Chapter 1 (First time)

Zhou Dynasty

The outskirts of Wucheng.

A large army was camped here, and only a few people were allowed into the city.

Among these people, there was a big carriage. Compared to the soldiers sleeping outside, the covered carriage stood out, and many people stared at it with curiosity.

When the carriage stopped at the post station, several masked young women got off!

The post station receptionist was surprised and looked at the young general in charge. He was well-liked, but the station manager calmly invited the women in.

As the first three women entered, the last one was a bit slower and seemed to be delayed inside. The woman in front pulled her along, and the two quickly caught up and entered the station.

The person responsible for caring for the carriage found some grains of salt and melon seeds on the ground where the women had stepped down.

Inside the house:

Once the door closed, an older woman turned to the younger one and said, “You’re still eating melon seeds at this time?”

The younger woman had delicate features and big, watery eyes. She looked innocent and smiled with a playful expression.

She pulled at the older woman’s sleeve and said, “I was just worried I’d get bored at the post station.”

The older woman, Zhao Shuhong, tried to act serious, but the younger woman was so likable and her voice so sweet that Zhao Shuhong couldn’t stay angry. It felt like the woman was speaking to her as a close friend.

Yan Qiushu, the younger woman, smiled but didn’t reply.

Zhao Shuhong gave up, poured her a cup of tea, and said, “You’ve eaten so many melon seeds, drink some water. Be careful not to get a sore throat, or you’ll end up crying to your parents. Don’t let anything slip…”

She kept talking, and Yan Qiushu nodded, pretending to listen, but was really thinking about her situation.

How would she survive?

The five of them were all saved from bandits by the young general two days ago. Bandits were causing trouble around Wucheng, and travelers had to pay to avoid being kidnapped. Unfortunately, some, like them, were caught.

Now that they were rescued, the young general had contacted their families, and the other four’s families would come pick them up.

As for her…

Yan Qiushu sighed.

That’s why she was eating so much. If she didn’t, there would be nothing left.

Because Yan Qiushu was someone who had traveled from another world, into the book!

The original owner of this body was also named Yan Qiushu, the fifth daughter of the Duke of Anguo’s Mansion. Although she was born out of wedlock, her position in the family wasn’t bad because of her mother’s influence.

Logically speaking, with her status, it would be easy for her to marry a juren ^[1]is an official who passed the imperial exam in ancient China. and live a wealthy life as a wife. But unfortunately, this is the world of a house-fighting novel.

The protagonists are the Prince of Jin and her sixth concubine sister, Yan Qiuyuan.

This story is about Yan Qiuyuan, a reborn person. As an unfavored daughter, she learned about opportunities early on and helped her father overcome crises, gaining favor in his heart. Then, she saved the Prince of Jin, who was injured during a secret mission. The two met, fell in love, broke through their identity barriers, and finally got together.

The original owner, Yan Qiushu, was a proud but humble cannon fodder.

The head of the Yan family was determined to have his beautiful daughters marry princes as concubines to gain power in the future battle for the throne. Yan Qiushu was no exception.

However, the head of the Yan family loved her and chose the most prestigious fifth prince for her.

But she admired the Prince of Jin and wanted to be with him. Unfortunately, the Prince of Jin liked her half-sister Yan Qiuyuan.

This led to open and secret fights between Yan Qiushu and Yan Qiuyuan, causing all kinds of trouble. In the end, the foolish older sister looked down on the two of them. To be with the Prince of Jin, she drugged herself and ruined her reputation.

However, her plan failed as she accidentally drugged Yan Qiuyuan, and in the end, she was paired with a poor scholar. Yan Qiushu missed her target and became the unlucky person who ruined her sister’s innocence.

The original owner was going to die. It was one thing to fight with her sisters at home, but to do such a thing in someone else’s house was too much, especially for the Yan family, a noble family that highly valued reputation and chastity.

When the original owner was about to be executed, her mother took poison and committed suicide to let her live.

But by then, the Yan family could no longer accommodate her, and she was sent back to her hometown to live out her life.

Just as she was about to reach her hometown, the original owner met a thief. Because of her beauty, the thief noticed her and abducted her.

The original owner wasn’t a powerful supporting character, just cannon fodder in the early stages, so she didn’t have many scenes.

Next, the original owner would lose her innocence due to being touched by bandits, but she was saved by Xiao Huaiting, a young general who would die early in the future.

But the Yan family had already known that the original owner was kidnapped by bandits. To protect the innocence of other daughters, the Yan family announced that the original owner had died from a sudden illness on the way back to her hometown.

