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

"Consider it a loan from me."

Looking at the large sum of money Li Yunshan handed over, Gao Hongmei hesitated for a moment before accepting it, even though she didn't want to owe him any more favors. However, thinking about the hospital fees she still owed him for surgery, she hesitated for a moment.

"I'll pay it back slowly when I have the money. I'm not in a hurry to use it." Li Yunshan breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now, he was worried that Gao Hongmei would not be willing to take the money, but unexpectedly, Gao Hongmei hesitated for a moment and then accepted it.

"By the way, you haven't mentioned what's important for the county government to do yet?" Su Lihua said.

"Hehe, it's a secret. You'll find out when you get back to the village. Anyway, what I did wasn't a bad thing, but a good thing, a great thing," Li Yunshan said with a mysterious smile.

"Tch, fine, don't tell us then. We don't care to know." Gao Hongmei pouted.

……

"Xiulan, I'm back."

Because he subdued two petty thieves on the way and went to the police station to give a statement, it took him a little longer. By the time Li Yunshan came out of the county hospital, it was almost 5 p.m.

He hurriedly went to a deli to buy a roast chicken and some braised dishes, then rode his bicycle towards Guapigou Village.

He didn't get home until it was dark.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Li Yunshan called out.

Soon, Lin Xiulan came out. She glanced at Li Yunshan and said, "Why are you so late?"

"I had already sold the bear skin in the county town and was planning to visit Hongmei and the others at the county hospital before coming back. But on the way, I was robbed by two petty thieves. I subdued them and then went to the police station to give a statement. By the time I got back, it was late. But luckily, I managed to buy the roast chicken that DouDou had been craving."

Li Yunshan explained.

"What? You were robbed by petty thieves? Are you alright?"

Lin Xiulan immediately tensed up.

"It's alright, I can easily take down those two petty thieves in no time."

Li Yunshan smiled and handed the roast chicken and braised dishes to Lin Xiulan.

"I'm glad you're alright, but I have something to tell you, so please don't act rashly."

Lin Xiulan breathed a sigh of relief. Holding the roast chicken and braised dishes in her hand, she hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking.

"What's up?"

As Li Yunshan took off his thick cotton-padded coat and shook off the scattered snowflakes, he asked...

"Something happened to my second sister."

Lin Xiulan said.

"What? Something happened to my second sister?"

Li Yunshan was immediately startled.

Li Yunshan's eldest sister is named Li Yunmei, and she is two years older than him.

In his past life, he grew up following his second sister around, and she treated him very well, always thinking of him whenever she had something delicious to eat.

After she came of age, my second sister met a man from the supply and marketing cooperative in the neighboring commune through a matchmaker in the village, and they got married in less than six months.

Back then, for a rural girl to marry an employee with a secure job at the supply and marketing cooperative was undoubtedly a case of a crow flying to the branches and becoming a phoenix. Many people in the village were envious.

Of course, at first, my second sister and brother-in-law were newlyweds and had a good relationship. However, after a few years of marriage, my second sister was unable to conceive and give birth, and my brother-in-law's feelings for her gradually faded, and even marital conflicts arose.

Later, it escalated to the point that his brother-in-law had an affair and was seeing other women.

When the second sister found out about this, the couple got into a fight.

Li Yunshan remembered that the time his second sister and brother-in-law had a big fight in his previous life was probably this winter.

In his memory, when he learned that his second sister had been beaten to the point of hospitalization by his brother-in-law's family, he and his eldest brother rushed to the neighboring commune overnight.

However, after his rebirth, he simply didn't consciously try to recall many of his memories from his previous life unless the person in question appeared or anyone mentioned them to him.

"The health center in the next commune called our village office and asked the village officials to notify you. Your older brother came to your house looking for you, but you weren't there. He had just gone to the next commune when you arrived home," Lin Xiulan explained.

"Then I have to hurry and catch up with my eldest brother. My second sister was bullied and beaten so badly that she was hospitalized. This matter can't be left like this."

Li Yunshan's tone turned cold. He thought of his second sister, who had been very kind to him when they were young, but who had been beaten to the point of hospitalization by her husband. He felt a surge of hatred.

After saying that, Li Yunshan put his cotton-padded coat back on, pushed his bicycle, and walked out of the yard.

"Hey, wait a minute, take these steamed buns and eat them on the way."

Lin Xiulan quickly went back into the house, grabbed a few steamed buns, stuffed them into Li Yunshan's arms, and instructed, "It's dark and gloomy, why don't you take your hunting rifle with you? It'll be safer on the road."

Li Yunshan glanced at the hunting rifle hanging on the wall and thought that what Lin Xiulan said made sense.

In the dead of winter, even wild beasts in the mountains are facing a food shortage. Walking at night, one is afraid of encountering those carnivorous animals.

Encountering wolves is better than encountering bears or tigers, which would be terrible.

Bringing a hunting rifle is perfect for self-defense.

"Okay, whatever you say."

Li Yunshan quickly took down his hunting rifle, grabbed a box of bullets, put on his headlamp, and rode his bicycle out the door.

Riding his bicycle for four or five miles, Li Yunshan finally caught up with Li Yunshi, who had left home a step ahead of him.

"Big brother, wait for me."

