Liujiacun.

Pain, every part of my body aches, my head throbs and spins, even breathing feels difficult...

Where is this? Where am I again? Ding Dingding slowly opened her eyes. Looking into the face before her was a familiar one, that of her mother whom she thought about day and night in her midnight dreams…

"Sweetheart, sweetheart, you're awake! Let mommy check your forehead, are you still feverish?" Her anxious voice rang in my ear. She touched my forehead gently. "Bless the Buddha, my little darling is finally better. Wait here, mommy will make some porridge for you."

Ding Ding ding looked at the woman's leaving figure, her eyes blurred with tears, welling up and falling down unconsciously. "Mother, is it really you? My child misses you so much, my child will never leave you again..."

Ding Dingding didn't understand, if a person died, would there really be a soul, or was it that Heaven pitied her, allowing her to meet her mother in the underworld. But why was it so real?

Ding Ding ding looked up and glanced around. This dilapidated room, a mud-brick house with uneven, cracked yellow earth floor, wasn't it just like the flimsy grass hut she had lived in when she fled her home?

"Mother, mother, is my younger sister alright?" A crisp voice rang out as a child walked in. The child wasn't more than twelve or thirteen years old, with a pale and thin face. She wore a patched-up tunic, and her feet were clad in worn straw sandals that had lost their soles.

By this time, Ding Ding was confused. Why was there still a sister here? She looked to be over ten years older than her.

Ding Dingding pinched herself hard, it hurt so much, a real pain surged up, her heart skipped a beat, could it be she was reborn? She had been reborn back to the age of ten! Since heaven had given her a chance at rebirth, she would definitely live a life that belonged to her and change all the bad habits from her past life.

In my past life, I was sharp-tongued, domineering, lazy, arrogant, abandoned my family, and had all the flaws imaginable. As a result, I grew increasingly estranged from my sister...and eventually died under a bridge.

"Little sister, little sister, you're awake. Look, big sister brought you some delicious food. Eat this and you'll feel better, you won't be in pain anymore." A pair of grimy little hands held two tiny cherries.

Ding Dingding looked at her sister in memory and smiled happily. It was really good, she was back. This was after being sent back from Li Jiatun, over 20 kilometers away.

When I was six years old, my father went hunting in the mountains and never came back.

Since their mother couldn't raise all three siblings, she decided to send one of them to be raised by another family. Li San and his wife from Li Jia Tun were in their thirties and had been childless for over a decade. Upon hearing of this situation, they went straight to Ding's household and took a liking to Ding Tingting. They only paid one升 of rice and took her away to be their daughter.

When Ding Tingting first arrived at Li San's home, she had lived a year of well-fed, warm, and comfortable days. Li San and his wife treated her like their own daughter, cooking delicious meals for her, buying new clothes for her, and taking her out to do business. It was like falling into a honey jar...

A year later, Li San's wife became pregnant and gave birth to a chubby white son after ten months of pregnancy. His business had plummeted, and he didn't even have money to return to Li Jia Tun...

From this point on, Li San and his wife were no longer on good terms. They argued every day, fighting was a common occurrence.

Ding Dingding gets up as soon as the sky brightens to build a fire and cook. She doesn't have time for breakfast before rushing to change her younger brother's diaper from last night.

When he was free during the day, he would go to collect firewood. The work was endless and could never be finished. When he had time to spare, he would beg for alms. If he wasn't careful, he would get beaten up. Every day it was beatings, one after another. Day after day, he fell ill soon. He developed a high fever and mumbled, "Home, home, I want my mother…" Li San also felt remorse and returned from afar, sending him back to Liujiacun.

"Sister, sister, what's wrong?" Ding Dingding was called back by the anxious voice. Looking at her sister in front of her, she happily hugged her, "Sister, I'm fine, I just miss you, so much...so much."

"Sweetheart, don't cry. From now on, we will never be separated again. Sister will give you all the good food and won't let anyone take you away. Sister will definitely protect you well. Don't cry, be good, don't cry…" Ding Dalian wiped her tears while comforting…

Ding Dingding looked at her elder sister, and thoughts of her elder sister from her past life came to mind.

My sister's husband didn't love her, and her two sons were unfilial. They didn't care for her when she was sick, wouldn't feed her, and tormented her until she was covered in maggots and died a horrible death. Now that God has given me another chance at life, I will make sure my sister is happy this time around.

"Dali, your little sister just woke up, let her sleep a bit more. Come out and help me wash the vegetables, I'm going out for a bit." Footsteps faded away outside the door.

"Alright, Mother. I understand." Ding Da Lian replied.

"Little sister, sleep for a little while longer. I'll call you when it's time to eat." Ding Dalian looked at her lovingly, and from that small, dirty hand came two small cherries again.

Ding Ding's eyes watered, "Sister, let's each have one!" She picked up a.

"Little sister, here you go. You'll feel better after eating these. I found them in the riverbank. They are wild ones. I picked a lot but Li Niu and Xia Gouzi stole most of them. It's all my fault for not being strong enough. There were so many on the tree, but I couldn't beat them. They were too many…" Ding Dalian lowered her head with shame because she hadn't brought back several cherries for her sister.

Ding Dingding took a cherry, anger flashing in her eyes. She started plotting against Li Niu and Xia Gouzi, those two nasty boys. They had bullied her and her sister constantly in their past life. This time, she'd make them pay...

Sister, let's go wash the vegetables. Mother will be back in a while.

"Sister, you just got better. You should take a nap…"

Ding Dingding's heart was warm and fuzzy. It's such a blessing to have a sister who cares about her so much! "Sister, if I lie down any longer, I'll go crazy! Let me get some fresh air!"

"Alright, little sister, but you have to watch big sister wash the vegetables honestly. Don't drink cold water, or Mother will scold me when she gets back." Ding Dalian kept reminding her repeatedly.

"Sister, just rest assured, I'm here with you, I won't cause any trouble for you."

The two sisters came to the courtyard. Ding Dalian brought over a small stool, "Sister, just sit here and watch me work."

"Well, okay."

Ding Dingding looked at her elder sister taking out a wooden basin. The basin was missing a corner and was very old and broken. There were some bitter melon seeds inside. Next to it was a broken wooden bucket, water slowly seeping out from underneath, it should have been leaking for a while.

Ding Da Lian used a gourd ladle to scoop water into a wooden basin, carefully washing the bitter gourd leaves little by little. She washed them three or four times before placing them in the ladle aside.

Ding Dingding looked at the clean amaranth, reminiscing about her past life, her head throbbing. Oh, Liujiacun suffered a natural disaster last year and this year was hit by drought. She knew that in another week, this amaranth would be impossible to dig up. Getting food wasn't easy at all.

How can we make sure our family has enough to eat?

(Editor in charge:novel effect)