Quick Transmigration: Don't Let an Honest Man Become a Villainous Supporting Female Character

As the evening glow filled the sky, villagers sat at their doorways, enjoying the cool air and watching the play. The big yellow dog, which usually barked the loudest, now tucked its tail into the house. The man standing at the door looked grim, and the sound of a child crying could be heard from inside.

"At such a young age, you're not learning anything good, and you're doing all sorts of crooked and evil things!" Ji Zhuxin stood with her hands on her hips and cursed loudly at the door.

The man, his hair still damp, frowned at being stared at like that: "Sister, this is just kids playing around. Your sister is being silly, are you going to join in?!"

The man was a full twelve years older than Ji Zhuxin, and couldn't help but put on the airs of an elder.

Unexpectedly, Ji Zhuxin's scolding intensified: "You're no better than me, a crooked beam above a crooked beam below. Well then, I'll play along with Li Ergou too, I'm taking him to find Qin Du right now!"

It hasn't been long since Chen Yiping's incident. If Qin Du goes crazy again, Ji Chaoxi will be next.

Hearing Ji Zhuxin's words, Li Ergou, who was hiding in the house, cried even louder.

He was just a little curious at the time, wondering if Qin Du would hit Ji Chaoxi.

Surprisingly, Ji Chaoxi wasn't beaten; instead, she brought her sister to scold him.

A few people also came out of the courtyard of the educated youth not far away.

"Old Xie, isn't that your wife's sister?"

"Everyone says that rural people are unreasonable and domineering, and it's true."

"Old Xie, your wife is there too, hurry up and go."

Several educated youths shoved Xie, whose face turned bright red. He clenched his fists tightly, pursed his lips, and remained silent.

Seeing him like this, the others found it boring and stopped teasing him.

The matter eventually ended with Li Ergou's mother dragging him out to apologize.

Xinniu Village is only so big, and this matter quickly became a hot topic.

Qin Du threw firewood into the stove, preparing to cook.

A faint shout suddenly came from inside the house. Qin Du wiped the dust off his hands and went over.

"Son, is there still a rabbit at home?"

Qin's mother coughed and sat up, propping herself up.

Qin Du nodded silently.

Qin's mother said softly, "Send some to the neighbor's house. I heard their daughter Xixi keep saying she wants to eat meat this morning."

Qin Du stood there silently, his eyes fixed on the darkened corner of the wall.

Qin's mother sighed and gently patted his arm: "Son, take it there. After all, it was her sister who saved my life."

Several years ago, Qin Du was captured by people from the neighboring village and didn't return home for three days and three nights. Qin's mother was terrified every day at home. She couldn't bear it any longer and gritted her teeth to go and find Qin Du while leaning against the wall.

She was already in poor health and would get out of breath after walking just a few steps. She had just gritted her teeth and climbed halfway up the mountain when her back and knees started to hurt. At first, it was just an itchy feeling like ants crawling on her, but later she couldn't move at all and could only lie on the ground.

She hadn't found her son, and now she was going to die such a miserable death on the mountain. As she watched the insects crawling all over her, tears streamed down her face.

Ji Chaoxi appeared at this moment. She was startled when she saw Qin's mother. Without asking anything, she quickly squatted down and swatted the bugs off her body.

She was very young and not very strong at the time, but realizing that this person might die in front of her, she gritted her teeth and carried Qin's mother on her back.

Exhausted and covered in sweat, she was so tired that she cried as she carried Qin's mother on her back.

Ji Chaoxi would carry her for a while and then stop to rest. She knew Qin's mother and knew that she had a bad family background, so she didn't talk to her. Qin's mother didn't even have the strength to open her mouth.

By the time it was completely dark and most of the villagers were asleep, Ji Chaoxi finally carried Qin's mother back to her home.

"You...you mustn't tell anyone about this." Ji Chaoxi looked at her from a little distance, hesitatingly saying, "Your family's class background is bad. If others find out, they'll definitely talk about me."

Qin's mother nodded weakly.

Seeing her like this, Ji Chaoxi poured her a glass of water and placed it in front of her.

She left quickly after pouring it out, afraid of being seen by others.

Qin's mother had told Qin Du about this countless times.

Every time I say it, I shed tears.

Qin Du was so overwhelmed by his mother's crying that he had no choice but to go and deliver it.

As evening approached, a joyful sound came from next door.

"Sis, the big dog brought back a rabbit! I want to eat it!"

"Silly girl, keep your voice down!"

The next morning, Qin Du went to return the book.

But he didn't expect that all those educated youth would gather at the door today.

The moment Qin Du appeared in their sight, all their eyes were fixed on him, scrutinizing him openly.

Lin Yitang, who was reading a book, suddenly looked pale and felt a little flustered.

The neighbor was sitting at the door feeding his child, and he couldn't help but sneer, "Even the kids of the 'Five Black Categories' have to read books? I bet they're reading some reactionary books."

Qin Du's expression didn't change much, but Lin Yitang's heart immediately skipped a beat.

Qin Du paused, no longer moving forward, but gently placing the book on the stone bench beside him.

Lin Yitang breathed a sigh of relief; she was really afraid that Qin Du would come over and talk to her.

A male educated youth who knew the situation comforted her in a low voice: "It's okay, nobody knows."

Lin Yitang nodded stiffly.

When Qin Du went back to get the hoe, Ji Chaoxi was playing with the big dog at the door. As soon as she saw him, she snorted at him and immediately ran into the house, with the big dog following her in.

However, news of Qin Du borrowing books from Lin Yitang still got out.

Most people say that Qin Du is like a toad trying to eat swan meat. Because the protagonist is Qin Du, the story spreads more and more widely, and some people mock him whenever they see him.

Ji Zhuxin had known about this for a while. She carried her basket home and glanced at Qin Du outside, saying, "Some people always want things that don't belong to them."

"Do you really think these educated youths in the city are so easy to fool? They've read so many books, they're very smart. This isn't how you climb the social ladder."

Ji Chaoxi loudly echoed, "That's right, that's right!"

Qin Du glanced at Ji Chaoxi, who had a basin in front of her and was washing her face with something she didn't recognize. As she washed, she started splashing water on the big dog, which whimpered and tried to dodge.

The cream on his face was washed off, revealing a clean face. Ji Chaoxi's eyes curved into a smile as she teased him, "Educated youth all have to marry other educated youth."

Ji Chaoxi met Qin Du's eyes, awkwardly cleared her throat, and quickly poured the water into the house.

Ji Zhuxin glanced at her, then scolded her with exasperation, "Coward!"

This matter even reached Qin's mother's ears.

One night, Qin's mother suddenly asked him if he liked Lin, the educated youth in the village.

"Son, if you really like it, you'll have to work really hard."

Qin Du calmly added firewood to the stove: "No, I just borrowed a book."

"So what kind of girl do you like?"

Qin Du frowned, and a figure suddenly appeared in his mind.

He lowered his eyes: "I don't know."

Qin's mother sighed and stopped talking.

The fire in the stove burned continuously, and the flames shone on our faces, making them appear red.

Having not eaten meat for quite some time, Ji Chaoxi was craving it again.

Ji Zhuxin has a job in the county and travels between the village and the county every day. She also has a good relationship with the village chief's wife, and the meat she receives each month is enough for the two of them to eat.

"Sis, where's our meat?"

"Oh, I sent it to Xie Zhiqing."

Ji Chaoxi choked and complained softly, "Why give him that? Other people have plenty of meat."