1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 340 Who Ruined My Good Deeds?

Ding Youwen, still unwilling to give up, looked around again but found nothing suspicious: "Damn it, who ruined my plans?"

In order to find out more about the situation here, he had made a special trip to the old woman's place. He not only drank a lot of alcohol but also sacrificed his virtue, but he still couldn't find out any other information.

But you can't just ask that old woman directly when she's sober, or she'll become wary of you.

They searched that area for over an hour without finding anything new, and then reluctantly descended the mountain. It seemed they still had to find a way to get that old woman to tell the truth.

Little did they know that what they had just done had been seen clearly by Chuxue, who had finished her work and gone up the mountain to chop firewood: So this was the female lead's father. It seemed that those things were not a chance encounter for the female lead, but rather something she had come prepared to find.

After they left, Chuxue headed into the deep mountains to find some dead trees to cut down for firewood.

Few people come into the inner area, so it didn't take long to find three or four dead trees. Once you see them, cut them down, just use a machete to cut off the tops and leave only the trunks.

I also found a lot of mushrooms around these trees. I put the bundled firewood and the unsplit tree trunks into my space before squatting down to pick mushrooms, thinking that I would dry more of them later and use them to stew chicken in winter.

She didn't finish until the sun was high in the sky. There was still more to do, but if she didn't go back soon, her family would worry. So she decided to come back another time.

Sure enough, when she dragged the two tree trunks to the foot of the mountain, she saw Liu's father waiting there: "Dad, why did you come here?"

“It’s almost lunchtime and you still haven’t come back. I was a little worried, so I came to check on you.”

“I went a little further in and cut down two dead trees. I cut off the tops and tied them up. I’ll bring them back after I finish work this afternoon. I’ll drag the trunks back. You can chop them with an axe this afternoon. The trunks are heat-resistant.”

"Okay, I'll chop firewood at home this afternoon. That should be enough to burn for a while. Don't go into the mountains. My leg is strong enough to go up the mountain right now, but you guys always carry me."

"People often say that it takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone. If you keep going like this, it could be a lifelong problem if you don't recover properly." "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."

The father and daughter walked home talking. Originally, the father wanted to help his daughter pull up a tree trunk, but Chuxue did not agree.

Thinking of something, Liu's father said, "The Fu family will come to propose marriage the day after tomorrow. Take leave tomorrow and go to the commune to buy some meat so we can make preparations."

Chu Xue said, "No need. I'll go into the mountains this afternoon to collect firewood and see if I can hunt some wild game. As long as there's meat and vegetables, that's fine. There's no need to go back to the commune. Don't worry."

Knowing that Chuxue had a plan, Liu's father agreed, thinking that if his daughter didn't catch any prey, he could simply go to the village to exchange it with someone else; in any case, he couldn't be impolite.

She had already planned it out: tomorrow she would take the opportunity to bring two more watermelons home, which would be perfect for entertaining guests later.

When they arrived home, Chunxiao was washing dishes: "Second sister, you're back. I left you some food. Wash your hands and eat it while it's hot."

Chu Xue nodded to her: "Okay, I'll be right there."

Hearing the commotion, Liu's mother came out of the house: "You've gone into the inner perimeter?"

"Yes, I only went a little further in and found a few dead trees. Chopping firewood takes some effort, but it burns well. I tied up the branches and stored them on the mountain. I'll go back and bring them back later."

“These are enough to keep the fire burning for a while. Don’t go into the inner area again. Wait until your dad can go up the mountain in a while, then you can go together. That way, I can feel more at ease.”

(End of this chapter)