In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 1 I really don't want to transmigrate!

So hungry...

so cold...

The feeling of hunger and cold woke Chen Dao slowly, and what came into view were two anxious female faces, one big and one small.

"Brother, you're awake?"

Seemingly noticing Chen Dao's open eyes, the younger girl exclaimed in surprise.

The slightly aged woman beside her also showed a look of wild joy on her face, and said with tears in her eyes, "Dao'er, you've finally woken up!"

Looking at the two unfamiliar faces, Chen Dao opened his mouth: "You are...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Dao was stunned as memories flooded back.

Chen Dao was an ordinary person in China. After graduating from university, he worked diligently and perfectly served as a cog in the machine of society, busy every day for his salary.

Although Chen Dao occasionally complains about life and sometimes thinks about making changes, he has never imagined changing things in this way!

Yes!

The moment the memories flooded back, Chen Dao knew that he had transmigrated like the protagonists in those novels!

The body his soul transmigrated into was originally named Chen Dao, an ordinary villager from Chenjia Village, Taiping County, Qingzhou, Xia Kingdom. His father died early, and there were only three people in his family: his mother Li Ping, his younger sister Chen Fei, and Chen Dao himself.

Having absorbed the original owner's memories, Chen Dao glanced at Li Ping and Chen Fei, secretly lamenting his misfortune.

"I really don't want to time travel!"

Chen Dao felt extremely bitter.

According to the original owner's memories, the Xia Kingdom was an ancient society similar to ancient China, with extremely low productivity. Not only were resources far less abundant than in later times, but natural disasters and man-made calamities were also frequent. Ordinary people were lucky to have enough to eat, let alone be full.

"Dao'er, it's so good to see you awake!"

Li Ping held Chen Dao's hand tightly, tears streaming down her face: "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have agreed to go into the mountains with them."

Chen Dao remained silent. Having received the original owner's memories, he naturally knew what Li Ping was talking about.

Since his father passed away, Chen Dao, the only male in the family, became one of the family's laborers, needing to work in the fields with Li Ping. They were able to make a living by farming.

However, in recent years, natural disasters have been frequent and the government has been increasing taxes, which has made it impossible for the family's few acres of land to support their livelihood. Therefore, Chen Dao thought of going into the mountains to hunt with the hunters in the village.

Of course, although it was called hunting, Chen Dao was only responsible for helping the hunters carry the game. Afterwards, the hunters would share some of the game with Chen Dao, so Chen Dao didn't need to fight the game himself.

At first, Li Ping disagreed with Chen Dao doing this, after all, the Cangmang Mountains were too vast and full of dangers, and Li Ping really didn't want the only male in the family to take the risk.

But the family was already starving, and Chen Dao had made up his mind, so Li Ping had no choice but to acquiesce.

But who would have thought that this seemingly harmless event would result in Chen Dao being seriously injured?

On his way down the mountain, Chen Dao tripped and fell, hitting the back of his head on a rock. He then remained unconscious for several days.

In the past few days, Li Ping and Chen Fei have been serving Chen Dao day and night, constantly praying that Chen Dao will wake up as soon as possible.

Fortunately, their prayers were answered, and Chen Dao, who had been in a coma for several days, finally woke up.

What Li Ping and Chen Fei didn't know was...

The soul within Chen Dao's awakened body was no longer the original Chen Dao, but a soul that had traveled from Earth.

"Brother, please don't go to the mountain anymore, okay?"

Chen Fei said with hope in her eyes, "Although I am young, I know the importance of the men in the family. I never want to go through the fear and anxiety of the past few days again."

Looking at Chen Fei's expectant face, Chen Dao nodded subconsciously: "Okay."

"Great!"

A look of joy appeared on Chen Fei's small face.

Chen Dao looked at Chen Fei, who was about one meter tall, and felt a little sad. Although Chen Fei's face was clean, Chen Dao still noticed the patches on her clothes, her hair was dry and yellow, and her small face was thin and dry, which was very different from the children on Earth.

Chen Dao knew that this was a sign of malnutrition. Chen Fei, who was already 10 years old, was less than 1 meter tall because she had not been able to get enough to eat for a long time.

Looking at Li Ping again, at 35 years old, her skin was dark and her face was deeply lined, making her look like a 50-year-old woman.

"Gululu."

Just then, Chen Dao's stomach growled, and a strong feeling of hunger struck.

"Dao'er, are you hungry? Mom will go make you some food!"

Li Ping immediately got up and went to the kitchen, which was separated from the room by a wall, to cook for Chen Dao.

Chen Fei crawled to the edge of the bed, wrapping her two small hands around Chen Dao's right hand, as if to give him some warmth: "Brother, is it warm?"

"warm."

Even though she was a little cold, Chen Dao still gave the little girl an affirmative answer.

He looked around the house, his heart aching.

The walls were made of wooden planks, and the cold wind was seeping in through the gaps between the planks. Even the blankets covering the body could not keep out the cold, let alone the tattered clothes on the body.

