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

"Mother, where is Third Brother?"

Li Yunlan looked around but couldn't see her third brother, Li Yunshan. She was puzzled because she remembered that her third brother, Li Yunshan, had gone back with them. How could he have disappeared in such a short time?

"Your third brother has some things to take care of, so he wants us to go back first."

Huang Zhifang held Li Yunlan's hand and patted it gently, telling her not to worry or overthink, but she didn't say much herself.

"Fourth Sister, come home with us. Don't overthink things."

Li Yunmei also said.

"Yes, once we get home, I'll go into the mountains and see if I can hunt some game. Then I'll make sure you have meat to eat every meal and fatten you up," Li Yunshi said with a smile.

"Haha, Brother Yunshi is right, Sister Yunlan, you are indeed too thin. I remember you weren't like this before you got married. You need to eat more meat when you get home so you can gain weight."

Brother Zhang also said with a smile.

Cai Er and the others couldn't help but laugh as well.

The harmonious atmosphere and heartwarming words made Li Yunlan temporarily forget what her third brother, Li Yunshan, had been up to.

……

Xinghuo Commune, Kuanshi Lane.

The sun was setting, and it was getting dark.

"Ring ring!"

The bicycle bell rang, and a somewhat dilapidated old bicycle wobbled as it turned into the alley.

Wang Yuanchao rode on his bicycle, looking somewhat lost and dejected.

Today, unable to bear the young man's verbal provocation, he hit him. Not only was he severely criticized by Manager Niu of the grocery store, but he was also fined half a month's salary.

In addition, the losses caused to the grocery store during the assault also fell on his shoulders, and he was responsible for fully compensating for them.

The thought of this gave Wang Yuanchao a headache.

Despite being a sales clerk at a state-owned grocery store, earning only thirty-odd yuan a month, he would hand over most of his salary to his mother, Feng Cuilan, as soon as he got home, keeping only a little for buying cigarettes.

At this moment, Wang Yuanchao's pockets were even cleaner than his face.

However, after more than twenty years of being mother and son, Wang Yuanchao also knew what kind of person his mother was.

His mother was like a greedy old pig, only taking in money and never giving it out. Once the money was in her hands, it was difficult to get her to take it out.

However, they couldn't refuse to pay the compensation for the grocery store's losses.

Another thing is that Li Yunlan divorced him.

He looked listless, not because he cared about Li Yunlan that much, but because he was a sales clerk at a grocery store, one of the eight most important employees, with a secure job that guaranteed his income no matter what, yet he was divorced by a woman who didn't even have a proper job and could only earn money by doing odd jobs.

It wasn't him who filed for divorce, but Li Yunlan.

In ancient times, this would have been considered a divorce, and it wouldn't have sounded good if word got out.

Moreover, he couldn't refuse to get a divorce; if he dared not, Li Yunshan would cause trouble at the grocery store.

Well, now that the divorce is over, he also has to pay a sum of money to compensate for the losses at the grocery store. Wang Yuanchao was also upset and rode his bicycle home.

However, before he could even ride his bicycle to the gate of his own yard, the bicycle suddenly hit a stone on the road. Wang Yuanchao was not paying attention and fell down on the alleyway.

"Damn it."

After falling, Wang Yuanchao, grimacing and looking somewhat pained, first stood up, then struggled to lift his bicycle, before slowly pushing it and limping home.

The neighbors in the alleyway who were passing by were also looking at Wang Yuanchao, who was limping, with a hint of schadenfreude.

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a double whammy! You just got divorced and now you've crippled your leg."

A neighbor in the alley watched Wang Yuanchao's figure disappear at the gate of the courtyard and couldn't help but click his tongue and sneer.

"What? Wang Yuanchao got divorced?" A woman passing by immediately showed a gossipy expression and stopped in her tracks.

"They're divorced, didn't you know? Today I went to the grocery store and saw Li Yunlan's family members go there to find Wang Yuanchao, just so they could go to the civil affairs department to process their divorce. I was so curious that after I finished shopping, I followed them to the civil affairs department and saw Li Yunlan and Wang Yuanchao each come out with a divorce certificate."

"Oh my god, this is big news! A sales clerk with a secure job at a grocery store, one of the eight key employees, was divorced by a woman who doesn't have a proper job. This is a huge joke."

Upon hearing this, the gossipy street resident slapped his thigh and raised his voice.

Soon, several neighbors who had heard the gossipy woman's loud voice gathered together and started gossiping.

"Oh my, I really didn't expect that Li Yunlan and Wang Yuanchao really divorced. This can be considered as escaping from a sea of ​​suffering."

"Yes, she has suffered quite a bit since she married into Wang Yuanchao's family a few years ago. Feng Cuilan, with her foul mouth, is always making veiled insults, saying that she is a hen that can't lay eggs and that her daughter is a money-losing commodity. I once heard that Feng Cuilan even wanted to take Wang Qianqian away and give her away."

"I heard that when Li Yunlan was in confinement after giving birth, Feng Cuilan didn't take care of her much. Li Yunlan even had to do things like bathing the baby and changing diapers herself. Wang Yuanchao was not a reliable person to help her."

