Quick Transmigration: My System is a Big Liar

Upon hearing the village chief call Shi Xiao, Du Yuejiao looked over curiously. She hadn't seen this person in the original owner's memories, but she unexpectedly met a pair of cold and distant eyes.

Could this person have happened to be in town yesterday? And witnessed everything? Why do they have no memory of it at all?

As the man approached, Du Yuejiao realized that he was unusually large, at least 1.9 meters tall, strong and muscular, somewhat like a black bear. One punch from him could probably kill someone.

“Yesterday, when Miss Du finished shopping at the general store, she was bumped into and her things scattered all over the ground. Everyone in the store helped pick them up, and to express her gratitude, Miss Du bought a bag of maltose candy to share with everyone.” Shi Xiao’s tone was unhurried, his cold eyes devoid of any emotion.

Some villagers were kicking themselves, regretting that they hadn't gone to town yesterday and missed a good opportunity. Otherwise, their children could have gotten a treat—two pieces of candy!

"I get two candies for helping someone pick something up. How come I never got such a good deal?"

"That Niu Tiegen is really something else. He just bent down to help out with a small favor, and he wasn't satisfied with just two candies. He even wanted to covet the house. We'd better stay away from him in the future."

"Exactly, exactly. Their honest and taciturn demeanor was all an act. It's terrifying."

"This is probably what scholars mean when they say, 'Human desires are insatiable!'"

As the village chief listened to the villagers' words, his tightly furrowed brows relaxed a little. Fortunately, there were still many reasonable people in the village. He looked at Niu Tiegen and his wife with disgust and said sternly, "Did you hear that? Do you have anything else to say?"

Cao'er's mother shook her head reluctantly. At this moment, she did not think that she was wrong. Instead, she thought that the shameless little slut had seduced Shi Xiao, which was why Shi Xiao spoke up for the little slut.

Otherwise, why would Shi Xiao, who is usually ruthless, help a stranger? And an ominous widow at that?

But because the village chief and everyone else favored the little bastard, she had no choice but to compromise.

“Since you’ve made a mistake and misunderstood the Wu family, then apologize to them, and the matter will be over. Wu family, what do you think of this?” The last sentence was Village Chief Shi asking for Du Yuejiao’s opinion.

"Okay, I'll do whatever the village chief says." Du Yuejiao thought for a moment and agreed. Anyway, she couldn't kill them in front of everyone. She could teach them a lesson herself and hear their apologies, which would clear her name. So she might as well give the village chief some face! After all, she was going to live here for a long time.

"What? She hit me, and I have to apologize to her?" Cao'er's mother shouted indignantly.

"You don't have to apologize. We people of Niujia Village are kind and simple, and we can't tolerate people who spread rumors. You can leave now!" Village Chief Shi said coldly.

Grass Mother was terrified by the village chief's words. She looked at her husband with a pale face, hoping he would say something for her, but her husband acted as if he hadn't heard her and didn't even spare her a glance.

Cao'er's mother knelt down in front of Du Yuejiao, begging for forgiveness with snot and tears streaming down her face, "I apologize, I apologize, please don't send me away. Sister Wu, it was all my fault for talking nonsense. Please forgive me this time! Otherwise, I'll only have death left."

Throughout history, few people who are driven out of their villages for any reason have had a good ending, let alone a woman like her.

"Sister Niu, get up quickly if you know you're wrong. Remember today's lesson: what you should say and what you shouldn't say. Otherwise, if you offend someone again, I won't be as easy to talk to as you are next time." Du Yuejiao not only didn't blame her, but also gently persuaded her. This action earned her high praise from the villagers.

The matter ended after Cao'er's mother apologized, and Niu Tiegen and his wife fled the Wu family with their tails between their legs.

Today's commotion not only cleared Du Yuejiao's name but also showed her some skills, letting the villagers know she wasn't someone to be trifled with. They'll think twice before speaking ill of her next time.

After seeing off Village Chief Shi and the villagers who had come to watch the commotion, Du Yuejiao got some food to fill her stomach before carefully examining the house.

The courtyard, with its six houses side by side and wing rooms built on the east and west sides, is still quite spacious. The two-meter-high blue brick wall and the newly built large wooden door completely block the villagers' view.

I heard that the Wu family fled famine from the north decades ago. When they arrived at Wu's father's place, they made a little money by chance and built brick houses for their two sons in the village.

Not long after the house was built, through a matchmaker, the eldest son, Wu Dagui, married the original owner, Du Yuejiao.

Du Yuejiao was the illegitimate daughter of Du, a wealthy man in Qingquan Town. Her aunt died early, and she was raised by her mistress. As she grew older, she looked more and more like her birth mother, which displeased her mistress, who sold her to the Wu family for a dowry of fifty taels of silver.

He also said that a married daughter is like water spilled from a cup; she should not come back unless necessary.

The original owner was a tough person. Even though the entire Wu family was killed and she was regarded as a jinx and an unlucky person, she did not have the idea of ​​going back to seek comfort.

Her memories only extended to the time before the original owner's death; what happened after death, she knew nothing of. She also didn't know what the original owner's wish was.

It seems that until the moment of death, the original owner felt at peace and relieved, so he did not hate Niu Tiegen and his wife.

What is that wish?

If you have no wish, why would you look for her?

Where are the side quests in this world?

Based on the first two worlds, the side quests all involve people around her. Who could it be?

After thinking for a long time, I still couldn't come up with an idea. Who could blame me when the original owner of this body was always a well-bred young lady who rarely left her home, with only a few relatives and servants from the Du family, including the groom and stable boy?

They can't be the ones doing the side quests!

Since she couldn't figure it out, Du Yuejiao stopped thinking about it. If Ping An didn't appear, she would avenge the original owner of the body, then travel around and see what was going on. When she got tired, she would go back to the village to rest.

Touching the flat purse in her bosom, Du Yuejiao realized that she only had four taels of silver, which was all her possessions.

When the original owner got married, the mistress was only allowed to bring two sets of clothes, jewelry, and a sum of money, which were not allowed to be taken out of the Du mansion.

So these four taels of silver were all embroidered by the original owner day and night over the past month.

After the Wu family members were brutally murdered, the crime scene was sealed off for several days. Later, after the case was solved, the original owner did not find any silver or valuables in the house.

Later, the original owner moved to the house next door, which was then locked up.

Du Yuejiao thought that there could be several reasons why the original owner hadn't found the silver: the money was spent on building the house and marrying her; someone had taken the money beforehand; or the Wu family had hidden the money.