Hunting 81: Gathering Goods in the Mountains, I Spoil My Ex-Wife to the Extreme

Lin Xiulan's gagging reaction made Gao Hongmei and Su Lihua exchange bewildered glances.

Although neither of them had given birth, they had seen how things worked, and they could tell at least a little bit whether Lin Xiulan's dry heaving was caused by pregnancy symptoms.

Furthermore, Li Yunshan and Lin Xiulan have always lived together. Although Lin Xiulan has always resisted sleeping with Li Yunshan because of his unreliability and the bad treatment he gave her and Dou Dou in the past, Li Yunshan has recently turned over a new leaf, and Lin Xiulan might sleep with him sometime and get pregnant.

Of course, Gao Hongmei and Su Lihua only felt that Lin Xiulan's nausea was somewhat like that she was pregnant, but they were not very sure, which is why they asked that question.

However, when they asked, Lin Xiulan nodded after gagging, "Yes, I'm pregnant."

When Lin Xiulan nodded in agreement, Gao Hongmei and Su Lihua were both momentarily stunned.

They stared at Lin Xiulan, then at Li Yunshan, and finally fixed their gaze on Li Yunshan.

"Li Yunshan, when did Xiulan get pregnant? I've never heard you mention it. You've kept it a secret really well!"

Gao Hongmei couldn't help but say with a hint of resentment.

"I only found out Xiulan was pregnant two weeks ago. You guys hadn't even come back from the hospital yet, so I didn't bother to tell you."

Li Yunshan explained.

After hearing Li Yunshan's explanation, Gao Hongmei and Su Lihua remained silent.

However, while they were happy for Lin Xiulan's pregnancy, they couldn't help but think of themselves.

Especially Gao Hongmei, who was the first to marry Li Yunshan, but ended up getting divorced because she advised Li Yunshan not to mess around with Yu Ergou and his gang.

Now, seeing Li Yunshan turn over a new leaf and Lin Xiulan have a daughter, Dou Dou, and is pregnant again, Gao Hongmei can't help but feel envious.

"If he had listened to me back then, we probably would have a son and a daughter by now, right?"

Gao Hongmei couldn't help but think to herself.

This reminded her of the time she had pestered Li Yunshan to teach her how to hunt, and what happened halfway up the mountain.

At that moment, Li Yunshan kissed her on the lips...

At that time, that bastard Li Yunshan grabbed her waist, covered her mouth, and kissed her so hard that she could only make a series of "woo-woo" sounds of resistance.

Unable to resist, she instead cooperated with Li Yunshan's kiss, and the two became entangled in a passionate kiss.

Why am I like this?

Gao Hongmei couldn't help but think to herself.

"Let's get back to work. Before it gets dark, let's clean these two wild boars thoroughly. We can take them to the county town to sell them first thing tomorrow morning."

Seeing that something was off, Li Yunshan thought for a moment and realized what was going on.

These three women who had been with him got together, one of whom was pregnant with his child. What must the other two be thinking?

So he quickly changed the subject.

His words brought Gao Hongmei and Su Lihua back to their senses.

Soon, two buckets of boiling water were brought out, and the boiling water was poured over the pigs to scrape off their hair.

Before sunset and darkness fell, the two large wild boars and the small one were finally scraped clean, revealing their snow-white skin.

"Yunshan, eldest sister, second sister, dinner is ready."

"DouDou, time to eat."

At this time, Lin Xiulan had also prepared dinner.

Stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar, braised cabbage, and braised wild boar are all served in a full bowl.

"You must be hungry, come inside and eat."

Li Yunshan called out to Gao Hongmei and Su Lihua.

Gao Hongmei, with her carefree personality, seemed unaffected by Lin Xiulan's pregnancy, but Su Lihua hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "I won't eat, I'm leaving now."

"Hey, Lihua, why are you leaving? Let's eat first."

Before Li Yunshan could even speak, Gao Hongmei walked over and grabbed Su Lihua's hand.

"Hey, Hongmei, I really don't want to eat, I want to go back." Su Lihua tried to break free from Gao Hongmei's hand.

But Gao Hongmei was a native country girl, and her strength was far superior to that of Su Lihua, a city girl who had been sent to the countryside for several years.

Although Su Lihua tried to pry Gao Hongmei's hands off, she failed.

"I know what you're thinking, but since Xiulan has already prepared the meal, it would be a bit inappropriate for you not to come in and have a meal."

Gao Hongmei whispered in Su Lihua's ear that no matter which woman it was, seeing her former husband have a child with another woman while she was divorced would definitely make her feel terrible.

They had long regarded Lin Xiulan as a sister, and now that Lin Xiulan was pregnant, Gao Hongmei felt a pang of sadness, but she was still happy for Lin Xiulan.

After all, the reason Li Yunshan and Lin Xiulan were getting a divorce was because Lin Xiulan's daughter, Dou Dou, was a girl, not a boy. That's why he was getting a divorce and even mistreating Lin Xiulan and Dou Dou.

Now that Lin Xiulan is pregnant, Gao Hongmei hopes that this time she will have a boy.

"Fine... then let go."

Su Lihua hesitated for a moment, but had to admit that Gao Hongmei was right.

