Reincarnation and Rebirth

"You brats, where are you going?" Old Mrs. Su called out to Su Wan'er, who was about to leave, her eyes filled with hostility.

She keeps calling me a "bitch," but you're the bitch, your whole family are bitches! Ugh, I misspoke, how did I get myself involved?

"I'm going up the mountain to collect firewood. The weather is getting colder and colder, we need to store some firewood."

"You don't need to go today; you should stay home."

What's going on? Something's definitely fishy.

"And what's wrong with you always dressed in such tattered clothes? It's like the Su family has mistreated you so much. Go back and change your clothes."

Now, Su Wan'er was even more certain that something was amiss.

"Grandma, didn't you say you don't support idlers in the family? If we don't work, we won't have anything to eat."

"You little brat, you're really pushing your luck, aren't you? I told you to stay home, so you just stay home. You'll never get to eat four dishes in your whole life. You don't even know how to enjoy good fortune."

Madam Wang rushed over from the backyard in a panic, "Wan'er, what's wrong? Why did you upset your grandmother again?"

"Hmph, isn't it all because of that wretched girl you gave birth to? She talks back to her elders all day long. I really don't know which eye of my son was blind to fall for such a jinx like you. Did he feed you a pig?"

"Hey, Mother, Wan'er was being disrespectful. I apologize to you on her behalf."

"Alright, this girl shouldn't go out today. She should stay home and help you with the chores."

"Hey, good."

Seeing how happily Wang agreed, Su Wan'er was speechless. Did she have no brains? It was obvious that the old woman had no good intentions.

What was it? Su Wan'er racked her brains, searching her memory. Ah, right, she remembered. In her past life, there seemed to have been a similar incident. A matchmaker came to her house, followed by a foolish man. As soon as he entered, he stared at "Su Wan'er" and looked her up and down before nodding in satisfaction and entering the main room. However, less than two days later, news arrived that the Zi Yan Kingdom had conquered Qingzhou and was now heading their way. Everyone was busy fleeing, and the matter was put aside. Why was it happening earlier in this life? Could it be due to the butterfly effect caused by her rebirth?

In her past life, the matchmaker glanced at her a few times after entering the house, then went inside to discuss things with the two elders of the Su family and Su Youfu. Su Wan'er thought the matchmaker was arranging a marriage for Su Qing'er and didn't take it seriously at all. This time, seeing what the old lady Su was doing, Su Wan'er felt that they were after her.

If that's the case, I'd better be careful, lest I get betrayed before the Purple Flame Kingdom even invades.

Su Wan'er felt that Old Man Su must know about this, otherwise he wouldn't have let her cause such a scene yesterday. Suddenly remembering their conversation about a county magistrate yesterday, Su Wan'er had a flash of inspiration: Could it be that they were trying to buy and sell official positions?

It's not impossible, but the Su family definitely can't come up with that much money. So the most likely scenario is that they'll sell their daughter, and I'll just become a commodity for them to profit from.

That doesn't make sense. If they were going to give gifts, they would definitely give them to higher-ranking officials, to people capable of promoting Su Youfu. In the Su family's eyes, that would mean going on to live a good life. Why not leave them for Su Hehua or Su Qing'er, but instead choose her? Besides, considering her age, it shouldn't be her turn at all. There must be something wrong here. Unfortunately, when Su Wan'er first transmigrated here in her previous life, she was only focused on lamenting and didn't pay attention to many things.

In any case, I need to make some preparations first.

Thinking of this, Su Wan'er prepared to go back to her room.

Seeing that her daughter still wouldn't talk to her, Mrs. Wang silently wiped away her tears and went back to work in the backyard.

Su Xiang'er winked at her younger sister, Su Zhao'er, who was very sensible and carried Su Ming inside to keep her older sister company.

"Big sister, are we not going up the mountain today?"

Su Wan'er touched Su Zhao'er's little head; her dry, yellow hair was heartbreaking to see.

"Grandma, why are you making me sweep the yard? Isn't Su Wan'er home?"

