"Miss," Seventh Uncle said with a guilty conscience, "Don't be afraid, they won't do anything to you. It's the Li family. They wanted to marry you, but your parents didn't agree. The Li family had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure." As he spoke, he felt more and more that he was right, and his voice gradually became more righteous and confident. "The second young master of the Li family likes you very much. Don't worry, you will know when you marry into the Li family and become a young lady. Seventh Uncle will never harm you. I have already made an agreement with them, and I will go with them and protect you."

…

Yu Tang cursed in his heart.

The experiences in the previous life were really fatal.

She had planned everything and taken precautions left and right, but she never expected to be cheated by the honest man at the critical moment, and she didn't even know if her reasoning with him would make any sense.

Yu Tang looked at the thugs getting closer and closer to her, and she quickly untied her belt and let her seventh uncle grab the collar of her dress. She took off her coat and ran towards the old house.

"Quick, catch her." The leading thug shouted at Uncle Seven, "If she runs back to the Yu family's old house, it will be the end of us. All our efforts will be wasted!"

Uncle Seven came to his senses and started chasing after Yu Tang.

The wind blew past her ears and the weeds tugged at her dress.

She stumbled, not daring to stop, and shouted "Help" with all her strength.

The forest was just behind the Yu family's old house, but if she wanted to run back to the Yu family's old house, she had to run to the other side along the path at the foot of the mountain, or wade across a small river to run to the village.

The path at the foot of the mountain is rugged and few people walk on it.

Yu Tang turned around the foot of the mountain and saw two middle-aged men standing by the road with nothing to do.

Yu Tang jumped onto the wooden bridge leading to the village, shouting "Help!" loudly.

The village was quiet, with only the mooing of two big yellow cows tied under a big tree at the entrance of the village responding to her.

Oops, she forgot that it was lunch time and everyone in the village was probably eating at home.

Yu Tang wailed in his heart.

She can't be so unlucky, can she?

Yu Tang glanced quickly behind him.

A few thugs were probably afraid that she would run into the village and alarm the people there, so they looked a little ferocious and were about to catch up with her.

Yu Tang was shocked and saw a green-curtained carriage slowly approaching on the dirt road at the entrance of the village.

Sitting in the carriage were a sturdy driver and a boy of about ten years old.

The boy looked to be about twelve or thirteen years old, with a chubby, pink face, and horns. He was wearing a parrot green silk Taoist robe. He was holding some white snack in his hand, and there were biscuit crumbs at the corners of his mouth. He was eating happily.

It turned out to be the boy she met at the Xibiquan of Zhaoming Temple.

Yu Tang was so excited that tears were about to fall.

She ran towards the carriage: "Help! Help!"

The coachman and the boy looked over at the same time.

The boy's eyes widened into round shapes, but the driver cursed at him, jumped off the carriage, and rushed over with a whip in hand.

Yu Tang was overjoyed and kept shouting "Help!"

The whip cut through the air and swung past her ear directly behind her.

There were several wails and curses coming from behind her.

The strong man raised his eyebrows and shouted in a deafening voice: "How dare you bully a little girl in broad daylight and scream!"

He strode past Yu Tang and swung the whip in his hand again.

Yu Tang stopped and realized that he was breathing heavily and his chest hurt as if it was torn apart.

She couldn't help but bend down and support herself on her knees.

"Sister, sister." A pair of white and tender hands covered with biscuit crumbs supported her. "Don't be afraid. Our old man and Lao Zhao are here. They won't dare to bully you anymore. Do you want to hold on? I'll help you sit down on the stone next to you."

There is a large bluestone at the entrance of the village, with a cow tied to it.

Yu Tang had never run like this before. She was panting, unable to speak, and could only shake her head.

"Well, then I'll help you go..." The childish voice was at a loss for a moment.

You probably can't find a place to sit?

Yu Tang wanted to laugh, but couldn't.

She looked up and saw the boy's face, white and soft like a steamed bun.

"Thank you, thank you, you..." Yu Tang said.

The boy shook his head like a rattle: "Sister, stop talking. Where do you live? We will take you back."

Yu Tang took a few deep breaths and felt much better. She stood up straight, thinking that she should thank the other person's father first and then call the people in the village. But when she looked up, she saw Pei Yan sitting in the car with a cold look in his eyes.

"Why are you here?" Yu Tang took two steps back.

Zhaoming Temple…boy…green-curtained carriage…strong man…

Yu Tang looked at the boy and the strong man who had beaten those thugs to the ground, then looked at Pei Yan, and stammered to the boy: "You, your master, could it be that he is the third master of the Pei family?!"

"Yes, yes!" The boy said with a smile, looking proud. "Our master is the third master of the Pei family! How do you know our third master? Our third master is very kind. Not only did he exempt the tenants from rent, he also donated money to the Zhaoming Temple to gild the Buddha's body. You go and talk to our third master and let him send these hooligans to the government office."

Yu Tang was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Pei Yan looked at her, his lips twitching slightly.

They met this Miss Yu again.

Different from the cunning and sly look when they first met, the seductive and beautiful look when they second met, and the rough and casual look when they third met... This time, Pei Yan looked Yu Tang up and down.

