After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 21: Even a ruined family is worth a fortune

Saburo looked around, his expression seemingly asking, "Where can I steal something?"
"Even a broken house is worth a fortune! Don't think that just because our house looks empty, no one will come to steal it!"

"Oh, I didn't mean to look down on you, young lady."

Saburo quickly explained.

"Stop explaining, the more you explain, the more confusing it becomes."

"Let me take a look at your wound..."

Su Xiaoxiao lifted Sanlang's blanket and pulled up the clothes he was wearing underneath. There was no bleeding from the wound, but the dressing still needed to be changed again.

Su Xiaoxiao quickly changed and bandaged Sanlang's dressing. The two were very close, and sometimes Su Xiaoxiao's hair could touch Sanlang's face.

Sanlang kept his head down, avoiding looking at Su Xiaoxiao, but for some reason, the tips of his ears turned red.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't notice any of this. She saw that small granulation tissue was slowly growing around the wound on Sanlang's chest, indicating that the poison in the wound had been eliminated.

Now we just have to wait for the wound to heal slowly. Judging from this, it's about five or six centimeters deep and nearly thirty centimeters long; it must be a knife wound.

Fortunately, the wound avoided the heart area, thus preventing a life-threatening situation.

Su Xiaoxiao treated Sanlang's wounds promptly, preventing the poison from spreading.

Sanlang is really tough; it would be a shame if he died, given how handsome he is.

Su Xiaoxiao thought to herself.

"The dressing has been changed! Be careful not to pull on the wound when you move around."

Saburo nodded.

"that?"

Sanlang hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"Huh? What do you mean? Which one?"

Saburo swallowed his words at the last moment.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't ask any more questions. At this moment, Da Bao and Xiao Bao finished their meal and went into the inner room.

While wiping Xiaobao's mouth, Su Xiaoxiao told the two children to be obedient at home.

Da Bao insisted on going up the mountain with them, but Su Xiaoxiao refused.

"Be good, Da Bao. Stay home and listen to San Lang. I'll be right back."

Su Xiaoxiao packed her bow and arrows and dagger, and went out with a basket on her back.

As Su Xiaoxiao stepped out of the courtyard, she saw Granny Wang peek out from their doorway and glance at her house, looking furtive and suspicious.

"Good morning, Granny Wang. By the way, did you take care of the letter I told you about writing to your son?"

Grandma Wang realized she couldn't hide any longer, so she hurriedly came out from her front door and slapped her thigh in embarrassment.

"Look at my memory, I already asked someone to send a message to my son. I'm really grateful to you for this. By the way, yesterday that old woman insisted on coming over to gossip about me, saying that your family bought a new oxcart, and that she saw you bought a lot of food, and that you even brought that woman from the village entrance back with you on the way?"

Su Xiaoxiao took a look and saw that, as expected, living in the village meant there were no secrets.

See? These people know exactly what I bought yesterday.

"Well, I just gave that woman a ride on the way. She was carrying a lot of things. We're all from the same village, so I helped her if I could. But you, Granny Wang, you really need to change your habit of gossiping behind other people's backs. You have a scholar in your family, so as a mother, you should have some self-awareness, right? It's best not to talk about other people's affairs behind their backs."

Grandma Wang knew that Su Xiaoxiao was mocking and ridiculing her, so she could only awkwardly force a smile.

"Yes, it was that woman who insisted on coming to me to say this. Actually, I didn't want to argue with you!"

Su Xiaoxiao snorted, locked her own fence gate, and turned to leave. This time, Su Xiaoxiao went to the back mountain, intending to explore further.

If you're lucky, you might even catch some wild game or dig up some delicious wild vegetables.

The bow and arrow in my hand are much better than the slingshot I used before; at least they are much easier to handle.

Once she entered the mountains, she started to run wild.

I was lucky today; I caught two rabbits and a fox.

Having made a good haul, Su Xiaoxiao happily decided to go check out another mountain.

As she walked forward, Su Xiaoxiao wondered how she would eat the rabbit. Should she make braised rabbit or stir-fry it?

After crossing the small hill, Su Xiaoxiao saw that the hilltop was already turning green.

A gentle breeze blew around, and some unknown wildflowers and grasses began to sprout from the ground. Su Xiaoxiao thought the scenery here was quite beautiful.

She found a grassy hillside and sat down to rest for a while.

In the distance stretched countless forests, and a few white clouds drifted across the azure sky. A gentle breeze occasionally brushed against her face. The verdant mountains and clear waters were as beautiful as a painting, a veritable paradise on earth. Su Xiaoxiao thought this place was simply too wonderful.

She didn't want to leave anymore, so she lay lazily on the grass, watching the clouds drift across the sky. Su Xiaoxiao thought how wonderful it would be to lie like this forever.

As time continued to pass, although she was no longer in the time and space she had lived in before, it was still quite wonderful to be here.

The scenery I see every day is as beautiful as a painting. Before, I could only see other people's beautiful photos on my phone. So I have to see it with my own eyes and experience it for it to be real.

Su Xiaoxiao felt quite happy and unconsciously fell asleep for a while.

She seemed to have dreamt that she had been here before, but she couldn't quite remember when.

When Su Xiaoxiao woke up, she looked at the sun and saw that it had already moved almost to the west. Oh my god, she had to hurry home.

Su Xiaoxiao then remembered that there were three people at home waiting for her to come home and cook.

When Su Xiaoxiao left in the morning, she told the three of them that if they were hungry, they could have some pastries to tide them over.

Thinking of this, Su Xiaoxiao quickly tidied herself up and wiped the drool from her mouth that had just fallen asleep.

On her way home, Su Xiaoxiao caught a few more wild pheasants, and the basket was too full to hold them all, so she had to carry a wild rabbit by hand as she walked home.

On her way back to the village, she met Li Dongmei, who was also heading home.

Li Dongmei is Liu Dazhuang's wife. She is dark-skinned and strong, a head taller than Su Xiaoxiao, and about the same height as Liu Dazhuang.

From behind, the two people walking together don't look like a couple; they look more like two buddies.

"Hey, you've gone hunting in the mountains? Looks like you've had quite a hunt!"

Li Dongmei's eyes darted around as she looked Su Xiaoxiao up and down, even peering at the basket Su Xiaoxiao was carrying on her back.

"Okay, sister-in-law, are you going home?"

Li Dongmei did not answer.

"You've packed so much food, can you really finish it all at once? This fat rabbit looks nice, it's quite heavy to carry. Here, let me help you take it home!"

She said she would help Su Xiaoxiao take it home, but she didn't mean she would help Su Xiaoxiao deliver it back to Su Xiaoxiao's house.

Li Dongmei planned to take it home and eat it herself.

"No need, I don't find it heavy. Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law. You should hurry home and cook, or your mother-in-law will scold you!"

Li Dongmei was speechless, while several villagers passing by watched the spectacle.

(End of this chapter)