The original owner wasn’t aware of this. Instead, after the other four left, her identity was discovered by Xiao Huaiting, who was suspicious of her. He told her that the Yan family had expelled her.

In other words, she became an illegal resident.

In this era, illegal immigrants would be sent to jail!

Though she was innocent, as a woman, she went to prison. What awaited her was basically being assigned to old bachelors who couldn’t find a wife or being noticed by a superior and becoming a concubine who could be traded at will.

With such an ending, the original owner knew she had no future. In her grief and anger, she impulsively hit her head against the wall and died.

Yan Qiushu came here quite early and had just been kidnapped by bandits. Knowing what would happen next, she behaved submissively to avoid being sold immediately. To survive, she showed off her cooking skills and asked for a few days of adaptation.

The original owner had the appearance of a little white flower. After this complaint, and since the bandits had captured many people recently, they decided to let her be for a while. Also, her cooking skills were really good, which satisfied their appetites, so they didn’t touch her immediately.

This dragged on for two days until Yan Qiushu’s reinforcements arrived.

Only…

She couldn’t go back to the original owner’s home.

But in this feudal society, women were basically accessories. The era in which the original owner lived was relatively open, and women could be established as households. But for a woman who was weak and powerless, living alone in this era with gold and silver in her hands was definitely the most difficult challenge.

Yan Qiushu was helpless, but she really had no fighting power. Even in modern times, it’s extremely dangerous for a girl living alone, not to mention in ancient times when women had a low status. Did God send her here because He saw she was living too easily?

Actually, she really lived a happy life in her previous life.

At first, because she couldn’t stand the 007 work system ^[2]refers to working from midnight to midnight, 7 days a week, without rest. of the internship unit, she chose to resign and return to her hometown to become a food anchor ^[3]which is someone who films cooking videos.. Later, after gaining some traffic, she began contracting land, raising chickens, ducks, pigs, sheep, and other animals, and growing her own vegetables to be self-sufficient. She became more and more popular. Every day she only needed to film her daily life and cook delicious food, making office workers envious.

She was very satisfied with such days, but when she woke up, she found herself in a den of thieves. Yan Qiushu cried miserably!

No one knew who inherited her huge manor!

Just when she was feeling miserable, she suddenly heard a shocking cry from outside: “General! Where is my daughter? Isn’t she here?”

“Rongrong…”

Hearing the familiar voice, the girls who were sitting anxiously stood up excitedly and shouted, “It must be my parents who have come looking for me!”

“And my parents!”

The four girls spoke excitedly, then looked at the only person who remained silent and asked, “Ah Shu, are your parents here?”

Yan Qiushu pursed her lips and smiled, then shook her head: “Congratulations, go quickly.”

The girls looked at her sympathetically, especially because of her cute and well-behaved appearance, and comforted her: “They must be late, don’t worry, when you get home, I will invite you to come to my house to play.”

“Yes, me too. My father can catch all kinds of river seafood. I heard that the nobles in the capital love to eat them. When you come to my house, I will ask my father to prepare these for you to eat!”

Among them, Zhao Shuhong, who had the best relationship with Yan Qiushu in the past two days, rubbed her head lovingly and said, “My sister lives in West Street, Wucheng. Her family has some foundation. If your family…” She paused and said, “Please ask the general to send you to my place. If I have a bite to eat, you will have one too.”

“Thank you, Sister Shuhong!” Yan Qiushu said with a smile.

At this time, someone knocked on their door. 

One girl hurried to open the door. When it opened, a handsome young man in a military uniform stood outside. This was Yan Xiang, a personal soldier of General Xiao, who had been greeting them these days.

“Miss Lin, Miss Zhang…” He called out the names of the four girls, then added, “The general has invited your families. You can go with them.”

The girls were not surprised. After saying goodbye to Yan Qiushu, they eagerly went out. “Thank you, sir!” they said.

“Please thank General Xiao for us…” they added.

The girls left one by one, and soon, the noise outside disappeared. They were picked up by their families. Only Yan Qiushu remained alone in the house, casually eating melon seeds.

The melon seeds were delicious, plump, and fragrant.

While eating, Yan Qiushu suddenly thought about something. Someone had said her father could catch all kinds of river fish.

Did Wucheng have a lot of fresh river seafood?

That would mean Wucheng had crabs, river shrimp, and even freshwater crayfish and clams, since there was no industrial pollution in the area.

Thinking about food excited Yan Qiushu!