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

"Name?"

"Li Yunshan!"

"Where are you from?"

"A resident of Guapigou Village, Xiangyang Town!"

"Comrade Li Yunshan, please describe how you subdued those two petty thieves."

"Officer, here's what happened: I was riding my bicycle by when I saw the two thieves running ahead, with an old woman chasing after them, shouting 'Stop thief!' No one around was helping, so I took pity on the old woman and went to help..."

Li Yunshan sat in a chair and recounted the events in a calm and composed tone.

The statement was completed quickly.

"Guapigou Village, Xiangyang Town? Li Yunshan? Why does that name sound so familiar?"

After the statement was taken, Li Yunshan left. The police officer who had taken his statement scratched the back of his head and pondered deeply.

"If I remember correctly, he is Li Yunshan, the tiger-fighting hero who was in the newspaper a few days ago."

A police officer standing nearby chimed in.

"No wonder he dared to step forward and subdue those two petty thieves. He's even willing to fight tigers, so why would he be afraid of two small thieves with watermelon knives?"

……

After giving his statement, Li Yunshan walked out of the police station, unlocked his bicycle, and prepared to go to the county hospital.

"Young man, young man, wait a minute."

At this moment, the old lady who had been robbed by the petty thief also came out of the police station.

When she saw Li Yunshan unlock his bicycle, she quickly ran out with small, quick steps.

As she was going down the steps, she stumbled. If she hadn't grabbed the doorpost for support, she would have definitely fallen.

"Aunt Song, be careful."

Li Yunshan quickly went over and helped him up.

"Oh dear, young man, this old lady was so anxious when she saw you were about to leave."

Grandma Song held Li Yunshan's hand gratefully and said, "Young man, if it weren't for your help, I wouldn't have gotten this money back. I really want to repay you!"

"Auntie, please don't say that. I only intervened because I saw those two thieves doing something inhumane. The police officers said I acted bravely and righteously, which is an honor. If I were to ask you for any reward, wouldn't that be tarnishing this honor?"

Li Yunshan quickly said.

Although he didn't know how this old lady Song intended to repay him, upon closer reflection, he figured it would simply be by giving her money or some other things.

When he subdued the thief, he didn't expect any reward. He just saw that Granny Song had fallen to the ground and scraped her chin, which looked pitiful.

"This... young man, you are such a kind person. I don't know what to do."

Aunt Song held Li Yunshan's hand, not knowing what to say.

Don't be fooled by the young man's talk of helping those in need and his heroic act; she saw the whole situation clearly at the time.

She had just withdrawn money from the county bank when the two thieves snatched her bag of money and ran away as soon as she reached the bank entrance.

She was frantic. That was her husband's life-saving money. If she couldn't get it back, her husband...

However, the two thieves had knives. She chased after them all the way, shouting "Stop thieves!" but no one dared to step forward to help her when they saw that the two thieves had knives.

It wasn't that she was blaming others for not helping; anyone would be scared if they encountered two petty thieves with knives.

Therefore, it is truly commendable that this young man stepped forward to help her subdue the two petty thieves and retrieve her stolen bag.

But when she offered to repay the other party, they politely declined.

"What a good person! What a good person!"

Aunt Song thought to herself, then asked, "Young man, can you tell me your name?"

"Auntie, my name is Li Yunshan."

"Li Yunshan? What a nice name, and what a nice person he is." Aunt Song's smile broadened as she murmured to herself.

"Auntie, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

"Alright, alright, I've taken up your time because of your mother's matter."

"It won't delay you."

Li Yunshan smiled, pushed his bicycle towards the police station, but stopped halfway and turned back: "Auntie, please be careful on the road."

"Alright, young man, take care!"

Aunt Song waved goodbye and watched Li Yunshan leave the police station.

"What a fine young man."

As Aunt Song walked out, lost in thought, a sidecar suddenly stopped in front of the police station.

"Mother, I heard from Old Wang that you were robbed by two petty thieves when you went to withdraw money. Are you alright?"

As soon as the tricycle stopped, a man in his thirties, wearing a police uniform, jumped off and hurriedly ran to Aunt Song's side, looking her up and down several times.

When the man saw that Aunt Song had scraped her chin, his gaze turned cold.

"It's nothing, it's nothing, just a minor scrape."

Aunt Song quickly said, "Thank goodness we met a young man who helped subdue those two petty thieves and got my bag back."

"Mother, where is that young man? I need to thank him properly."

"No need to thank me. I wanted to express my gratitude, but people say that helping those in need is an act of bravery and an honor. I think the young man doesn't need our thanks. We should just keep this kindness in our hearts."

"This...sigh..."

The man sighed, but his mind was quick: "Mother, wait for me a moment, I need to go in and talk to Old Wang about something."