Chen Dao could even feel that Chen Fei, who was holding his hand, was shivering. Clearly, the clothes she was wearing were far from enough to keep her warm.

"Xiao Fei, come under the covers quickly!"

Chen Dao lifted a corner of the quilt to let Chen Fei come inside to warm up.

Chen Fei hesitated for a moment, but still snuggled into the blankets, her small body curled up in Chen Dao's arms, and she immediately felt much warmer.

"It's so warm in my brother's blanket."

Chen Fei smiled in Chen Dao's arms.

"is it?"

Chen Dao gently stroked Chen Fei's hair, his eyes vacant.

If he had a choice, Chen Dao would naturally not want to come to this world. In his previous life, although he was a corporate slave, at least he had enough to eat and wear and was not hungry or cold. Why would he want to come here to suffer?

But now that we're here, and since we can't go back, we can only try our best to adapt to this world.

"I wonder if my knowledge from my past life will be enough to make my life easier in this world?"

Chen Dao's gaze wandered. In his previous life, he had read many time-travel novels. The protagonists in those novels were often able to succeed in the ancient world by relying on their modern knowledge. He wondered if he could replicate the protagonists' actions.

only……

Chen Dao glanced at his bare home and temporarily abandoned the idea.

Even if he could remember the knowledge from his past life, it would probably be useless for the time being.

"Sigh, let's just take it one step at a time!"

Chen Dao sighed softly.

"The food is here!"

A short while later, Li Ping came over with a bowl of food and said to Chen Dao, "Dao'er, eat first! You need to eat well to recover!"

Chen Dao glanced at the bowl Li Ping was holding. It contained a few beans and clumps of something resembling a paste, which looked completely unappetizing.

But Chen Dao knew very well that this was already considered good.

It's only because he's recovering from an illness that Li Ping would have been reluctant to offer him these foods. The family usually eats mostly bran, which is the husk or husk removed from grains (such as rice and wheat). This stuff is not only rough on the throat and hard to swallow, but eating too much of it can also burden the digestive system. It's far better than the beans and porridge in front of them.

"What's wrong, Dao'er?"

Noticing Chen Dao's expression, Li Ping asked.

"fine!"

Chen Dao shook his head, took the bowl from Li Ping, and forced himself to swallow the food.

After finishing his meal, Chen Dao smacked his lips. He didn't find it particularly bad, but it was far from delicious either.

The porridge and beans were boiled in water and seasoned with salt at most. It's easy to imagine that they wouldn't taste very good. It's only because Chen Dao was extremely hungry that he couldn't eat this stuff. Otherwise, someone who was used to eating dishes with all sorts of seasonings in his previous life would really not be able to stomach it.

After finishing a bowl of porridge, Chen Dao felt a bit stronger. Just as he was about to return the bowl to Li Ping, there was a knock on the door.

"Sister-in-law, are you at home?"

"Sister-in-law, we've come to see Chen Dao."

"Sister-in-law, open the door."

"..."

Hearing the familiar voice coming from outside the door, Li Ping hurriedly went to open it.

"sister in law."

The door opened, and a cold wind blew into the room. Three men walked in and said to Li Ping somewhat apologetically, "We're sorry, we couldn't take good care of Xiaodao."

The people who came were none other than the three hunters who had taken Chen Dao into the mountains to hunt before. The middle-aged man in the lead was named Chen Da, and the two people beside him were Chen Si and Chen Jiang.

Chenjia Village, as the name suggests, is a village mainly composed of people with the surname Chen. Because most of the villagers share the same surname and are related by marriage, the village is extremely united.

Knowing that Chen Dao's family was struggling after losing their husbands, the three men, including Chen Da, decided to take care of him and bring him up the mountain. This way, they could "legitimately" share some of the game with Chen Dao to make his family's situation better. However, an unexpected accident occurred, causing Chen Dao to fall and remain unconscious for several days.

Li Ping naturally harbored resentment about Chen Dao's coma, but she also knew that Chen Da and the other two meant well, so she did not blame them. She simply said, "It's not your fault. Dao'er was just careless."

"In the end, it was our failure to take good care of Xiaodao."

With an honest and simple face, General Chen handed a piece of meat to Li Ping, saying, "Sister-in-law, this is the meat we agreed to share with Xiao Dao. Take it and help Xiao Dao recover."

Li Ping glanced at it and was somewhat tempted. Life was tough in the village these days, and many families couldn't even get enough to eat, let alone meat. If she could take this piece of meat, she could help Chen Dao and Chen Fei nourish themselves.

"This……"

Just as Li Ping was about to speak, Chen Da ignored her and shoved the meat into her hand, saying, "Sister-in-law, take this. It was originally meant for Xiao Dao."

"Then I'll accept it!"

Li Ping took the meat a little embarrassedly, "Please come inside and sit down, I'll get you some water!"

"Sister-in-law, no need to trouble yourself. We'll just take a look at Xiaodao and then leave."

Chen Da led Chen Si and Chen Jiang into the house.