Seeing Li Yunshi riding his bicycle not far ahead, Li Yunshan quickly shouted and pedaled hard a few more times, finally catching up with Li Yunshi.

"Xiulan said you went to the county town. I thought I would be the only one going to the next commune tonight."

Li Yunshi was somewhat surprised to see Li Yunshan, but a warm feeling welled up in his heart.

When their younger sister is bullied by her husband's family, the brothers must work together to support Li Yunmei. Their daughter, who has married out of the Li family, is not someone to be bullied by others.

"How can that be? My second sister loved me the most when we were little. Now she's being bullied by her in-laws. I have to help her get revenge."

"That's enough for me."

……

Shicheng Commune, Health Center.

Li Yunmei lay on the hospital bed with bandages on her forehead, bruises around her eyes, and marks on her cheeks and the corners of her mouth from being beaten.

At this moment, her eyes were filled with tears, and she stared blankly at the ceiling of the ward.

At this moment, her mind was still filled with the vows her husband Zhou Xishun had made during their wedding, and the sweet moments of their honeymoon.

However, she did not expect that because she was unable to conceive after marriage and gave birth to a son and a daughter for Zhou Xishun, the relationship between the couple would gradually fade.

Even worse, Zhou Xishun was sleeping with other women outside the marriage.

At first, when she heard the news, she could hardly believe it.

But it wasn't until a few days ago, when she saw Zhou Xishun embracing a woman and entering a house, that she believed it was true—that Zhou Xishun really was having an affair.

Later that day, after Zhou Xishun arrived home, the two had a fierce argument, which escalated to a physical fight today.

"Sigh, Yunmei, don't blame your aunt for advising you, but you and Zhou Xishun... just bear with it. It wasn't easy for you to marry Zhou Xishun. Just bear with it, and it will pass in this lifetime."

On the hospital bed, neighbor Aunt Zhao looked at Li Yunshan staring blankly at the ceiling and couldn't help but sigh, offering some words of comfort.

"Endure? Heh!" Li Yunmei let out a cold laugh. If she could endure, she wouldn't have argued with Zhou Xishun a few days ago, and she wouldn't have fought with Zhou Xishun today.

It's clearly Zhou Xishun who cheated on me and had affairs with other women, yet you're telling me to tolerate it.

If it weren't for Aunt Zhao's kindness in staying at the commune clinic to keep her company, she would have turned against Aunt Zhao.

"Oh, Yunmei, to be frank, please don't blame me. You've been married into the Zhou family for seven or eight years now, and you still haven't given birth to a son or daughter. Zhou Xishun has his own reasons for having affairs outside."

Seeing Li Yunmei's cold smile, Aunt Zhao's heart skipped a beat for no reason, but in the end she still gritted her teeth and tried to persuade her.

"Aunt Zhao, in all these years I've been married to Zhou Xishun, have I ever done anything to wrong him or the Zhou family?"

"No...no."

"Have I neglected housework or been disrespectful to my in-laws?"

"No... there isn't one either."

"If there's no problem, why should Zhou Xishun treat me like this? Just because I can't get pregnant, it's definitely my fault?"

Li Yunmei sniffled and forced back her tears as she spoke.

"This... sigh, Yunmei, although I know you're right, not being able to conceive isn't necessarily your problem; it could also be Zhou Xishun's problem. But you also know that throughout history, if a woman can't conceive, it's always been her responsibility..."

"Aunt Zhao, thank you for keeping me company. I'm all done here, you can go back now."

At this moment, a light suddenly appeared in Li Yunmei's eyes, which were covered with a layer of tears.

"This...isn't that inappropriate? I'll stay with you for the night and wait for your brothers to arrive before we discuss anything else."

Aunt Zhao hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"They've arrived."

Li Yunmei's gaze turned towards the door of the ward.

"Huh? We've arrived?"

Aunt Zhao quickly turned around and saw two men in cotton-padded coats standing at the door of the ward.

Their cotton-padded coats were covered with a layer of white snowflakes.

However, what alarmed Aunt Zhao was that the two men standing at the door of the ward were carrying guns.

The thought of Li Yunmei's bruised and swollen face, and her two brothers carrying guns, made Aunt Zhao's heart pound.

Good heavens, are Li Yunmei's brothers planning to use Zhou Xishun as a practice target?

"These two must be Yunmei's brothers from her maternal family?"

Aunt Zhao mustered her courage and asked.

Yes, that's right.

Li Yunshan nodded: "Auntie, thank you for your help today. If there's nothing else, you can go back now. My brother and I can stay here with you."

"Alright, you two have a good talk, I won't disturb you."

As she spoke, Aunt Zhao quickly left the ward.

"Second sister, are you alright?"

After Aunt Zhao left, Li Yunshan took a closer look at Li Yunmei and found that she not only had two black eyes, but also bruises on her cheeks and the corners of her mouth, and a bandage wrapped around her forehead. His eyes reddened, and a nameless anger ignited in his heart.

"Third brother, I'm fine, I'm perfectly fine, don't cry! You're a man in your mid-twenties, what kind of behavior is that to shed tears?"

Li Yunmei couldn't help but blame him.

"Second sister, please stop making fun of me. No matter what, I'll always be the third one following you around."

"Seeing you beaten up like this by that bastard Zhou Xishun breaks my heart!"

Li Yunshan wiped away his tears and said.