Chapter 1: The Saintess of the Mei Clan dressed as a little Silly Girl
Bai Taotao was sitting on the kang bed with her chin resting on her palm. She was watching her fourth aunt Li Cuier poking her butt and rummaging around her house.
“Taotao, where did your mother hide the money?” Li Cuier asked after looking through the drawers of the cabinet, and then went to the coat pocket hanging behind the door.
Bai Taotao frowned—this fourth aunt, does she really think she, Bai Taotao is a fool?
But-
Bai Taotao rolled her eyes, stammered and said: “I, our family…no, no money!”
Li Cuier hissed, not really believing, “How could your family have no money! In order to save people and being injured like that your father was rated as advanced early on. Even the newspapers in the provincial capital praised him! Our county seat, town, village and our production team has paid money to reward your dad! I heard that the total amount of money is 400 to 500 yuan!
At this point, Li Cuier suddenly thought of something and asked: “By the way, Taotao, do you not recognize money?”
Looking at Li Cuier, Bai Taotao showed a pure innocent look.
The more Li Cuier thought about it, the more reasonable she felt. Of course, the little fool didn’t recognize money!
So she took out a crumpled piece of money from her trouser pocket and handed it to Bai Taotao, “Hey, this is the money… Taotao, where does your mother usually hide these things?”
Bai Taotao couldn’t see what Li Cuier handed over at all.
She was originally the Saintess of the Mei Clan in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm of the Xuandu Continent, known as the number one beauty in the immortal realm. She was suddenly struck by lightning into this strange world, dressed as a seventeen-year-old silly village girl Bai Taotao.
Hey, this is a real fool ah!
This stupid feeling is like wearing a veil that blocks all perceptions, making Bai Taotao slow and clumsy. She can’t hear what others are saying, and she can’t even see things clearly. She was injured on her body and hands. She didn’t feel much pain either, and her reaction was even slower.
However, if the environment is quiet, people speak loudly, slowly and clearly, Bai Taotao can still understand.
This terrible experience makes Bai Taotao very uncomfortable.
Only a few months later did she figure out the basic situation of this big family:
— The Bai family has a total of four houses. The old man passed away early, leaving behind his second wife and four sons. The eldest Bai Zhengqian (Taotao’s father) and the second child Bai Zhengkun were born to the father’s original wife, Du Min. Third uncle and fourth uncle were born to Chen Juxiang, his second wife.
According to Bai Taotao’s view, the four families live in a courtyard. They are usually noisy, and they rely on the eldest family’s tolerance to get by…
This fourth aunt is simply the Bai family’s stirrer, taking advantage of the fact that at this moment, only Bai Taotao is in the big house, so she came over to steal money.
Now, Li Cuier handed a large paper money over. Bai Taotao obediently caught it, touched it, and asked, “This… is money ah?”
She wanted to try to see what the money looked like. But even if the money is in front of her eyes, it’s still vague, she can’t see clearly.
Li Cuier was a little flustered when she saw that Bai Taotao had taken the money away, and wanted to get the money back. But then on second thought, Bai Taotao is a little fool, so what was she afraid of !
So Li Cuier continued to talk earnestly, “Tao Tao, where did your mother hide such things? Tell your fourth Auntie, fourth Aunt will boil eggs for you to eat!”
Bai Taotao grasped the money and pondered for a moment, giving the answer, “Have it in my grandma’s house!”
Li Cuier was taken aback, looked Bai Taotao up and down, and spat: “Nonsense!”
— Old Mrs. Bai (Chen Juxiang) is the mother-in-law of Li Cuier, but also the stepmother of the eldest member of the Bai family. The relationship between the mother-in-law and the eldest family is only honorable on the surface, and the eldest family’s money could never be given to the mother-in-law to take care of.
At this moment, if Li Cuier hadn’t watched Bai Taotao grow up with her own eyes, she would almost wonder whether Bai Taotao was really stupid or pretending to be stupid.