"Hey, you guys better keep your voices down. If Feng Cuilan hears you, she'll block your door and yell at you for ages."

"What's there to be afraid of? Feng Cuilan probably hurt her lumbar vertebrae and is lying at home right now. It'll probably be at least ten days or half a month before she can get out of the pit. Besides, after Li Yunlan's family came and slapped that old hag Feng Cuilan across the face, I've finally seen through her. That old slut Feng Cuilan is a typical bully who picks on the weak and fears the strong."

If she dares to be mean to you, you have to be even more mean; if she dares to block your door and yell at you, you have to immediately block her back and yell back; if she dares to hit you, you have to immediately fight back. A lose-lose situation is better than a win-lose one.

"Yes, you're right. We neighbors used to be too easy to talk to and too kind-hearted. Over time, Feng Cuilan took advantage of us."

"Li Yunlan married into Wang Yuanchao's family. She did all the laundry, cooking, serving tea and water, and taking care of that old woman Feng Cuilan. I heard it from Aunt Ma."

"Aunt Ma is a good person. When she saw Li Yunlan's head was smashed, she endured Feng Cuilan's scolding and still insisted on taking Li Yunlan to the commune clinic. If it weren't for Aunt Ma, Li Yunlan would probably be in grave danger."

"Just you wait and see. Once Li Yunlan leaves, I don't believe Wang Yuanchao and Feng Cuilan will have a good time."

"..."

……

"Mother, I'm back."

Wang Yuanchao pushed his bicycle into the yard, but because he sprained his ankle, he didn't push it into the main room.

After parking his bicycle, he limped into the house.

"Yuanchao, pour me a glass of water, I'm thirsty."

Upon hearing Wang Yuanchao's voice, Feng Cuilan's voice also came from inside the house.

However, the sound was a bit strange, like someone with a dry mouth and throat.

Wang Yuanchao hurriedly limped into the house and saw Feng Cuilan lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), her lips cracked from thirst.

The kettle was just two meters away.

Seeing this, Wang Yuanchao couldn't help but complain, "Mom, what's wrong with you? There's water in the kettle, and it's not far from you. Why don't you pour yourself some water if you're thirsty?"

"I can't move, my back hurts."

Feng Cuilan said with a mournful face, "After you went to work, I took a nap, and when I woke up, I found that my back hurt even more. It was difficult to even turn over, and it hurt terribly with any movement. Since you weren't home, I didn't dare to move around."

"What? Your back hurts even more?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuanchao immediately felt a headache coming on.

He quickly poured Feng Cuilan a glass of water, and after watching her drink it, Wang Yuanchao said, "Mother, how about I take you to the commune clinic?"

"No, I'm not going. The back pain is only temporary. Maybe after taking the medicine a couple more times and getting some sleep, I'll be fine tomorrow."

Upon hearing Wang Yuanchao say he would take her to the commune clinic, Feng Cuilan immediately refused. She felt that she was fine, that it was just a sore lumbar vertebra, and that some medicine would be enough.

However, she was curious why Wang Yuanchao was limping when he came in.

"Oh, Mother, I... I got into trouble today, and I even divorced Li Yunlan."

Faced with Feng Cuilan's question, Wang Yuanchao sighed and then told her about the trouble he had caused that day.

When Feng Cuilan heard that Wang Yuanchao had gotten into a fight at the grocery store, causing significant losses and requiring compensation, she nearly fainted.

"You...you...can't you just hold back? Tell me, how much damage have you caused to the store, and how much compensation do you owe?"

After catching her breath, Feng Cuilan pointed at Wang Yuanchao and cursed.

"It's not much. Manager Niu asked for compensation of fifty-seven yuan and sixty cents, and that's the end of it."

After being scolded by Feng Cuilan, Wang Yuanchao immediately spoke in a muffled voice, not daring to look at Feng Cuilan.

"What? Fifty-seven yuan and sixty cents? That's not much? That's more than a month's salary for you."

Upon hearing this, Feng Cuilan's blood pressure immediately rose.

If it weren't for the pain in her lower back that prevented her from even turning over, she would have loved to jump up from the pit and give Wang Yuanchao a good headbutt.

Wang Yuanchao's monthly salary is only thirty-eight yuan and fifty cents. If he gets into a fight with someone and causes losses to the grocery store, he has to pay fifty-seven yuan and sixty cents in compensation.

In addition, the half-month salary he was fined is equivalent to two months' salary.

"Mom, where is the money I kept for you? Give me that sixty yuan so I can compensate the shop for its losses."

Wang Yuanchao asked.

He started working at the grocery store when he was eighteen, taking over his father's job. Back then, his salary wasn't as high as it is now; it was only eighteen yuan and fifty cents.

His current salary is the result of his hard work these past few days, his recognition as an outstanding employee, and his increased seniority, which led to his gradual promotion.

Although he didn't know exactly how much money his mother had saved, Wang Yuanchao knew that it must have been a considerable amount.