Transmigrated Leftover Woman in Rural Style

In the days that followed, many people continued to come to the door. Although their excuses were varied, their purpose was always the same: the chili seedlings in the soybean field. Even though the Li family repeatedly stated that those seedlings already belonged to Grandma Yu.

Back then, only Grandma Yu was willing to listen to Li Xiaonuan and plant the chili seedlings in the soybean field.

The soybeans were almost ready for harvest, and Li Xiaonuan was a little worried that cutting them would damage the chili seedlings. But there was nothing she could do about it. After all, the chilies were planted later than the soybeans. Besides being careful when harvesting the beans, she really had no other options.

With the successive release of chili peppers, Wei Yu, having received the good news, took the opportunity to visit Xinzhou Village. Accompanying Wei Yu was a beautiful woman. Upon arrival, the woman curiously sized up Li Xiaonuan.

Feeling the woman's gaze, Li Xiaonuan looked over as well. The woman hadn't expected Li Xiaonuan to look back at her, and after a moment of surprise, she smiled kindly at Li Xiaonuan.

Seeing that the woman meant no harm, Li Xiaonuan smiled back.

Wei Yu was focused on the fresh chili peppers placed in front of him and did not notice the interaction between the two.

"So this is what fresh chili peppers look like. I heard there are several varieties, how come there's only one here?" Wei Yu asked.

Li Xiaonuan explained, "Because the bird's eye chili is a relatively early-maturing variety, it bears fruit earlier. Other varieties have also started to bear fruit, just fewer of them. If Young Master Wei doesn't mind, you can come to the field to take a look yourself."

Wei Yu nodded and said, "Then I'll go take a look. Since those varieties are in small quantities, let's keep them all as seeds this year."

Li Xiaonuan smiled: "It's okay, eating it will leave seeds. Just scrape the seeds off beforehand."

Wei Yu asked, "Are those chilies eaten the same way as these bird's eye chilies?" He held a bird's eye chili in his hand, rubbing it occasionally.

"Young Master Wei, if you keep holding onto the chili peppers like that, your hands will definitely burn all day," Li Xiaonuan reminded him.

Wei Yu paused, his left hand, which was caressing the chili pepper, and froze: "You mean, this chili pepper can burn your hand?"

Li Xiaonuan nodded and said, "Not only will your hands be spicy, but any part of your skin will be spicy. If you accidentally touch your eyes after touching chili peppers, that's terrible. Your eyes will definitely feel burning and stinging. So, during wartime..."

Li Xiaonuan abruptly stopped speaking. After all, the chili peppers had only just been introduced to Qisong; no one would immediately know their role in warfare. Fortunately, Li Xiaonuan didn't say anything like, "In ancient times, soldiers fought..."

Just because Li Xiaonuan didn't want to talk about it didn't mean others didn't want to listen: "So what if there's a war? Why aren't you talking about it?" This was the first time Sang Moyun had spoken since meeting Li Xiaonuan.

Li Xiaonuan felt a sense of goodwill towards the woman because her voice was clear and pleasant, without the aloofness often associated with wealthy young ladies. However, she still couldn't say the exact words aloud. Wei Yu also winked at Li Xiaonuan from the side.

"So, when you open your eyes wide, the tears will definitely flow like crazy. Your eyes might stay red and swollen for a whole day, or maybe even longer." Li Xiaonuan smoothly covered up the situation.

"Ah~ so it's 'open your eyes wide'. I thought it was a war. Miss Li is so funny, choosing a place like this to pause and punctuate." Sang Moyun didn't suspect anything and covered her mouth to laugh.

Li Xiaonuan breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "If your eyes get burned, the best way is to wash them with water immediately, and then wash them with strong liquor. Try to make your tears flow as much as possible. Once the burning and stinging sensation subsides, close your eyes and rest. If you can bear the pain, try to wash them with warm water, as that will help them recover faster."

Wei Yu wrapped the chili pepper in a handkerchief and asked, "What if it gets on your hand or somewhere else?"

Sang Moyun chimed in curiously, "That's right, what should we do?"

Li Xiaonuan looked at the two of them and really wanted to say: How can you be so stupid? The above method can remove the burning pain in your eyes, so can't it stop the burning pain in other places?

But Li Xiaonuan still smiled and replied, "It's the same method as with the eyes."

Sang Moyun slapped her forehead and teased Wei Yu, "Brother Yu, you've completely misled me. Since those methods can stop eye pain, they can definitely stop pain in other places too, right?"

Seeing Sang Moyun's large, bright eyes sparkling, and her beautiful face displaying a charmingly amusing expression, Li Xiaonuan couldn't help but share Sang Moyun's anticipation of Wei Yu's embarrassing moment.

To everyone's surprise, Wei Yu acted as if nothing was wrong, and said with a smile, "I just wanted to tell you that my hand is burning. It's hot and painful right now, and it's really uncomfortable." As he spoke, he held out his slightly reddened left hand.

Sang Moyun immediately covered her mouth and laughed: "Oh my, Brother Yu, your hands are so pink and tender, they look so delicious. Try a bite and see if it's spicy."

Li Xiaonuan felt that the relationship between Wei Yu and Sang Moyun was very harmonious. Their interactions were open and natural, without any awkwardness or ambiguity. It was easy to imagine that the woman in front of her held considerable importance in Wei Yu's heart.

Li Xiaonuan was so focused on analyzing others that she forgot that Wei Yu's ability to show his true nature in front of her was actually a sign of his respect for her.

After returning from the chili field, Wei Yu took a small basket of fresh bird's eye chilies picked by Li Xiaonuan, along with the recipe she had written, and went back to the city. As soon as he got back to his courtyard, Sang Moyun eagerly asked:

"Brother Yu, is that Miss Li who looks a lot like Sister Chu Lin the girl that Xiao Si mentioned, the one that Qi Ji, that dead man, has his eye on?"

Wei Yu rubbed his temples, looking somewhat troubled, and said, "Mo Yun, it's impossible for Qi Ji and Miss Li to have fallen for each other as you described. Also, please don't tell my sister-in-law anything about Miss Li. Otherwise, Miss Li will be implicated innocently."

Sang Moyun pouted and said with dissatisfaction, "I just don't understand why Sister Chu Lin is unwilling to let Miss Li go. I think Miss Li is quite nice, and she's funny too. I like that kind of person."

Wei Yu, unwilling to discuss the feud between Li Xiaonuan and Chu Lin with Sang Moyun any further, changed the subject: "I heard that Qi Ji is planning to return to the capital recently. Do you want to seize this opportunity?"

Sang Moyun exclaimed "Ah!" and quickly asked, "Is it true, Brother Yu? Then I have to go find Qi Ji right away. I don't believe it, he can't stand me clinging to him like this."

Wei Yu nodded affirmatively and said, "It seems that Brother Qi has been transferred back to the capital, so Uncle Qi and the others also need to go back to the capital. They will also take Sister Feifei back to the capital while they are at it."

Sang Moyun said "Oh, oh" twice, then quickly moved towards the door: "Then I'll go find him right away. Brother Yu, please help me prepare the things for the worship ceremony. I'll go to pay respects to my maternal grandparents again tomorrow and say goodbye."

After Wei Yu tricked Sang Moyun away, he sat upright in the study, staring blankly at his still hot and stinging left hand.