"Mu Lige!"

Even though Hua Qingcheng was emotionally dull, she could see the strangeness in Mu Lige's mood, so she chased him out of the house from the front yard.

Mu Lige left the Hua family's old house and walked slowly along the country road with fields on both sides, heading straight towards the east of the village, while Hua Qingcheng followed him slowly behind.

"Mu Lige!"

Hearing the call from behind, Mu Lige ignored it and walked on his own, not wanting to look back at this heartless woman.

"Brother Li!"

Mu Lige, who was standing in front of him, staggered and almost fell down. If possible, he would certainly prefer to be her brother Li instead of her doctor.

"Brother Li!"

Seeing that the person in front still ignored her, Hua Qingcheng actually imitated Han Yichen's tone of voice and called out to Mu Lige again like a spoiled child.

Before Han Yichen and Yu Xiaotian, Hua Qingcheng was omnipotent, a powerful wife in a land of female supremacy. But for some reason, in front of Mu Lige, she felt like a modern woman. Equally strong and capable, Mu Lige was the one who allowed her to let down her guard and reveal her vulnerable side.

What a show!

The woman's tingling voice completely shattered Mu Lige's defenses. After silently cursing himself for being so incompetent, Mu Lige paused for a moment before continuing on his way.

Looking at Mu Lige who ignored her, Hua Qingcheng couldn't help but have a wild imagination: Could it be that her doctor wanted to run away from home?

That won’t do!

“Ouch!”

Hua Qingcheng then pretended to sit down on the ground, covering her feet and started to scream. She swore that she had never done such a childish and embarrassing thing in her life, but in front of Mu Lige, she did it without any pressure.

"Qingqing, are you okay?"

Mu Lige, who was being tricked, or who was willing to be tricked, heard a cry of pain behind him, then turned around and ran towards the person sitting on the ground.

"Something's happening!"

"it hurts!"

Mu Lige frowned slightly when he heard this, then squatted down and checked her feet.

"Where does it hurt? Let me see!"

When Mu Lige approached her, Hua Qingcheng took the opportunity to grab Mu Lige's hand and put it on her chest. Looking at Mu Lige's suddenly flushed face, Hua Qingcheng was in a very good mood, with a smile on her lips, and said softly:

"It hurts here! My heart hurts if you ignore me!"

Mu Lige was speechless. He wanted to shake off this heartless woman, but she held his hand tightly. Afraid that if he really used force, he might hurt her, Mu Lige simply gave up struggling.

"If women's words could be believed, boars would climb trees and hens would lay eggs!"

Mu Lige inexplicably imitated Situ Ye's catchphrase and retorted to Hua Qingcheng, but after he finished speaking, he felt a little guilty, but he remained calm and didn't show it at all. After all, in their Zhaoyang Kingdom, boars can really climb trees and hens can lay eggs.

"Puff~"

Hua Qingcheng didn't expect that the serious Mu Lige would actually imitate Situ Ye and say such down-to-earth words, and she couldn't help laughing.

"Look, the monster is coming!"

“It’s a dumb monster!

"Hit him!"

"Hit him!"

"Hit him!"

…

Just as Hua Qingcheng and Mu Lige were exchanging sweet glances, a group of children suddenly came running from behind, chasing a man and hitting him with small stones.

Hua Qingcheng turned around when she heard the sound and saw a hunched, ragged old man staggering towards her.

To avoid the children's pursuit, he had to shield his face with his hands and dodge left and right. As a result, the wild vegetables in his bamboo basket would occasionally fall to the ground due to the shaking. At this time, the children would run up and step on the fallen wild vegetables.

"Stop it, you guys!"

Seeing this, Mu Lige hurriedly stood up and stepped forward to stop and drive away the naughty children. However, the children did not buy Mu Lige's friendly appearance and continued to chase and beat the old man. Even after he fell to the ground, they surrounded him in a circle, throwing pebbles at him, hitting him with branches, or sprinkling sand or leaves on him.

"Get out of my way!"

"If you don't get out of here, I'll blow your heads off!"

Seeing that her husband was being despised by a group of children, Hua Qingcheng immediately stood up and waved her fists at them.

"It's that second-rate Hua Qingcheng!"

“Run!”

"It's Hua Qingcheng, run!"

"Run!"

The newly crowned "Village Beauty," the "Second-Rate Girl" Hua Qingcheng, has recently become a hot topic in Huaqiao Village gossip, and her fame has spread far and wide. Children who knew Hua Qingcheng quickly grabbed their companions and ran away, prompting and urging the other children to flee as well.

Seeing that the annoying children had escaped, Hua Qingcheng no longer cared about them. After all, she was just trying to scare them. However, she also witnessed the original owner's image in the village again. He was really a ghost-seeking existence.

"Daddy, are you okay?"

Mu Lige helped the old man up from the ground, helped him pick up the wild vegetables that were scattered on the ground, put them back into the bamboo basket and returned it to him.

The old man's hair was disheveled, his head was covered in sand and dirt, and there were a few leaves stuck in his hair. His brown, coarse shirt was patched and stained, and he looked very miserable.

He first shook his head to answer Mu Lige's question, then forced a smile at Mu Lige and nodded to express his gratitude.

The old man was gaunt and thin, his face dark, dry, and wrinkled. His dry eyes, high cheekbones, sunken cheeks, and withered lips all seemed to speak of the vicissitudes of life he had experienced. Despite his age, he had no beard at all, maintaining a clean appearance.

"Brother Li, who is he?"

Hua Qingcheng had no memory of the old man in front of her.

"He's a pitiful old man who can't speak! He lives by the land temple in the east of the village. I guess he came to Huaqiao Village as a refugee or beggar, and he's not from this village."

"I see! Why were those kids chasing him and beating him?"

Hua Qingcheng asked Xiang Mulige in great confusion.

"It's probably because of the village rumor that 'dumbness is unlucky'! He's probably been influenced by the words of the adults at home, and has developed a prejudice against him. Over time, he's started to treat him as a target for teasing and venting his anger."

"I see……"

"Old man, are you okay?"

After hearing Mu Lige's words, Hua Qingcheng couldn't help but feel some sympathy for the old man.

But when the old man looked up at Hua Qingcheng, his withered and dry eyes suddenly widened.