Quick Transmigration: Can This Kind of Scum Become the Chosen One?

Chapter 101 During the Famine, My Little Aunt Lived a Life of Luxury

"Ptooey, ptooey, so sour! Auntie's lying."

Da Hu took a bite and spat it out, then threw the remaining half of the hawthorn on the ground.

"I didn't ask you to eat it, you took it from me yourself, and now you're blaming me?"

Jiang Lian felt disgusted when she saw Da Hu spit the hawthorns he had eaten into her bowl.

What a brat! He was born of a mother, but not raised by one.

She didn't even blame him for stealing her hawthorns, and even accused her of lying. What an ungrateful wretch!

Jiang Lian took out the hawthorns, poured out the water, and replaced it with fresh water.

"Auntie, Grandma said the water should be poured into the vegetable garden."

"It's none of your business where I leave it."

Jiang Lian was incredibly annoyed by Da Hu, that little brat. She could just collapse whenever she wanted.

It's already inconvenient enough that there's no running water here, and this little brat is trying to boss her around.

Jiang Lian washed the hawthorns thoroughly.

I wanted to go to the kitchen to boil sugar, but found the kitchen door locked.

Why lock the kitchen door in broad daylight?

"Xiaohe, why is the kitchen door locked? Where is the key?"

"Of course the key is with Grandma, did Auntie forget?" Jiang He looked at Jiang Lian with a puzzled expression.

"I... after I fell into the water, my mind wasn't working very well, and I forgot a lot of things. But now I remember, I remember." Jiang Lian looked at Jiang He's expression and seemed a little uneasy.

Since I am not the original owner, I am not quite aware of these details subconsciously.

But he's only seven years old; he's easy to fool.

Moreover, in this family, Old Man Jiang and Old Woman Jiang are the heads of the household, and they dote on her the most, while everyone else has to take a backseat.

Especially the eldest brother's family, the two girls were the least favored.

If I show them even a little bit of kindness, I'm sure I can fool them completely.

Kids are the easiest to fool.

However, we need to be extra careful with Old Man Jiang and Old Woman Jiang, lest we give ourselves away.

However, the original owner of this body was always pampered and spoiled at home.

I can be a little more unrestrained, and being cautious in everything I do is very different from the original body.

Fortunately, she wasn't like the two maids who didn't have to do chores or get beaten and scolded after transmigrating, otherwise she would have preferred to jump into the river and drown again.

She was quite devastated when she first found out that she had transmigrated into the body of a village girl.

Compared to now, her situation is not bad.

No need to wash clothes, cook, do housework, or do farm work.

She is twelve years old now. Although people get married early in ancient times, they can still lie down for a few more years.

Jiang Lian glanced at Jiang He, who was still staring blankly at a pile of pig feed, and walked away.

Oh well, if the little girl wants to slack off, she's not so heartless as to complain.

Grandma Jiang hadn't returned yet, so Jiang Lian went back to her room to rest.

She has a room all to herself, which is the place she is most satisfied with.

If Jiang Lian looked closely, she would have noticed that the pile of pig feed in front of Jiang He was decreasing one by one.

Jiang He discovered that even though they were all wild vegetables, the prices varied.

The difference may lie in the taste or nutritional value.

Grandma Jiang returned from the field, with Jiang Miao following behind, carrying two vegetables in her hands.

The vegetable leaves were wilted because of the drought.

Grandma Jiang spotted the hawthorns in the yard.

"Where did these hawthorns come from? They're so sour, what's so delicious about them? It's a waste of effort to pick them."

"You'd be better off gathering firewood or picking wild vegetables."

Grandma Jiang criticized the hawthorn berries as utterly worthless.

I just couldn't stand these hawthorns, so I smashed a whole basin of them on the ground and used them to feed the chickens and pigs.

"Grandma, my aunt picked these. She said they were delicious, but when I ate them, they were so sour and not tasty at all."

Da Hu laughed when he saw his grandmother throw away the hawthorn.