Since we're already here, and Lin Xiulan has prepared dinner, it would be inappropriate not to go in and have a meal.

So, with Gao Hongmei pulling her along, Su Lihua finally entered the main room.

"Big sister, second sister, dinner's ready."

Seeing Gao Hongmei and Su Lihua come in, Lin Xiulan handed them bowls and chopsticks.

"Auntie, Second Auntie, time to eat."

DouDou, who was already seated in her chair, lit up with her bright, sparkling eyes when she saw Gao Hongmei and Su Lihua enter.

When Dou Dou was born, Li Yunshan disliked her because she was a girl and often bullied Lin Xiulan.

Lin Xiulan could only confide her troubles to Gao Hongmei and Su Lihua by taking Dou Dou with her.

It can be said that DouDou was raised under the watchful eyes of Gao Hongmei and Su Lihua.

Before Gao Zhankui went to the county town for fracture surgery, Lin Xiulan would take her to Gao Hongmei's house every few days.

However, after Gao Zhankui went to the county town for hospitalization, no one was home at Gao Hongmei's house, so Lin Xiulan never took Dou Dou to Gao Hongmei's house again.

The last time DouDou saw Gao Hongmei was when Gao Hongmei came to her house to pay off her debts and begged Li Yunshan to teach her how to hunt.

"Hey, DouDou, be good."

Gao Hongmei sat next to Dou Dou, pinched her little face, and couldn't help but say, "Oh, Dou Dou seems to have gained weight."

Su Lihua also patted Dou Dou's little head, but she was aloof and didn't talk much.

"DouDou has been eating plenty of meat every day lately, so she has not only grown stronger, but she has also grown taller quickly."

Lin Xiulan smiled.

In fact, ever since Li Yunshan was reborn and returned, his family has never run out of meat.

These days, kids can taste the best flavors even when they eat an egg. DouDou has been eating meat every day lately, and quite a lot of it. No wonder he's growing taller.

"It's cold, let's eat while it's hot."

Seeing that they started chattering incessantly after sitting down at the table, Li Yunshan couldn't help but remind them.

Lin Xiulan then came to her senses: "Right, it's cold, let's eat quickly, otherwise the food will get cold and won't taste good."

Gao Hongmei and Su Lihua then picked up their bowls, filled them with rice, and then picked up their chopsticks.

Li Yunshan picked up a piece of braised pork and put it in his mouth, then shoveled a mouthful of freshly cooked rice into his mouth: "Delicious, so fragrant, you should eat it while it's hot too."

Gao Hongmei also picked up a piece of braised pork and took a bite. Her eyes immediately lit up: "Xiulan, how did you make this braised pork? How can it smell so good?"

"I just figured it out myself. I added some dried chili peppers and ginger slices, and then sautéed it with white wine. That completely removed the gamey smell of the wild boar."

Hearing the compliment on her braised pork, Lin Xiulan blushed slightly.

Gao Hongmei couldn't resist picking up two more pieces and stuffing them into her mouth, her cheeks bulging. As she ate, she exclaimed, "Delicious! Xiulan, where did you learn to cook like this?"

"I just figured it out by myself. My family was poor before, and we didn't have the means. I couldn't figure it out no matter how hard I tried. Recently, Yunshan has brought a lot of wild boar meat to my house. When I have nothing to do, I like to think about how to cook it to make it taste better."

Lin Xiulan spoke softly.

Listening to what she said, Li Yunshan smiled and picked up a piece of braised pork for Dou Dou before saying, "Perhaps Xiulan was born to be a chef, but her family didn't have the means before, which buried her talent."

"We didn't have the means before, and it was all your own fault. If you had been more diligent back then, Xiulan wouldn't have had to endure so many years of hardship with you."

Gao Hongmei couldn't help but spit at Li Yunshan.

Li Yunshan scratched his head awkwardly: "That's all in the past, can we not bring it up again?"

"Why don't you mention it anymore? We just want to bring it up every now and then so you'll remember it."

Gao Hongmei snorted.

Su Lihua kept her head down and ate her rice. When she saw Gao Hongmei scolding Li Yunshan, she felt a little relieved.

Li Yunshan quickly finished a bowl of rice, then put down his chopsticks and said, "You guys eat slowly, I'm going to lie down for a while."

He walked to the door of the main room and suddenly saw the clean-shaved wild boar: "By the way, Hongmei, your father just had surgery and needs to replenish his nutrition. This wild boar meat is tender. Take it home and save it for your father to eat."

Gao Hongmei, who was chewing on braised pork, replied, "Okay, you're such a busybody."

"We need to head to the county town early tomorrow morning, so you should go to bed early tonight."

Li Yunshan offered a reminder.

Although it's freezing cold now, and there's no need to worry about the wild boar meat spoiling if left for too long, it's still more than 20 miles from Guapigou Village to the county town. We have to get there early to find a good spot, sell all the wild boar meat as soon as possible, and put all the money in our pockets before we can feel at ease.

"Okay, I'll go to bed early tonight and come meet you first thing tomorrow morning."

Gao Hongmei also knew that it was more reassuring to get to the county town as soon as possible, sell all the wild boar meat, and have all the money in her pocket, so she nodded earnestly.

"Okay, good that you remembered."

After Li Yunshan finished speaking, he went inside and lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed).