"Tao Lengshuang, don't play dead. Wake up quickly. You stole my family's chicken. If you don't return it today, your whole family will be kicked out of this Shili Slope."
A woman in grey, covered in spit, was yelling at the woman lying on the ground.
Many villagers surrounded them, pointing and gossiping about the woman on the ground.
Another woman in grey, Shen Jia Er Shen, stepped forward, looking displeased. She frowned and said, "Aunt Wang San, even if the Mo family's young wife stole your chicken, you can't beat her to death, can you?"
Aunt Wang San turned her head and glanced at Shen Jia Er Shen, raising her eyebrows. "How dare I kill her?"
"I just pushed her, and she fell down pretending to be dead. This village's chickens are almost all stolen by her. My old hen was saved for my daughter-in-law to eat during her confinement, and she laid her hands on it too."
Aunt Wang San was still furious.
Tao Lengshuang felt it was too noisy and frowned in annoyance.
The ground beneath her was a little painful. She slowly opened her eyes and saw herself lying on the ground, surrounded by a large group of people in ancient costumes, with houses built of mud. She was startled and quickly sat up.
Then she looked at herself. She was wearing a faded blue dress, which was almost bursting from her plump body. Tao Lengshuang felt a momentary short circuit in her brain.
Where was this place?
Why was she here?
She remembered she was fighting with a patient's family member just now. That family member was too fat and pushed her, and then...
Tao Lengshuang's heart skipped a beat, and a strange memory forcibly entered her mind.
Transmigration!
From a top expert in Western and Chinese medicine, respected by all, she had transmigrated into the Eastern Jin Dynasty's Shili Slope, becoming a notorious, arrogant, and vicious woman.
Even more terrifying was that the original body had abused her husband and four-year-old son.
Perhaps the original body had committed too many sins. Today, after stealing Aunt Wang San's chicken and being pushed, she had died.
"Mo family's young wife, if you don't return the chicken today, then get out of Shili Slope. We, the people of Shili Slope, can no longer tolerate your family."
Aunt Wang San roared angrily, as if she would not rest until Tao Lengshuang returned the chicken.
"Aunt Wang San, I've brought back your chicken. Please forgive Lengshuang this once, Aunt Wang San." A clear, cold voice suddenly came from the crowd.
The crowd parted, and a man in black walked in, carrying an old hen, and a grey rabbit.
Tao Lengshuang knew this was the original owner's husband, Mo Lingxi.
Mo Lingxi was a renowned handsome man in Shili Slope. His handsome and proud face carried a hint of guilt, which turned into deep disappointment when he glanced at Tao Lengshuang.
Tao Lengshuang's heart felt as if it was suddenly wounded. She sprang up from the ground and bowed deeply to Aunt Wang San and the crowd.
She pursed her lips and apologized sincerely, "All aunts, it was my fault before. I apologize to everyone here, and I promise I will never do such thieving things again."
This was the first time Tao Lengshuang had appeared before them with such an attitude.
The crowd remained silent, looking at her with strange and probing eyes.
Tao Lengshuang understood in her heart that the original owner's image was too poor in their minds.
They would not forgive her so easily.
Even Mo Lingxi looked at Tao Lengshuang with some doubt. Since he married Tao Lengshuang, she had never spoken in such a manner.
Tao Lengshuang smiled awkwardly, snatched the chicken and rabbit from Mo Lingxi's hands, and handed them to Aunt Wang San, smiling.
"Aunt San, I'm sorry. Your push today woke me up. I know I was wrong. This is Aunt San's old hen, and this grey rabbit is my apology to Aunt San."
Her movements were a bit rough due to her awkwardness. The hen and rabbit struggled in her hands.
Aunt Wang San looked at Tao Lengshuang strangely from head to toe. This Mo family's young wife seemed to have changed after falling and waking up. When did she ever speak so nicely?
Today, she was willing to use a rabbit as compensation. She was known as the stingiest woman in all of Shili Slope.
No prey caught by Mo Lingxi could be obtained by the Mo family. The good prey was sent to her maiden family, and Mo Lingxi couldn't control her.
He refused to divorce her, only for the sake of their son, Xiao Feng.
Seeing that Aunt Wang San did not take them, Tao Lengshuang's hands were getting sore. The old hen was thin, but the rabbit weighed at least three kilograms. In the impoverished Shili Slope, this was definitely a very substantial meal.
She pushed them into Aunt Wang San's arms and urged, "Aunt San, hurry up and take them."
Aunt Wang San finally withdrew her gaze, took back her old hen first, and looked at the plump rabbit with some hesitation.
Her husband, Old Wang, was bedridden and didn't have the strength to catch such a large rabbit. Her family hadn't eaten meat in days. Taking it back would be enough for the whole family to have a good meal.
Thinking this, Aunt Wang San accepted the struggling rabbit without politeness, her speech becoming a little less fluent. "Then, then I won't be polite."
With a turn, she briskly walked towards her home.
No one noticed that a young man in a blue linen outfit in the crowd was looking at Tao Lengshuang with a strange gaze.
Noticing that Tao Lengshuang was different from before she fainted, both in expression and behavior, he narrowed his eyes slightly.
If Tao Lengshuang changed, it would not be a good thing.
He had to make her, like before, a being that everyone detested, so that she would not cause trouble.
Tao Lengshuang smiled at everyone again, but the crowd did not buy it and left disdainfully. Only Shen Jia Er Shen remained.
She smiled and advised earnestly, "Mo family's, you are originally outsiders. Don't cause any more trouble in the future."
"Otherwise, if you are driven out, where will you go?"
Tao Lengshuang just wanted to find a hole to crawl into. This original body was truly a terrible person. Now she had to bear this bad reputation. When would she be able to clear her name? She was more wronged than Dou E!
She smiled apologetically, "Aunt Er, don't worry, I won't do it again."
Never again, absolutely never again. Tao Lengshuang would rather starve to death than do anything thieving.
Shen Er Shen nodded, "It's good that you won't. We must strive to be good and not do those thieving things. Hurry home and make dinner, don't let your husband and Xiao Feng go hungry."
After speaking, Shen Er Niang also walked back with her bamboo basket.
Tao Lengshuang smiled faintly. In the original owner's heart, Shen Er Niang was a good person.
Mo Lingxi's eyes were filled with disgust, and his gaze towards her was icy, but he was even more puzzled by Tao Lengshuang's change.
In the past, this fat and ugly woman would only scold without regard for her image, or even throw a tantrum in a disgusting manner.
Today, with such a change, was she planning something new?
Thinking of this, his gaze became even colder, with a hint of killing intent.
Once he had dealt with all matters, he would no longer keep this vicious woman.
At that time, he had married Tao Lengshuang to cover up his identity, so that those people would not easily discover his presence.
With only her and Mo Lingxi left, Tao Lengshuang suddenly felt a little uneasy.
She looked up, biting her lower lip, and secretly glanced at Mo Lingxi.