TTLJDFL chapter 1

Li Jin’s head was dizzy, but soon, it felt as if his tumbling stomach had fully awakened him.

“Ugh…”

After the food and drink came up from his stomach, he felt much more comfortable.

But the taste… was really unpleasant.

Where was this?

Li Jin suspected he was dreaming. He had just finished work and was preparing to go home, so how could this—

Oh right, his car got hit by a big truck!

But other than the emptiness and weakness from a hangover, he didn’t feel any other pain…

Before he could think it through, a rough voice rang out.

“Hey, my cart! Li Jin! Your wife just gave birth, I went through hell to drag you back from the tavern, and you just puked all over my ox cart!”

Huh?

The bumps beneath him and the unpleasant smells around him indeed reminded him of what had just happened.

The man in front of him was tall and strong, but his face had a sallow yellow that suggested malnutrition.

Li Jin was very puzzled.

Who was this person?

What was he talking about?

“Well, Li Jin, I really admire you! Gambling and drinking are more important than your wife and children, huh? Your wife is actually that…”

The man paused for a moment, looking at the drunken Li Jin in front of him with a hint of pity, and said, “Even though he’s that kind of person, people like him have to go through hell when having children. But that’s still the legitimate wife you brought into the house, so it doesn’t make sense to not be around right now.”

Li Jin instinctively pushed his rimless glasses on his nose, but there was nothing there. His eyesight?!

This isn’t his body!

As for the big guy saying ‘your wife is a what,’ he didn’t actually hear it clearly at all.

Li Jin just sat up, and because of the huge shock, he leaned on the other side of the ox cart. After pinching himself repeatedly to make sure it wasn’t a dream, he ended up feeling dazed instead.

When that truck ran him over, he was sure he couldn’t escape. As for why he’s here now, maybe it’s because this guy called ‘Li Jin’ happened to die of a hangover, and by some twist of fate, he became the current Li Jin.

Although he still couldn’t let go, after all, his body that had lived for twenty-nine years had died, and now it had become this unknown-aged Li Jin.

However, being able to live is also good.

He originally had no attachments, and now with several additional decades of life, he wouldn’t foolishly refuse.

“How long has my wife been in labor?” Li Jin grasped the key point in the man’s words and asked.

“He started hurting just as I was preparing to go to town, and it’s been an hour since then,” the man said. Seeing that Li Jin was not even worried upon hearing ‘an hour,’ he really felt this person was unworthy of concern.

Of course, Li Jin was not worried. Although he now had no attachments, he… was an obstetrician!

Having witnessed so many people giving birth, he knew that an hour still early in labor, and the cervix might not even be four fingers dilated yet, so naturally, there was no rush.

Li Jin wasn’t in a hurry, but the guy was. He whipped his own ox once.

As a result, the ox cart got even bumpier.

Li Jin almost felt like his hangover body was about to fall apart.

Sigh, he really missed his six-pack abs from before!

And being an older single guy, he got a wife and kids on the very first day after transmigrating—this feeling was oddly… bittersweet.

In less than the time it takes to drink three cups of tea, Li Jin was pulled by the guy to a house that… calling it ‘bare-bones’ would be generous.

The fences around the yard all collapsed one by one under the weight they could not bear, but the yard itself was quite clean, which made Li Jin feel a little more comfortable. The main house’s door was tightly shut, and Li Jin felt a sense of inexplicable desolation.

Although he, as a doctor, did not like family members constantly asking questions, his wife was giving birth now, and there was not a single person in the yard.

The original owner ‘Li Jin’ was actually still drinking in town. It seems the original owner had been a very unreliable person.

Li Jin subconsciously wanted to push the door open, but he hadn’t showered and disinfected himself yet, and going in now would only increase the risk of infection.

The man was also quite busy, after all, he still had to farm and transport local products to the town; sending him to the doorstep was already doing more than enough.

“Thank you, Li Jin has noted it.”

“Huh? That’s not the tone you usually speak in. I won’t say much more. Now, I pray that your wife has a smooth delivery, and that you take good care of your kid and wife in the future!”

“I will.”

Li Jin stood at the door for a while and didn’t hear any shouting from inside, just the rustling sounds of people talking, so it probably wasn’t time for the birth yet.

He found what looked like the kitchen and started heating water. He needed to clean himself up; usually, when someone gives birth, they want their partner to be by their side.

Right now, his stinky self was really inappropriate.

Li Jin finished heating the water but realized there was nowhere to take a bath…

This house was just too small, with uneven dirt floors, pure rustic farmhouse style.

The toilet was a traditional pit and could not be used for bathing, so in the end, he reluctantly washed himself in the kitchen.

While bathing, Li Jin looked over his own body. This body was decent in height; Li Jin stood by the wall and measured himself—a good 1.8 meters, but very thin. On his fair chest, two rows of glaring ribs were visible.

“What a useless person, drained by wine and lust.”

