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"Yes, you really misunderstood us. We also felt sorry for the girl after hearing what she said."

"Of course we believe it. Don't we know who you are? How could that girl do such a thing?"

"Really, we have no doubts at all, but we must make things clear."

"If you have the nerve, go and ask! I tell you to go!" Aunt Li said coldly, "The girl is right there, go and ask, go ahead!"

"No, no, no, I'm not curious at all. What's there to ask? It's definitely not the girl's fault."

"It's hard to say whether the young cowherd has taken a fancy to the young woman. Calm down. There's nothing to be angry about."

"Hmph." Aunt Li snorted coldly and ignored the group of people. She walked up to Ji Xiaomu and pulled her back home.

At the Li family, Lin Xiu'er had just fed Hu Wa when she saw her father-in-law angrily grabbing Ji Xiaomu's hand and entering the house. She smiled at him without even drinking the water and glared at the ground angrily.

"...Mom, what's wrong? Who made you so angry?" Lin Xiu'er asked in confusion, holding Tiger Boy and walking in front of the two of them.

Mother Ji also didn't understand why Aunt Li was so angry after hearing some news.

"Mom, what's wrong?" Ji Xiaomu also asked.

"Someone in the village saw you and the little cowherd flirting at the entrance of a dark alley in town. Now the village is full of rumors about you." Aunt Li said angrily, "They even asked me if good things were about to happen. I was really angry."

"Mom, is that all? There's nothing to be angry about. I was an abandoned woman. After being divorced by the Liu family, you know how many people looked down on me." Ji Xiaowu was very open-minded about this matter. She had no plans to find another husband. She didn't care about such rumors at all.

And, indeed, nothing happened.

"You silly girl! Can reputation be treated so casually?" Aunt Li said angrily.

"My dear, I agree with mother on this point. We can't be careless about our reputation. We better make it clear." Lin Xiu'er said seriously.

"There's really nothing wrong between him and me. I just happened to meet him in town that day, and he jumped out from a dark alley. Is it that simple?" said Ji Xiaomu.

"Is it really that simple? You have nothing to do with it?" Aunt Li asked.

"Really, it has nothing to do with it." Ji Xiaomu almost swore.

"Why is there such a rumor spreading in the village? Who is it?" Aunt Li frowned. If the old lady really did nothing, then why did the rumor spread so quickly?

"I do have a candidate." Ji Xiaomu said lightly. In this village, the only person who wanted her to suffer the most was probably Liu Wencai's good wife, Wu Mengniang.

"Is it the new daughter-in-law of the Liu family?" Aunt Li also made a rough guess and thought of this person.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be her." Ji Xiaomu said truthfully.

"Does this person deserve a beating?" Aunt Li was a little angry. "Mom, don't be impulsive. We are just guessing. We don't really have any evidence to prove that she was the one who asked people to spread the news." Aunt Ji advised.

"So you're just going to let her go?" Aunt Li said angrily.

"Let her be happy for a while, and I'll think of a way." Ji Xiaoniang said, and Aunt Li finally let go of her anger. "This matter must be explained in full, especially that Wu Mengniang. If she really asked someone to spread it, I will definitely skin her alive."