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

"Just keep spoiling her. Aren't you afraid of spoiling her rotten?"

Lin Xiulan rolled her eyes at Li Yunshan, but she was secretly pleased.

When she first gave birth to Dou Dou, Li Yunshan disliked Dou Dou for being a little girl and often rolled his eyes at her. But now he's willing to spend money to buy White Rabbit milk candy for Dou Dou to make her happy, and Lin Xiulan is genuinely happy.

"This is my daughter, of course I have to spoil her," Li Yunshan said proudly, peeling a White Rabbit milk candy for Dou Dou.

"Oh dear, let's go inside quickly, it's so cold outside."

Wang Xiaolian, carrying a pot of fragrant stewed venison, saw Li Yunshan standing under the eaves holding Dou Dou and a fawning smile appeared on her face.

In the past, Li Yunshan was idle and did not do any proper work, which often led to gossip in the village. Wang Xiaolian sometimes heard this and felt ashamed. In addition, Li Yunshan would often come to her house to freeload, so she did not like her brother-in-law Li Yunshan very much. She even complained to Li Yunshan about it.

But who would have thought that Li Yunshan seems to have suddenly become enlightened lately? Not only did he sever ties with Yu Ergou, but he also hunted down a wild boar and killed a deer and three wolves today.

Although Wang Xiaolian was an illiterate village woman, she knew that venison was valuable, as were deer hides and wolf skins.

It was precisely because Li Yunshan had become more capable and was earning money that she came running when Li Yunshi asked her to help at Li Yunshan's house.

It's foolish not to take advantage of a good deal.

When I arrived at Li Yunshan's house, I was astonished to find a huge piece of venison on the kitchen stove, along with a large bowl of venison, liver, kidneys, intestines, and other offal.

However, when Lin Xiulan said that two catties of the venison should be given to each of Uncle Zhou and Zhang San who helped out, as well as the coachman Pang, Wang Xiaolian was a little unhappy.

Uncle Zhou and Zhang San only put in a little effort, so why should they get two catties of venison? And that groom Pang didn't put in any effort at all, so why should he also get two catties of venison?

She had planned to secretly hide the portion of venison that was meant for Uncle Zhou and the others, and take it home to enjoy, but Lin Xiulan was watching her from the kitchen the whole time, preventing her from doing so.

Now that Li Yunshan is back, he must have made a lot of money selling venison and wolf meat, and Wang Xiaolian has her eyes on all that money he's made.

The stewed venison was served, along with a pot of wild boar meat that had been left over from a few days ago. There was also some stir-fried venison intestines and liver, plus a large bowl of boiled cabbage. This dinner was extremely sumptuous.

"Wow, so many dishes, this is quite a feast!"

When Uncle Zhou stepped into the main room on Friday, his eyes lit up when he saw the dishes on the table.

Life is tough for people in the countryside. They only get to eat well during holidays and festivals. They don't kill the chickens and ducks they raise at home to eat; they keep them to lay eggs.

Most of the prey he hunted in the mountains was sold to supplement his family income, and he only occasionally had a treat.

As for Brother Zhang, needless to say, he has a seventy-year-old mother to support, three sons and two daughters to raise, and his wife is ill and unable to do heavy work. The burden of supporting the family rests entirely on his shoulders.

Seeing such a sumptuous meal, I couldn't help but swallow my saliva.

"It would be even better if I could have another two ounces."

Uncle Zhou smacked his lips and had barely mentioned it when Li Yunshan placed the three bottles of loose liquor he had bought from the supply and marketing cooperative on the table.

"Oh, they actually have alcohol!"

Uncle Zhou's eyes lit up. He had just grabbed the wine bottle, ready to pour himself a drink to satisfy his craving, when a commotion suddenly came from the courtyard gate, followed by a voice coming in.

"Brother Yunshan, are you having dinner at home?"

Inside the house, Li Yunshan's face darkened immediately upon hearing the voice.

Even if he were reduced to ashes, he would still recognize that voice as Yu Ergou's.

Yu Ergou, that bastard, was just beaten up by him, and he still dares to come here?

Just as they were wondering what was going on, the courtyard gate made a dull thud and was pushed open from the outside.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yunshan saw Yu Ergou barge in with a few of his thugs.

As soon as they entered, Yu Ergou and a few other street thugs were drawn to the large pot of stewed venison and stewed pork on the table.

Damn it, Li Yunshan's life has really improved since he started hunting. He even dares to eat meat so heartily. Doesn't he fear being struck by lightning?

But remembering that his goal was to get his hands on the money Li Yunshan was making, Yu Ergou put on a friendly smile: "Hey, Yunshan, you're having such a good meal tonight! You even have stewed venison and stewed pork. Hurry up and get us some more chopsticks. After we've had our fill, we'll go play mahjong."

Li Yunshan stared coldly at Yu Ergou. He must know that Yu Ergou had taken the deer to the supply and marketing cooperative to sell. He must think that because he has money in his hands, he "forgave past grievances" and shamelessly came to ask him to play mahjong. He probably had already set up a trap for him.

If he had money in his past life, he would have gone there eagerly.

But now, he has been reborn and will never gamble again.