After saying that, he ran into the police station.

A few minutes later, the man came out, muttering under his breath, "Xiangyang Town, Guapigou Village, Li..."

Back at Aunt Song's side, he helped her onto the tricycle, and then drove away from the police station.

Meanwhile, after leaving the police station, Li Yunshan noticed it was getting late, so he bought two cans of malted milk powder and some cooked food to visit Gao Zhankui at the county hospital. However, he saw Su Lihua at the hospital entrance.

"Li Yunshan, what brings you here?"

Su Lihua was somewhat surprised to see Li Yunshan come to the hospital again.

"I've come to check on Uncle Gao. By the way, how's Uncle Gao's recovery going?"

As Li Yunshan spoke, he casually asked a question.

"The recovery is going well. The doctor said I'll stay in the hospital for another week, and then I can basically go home. Oh, by the way, the money you lent Hongmei is almost not enough..."

"How much difference?"

"About a hundred short."

At this point, Su Lihua suddenly felt like she was dreaming. She used to look down on Li Yunshan and, like Gao Hongmei, hated him to the core.

In the end, when Gao Zhankui was hospitalized with a broken bone and needed a large sum of money for surgery, it was Li Yunshan, the man they all resented, who stepped in to help them a lot.

"Let's go in and take a look."

Li Yunshan originally wanted to pay the hundred-yuan bill, but then he remembered that Gao Hongmei had said the money was borrowed when she asked him for it last time. He was afraid that Gao Hongmei wouldn't accept it if he offered to pay it now, given her personality.

"Hongmei said she will find a way to pay back the money she borrowed from you."

On the way to the ward, Su Lihua suddenly said something.

Li Yunshan paused for a moment, then sighed, "Sigh, I'll pay it back slowly later."

Soon, the two arrived at the ward.

"Uncle, I've come to see you."

Li Yunshan walked into the ward with a smile, greeted everyone, and placed the malted milk powder and several kinds of cooked food on the bedside table next to the bed: "These two cans of malted milk powder are for Uncle to supplement his nutrition. Here are some cooked food as well."

"Yes, please sit down."

On the hospital bed, Gao Zhankui nodded slightly, his attitude neither warm nor cold, but much better than before when he hated Li Yunshan so much that he would pick up a stick and chase him away.

Li Yunshan moved a stool and sat down, glancing at Gao Hongmei beside him.

During Gao Zhankui's hospitalization, Gao Hongmei lost weight, looked unwell, and had dark circles under her eyes, suggesting she hadn't slept well at all.

In fact, not only Gao Hongmei, but Su Lihua was similar.

"Are you bored? You're always running to the county town and buying so much stuff. You think you can just burn all the money you have in your pocket?"

After being glanced at by Li Yunshan a few times, Gao Hongmei suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. She turned her face away and couldn't help but retort to him.

"I came to the county town because I have urgent business to attend to," Li Yunshan explained.

"What urgent matter could you possibly have to attend to? You don't happen to have some money in your pocket and are thinking of gambling again, do you?"

Gao Hongmei said.

She divorced Li Yunshan because he gambled.

Now that she knows Li Yunshan has money, even though they're no longer husband and wife, she still can't help but want to remind him.

After all, Lin Xiulan and Dou Dou are still living with Li Yunshan.

"What's the point of gambling? I've quit. Besides, Yu Ergou and Wang Laowu have both been sent to prison."

"What? Yu Ergou and Wang Laowu have been sent to prison?"

As soon as Li Yunshan finished speaking, Gao Hongmei and Su Lihua were both surprised.

"They saw that I had made some money, so they came to my house to steal things. My older brother, Uncle Zhou, Brother Zhang, and I caught them red-handed, and of course we sent them to jail," Li Yunshan said casually.

"Luckily you didn't steal chickens or dogs from other people's houses when you were gambling, otherwise you would be the one in jail," Su Lihua said sarcastically from the side.

"Hey, hey, let's not talk about this anymore. I've already learned my lesson, why are you still bringing it up?" Li Yunshan rolled his eyes. He was most afraid of Gao Hongmei and Su Lihua bringing up his past.

Even if he's now a millionaire, he'll always feel a little guilty and a bit disheartened whenever old grievances are brought up.

"Fine, don't tell us then. If it weren't for Xiulan and Doudou, we sisters wouldn't bother with your business at all," Gao Hongmei snorted.

Li Yunshan scratched his head and said, "I ran into Lihua at the hospital entrance just now. I heard that Uncle is short a little over a hundred yuan for his surgery. I happen to have some money with me."

As he spoke, he took out some money from his pocket, counted out two hundred yuan, and stuffed it into Gao Hongmei's hand: "This is two hundred yuan. Consider it a loan to you. You can pay it back slowly when you have the money."