Su Qing'er's dissatisfied voice rang out in the courtyard. Su Wan'er's eyes darted around, and she smiled at Su Zhao'er, saying, "Zhao'er, your older sister has something good for you."

Su Zhao'er sniffed, "What is it, big sister? An egg?" Her voice was cautious, afraid that the people outside would hear.

"Uh, we need to find a way to sneak away and eat the eggs. Big sister will give you something fragrant. You can put it on your body and it will smell really nice."

"Is it scented soap? My aunt has a small piece. I saw it last time and smelled it, and my aunt beat me up. It hurt so much."

That damned Su Hehua! It's just a broken bar of soap. Besides, the child just smelled it and then wanted to hit her. I'll definitely get my revenge when I get the chance. But right now, Su Wan'er's target isn't Su Hehua.

"It smells even better than scented soap." As she spoke, she took out a few small pieces of scented balm.

Su Wan'er liked to research all sorts of random things. In her previous life, she learned a lot from a certain sweet potato website, such as soaps, lipsticks, perfumes, lip balms, and baking recipes. In short, she would try anything that interested her. When you're alone, you always need to find some hobbies to pass the time.

I saw so many fresh flowers blooming in my space before, and I thought I shouldn't waste them, so I made a few pieces at random. Also, out of curiosity, I made a few aphrodisiac balms following the recipes in the medical book in my space, since I hadn't had anyone test them on yet.

The little girl took the perfume balm, carefully held it under her nose and smelled it. "It smells so good, big sister! It smells even better than soap. It must be very expensive."

Su Wan'er looked at her amusedly, "Where would I get the money to buy these? These were made from wildflowers that I picked myself outside, so they didn't cost any money."

Children are so easy to fool. She didn't understand how much trouble it was to do all this. She just looked at her older sister with admiration and said, "Big sister is so amazing. I really like her tricks."

"Put some on if you like." He said, lightly dabbing a little rose-scented balm on his finger and applying it behind the little girl's ears and on her wrists.

"Oh, sister, you don't need so much, it's a waste."

"How could that be? A little girl should smell delicious. Anyway, it was made by your older sister. Alright, go play now. Your older sister will come to see you tomorrow."

"Okay." Su Zhao'er put her wrist under her nose and smelled it hard, then walked out of the courtyard with a smile on her face.

The fragrance wafted through the air as the little girl ran, and it smelled wonderful.

"Stop!" Su Qing'er shouted loudly as she was being forced to sweep the yard by Old Lady Su.

Su Zhao'er had been beaten and scolded since she was a child. When she heard Su Qing'er's voice, she subconsciously stopped and said timidly, "Big cousin."

"Hmph, what kind of sachet are you wearing? Let me see it."

The little girl shook her head like a rattle-drum, "No, no, I don't have a sachet on me."

Su Qing'er naturally didn't believe it. She dropped the broom, grabbed Zhao'er, and searched her body.

Su Zhao'er was so frightened that she forgot to cry.

"Tell me, did you steal your aunt's scented soap?" Seeing that there really was no sachet, Su Qing'er asked fiercely.

What girl of this age wouldn't like these things? Ever since she saw her aunt had a bar of scented soap, Su Qing'er had been envious. Unfortunately, all the money in the family was in the hands of the old lady. Although Chen Shi had money, she still had her older brother and younger brother. Even if Chen Shi loved her daughter very much, she couldn't bear to spend money on those impractical things for her.

Hearing Su Qing'er's cursing from inside the house, Su Hehua rushed out, yelling, "You good-for-nothing! How dare you steal my scented soap!" Then, mimicking the old lady, she was about to hit her.

Su Wan'er came out of the house and immediately shielded her younger sister behind her. She regretted it a little; she shouldn't have used her sister. She didn't expect Su Hehua to hit her without even knowing what had happened.

"Auntie, smell it carefully, is it really the smell of your scented soap?"

Su Wan'er had seen that scented soap before. Not only was it crudely made, but the fragrance was also short-lived and couldn't last long at all. Moreover, it was the most common locust flower scent in their area, which was incomparable to her high-grade rose.