The Second Sister of a Farmer's Family's Path to Imperial Destiny

In years of famine, there were starving people everywhere and the fields were barren.

Guojia Village is built beside a small river. It is flat in the middle and surrounded by continuous mountains. On the hillsides there are fields that have been cleared by some families.

Because Uncle Guo holds the power in the family, Guo Erya's family has no land and can only work diligently to farm for her uncle's family. Therefore, Guo Erya lives very close to Uncle Guo's house, just a few steps away.

Guo Xin woke up at daybreak because he maintained the habit brought by the end of the world.

At this moment, she was lying quietly on the hard couch, Daya was sleeping on her right side, and Sanya and Sidan were afraid that she would be gone when they woke up, so they were now sleeping with the two children leaning against them.

The weather was a little chilly and the family was poor, so they only had a quilt that was as thin as it could be. The four children could only huddle together and rely on their body temperature to keep warm.

She stared at the tent with spider webs hanging on the corner of the wall above her head in a daze. She still remembered that Daya's marriage had not been finalized yet. If she had not come, she would not have been able to interfere. But now that she was here, everything would be rewritten for the sake of this rare family affection and peace.

I don’t know how long I stared at him like this. I don’t know if it was because I had just traveled through time and my souls hadn’t yet merged well, or because my original body had fallen and hit its head, causing waves of pain in my head again.

She felt so uncomfortable that she looked at San Ya and Si Dan who were lying in a mess and leaning against her. She slowly moved them away and wanted to get a glass of water to relax.

It was this noise that suddenly woke San Ya up. She thought her second sister was going to leave her again. Suddenly, she cried out, opened her arms and hugged Guo Xin tightly in her arms, and burst into tears: "Sister... Sister..., don't leave..."

Guo Xin felt helpless as she looked at Guo Sanya, who was crying out of breath.

But then I thought again, a little girl who had just turned ten years old, whose parents had just been forced to die because they could not pay the taxes, whose eldest sister had to get married in order to give her younger siblings a good life, whose second sister almost died, and who was being watched covetously by her uncle, naturally had a very lack of sense of security.

So she touched Guo Sanya's head, patted her back, and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, Second Sister will not leave, Second Sister is here to protect you, don't be afraid..."

Everyone woke up after the noise.

Daya was the first to react and asked, "Erya, why are you up so early?"

Guo Xin was somewhat helpless: "My throat hurts and my head hurts, so I thought of drinking some water, but I didn't expect to wake San Ya up."

Hearing this, Sidan, who was sleeping outside, immediately sat up, ran to the table, poured a bowl of water, and ran over steadily, saying, "Sister, here you go."

Guo Xin felt distressed when she saw Sidan, who was obviously malnourished, but this was also limited by the conditions. It didn't matter. She would take care of everyone to have enough food and clothing step by step. The most urgent thing was to cancel the marriage first, and not let Daya jump into the fire pit.

Guo Xin moved his body and found a suitable position on the slightly crowded couch. He touched Sanya and whispered, "Sister, Sanya, Sidan, I have something very important to discuss with you. Sidan, see if there is anyone outside the door."

When Sidan heard the instruction, he tiptoed to the door, quietly opened it, and then looked out from the crack. He looked to both sides, and when he saw that there was no one there, he gently closed the door and shook his hand at Guo Xin to indicate that there was no one there.

Guo Xin found Sidan's gesture a little funny, but he held back and shook his hand, motioning Sidan to come over.

Seeing Guo Xin being so careful, Daya was a little worried about what happened. She grabbed the corner of her clothes tightly and asked anxiously, "Erya, did something happen?"

Seeing that everyone had gathered around, Guo Xin thought for a moment, then glanced out the window in the direction of Uncle Guo's house, and then said seriously, "I just remembered that before I fell, I heard Uncle say that after he got the betrothal gifts, he would wait for my eldest sister to marry over there. When things got busy over there, my eldest sister couldn't take care of this place, so she sold me out and made San Ya and Uncle's stupid son a fait accompli."

As soon as the words fell, Daya's face turned pale with anger, and she raised her voice and said, "Uncle..."

Suddenly, he realized that his uncle lived only a few steps away from him. He slowed down and lowered his voice, "How dare he! She is his own niece."

San Ya was both scared and angry, tears welled up in her eyes all of a sudden. She managed to suppress her sobs and said, "When my parents were alive, they devoted themselves to paying a lot of money for our family, and they didn't keep a single cent for themselves. Every time my uncle came to our place, he took away so many things, and he still wanted to do this!"

Sidan hugged Sanya tightly, not knowing what to say. He just hoped that he could protect his sister through the hug.

At this moment, he hoped very much that he could shoulder the responsibility of this family, become strong enough, and beat out all those people with bad intentions.

But he can't do anything now...

Seeing everyone so sad, Guo Xin added, "I was so angry when I heard this that I didn't see the road clearly and fell."

Guo Xin paused, considering how to say the next words. After all, in a feudal dynasty, it was not an easy thing for a woman without the help of her natal family to break off an engagement.

If you don't do it well, not only will you not be able to cancel the engagement, but you will also be scolded by others, and your younger brothers and sisters at home may not be able to survive.

So Guo Xin looked at Daya and said carefully: "Sister, this matter may require you to make a decision."

Daya looked at Guo Xin in confusion, wondering what decision she, a weak woman, could make since she had become someone else's prey.

Guo Xin said slowly, "Let's cancel the engagement! Anyway, it will be hard for you to marry him. I've heard that Mr. Liu is not a good man. All his concubines who married him were abused. And if you marry him, we might be sold off."

At this point, Guo Xin couldn't help but smile bitterly. Women in the feudal dynasties really had no status or rights at all. They were cats, dogs, and objects, but not people. How was this better than the people in the end times?

When Daya heard this, she sighed and said, "Let's not talk about whether we can cancel the engagement. Even if we cancel the engagement, what can you do?"

Guo Xin saw that Daya was not determined to marry into the family and there was still room for easing the tension, so she said firmly, "As long as you are willing to withdraw, I have a way to withdraw, and our whole family can survive!"

Daya looked at Guo Xin and felt that her second sister seemed a little different from before she fell, but she didn't know what was different.

When San Ya and Si Dan heard this, they looked at each other and said in unison, "Then listen to Second Sister."