Reborn in the Great Northern Wilderness in 1982, I farmed and hunted to support my whole family.

Is Aunt Liang home?

Tao Yimei stood in the courtyard and called out.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Mu jumped out of the house, smiling at Tao Yimei, and said, "Yimei, my mother is in the house."

After saying that, he started to run out of the courtyard.

Unexpectedly, Tao Yimei spoke up at this moment: "Li Mu, are you home? Then I won't look for Aunt Liang Shen, I'll just tell you directly."

Upon hearing this, Li Mu quickly stopped and asked, "What is it?"

"Are you still fishing?" Tao Yimei asked shyly.

"Go ahead and order! If you want them, I'll save you two good ones when I come back from the market tomorrow," Li Mu replied with a smile.

His eyes kept glancing towards the house; as soon as his mother, Liang Meifen, came out with a broom, he was sure to run away.

"Two fish aren't enough, I want to buy fifteen," Tao Yimei said with a smile.

A shallow dimple suddenly appeared on her beautiful face, like a cup filled with intoxicating wine, making Li Mu feel slightly intoxicated just by looking at it.

Just then, Liang Meizhen came out and saw her son's dazed look.

She rolled her eyes at him with disdain, muttered "pathetic" under her breath, but turned to greet Tao Yimei with a smile.

It was as if Li Mu was the maternal grandson, and Tao Yimei was her biological daughter.

"Yimei is here, would you like to come in and have a seat?"

Tao Yimei shook her head, still smiling as she replied, "I won't sit down. I just came to buy fish from Li Mu. By the way, I'm getting married on the fifteenth of next month. Your family is all welcome!"

"The fifteenth of next month, so soon? Didn't we say we'd wait until after the New Year?" Liang Meizhen's smile froze.

Although he had long known that the daughter-in-law he coveted would never enter his family.

But hearing this unexpectedly about her getting married really made her feel uneasy.

Tao Yimei lowered her head shyly, "Yes! It was a bit rushed. My boyfriend's mother said that the White Fox Fairy appeared to her in a dream, and the fifteenth of next month is the best day."

"so……"

Tao Yimei didn't finish her sentence. She looked up and met Liang Meizhen's somewhat surprised gaze, and said softly, "Whether you marry sooner or later, it's all the same. Auntie, you must come that day!"

After saying that, Tao Yimei turned to leave.

Li Mu's brows were indeed furrowed.

It seems that his previous plan won't work.

Liu Mancang is in such a hurry to get married because someone told him that the widow Liu is carrying a boy.

However, he didn't want to marry a widow, so he thought he should marry Tao Yimei as soon as possible so that she could also get pregnant.

Then we'll find a way to make her raise the child born to that widow.

The fact that Tao Yimei was abused after giving birth to a girl in her previous life suggests that Widow Liu may also have given birth to a girl.

These weren't just Li Mu's wild guesses; he had witnessed far too many similar things throughout his life. And they had actually happened to him, even while he was in that role.

A wealthy businessman gave his son, born to his mistress, to his wife to raise, while giving his daughters, born to his wife, to his mistress to raise. Neither the mistress nor the wife knew about this.

The more Li Mu thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

As Tao Mei walked up to him and walked around him to leave the village, he quickly reached out and grabbed her arm tightly.

You cannot go through with this marriage.

Upon hearing Li Mu's words, Tao Yimei's face flushed red, her eyes filled with surprise and disbelief.

“Li…Li Mu, you…”

For a moment, Tao Yimei didn't know what to say.

When Liang Meizhen saw her son holding onto the girl's arm, she thought it was a big deal. She quickly stepped forward, pushed Li Mu aside, and squeezed between the two.

"You little rascal, say what you want to say, don't resort to violence. What if someone sees you and starts gossiping?"

Liang Meizhen called out in a low voice, glancing around outside the village.

Seeing that no one was around, he quickly rolled his eyes at Li Mu again, then turned to Tao Yimei with a smile and said, "Yimei! Don't mind him! I know my rascal, he must have something to say if he says that."

After saying that, Liang Meizhen winked at Li Mu, "You better get to the point. Otherwise, Yi Mei might leave."

That's what she said, but Liang Meizhen held Tao Yimei's hand very tightly.

She thought to herself, "Son, I'm giving you a chance now. If you don't speak up now, it'll be too late. The girl you've got your eye on is about to become someone else's wife."

But to everyone's surprise, Li Mu took a deep breath and said, "I have to say this in front of Aunt Zeng and Uncle Tao."

"What? Saying that to her face? Aren't you going to ruin the girl's reputation? No way, no way, your Uncle Tao will definitely break your legs."

Liang Meizhen shook her head repeatedly. She couldn't let that silly boy go; even if his legs weren't broken, he'd get a good beating.

"Impossible! I need to explain this to my Uncle Tao. He'll definitely thank me."

Li Mu rolled his eyes, speechless, and turned to walk outside, seemingly heading in the opposite direction of the Tao family's residence.

Liang Meizhen was at a loss for words. If she made a fuss, she was afraid that someone with ulterior motives would hear and spread rumors.

But Li Mu's legs were like wheels of fire; in the time she hesitated, he was already far away.

Tao Yimei was also completely confused, not knowing what Li Mu was up to.

He immediately said that she couldn't get married, which made her think... Tao Yimei felt her cheeks burning again and dared not think any further.

But judging from Li Mu's posture, he didn't seem like he was going to say those things.

So she simply pulled Liang Meizhen along and followed them.

On the way, Liang Meizhen was still feeling uneasy. As she walked, she looked at Tao Yimei's pretty face and said helplessly, "Yimei! No matter what that brat Li Mu says, don't take it to heart."

"The fifteenth is indeed an auspicious day. Don't worry, your aunt will definitely come and do your makeup later."

Liang Meizhen genuinely adored Tao Yimei, not only because Tao Yimei was an impeccable person, but also because she was beautiful. She was willing to marry Li Guozhang because she was attracted to his looks.

Unfortunately, good looks alone can't put food on the table, so no matter how much she liked Tao Yimei, she didn't ask anyone to arrange a marriage for her son.

They couldn't bear to let such a good girl marry into their family and suffer.

As Liang Meizhen was thinking this, she followed Tao Yimei into Old Tao's house.

But to their surprise, as soon as the two entered the house, they heard a furious roar from Village Chief Tao.

"You beast, how dare you ruin my girl! I'll kill you!"

Upon hearing this, Liang Meizhen immediately shuddered, thinking: Oh no, my son is going to get a beating.

Before even entering the door, he hurriedly called out, "Brother Tao, please don't do it. My son is a piece of trash, I'll beat him up."

As he spoke, he casually pulled a corn cap from the corn cap pile in the yard and rushed inside.

Tao Yimei was also completely bewildered at this moment. Without thinking about what was going on, she also ran into the house.