Rejected the Demon’s Marriage Proposal Thousands of Times - Chapter 3.2

Poverty (2)

　 Little Evan came over, carefully blew on Anna’s knee, and said ambiguously: “it doesn’t hurt, it doesn’t hurt!”

　　 His words seemed like they were magic, and Anna felt the pain in her knees disappear.　

　　　　　In this world, there was a lack of entertainment for low-level civilians. Anna couldn’t find a job, and there was nothing to play with. After her knee felt less sore, she started to clean the house.

As soon as she swept all the dust to the entrance of the door, Anna saw a young man poking his head in, and| their eyes met. The young man was taken aback and seemed a little embarrassed. He quickly averted his gaze, but then turned back quickly and whisper-shouted: “Anna.”　　

　　 This person was in Anna’s memories.. His name was Little Tim, the son of Old Tim, the owner of the bakery. Those who could afford to open a bakery were of course much better off than Anna’s family.

　　Of her generation, Anna was the best-looking unmarried girl, and little Tim would give Anna something from time to time as a way to express his feelings from time to time.　　　　　　　　Anna walked over, smelled the sweet smell of bread as soon as she approached, and instantly, saliva secreted in her mouth.

　　 She didn’t like to eat bread before, but now, she got hungry just by smelling the sweet smell of wheat bread. 

　anyone would if they were like her, having to eat such unpalatable rye bread daily. The bread was so rough and dry that it would scratch up her throat. 

　　 Little Tim handed over a palm-sized loaf of wheat bread. The bread was made into a regular oval shape, fluffy, fragrant and soft, and exuded a tempting atmosphere of “Come on and eat me, I am super delicious”.

　　 “Anna, for you!” Little Tim didn’t dare to look at Anna’s eyes, his ears were red, as he whispered.

　　Perhaps the original body was still ignorant about relationships and romantic feelings, but how could Anna fail to see the young and tender but sincere feelings of little Tim?

　Only, she just wanted to make money right now. she didn’t want to start a relationship at all!

　　 She restrained her stomach’s clamoring desire, and did not reach out her head. Instead, she said: “Did you secretly bring this without your father knowing? Take it back quickly, or he will scold you.”

　　 Unlike Bobby, who would beat his wife and children regardless of whether he was drunk or not, although the old Tim was also very aggressive, he had always only cursed his son out and would not raise his hand at him.

Little Tim didn’t expect that Anna would not accept his gift. His emerald green eyes were a little gloomy. He shuddered slightly when she mentioned his father, and then suddenly stuffed the wheat bread into Anna’s hands, turned and ran away.

　　 “Little Tim!” Anna couldn’t help but sigh when she couldn’t stop him.

　　 This small loaf of wheat bread cost seven or eight copper coins. If it was replaced with rye bread, it can be exchanged for three or four loaves of the same volume, which was enough for her family to eat. The loaf in her hands was a rare sumptuous meal. 　　

　　Anna remembered little Tim’s goodness in her heart, and was ready to pay him back when she became more developed. When she turned around, she saw a girl not far away, looking at her with hostile eyes.

　 Seeing that Anna had turned her head, the girl did not hide. She strode over, holding her chin high with a disdainful expression: “Tch, it’s just white bread. When I become a housemaid of the City Lord’s, I can eat it every day!”

　　　There was a girl named Lily in Anna’s memory. Lily was the same age as her, with straw-yellow hair and small freckles on her face. Because she was not as pretty as Anna, Lily had been at odds with Anna since she was a child, and always aimed to overwhelm Anna.

Anna didn’t pay mind to the little girl, and was going to walk past her, but Lily didn’t want to miss the opportunity to flaunt her prowess. She stopped her and said: “I’m telling you, I didn’t lie! My aunt Anna works in the earl’s estate, and she recommended me to go to work in the kitchen of the earl’s estate. In the future, I won’t even want to eat such lousy white bread!”　　

　　The name “Anna” was quite unfortunate. In a group of ten girls, half of them had this name. Anna knew that on Pomegranate Lane alone, there were three girls named Anna. Common people did not have a surname, so to distinguish which Anna was which, one must add a qualifier. For example, she was the Anna of Evan’s. However, there are not many opportunities to use a qualifier, because there weren’t many opportunities for the families to interact.

　　 Lily specifically said “my aunt Anna” for the purpose of annoying Anna. They were both called “Anna,” but her aunt was now the high maid of a noble master. 　　

　　Anna didn’t want to talk to Lily, but when she heard Lily’s words, she paused and asked: “The kitchen in the earl’s mansion is hiring?”

Seeing Anna respond, Lily said triumphantly: “Yes! This is a secret that only a few people know. My aunt Anna told me and recommended me to the city Lord! Tomorrow I will become the city Lord’s maid. In the future, lowly commoners like you don’t even think about meeting me so easily!”　　

　　Anna didn’t correct Lily’s remarks about being “recommended to the city Lord”. How could a small kitchen maid so easily move the city Lord?

　　 What she cared about was the news that Lily revealed-the earl estate was hiring, and she just so happened to need a job!　　

But immediately, Anna became a little frustrated.

　　 That scary demon with horns was in Young Master Parrish’s body, and the earl estate was Young Master Parrish’s home… If she went, wouldn’t it be like sending a sheep into the mouth of a tiger?　　

　　Seeing Anna’s look dim, Lily thought that Anna was stunned by her bright future, and couldn’t help being even more proud: “Don’t think that you can seduce Young Master Parrish with your face. What sort of beauty hasn’t he seen? Lowly commoners will always be lowly commoners!”　　

Anna lifted her gaze, looked at Lily’s smug face, and said: “the one who pushed me earlier, was it you?” If not , Lily’s words were too random and sudden.

　　 At this moment, Anna realized that she seemed to underestimate Lily’s viciousness. In modern times, pushing people was at best considered bullying, but this strange world was different. Nobles and commoners were two separate classes. No one would listen to her explanation. She would be treated as deliberately ramming into the nobles, just like the coachman said. At the hands of a cruel nobleman, death by hanging was more than possible.

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