Before crossing over, Li Jin was at least a medical student. In the medical profession, working night shifts is quite common, so he paid extra attention to his health.

Not to mention an eight-pack, at least he had a six-pack.

Li Jin was worried that if he worked too many night shifts, he might suddenly die one day.

This time, he didn’t die from overworking at night, but got hit by a car instead.

Li Jin could at least comfort himself that, although this body was weak, it had granted him decades of life.

Thinking this way, Li Jin felt much better. He even washed his hair. In this era, men also kept long hair, which Li Jin found very troublesome.

However, at this moment, he could only go with the flow.

After washing… no clothes…

Li Jin felt that he must have been influenced by this drunk, otherwise how could he be so stupid as to end up in this situation.

People who work as doctors usually have a cleanliness obsession, and he really didn’t want to wear the clothes that this drunk had worn for so many days.

What should I do? Cover the important parts with a towel and then run back quickly?

This plan only flashed through Li Jin’s mind for a second before he dismissed it.

Not to mention there’s already a midwife inside; even if it were just his wife in the room, the door would definitely be closed. Whether knocking like this would get him in was uncertain.

Moreover, he wasn’t an exhibitionist and had no desire to show his body in front of others.

While Li Jin was struggling with his thoughts, he suddenly noticed a patch of white peeking out from under the stove. It looked like it should be some kind of clothing.

Before he traveled through time, Li Jin had at least read some time-travel novels, and the time travelers in those stories usually retained the memories of their original selves.

But now, he was completely in the dark, with not the slightest memory of this era. He didn’t even know if this clothing was really his…

However, looking at the bare surroundings of his home, it probably wasn’t anyone else’s either.

Li Jin pulled the clothes out and then put them on. They fit very well, but the fabric was not very good—it was stiff.

The clothes carried a fresh scent of soap pods, which made Li Jin feel a little more comfortable.

Clothes in this era had two panels with a strap in the middle. Li Jin was not familiar with how to wear this set, so he fumbled with the strap for a long time before finally securing it.

He soaked his previous outfit in water. He really couldn’t find any soap pods, so he couldn’t wash his clothes for the time being.

He took a shower, and then the cold wind outside blew in, quickly dissipating his intoxication. Only then did Li Jin step forward and knock on the door.

The bustling sounds of conversation inside seemed to have been paused by someone, abruptly stopping.

Li Jin, who could originally hear occasional gasps of pain from the person giving birth through the door, now found the room silent as a chicken after he knocked.

Thinking of the original owner’s unreliable demeanor, Li Jin now understood why.

They were definitely worried that this drunk would come back and cause trouble, resulting in a double tragedy.

Li Jinlang called out, “It’s me, Li Jin. I’m back. If you need any help, just call me.”

The house remained quiet.

Li Jin made a point of walking heavily, putting some distance between himself and the house.

Although the people inside were strangers to Li Jin at this moment, they were still the original owner’s wife.

And she even had the original owner’s child in her belly.

Li Jin really couldn’t bring himself to do anything treacherous at a time like this.

Li Jin saw a group of men smoking and playing chess a short distance in front of the courtyard gate.

Naturally, it wasn’t Go, but Chinese Chess.

Li Jin didn’t even know what dynasty it was, but Chinese Chess existed in all of them…

At this time, it was the easiest to gather information.

Li Jin thought that this place wasn’t far from home, so he walked over.

When those people saw Li Jin, their eyes were filled with glaring contempt.

After all, Li Jin was weak and thin, and he couldn’t even finish farming the land assigned to him. Often, one could still see his husband plowing the field under the scorching sun by himself. This was simply not like a man.

Usually, when Li Jin saw their expressions, he would timidly scurry away from the side.

These village men weren’t good at much else, but they were all very strong; beating up Li Jin was literally a matter of minutes.

But this time, Li Jin walked up to them. At first, he didn’t speak, just stood behind one person, watching his chess piece.

The man frowned deeply and said, “I say, Zhang Lao San, that’s not fair of you, giving me the general just like that?”

Zhang Lao San smiled and said, “You old sly one, this move was your idea to put us in a difficult position. I only just managed to solve it, so hurry up and pay.”

The first man said, “Don’t worry, I can think of a way to break your formation!”

But after a few minutes of thinking, he still had no idea…

Zhang Lao San said, “Look at you, I’m not even urging you, everyone is about to go have lunch. If you don’t come out now, it will delay everyone’s meal, and we still have to go to the fields in the afternoon.”

That person said, “Whoever can solve this move, I will give them an old hen and ten eggs!”

At that moment, a man’s clear voice came from behind: “I can solve this chess move.”

Li Jin’s family was truly poor; it seemed that all the money had been spent by the original owner on alcohol.

He had been worried that his wife would take a long time to give birth and that she’d run out of energy by the end. Now that there was a hen and some eggs, he had to hurry back to make some soup.

As soon as he said this, the two of them both looked up at him.