When Lin Xiulan saw that Yu Ergou had come to find Li Yunshan to gamble, she immediately became nervous. She grabbed Li Yunshan's hand and said, "Yunshan, don't go. You promised me you would never gamble again."

"Xiulan, don't worry."

Li Yunshan patted Xiulan's hand, then looked at Yu Ergou and said coldly, "Yu Ergou, I've already told you I've severed ties with you. Why are you still coming to gamble with me? Did I not teach you a lesson?"

Hearing this, Yu Ergou laughed loudly, "Brother Yunshan, don't be so formal. We've been good brothers for so many years, how could I hold a grudge against you just because you hit me a few times? How about this, get me a bowl and chopsticks, let's drink together, and forget about what happened yesterday. From now on, we're still good brothers, what do you say?"

"Yu Ergou, don't try to seduce Li Yunshan here. The only reason you shamelessly came here is because you know he has money and want to get it from him. Let me tell you, give up on that idea. Li Yunshan will never gamble with you again."

"Get out of my house now, right now!"

Seeing Yu Ergou so shamelessly trying to drag Li Yunshan into the mess, Lin Xiulan's face turned ashen with anger.

Previously, when she had just married Li Yunshan, she had heard Gao Hongmei and Su Lihua say that it was this Yu Ergou who set a trap for Li Yunshan, making him addicted to gambling, which led to Gao Hongmei and Su Lihua both divorcing Li Yunshan.

Now that Li Yunshan has finally seen the error of his ways and made some money, Yu Ergou has come back again.

In the past, when Yu Ergou came to Li Yunshan to gamble, Lin Xiulan didn't dare to scold Yu Ergou because she was afraid that Li Yunshan would beat her up.

But now, Li Yunshan said that he and Yu Ergou had severed ties, and Huang Zhifang, Li Yunshi, Uncle Zhou and others were there to support her. The resentment she had accumulated in the past immediately caused her emotions to erupt hysterically.

Everyone in the room stared at Lin Xiulan in astonishment. They never expected that Lin Xiulan, who was usually gentle, would be so fierce when she lost her temper.

As Lin Xiulan berated and berated him, Yu Ergou's face darkened: "Lin Xiulan, do you still think you're Yunshan's wife? You're divorced from him. Now you're nothing but a pathetic wretch living under someone else's roof. I just don't understand, you're divorced from him, so why are you still clinging on?"

"You...you..."

Yu Ergou's words immediately made Lin Xiulan tremble with anger and turn pale.

At this moment, Li Yunshan stood in front of Yu Ergou, staring at him fiercely: "Yu Ergou, you fucking say that again?"

"Hehe, Brother Yunshan, don't be angry, I was just saying it casually..."

At this moment, Yu Ergou was still calm and collected, but in the next instant, Li Yunshan pressed down on Yu Ergou's shoulders with both hands, raised his right leg with force, and delivered a vicious knee strike to Yu Ergou's abdomen.

Li Yunshan's sudden attack caught Yu Ergou completely off guard. After being hit hard in the abdomen with a knee strike, he was in so much pain that he was bent over like a shrimp, with veins bulging on his forehead and cold sweat pouring down his face.

"Li Yunshan...you...you motherfucker..."

Yu Ergou glared at Li Yunshan through gritted teeth, but before he could finish his harsh words, the excruciating pain in his abdomen made him unable to stand and he fell to the ground sideways.

"Li Yunshan, you fucking dare hit Brother Gou, I'll fucking kill you..."

Upon seeing this, Wang Laowu and several other street thugs rushed towards Li Yunshan.

Just then, Li Yunshan grabbed the Tiger Head brand hunting rifle that he had just bought and was hanging on the wall.

As soon as he turned around, two dark gun barrels were already pressed against Wang Laowu's face.

"Don't move, this isn't a place for you to run wild."

Uncle Zhou slammed his fist on the table in anger, glaring at Yu Ergou, Wang Laowu, and the others.

"Get the hell out of here right now. If I ever find anyone else taking my brother to gamble again, I'll blow your dog's head off."

Li Yunshi also picked up his hunting rifle and pointed the muzzle at a street urchin.

"Gurgle!"

Pointed at by two hunting rifles radiating a chilling murderous aura, Wang Laowu and the others swallowed hard in fear.

"Hehe, Yunshan...brother...let's talk this out, let's...let's talk this out..."

"I've already severed ties with you. There's nothing to say to you. Take Yu Ergou and get out of here. You're not welcome here."

Li Yunshan shouted loudly.

"Okay, okay, we'll leave right now, we'll leave right now..."

Wang Laowu and the others nodded repeatedly, then they helped the fallen Yu Ergou up and scrambled outside.

Watching Wang Laowu and the others disappear at the courtyard gate, Li Yunshan's anger finally subsided somewhat.

However, when he turned around and saw Lin Xiulan crying with tears streaming down her face, he felt as if his heart had been pricked by a needle.

Why is Lin Xiulan crying? It's all because of her.

If he hadn't been a gambler in the past, how could he have divorced Lin Xiulan? Yu Ergou wouldn't have used that to mock her.

Thinking of this, Li Yunshan was instantly filled with anger. He took the hunting rifle he had just bought, walked into the yard, and fired two shots into the dark sky.

boom!

boom!

The deafening gunshots ripped through the night sky, as if announcing Li Yunshan's rebirth.