It started with being betrayed by my ex-boyfriend

The village chief said, "Anyway, this time, thanks to Miss Bai, our village was saved... This is really God's will. Murong Yuhan sacrificed herself to protect the families of the rebels, and now Miss Bai, who looks exactly like her, has saved our village..."

Everyone felt sorry for Bai Yunxi, but no one thought about it that way. When they heard him say this, they looked at each other, and a strange feeling arose in their hearts.

Even Bai Yunxi raised his head and stared at the village chief in a daze.

"Village chief, can I go and see where those rebel soldiers are buried?"

She did not lie to Ji Hanmo. Last night, she really dreamed of Murong Yuhan.

The woman who looked exactly like her kept wiping her tears in front of her but never said a word.

Those eyes that looked exactly like hers revealed deep reluctance and attachment, as well as a hint of indescribable sadness.

She was so shocked that she felt like a huge rock was blocking her heart. For some reason, she had a bad premonition about the Murong family and this village.

When she woke up, she heard the news that Yang Qiurong was planning to take action against the village.

So she didn't think about anything and just rushed over without hesitation!

Seeing the destroyed village, she felt heartbroken. At that moment, an image of Murong Yuhan's sad face immediately appeared in her mind.

At the same time as she felt heartache, she strangely felt Murong Yuhan's heartache, so she stood in front of the village without any hesitation.

If you want to destroy this village, then run over her!

The village chief said, "Of course! But it's too late today and you look very tired. Let's do it tomorrow."

Bai Yunxi thought about it and nodded slightly.

After putting her to bed, Murong Xiang and Ran Yiyun couldn't fall asleep.

Ran Yiyun looked at the dark sky, glanced at Murong Xiang and said, "Have you noticed that Yunxi is not quite right today?"

Murong Xiang asked: "You noticed it too?"

Before, he told Bai Yunxi the story of the Murong family and Murong Yuhan, but she just treated it as a legendary story. It was shocking to listen to, but she didn't feel any visceral involvement and couldn't empathize with them.

But today she was determined to help the Murong family and this village. Although she had already acknowledged Murong Xiang and Ran Yiyun as her parents, she could have stayed out of it. What's more, she was pregnant with the Ji family's child. In this dangerous situation, her actions had conflicted with the interests of the Ji family.

"Honestly speaking, on the one hand I hope she will side with the Murong family, but on the other hand, I hope she can be a little more selfish and just protect herself and the child. She shouldn't get involved in anything else and shouldn't think about anything else." Ran Yiyun said, "Yang Qiurong is too strong and has a strong desire for control. She had many conflicts with Ji Hanmo's father back then, which led to irreversible consequences. Yunxi is suffering too much in front of her!"

As she spoke, tears began to flow.

"Yes, Ji Hanmo treats her very well, but with a mother like this... If he can't settle this matter, Yunxi might as well separate from him, otherwise her mother-in-law will always find ways to bully her." Murong Xiang said, "Although today's incident is over, it's not possible for Ji Hanmo to have a falling out with his mother every time something happens to solve the problem, right? No matter how deep the relationship is, it can't withstand such a torment! Yunxi's future life in the Ji family must be very, very difficult."

As the two men spoke, they looked at each other and simultaneously turned their gazes to the figure in the opposite room who was busy arranging the diversion of the pipes.

Every time Bai Yunxi encountered such embarrassing things, Tao Jingchen silently supported and accompanied her. Instead of letting her be so painful and sad in the entanglement with Ji Hanmo, it would be better to stick to the original idea and let her be with Tao Jingchen!

The next morning, the village chief sent Awu and others to deliver food, and Bai Yunxi had already gotten up.

While Wu was putting the food on the table, he looked at Bai Yunxi and said, "Miss Bai, did you not sleep well last night?"

Bai Yunxi smiled bitterly. How could she sleep well?

