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

Chapter 18 I Want to Make You the Top Scholar's Wife 2

The original owner's younger brother was also a good student, and the original owner's father also cultivated him diligently.

My younger brother also lived up to my expectations, passing the imperial examinations from the lowest level (童生) to the highest level (秀才) and then to the highest level (举人).

The younger brother was going to the capital to take the imperial examination, and the original owner's father told him that if he went to the capital, he should go and see his older sister.

When the younger brother arrived in the capital, he discovered that his brother-in-law had married someone else.

When the younger brother went to find her, Li Erlang said that his sister had unfortunately died from a serious illness.

He later married someone else.

The younger brother couldn't believe it; they had always thought their sister was doing well here, never imagining that she had already passed away.

Li Erlang arranged accommodation for his younger brother so that he could focus on preparing for the exam.

When the younger brother learned of his sister's death, he was in a daze and didn't know how to tell his father the news.

Li Erlang took the opportunity to put a cheating note in his younger brother's luggage, which he was preparing to take into the examination room.

The younger brother was caught off guard and fell into the trap, being directly found guilty of cheating and disqualified from the exam.

The younger brother denied it, saying he didn't put it there; it was clearly a frame-up.

The younger brother went to report the matter to the authorities, and it was Li Erlang who handled it.

The younger brother thought that with his brother-in-law there, he would surely be able to clear his name.

Unexpectedly, Li Erlang used severe torture to force him to confess, and he was eventually tortured to death, forced to write the confession.

Upon hearing the news, the original owner's father was overcome with grief and passed away because his two children were gone.

The family of three was utterly destroyed.

And all of this was caused by Li Erlang.

Meanwhile, Li Erlang rose through the ranks in the capital, eventually becoming prime minister.

Because Li Erlang is the male protagonist of this world, while the original owner was cannon fodder.

The original owner's role was to provide financial support to the male protagonist in the early stages and take care of his family.

After the male protagonist meets a benefactor and everything goes smoothly for him, the original owner of this body, who witnessed all of the male protagonist's flaws, can gracefully retire.

Jiang He accepted the original owner's memories; this place was similar to the human world she had been in during her previous cultivation journey.

This is a place ruled by imperial power.

Scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants—studying and taking the imperial examinations were ways to change one's social standing.

Li Erlang is the biggest scumbag.

After organizing her memories, Jiang He left the room.

Yes, she's hungry.

This is a mortal body, and it needs to eat three meals a day.

Jiang He can't cook, and the original owner of this body wasn't very good at it either; it was Jiang's father who did all the cooking at home.

The original owner was just helping out.

Now we need to solve the problem of food.

In the original owner's memories, meat was the most delicious food.

Although the family was well-off, Mr. Jiang said that he would save the money as a dowry for his daughter and to help his son get married.

They only need enough for everyday use. Every month, Father Jiang would go to town to buy some meat to treat them to a nice meal.

They do eat eggs every day; they eat as many eggs as the chicken lays. They never think about saving them to exchange for money.

Compared to others, eating eggs every day is already a luxury.

The original owner picked up a basket and left home.

"Sister, where are you going?"

Jiang Miao, the younger brother who was playing in front of the house, saw his older sister come out and ran to Jiang He.

"Sister is going to the mountain to pick some flowers."

Originally an embroiderer, she would often go to the fields to observe beautiful plants.

There are wildflowers and wild fruits on the mountain, and I often go for a stroll there.

Therefore, the original owner's embroidery was not done exactly as shown in the book, which is why it was sold at a better price.

"Sister, I'll go with you." Jiang Miao wanted to go with her sister when she saw that her sister was going up the mountain.

"Alright, let's go together then."

Jiang He and Jiang Miao walked up the mountain.

"Sister, what kind of flower do you want to pick?"

"Yes, any pretty flowers are fine."

"Then I'll help my sister look for it."

Jiang Miao picked up two tree branches and gave one to Jiang He; it was something someone had casually tossed there.

Jiang Miao walked ahead, using a twig to stir the grass. Her father said this was called "beating the grass to scare the snake," and she carefully searched for pretty flowers in the grass.