When Grandma Jiang heard that her daughter had picked them, her expression immediately changed.

Although I know these hawthorns don't taste good, they were picked by my daughter, so I can't throw them away.

Grandma Jiang quickly went to pick it up.

Fortunately, it wasn't thrown directly into the chicken coop.

"Big Tiger, Little Seedling, quickly pick it up."

Jiang Miao originally wanted to look for her sister, but she wasn't in the yard. She was probably feeding the pigs in the backyard. Just as she was about to go to the backyard, Grandma Jiang called her back, so she could only come here to pick hawthorns.

Jiang Miao secretly glanced at Grandma Jiang, who was sweating profusely with anxiety.

Even chickens would refuse to eat these sour fruits. She and her sister picked them, but the more they ate, the more uncomfortable they felt in their stomachs.

Hearing the commotion outside, Jiang Lian came out as well.

"My hawthorns, how did they all end up on the ground?"

Jiang Lian saw that the hawthorns she had painstakingly washed had all fallen to the ground; all that washing had been for nothing.

Oh, this is even more upsetting than washing it for nothing.

The ground is so dirty, it's all mud.

Besides, they raise chickens at home, so I don't know if there's any chicken droppings.

Grandma Jiang looked at Jiang Lian's face, which suddenly turned ugly. Did her daughter really like eating hawthorn that much?

"Xiaolian, it's alright, it just fell on the ground. It'll be fine after washing. Mom will wash it clean for you."

Seeing that Old Lady Jiang wasn't cursing, Jiang Lian realized that it must have been Old Lady Jiang who caused it. Otherwise, she would definitely be cursing by now.

Unfortunately, Jiang Lian had no choice but to endure it.

She's already planning to go and pick some more.

Jiang Lian took a few and washed them several times with water before she stopped.

She decided to give it a try first.

If she succeeds, she can go up the mountain to pick them; maybe she can even sell candied hawthorns.

Grandma Jiang saw that Jiang Lian had only washed a few hawthorns with a basin of water before splashing them out. She wanted to stop her, but there was a water shortage, and the water level in the well had dropped.

I don't know how long this drought will last, so we can't waste it. The water in the vegetable garden is almost gone.

If that doesn't work, this clean water can still be used to wash vegetables and dishes.

But seeing Jiang Lian's expression, he decided to let it go; it was just a basin of water.

But when she saw Jiang Lian splashing water from basin after basin, Old Lady Jiang couldn't hold back anymore.

Is this sour fruit some kind of precious thing? Why does it need so much water to wash it clean?

Grandma Jiang snatched the basin from Jiang Lian's hands, "Little Lian, it's already very clean, don't wash it anymore."

Jiang Lian reluctantly accepted it.

"Mom, do we have any candy at home?"

"Sugar? We don't have any sugar at home." Grandma Jiang's head was buzzing. Sugar was so precious, where would she have such a thing at home?

"Mom, it's that white thing that tastes sweet."

White sugar is a common seasoning in the kitchen, so there shouldn't be any problem with it. Jiang Lian just felt that maybe they don't call sugar "sugar" here.

"Xiaolian, that candy is too expensive for us. Next time, Mom will save up some money to buy you candy."

Grandma Jiang could only comfort herself, saying that Xiaolian's mind was a little fuzzy after falling into the water, which was why she said she wanted to eat candy.

Xiaolian is usually very well-behaved and knows that her family is not wealthy, so she will not ask her for anything.

Xiaolian probably thinks these hawthorns are sweet, which is why she's treasuring them so much.

Jiang Lian was surprised that there was no sugar at home, because she couldn't afford to buy any.

Is sugar expensive?

It's probably really expensive for the Jiang family.

Jiang Lian sighed once again, lamenting how tragic it was to have transmigrated into a village girl.

Feeling bored, Jiang Lian went back to her room.

"Xiao Lian, here are your hawthorns."

"Mom, here you go." Jiang Lian waved her hand. She couldn't make candied hawthorns now. These hawthorns were so sour, how could she eat them?