My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

"Miss, I don't need it, I..." Aunt Jin objected.

But Si Muyan didn't give her a chance to object and turned away. She only had a wooden barrel in her backpack; Aunt Jin and her younger sister wouldn't give her anything else, fearing she'd be too tired. Furthermore, her younger sister treasured the ten bowls so carefully that she placed them in the barrel, fearing they might break. She was even more worried that her older sister might feel unwell, faint, or lose her balance, so she wouldn't let her touch the bowls at all.

So Si Muyan felt relaxed.

It is already noon. If she plans to continue her old business in the catering industry, she has to refer to the current market situation. Of course, just the morning market is not enough, she also has to take a look at the noon market. As for the evening, she can put it aside for now.

Fenghuang County isn't very large, so there aren't many places to eat at noon. There are a few more expensive inns and restaurants, and a few more affordable options like Jixiang Restaurant, but very few small restaurants. Furthermore, the noodle and wonton shops at the morning market are all closed by noon, as if they don't have a lunchtime market.

Si Muyan had walked such a long way today and was indeed very tired. If she hadn't come to check the market, she would have gone back to rest long ago.

She took a rough look and then went to find a cleaner place near the city gate, sat on the ground, and waited for Aunt Jin and her younger sister.

Aunt Jin grumbled, unable to keep up with Si Muyan. When she turned around, her younger sister was gone. She simply found an empty tree and sat down against the trunk to rest, thinking that when it was almost time, she would go directly to the city gate to find the eldest lady.

As for the younger sister, she had no intention of spending any money. She only hid two cents in her sleeve and felt at the innermost part of her waist, where she still had eighteen cents, all of which she had secretly saved, a total of twenty cents.

She had really had enough of this family, but she couldn't leave. The only way to leave was to get married. However, with her family's current situation, it was impossible to give her a dowry, so she could only think of ways to save money on her own. Of course, she wouldn't make things difficult for her family. The money she had saved before was all given to her by her second brother without her eldest sister's knowledge when he was still alive.

Thinking of her second brother, the younger sister's eyes turned red. The second brother was not smart, but he was really good to them. How could such a good brother of hers be gone?

"Little sister, little sister."

The younger sister looked up in surprise. Someone was calling her? As if deliberately lowering her voice, she looked around and saw a woman in ragged clothes at the entrance of an alley. Her clothes were... much shabbier than her own.

When the woman saw her looking over, she waved and said, "Little sister, it's me, my second sister."

"Second sister?" The younger sister was shocked. Is this her second sister?

How did it become like this?

The three Si sisters are triplets, but they don't look alike. The eldest sister is more like their father, Si Xingzhi, good-looking but with a masculine air between her eyebrows, while the youngest sister is like their mother, Shao Qin, and they are a perfect match, both gentle and charming.

The second sister in front of him had all the advantages of his parents. Her skin was as white as snow and as beautiful as a flower. She was already very eye-catching when she was twelve or thirteen years old. She was so beautiful that she didn't look like a real person.

Even those people in the village who disliked the Si family would exclaim in admiration when they saw the second sister, saying that she was a fairy who had descended from heaven.

My younger sister couldn't believe how her angel-like second sister could end up like this. Not only were her clothes tattered, but even her hands were rough and rough. Her face was covered in scars, her left cheek was red and swollen, and her eyes were dull and lifeless.

"Second sister, how...how did you become like this?"

My second sister eloped with a man named Jiang. They were refugees from other places, and their family of eight, including children, ended up in Fenghuang County, relying on government-issued porridge to survive. My eldest brother hadn't passed away at the time, and when she met Jiang Sanlang, she praised him highly. That year, during the autumn harvest, she invited him to work at their home and gave him some money as a subsidy.

It was at that time that Jiang Sanlang fell in love with the second sister who was only 12 years old. However, the second sister was still young at that time, so there was nothing between the two.

Later, because the eldest brother passed away, the Si family was unable to take care of themselves and naturally did not pay attention to Jiang Sanlang's situation. No one in the Si family knew whether the Jiang family finally returned or where they settled down.

It was not until last summer that Jiang Sanlang suddenly appeared and wanted to marry the second sister, which made everyone in the Si family very angry.

First, according to the Si family's hierarchy, the second oldest brother, Si Jingyuan, was already eighteen years old and still hadn't met a relative. He was the son of a convict, his family was impoverished, he had a seriously ill mother, three younger sisters, and a younger brother, and all the pressure fell on him. Even if everyone thought Si Erlang was honest and hardworking, who would marry their daughter to him given such a heavy burden? Even if less privileged families were willing to marry him, they would still demand a gift.

The eldest sister Si Muyan hasn't even gotten married yet, so it's impossible for the second sister to get married.

Furthermore, although Si Xingzhi was not one to sell his daughters, he also hoped that they could marry well. When Jiang Sanlang came to ask for marriage, he only brought two pheasants, which he probably hunted in the mountains, and nothing else.

So why would the Si family marry the beautiful Si Mutong to him?

Is it because he has a big face?

Most importantly, when the eldest brother was still around, the second brother had met Jiang Sanlang's mother. Even a dull-witted man like the second brother thought Jiang Sanlang's mother was a very difficult woman. Even if someone came to propose marriage, shouldn't the Jiang family's parents do it? Why did Jiang Sanlang come alone?

But the Si family refused, but Jiang Sanlang's eloquence actually made the second sister agree to the marriage.

In the end, the whole Si family was in turmoil, from summer to autumn, winter and finally to this year's spring. And then... my second sister was pregnant.

This was a disgrace to the family, and Si Xingzhi had no choice but to compromise. He decided to take Si Muyan with him and go to the Jiang family to tell them how to arrange the marriage.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Sanlang said something in the conversation, and the second sister refused to let Si Xingzhi and Si Muyan go to the Jiang family. Si Muyan was furious and locked up the second sister.

At that time, Si Muyan meant that the Jiang family was not a good family, and Jiang Sanlang was not a good man. She wanted to take advantage of the fact that others did not know about her second sister's situation and directly get an abortion pill to get rid of the "bastard" in her second sister's belly, which would be better than her miserable future.

Somehow, the imprisoned second sister found out about this, and then on a late moon night, she disappeared.

The Si family searched Songji Village and nearby villages but could not find any trace of their second sister.

Unexpectedly, my second sister showed up at this moment.

These past events swirled in the younger sister's mind. Looking at her second sister, she was furious. "It was that bastard surnamed Jiang. He did it, right? How could he beat you like this? Tell me, where is the Jiang family? Take me there. I must have a fight with them!"