Transmigrated Leftover Woman in Rural Style

Seeing that Li Shuhua just wouldn't speak, Fangfang couldn't help but interject, "Just say it already, you're driving me crazy!"

Li Shuhua gritted her teeth, her face flushed, and closed her eyes as she said, "Back then, Wang Tu said that Sister Xiaonuan had a big butt and big breasts, and that if he married her, she would definitely be very fertile. Later, Xu Yan followed him, and he realized what 'exciting' really meant. Wang Tu also said that his mother instructed him to find a mistake and make Sister Xiaonuan his concubine, so that Brother Xiaoyang and the others could earn money for Wang Tu to spend."

The moment such explicit and vulgar words came from the mouth of the boy Li Shuhua, all the parents present instinctively covered their children's ears. Clan Chief Zhou stared at him, mouth agape in disbelief.

These words embarrassed everyone present. Some of the more shy young women covered their faces and ran home. The older women continued to condemn Wang Tu and his mother. The men also whispered among themselves.

At this moment, Xiao Yang, who had followed Uncle Zhou to bring out stools for the two inside, clenched his fists and swung them at Wang Tu's head, who was squatting on the ground. Seeing her son being attacked, Wang Huangshi screamed and pulled at Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang was already a fifteen-year-old boy. Having worked on the farm year-round, his strength was naturally far beyond that of an ordinary woman. Seeing that Wang Tu was bleeding from his mouth and nose from being beaten, Li Xiaonuan was afraid that he would get into trouble, so she stepped forward to stop him.

Seeing that it was his older sister who stopped him, Xiao Yang stopped. Fortunately, Wang Tu only suffered a broken lip and was not seriously injured. At this moment, someone in the crowd shouted, and people pushed to both sides of the door, making way for Li Xiaonuan's courtyard gate.

Li Xiaonuan turned her head and saw Li Xiaogang returning, carrying a pink cloth bag on a bamboo pole. He threw the small bag on the ground and pushed it towards Wang Tu with the bamboo pole. Upon seeing the pink bag, Wang Tu panicked and clutched it to his arms, sitting on the ground trembling. Someone then asked Xiaogang about the contents of the bag. Unfortunately, Xiaogang didn't know either.

Seeing the terrified boy, Li Xiaonuan turned to the woman and asked, "Aunt Wang, tell me, how should this matter be settled? Today I invited Chief Zhou and the village head to settle the marriage between our two families. What do you want to do? Tell us."

The woman glared at Li Xiaonuan with resentment, spat at her, and went back to coaxing her son. Li Xiaonuan pursed her lips; she wasn't a kind person and there was no reason for her to suffer a loss for no reason.

Moreover, Wang Tu's actions had already cost the original owner of her life. As the soul that inherited this body, Li Nuan felt it was essential to seek justice for Li Xiaonuan. Of course, in the eyes of the world, Li Xiaonuan was still alive, so paying for a life with a death sentence was impossible. Furthermore, Wang Tu had acted unintentionally, merely instigated by Xu Yan.

Li Xiaonuan leaned down and whispered in the woman's ear, "Auntie, you'd better call off the engagement quietly. Otherwise, I'm not sure if I'll let something slip and reveal what's in the cloth bag."

The woman didn't know what was in the cloth bag, but seeing her son trembling with fear, she knew it was something shameful. Therefore, she gritted her teeth and replied to Li Xiaonuan with a gloomy face, "Who cares about you? We were going to call off the engagement anyway. Just don't come crying to us later."

Hearing the woman's words, Li Xiaonuan got up with satisfaction. Sister-in-law Erquan served tea to the village head and his wife before walking over to Li Xiaonuan. She whispered in Li Xiaonuan's ear, "Xiaonuan, marriage is a major event that should be decided by the elders. It would be more reasonable for you to have your father or mother intervene."

Hearing Erquan's words, Li Xiaonuan suddenly realized what had happened. This was ancient times, the wicked feudal society! How could she have forgotten? So, she walked up to the two village heads, curtsied, and said with a face full of remorse:

“Grandpa Clan Chief, Uncle Village Head, my father is unwell, and my mother fainted from anger and hasn’t woken up yet. That’s why I stepped in to handle this matter. Don’t worry, my parents will definitely have to make the decision. But I want to tell everyone that I want to break off the engagement.”

As soon as Li Xiaonuan finished speaking, the village head, who had been keeping a straight face, relaxed his expression. He said to Li Xiaonuan earnestly, "Since you understand the principles, we won't blame you for acting on your own earlier. Now, go and help your father out, and we'll resolve this matter as soon as possible so he can focus on recovering."

Li Xiaonuan quickly agreed and asked Li Xiaoyang to bring out a long bench. She herself went to her parents' room and helped her father out of the room.

Upon seeing Li Xiaonuan enter the room, her father grabbed her hand, his eyes red, and said, "Xiaonuan, it's all my fault. If I hadn't been so ill back then and hadn't properly inquired about the person before agreeing to this marriage, you wouldn't be being treated so badly now. Do you blame your father?"

Li Xiaonuan sat on the edge of the bed, gently resting her head on her father's shoulder, and said, "Father, Xiaonuan knows you're doing this all for my own good. But you can only know a person's face, not their heart. How could it be your fault? Xiaonuan is only grateful that you still care about me. You must recover your health as soon as possible so that I can marry into a good family in the future."

