Liu Cuirong's eyes were red from crying. She glanced back at the steamed bun stall, seeing Liu Cuijin slam the door shut as if avoiding a plague, afraid this jinx would come in again...
"Pah!" Liu Cuirong spat, cursing, "Fine then, if I leave you, will I starve to death?"
She stood at the entrance of the steamed bun stall and cursed loudly, attracting the attention of many passersby.
Coincidentally, Xiao Xitian was passing by in a carriage. Hearing the cursing, she lifted the curtain and looked outside...
"Huh? Big Brother, isn't that Liu Cuirong?" Xiao Xitian asked curiously.
After Liu Cuirong and Yun Erman separated, Xiao Xitian no longer called her sister-in-law.
Yun Daman tightened the reins, and the carriage slowly stopped. "Looking at her, she's probably been kicked out!"
Jin Xiaolou also craned his neck to look at Liu Cuirong, his eyes full of confusion...
He and Sister Xitian had delivered milk to every household that morning, and he remembered them all, so he would deliver the remaining milk alone.
"Hmph, serves her right!" Xiao Xitian rolled her eyes. "No one will pity someone like Liu Cuirong, no matter where she goes!"
Lazy, greedy, gluttonous, and not diligent; in times like these, who would keep such a burden...
It was only because her parents were easygoing and there had been too much trouble at home before that they hadn't kicked her out.
If it were another family, Liu Cuirong would have been kicked into a garbage heap, if not beaten to death.
"Big Brother, let's go. What's so interesting about her!" Xiao Xitian lowered the curtain. Seeing Liu Cuirong now made her feel upset.
"Okay!" Yun Daman replied.
Just as he was about to whip the reins and continue on their way, a delicate figure suddenly appeared beside Liu Cuirong and pulled her into a small alley by the street...
Yun Daman was stunned. "That, isn't that Hu Xier?"
"What?" Xiao Xitian lifted the curtain again and squinted her big eyes. "Wow, it really is Hu Xier!"
What good things could these two do if they got together?
"Sister!" Yun Daman looked back at Xiao Xitian. "Do you know what Hu Xier does in the county town?"
Xiao Xitian pursed her lips. "Of course I know..."
She just does that kind of thing!
"It's a good thing Mother kicked her out. Otherwise, if she had stayed with us, our family would definitely not be doing well!" Yun Daman shook the reins, and the carriage slowly drove away.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the carriage left the county town, they saw Xiao Jinheng's carriage approaching them.
Upon seeing the village child and Jin Xiaolou sitting together, Xiao Jinheng frowned. "Village child, come here!"
Xiao Xitian: "???"
This brat is acting up again...
"Get into this young master's carriage!" Xiao Jinheng beckoned.
Xiao Xitian blinked her big eyes. "Brat, why are you here?"
Xiao Jinheng crossed his arms. "Can't this young master come to the county town to do business?"
Xiao Xitian: "..."
Fine, you do your business, this baby is going home!
"I'm leaving!" Xiao Xitian waved her hand.
Just as she was about to slip away, Xiao Jinheng wrinkled his small nose. Disregarding Yun Daman's willingness, he directly ordered Kong Xingzhuo, "Go, carry the village child over to me!"
Yun Daman: "..."
What the heck, you're openly snatching my sister right in front of me, you brat, you've got guts!
Before Xiao Xitian could lower the curtain, Kong Xingzhuo rushed over and carried the little dumpling out of the Yun family's carriage.
"Ah! What are you doing, what are you doing, let go of me!" Xiao Xitian struggled forcefully in Kong Xingzhuo's arms like a meatball.
Kong Xingzhuo chuckled. "Sweetie, my young master just wants to invite you to listen to opera. You should go with him, be good..."
After speaking, Kong Xingzhuo placed Xiao Xitian beside Xiao Jinheng, then jumped onto the carriage shaft, flicked the whip, and the carriage sped into the county town.
Everything happened too suddenly. By the time Yun Daman reacted, his sister had already been snatched away.
"Oh, Young Master Xiao, really!" Yun Daman patted the horse's rear angrily. The big white horse gave him a disgruntled look.
Jin Xiaolou smiled and said, "Brother Daman, perhaps Young Master Xiao has something urgent to discuss with Sister Xitian. We should head back to the village first!"
Yun Daman: "..."
You're acting quite calmly, Brother Jin. Yun Daman dared to bet his hidden jar of wine that no matter what Jin Xiaolou's status was in the future, he definitely wouldn't be a match for Young Master Xiao.
Just looking at Young Master Xiao's solicitous and clingy demeanor, Jin Xiaolou couldn't compete.
"Okay, let's go back to the village!" Yun Daman shook his head helplessly and rode the carriage back to the village.
Inside an opera house in the county town...
Two opera performers stood on the stage, singing with exaggerated intonation.
Xiao Xitian sat beside Xiao Jinheng, pouting. "Brat, I want to go home, I don't want to listen to opera!"
She was born without any musical talent and her singing was worse than crying, so she couldn't appreciate opera...
Xiao Jinheng, however, was listening intently. He turned to look at Xiao Xitian. "Village child, don't you get bored staying in the village every day?"
"No!" Xiao Xitian shook her little head.
When she had free time, she still had to tidy up her space. Relying on her alone to manage it was indeed a bit strenuous...
Large livestock, crops, fruit trees, and various dried goods, if not managed properly, would mold and rot. It would be a pity if the hard-earned produce rotted in the space.
"Is it because Jin Xiaolou is accompanying you that you don't feel bored?" Xiao Jinheng asked.
Xiao Xitian: "..."
Here we go again.
She thought the child Jin Xiaolou was quite good. Why did the brat dislike him so much?
"Even without him, I wouldn't feel bored!" Xiao Xitian rolled her eyes.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jinheng stood up. "Alright, then we won't listen to opera today. Let's go eat something delicious!"
Xiao Xitian pouted. The brat was suddenly so solicitous that she was a bit unaccustomed to it...
"No!" Xiao Xitian retorted crisply. "I want to go home, back to the village!"
Xue Ling had been listless lately, as if sick. Xiao Xitian wanted to go back and treat it.
Recently, two of the dogs at home had suffered from enteritis, vomiting and convulsing. She didn't know if they had eaten something wrong...
Xiao Jinheng lowered his eyes and held her hand. "Village child, I, I have something to say!"
Xiao Xitian was slightly taken aback. "Brat, what's gotten into you today?"
He was stuttering, which was not like him at all.
Xiao Jinheng pulled her out of the opera house before saying seriously, "My father plans to take me back to the capital to live for a while, so, so..."
"Huh?" Xiao Xitian's eyes widened.
The brat was leaving Dashui Village?