"Is there a mosquito? Or are you not used to sleeping?" Ah Wu suddenly became nervous. He knew that Bai Yunxi was now a great benefactor of the village. Her contribution to the village was no different from that of Murong Yuhan back then! Even the village chief looked very serious when he mentioned Bai Yunxi on his way back last night. It was obvious that he valued her very much!

Bai Yunxi shook his head and still didn't say a word.

Ah Wu said anxiously: "The village chief said that Miss Bai must not make any mistakes, otherwise he will not be able to explain to Miss Murong!"

Bai Yunxi felt a sudden warmth in his heart and chuckled, "I'm fine."

Just three short words made Awu's heart suddenly feel at ease.

He ran excitedly to the village chief's house, shouting as he ran: "Miss Bai is fine! Miss Bai is fine!"

Looking at his innocent look, Bai Yunxi couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly.

Tao Jingchen walked in, looked at Bai Yunxi without blinking and said, "You look better when you smile."

Her sad look was not only ugly, but also made him nervous.

He didn't dare sleep well the whole night yesterday, for fear that something might suddenly happen to her.

After all, she is six months pregnant. Sudden excitement or sadness would be very dangerous for her and the child!

Fortunately, she was as strong as ever and was not defeated. When facing Yang Qiurong's criticism yesterday, she was obviously very angry and sad, but she did not act hysterical, and she did not use the child in her belly as a bargaining chip to attack the other party!

He was right.

Bai Yunxi smiled self-deprecatingly. In the face of such contempt and slander, she still had the strength to hold on and did not faint directly. Even she found it incredible.

She is really shameless!

The village chief quickly came over with a group of elderly villagers.

He also knew that Bai Yunxi must be feeling sad after being bullied like that yesterday, so when Bai Yunxi asked to see the burial place of the heroes, he did not take her there immediately.

The mountain road was rugged and she was pregnant. If she was hurt somewhere, the villagers would be considered ungrateful - she had just sacrificed her own happiness and used her life to resist and save their village.

If something happened to her, the villagers would not be able to explain to anyone and would never be able to hold their heads up high.

The sun shines through the big trees, casting spots of light on the ground. The leaves on the trees keep falling down, creating a unique scenery.

Bai Yunxi bent down and picked up a yellow leaf. He looked at it, then loosened his grip and the leaf flew up into the air, spun a few times before falling to the ground.

She suddenly had an indescribable feeling in her heart.

The leaves on the ground are very thick. They originally came from these trees. When they got old, they fell to the ground and became nutrients for the trees.

"Yunxi." Tao Jingchen called softly, pulling her back from her inexplicable emotions. The village chief and others were waiting for her quietly in front.

On the mountain next to the village is where the remains of the martyrs are buried. There is a large area of ​​tombstones arranged in an orderly manner.

The method of arrangement is similar to the way the tablets are arranged in the ancestral hall in the village.

So Bai Yunxi quickly found the general's tomb standing in the middle.

She had never studied Feng Shui, but when she saw the tomb for the first time, she felt something was wrong. She looked at it carefully for several times and suddenly turned around!

Looking down the mountain, the direction facing the tombstone is actually the main entrance of Murong Yuhan’s ancestral hall!

Her eyes suddenly felt hot and tears flowed down her face involuntarily.

"When the general fought bloody battles, Murong Yuhan followed him to the death, which violated the ancestral motto of the Murong family, 'Only study and don't interfere in worldly affairs.' The Murong family also suffered disaster because of this and was almost affected." The village chief said solemnly, "The general once swore that after the Tartars were driven out, he would go to the Murong family with a beautiful dress to apologize and marry her in a formal ceremony. Who knew that in the end, neither of his two wishes of driving out the Tartars nor marrying Murong Yuhan in a formal ceremony would be fulfilled."

Wrapped in his horse's hide and dying on the battlefield, this general died a worthy and glorious death!

He guarded this land during his lifetime. After his death, Murong Yuhan took over his banner and protected the families of the soldiers he left behind, saving them from a bloodbath.

But they themselves, after all, did not get together, and could not be buried together after death. They could only look at each other from afar, with no chance of meeting again.

