Transmigrated Leftover Woman in Rural Style

Chapter 315 Only One Glance

Someone was looking for her? Li Xiaonuan was filled with questions. She really couldn't figure out who could make Xiaogang act so strangely.

"Who's looking for me? What happened?" Li Xiaonuan asked without putting down her work.

Then, Xiaojun ran over and tugged at Xiaogang's clothes, saying, "Big sister, two beggars are looking for you."

Hearing Xiaojun's childish voice, Li Xiaonuan felt extremely strange.

When did she have any dealings with beggars? And why did she specifically ask to see her by name?

"Beggars? Oh dear, these days even beggars know to come to people's doors asking for work. Xiao Nuan, don't just focus on your reputation and neglect your own relatives." Chen thought the two beggars were like the beggars of the past, coming to people's doors asking for work.

Since the Li family's manor was established, Xiao Yang has recruited many strong and hardworking beggars, who have signed contracts and become long-term workers for the Li family.

After that, taking advantage of the busy Spring Festival and spring plowing season, the Li family declined to let the relatives from the Li and Chen families come to help anymore.

Although Li Xiaonuan had originally set aside a portion of the manor and given it to her uncles as assets.

Those assets are up to the uncles to handle as they please.

However, the Li and Chen families were too greedy and dared to try to interfere in the territory that Li Xiaonuan had left for the Xiaoyang brothers, hoping to gain some undeserved benefits.

"Fifth Aunt, relatives are relatives, but they're not my family. I can't control their lives. But those beggars all work for the Li family. Shouldn't I treat them better?" Li Xiaonuan asked with a smile.

"Xiao Nuan, if you ask me, that manor should have been yours to begin with. Don't give it to us. You can lead us to plant some new crops. That way, we can spend the money we earn ourselves with peace of mind," said Third Aunt Mao as she chopped a loofah.

“That’s right, that’s what I meant too. Before the New Year, none of you were home, so your uncles came to help out. Now that you’re all back, we won’t bother you anymore,” Mrs. Tang chimed in.

"Oh dear, my two sisters-in-law, are you in such a hurry to curry favor with Xiaonuan? I don't care, what's given to my family is ours. If you don't want it, why don't you just give it all to me?" Chen Shi was unwilling to return what she had gained for free to Li Xiaonuan.

“Second Aunt, Third Aunt, this is something we all earned together, so naturally you should have a share. If you had abandoned us and cut ties with us back then, we might have really been killed by those wicked people.” Li Xiaonuan was telling the truth.

If it weren't for everyone's unity and refrain from causing trouble, Li Xiaonuan's family wouldn't have made it this far.

“That’s right, that’s right, we earned all of that. But Xiaonuan, it’s not fair to divide it like this. Why is it that the land of the four of us combined is only as big as the land of your one family? It should be divided equally among the five families.” Madam Chen had wanted to bring this up before the New Year.

"Fifth Aunt, my Xiao Nuan gave you so much land and helped you build your estate. You don't thank her, and you even complain that she gave you too little land? How could it be too little? Five hundred mu per family! That land was all earned by my Xiao Nuan with her brains and her life. Giving it to you was only out of gratitude that you didn't hold us back or kick us when we were down. If you ask me, we shouldn't have given you a single piece of land." Su Shi couldn't stand Chen Shi's repeated overreaching and finally exploded.

"Fifth Aunt, how can you be so shameless? I cried when my sister wanted to give you some land. You really didn't help us much; it would have been more practical to give you some money." Xiao Gang pouted and said angrily.

Tang and Mao watched awkwardly as Su and Xiaogang became even more determined to return all the land to Li Xiaonuan and the others.

Li Xiaonuan glanced at Tang Shi and Mao Shi, sighed, and said, "Aunties, if you really don't want to accept those lands, why don't you wait until the estate generates profits and then return them to us in silver?"

Only in this way will the Tang and Chen families be able to accept those lands with a clear conscience.

Otherwise, if the Tang and Mao families return the land, Uncle Wu and Uncle Si will definitely return the land as well.

At that time, Tang and Mao will have offended Chen and Li for nothing, and the family will be in endless trouble, which will make them a laughing stock.

"I think Xiaonuan's idea is good. I'll talk to your father about it tonight and have him mention it at the dinner table." Madam Su thought the idea was good, so she calmed down and continued cooking.

"Hey~ How can you go back on your word? You said it was a gift, so why are you asking for money now? This is wrong of you, and people will talk behind your backs, you know?" Chen finally couldn't help but jump up and down.

However, everyone knows her greedy nature and can't be bothered with her.

Seeing that everyone was ignoring her, Chen stormed off to the main hall, making a huge fuss as she went, saying she was going to complain to the old lady.

Su sneered as she watched Chen's retreating figure, and said to Tang and Mao, "When Xiaonuan mentioned dividing the land, it was the old lady who said she would collect money. She definitely won't get away with this."

In an instant, the atmosphere in the kitchen became harmonious.

Xiao Gang had originally come to call Li Xiaonuan, but he forgot because he was angry with Chen Shi. Later, Li Xiaonuan took out the freshly fried taro, drizzled it with syrup, and gave it to him and Xiao Jun to eat, so he didn't care anymore.

So when Xiao Yang came in full of questions, he saw Xiao Gang and Xiao Jun with their cheeks bulging.

"Xiaogang, Xiaojun, I told you to come in and tell your sister to leave, why are you eating in the kitchen?" Xiaoyang couldn't help but laugh.

As he spoke, Xiao Yang called to Li Xiaonuan, "Sister, come out with me quickly. I really don't know what to do with those two people. Dad can't make the decision either; you have to step in personally."

Li Xiaonuan was even more puzzled and asked, "Someone we know? Who is it?"

"You'll find out when you go out," Xiao Yang said as he pulled Li Xiaonuan outside, not even letting her take off her apron.

The Tang sisters-in-law were guessing who had come, and the kitchen became much livelier again.

“It’s Young Master Wei. Mother, it’s Wei Yu, Young Master Wei.” After finally swallowing the taro in his mouth, Xiao Gang spoke up.

"Oh my, it's Young Master Wei the Second. Didn't he go to fight in the Northwest? How come he's back as a beggar?" Madam Su asked in surprise.

“Oh, they’re beggars, two dirty and smelly beggars.” Xiao Jun said, picking up a small piece of taro. “One of them even gave me a gold bean.”

Xiao Jun's words made the kitchen even more lively. Mainly, the women of the Li family were very curious, so they surrounded the two children and asked them what had happened.

On the other side, filled with doubts, Li Xiaonuan was led by Xiao Yang to the main hall of the outer courtyard.

Seeing the beggar sitting comfortably in the hall, Li Xiaonuan almost screamed.

Even in her filthy and disheveled clothes, Li Xiaonuan could recognize who was sitting below her father. Just one glance.