The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

After dinner, Lu Linlang and her brother took Dahua and Erhua to Xiaolan's house.

At this time, every household had finished their meal, and it was not yet dark. Every household was working in the yard, some were twisting hemp ropes, some were picking beans, and there were children playing in the village.

Seeing Lu Linlang and a group of people walking past the door, everyone stuck their heads out and looked curiously in the direction they left.

"Dahua, where are you going?" They were too embarrassed to talk to Lu Linlang, so they asked Dahua who was walking in front.

"We have something to do up ahead." Dahua didn't say that they were going up ahead to seek justice, and continued to lead the way.

Any new things happening in the village would be talked about by the villagers for several days. The fresh news from Lu Linlang and the others' return had been talked about for several days. Everyone's topics ranged from the belongings they brought with them, to the furnishings in the house, to the meals they had invited guests to, and the stone filling plan that had been going on for a few days. Everything had been discussed until now.

There is something new happening now, how can I resist going to take a look? Anyway, anyone can walk on the main road in this village, so what's wrong with them walking behind?

Some sharp-eyed people had already noticed the new clothes that the Dahua sisters were wearing, and they winked at others, signaling everyone to look, saying that the Dahua sisters were wearing new clothes that were even better than the ones their family made for the New Year.

"I just saw them coming to Dahua's house with a lot of things. It turns out they were bringing food and clothes. I could smell the meat buns at home."

"They're so nice to Dahua and the others. Who spread the rumor that they should be servants? If that's the treatment, I'm willing to be a servant. I'd even be willing to have my whole family be servants."

"Look, isn't this the road to Xiaolan's house? I think this is Miss Linlang going to support Dahua. That Xiaolan, at such a young age, is so coquettish. When she walks, her hips twist and turn. Why not imitate the behavior of those dishonest people? Miss Linlang doesn't walk like that. That's the way a lady from a noble family should walk."

Lu Linlang didn't care whether the villagers followed her or not. It was a good opportunity for the villagers to see that they, the siblings, were not the ones who were taken advantage of or bullied in the village.

When they arrived at Xiaolan's house, before Dahua could go to knock on the door, the nosy aunts and sisters-in-law were already shouting outside.

"Shunfa's family, Shunfa's family, why don't you come out quickly."

Xiaolan's mother, whom they called Shunfa, heard the noisy crowd and shouting outside, and opened the door in confusion. Her family had just finished dinner, and she was cleaning up and washing dishes.

"You, what's wrong with you? What are you doing with so many people crowding in front of my house?"

"What are you doing, Shunfa family? Didn't you see that Miss Linlang came to see your Xiaolan? It's your Xiaolan's fault for being so careless and saying nonsense. She came to support Dahua."

They were all standing at the door of the house. After saying this, they pointed at Lu Linlang who was standing beside them.

When Shunfa's family saw Lu Linlang standing there with her brother and Dahua and Erhua, and the two sisters were wearing new clothes, her face suddenly turned red, but it was dark and no one saw her blushing.

"Auntie, your Xiaolan went to Dahua and her sisters today and said something she shouldn't have said. I want her to come out and tell me what she meant by saying those things."

After Lu Linlang finished speaking, the aunts in the village groaned, "Oh, Miss Linlang, you are too polite. You speak so softly, you don't look like you are here to quarrel. If it were us, we would just come up and rip Shunfa's mouth off and tell her not to teach her daughter well. You have to fight like this to show your strength."

As she spoke, she waved her hands in front of Xiaolan's mother. Xiaolan's mother also understood what was going on. Seeing these troublemakers in the village, she was furious. She was not someone to be trifled with, so she put her hands on her hips and started cursing.

"What's your business? You're here giving orders. Have you finished your housework? You just came to see the excitement in my house. Hurry up and leave. What's it to you?"

"Shunfa family, what do you mean it's none of our business? It's obviously your Xiaolan, but you went and said Dahua was uneducated and that she was a maid, deliberately trying to get close to Miss Linlang, and even said that she wanted to marry the young master of Yunyi. If it wasn't you who taught her that, then there would be ghosts crying."

"That's right, if we don't come to watch over you, what will you do if you bully Miss Linlang? Your family didn't help Miss Linlang when she bought her house, and you just say some sarcastic words.

When someone invites you to dinner, you just flatter them and even bring people from other villages to eat and drink for free. I think the walls of the ancestral hall are not as thick-skinned as yours. The upper beams are crooked and the lower beams are crooked. You don't see people when you are doing things, but when you eat, you bring a lot of bags and the whole family comes together to eat.

It's just that Miss Linlang is so kind-hearted. If it were me, bah, how dare you go to eat? I will curse you to death. In the past, your Xiaolan took the lead in mocking Dahua, but now Dahua has someone to support her, and you can't bully her. Do you dare to bully Miss Linlang?

And your Xiaolan, I heard from my daughter that she often curses people in a sarcastic way and steals their pig grass. I think you are the ones who spoiled her."

"You, you are going too far. The whole village is ganging up on me. Head of the family, you are hiding at home and pretending to be dead. I was scolded and you couldn't hear me. Why don't you come to help me?"

Xiaolan's mother was very angry when she saw that everyone in the village was scolding her, but she could do nothing about it, so she could only use her special skill - rolling on the ground and throwing a tantrum.

Lu Linlang had never expected that her support for Dahua would eventually lead to a crusade against her by the entire village. Feeling both amused and helpless, she pulled her brothers and sisters aside and watched the villagers display their might.

Xiaolan's father, Xiaolan, and Xiaolan's brothers and sisters stood at the gate of the yard. Seeing that all the young and old in the village were pointing and talking, Xiaolan, who had been arrogant before, was now scared and tried to hide behind her father.

"What are you making such a fuss about, Shunfa, what's wrong with you? Why do you always get involved in a quarrel in the village? Hurry up, Shunfa, and pull your wife up."

The clan leader and his family came over and saw Xiaolan's mother rolling on the ground. They yelled angrily.

The clan leader's wife came to see how Lu Linlang and the others were doing, and was relieved to see that nothing was wrong.

Dahua and her friends had just arrived at Xiaolan's house when the villagers told the clan leader's family the news. The clan leader's family came over and saw that the whole village was talking about Xiaolan's mother, but they did not step forward to stop them. It was only when they saw her start to roll over that they stood up.

"Chief, it was clearly them who bullied others first. We were not arguing with them at all. You are taking sides."

"What's wrong with taking sides? Tell me, how did you educate your children? They're from the same village, but she's bullying Dahua and her sister. She's ignorant, but aren't you, the elders, ignorant too? This isn't the first time Xiaolan has bullied Dahua. I warned you about it before, but it's only been a few days, and she's doing it again?"

"Village chief, we don't know about this either. Xiaolan, you silly girl, why don't you mess with someone else instead of someone who has a backer? You silly girl, I'll just beat you to death." Xiaolan's mother grabbed Xiaolan and started beating her.

"Aunt, we didn't come here today to see you throw a tantrum. What I want is Xiaolan to personally apologize to Dahua and Erhua and promise not to do it again. Your words and actions are like accusing our family of bullying."