Chapter 5: The Black-Haired Beauty's Gluttony, His Table Manners Were Not Very Elegant
The me in the mirror - a completely unfamiliar face, with the appearance of being only 16 or 17 years old. Thick black hair falls across my broad forehead, slightly covering the left eye's eyebrow tip. Two long eyebrows slant into my temples, and I have relatively fair skin. My eyes are not small, but they're single eyelids (my past life had double eyelids, ah). The dark pupils seem like bottomless ancient wells, revealing a maturity and cleverness that doesn't match my age. In the gaze of my eyes, I think I've found a hint of my past life's shadow. It seems that although I've changed bodies, the sedimentation and accumulation of over 30 years of life in my past life still follow my soul and consciousness, taking root in this young body. Looks like I need to properly disguise my gaze. White teeth, red lips - hey! A complete black-haired beautiful youth! If you say it's "a jade tree standing in the wind", that wouldn't be an exaggeration.
Seeing this, I am more and more satisfied with the current me. Although I didn't reincarnate into a young master of a wealthy or landlord family, my desire to experience the taste of being a young master has fallen through, but with my current appearance, I feel no great regret.
If I were to be reborn into the body of a person who is feared by ghosts and gods, used to scare children at night, and has a cleansing effect on the streets during the day, but with an even more miserable fate, such as being crippled in one leg, or having only one eye, or being intellectually disabled, etc., if I were to be assembled into such a person, I would probably commit suicide. Who knows, maybe I could even travel back in time! Fortunately, it's a blessing in disguise, thinking about it still gives me chills.
Not to mention anything else, just the fact that I've gained over a decade of age out of thin air is enough. They say "time flies like water, and once gone, never comes back", but for me, time has flowed backwards, and I've been reborn again! How much can one accomplish?! "Hurray!" I cheered from the bottom of my heart, I'm back in my youth again! With the experience and knowledge gained from my past life of over 30 years, I won't be able to achieve great things, turning the world upside down!
I put down the mirror and chuckled, a laugh filled with satisfaction and relaxation. (Please forgive me, everyone, for having a love for beauty is human nature, I am not a saint, nor can I avoid being worldly.) With a hint of embarrassment, everyone burst out laughing. Zhang Dama laughed and said to me: "You're really a vain kid! Don't worry, your looks haven't changed at all, no scars or anything, still a handsome young man. After getting hurt and waking up, you seem like a different person, even more likable! Tomorrow, I'll introduce you to a beautiful girl, guaranteed to be a good match for you!" It seems that Zhang Dama is a straightforward and kind-hearted person. I secretly noticed that Ling Jie's face turned red unnaturally, she glanced at me and then lowered her head.
"Hurry up and eat, the meat is getting cold", right, I haven't eaten the meat yet. "Mom, do you have garlic sauce?" I asked my mom. Wild boar meat with garlic sauce, that's a perfect match. As the saying goes: "Eating meat without eating garlic reduces nutrition by half". I don't want to waste this delicious taste. In my past life, every time I ate meat, I would ask my mom to make garlic sauce for me. The flavor is unforgettable, even though the meat was all farmed.
"Ah, Autumn, there isn't any ready-made at home, Mom will make some for you, just wait," my mom said, about to head into the kitchen. I quickly stopped her, "Mom, it's fine if we don't have any, this is good enough." As I spoke, I took a big bite of the meat, and it was delicious! Truly delicious, no wonder it's pure natural wild game. In my past life, who would have had such luck? Even thinking about eating it was impossible, let alone actually getting to eat it!
I wolfed down the food, and just as I was swallowing, I heard my mom's scolding voice behind me, "Eat slowly, don't choke! There's still some in the pot, you child!" I muttered to myself, "Eat slowly? Heaven forbid! After crossing over, I'd be surprised if I wasn't starving. And this raccoon dog meat is really delicious too!"
After finishing the piece of meat in my hand, I was still unsatisfied and asked my mom, "Mom, is there more? I'm not full yet." As soon as I finished speaking, I noticed that everyone's eyes were wide with shock, staring at me with disbelieving gazes, as if they had just seen a monster!
"Huh?", what's wrong, I'm just eating, this is normal, no need to worship me like that, it's embarrassing, I muttered to myself. Suddenly, I remembered, the piece of meat I ate earlier was a deer's leg, probably weighing 3-4 catties, usually enough for two or three adults to eat, and now it's been finished by me alone. Especially since I'm only around 16-17 years old, no wonder they're looking at me like that. This is embarrassing, never mind, let's just eat my fill first, who made this meat so delicious?!
"Ah, yes, there is, and more, the pot has plenty," my mom replied hastily, still in shock. "Auntie, you sit down, I'll get it, I know where the pot is," a clear voice said to my mom.
It was actually Ling Jie, she stopped my mom and said something, then twisted her waist, which made me feel a little dizzy in my heart. Her shiny black braid swung on her shoulder as she walked lightly into the kitchen, not forgetting to wash her hands in the basin on the floor. Ling Jie's voice was really nice to listen to, her figure was quite good, and she looked pretty too. Compared to those girls I saw in my previous life, who were dressed up in high-end or low-end cosmetics, so-called "Korean version", but actually didn't make sense, Ling Jie looked much better than them. Especially her eyes, which shone with purity, spirit, and a hint of shyness, unlike the girls in the city nowadays, whose eyes are full of material desires, decadence, and confusion. Her breath was fresh and natural, like a slender white birch tree. Her body must be very soft... "Damn it, how did I have such thoughts? Despicable, shameless! I greatly despised myself in my heart."
"Ah! Little Ling is such a good girl, she's considerate, hardworking, and pretty. Whoever marries her will be very lucky!" My mom sincerely praised, it was clear that she also liked Ling a lot.
"Don't praise her, this child has a bad temper! The other day, her aunt from the Li family on the mountain came to propose a marriage, but she rejected it. Alas, it's really worrying, she's already 17 or 18 years old and still doesn't want to find someone," Zhang Dangnu complained.
When I heard this, my heart suddenly felt relieved, as if I had put down a heavy stone. In my memory of this life, I had a good impression of Ling from the beginning, it was a vague and unclear feeling, but there was strong expectation and infinite longing!
"Don't say that, it's just not her fate yet. Little Ling is clearly a lucky child, she will definitely find someone in the future," my mom consoled.
