After transmigrating into the body of the female supporting character's biological mother, she

Xu Yueyun remembered something and quickly said, "Xiao Yu, go to the supply and marketing cooperative these next few days and see if they have any chickens for sale. Take your meat coupons and buy a chicken. If they don't have any chickens, buy a few pounds of pork ribs."

Everyone in the family, big and small, needs some nourishment.

"Okay, I understand," Aunt Yu replied.

There is already little arable land on islands.

The Su family doesn't own any land on the island.

Jiang Chengzhou wanted to plant watermelons, so Su Bingcheng pulled up all the vegetables he had planted in the yard and helped him turn the soil and sow the seeds.

Linlin was helping her brother water the plants, and while watering, she started playing with the mud.

Su Lang didn't stop her, but just sat beside her and watched, occasionally responding to her daughter's voice.

Shen Man was reading a book in the room.

The book "How the Steel Was Tempered" that Jiang Chengzhou lent her.

Kong Baozhu woke up and, as usual, went to the table to find something to eat as soon as she got up.

It was as if he couldn't see Shen Man sitting right next to him.

Shen Man was used to her mother's behavior, but hearing the bursts of laughter coming from the other side, she couldn't help but feel a little envious.

"Shen Man! I've come to find you!"

Just as I was lost in thought, Jiang Chengzhou's loud voice came from outside.

Shen Man had never met anyone like Jiang Chengzhou.

He seems completely unconcerned about what others think, acting recklessly, yet he's not annoying.

Shen Man did not answer, and then there were several more urgent knocks on the door.

"You're here." Shen Man, leaning on her cane, slowly walked to the courtyard gate and opened the door for him.

She has regained some of her leg mobility, but she cannot exercise too much, as it could easily cause joint deformities.

As soon as the door opened, a big smiling face greeted me.

"Shen Man, my grandma asked me to bring you some vegetables."

Chang San also grows vegetables in his courtyard.

Unfortunately, he wasn't cut out for it; the vegetables he grew were sparse and thin, truly belonging to the "lush grass, sparse bean sprouts" type.

Su Bingcheng loves growing vegetables and has become familiar with many of the villagers in the area.

Villagers often bring them vegetables, and with what they grow themselves, they sometimes can't even finish them all.

So they would often send some to Chang San's family.

Jiang Chengzhou shoved the basket he was carrying into her hands, glanced into the house, and asked, "What are you doing at home on such a hot day?"

Shen Man pursed her lips, holding a basket in one hand and leaning on her cane with the other, and slowly walked into the courtyard.

Jiang Chengzhou was anxious, so he took the basket over and placed it on the stone table in the courtyard.

"Are you still reading this book?"

Jiang Chengzhou saw the books on the table and smiled, "Take your time reading them, no rush to return them."

Shen Man nodded.

Suddenly, the sound of an enamel cup falling to the ground came from inside the room.

Shen Man immediately stood up, but Jiang Chengzhou was even faster, rushing inside in a few steps.

Kong Baozhu seemed to know she had made a mistake, and huddled in the corner, not daring to look at them.

Jiang Chengzhou picked up the enamel mug and turned to Shen Man, saying, "It's okay, it's just a little bit of paint chipped off, it's still usable."

Shen Man hadn't responded yet.

Jiang Chengzhou then turned to Kong Baozhu and asked, "Auntie, did you get the cup to drink water?"

Kong Baozhu looked at him fearfully, not daring to speak.

When she lived in the small fishing village, Kong Baozhu liked to go out and play with the children.

The children there often teased her.

When Chang San found out, he forbade her from playing with the children.

He also said that if he saw her playing with children again, he would slap her hand.

Although Kong Baozhu is somewhat mentally challenged, she still knows how to feel pain.

From then on, whenever she saw a child as young as Jiang Chengzhou, she would hide.

Seeing her condition, Jiang Chengzhou quickly retreated to the doorway and asked Shen Man, "What's wrong with her?"

Shen Man shook her head. "Just put the cup on the table. Let's go out first."

"Oh, okay."

Jiang Chengzhou shrugged, quickly put the cup on the table, and then left.

"I'm sorry."

Shen Man closed the door and turned to Jiang Chengzhou.

Jiang Chengzhou scratched his head. "There's nothing to apologize for. I know Auntie is sick."

Shen Man remained silent.

She really liked Grandma Xu and Grandpa Su across the street, and she also liked Aunt Yu and Brother Liu Feng very much.

They were the kindest people to Shen Man's family since she could remember.

Dr. Lin is very good, and Jiang Chengzhou and Linlin are also very good.

Chang San also encouraged her to befriend Jiang Chengzhou.

However, don't be fooled by Shen Man's seemingly carefree and indifferent demeanor.

Children with strong self-esteem are actually more likely to fall into feelings of inferiority.

Shen Man wants to be friends with Jiang Chengzhou.

But she felt she wasn't good enough.

My legs are weak, so I can't run.

Having never been to school, there are many things that Jiang Chengzhou knows that she doesn't understand.

Moreover, her family background was not good, and her mother was mentally unstable.

Shen Man felt inferior, but she didn't want to give up on herself.

But a sensitive and proud person like her always wants to wait until she is perfect and at ease before making friends with others.

Jiang Chengzhou has many friends and a very easygoing personality, so he would never have thought that far ahead.

He had already put Kong Baozhu's matter behind him and happily talked about his watermelon-growing business.

Shen Man's cold response didn't seem to bother him.

"Shen Man, do you want to plant watermelons?" Jiang Chengzhou pointed to the land in their yard. "Anyway, your dad isn't good at growing vegetables, so this land is being wasted."

Jiang Chengzhou had just finished a day's work, and he spoke with the air of an old farmer.

"I don't know how to grow watermelons, and I don't have any seeds," Shen Man said.

"Wait here, I'll go get my grandpa."

After saying that, Jiang Chengzhou ran out like the wind.

Shen Man had no time to stop her, so she could only look around the yard and tidy up the clutter.

A short while later, the entire Su family arrived.

Holding tools in his hand, Su Bingcheng said with a smile, "Man'er, are you going to grow watermelons too?"

Shen Man looked at Jiang Chengzhou, not knowing how to say she wouldn't plant it, and could only nod slightly.

Su Bingcheng said, "I suggest we stop planting watermelons. We've already planted some, and we'll eat them together later. Let's use this land to plant green beans instead."

Summers are hot on the island, but green beans are heat-resistant, so this is the perfect time to eat them.

Moreover, with high yields, Chang San doesn't always have to spend money to buy vegetables.

In short, Shen Man agreed without really understanding what was going on.

Seeing Su Bingcheng and Jiang Chengzhou busy running around in the courtyard, Shen Man could only help them by serving them tea and water.

Jiang Chengzhou took the bowl, grinned, and said, "Why are you just like my aunt, even when you drink water you have to add some flowers or something?"

Shen Man smiled faintly. "This is honeysuckle, it can relieve summer heat."

Su Lang was sitting there playing with her daughter when she heard this and looked at Shen Man.

He had already learned from his wife that the golden needle that saved him was given to Zhilan by Shen Man's father, Chang San.

Lin Zhilan returned the gold needles afterward.

Chang San refused to accept it.

This pair of gold needles is a family heirloom of the Shen family.

It was also the only thing Chang San hid when his house was searched.

If you hide it for a lifetime, that's one thing.

Now that it's been taken out, it can't stay in his hands anymore.

Lin Zhilan is a highly skilled doctor; the golden needles are not wasted in her hands.