The moon was bright and the stars were few. Along the small path in the back mountain of Jiangjia Village, a middle-aged man covered in blood scrambled along, desperately carrying a woman on his back who had long since lost consciousness.
“Zhaozhao, don’t be afraid. Father will arrange everything for you. Father won’t let you die with me.”
As he comforted the woman behind him, who could no longer hear a word he said, he struggled to knock on the gate of a farmhouse.
“Jiang Dacheng, is Brother Jiang at home?”
A moment later, there was a rustling sound in the courtyard.
A shrewish old lady with a face full of fleshy ridges pushed open the door. “In the middle of the night, knock, knock, knock—are you knocking for a funeral? Who is… Ah! Blood! Help, there’s a thief!”
The old lady’s face turned pale with fright at the sight of the middle-aged man, and she let out a piercing scream.
That scream also jolted Lu Zhaozhao awake on the man’s back.
She opened her eyes dizzily, her head throbbing with a splitting pain.
【The 999 Farming System is at your service. Host Lu Zhaozhao died in a car accident. The system has automatically bound successfully and saved the host’s life. Deduction of Farming Points: 1,000. Host’s current total points: -1,000. Please repay as soon as possible!
Now issuing the Transmigration Gift Pack: Original Plot x1, Memory of this body’s owner x1.】
As soon as the system’s voice faded, Lu Zhaozhao felt her head ache even more as a burst of explosive information flooded her brain.
What on earth was this?
That voice she heard during the car accident hadn’t been a dream?
What else did this “999” thing say back then? It wanted her to stop the blackened Villain from persecuting the male and female leads, and to protect them?
Was that really something a Farming System should be doing?
“Jiang’s Sister-in-law, it’s me… Lu Fengchen,” the middle-aged man said, trembling as he took out a bag of silver and a marriage contract.
The old lady’s eyes lit up the moment she saw the shimmering white silver, which looked to be a full hundred taels.
There was a famine this year, and the sprouts in the fields were failing to grow. If she could get her hands on these hundred taels of silver, how much grain could she stockpile? She could sell it later at a high price!
“So it’s the Lu family benefactor. My husband took our third son to the city to do carpentry work; he won’t be back for a few days. Why don’t you come inside to talk?”
Hearing that the master of the house was away, the man coughed violently for a while and said weakly, “No, there’s no need. Years ago, by chance, I saved Brother Jiang and your family’s second son. We agreed that if I ever faced hardship in the future, you would do one thing for me.”
“Today, I wish for Jiang’s Sister-in-law to fulfill that promise. Let your son marry my poor daughter. This silver shall be her dowry.”
As he spoke, he lowered his daughter from his back.
Lu Zhaozhao had just received the memories of this world and this body; her mind was a mess. Furthermore, this father and daughter had traveled a long distance to escape pursuit and were utterly exhausted. She could only lean on her father for support.
Looking at the shrewish old lady in front of her, she also accepted her reality!
She was dead… After finishing a family meeting and dealing with a bunch of idiots who only knew how to spend money, she had gone out to clear her head. While trying to save a kitten, she was hit by a car.
Then she was bound by this 999 and sent into a book titled Nongmen Huangfei.
According to the Original Plot, the owner of this body was the legitimate daughter of the Lu family, a noble clan in the capital. Her father was Marquis Lu. She should have been pampered and prestigious, but unfortunately, her grandfather favored a concubine and sought to destroy his wife. Shortly after her grandmother’s family met with disaster, he killed her grandmother.
He then plotted against their branch of the family. Her father was framed for a crime and stripped of his title.
During their flight, her mother died of illness. Her father brought her to Jiangjia Village to call in a favor, begging the Jiang family to take her in as a daughter-in-law.
In the original book, she married the Jiang Family’s Second Son, who was the male lead of the story. But just after the wedding, on the bridal night before the marriage could even be consummated, she passed away due to the hardships of the journey and excessive grief.
Because of this, the male lead gained a reputation for being cursed with “wife-killing” luck, which lasted until he met the Koi Female Lead. She married him, farmed, raised “buns” (children), and helped him turn his life around.
And he eventually transformed, revealing himself to be a lost prince!
Later, because of his deceased first wife, her grandmother’s maternal family—after being exonerated—felt guilty toward the male lead and supported him in his successful struggle for the throne. He became Emperor, and the Koi Female Lead became the Farmgate Empress!
In this plot, her body’s role was just a little loser who delivered a dowry and then died.
The true female lead was the youngest daughter of the village chief, the little lucky star of Jiangjia Village!
Old Lady Jiang looked at the girl—she was thin and haggard. Though her face was beautiful, her willow-leaf brows and fox-like eyes made her look restless and unlikely to be a good breeder!
Besides, who knew where they had fled from?
Her second son was meant to study and become a high official; how could he marry her?
But so much silver… If she could get it, the grain, the autumn imperial examinations, and her second son’s travel expenses would all be covered!
Looking at the man, Old Lady Jiang could not hide her greed. “The four sons in our family haven’t married yet. There’s no rule that says the second son gets a wife before the eldest! How about this girl marries the eldest instead?”
“Rong’er, go wake up your two brothers,” the old lady shouted toward the house.
Hearing this, Marquis Lu was so angry that a mouthful of blood surged up.
Even though he had fallen on hard times, he was still a man of the capital’s Marquis Manor. His Zhaozhao was a proper legitimate daughter of an official family! He had come to the Jiang family because he favored the Jiang Family’s Second Son he had saved years ago, who was outstanding in both character and appearance!
While he was fuming, the two Jiang sons were called out.
It had to be said that both sons were exceptionally good-looking. Especially the one on the left wearing a moon-white inner robe. His brows were like fine ink strokes and his eyes like peach blossoms. His hair, having just been roused from sleep, was loosely gathered with a cloth strip.
There was a faint air of listlessness between his brows, a look of someone who held the world in disdain.
The one on the right was sturdily built with handsome features, looking very dependable.
“This is my eldest son. He’s quite something now, already a Xiucai (Scholar). Brother Lu, you brought your daughter to us for help, so we must assist. Why don’t… the eldest marry her?”
By the moonlight and the faint candlelight, Lu Zhaozhao saw at a glance that the person the old lady was referring to was the sickly beauty on the left.
No other reason—she just happened to have a weakness for this type.
【999: Villain detected! Scanning danger level… Danger Level: SSS. Malice Value: 10,000. Immediate execution recommended!】
The system’s voice screamed so loudly it nearly broke. Lu Zhaozhao ignored it.
According to the plot, her father would likely offer even more things to tempt the old lady. But that was entirely unnecessary!
Marquis Lu’s cough grew more violent. He favored the second son for a reason! Although he couldn’t say it, if she married him, his daughter would surely have great fortune in the future!
With that in mind, Marquis Lu prepared to speak.
Lu Zhaozhao suddenly spoke up before him, “Father, I like this Eldest Young Master Jiang.”
Hearing this, Marquis Lu’s vision went dark; he nearly fainted!
Lu Zhaozhao gave him a supportive pat and looked toward the great Villain, Jiang Yanqing, with eyes that seemed to pull at one’s soul.
She was the type to seek pleasure in the moment, and she particularly disliked being threatened. Whatever this broken system wanted her to do, she would do the opposite!
Inside her head, 999 was acting like a Screaming Chicken.
【999: Host! You’re supposed to kill him! Why are you marrying him? You have to marry the male lead!】
Equally surprised were the members of the Jiang family.
Especially… Jiang Yanqing.
When his cold, peach-blossom eyes looked toward her, a flicker of astonishment passed through them.