Transmigrated Leftover Woman in Rural Style

The sound of firecrackers gradually approached the inner courtyard. A man ran in through the moon gate, carrying a dark, menacing musket.

Yes, it was a musket. Although the rain was so thick that the person's face was completely obscured, Li Xiaonuan still recognized the musket the man was holding in front of him.

Could it be that Prince Jing sent someone?

At that moment, the sound of muskets rang out around the Li family's courtyard, accompanied by endless screams.

Soon, the man who had entered first with the gun ran up to the steps of the main hall in the inner courtyard.

Li Xiaonuan looked closely and realized it was someone she knew, so she relaxed her tense body.

That's good, it's allies who have come, not enemies.

"Zhao Lin, it's you, kid. What, did your master send you to save the day?" Qi Ji stepped forward, patted Zhao Lin on the shoulder, and asked.

"Our master anticipated that someone would try to take advantage of the chaos to harm Miss Li, so he sent me to help." Zhao Lin stood on the steps, shaking off the rain.

"How many men did you bring? Do you have any more of these weapons?" Qi Ji asked, looking at the musket in Zhao Lin's hand with interest.

“There are many more, but General Qi intercepted them all. If we hadn’t said we were here to rescue Miss Li, General Qi probably wouldn’t have let us out of the city.” Zhao Lin pouted and glared at Qi Ji with dissatisfaction.

Upon hearing this, Qi Ji awkwardly fell silent. Sure enough, his older brother was still as domineering and unreasonable as he had been when they were children.

After comforting her family and taking a few deep breaths, Li Xiaonuan looked at the musket in Zhao Lin's hand and chuckled.

"Zhao Lin, can that musket still be used in the rain?" Li Xiaonuan asked.

"It wasn't supposed to be usable originally. Later, my young master and Prince Jing spent another month researching and developing it, and they created this kind of firearm that can be used in the rain. However, they only managed to make a few usable guns." Zhao Lin answered while standing on the steps, holding the gun and keeping watch.

"What about the bombs? Do they have waterproof fuses?" Li Xiaonuan asked again.

"Of course, those bombs were all sent north. I heard General Qian Lin is in dire straits." After saying this, Zhao Lin gave instructions to the people outside, shook off the water, and went inside.

"How did you know there would be danger here?" This was something Li Xiaonuan couldn't understand no matter how hard she tried.

“Miss Li, if the enemy can send spies into our Qisong, why can’t we, Qisong, send spies over?” Zhao Lin sat down on a chair in the hall, completely unconcerned about being soaked.

The sound of muskets continued for about fifteen minutes before the Li family's courtyard finally quieted down.

The old Taoist priest, carrying a gun, ran in cheerfully and shouted to Li Xiaonuan, "Li girl, the thing you had that Prince Jing make is not bad, it's usable."

With her last bit of strength, Li Xiaonuan said to the old Taoist priest, "I only gave a vague outline. These things were all made by the craftsmen of Qisong. Qisong is full of talented people."

"Alright, everything's fine outside now. Everyone, go inside and rest. Once these next two days are over, Qi Song will be able to enjoy peace for the next few decades." Seeing that Li Xiaonuan's face was pale, the old Taoist waved his hand, signaling everyone to go and rest.

As for Zhao Lin, he was taken to the front yard. It turned out that Zhao Lin had only eaten half a pastry before he started to doze off.

Over the next two days, under Qi Ting's forceful suppression, the situation in the city was finally brought under control, and all the enemy troops mixed in with the refugees were finally eliminated.

The situation in the north improved thanks to the bombs Zhao Lin brought.

At least, the Nanzhao army was stopped outside the pass.

Furthermore, the Zuojiang River in Leshan suddenly swelled, flooding the entire area.

Because the river flooded at night, the troops of Jiaozhi and Xiliao stationed in Leshan were caught off guard.

To be fair, they did have patrols. However, those patrols on night duty were attacked by unknown assailants and didn't have time to sound the drums to warn the soldiers who were still asleep.

Therefore, both armies suffered heavy losses this time, because few of their soldiers knew how to swim.

After the general of the Western Liao gathered the surviving soldiers, he was devastated to find that they were surrounded by the army of the Qi Song.

The army led by Qi Song was led by the wounded Wei Yu. Of course, before this, they had been told that Wei Yu had become mentally impaired.

After a day and a night of fierce fighting, the remnants of the Western Liao and Jiaozhi armies finally surrendered and were captured by the Qi Song dynasty.

As for the two generals who led the troops, they gloriously and bravely sacrificed their lives in battle.

On the fifth day, news came from the capital that the nomadic tribes outside the northwest pass had surrendered to Qi Song, and the territory of Western Liao was once again forced to move nearly ten more cities to the northwest.

As for Jiaozhi (Vietnam), it already had a small army and few generals. It would likely take a long time for them to recover after this.

Even the families and students of those convicted officials in the capital who were plotting rebellion were purged during this uprising.

This period of national turmoil was brought to a perfect conclusion because it was properly planned beforehand.

In mid-June, laughter filled the Li family's amusement park. Besides the joy of Qi Ji and Sang Moyun's engagement, there was also a faint sadness of parting.

The war is over, and it's time for Yi Lou to return to the Northwest.

According to the message sent by Zhao Wangchuan, Yilou's maternal grandmother is currently waiting in Lancheng in the northwest for him to bring back his parents' remains.

For this reason, Xiao Gang has been sticking very close to Yi Lou lately.

The rest of the Li family were also very reluctant to part with Yi Lou. But she had relatives, and she always had to go back to reunite with them.

Therefore, today's activities at Juleyuan are to commemorate Yilou.

As for Qi Ji and Sang Moyun's engagement banquet, they had already eaten it the day before yesterday.

"Yi Lou, even if you go back to the Northwest, don't forget us. I'm your good brother. If you have time in the future, remember to come back and visit us." This was the nth time Xiao Gang had told Yi Lou.

Yi Lou didn't mind Xiao Gang's rambling, but instead asked him with a smile, "Then why don't you go to the Northwest to see me?"

"It's just that I'm incompetent. If someone like me were to go out of the pass to see you, I'd be half dead. With your strength, you can come to the Central Plains to see me without any problems," Xiao Gang said, picking up a piece of food for Yi Lou.

The Li family members at the table couldn't help but chuckle. Xiao Gang was just being lazy; he was simply making excuses to avoid the long journey.

"Okay, I'll come see you sometime when I remember you," Yi Lou said with a smile, a sly glint in her big eyes.

"How can you say you'll only come back to see me when you remember me? We're best brothers, how can best brothers forget each other so easily?" Xiao Gang rarely corrected him with a stern face.

“How could I not forget? You, my good brother, are unwilling to make a trip to the Northwest to see me. What’s so strange about me forgetting you?” Yi Lou argued.

This time, Xiao Gang fell silent. Finally, he had to tell Yi Lou, "Then when you return to the Northwest and settle down, write to me. I will come to find you at the address on the letter."

"Okay, I'll write to you." After the two children finished explaining in front of everyone, they started feeding each other affectionately.

Seeing Yi Lou so happy, Su couldn't help but wipe her eyes.

When Su learned about Yi Lou's background, she really wanted to keep Yi Lou by her side and give him maternal love.

Although parting was imminent, this time Yi Lou was back with his loving family, so the atmosphere wasn't too sorrowful.

But the sorrow of parting was inevitable. Therefore, the atmosphere was always somewhat somber.

Fortunately, Xiao Jun, Xiao Zheng, Xiao Xian, and a few other children caused a ruckus; otherwise, the farewell banquet would have been quite unpleasant.