's twin sister, Yu Xiaolin, was not as friendly as her mother. He yelled at the fat Heizi, who was hiding behind his mother, "Sister Heizi is always lying, so how can we still believe his words?"

The imposing manner made Li Guihua slightly deflate, but, when she saw her precious son being criticized, she immediately bounced back like a rubber ball, "You brat, who do you call a liar? you still deny to admit that you stole something! Who would throw a whole steamed bun into the ground when the harvest was so bad lately? Heizi, come! hurry up and tell everyone how that damned girl, Xiaocao, stole our steamed bun?!"

Yu Ge, who was called Heizi, was brown-skinned and fat. He is the oldest child among the younger generation of the family and is spoiled by his mother. Although he usually became a bully in front of his younger siblings, he was actually a coward. Xiaocao had been beaten until he bled and almost died from the words he said. It was impossible for him not to feel guilty at all.

Di continued muttering without actually saying anything clear until Madam Li hit him a few times. When he finally gathered the courage to continue lying, he was immediately bullied by Xiaocao's older brother, Yu Hang.

"Sister Heizi, do you remember the story of 'the souls of the wronged return for justice'? Also, the myth about the eighteen levels of hell? Oldest Aunt also said this earlier, the liar will have his tongue cut off in hell later!" Ten-year-old Yu Hang was usually very quiet, but he had clearly seen the current situation.

Heizi guiltily looked at Xiaocao, who was being carried by her mother. The sickly and pale Yu Xiaocao silently looked at him with empty eyes. She had almost no flesh on her small face, which made her eyes look extremely large. His black pupils almost filled his entire eyeball. His face was also covered in blood. Isn't this exactly with the ghosts at the disadvantage mentioned in the story?

Heizi was so scared that she almost wet the bed. He did not dare to look at her again and buried his head in his arms. He choked like a dying pig, "It wasn't me who hurt you, so don't come looking for me! What I said before doesn't count! I dropped the steamed bun on the ground and didn't want any more because it was dirty! Waaahhhhh. Don't take my soul! I don't want to go keraka and my tongue is cut off!....

The truth has been revealed, Madam Li doesn't even argue anymore. He was so angry that he hit his son's back several times. Under the closely watching eyes, he simply stroked, "False brat, why are you lying? Sister-in-law, I've scolded her, so don't take any action against the kids"

Yu Lichun, who was following behind them, spoke at this moment, "Why are you still fighting over steamed bread when the child is already injured like this? Sister-in-law, you should hurry and give Doctor You a medical fee!"

Yu Lichun was the eldest brother of Xiaocao's grandfather, Old Yu. The two families did not have a close relationship because of Xiaocao's grandmother, Madam Zhang.

When Madam Zhang heard that she had to pay for the useless boy's medical expenses, she widened her eyes and spoke with gritted teeth, "Sister-in-law, it's easy for you to say. Pay for the medical expenses? All the money we spend on that bad boy and his mother every year is enough to feed the whole family. Where will I get the money to pay them? Money doesn't just fall from the sky for our families, so we can't just spend it! It's a small wound, so just cover it with plant ash and it'll be fine too. He doesn't need any medicine!"

"She's not his biological granddaughter, so of course he won't pay!" The villagers, who followed just shook their heads and sighed.

Madam Zhang was actually Yu Hai's stepmother, who married Old Yu after Yu Hai's mother died. After they married, she gave birth to their third son, Yu Bo, and a daughter, Yu Caidie. The eldest son, Yu Dashan was the son that Nyanya Zhang had from his previous marriage. He had changed his family after his mother married into the Yu family.

Yu Lichun shouted against injustice to her nephew, "Third sister-in-law! Dahai went to the sea to catch fish every day before dawn. He also often climbed mountains to hunt wild pheasants and rabbits, then sold them in the city. In addition, all the money he made went to the family. We as villagers, are not blind. If Dahai is not in your family, can your family build a house with five rooms? His daughter was seriously injured, you don't even have the heart to spend money? How could he not be disappointed?"

Madam Zhang was annoyed when she heard Yu Lichun's words, "Sister-in-law, do you think, Dahai is the only reason our family is okay? Let me tell you now! I will not pay for medical expenses! Who caused this mess and injured him should he be the one responsible for paying!" After he finished speaking, he turned around and went back into the room and slammed the door hard.

Madam Li's fleshy body trembled and she muttered in a low voice, "All of our money is in mother's hands, I have no money..." Then, he pulled his son back into their own room.

Madam Liu gave a bitter smile to Doctor You and said, "Doctor You, I will have my husband send me the medical expenses when he returns..Forgive me!"

Under everyone's sympathetic gaze, Lady Liu expelled Doctor You and the villagers...