The head of the Mu family

Chapter 2 gives me a feeling that I can't make it here anymore.

With great difficulty, Shen Huai moved to a place about ten meters away from that group of people.

They stopped and dared not go any further.

That area, where the crowd was, was an open space, and it was indeed very lively.

Shen Huai climbed all the way up, the path beneath him was dirt, and although he couldn't see clearly, the soil was relatively dry.

Using the light of the campfire, Shen Huai found a hollow and lay down, only tilting his head to expose his ear in the hollow.

Shen Huai's heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was about to jump out of his chest!

It seems like it's still quite far!

I wanted to get closer and listen to what those people were saying, but I didn't dare!

Fortunately, the group was quite loud, and even from some distance, we could still hear some of their voices.

Their accent is somewhat like the dialect of the Northwest region; it's spoken so authentically that it's practically incomprehensible.

Shen Huai secretly cheered himself up:

You've traveled to so many places across the country, and you've heard a lot of dialects on TV.

Fortunately, it's a northern dialect; if you calm down, you should be able to understand some of the meaning.

After all, Northern dialects have a lot of Mandarin foundation.

In my hometown in the south, the dialect might be completely different even if we're in a different city.

Thank goodness! Thank goodness! Take a deep breath and calm down!

After forcing himself to calm down, Shen Huai listened and guessed, then mentally summarized the connections:

There must be something good happening; everyone's celebrating.

The perceived danger level decreased slightly, and he cautiously peeked out.

There was a large, open space with a flat surface. Men, women, and children were gathered around three large bonfires. There were about a hundred people, including men, women, and children.

The group closest to the campfire was a group of young people, about twenty or so.

The men and women formed a large circle, singing and dancing.

The young men mostly wore white headscarves and dark-colored long-sleeved jackets with front openings.

The girls all had their hair neatly combed, and some even had pretty flowers in their hair.

The clothes they wore were mostly blue or red, and regardless of age or gender, their pants were all dark-colored.

On one side of the campfire, there were some women, some young and some middle-aged, several of whom had babies on their backs or chests, their hair neatly combed, and some of the younger ones were wearing flowers.

They gathered around a simple large stove.

Shen Huai looked at them; there was a large group of them, with all their limbs intact and smiles on their faces. Many girls and boys were playing and frolicking not far from them.

I finally breathed a sigh of relief!

Upon closer inspection, some were chatting animatedly in groups of three or five; others were fiddling with food by the stove; and still others were occasionally shouting at the children not far away.

Around the stove, you could vaguely see only white and yellow steamed buns, and next to them was a large pot of stew, with plenty of food.

Shen Huai breathed a sigh of relief, completely dispelling his sense of crisis.

The faint aroma of food wafted into Shen Huai's nostrils and reached his stomach.

Okay! Although many questions remain, I've confirmed that I'm safe and that I'm probably hungry.

Did I shrink like Conan?

Or whatever the reason, it can't compare to the empty city strategy that's currently playing out in my internal organs.

Is this a strange place, or time travel?

Shen Huai thought for a moment, and none of them matched any of the time-travel novels he had read.

This is a real headache!

At least according to what's written in books, after transmigrating, the original owner's memories usually squeeze into one's mind.

However, since waking up, I haven't found any memories of anyone else.

Shen Huai pondered for himself:

It shouldn't be a rebirth. I climbed all the way here and barely encountered any grass or trees. Back home, it's all greenery.

The dry soil beneath me indicates that the geology is different from that of my hometown!

The people I just saw all had long hair tied in topknots, and their clothes were all different.

What exactly caused things to turn out this way?

Let's leave that for now. The problem right now is: it hurts to fall!

Shen Huai had just crawled on the ground, and it hurt when his hands and feet rubbed against the ground, but his sensory perception was still very clear.

Could it be possession?

Based on the current known information, the place where he just woke up should be a house.

The original owner must have been this person, looking at the simple and honest villagers~

Shen Huai made up his mind: Then I'll just ignore it!

Let's go out and see if anyone has claimed this new body.

Judging from the current situation, my life safety should be guaranteed, and at the very least, I can get some food and drink.

I'm so hungry!!!

I'll find a chance to come back tomorrow.

Having made up his mind, Shen Huai stood up, pretending to sob as he walked toward the crowd.

When he was about seven or eight meters away from the crowd, he was spotted by a little boy who was playing a game and running around.

"Aunt Liang~"

He suddenly stopped, stared intently at Shen Huai, then turned and shouted towards the stove.

Then he turned to Shen Huai and pointed with his hand:

"Little Sister Wuya!"

Shen Huai understood these two sentences, and a huge weight was finally lifted from his heart!

A woman dressed in relatively simple clothes came over from the stove. She rubbed her hands on her apron a few times as she walked, and then walked up to Shen Huai.

He quickly dusted Shen Huai off from head to toe, then bent down and picked her up in his arms.

Then, supporting Shen Huai with one hand and holding his sleeve with the other, he carefully wiped the ash off Shen Huai's face.

While muttering, "Are you awake? Is Wuya hungry?..."

