Transmigrated Leftover Woman in Rural Style

Chi Yao followed Granny Yu to the chili field, and was amazed to see so many soybeans ready for harvest. She asked Granny Yu a series of questions about the chilies.

Grandma Yu didn't hide anything and told everyone about how Li Xiaonuan had rallied the whole village to plant chili peppers. She even mentioned how she used uprooted edamame beans to promote the chili peppers.

After listening, Chi Yao suddenly had an idea. She looked intently at the soybeans on the ground and the chili peppers that were still flowering and bearing seeds.

"Grandma, let me buy some soybeans and chili peppers with you. I heard you say that edamame is selling so well, I want to try it myself." Chi Yao pulled over a soybean stalk next to her with a smile on her face.

"Oh dear, young lady, you must be careful. Those soybean stalks have thorns; be careful not to prick your hand," Grandma Fish couldn't help but warn. She was genuinely afraid that this delicate young lady would hurt her hand.

Before Granny Yu could finish speaking, Chi Yao cried out and pulled her hand back. The little maid rushed forward anxiously to ask her what was wrong. Granny Yu looked helplessly at the two, mistress and servant, and continued picking her chili peppers.

That evening, Chi Yao took a large bundle of still-green soybean stalks and nearly three pounds of chili peppers back to her home in Xinzhou Village. As soon as she entered the house, Chi Yao summoned someone to give her instructions.

"You must send these two items back to the capital as quickly as possible. Remember, you must deliver them to Uncle Jiu in person. I have two letters here, one for Uncle Jiu and one for my eldest uncle. Just hand them to them in person." Chi Yao's expression was slightly solemn.

The person accepted the letter silently and then disappeared.

Chi Yao sat alone for a long time before getting up and heading to her room. On the way, she met the maid who had accompanied her to the Li family for the first time.

"How is your young lady? She still refuses to eat?" Chi Yao asked.

"Reporting to Miss, Miss has started eating. However, Miss's mood is still not quite right. In a couple of days, I'd like to take Miss to Wutong Temple to listen to Buddhist chants; perhaps that will help Miss feel better." The maid's words were somewhat puzzling. If Chi Yao weren't someone who knew the truth, she would definitely be bewildered by the two young ladies.

Chi Yao gestured for the maid to leave. She stood under a newly planted mimosa tree, gazing in the direction the maid had disappeared, reflecting on life.

On her very first day in the prefectural city, she encountered this mistress and servant. At that time, the young lady's eyes were empty and lifeless, allowing the maid to do as she pleased. The maid, meanwhile, could only hold the young lady and weep. The two of them stood by the Yong River outside the city, their faces filled with despair and helplessness.

At that moment, as if possessed, she walked over and asked the two what had happened. To her dismay, the master and servant ignored her and walked blankly into the river.

Finally, it was Chi Yao who summoned the people hidden in the shadows to pull the master and servant out of the river. Chi Yao was furious. She had never seen anyone dare to jump into the river in front of her. It was a slap in the face, a severe one.

"Knock these two unconscious and take them back to me. Find someone to treat them. How dare you try to die in front of me, this young lady? I won't let you die. Let's see what you do now. Humph." Chi Yao threw a tantrum, and the men had no choice but to obey.

And so, the spoiled master and servant were taken back to the city by the willful Chi Yao and headed straight for the Zang Baicao Medical Clinic. At the time, Prince Jing was not in the city, so he missed the opportunity to meet Chi Yao.

The doctor who saw the young lady was Dr. Liu. Her diagnosis was: the young lady had been fasting for a long time, and her health had deteriorated; she needed careful recuperation. As for the maid, she had been overworked and worried, and her strength was exhausted.

As if fleeing from something terrifying, Chi Yao hurriedly left with her mistress and servant after hearing Doctor Liu's diagnosis. She only left a young maid behind to fetch the medicine and ask about precautions.

The next day, when the maid woke up, Chi Yao arrogantly confronted her, demanding to know why she had jumped into the water. The maid, perhaps truly devoid of any zest for life, recounted the entire story. Chi Yao listened with a sigh, feeling a surge of sympathy.

She asked in a slightly gentler tone, "Since it was that young master who went through so much trouble to rescue you, why don't you think of repaying his kindness, but instead choose death?"

The maid replied with a sorrowful expression, "My mistress and I came to the city full of gratitude. But when we went to see that young master, we were stopped at the door. That was bad enough, but what was even more infuriating was that two old women publicly humiliated our mistress."

Upon hearing this, Chi Yao's sense of justice surged: "Tell me quickly where that family is, and what are the characteristics of those two old women who humiliated you? I want to see if those snobbish lackeys are actually hiding something."

And so, the arrogant, spoiled, and willful Chi Yao appeared before Qi Ji and Wei Yu. The maid not only took Chi Yao to cause trouble at the Wei residence, but also went with her to the clinic to ask for a prescription to treat her young mistress's illness.

Unfortunately, a heart ailment requires a heart remedy. Finally, having learned of Li Xiaonuan's legendary life in the city, Chi Yao decided to take the young lady to settle in Xinzhou Village. She felt that Li Xiaonuan might be able to revive the young lady's will to live.

With her many skills, Chi Yao forced Wei Yu and Qi Ji to personally help her register her household and even choose a site to build a house.

Filled with intense curiosity, she went to the Li family home. Originally, Chi Yao didn't hold out much hope. She was simply curious about Li Xiaonuan, especially after entering that dilapidated, low-ceilinged courtyard.

Later, Li Xiaonuan impressed Chi Yao with just a few words. She no longer underestimated the people in this small farmhouse, and her curiosity about Li Xiaonuan grew even stronger.

Thinking of Li Xiaonuan, Chi Yao then thought of the person she had met today. That person looked like her third uncle. She wondered what their relationship was. If it weren't for the inappropriateness of her status, she would have chased after him and asked him today.

The thought of her identity brought to mind something. It was said to have happened in the winter of the year she was born. That fire took two lives. No, it took the lives of nearly three hundred people.

However, even after all these years, few people believe that the mother and son perished in the fire. Her father, in particular, always secretly sent people out to investigate their whereabouts. Her mother argued with him countless times about this.

Could that person be the one Father is looking for?

Chi Yao was somewhat excited and quickened her pace back to her room. After thinking for a while, she finally came up with a brilliant idea. Hadn't that old Taoist priest saved her? Then she could use the excuse of repaying his kindness to go directly to the Zhao family's door and find out what was going on.

Besides, that old Taoist clearly knew Chi Yao's identity, so what was there for her to hide? She should just go and ask her openly.

"Basket, go tell Aunt Basket that I'm going to the Zhao family tomorrow to express my gratitude, and ask her to prepare a generous gift for me," Chi Yao instructed smugly.