Even in a famine, there's no panic; the eldest sister has stockpiled plenty of money and grain.

"You're not my grandma, all of you get out of here."

The girl's voice was shrill, hiding a hint of fear, yet she stood firmly in front of the door, preventing anyone outside from taking a step inside.

"Hey you brat, how dare you talk to me like that?"

The mean-looking old woman rushed forward, grabbed the girl's hair, and raised her hand to slap her. But then she remembered something, and instead put her hand on the girl's waist and twisted it hard.

The girl was only eleven years old and no match for the old woman who was used to farm work. She was twisted until she cried out in pain.

"Ah...you...you're not allowed to go in."

Even though she was in excruciating pain, she desperately tried to get back to the door.

Unexpectedly, the old woman threw him away, and he happened to see the rope under the eaves. He pounced on it and tied it up with his hands behind his back.

The old woman moved swiftly, clearly not a first-time kidnapper. The girl cried and kicked, but couldn't do anything to her.

Hearing the commotion outside, Jiang Bai frowned, but he couldn't move his body.

She was an old ghost who had worked in the underworld for thousands of years. Just when she was about to be reincarnated, someone stole her reincarnation spot.

They say that the aging population in the human world is accelerating, the birth rate is declining, and young people are not having children anymore, resulting in a severe shortage of birth quotas.

In recognition of her hard work, she was granted a reincarnation opportunity, which also allowed her to carry one percent of her own strength.

The condition is that after reincarnation, she must ensure that the people of this world can afford to eat; otherwise, after this life, her soul will be scattered.

If they don't agree, they'll have to wait another three thousand years to be reincarnated.

She didn't want to spend another three thousand years of her life in the underworld doing nothing. Even if she failed to complete her mission and her soul was scattered, she didn't want to live that kind of 24/7 workday in the underworld anymore.

The body she was reborn into was also named Jiang Bai, and among all the recently deceased people, the one whose birth date and time were most compatible with hers, even their names were the same.

This young girl is pitiful. Within a short month, her father passed away, her mother disappeared, and her future in-laws, with whom she had been engaged for many years and was about to get married, broke off the engagement on the grounds that she was bringing bad luck to her parents.

Losing her parents overnight and ruining her reputation, the young girl couldn't process what was happening and hanged herself with a rope.

Her father's generation consisted of three brothers and two sisters. He was the third oldest and had moved out of the old house a few years ago to live independently.

When the family divided their property, her father left with nothing, not even a bowl.

After several years of hard work, they bought land and built a new house, but then this happened.

Taking advantage of the chaos, the people from the old house not only stole the house deed and land deed, but also took away the younger brother, Jiang Songwen.

They've already taken all the food and belongings from our house, what else are they going to steal now?

Unfortunately, she had just been reincarnated, and her soul and body were in the process of merging, so she couldn't control her body.

Otherwise, she could have slapped that old hag Wang away.

While Wang was tidying up Jiang Lu, a plump, round-faced woman pushed open the door, entered the inner room, and saw Jiang Bai lying on the bed.

Her skin was like solidified cream, her eyebrows like distant mountains, and her long, black hair was spread out on the pillow. What a delicate and lovely beauty she was.

The only flaw was that her face was as pale as snow, and her neck was surrounded by a ring of hideous purplish-blue marks.

A hint of amazement flashed in the round-faced woman's eyes. She then stepped forward with concern, reached out to check the person's breath, and breathed a sigh of relief upon confirming that the person was still alive.

He carefully examined the teeth by pinching open the lower jaw and became even more satisfied.

It's a good product.

"So, old sister, how much silver can I give for my granddaughter?"

After finishing her work, Wang followed her into the house and felt a sense of pride upon seeing her eldest granddaughter lying inside.

She wasn't bragging, but in all the surrounding villages, there wasn't a girl more beautiful than her granddaughter.

“This person is still unconscious, and it’s hard to say whether he will wake up or not. If he does wake up, I will give you three taels of silver if you are a slave, and eight taels of silver if you are a commoner. If he doesn’t wake up, he won’t be worth a single copper coin.”

"Why is there only so little? The one the Lin family sold isn't even as good-looking as my eldest granddaughter, yet they sold her as a slave for five taels of silver."

"Hey, do you think this is the old days? Girls aren't worth much these days. If you want to sell, sell; if not, forget it. There are plenty of people willing to sell."

Upon hearing Wang's bargaining, the round-faced woman immediately frowned and turned to leave.

Having finally made contact, Wang was not about to let her get away, so she quickly grabbed the woman and said, "Oh, old sister, don't be angry. I'll sell, I'm definitely going to sell."

The price of grain is getting higher every day. It hasn't rained for months, and the crops in the fields are about to wither and die. There's no sure if there will be a harvest this year. She's hoping to exchange this little girl for silver so she can buy more grain.

"So, did you sell yourself into slavery or into a lowly status?"

The round-faced woman was quite satisfied. It was indeed difficult to find a girl as beautiful as the one in the room. It just so happened that the nobleman above was looking for a beauty. If they presented this one to him and caught his eye, their family would rise to prominence.

“Naturally, it is a lowly status.”

Wang hesitated almost without hesitation.

If you're selling someone, then of course you'll sell them for a higher price.

"Besides this girl, take a look at this one too."

He pulled the man outside, pointed at the bound girl, and asked, "My little granddaughter is quite pretty too. How much do you think she's worth?"

The round-faced woman had seen the girl before. When she saw the girl tied up in the corridor, staring with fierce eyes but unable to make a sound because her mouth was gagged, she frowned deeply.

"This girl is a shrew. She's worth two taels if she's a slave, and five taels if she's a lowly person."

Wang was overjoyed. By selling the two maids, she could get thirteen taels of silver, enough to buy grain for the family to eat for another month or two.

"Lower social status? This one's sold for lower social status too?" she blurted out impatiently.

Upon hearing Wang's words, Jiang Lu, who was bound, had bloodshot eyes and a piercing gaze, as if she wanted to kill her.

When she saw her pull out the household registration documents belonging to the two sisters from her bosom, the little girl was so angry that she felt like a huge rock had hit her chest, making her dizzy.

Wang, how dare she? How dare she?

Jiang Lu's vision blurred, and thinking of her older sister lying in the inner room, she felt that she had no chance of survival.

Within a month, her father died, her mother disappeared, her older sister was jilted, her only younger brother was captured by that old witch, and they stole all the family's property deeds, land deeds, and household registration documents. Now, the two sisters are also going to be sold by that old witch.

The little girl was heartbroken and stopped struggling altogether.

Wang and the matchmaker didn't lower their voices. Jiang Bai felt something was wrong when the man pinched her face, and hearing their conversation made him both anxious and angry.

What a vicious old woman.

The footsteps of Wang and the matchmaker gradually faded into the distance.

After agreeing on the price, they went to the government office to draw up a contract. Once the Jiang sisters signed their indenture and their household registration was changed, they became unregistered people of low social status. Unless the court granted them a special pardon, they would remain unregistered for life.

Ji Yanwen had his eye on Jiang's eldest daughter as early as when she was jilted.

He was very anxious when he found out that she had hanged herself, so he rushed to the Jiang family home and witnessed the scene.

As soon as Wang and the matchmaker left, he pushed open the door and came in.

When a grown man suddenly barged in, Jiang Lu, who was lying on the veranda, stared wide-eyed in disbelief. What could be more terrifying for a woman than being sold?

That would undoubtedly mean his reputation was ruined.

do not come.

Don't come over here.