Transmigrated as Cannon Fodder — I Rise to Female Lead Through Hard Work-Chapter 50: The Ruse of Self-Sacrifice?

"Hmph, I’m not going to argue with you, but I can’t stand unpleasant words, so be careful next time." Yi Roujing took the reins from Ding Anmin’s hand and said.

"Who cares about you." Ding Anmin snorted.

Xia Xingchen laughed at the scene, "Your relationship as sisters-in-law is getting better and better." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"Who is good with her."

"Who is good with her."

Their voices synchronized, making Xia Xingchen laugh even more heartily, though a hint of melancholy flashed in her eyes.

"Hey, relationships are mutual. That fake sister of yours isn’t worth your sadness." Yi Roujing guessed Xia Xingchen’s thoughts from her expression and comforted her.

"Hmm, if my biological mom were still here, it’d be great if she could give me a younger brother or sister." Xia Xingchen said with envy.

"What do you need a brother or sister for? Find a good man, and his siblings will all be yours." Ding Anmin chimed in, "Like me, kind-hearted, generous, and poised as a little sister-in-law, you deserve to have one like me, and I wish you find someone like me."

Yi Roujing was amused, and Xia Xingchen was no exception. She hugged Ding Anmin’s shoulder, "Why don’t I be your second sister-in-law then."

"You like my second brother?" Ding Anmin expressed skepticism.

"Not really." Xia Xingchen admitted, "It’s because I like you as my little sister-in-law."

"Forget it, don’t sacrifice your happiness because of me." Ding Anmin said sincerely, "But if you do have feelings for my second brother, I can matchmake for you."

"Hahaha, please don’t." Xia Xingchen laughed out loud.

...

"By the way, why is Gu Shizhao also in the south?" Yi Roujing suddenly thought to ask.

"I don’t know." Xia Xingchen shook her head.

"Xingchen, that Gu Shizhao helped you. Next time you see him, you should thank him." Ding Anmin said.

"Hmm." Xia Xingchen nodded.

"How do you feel taking the medicine Elder Ren prescribed for you?" Yi Roujing asked.

"Hmm, I feel quite good, feel less breathless and there’s less panting." Xia Xingchen said, "I’ve slept better these nights, and the cold sweats are gone."

"In a little while, you’ll be just like us."

"Hopefully."

"Mr. Qi, the cows are up to you."

When Mr. Qi walked over, Yi Roujing handed the reins to him and proactively took the basket and sickle from his back.

"Alright." After these days of interaction, Mr. Qi spoke to Yi Roujing more intimately and was not constantly polite and distant.

Today, there’s a little bustle on the small hillside, and when Yi Roujing’s group of four arrived, Bai Wei and her son Jie were already there.

"These are green cakes I made myself. Take them home and taste the flavor." Bai Wei opened the basket she brought, inside were three packages of green cakes wrapped in oil paper. She gave one to Mr. Qi, then one to Yi Roujing and Ding Anmin, and the last to Xia Xingchen.

"Bai Wei, I’ll share with Anmin and them, no need to give me separately." Xia Xingchen hurriedly waved her hand, everyone in the team knew Bai Wei’s family condition, she was embarrassed to accept. Green cakes require a lot of glutinous rice, which is pricier than regular rice.

"I know, that’s why I gave Roujing’s group the largest one." Bai Wei insisted and tucked it into Xia Xingchen’s basket.

"Thank you, Bai Wei." Yi Roujing and the others all thanked her.

"By the way, Roujing, today I saw a group of people leave the team, I heard from others they were your mother-in-law’s family?" Bai Wei, who was cutting grass, suddenly remembered something and looked up to talk to Yi Roujing.

"The Li Family, from the Lotus Production Team." Ding Anmin answered for her.

"No wonder then." Bai Wei murmured.

"What’s surprising?" Yi Roujing asked back.

"The other day I saw a girl from the Li Family, just on the day you fell in the water, so I remembered the date." Bai Wei said, "I don’t normally pay attention and hadn’t met her before, saw a new face that day and couldn’t recall whose daughter it was, almost forgot about it, only today when I saw a familiar face did I remember."

"On the day I fell into the water, Li Xipei came to our team?" Yi Roujing felt a twist inside but didn’t show it on her face.

"I’m not sure about that." Bai Wei replied, "I met her halfway to the commune from our team, near the pond where you fell."

"On the day my sister-in-law fell into the water, Li Xipei didn’t come to our home." Ding Anmin was a bit surprised.

"Maybe she wasn’t heading to our team, perhaps the neighboring team." Yi Roujing feigned indifference, not wanting to drag Ding Anmin in.

"Could be." Ding Anmin took her words at face value, "Liu Moli at the neighboring Wan Tang Production Team is Li Xipei’s secondary school mate, they’re very close."

Yi Roujing sped up cutting grass, pondering how to "return the favor" from the past, meanwhile treating pigweed as Li Xipei, doing her utmost to hack away.

Consequences ensued, cutting pigweed throughout the morning, she did as much as she had in previous half-day efforts, but also ended up with two blisters on her palm. Previously, her mood was too foul to notice, but now she stopped and felt the pain.

"What’s up with you, going all out today like this." Ding Anmin seeing the blisters on Yi Roujing’s palm was speechless, "Ruining your own palm like this."

"Though our big brother rarely comes home, you don’t have to exert such effort for show."

"Who’s trying to show off." Yi Roujing got speechless, just venting her emotions, how come everything relates to Ding Ancheng.

Ding Anmin gave her a not-at-all believable look.

Upon reaching home, Yi Roujing went to wash her hands, using her left hand to scoop water, as soon as she submerged her right hand in the basin, someone picked it up, frowning while examining her palm.

"Does it hurt? I’ll handle the pigweed this afternoon so you don’t have to. I’ll pop those blisters later, keep your hand dry for a few days." Ding Ancheng said.

Ding Anmin was waiting to wash her hands, but upon hearing this, her gaze towards Yi Roujing transformed, eyeing her with plentiful admiration mixed with a slight disdain, she was wrong, who said her sister-in-law was showing off, this was clearly playing the sympathy card.

"Big brother, second brother, my hand..."

Ding Anmin didn’t get to finish her sentence as Ding Anguo looked over her hand thoroughly, "What’s wrong with your hand? Nothing at all."

"Second brother, you should learn from big brother, otherwise how are you going to find a wife." Ding Anmin solemnly said, "Also look closely, here my hand is red, pressed from holding the sickle handle too long, these here and here are calluses, I just wanted you guys to pamper me, guess I was wrong."

Yi Roujing couldn’t help but chuckle.

Ding Anguo flicked Ding Anmin’s forehead, "Where did you pick up this gibberish, the family hasn’t asked you to earn many work points, just take it easy."

Ding Anmin gave him a scornful look, talking to a deaf ear.

"In the afternoon, you stay home with your sister-in-law; I’ll cut your share too." Ding Ancheng slightly curled his lips, rarely exhibiting this kind of smile.

"Second brother, look at big brother, then reflect on the nonsense you just said." Ding Anmin kicked Ding Anguo.