Will it affect marriage?

That won't do!

Marriage is such an important event, concerning the continuation of the family line, how can it be taken lightly!

If someone has a bad reputation in the village and it affects marriage, that's a very serious matter, and we absolutely cannot let that happen!

The village chief of Lijia Village took this very seriously. Their village was already poor enough, and getting married had always been difficult. Many older bachelors had not yet found wives.

In remote and impoverished areas, girls from outside are unwilling to marry into the village. If a bad reputation spreads, with people saying that "poor mountains and bad waters breed unruly people," marriage will become even more difficult!

If this continues, won't our lineage be cut off?

That's terrifying!

Who doesn't want to leave offspring to carry on their legacy, so that their life hasn't been in vain? To have offspring, you need a wife!

If their reputation is ruined, what girl would want to marry into such a family and suffer?

Over the years, many villagers have gone out to find work, ostensibly to earn money to get married, but he knew very well that their real purpose was to find someone to bring back, or more specifically, to abduct someone!

Some people are good at talking and can even succeed, but that's not a long-term solution. Eventually, people will notice something amiss, and then it will be difficult to deal with!

If we get any more bad publicity, we're finished, we're really done for!

well!

I'm so worried!

Li Yunmei's biological mother was lured back by Li Haisheng's sweet words. Unfortunately, she didn't cherish her after being lured back and soon hooked up with another woman, even bringing her back with her. Sigh, it caused chaos and ultimately made Zhou Shi so angry that she died of postpartum hemorrhage!

The village chief of Lijia Village was also very tired. There were so many trivial matters to deal with, all of which were exhausting him. He felt like he hadn't accomplished anything!

He learned about Li Yunmei's return to the Li family immediately, but since it was their family matter, even as the village chief, he couldn't interfere arbitrarily. He could only keep an eye on her and show up to stop her when she caused trouble!

Now that things have escalated to this point, he should have protected the villagers, but after hearing what happened, he simply couldn't go against his conscience and couldn't bring himself to say it!

Is it so easy to resolve public anger?

That's so shameful! He's lost all face he's had for decades!

They must be severely punished!

We absolutely cannot let this family get away with this!

Upon hearing that they were going to Changna Village to bring the family back, the family vanished without a trace, not even the children were at home!

Hmph! He really thinks he doesn't know?

This family, who are usually so lazy to go out to work, has never had a single day where all of them went out!

Isn't it just that he wants to shirk responsibility and feels ashamed, so he wants to dump all the responsibility on him?

Well done!

After much trouble, talking until my saliva was dry and my back was aching, I finally got the matter settled.

I thought we could go back now, and at least they would see us off like they did when we came. But the donkey cart was nowhere to be seen, and no one offered to see us off!

Making them walk such a long way back is terrible!

The sun is so strong, it's unbearable!

My legs were about to give out before I got back!

But he couldn't bring himself to ask the village chief of Changna Village. He had finally managed to calm these people down and didn't want to cause any more trouble!

But I really didn't want to walk back!

What a terrible day!

Su Nanxi saw it clearly, but said nothing. She told Yuan to walk back slowly. She wasn't so busy now, and it wasn't dark yet, so there was no need to rush!

Don't even think about using her donkey cart to take Li Yunmei back!

The village chief wasn't entirely innocent either. After all, he was in charge of all the affairs of the village, so it was impossible for him not to know about Li Yunmei's family. However, he had never intervened and let them run wild, which was also his dereliction of duty, and he should be punished accordingly!

It's just walking, it's not a big deal. The older generation goes everywhere on foot, they should be used to it by now, this is no problem for them!

Li Yunmei's hands were tied to prevent her from causing further trouble.

Before leaving, Su Nanxi gave a small bamboo tube to the village chief of Lijia Village and said, "There are a few caterpillars inside. If she wants to cause trouble, let the caterpillars play with her for a while, and I guarantee she will immediately beg for mercy and obediently go back with you!"

Li Yunmei was already in despair. She knew that going back would definitely not end well for her. She would be severely punished, if not killed. But she was unwilling and did not want to obediently accept the punishment. After thinking for a long time, she finally decided to find a chance to escape on the way!

The village chief was an old man, and no other young people came with her. She was confident she could escape. She could outrun the old man, and at worst, she could knock him down!

She had already planned where to make her escape, but upon hearing what Su Nanxi said, she was furious!

She would never believe that this ugly woman wasn't her nemesis!

Listen to what they're saying!

It seems this ugly woman saw through her intentions and deliberately messed with her!

That fat caterpillar, wriggling its bloated body, was disgusting to look at; how could anyone want to use it on her!

"Ugly hag! What are you up to! Targeting me specifically, is that fun? You're happy to see me suffer, aren't you? You vicious woman, watch out, you'll get struck by lightning! Only you could think of such a disgusting thing! Come and see how vicious this woman in your village is! Don't be fooled by her!"

Li Yunmei has no more scruples now; she says whatever comes to mind, and it's not anything nice!

She wanted everyone to see the true face of this ugly woman, and preferably turn against her!

Unfortunately, the villagers of Changna Village were unmoved and didn't think much of it. They considered it just a precaution, and that it might not even be necessary. As long as Li Yunmei didn't think about running away, nothing would happen!

How did this become associated with malice?

Such a strong reaction must mean she's feeling guilty; someone guessed what she was thinking, hence her agitation!

It seems that taking precautions is quite necessary!

Su Nanxi smiled and said to Li Yunmei in a very gentle tone. Anyone who didn't know them would think they were very close, "People need to know their place. Don't always try to take other people's seats. If you can't afford to sit there, you might end up getting pricked by needles! I'm helping you face reality. You'll find out soon enough. You don't need to thank me then, really!"

Li Yunmei shivered. In this sweltering heat, why did this ugly woman's words feel so cold?

The usually slow-witted brain suddenly clicked, probably because the connection was finally made and it was online. It asked in a panic, "What are you going to do?"

Su Nanxi raised an eyebrow, finally realizing she was scared. It seemed a bit late. She chuckled and replied, "You'll find out soon enough when you get back! Our relationship speaks for itself, no need for formalities!"

Li Yunmei was even more certain of her intuition. Bah! What good could there be between her and that ugly woman? It couldn't be anything good!

Su Nanxi waved her hand, "Let's go! Besides your village chief, you have other companions, you won't be lonely! I won't see you off!"

Li Yunmei blurted out, "Who is it?"

Su Nanxi smiled and shook her head, looked at the sky, said nothing, and turned to leave.