He mumbled a lot after that, but Shen Huai didn't understand.

Based on the principle that the more you say, the more mistakes you make, and not knowing the local dialect, Shen Huai just kept repeating the word "hungry".

The woman smiled, carried her to the stove, and wiped her hands with a damp cloth.

She picked up a bowl from the stove, filled it with more than half a bowl of noodles, scooped some meat topping, and began to feed her Wuya.

Oh dear! The woman had no idea that her Five-Arrow System had already been updated!

Xin Wuya felt uncomfortable being fed and tried several times to get a bowl to eat by herself, but the woman gently scolded her with a smile each time.

Based on the few words I understood after being scolded several times, I pieced together a comprehension.

The woman was worried that Wuya was too young to hold the bowl properly.

Shen Huai: I'm grateful for my excellent language comprehension system~

I don't know if it was because I was hungry, but the noodles were so delicious!

One bowl of food completely satisfied my hunger; with food in my stomach, I felt energized.

Several women, some carrying children and some not, gathered around. They spoke a language they couldn't understand, and their chatter filled the air.

These people would tease Wu Ya from time to time, and the new Wu Ya had no choice but to adapt to this situation.

New Wuya's inner thoughts:

Good heavens~ How small is that!?

It's good that it's young. Since we don't speak the language, we have enough time to adapt to the environment and gradually figure out the current situation.

Xin Wuya glanced at the young men and women around the campfire, then at the elderly gathered together.

A moment later, I saw a large group of men whipping a huge spinning top.

There was also a group of children playing games and making noise. I couldn't understand most of what they said, but I could tell from their accents that they were from the Northwest region, not the Northeast.

After an unknown amount of time, Xin Wuya gradually began to understand some words that were pronounced in a way that was closer to Mandarin.

The campfire gradually died down, and the food was cleared away by the men and children.

Everyone dispersed and went home as families, and Wuya finally saw her family members:

A family consisting of a great-grandmother, grandparents, uncle, second uncle, and Wuya.

Shen Huai sighed inwardly:

Sigh! After years of hard work, moving from the countryside to the city, it's all back to the countryside now!

Sigh! After decades of hard work, suddenly I'm back to square one...

Shen Huai was pulled into Wu Ya Niang's arms and found a man next to her. The man shouted a few times towards the square.

Goodness gracious!

There are four more girls above the fifth one!

Aside from myself, the youngest is about five or six years old, and the oldest is about eleven or twelve.

Hearing the shouts, they swarmed from all directions like ducklings in a threshing ground calling for food.

The night air was getting a bit chilly, and they were all wearing worn-out long-sleeved clothes.

They must have been playing around just now; they all look so warm and steamy!

The man and the two older girls helped the three elderly people, and then they went home together.

Shen Huai nestled in Wu Ya Niang's arms and thought:

This must be ancient times, but I don't know what era it is.

Have I traveled through time?!

Judging from their clothes, they're so poor they can barely afford to eat.

No way! Why is this different from the time-travel novels I've read?

(Rolls eyes)

How could I have had such a strange encounter?

The problem is, I don't have any skills!

In this wonderful modern world, I finally made it from the countryside to the city after many hardships.

After so many years of hard work~

I have savings, a car and a house, a stable job, a stable family life, and my child is almost in middle school.

Now, what does this mean?

Good heavens! I'm asking you! What do you mean?

(No response from God)

Good heavens! When other people transmigrate, don't they all become vengeful young ladies or have a space-related cheat ability?

Me! Why didn't I have it?

Will we have to wait a while for a surprise?

While Shen Huai was lost in thought, he arrived at Wu Ya's house—a few dilapidated mud-walled and thatched huts!

Shen Huai was pondering:

How can anyone live in just these few thatched huts?

I want a latex mattress!

Otherwise I won't be able to sleep well!

I really want to cry. Why is God treating me like this?!

Let's not even talk about latex mattresses. In this situation, even getting enough to eat is probably a problem!

No wonder everyone is so thin.

The three old men, hand in hand, entered a thatched hut. Then, a light the size of a mung bean shone into the hut, shining through the doors and windows onto the ground.

The couple and their five maids went into a room together.

The man took out a tinderbox from his pocket, groped around to a dilapidated eight-immortal table, and lit an old oil lamp on the table.

The man gave the woman some instructions, took Wuya from her and sat her on a stool. He left a five- or six-year-old girl next to him, and then the woman took the other three children out.

In the blink of an eye, I could hear people bustling about outside.

There was another shed, which was probably the kitchen. The woman led several older women there to boil water and tidy up.

The man held Wuya and teased her.

Little did he know that Wu Ya, now with a different soul, only knew that the man was teasing the child, but she couldn't understand what he meant!

Sigh! Helpless, Shen Huai could only occasionally force a smile to appease him.

But when I understood that the four or five-year-old girl next to me was called Siya, my heart sank!

He thought to himself:

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the three who went out should be Daya, Erya, and Sanya!

Oh my god! How am I supposed to survive here?

Judging from this situation, I'm not going to make a living!