Bai Taotao said earnestly: “Yes, it’s true! My grandma… the table in her room was still made by my dad… with his own hands. Inside…inside there are hidden compartments, my grandma… doesn’t know.”
Of course , she doesn’t know. The family’s money, of course can not be given to the old lady, but in the old lady’s house table, there is indeed a secret compartment.
When Mrs. Bai and Tao Tao’s mother usually quarreled, Tao Tao’s mother once said, “When we were doing carpentry work, the first thing we did was to open my dowry box and make a table for you.”
Sometimes Taotao’s mother is not free and has to entrust Tao Tao to old Mrs. Bai’s care. For the sake of face, Mrs. Bai will not shy away. But Mrs. Bai thought Taotao was a fool, and she didn’t need to avoid her, so she paid for things from that secret place in front of Taotao.
However, the secret compartment is locked, and the key is kept close to the old lady. Is there any way for Li Cuier to open the lock? It has nothing to do with Bai Taotao.
After hearing Bai Taotao’s words, Li Cui’er was first dumbfounded, and then overjoyed, thinking that the couple in the eldest house are also very bad, actually hide the money in…….
That’s right, the most dangerous place is the safest place!
Li Cuier was so happy, she turned around and wanted to go to her mother-in-law’s house. When she thought about it, she paused and asked Bai Taotao, “Tao Tao, where is that secret compartment?”
Bai Taotao: “Count down from left to right. Go to the third drawer, keep to the left… Just reach in.”
Li Cuier was delighted, turned around and left.
Bai Taotao silently hid the money in her hand.
Li Cuier rushed out, just ran to the courtyard, before entering her mother-in-law, old Mrs. Bai’s house, she suddenly remembered a matter, and hurried back, “Taotao, what about the money I gave you just now?”
“Huh?” Bai Taotao widened her eyes, her face blank.
Li Cui’er knew it was bad!
That money is her private money that she has saved for a long time!
“You stole it! You dare to steal money from my old lady with dirty hands and feet! Take it out quickly, take it out! If you don’t take it out, I will kill you today…” Li Cuier yelled and raised her hand to slap Bai Taotao.
Before the slap fell on her body, Bai Taotao started crying first, “Wow”.
She knew that she was slow, so she was prepared, holding her mother’s shoe cone in her hand protecting her arm.
Sure enough, Li Cuier, who was furious, couldn’t see clearly, she slapped her heavily, and it happened that the cone held by Bai Taotao in her palm made a long cut, and her skin was splashed with blood.
The second aunt was drying clothes in the yard. When she heard Bai Taotao’s howling, she was startled and hurriedly shouted, “Taotao, what’s happened to Taotao?”
As a result, she rushed into the house and saw the fourth sister-in-law standing in front of the bed with a grimace on her face, raising her palm as if she wanted to hit Taotao. Taotao was lying on the small kang table crying her heart out.
The second aunt has always known eldest house’s situation. Although Taotao is a fool, she is the treasure of the eldest house. What’s more she was asked to look after Tao Tao when her elder brother and sister-in-law went out today.
She hurriedly came over and pulled Li Cui’er, “Sister-in-law, do you still not know what Taotao’s situation is? The child is naughty, you wait for big brother and sister-in-law to come back and tell them, how can you do it?”
Li Cuier was furious, “What are you doing? Why don’t you ask this little thief what she has done? Stealing needles when she is young, and stealing gold when she grows up!” Bai Taotao didn’t speak, she laid on the table and cried.
The second aunt was taken aback, “You mean, Taotao, she…”
Li Cuier said angrily: “This little thief stole my money!”
The second aunt is full of disbelief, “What nonsense are you talking about! Tao Tao? Tao Tao has not left the house today, how did she steal your money?”
Li Cuier was speechless for a moment.
At this time, the women who were working in the yard next door heard the commotion in the Bai family compound, and came in twos and threes.
Some with sharp ears had already heard the commotion and began to talk about it… –
“What’s the matter?”
