Almost all the villagers came today, and there were quite a few people standing around them.
To avoid being overheard and gossiped about, Li Cuilan quickly lowered her voice and scolded Lin.
"Mother, you know it, why do you have to say it out loud? If Wan Shu finds out, she'll give me a hard time after I marry into the family. How am I supposed to get money from the Liang family for our family then!"
At this moment, Madam Lin also remembered her daughter's plan and was filled with regret: "Yes, how could I have forgotten about this? It's all that little slut Li Daniu's fault!"
Li Cuilan frowned: "What does this have to do with Li Daniu? How did she get involved again?"
Madam Lin: "How can it not have anything to do with her? You don't know, Mother was almost there when that little slut Li Daniu rushed over and said that Wan Shu asked her to watch the food and not let anyone take it. She even secretly called me a thieving rat!"
Li Cuilan was already dissatisfied with Li Daniu because of what had happened before, and she immediately exploded upon hearing this.
"Alright! This little slut is getting more and more outrageous. I'll make sure she understands her place today!"
Just then, two villagers, for reasons unknown, called Wan Shu, Er Ya, and San Shun away.
And judging from the way they're acting, they probably won't be able to come back anytime soon.
"This is truly heaven's help! This time, I must eliminate Li Danu's chance of marrying into the Liang family!"
Since the incident of Li Chuanzong stabbing someone, Li Daniu's family has not shown up in front of the villagers for more than half a month.
Now everyone looks at Li Daniu looking after the fruits and snacks with a strange expression.
However, Li Daniu and Sun were both gentle and well-liked in the village, so no one bothered them. In fact, an aunt who was on good terms with Sun came up to care for her.
"Hey girl, how have you guys been these past few days? Are you alright?"
"It's alright, everything's fine, Auntie, don't worry."
“You two are an orphan and a widow, how could you…” The aunt who asked the question clearly did not believe it, and sighed, “But my family is not doing well either, there’s nothing I can do to help you, at most I can save you some money for the oxcart. If you trust your aunt, I can bring back this year’s vegetable seeds for you.”
Da Niu sincerely thanked her, "Thank you, Auntie, but it's no need. Aunt Liang brought it back for me when she went to the county town to deliver goods yesterday."
The aunt who asked the question was taken aback, and couldn't help but sigh, "The wealthy daughter-in-law doesn't mind what happened before. She's really a generous person, and she's good to you all."
Da Niu nodded, about to say something, when Li Cuilan's sarcastic voice suddenly rang out.
"Aunt Liang was good to her, but she just doesn't know how to be grateful!"
The aunt who was talking to Da Niu immediately became unhappy and retorted, "How can Da Niu not be grateful? Look how busy her family is right now, she still took time out of her busy schedule to come and help!"
Haha, you've fallen into her trap!
Li Cuilan felt smug and her expression became even more arrogant: "It is precisely because she came to help that I said she is ungrateful."
The surrounding villagers were somewhat bewildered by her words.
"Why isn't it good that you're here to help?"
Li Cuilan said, "If Da Niu and her family were an honest family, it would be great if they could come and help. But... everyone knows what's happened to their family recently. Two people have died, and I heard that Li Chuanzong is about to be convicted and executed. With three lives lost, I don't know how bad their luck has become."
"It's a great thing for Aunt Liang's family to raise the roof beam, but Sister Daniu is coming here with so much bad luck. Won't that ruin the fortune of the new house?"
Da Niu was only thinking about coming to help and didn't consider all of this.
Now that Li Cuilan had said that, she was really afraid that she might harm Wan Shu and the others because of her, so she quickly put down the fruits and snacks and wanted to leave.
Li Cuilan, however, wouldn't let her have her way. She grabbed her hand and questioned her.
"Da Niu, Aunt Liang has treated you well, how could you do this to her? No matter how much you like Brother Dazhu, no matter how much you want to marry Brother Dazhu, you can't use this method of harming them to show off and gain favor!"
The Great Sheng Dynasty was quite conservative in matters of men and women.
Although rural areas don't have many customs, things like which girl likes which boy are not discussed openly.
Not to mention that in ancient times, women were expected to be modest and virtuous, and marriage proposals were always made by the man's side. It was unheard of for the woman to say that she liked the man and wanted to marry him.
Immediately, there was a lot of discussion around.
"What?! Da Niu likes Da Zhu and even wants to marry him?!"
"Oh my, I knew it! No wonder they hadn't left the house for over two weeks. Why did they suddenly show up today?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, a young lady like her, so shameless, I'm embarrassed for her!"
Many people looked at Da Niu with condemnation.
However, many rational people also spoke up for Da Niu.
"Cuilan, a young lady's reputation is of utmost importance. Don't talk nonsense here!"
"Exactly! What if you ruin Da Niu's reputation!"
"She's here to help, stop making things up!"
Li Cuilan looked completely innocent: "I didn't make this up. I heard Da Niu say with my own ears that she liked Brother Da Zhu."
As she spoke, Li Cuilan turned to look at Da Niu: "Da Niu, you like Brother Da Zhu, right? Brother Da Zhu is such a good person, you can't possibly look down on him, can you?"
Da Niu was already blushing with embarrassment from Li Cuilan's words.
She didn't know whether to say she liked it or not.
If she said she liked him, her reputation would be completely ruined. But if she said she didn't like him, Li Cuilan would misinterpret it and everyone would think she was looking down on Brother Dazhu.
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