The indignant villagers fell silent and only dared to talk in low voices.

Zhao Laixi yelled at Old Man Li again: "I have already spent my money, so I must bring my wife home today."

Old man Li was also very angry. He tightly grasped the pipe in his hand and breathed heavily.

Li Xiaoxiao let go of Li Ruolan's arm. No matter how much Li Ruolan talked about her innocence, there would always be people who doubted it. The best way was to let them see it with their own eyes. If Li Ruolan got married again in the future, no one would talk about what happened today.

"Zhao Laixi, my sister is innocent and she will never marry you. You should give up this idea. But you have spent money and you don't know whether the Li family will give you up. I have a way to solve this problem." Li Xiaoxiao smiled.

"You say." Zhao Lai Xi said in an unfriendly tone.

"Since the Li family has accepted your betrothal gift, they should give you a wife. My sister is definitely not suitable, but they have a girl named Li Jiaojiao. She is of marriageable age, has a good figure and good looks, and is also the daughter of a scholar. She is absolutely a perfect match for you." Li Xiaoxiao kindly introduced her to him.

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Lai Xi's eyes lit up, as if he saw a living beauty standing in front of him. He swallowed the saliva that was about to flow out of the corners of his mouth.

"Old Zhao, I want Li Jiaojiao. Please let her out. I want to get married today and consummate my marriage."

Looking at Zhao Laixi's wretched appearance, he dared to covet her Jiaojiao, so he was not worthy. Old man Li looked at the culprit Li Xiaoxiao with a gloomy look, and his expression was distorted.

Li Xiaoxiao looked back at Old Man Li happily and said, "Come on, continue fighting with me."

"You wish. My eldest son is going to pass the imperial examination and become a high-ranking official. My Jiaojiao will be a daughter of an official family in the future. How can you dream of that? I will return the silver to you and you leave here." Old man Li gritted his teeth and said fiercely. His heart was bleeding at this moment, because that was thirty taels of silver.

Zhao Lai Xi wanted to say something, but the person in Zhaojiatun gave him a look, so he had to give up.

The head of Zhaojiatun Village was not concerned about Zhao Laixi, but because of what old man Li said. His son would become a high-ranking official in the future, so he had to be prepared for the worst. If he offended the Li family today, they would come to him for settlement if they became rich one day.

Old man Li was a dishonest person. When it came time to pay the money, he said that Zhao Lai Xi had injured Old Lady Li and knocked out two of her front teeth, and he insisted on deducting six taels of silver.

A tooth cost three taels of silver, why didn't he go and rob it? Zhao Laixi jumped up and wanted to hit Old Man Li, but was dragged away by his fellow villagers, who whispered in his ear: "If you hit someone in front of so many people, you will be fined more than just six taels. If you want revenge, you can find a chance to do it later."

Come to think of it, there are always times when he is alone, and there is also Li Laosi. It was this Li Laosi who brought the matchmaker to find him in the first place. Zhao Laixi glared at the Li family angrily and had to give up.

As the people from Zhaojiatun left, the crowd dispersed. Just as Li Xiaoxiao was about to leave, Old Man Li's eyes fell on Si Chengxu, what a handsome young man.

"You said he was your distant cousin, but how come I didn't know he was such a relative?" He heard about it yesterday. What a bullshit distant cousin. He protected him so much. He must be a wild man kept by Li Xiaoxiao.

"Thanks to my reminder, my cousin has come to live with you. Back then, my great aunt was sold to Pei County because of her poverty. Later, she drifted to Fei County, which suffered the most severe flood this year. Her family could not make ends meet, so they worked hard to find him. He is the only descendant of my great aunt's family, and he is the only one in the family." After Li Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she looked at Si Chengxu.

"Cousin, you will stay in the Li family from now on. I believe that Grandpa will treat you as his own child, and you won't have to wander around anymore."

There was no emotion in Si Chengxu's eyes, as if he would not be surprised by anything Li Xiaoxiao said. He gently uttered a word from his thin lips: "Okay."

Old man Li's eyes widened. He agreed at some point: "If he says he is a distant relative, then he is a distant relative. Why do I think he is a liar?"

"Master doesn't agree, he lives in the Li family?" Li Xiaoxiao asked curiously.

"Of course I don't agree. The harvest this year is not good, so there is no extra food to feed outsiders."

"Well, cousin, you should come back with me, and give me the ten taels of silver you brought with you." Li Xiaoxiao sighed, looking embarrassed, and walked away.

When he heard that there was ten taels of silver, Old Man Li was so angry that his beard stood up. This bitch must have done it on purpose.

***

Li Ruolan finally couldn't hold back any more and cried as she walked: "Xiaoxiao, you saved my life. If there is anything I can do in the future, I will definitely do it."

Gently wiping away her tears, Li Xiaoxiao said earnestly, "We are a family, don't say such things again in the future."

After returning home, Li Xiaoxiao said that the matter was resolved. Sun and Li Dahai both breathed a sigh of relief, and Li Huawen also became happy. Such a big thing happened when he returned home yesterday, and he didn't dare to ask about the stranger who appeared in his house, so he dared to ask now.

"Mom, who is this big brother?"

"One of your distant cousins ​​is temporarily staying at our house." Sun was worried that Li Huawen was too young, so she told him the truth. In case the news got out and ruined the reputation of her two daughters, she used Li Xiaoxiao's words to tell the outside world.

Li Huawen is young and doesn't care about these things. He just stares at Si Chengxu curiously with a gleam in his eyes. He only has two older sisters in the family. He has always envied others for having brothers to protect him. Now he just hopes that this older brother in front of him can stay longer. He likes him inexplicably.

He was much more stable in the academy, but he still had the mentality of a child: "Big brother, my name is Li Huawen, can you stay in our house for a few more days?"

Si Chengxu raised his hand and touched his little head, a rare smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Okay."

"Oh, that's great, I have a brother too, I want to play with him." Li Huawen jumped up happily, and his smile infected everyone in the Li family. The gloomy mood from yesterday until now finally dissipated.

Li Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "He is a wounded soldier. Your sister took great pains to rescue him. You should be careful."

"Yes, I will." Li Huawen smiled.

In the afternoon, Li Xiaoxiao was busy putting the rabbit into the cage bought from the county town yesterday. Then, "Knock, knock, knock", there was a knock on the door.

Sun's body tensed up reflexively, and she looked at Li Xiaoxiao nervously.

"Mom, it's okay. I'll go take a look." Knowing what Sun was worried about, Li Xiaoxiao was not afraid. Zhao Lai Xi had just left in the morning, so it couldn't be him now.

When he opened the door, he saw Aunt Huang. Her fat body was sitting on a stone by the door, breathing heavily. When Li Xiaoxiao saw it was her, he was stunned.

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