“I heard that there was a thief in the house!”
“A thief? Oh, this is not good!”
“Yes, the thief must be corrected, otherwise …… everyone will be in danger, this is not good!”
“Our village has a good culture and has always been a great example. It was only recently assessed as a civilized Village. How did this happen?”
“This matter must be thoroughly investigated! If not, we won’t be able to live in peace!”
“Let’s go and tell the village chief!”
The two sisters-in-law of the Bai family knew that the Bai family’s reputation was at stake, so it was better not to make a big deal out of it, so they hurriedly said at the same time…
“Don’t don’t! This is our family affair, family affair!”
“No, no, our family is joking, joking hahahaha…”
The villagers looked at each other with blank faces.
While they were talking, the Bai family’s eldest couple returned with their eldest daughter-in-law Tan Fenghui and their eldest daughter Bai Lili.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, the mistress Tang Liren saw that her house was surrounded by people.
Her first thought was that something had happened to her silly daughter, Bai Taotao, and she quickly instructed: “Lili, help your dad!”
Taotao is not a normal child. Tang Liren spent a lot of effort to take care and nurturing her. So no matter who bullied Taotao, Tang Liren couldn’t accept it.
Bai Lili supported Bai Zhengqian. As soon as Tang Liren let go, she hurried into the house. She saw her daughter Bai Taotao lying on the small table whimpering.
“Taotao, what’s the matter? Why are you crying?” Tang Liren was anxious.
Bai Taotao hasn’t spoken yet…
Tang Liren suddenly saw the blood on her daughter’s snow-white arm!!
And then turning her head to see that her fourth sister-in-law Li Cuier is holding up a bloody hand.
Tang Liren was furious and cursed with her hands on her hips : “Li Cuier, do you still have humanity? Running into the house to bully my Taotao while we are away?”
Li Cui’er: “I, I ……” she suddenly found herself in trouble and unable to say the bitterness.
Tang Liren has a strong and straightforward personality, and she has always known that Li Cuier is a sharp-toothed, unreasonable and unforgiving person. Now she is squeaked unable to say a complete sentence. It can be seen that her own baby girl has indeed been bullied. She couldn’t help but get angry. From there, she raised her hands and slapped Li Cuier’s face severely.
Li Cuier was beaten into a stunned figure!
The women who were blocking the doorway to see the fun were chattering-
“Li Cuier also has today! She’s usually as horizontal like a crab, and only her sister-in-law can cure her!”
“Come on, it’s because old Mrs. Bai is not here today, or else Tang Liren wouldn’t be able to fight!”
“Hey, didn’t the Bai family have a thief? Look at this position, is Li Cuier the thief?”
“Then we have to guard against her!”
Li Cuier was embarrassed and cried, covering his face, “It’s not right to hit people…”
But she didn’t dare to make a big fuss.
After all, this is the house of the eldest family, and Tang Liren has always been strong.
Tang Liren stared at Li Cuier, “How did our Taotao offend you?”
Li Cuier, “No, no…”
Tang Liren, “She didn’t offend you, yet you bullied her?”
Li Cuier, “I, I didn’t…”
Tang Beauty, “Then why do we have so much blood dripping from our Taotao’s arms? What kind of hatred does the child have with you? Are you using a knife against a teenage child? Do you really want to kill her?”
Li Cuier, ” I did not…”
Tang Liren, “Then I’ll ask you, why do you come to my house if you know we’re not at home?”
Li Cuier, “I…”
Second Aunt Bai persuaded him to make peace, “Sister-in-law, fourth sister-in-law, how to say, we are all a family, in front of the children, let this matter go first, okay?”
Li Cuier covered her face and cried, “Yes, yeah, let it go first… When Mom and Zhenglang come back, see if you dare to bully me!”
Tang Liren raised her hand again with anger.
Li Cuier quickly ran away.
Bai Taotao lying on the table, pursed her lips to hold in her laughter. The money in her hand was tightly clenched.