27 The Farm Girl and the Executioner (Rebirth) 32

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In her previous life, on the night before she was to be sent off in a marriage to ward off misfortune, the female executioner from her village, who worked at the magistrate's office, opened her window and asked if she needed help.

She refused, only to meet a tragic end—her legs broken, buried alive.

In this life, when Jiang Huaizhen stood at her window and asked, "Do you want to come with me?"

She nodded without the slightest hesitation.

Two women, scorned by the world, returned to a mountain valley to build a life together.

Using memories from her past life, Lin Shuang gathered herbs and sold savory pancakes, busy earning money to support their home. The aloof and cold executioner wasn't idle either, weaving bamboo baskets, curing meat, and helping out with everything.

They built a heated kang bed and constructed a new house, going from not having enough to eat to feasting on fine food.

Seeing their lives flourish, the aunt who had once forced her into the marriage wailed in their courtyard, "Why does that jinx get to live so well?"

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Lin Shuang: "You saved me back then because you liked me, didn't you?"

Jiang Huaizhen denied it: "My great-grandmother said my line of work harms my spiritual merit, so for every head I take, I must save a life..."

Lin Shuang: "Alright, then."

Later, after nights filled with passion, Lin Shuang would wake each morning, her back feeling as if it would break. "What happened to just saving a life?"

[Note: The "executioner" here refers to the bailiffs in ancient yamen specifically tasked with carrying out death sentences.]

Tags: Commoner Life, Farming, Rebirth, Gourmet, Slice of Life