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

Because her stomach was growling loudly, Feng Cuilan had no choice but to cook herself a bowl of noodles.

Normally, whenever she was hungry, she would just call out, and Li Yunlan would do all these things.

Just now, before she made the noodles, she subconsciously called out "Li Yunlan".

But when she called out Li Yunlan's name, she realized that Li Yunlan had already left.

"Li Yunlan, you little bitch, what kind of skill is it to bring your family here to bully an old woman like me..."

The thought of Li Yunlan caused Feng Cuilan's triangular eyes to flash with resentment, and she began to curse viciously.

But Li Yunlan wasn't there, so Feng Cuilan had to cook something to fill her stomach. She made herself a bowl of noodles in the kitchen.

The noodles were cooked quickly and served in a bowl. Feng Cuilan was so hungry that her stomach was practically sticking to her back. Holding the bowl in one hand and chopsticks in the other, she couldn't wait to start eating.

Unfortunately, the noodles that had just been taken out of the pot were too hot, and they almost burned Feng Cuilan's tongue.

Left with no other choice, Feng Cuilan had to endure her hunger and wait for the noodles in her bowl to cool down a bit before carefully eating them.

But when Feng Cuilan put the noodles in her mouth, she found them to be extremely salty, to the point of being bitter.

"Waaaaah..."

Thinking of how she used to be waited on hand and foot, and now that she had finally managed to make a bowl of noodles that tasted so salty and bitter, Feng Cuilan was overcome with grief and couldn't help but cry again.

After crying for a while, she poured out the noodles in the bowl and made a new one.

This time, Feng Cuilan was very careful when adding salt, and thankfully nothing went wrong. She finally managed to cook the noodles and fill her stomach.

After filling her stomach, she wanted to go out and settle accounts with Li Yunlan, but as soon as she stepped out of the courtyard gate, she was made to feel uneasy by the stares of several passersby in the alley.

The news of Feng Cuilan and Wang Yuanchao's domestic violence against Li Yunlan had already spread throughout the alley in the past few days. Today, the news that Li Yunlan's brothers, mother, and sister had traveled over a hundred miles through the night to Xinghuo Commune to stand up for Li Yunlan had also spread throughout the alley and even the people living nearby knew about it.

At first, when people heard that Feng Cuilan had been slapped hard across the face by Li Yunlan's own mother and sister, many who heard the news but did not witness it did not believe it. Then, when they heard that Feng Cuilan had been thrown into a latrine by Li Yunlan's brothers, many people thought it was a fantasy.

Curious, some people ran to the outside of the Wang family's courtyard and peered through the gate. They saw a pile of burning coals radiating heat, and ashes scattered all over the courtyard, blown up by the wind and falling to the ground.

As for Feng Cuilan, no one saw her, and no one dared to shout.

What if the rumors are false, and the charcoal in the courtyard was actually burned by Feng Cuilan herself?

If you anger that crazy woman Feng Cuilan, she'll probably block your house and yell at you for half a day.

But now, seeing Feng Cuilan again, those who had heard the rumors finally believed it.

Because Feng Cuilan's face was bruised and swollen, her already large face was now red and swollen, looking like a pig's head. Moreover, when you got close to her, you could smell a faint stench of feces and urine, which made many people cover their mouths and noses and keep their distance from Feng Cuilan.

Seeing people passing through the alley covering their mouths and noses and keeping their distance, Feng Cuilan couldn't help but open her mouth and start cursing.

But as soon as she started yelling, a sharp pain shot through her cheeks, making her gasp in pain.

"That old hag really stinks; you can smell the stench of the latrine from far away."

"I didn't believe it when someone said it before, but now I do."

"Look at her face, it's really swollen like a pig's head."

"I heard it was her daughter-in-law's mother and sister who did it, thinking that their daughter-in-law was easy to manipulate and bully after marrying far away. Well, they've met their match."

"Feng Cuilan, weren't you so capable? Always jumping around, cursing this and that, how did your in-laws beat you up like this? Where did all your former ability go?"

Those who had kept their distance covered their mouths and noses, staring at Feng Cuilan as if she were a monkey show. When they saw that Feng Cuilan's face was swollen like a pig's head, with obvious handprints on both cheeks and her eyes were black and blue, even though Feng Cuilan usually walked around this alley with her head held high, they couldn't help but stop and start talking.

Those who were bold enough to dislike Feng Cuilan even mocked her with a grin.

Although these words infuriated Feng Cuilan, she dared not curse any further, because if she moved her lips even slightly, her cheeks would feel as if they were being cut by a knife.

But not scolding her isn't Feng Cuilan's style.

In a moment of desperation, Feng Cuilan grabbed a stick leaning against the courtyard gate and charged at the people who were watching her like she was a monkey show.

"Pah, you dare to lay a hand on me?"

With Li Yunlan's family setting an example, the neighbors became bolder. When they saw Feng Cuilan rushing over with a stick, they swarmed her, snatched the stick from her hand, pushed her to the ground, and slapped her several times.

"Waaaaah, this is outrageous! You guys are bullying an old woman like me..."

"Old Wang, please show your power and take these bastards away."

Feng Cuilan sat on the ground, slapped her thighs with both hands, and started wailing again.

Those around her watched with amusement as Feng Cuilan wailed.

Wang Yuanchao returned from the commune's grocery store around noon. Before he even reached the alley entrance, he felt uneasy, as if something big was about to happen.

When he reached the alley entrance, he got off his bicycle and pushed it home.

However, on his way home, he noticed that his neighbors all looked at him with strange eyes.

He was confused and somewhat bewildered.