Her hair was disheveled, her clothes were in tatters, she was sweating profusely, one shoe was on her foot and the other shoe was nowhere to be found, she looked as shambolic as a woman fleeing from a disaster.

Yu Tang couldn't help but look down at himself following his gaze.

The lilac skirt was torn at some point, revealing the embroidered shoes on her left foot with a big hole in it and the white silk stocking on her right foot that was stepped on and was dirty.

Yu Tang's face suddenly felt hot.

She looked at Pei Yan embarrassedly.

Pei Yan turned his head away, as if he didn't want to see her.

Yu Tang felt a little embarrassed, but the embarrassment only lasted for a few breaths.

Pei Yan had always looked down on her, not to mention that last time when she was in Hangzhou, he saw her chewing pig's trotters with her hands, and then he told him that she had an upset stomach due to overeating... Since ancient times, "eating and being lazy" have been inseparable. She had also deceived Tong the shopkeeper to help her appreciate "Songxi Diaoyin Tu" and used the name of the Pei family to scare Lu Xin... How could she have any face in front of him? What kind of airs could she put on?

It's just that his clothes are not in order, which is much better than before.

Yu Tang was relieved immediately.

Worse times had already passed, so what was there for her to fear? What was there to be ashamed of?

After letting go of her worries, Yu Tang became the girl who was neither humble nor arrogant, and was graceful and gentle in her words in front of others.

She said, "Mr. Pei, thank you for your help. My parents are at the farm. If you don't have anything urgent, why don't you go to our Yu family's old house at the farm for a cup of tea? Let my parents thank you properly."

Pei Yan frowned and asked, "You are with your parents?"

Did he think she came here alone?

Yu Tang nodded and was about to say a few more polite words to Pei Yan when he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves.

She and Pei Yan couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound.

I saw Li Jun and Shen Fang riding a horse each and galloping towards this side.

Yu Tang's face darkened.

Li Jun and Shen Fang's horses were already in sight.

With two "rein" sounds, the two men reined in their horses at the same time, raised their horses' hooves high, and landed again on the spot.

"Ms. Yu, are you okay?" Li Jun asked anxiously, looking her up and down.

Shen Fang came over, his expression solemn, and said, "Miss Yu, are you okay?"

Yu Tang raised an eyebrow.

Li Jun said hurriedly: "Xiao Wan and I were drinking tea in a teahouse and heard someone talking about Miss Yu. It was said that Miss Yu's family was quite wealthy and someone wanted to be your son-in-law. He heard that you were going back to your hometown in the countryside today, so he asked them to capture Miss Yu... Although he didn't dare to take this business, someone took the risk... I was very anxious when I heard it, and happened to meet Brother Shen who came to look for Xiao Wan, so I rushed over with Brother Shen..." At this point, he finally had time to greet Pei Yan: "Master Pei! It seems that you saved Miss Yu, this is so lucky!"

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, then ran to the driver in anger, kicked the hooligans hard, and said to Yu Tang: "Miss Yu, it's a good thing you're fine. When I came here, I had already asked the servant to take my eldest brother's name card to the government office to report the case. The constable should be here soon."

Yu Tang had been staring at him since he jumped off the horse, but his mind was racing.

Li Jun, what does this mean?

Aren't they the Li family who want to force their way into someone's life?

Does he really not know or is he pretending not to know?

But looking at his appearance, he doesn't seem to be pretending.

Especially Shen Fang is here too.

Although she and Shen Fang had only met once in Zhaoming Temple, he was able to make Fu Xiaowan obey him, which showed that he was not someone who could be manipulated at will. If the Li family wanted him to be a witness, it would not be such an easy task.

Yu Tang thanked Li Jun and said calmly, "Fortunately, Mr. Shen suddenly went to find Mr. Fu and followed us here enthusiastically. However, it would be too dangerous for the two of you to deal with it alone. If you encounter such a thing in the future, you should find a few more helpers."

Shen Fang said nothing and looked at Yu Tang deeply.

Li Jun said quickly, "Who said it wasn't true? I was so anxious at the time that I forgot to even ask someone to report it to the government if Brother Shen hadn't reminded me."

Yu Tang thanked Shen Fang again.

Shen Fang said pointedly, "It was indeed a coincidence today. I just had the spur of the moment idea. Otherwise, how could A-Jun say he was so lucky!"

This Shen Fang is also a very meticulous person.

Yu Tang nodded at him with a smile.

Shen Fang gave a knowing smile.

Yu Tang's heart moved, and a bold idea emerged in his mind.

In his previous life, Li Jun died unexpectedly not long after he got engaged to her.

She didn't know this person.

What if Li Jun and the Li family are not the same kind of people?

This all makes sense.

The Li family wanted to use dirty tricks to force her to marry, but it would not work without Li Jun's cooperation, so the Li family plotted against both her and Li Jun. First, they made the seventh uncle believe that he was helping her, and then they deliberately let Li Jun know her situation and tricked him into saving her.

However, the Li family did not expect that Pei Yan would suddenly pass by here and Shen Fang would accidentally run into Li Jun.