Now that Jiang He has lost her cultivation, she naturally can't use her divine sense to scan and know what's on the mountain.

However, since many people come from the mountains, as long as they don't venture deep into the mountains, they won't encounter any attacks from wild beasts.

Only hunters dare to venture into those deep mountains.

However, Jiang He's soul-bound space also came with her.

There were quite a few things she had thrown into the space.

Jiang He took out a trapping artifact, which is used to capture spirit beasts and attract them.

It looks similar to a hunter's trap.

Perhaps the cultivator who crafted this magical artifact referenced the animal traps used by hunters.

Jiang He placed the trapping artifact in an inconspicuous spot and led Jiang Miao in another direction.

Jiang He casually picked some wildflowers, and Jiang Miao also put what she thought were pretty flowers into the basket.

A commotion of chickens and dogs scattering came from afar.

"Sister, there seem to be pheasants over there, let's go take a look."

Jiang Miao was very excited; if she could catch a pheasant, she could have an extra meal.

"Okay, let's go take a look. Be careful."

Jiang He looked and saw that the trapping device had caught a pheasant, which had a rabbit's tail in its beak.

The rabbit couldn't break free and was trapped as well.

It seems there are indeed no large prey on this mountain; this trapping artifact only caught a pheasant and brought along a rabbit.

Jiang Miao stepped forward and caught the rabbit.

"Sister, this pheasant's leg is caught in a trap. It must have been kept deep in the mountains by the hunters. This pheasant has run so far and even caught a rabbit. It's really fierce."

Jiang He grabbed the pheasant by the wing and lifted it up.

The claws also had trapping tools hanging from them.

"Miaomiao, let's go home and let Dad cook meat for us."

"Okay, let's cook it as meat, let's cook it as meat."

Jiang Miao was also very excited, holding the rabbit tightly to prevent it from escaping.

When they got home, Jiang's father was already preparing a meal.

"He'er, Miao'er, you're back."

Hearing the noise in the kitchen, Father Jiang glanced out the window and continued chopping vegetables.

"Father, Father, come quick! My sister and I have caught something good."

Jiang Miao rushed into the kitchen carrying the rabbit.

"Miao'er, where did you get such a fat rabbit?"

When Jiang's father saw the rabbit, he put down the vegetables.

"My sister still has a pheasant. Dad, shall we have meat today?"

"There's a pheasant too?" Father Jiang came out of the kitchen and saw that Jiang He really had a pheasant in his hand, with a trap hanging on its claws.

"He'er, Miao'er, where are you going? Those deep mountains are dangerous, you can't go there."

“Dad, we didn’t go deep into the mountains. We were picking flowers when we heard a noise. When we looked, we saw a pheasant being caught, and the pheasant was still biting the rabbit’s tail.”

"Dad, this pheasant probably came from deep in the mountains. We were just lucky to find it."

"He'er and Miao'er are so lucky, let's have chicken tonight."

I just chopped some potatoes and was thinking of stir-frying some shredded potatoes, so now we'll have stewed chicken with potatoes.

Jiang's father cut off the pheasant's claws and used them to kill the chicken and pluck its feathers.

"Dad, can we use this animal trap for hunting?"

Jiang Miao looked at the animal trap with great curiosity.

"Miao'er, this thing is dangerous, don't touch it. This is only used for hunting. We don't know how to use it, so don't touch it."

"Dad, we don't need this animal trap. Why don't we take it to the county town and sell it for money? I'm going to the county town to sell handkerchiefs in a couple of days, so I'll take it with me."

"Fine, we have no use for it anyway."

Father Jiang cleanly and efficiently prepared the pheasant and then stewed it with potatoes.

Father Jiang touched the rabbit and discovered that it was pregnant. No wonder it was so fat; it was carrying kittens.

Since I'm already pregnant, I'll refrain from eating it for now and wait until after the baby is born.

Father Jiang built a burrow for the rabbits in a corner of the backyard.

Jiang Miao went out to pick grass so that the rabbits would grow up plump and healthy so they could eat more meat.