The next morning, Li Xiaoran, who had a good night's sleep, opened her eyes and looked around.
After a while, memories surged up and Li Xiaoran realized where she was.
Sigh, she still wasn't used to it!
However, she would take things as they came. Li Xiaoran sat up and began to put on her coat.
The house was quiet now. No one was around.
Instinctively, she looked out of the window. The sun was already shining.
Did she get up late?
Thinking of this, Li Xiaoran quickened her movements and got up to put on her shoes.
As soon as she walked out, Li Xiaoran saw her father, Li Shun, walking over with the village chief and a few other respected elders in the village.
"Dad!" Li Xiaoran shouted.
Seeing that Li Xiaoran had woken up, Li Shun asked with concern, "Does your head still hurt?"
Previously, she didn't notice it, but now, Li Xiaoran suddenly remembered that she was injured.
After carefully sensing it, Li Xiaoran waved her hand.
"I'm much better already!"
Li Shun looked at his thin daughter standing in front of him and felt guilty. He said firmly, "Alright, rest well in the house today! Leave the rest to me!"
Li Xiaoran sensed her father's determination and suddenly smiled and nodded.
Perhaps she should give her pushover father a chance. There might be an unexpected reward.
Li Xiaoqing had disappeared early in the morning. Li Xiaoran looked around but couldn't find her.
Could it be that this girl was hungry, so she went to Little Huzi's house for breakfast?
Before Li Xiaoran could figure it out, she saw her sister walking out of the kitchen with a big bowl of food.
Looking at the black mush in the big bowl, Li Xiaoran raised her eyebrows and asked, "You went to cook?"
Li Xiaoqing laughed when she heard her sister's words.
"How unexpected! Early in the morning, Grandma cooked these hoes and asked me to go over and get them. I thought that since you were injured, these cooked hoes would be better than that disgusting paste! So I brought them back!"
When Li Xiaoran heard this, she looked at the group of people sitting in the central room and immediately understood.
This Grandma of hers was actually someone who knew how to keep up appearances!
They hadn't been given any food last night. Today, when they saw the village chief and the villagers coming, they became a little more generous.
However, she didn't care about these things. In any case, they would be leaving the Li family in the future. It would be considered a gain if they could eat more delicious food.
"Since it's from Grandma, let's eat it! Where's Mother?" Li Xiaoran glanced at the corner of the clothes revealed in the kitchen and immediately said with a smile.
"Mother collected a lot of clothes and blankets early in the morning and went to the river to wash them. Mother said that she was busy with work and didn't have time to wash the clothes and blankets at home. Now that we're going to be married off, we should leave cleanly when we leave, so she went to wash the clothes and blankets!" Li Xiaoqing explained her mother's intentions.
When Li Xiaoran heard her sister's words, she had a better understanding of her mother.
It seemed that her mother wasn't really a pushover. She was actually a person with a temper!
While talking, the sisters went into the house.
When the two of them were gone, the person who had been eavesdropping at the kitchen door finally walked out.
This person was none other than Li Xiaoran and Li Xiaoqing's granny, Aunt Li.
"Hmph, aren't they just two little girls? They're so easy to coax. I just had to cook a pot of taro to get rid of them."
After saying this, Aunt Li looked into the central room. She thought of something and put away the smug expression on her face. Then, she quickly walked towards the central room.
Li Xiaoran didn't know what had been said in the central room and didn't want to know.
However, from time to time, they could hear some quarreling sounds from the central room and Aunt Li's wailing.
Li Xiaoran suddenly felt a little worried about her father.
"Do you think with our father's personality, he can withstand the double suppression of Grandpa and Grandma?" After eating two cooked taro, Li Xiaoran felt that she didn't have much of an appetite and stopped eating.
Seeing that Li Xiaoran wasn't eating anymore, Li Xiaoqing ate the last bite of the hoe in her hand and stopped eating.
After thinking seriously for a moment, Li Xiaoqing looked at the central room again and said, "According to Dad's personality in the past, it might be a little difficult! But after experiencing so many things, I feel that Dad seems to have changed into a different person!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a loud bang came from the central room.
When Li Xiaoran and Li Xiaoqing heard the commotion, they subconsciously ran towards the central room.
As soon as she ran in, Li Xiaoran saw that his father's forehead was red and blood was dripping down.
"Father!" Li Xiaoran and Li Xiaoqing exclaimed at the same time and quickly went over to support Li Shun.
Li Shun heard his two daughters' voices and immediately saw his daughters running over. He actually smiled.
"I'm fine! We're already separated from them. The agreement has been stamped! Little Ran, keep this well!" As he spoke, Li Shun handed over a piece of paper filled with words.
Li Xiaoran looked at the piece of paper and nodded. Then, she put away the agreement.
"Let's go home!" Li Shun looked up at the sky with relief.
After decades of living, this was the first time he had seen the blue sky and white clouds outside. He felt that he had something to look forward to in life.
Without looking at the people inside, Li Shun pulled his two daughters away without looking back.
Old Master Guo, who had been smoking in the house, stood up and glanced at Old Li, who had an ugly expression on his face.
"Old Master Li! I really didn't expect you to be such a person! Don't you feel like you've been slapped hard in the face? You really deserve it! Tell me, if you had the slightest bit of affection towards Li Shun, the Li family wouldn't have ended up like this today! Take care! You'll regret it in the future!"
The other people Li Shun had invited over stood up as well.
"Luo Cheng also asked us to come over as witnesses, so let's wait in the courtyard outside first." After saying this, Old Master Guo led the others to move stools and then went outside to sit in the courtyard.
If it weren't for the fact that they still had things to do, they really wouldn't want to stay any longer.
