When Anna returned home, she couldn't help but sigh when she saw her dilapidated bungalow built of stone and wood.
So poor.
Hearing the movement at the door, a gentle female voice in the back room asked: "Who is it?"
"Mom, it's me, Anna." Anna replied quickly.
She endured the pain and walked slowly over pretending not to be hurt, but the woman who answered the question had already walked out.
The mistress of this house is named Guy. She is only in her early thirties, but she is already the mother of six children-two of whom died young. The hardships of life have made her skin rough, her expression is always tired, and there is lingering weariness in her eyes of the same color as Anna.
But when he saw his eldest daughter, Guy's blue eyes also filled with tenderness.
"Ana, have you found a job?" she asked with concern.
Anna shook her head: "It's either that there's no shortage of people, or that they don't want me because they think I'm weak."
Anna is out today, looking for a job. She has been searching for two days but has not found a job.
"Don't worry," Guy comforted, "Dad and I both have jobs, and we are not short of money for the time being."
Anna nodded, not showing her anxiety, let alone telling Guy what a terrible thing she had just encountered.
Guy continued his handiwork, which was one of the family's regular incomes, while Anna returned to her room.
It's not appropriate to say that. There were only two small bedrooms in this bungalow. Her parents lived in one, and she and her younger siblings lived in the other.
In the room, seven-year-old sister Adele was playing with her youngest brother Evan. When she saw Anna, Adele ran over and hugged her: "Anna!"
"Adele, have you been good today?" Anna touched Adele's head and asked with a smile.
Adele raised her head, her sky-blue eyes inherited from Guy blinking, and her voice was still childish: "Adele is very good every day! Little Evan is also very good today!"
"Great, can you go and bring me a bottle of water?" Anna smiled.
"Okay!" Adele let go of Anna and ran out without asking why.
Anna sat down on the bed. Little Evan lay on the edge of the bed next to Anna, holding the hem of her skirt with his little hands, calling her in a sweet voice: "Anna!"
"Alas!" Anna smiled and tapped little Evan's nose, and the pain in her knees seemed to be relieved a lot.
Little Evan kept giggling and almost fell down, but Anna hurriedly caught him.
It is probably true that the children of the poor are in charge early. Anna's younger brothers and sisters are so well-behaved that it's heartbreaking.
Adele is still too young and can usually only look at three-year-old Evan, while her other brother Jem is only ten years old this year and has already gone to help out in the pub where his father Evan works. He saves one meal and can still live a day. An income of three or four copper coins is considered good.
Before Anna came here, she was doing odd jobs with Guy, and the two of them only earned a dozen copper coins a day. As a bartender, Evan, his father, sometimes received tips, and he could earn five or six silver coins in a month. , and for this large family, food alone costs nearly twenty copper coins every day, plus the head tax that must be paid to the lord, and other expenses, one or two silver coins can be saved in a month. . In this case, no one dared to get sick, and the medicines prescribed by doctors were all in units of silver coins.
The basic currency units of this world are gold coins, silver coins and copper coins, with a ratio of one hundred each. In Anna's memory, she has never touched a gold coin.
Guy was telling Anna not to worry, but how could Anna really not worry just because she had enough to eat every day
Their family has a very poor ability to withstand risks. The slightest disturbance can plunge this seemingly subsistence family into an abyss.
Therefore, Anna has been running out every day for the past two days, just to find a job, save money first, and wait until she knows more about the world before she can think of ways to make a fortune. Although she inherited the memory of the original person, the scope of the original person's activities was too narrow and limited to her class. Her knowledge was limited and she knew too little.
After knowing that this was a world with magic, why didn't Anna think about learning it? But precisely because the original person only had a "legendary" understanding of magic, she could only start by making money at the moment. It was always a good idea to save more money.
Adele brought the water with a squeak, and Anna took it. As soon as she lifted up her skirt, Adele covered her face and exclaimed: "Anna, what's wrong with you!"
Anna had fallen so hard before that her knee was torn, and a lot of red blood even stained the lining of her skirt. However, she was glad that her skirt was not torn.
"Shh, don't shout so loud. Mom will be worried if she hears it." Anna quickly whispered to Adele. She and Adele lived in the same room and couldn't hide it from her, but she didn't want more people to worry, but It's a minor injury, just rest for two days and it'll be fine.
Adele's eyes widened, she covered her mouth tightly, and nodded vigorously.
Little Evan followed suit, put his little hand on his mouth, and widened his sky-blue eyes.
Anna couldn't help but laugh. When cleaning the wound, in order not to worry her younger siblings and to maintain the face of an elder sister, she gritted her teeth and did not make a sound of pain.
Little Evan squeezed over, blew on Anna's knee carefully, and said vaguely: "It doesn't hurt anymore, it doesn't hurt anymore!"
His words seemed to be really magical, and Anna felt that the pain in her knees seemed to disappear.
In this world, there are too few entertainments for the common people at the bottom. Anna can't find a job and there is nothing to do. After the pain in her knees subsides, she starts cleaning the house.
