Fields Of Gold

Chapter 2: Evil Step-Grandmother

"You... you're my mother?" Lin Xiaowan didn't retain any memories from the original host of this body. However, she had coincidently hit her head, so that gave her a good opportunity to pretend to have amnesia. Weren't all transmigration novels just like this?

That weak-looking woman already had a pale face, but her face became even more ashen. She wobbled and asked in disbelief, "Cao'er, what's wrong? Why can't you even remember your own mother? Doctor You, what's exactly wrong with my daughter?"

Doctor You was an old man in his fifties. He stroked his beard and frowned. After a moment of deliberation, he said, "When I was younger, I had read a medical book that mentioned a similar case. There was a man who stumbled down a mountain and injured his head, losing all his memories. Little girl, try thinking a little harder, can you remember anything?"

Lin Xiaowan, who was now Yu Xiaocao, scrunched up her face and pretended to think harder. After a long moment, she shook her head firmly and said, "My mind is completely blank. I can't remember anything at all."

"My poor daughter... Doctor You, can Cao'er's illness be cured? Is there any danger to her life?" Yu Xiaocao's new mother in this lifetime held her hand and wept silently.

The villagers surrounding them clicked their tongues, shook their heads, and sighed. Madam Liu's life had been rather tough. Her mother-in-law was vicious and harsh, while her sister-in-law was lazy and selfish. After she gave birth to her youngest son, she didn't get to properly recuperate. Thus, she became prone to illness. However, her mother-in-law still ordered her around without letting her rest. Even after all that, her mother-in-law was still unsatisfied with her and constantly picked on her.

Although her husband was capable to earning money, Madam Liu had never received a single cent before her mother-in-law, Madam Zhang, pocketed all the money. Her younger daughter was born sickly and wasn't expected to live very long. Now she even injured her head, ah...

Doctor You consoled her, "Don't worry. As long as there aren't any other symptoms, her health wouldn't be affected. Maybe she will start recovering her memories after a few more days. Bring her home first so that she doesn't catch a cold."

"Thank you so much, Doctor You! We've troubled you again!" Yu Xiaocao's mother, Madam Liu, wiped her tears with the corner of her clothes and bent down to pick up her daughter.

However, a young man in his twenties had already picked Yu Xiaocao up before she could do so and said, "Second Sister-in-law, let me carry her!"

Yu Xiaocao blinked and stared at this tall and thin man with curiosity. He was a young man with a refined aura. As someone with the mentality of a twenty-six years old, it felt somewhat weird to be carried by a young man like this.

The young man flashed a smile at her and asked, "Xiaocao, do you still remember Third Uncle?

"I don't remember you!" Yu Xiaocao shook her head honestly. Her movement pulled on her wound and made her grimace in pain.

The young man hastened his pace and carried her towards a room inside a courtyard. Yu Xiaocao wanted to walk by herself, but she had lost too much blood. She was still too dizzy and weak, so she could only stay in her third uncle's arms. She just kept reminding herself: I'm a child, I'm just a child right now...

Her eyes weren't idle as she carefully looked around and got a general idea about her surroundings. This was a small fishing village that was close to the sea. There were mostly old straw houses in the village. Their family had a five-room residence with a courtyard, so they can be considered a family with above-average living conditions in the village.

However... if her family had decent living conditions, why had the original host of this body died because of a small and dirty piece of steamed bun?

"What happened?!" A white-haired old woman with deep wrinkles around her mouth came out from the main room. When she saw her daughter-in-law carrying a blood covered Yu Xiaocao in her arms, she frowned and grumbled, "You went out so early this morning. Where did you go? Wouldn't her head injury cost a lot of money to be treated? A family full of sick and useless people. Even a rich family will be ruined by all the medical fees! Second Daughter-in-law, is this how you look after your daughter?"