But when he reached the gate of his own yard, he was completely stunned.

Looking closely into the yard, one could see signs of a fire, with ashes scattered all over the yard by the wind.

In the yard, and on the gate, there were still specks of excrement and urine, emitting a faint stench.

The door to their main room was as if it had been rammed by a bull, shattered into pieces. Some door panels lay on the floor of the main room, while half of the door panel was still hanging loosely from the door frame.

A gust of cold wind blew, and the half-open door swayed and creaked.

"What...what happened? Who made such a mess of my house?"

If he hadn't lived in this courtyard for over a decade, Wang Yuanchao would have almost thought he'd gone to the wrong house.

"My son, Yuanchao, you're finally back. Waaaaah..."

Upon hearing Wang Yuanchao's voice, Feng Cuilan immediately staggered out of the house.

She had changed into clean clothes and her hair was neatly combed, but her face was swollen and red like a pig's head, and she had a faint odor emanating from her body.

Seeing Wang Yuanchao return, she rushed over and grabbed his sleeve: "Yuanchao, you have to stand up for your mother! Waaah, your mother was bullied! Look at me, look at my face... Waaah, it hurts so much to even speak!"

"Mom, what are you doing now? Who bullied you this time?"

Seeing Feng Cuilan's face swollen like a pig's head, Wang Yuanchao could hardly bear to look at her.

But no one knows a mother better than her son. Wang Yuanchao knew exactly what his mother was like. In this alley, his mother was practically the tyrant. Anyone who messed with her was guaranteed to get a severe scolding from her.

Although his mother's actions were likely to offend people, and she had offended quite a few, Wang Yuanchao couldn't do anything about it.

Moreover, his father died early, and it wasn't easy for his mother to raise him alone.

In this day and age, it is not an easy task for a widow to raise a child.

Therefore, most of the time, when his mother disliked someone, or when someone accidentally offended his mother, he basically ignored it.

Seeing Feng Cuilan crying, Wang Yuanchao assumed that one of the neighbors had bullied her.

But what Feng Cuilan said next completely stunned Wang Yuanchao.

"Yuanchao, you have to stand up for your mother! That little bitch Li Yunlan called her brothers over, and her mother and sister slapped me across the face as soon as they came in. Look at my face now! Her brother even threw me into the latrine."

"She also poured out that can of malted milk powder, stole all the money, and even carried all our furniture out to the yard and burned it... Waaah... They are beasts, bullying this old woman. They are robbers, bandits, robbing our family of our money and burning our furniture. You and your mother go to the police station and report to the police to arrest them all and lock them up in the station."

"You're the Li family's son-in-law, and they dare to treat your own mother like this. If you don't do something about it, they'll start taking advantage of the Wang family!"

Upon hearing Feng Cuilan's words, Wang Yuanchao felt his head buzzing, and his blood was rushing to the top of his head.

He quickly pried Feng Cuilan's hand off his sleeve and ran into the house in a few quick steps. He found that most of the furniture in the house was gone: the chest of drawers, the dressing table, the three-door wardrobe, the stools... all of them were gone.

The clothes were scattered around the room, but they were all his clothes. Li Yunlan's and her daughter Qianqian's clothes were all gone.

Upon seeing this, Wang Yuanchao's face turned pale, and his body swayed involuntarily a few times.

Soon, Wang Yuanchao took Feng Cuilan to the Xinghuo Commune Police Station to report the incident.

"Officers, look at my face! It was beaten by my daughter-in-law's family. They not only beat me, but also stole my money and burned my furniture. You have to help me!"

Upon arriving at the commune police station, Feng Cuilan burst into tears and began to lodge her accusations.

"Yes, officers, look at this! My mother is over sixty years old, and she was beaten like this by my wife's two brothers for no reason. They also stole several hundred yuan from our family. You must uphold justice for us!"

Wang Yuanchao also said.

Upon hearing this, and seeing that Feng Cuilan's face was swollen like a pig's head, the two policemen from the commune police station carefully inquired about what had happened.

Feng Cuilan was shrewd enough to choose to downplay the seriousness of the matter, refraining from mentioning anything unfavorable to her and embellishing her own story to make herself sound even more miserable.

For example, the incident started when she stole the malted milk powder that Huang Zhifang gave to Li Yunlan, the scarf that Li Yunmei knitted for Li Yunlan, and the secret stash of money that Li Yunshan gave to Li Yunlan. However, in her own words, the truth was twisted, and it became that Li Yunlan wanted to steal her malted milk powder and scarf so that she could take them back to her parents' home to give to Huang Zhifang when she went back for the New Year. Her stealing of Li Yunlan's secret stash of money was also portrayed as Li Yunlan betraying her and trying to steal her retirement money to help her brothers. When she found out, Li Yunlan's brothers beat her up and even threw her into the latrine.

Li Yunshan and his men moved the thirty-six legs that Li Yunlan had given as part of her dowry to the courtyard and preferred to burn them rather than give them to the Wang family. Feng Cuilan even claimed that Li Yunshan and his men thought the thirty-six legs were too heavy to carry and sell for money, so they took advantage of her being an old woman at home and moved them to the courtyard to burn them.

In short, no matter what, it's all Li Yunlan's fault, and it's all the fault of Li Yunlan's family.

After listening to Feng Cuilan's tearful accusations, the two police officers from the local police station, although feeling that Feng Cuilan's story was suspicious, decided to take her statement after taking her statement and comforting her. They assured her that they would uphold justice and give her a fair trial. Then, they quickly dispatched the police to Xinghuo Commune Health Center.