In her past life, Li Nuan lost her father at the age of ten. In this life, having a father who always thinks of her best interests at heart fills her with joy. Hearing Li Nuan's words, her father smiled with relief. He reached out his thin, bony left hand and patted her back, saying:

"Help me out of here, Father will call off this marriage."

At this moment, Li Xiaoyang strode into the room. He said to Li Xiaonuan with utmost seriousness, "Sister, quickly call off this engagement. If you really can't get married in the future, Xiaogang and I will support you."

Looking at Xiao Yang's still-childish face and his earnest expression, Li Xiaonuan smiled sincerely. She said to Li Xiao Yang, "You said it yourself. If my sister-in-law tries to kick me out in the future, I'll refuse to leave."

Li Xiaoyang was stunned for a moment before awkwardly saying, "Sister, don't worry. I definitely can't marry that kind of woman. Besides, you'll definitely get married eventually, so I'm just worrying for nothing."

After saying this, the father and his two children all laughed. Li Xiaoyang and Li Xiaonuan helped their father out. Over there, Li Xiaogang had already helped their mother, Su, who had woken up, out. The siblings helped their father sit down next to their mother. Li Xiaonuan then knelt down in front of Su and asked her:

"Mother, are you feeling better now? Why don't you go back to bed?"

Madam Su smiled slightly and replied to Li Xiaonuan, "Mother is fine now. Your brother Erquan just called a doctor, and he said I'm alright."

Seeing that Madam Su was only a little pale but in good spirits, and hearing that a doctor had examined her, Li Xiaonuan stood reassured behind her parents. She knew that the engagement would soon be called off. Looking at Madam Wang Huang, who was also sitting on the bench opposite her, Li Xiaonuan thought that she would soon be rid of that woman.

Once Father Li was seated, the crowd quieted down. They all craned their necks curiously to look. Li Xiaonuan didn't intend to drive the villagers away. After all, the more something is hidden, the worse it gets spread.

After catching his breath, Li's father stood up again and bowed to the clan chief and the village head. Li's mother and the others followed suit. After the ceremony, the village head and his wife asked Li's father and mother to sit down. Once they were seated, Li's father said to the village head and his wife:

"Clan chief, village head, thank you both for troubling us today. It's just that my daughter's situation has become too much of a mess. A few days ago, she fell into the water and almost lost her life. We didn't even have time to deal with those rumors. Now that she's just starting to recover, the Wang family has come to cause trouble. We had no other choice but to ask you two to come."

After saying these words, Li's father became weak and breathless. Li Xiaoyang stretched out his hands to support his body from behind. Seeing this, the two village heads shook their heads in worry. The village head said:

"Before you came out, we already found out what happened. As for who spread the rumor, we won't investigate that for now. Now, I ask you, Wang Huangshi, are you here today to break off the engagement? Does Wang Tu's father know?"

"I'm here to break off the engagement. We can't afford such a troublesome, seductive wife," Wang Huangshi said, only speaking after being called out by name. She also took the opportunity to scold Li Xiaonuan.

Upon hearing the woman's words, Li's mother was about to step forward to argue. Li Xiaonuan pulled her back from behind and whispered in her ear, "Let her be arrogant. That way, others will side with us, and they will be the ones who suffer in the end."

Hearing Li Xiaonuan's words, Li's mother reluctantly sat down. The village head, however, disapproved of the woman's attitude and scolded her, "How can you talk like that? Your son did something wrong, and you still have the nerve to blame others. Looking at your unrepentant attitude, I really don't think anyone would dare to marry into your family."

The clan chief, equally indignant, said, "Wang Huangshi, since you've come to annul the engagement, then let's exchange the betrothal gifts. We'll draw up a document here announcing the annulment and tear up the marriage certificate. Don't try to change things with your nonsense. Everyone knows right from wrong; you can't change it by making up excuses."

Seeing that neither the village head nor the other person seemed to be on their side, Wang Huangshi became anxious and loudly retorted, "Clan Chief Zhou, Village Head, these days, the gossip about that little slut... Li Xiaonuan has been spreading very bad rumors. If there really wasn't such a thing, who would drag her into this for no reason?"

Seeing that Madam Wang was determined to steer the conversation toward gossip, Father Li became even more annoyed. He glared at Madam Wang and asked, "Since that's the case, let's find the person who spread the gossip and have them testify. Let's see if anyone actually saw what she said my Xiao Nuan did. Also, if my Xiao Nuan can find someone to prove her innocence, what will you say then? We should just break off the engagement already; we really can't afford to have an in-law like you."

Mother Li chimed in, "That's right! Gossiping about others is punishable by having your tongue pulled out. This is a rule left by the founding emperor. I want to see who's so disgusted with her tongue. I'll personally pluck that wicked root out."

Upon hearing the threat of having one's tongue ripped out for gossiping, the woman flinched. She instinctively covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes darting around, seemingly plotting something sinister. Several other people in the crowd quietly slipped away.

Having exhausted himself from talking so much, Father Li was so weak that he leaned entirely on Li Xiaoyang. The village head and his companion looked worried upon seeing this. Chief Zhou then gave the order:

"Alright, now let's talk about breaking off the engagement. Since both sides agree to break off the engagement, let's exchange the betrothal letters quickly. I've already prepared the document for breaking off the engagement before we came; both families just need to put their fingerprints on it."

The village head also said solemnly, "That's right. Just as Li Su said, since there are those who love to gossip, we should just find them and pull out their tongues. As for now, let's call off the engagement."