As soon as she swept the dirty things to the door, Anna saw a young man peeking his head over there and meeting her gaze. The young man was stunned for a moment, as if he was a little embarrassed, and quickly looked away, then quickly turned back and whispered. Called: "Anna."
There is this person in Anna's memory. His name is Little Tim, the son of Old Tim, the owner of the bakery. Those who can afford to open a bakery are of course much better off than Anna's family.
In this area, Anna is the most beautiful unmarried girl. From time to time, Tiny Tim will give Anna something to express his feelings.
Anna walked over, and as soon as she got closer, she smelled the sweet smell of bread, and her mouth instantly secreted saliva.
You must know that she didn't like eating bread before, but now just smelling the sweet smell of wheat bread makes her greedy.
Who told her to eat rye bread every day that was so rough that it even scratched her throat and tasted so bad
Little Tim handed over a palm-sized piece of wheat bread. The bread was made into a regular oval shape, fluffy and soft, and exuded the alluring aura of "Come and eat me, I'm so delicious."
"Anna, here you go!" Tiny Tim whispered, not daring to look into Anna's eyes, his ears turned red.
Maybe the original person was still ignorant about feelings, but how could Anna not see Tiny Tim's young but sincere feelings
But now she only thinks about making money and doesn’t want to fall in love at all!
She suppressed the clamoring desire of her stomach and did not reach out to take it. She only said: "Did you secretly get it behind your father's back? Take it back quickly, or he will scold you."
Unlike Bobby who would beat and scold his wife and children regardless of whether he was drunk or not, although Old Tim was also very cruel, he would only scold his son and not take action.
Little Tim didn't expect that Anna wouldn't accept it, and his emerald green eyes were a little sad. When he heard her mention his father, he flinched slightly, and then suddenly forced the wheat bread into Anna's hand, turned around and ran away.
"Tiny Tim!" Anna couldn't help but sigh after failing to stop him.
This small piece of wheat bread costs seven or eight copper coins. If it is replaced by rye bread, it can be exchanged for three or four of the same size, which is enough for her family to eat. And this one in my hand is just a toothpaste.
Anna made a note of Tiny Tim's kindness in her heart, and planned to repay him well when she became rich. As soon as she turned around, she saw a girl not far away, looking at her with hostile eyes.
Seeing Anna turn around, the girl not only did not hide, but strode over, raising her chin with a look of disdain: "Oh, it's just white bread. When I become a maid in the lord's house, I can eat it every day!"
Anna has this girl named Lily in her memory. Lily is the same age as her, has straw-yellow hair, and her face is covered with freckles. Because she is not as beautiful as Anna, Lily has not dealt with Anna since she was a child, and has always aimed to outdo Anna.
Anna didn't want to argue with the little girl, and was about to get past her, but Lily didn't want to miss the opportunity to show off her power, so she stopped her and said: "I tell you, I didn't lie to you! My aunt Anna works in the Earl's Mansion, and she recommended me to go to the Earl's Mansion. Kitchen work, such bad white bread, I will never like it again!"
The name "Anna" is relatively bad. Half of the ten girls have this name. Anna knows that there are three girls named Anna in this pomegranate alley alone. Commoners don't have surnames, so to identify which Anna it is, you need to add a qualifier, for example, she is Anna from the Evan family. However, there are not many opportunities to use upper qualifiers, because each family does not actually have many opportunities to communicate with each other.
Lily specifically pointed out "my Aunt Anna" just to spite Anna. Everyone called her "Anna", but her aunt is now a high-class person serving the noble lord.
Anna didn't want to talk to Lily at first, but when she heard Lily's words, she paused and asked, "The kitchen of the Earl's Mansion is hiring?"
Lily saw Anna responding and said proudly: "Yes! This is a secret that only a few people know. My aunt Anna told me and recommended me to the lord! I can become the maid of the lord tomorrow. From now on, pariahs like you will never see me easily again!"
Anna didn't correct Lily about "recommending it to the lord". She was just a little maid in the kitchen. How could she alert the lord
What she cared about was the news revealed by Lily - the Earl's Mansion was recruiting people, and she just wanted to find a job!
But immediately, Anna became a little frustrated.
That terrifying demon with ram's horns is in Master Parrish's body, and Earl's Mansion is Master Parrish's home... If she goes, wouldn't it be like a sheep in a tiger's mouth
Seeing Anna's gloomy expression, Lily thought that Anna was excited by her bright future and felt sad. She couldn't help but feel even more proud: "Don't think that you can seduce Master Parrish with your face. He is not a beautiful woman." Have you seen it? A pariah will always be a pariah!"
Anna raised her gaze, looked at Lily's ecstatic face, and said, "Were you the one who pushed me just now?" Otherwise, Lily's words would be too meaningless.
At this moment, Anna realized that she seemed to have underestimated Lily's cruelty. In modern times, pushing people is just bullying at best, but this world is different. Nobles and commoners are two solid classes. No one will listen to her explanation. She will be regarded as deliberately bumping into the nobles, just like the coachman. As he said, if you meet a cruel noble, you may be hanged.