Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

“Yes,” Mother Mu replied, “it’s all over the village now. They’re saying the village chief and the elders of the Li family have given a death order: if you don’t go, you’ll be expelled from the clan. So of course they all have to go. They’re saying some families have even sent letters to call their married daughters back, and even those in the village who are related to the Li family by marriage can go with them!”

As Mu's mother spoke, she became somewhat envious: "Everyone says that this is called 'when one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.' I imagine that if Xianyun passes the imperial examination and becomes a high-ranking official, our family can also be like that, and the whole clan can enjoy happiness!"

These words warmed the hearts of the entire Mu family, but Mu Xianyun felt that something was amiss.

The initial problem was that Li Chengming hadn't returned to the village for two or three years, which didn't align with his image of valuing his wife and sister. Then, Li Chengming directly took his wife and sister away, something that had never happened before. Finally, now, he's taken the entire clan away.

Thinking of this, Mu Xianyun was almost certain that Li Chengming must have had the same extraordinary experience as him, which was why he did so many things that were different from his previous life.

If Li Yinyin knew his thoughts, she would probably mercifully tell him: the analysis is very beautiful, but the result is completely wrong.

Unfortunately, Li Yinyin didn't know what he was thinking, nor did she want to know, since she was busy right now and didn't have the time.

Although the village affairs were handed over to the village chief and clan elders, Li Yinyin hadn't returned for over a year, so she always made sure to show her face at the embroidery workshop so they wouldn't forget who she was working for.

After returning from the embroidery workshop, Li Yinyin was put to a test by the fortune teller and then immediately ordered to have jade carved.

When Li Yinyin finally came out of the wedding day, intending to attend Li Zhenzhen's wedding, she was told that Li Zhenzhen had already called off the engagement.

"Break off the engagement?" Li Yinyin was taken aback at first, but quickly understood the reason and couldn't help but admire the village chief's ability to make decisions. Nevertheless, she still went to the Li family to visit Li Zhenzhen.

"Yinyin, you're here!" Although the wedding she had been looking forward to was gone, Li Zhenzhen didn't seem very sad; she just looked a little regretful.

"Don't worry. Although I think he suits me quite well, my father is right. Our whole clan is going to the Western Border, and his family is unwilling to give up their family business in Baihua Town to go with us. If I marry into that family, it will be no different from not having a maternal family to support me. If his family has bad intentions, can I fight or run away?"

"So, I'll listen to advice and eat my fill. My parents would never harm me. It's just that the thought of having to find someone who is both good-looking and from a good family after I go to the west, and how much effort it will take, and how I'll have to carefully check whether he is a good person, makes me a little sad."

“It’s not that difficult,” Li Yinyin said. “As long as our family is around, the person you marry will never dare to bully you. If anything happens, we can just find another one.”

"Can I change to another one?" Li Zhenzhen's eyes lit up, but quickly dimmed again. "Are you just trying to make me happy? There are countless women in our Jiang Kingdom who remain faithful to their husbands, but very few who remarry. Even if they manage to remarry, they will be gossiped about behind their backs. I can't stand that."

“Jiang Kingdom is Jiang Kingdom, and it’s different from the West,” Li Yinyin said, taking her hand. “There are still quite a few women in charge in the West. Do you think they can remarry?”

As she spoke, Li Yinyin lowered her voice and said, "It's still uncertain who will marry whom."

In just a few words, Li Zhenzhen's hope was rekindled: "When we get to the west, I'll have to take a good look to see if you've been lying to me."

"Go ahead and see," Li Yinyin was confident about this. After all, it wasn't unheard of for capable female merchants in the Western Region to not only marry back home, but also have multiple husbands and concubines. She wasn't afraid that Li Zhenzhen would inquire about it.

After Li Zhenzhen broke off her engagement with the Zhao family, the opinion of the Li family in Shangshui Village in Baihua Town dropped considerably. However, the Li family did not care. They didn't even have a proper New Year; they were busy packing up their valuables.

Some villagers came to ask if they could leave with the Li family. After asking Li Yinyin, the village chief agreed and casually asked other families as well. However, the remaining families felt that after the Li family left, they would be in charge of Shangshui Village, so they refused to leave and stood with the Mu family, wanting to buy the Li clan's land at a low price, which infuriated the village chief.

When Li Yinyin found out, she told her clansmen that if anyone was willing to sell, they could handle it themselves; if they were unwilling to sell, they could ask the servants left behind in her household to look after it. People would also come to the embroidery workshop and the shops in the city regularly, so there was no need to worry about them being maliciously seized.

With Li Yinyin's words, the Li family members, not being fools, naturally refused to sell. Although taxes would still be paid as usual, Li Yinyin also said that she could have her subordinates help with this matter, so they didn't need to worry about it. She would treat it as her subordinates renting land from the clan, and any profits would be shared with them in the future.

Li Yinyin wasn't doing charity work for nothing. Besides relieving her relatives' worries, another reason was that the Shangshui Village area was indeed a good place to grow grain. Although it was a drop in the ocean for the Ming Kingdom at present, it might still be useful if handled properly. After all, the Jiang Kingdom was going to be in chaos for a few years.

After the ice and snow melted, the Li family members, like the embroiderers before them, were sent out of the Jiang Kingdom in batches. By the time Young Master Zhao finally got his chance to come and ask Li Zhenzhen for clarification, the Li family members had already all left.

Upon hearing this news, the Zhao family finally realized that Village Chief Li's words about leaving were not just empty talk.

They were also worried that the Li family clan might have gotten into some trouble, which was why they were in such a hurry to leave. After that, they never mentioned the marriage with Li Zhenzhen again, and they never mentioned the Li family in public.

After the Li family left, the village chief of Shangshui Village became Mu Xianyun's uncle, and Mu Xianyun went to the capital to participate in the imperial examination after things were settled.

The hunters in the west lived in the mountains and were not very aware of what was happening in the village. When they learned of this, they were only puzzled for a while before letting it go. Seeing that they didn't care, Xi Jiangyue naturally didn't take it to heart either, but she and Yin Hong became even more unrestrained when they met secretly near the Li residence.

Because they had a lot of supplies and were young and old, Li Yinyin and her group didn't walk very fast. It took them several times longer than when they returned to Shangshui Village before they finally reached the border of the Ming Dynasty.

They had just entered the border town and were about to find a place to rest when local officials and their entourage came forward to greet them.

"Your humble servant greets the Marquis Zhenguo. May Your Excellency be well! Your humble servant has already ordered the mansion to be prepared. Your Excellency and the imperial relatives may stay here directly."

“Mother,” Li Zhenzhen grabbed her mother’s arm, “Did I hear that right? That official is called Marquis Yinyin, and he said we are royalty? Am I still dreaming?”