On the other side, after Li Xiaoran helped Li Shun into the house, she thought of something and quickly left the house. She ran to the roadside to pick some grass.
After cleaning it with water, Li Xiaoran kneaded these fresh herbs into a paste in her hand. Then, she found a leaf, packed it up, and ran back to the house.
Old Master Guo and the others had just come out of the central room when they heard Li Xiaoran's voice coming from the third room.
"Father, I'll apply some herbs on you. They can stop the bleeding!"
Hearing this, Old Master Guo said something.
"Old Master Li must have lost his mind!"
The elders who followed him out also had expressions of deep agreement.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that among the three sons of the Li family, the only one they could rely on was Li Shun and his family.
Unfortunately, Old Master Li was oblivious.
Not only did he want to marry off Li Shun's family, but he also hurt his son's feelings.
In the future, the Li family would be riddled with trouble. Hopefully, at that time, Old Master Li would regret it!
When Zhao Xiu received the news and returned with a large basin of clothes and blankets, the wound on Li Shun's forehead had already been bandaged.
"Husband, are you alright? Why don't we go to town to see a doctor?" Zhao Xiu rushed in and asked worriedly.
Li Shun waved his hand and smiled at his wife. "Xiu'er, don't worry. It's just a superficial wound! Xiaoran has already stopped the bleeding with herbs. I'll be fine after a few days!"
"You're still laughing? You scared me to death! I just washed my things and heard about your injury on the way. I was so scared! Why do you think our family hasn't been doing well recently? Why don't we go to the temple to pray to the gods when we're free? Maybe this bad luck will pass!" Zhao Xiu thought of something and said with a flustered expression.
"Don't worry, the bad luck has already passed! Let's pack our things first! Luo Cheng is coming to pick us up today! Previously, I've already looked for Father and Mother and the people from our third branch separated from them! Father and Mother said that since I was the one who suggested splitting the family assets, they'll give us the things in our house and a bag of sprouting wheat seeds! Anyway, we'll be married off as dowry in the future, so the family won't give us any money!"
Hearing Li Shun's words, Zhao Xiu looked up at him in shock.
Even Li Xiaoqing didn't expect her grandpa and grandma to be so heartless.
Li Xiaoran also had a clearer understanding of their ruthlessness.
"I agreed, but I didn't ask for the sprouting wheat seeds in that area. When I went to invite the village chief previously, I told the village chief and a few men in advance that no matter what my father gives us later, other than our clothes and daily necessities, I will give everything else to our parents. It can be considered a form of filial piety from me as a son! It's just that I never expected things to end up like this!" Li Shun smiled and said.
When Li Xiaoran heard this, she looked enlightened.
No wonder when she'd come out of bed and seen her father earlier, she'd thought he seemed a little off. So that was what had happened.
She really didn't expect that a person who was usually meek would become smart once his heart was broken.
No wonder his father was injured. He had tricked Grandpa and Grandma and exposed all their schemes to others.
Li Xiaoqing and Zhao Xiu also widened their eyes and looked at Li Shun as if they didn't recognize him.
Perhaps he was embarrassed by his wife and daughter's gazes, Li Shun cleared his throat.
"I didn't actually want this to happen!"
For some reason, seeing the innocent expression on their father's face, the three of them couldn't help but laugh.
Actually, over the years, even though the family had worked tirelessly, they had still accumulated a lot of anger.
In the past, he didn't say anything because he thought that they were family.
However, after so many things happened, everyone felt happy when they heard that Li Shun had tricked the Li family.
Even Li Shun was more happy than sad.
After thinking it through yesterday, he already understood that his parents probably didn't have any parental affection for him.
As expected, the test proved him right.
Perhaps because he had vented all his sadness yesterday, but he wasn't so sad today.
When Luo Cheng arrived, he happened to hear Li Xiaoran and her family laughing.
For some reason, Luo Cheng felt a sense of relief amidst the laughter.
He walked in and immediately saw the village chief, Old Master Guo, and a few other elders waiting in the courtyard. Luo Cheng walked in and bowed to them.
"Please come over and bear witness for me, Village Chief and all the elders! This is the marriage contract I drafted. Please take a look first!" Luo Cheng said as he took out a few documents from his sleeve.
Old Master Guo and the other elders didn't hesitate to take the document and read it carefully.
The elders were literate, so they nodded after reading it.
What was written on it was consistent with the news they had heard yesterday. It could be seen that Luo Cheng was also a reliable person and hadn't tampered with these documents.
When the Li family heard the commotion outside, they also walked out.
Li Wei walked at the back. His expression was a little ugly.
Previously, when his third brother suggested splitting up the family, he didn't expect his parents to only want to split his third brother's family.
After the village chief and the others went out, he also suggested leaving the family, but his father rejected him.
If that was how the family split up, what was the difference?
The point was, if they didn't leave, wouldn't what he'd planned earlier be ruined?
He didn't want to be like his third brother, who was bullied by his oldest brother's family all day.
Sr. Li had already calmed down, so his expression was cold when he saw Luo Cheng.
"Sr. Li, I've already come as promised! I've also brought the tiger bone you wanted, but before giving it to you, let's sign the marriage contract first!" Luo Cheng said without looking at the others.
Sr. Li didn't expect Luo Cheng to be so direct. He was stunned for a moment before answering, "Sure!"
"Alright, Sr. Li, take a look at this marriage contract!" Luo Cheng took a document and handed it over.
However, Sr. Li was illiterate, so he could only look at others.
Old Master Guo sighed and came out. Then he glanced at the onlookers outside.
Suddenly, a figure entered Old Master Guo's eyes. He raised his hand and shouted, "Liang Jiabao, come over and read the contents of these marriage contracts to Sr. Li!"
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