Bai Yunxi was so heartbroken that the scene of the general's grief and helplessness before his death immediately appeared in front of her eyes.

She seemed to be able to sense his guilt towards Murong Yuhan.

"Although Murong Yuhan is just a woman, she is not inferior to men at all. Hehe, she is not impulsive like those kids chasing stars today. She follows a certain rebel general thousands of miles away just because he heard that he is very brave. She can ride a horse and shoot arrows. She is good at everything. That's why she has a temperament different from other ladies, and she can make the prince of the Qing court fall in love with her."

The village chief said, his voice gradually lowered: "But I am ashamed that the family and descendants that Murong Yuhan sacrificed herself to save have been clinging to this land, passed down from generation to generation, but they are not living as well as she hoped, but can only barely survive. Today, the village still retains the ancient and traditional farming methods, and has little connection with the outside world."

Bai Yunxi noticed this problem when he came here last time. The village is quaint and quiet, but lacks an upward atmosphere. Children like Awu who have studied outside can go out to develop and make their own way, or learn more things outside and bring them back to help more people get rich.

But the reality is that, because the village is self-contained, people inside cannot go out casually, and people outside cannot go in casually.

So to put it nicely, this village is a paradise on earth. To put it bluntly, they are all marginalized people isolated from the world. Once the original model of the village is impacted, everyone will be at a loss and even lose the ability to survive!

She couldn't help but remember what Awu said. He had studied outside for several years, but returned to the village because of a mission.

If nothing unexpected happens, his mission is to grow up and live in the village like he is now, and when he reaches a certain age, he will take over the position of village chief and continue to train the next generation of village chiefs.

But does this repetitive cycle really make sense?

Bai Yunxi said softly, "The so-called sacred mission was not set by the soldiers and Murong Yuhan, and it was not what they wanted to see all of you stick to this 'mission'. The ultimate goal of their sacrifices was to hope that everyone could live a better life. But now you don't have any new technology or skills to develop the village, but are trapped by this 'mission'. If you continue like this, even if the Qing soldiers don't defeat you, you will perish in this rapidly developing era."

Tao Jingchen raised his head slightly. He didn't expect that Bai Yunxi could actually say such words. Even he couldn't help but applaud her.

Respecting the customs of the village is one thing, and persuading them to be positive and integrate into the construction and development of modern society is another.

Although this village has always been under the protection of the Tao family because of the Murong family, this is not a long-term solution after all. The Tao family can protect their peace but cannot protect their growth.

"How about this: the older people in the village can continue to live in the village, and the younger ones can go out and try their luck. The village chief might as well discuss this with everyone. In fact, based on the relationship between this village and the Murong family, it would be a good choice to become a tourist attraction like other ancient towns. The legendary story of Murong Yuhan and the rebel soldiers is a big selling point."

Bai Yunxi tilted his head, looked at Tao Jingchen, and then at Murong's parents.

To be honest, she wasn't sure whether such a proposal would be rejected by the village chief and others.

After all, everyone still remembers the unpleasantness they experienced the first time they came here!

Unexpectedly, the village chief nodded and said, "This is not a bad idea."

He looked at Bai Yunxi's stunned eyes, smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "Yesterday's incident with the Ji family had a great impact on us. We were no less numerous than them, but in front of them, we had no power to fight back. We had to rely on Miss Bai to survive."

After all, the village chief has lived for several decades, so he can understand some things at a glance.

"I called a meeting of the elder villagers last night. We really can't go on like this. These children could have done great things. They shouldn't be trapped in the village like this."

Murong Xiang and Ran Yiyun looked at each other and were both relieved.

They have provided a lot of economic support to the village over the years, but it is just a drop in the bucket and cannot solve the fundamental problem. Their future still depends on themselves.

Tao Jingchen said: "In this case, the Tao family can also contribute. We will repair the road leading to the outside of the village, and we can also repair the ancient buildings in the village that need repair. If the villagers are willing to go out to learn technology and work, the Tao family can also support them."