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

A street thug in a tattered cotton-padded jacket walked towards Lin Xiulan. Seeing the wild boar meat on the stone table, his eyes lit up, staring intently at the pieces. "Wow, so much wild boar meat! I haven't had meat in days, my stomach's been churning. Today I'll treat myself. Xiulan, hurry and take this meat home to stew. I want to have a good drink with Yunshan."

The street urchins came up to her with an air of superiority, treating Lin Xiulan as if she were a servant girl.

Lin Xiulan ignored the street thug in front of her with a cold face. His name was Yu Ergou, one of Li Yunshan's cronies, who often dragged Li Yunshan to gamble.

Seeing that Lin Xiulan remained silent, Yu Ergou glared at her and said, "Lin Xiulan, I told you to hurry up and grab the meat, go home and stew it. I want to have a good drink with Yunshan. Are you pretending to be deaf?"

Being treated like a servant made Lin Xiulan's pretty face turn pale with anger. She wanted to yell at Yu Ergou to get lost and stop interfering with her pork selling, but then she remembered how Li Yunshan and Yu Ergou used to be like brothers, practically inseparable. If she yelled at Yu Ergou to get lost, would Li Yunshan hit her?

Lin Xiulan dared not gamble, fearing that if Li Yunshan acted recklessly and beat her to death or maim her, what would happen to young Dou Dou? So she could only remain silent.

Seeing that Lin Xiulan remained silent, Yu Ergou became even more audacious. He picked out the fattest piece of wild boar meat from the stone table and said imperiously, "Just stew this piece of wild boar meat. It's fatty enough and oily enough to go with the wine. Remember to stew it well so as not to disturb my drinking with Li Yunshan."

Lin Xiulan stared coldly at the street thug in front of her, suppressing the anger rising in her chest: "Don't even think about it."

Upon hearing this, Yu Ergou laughed instead of getting angry: "Lin Xiulan, you're asking for it, aren't you? You're just a refugee. If Li Yunshan hadn't taken you in, you would have starved to death in the snow long ago. Do you believe I can get Li Yunshan to kick you out right now, leaving you homeless, and let you taste the bitterness of hunger and cold in the dead of winter again?"

Threatened by Yu Ergou, Lin Xiulan trembled with anger. Remembering what Li Yunshan had said yesterday, she angrily said, "You're talking nonsense. Yunshan has already promised me that he will turn over a new leaf, take care of me and Doudou and live a good life. He will never gamble with you again, and he won't kick me out."

A mocking smile flashed across Yu Ergou's face: "Oh ho, Li Yunshan has reformed? He wants to stay with you and your daughter and live a good life? You actually believe the words of a gambling addict? Gambling is something that, once you're hooked, isn't so easy to get out... Oh my god!"

Just as Yu Ergou was about to finish his sarcastic remark, a carrying pole flashed past him and hit his left shoulder.

With a single blow of the carrying pole, Yu Ergou grimaced in pain, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

"Lin Xiulan, you crazy woman, are you insane?" Yu Ergou glared at Lin Xiulan, his right hand covering his left shoulder. "If you dare to hit me, I'll have Li Yunshan beat you to death and then sell your daughter as a child bride."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xiulan swung the carrying pole at him again, startling him so much that he quickly jumped aside.

"So it was you who encouraged Li Yunshan to do such a beastly thing. I... I'll beat you to death, you bastard."

Now that things have come to this, Lin Xiulan could easily understand that it was this Yu Ergou who had instigated Li Yunshan to give Dou Dou away, trying to separate her and her daughter.

She was so angry that her lips trembled. She ignored Yu Ergou's threats, such as beating her to death and selling Dou Dou as a child bride.

Before she gets beaten to death, she'll beat this bastard in front of her to a pulp first.

The carrying pole struck Yu Ergou again, scaring him half to death. He endured the pain and dodged to the side, quickly grabbing the carrying pole. With a pull and a push, he snatched it away, while Lin Xiulan stumbled and fell to the ground, spilling the money she had just put in her pocket.

One by one, bills of one yuan, five mao, two mao, one mao, and even one or two fen in paper money or coins were scattered all over the ground.

"Holy crap, that's a lot of money! Looks like that little wench Lin Xiulan made quite a bit of money selling wild boar meat!"

Upon seeing the money on the ground, Yu Ergou's eyes lit up. Ignoring the pain in his shoulder, he hurriedly bent down to pick up the money.

If he just picks up the money on the ground, it'll be enough for him to live a carefree life for more than half a month.

"Don't pick up my money, get out of here."

Seeing that Yu Ergou had picked up several one-yuan bills, Lin Xiulan hurriedly got up from the ground and rushed over to try to snatch the money back.

"What do you mean your money? This money grows on the ground, what's it to you? Get out of here, you bitch."

Yu Ergou spoke in a very shameless manner, then reached out and pushed Lin Xiulan, who stumbled again and fell to the ground with a thud.

"You bad guy, don't bully my mother! Give me back my mother's money!"

Seeing Lin Xiulan being pushed to the ground, Dou Dou bravely rushed over, grabbed Yu Ergou's leg, and bit down hard.

"Ah!" Yu Ergou screamed, his face contorted with rage as he grabbed Dou Dou's clothes and lifted her up.

"Let me go, let me go... Waaaaah, Daddy, the bad guy is bullying DouDou and Mommy... Waaaaah..."

Lifted high in the air, DouDou kicked her legs wildly, which frightened her so much that she started to cry.

"You little bastard, you dare to bite me? You're tired of living."

Yu Ergou was furious when a three-year-old girl bit him. He gritted his teeth, grabbed Dou Dou's collar, and pretended to throw her to the ground.

"No...don't..."

Lin Xiulan was terrified. If Dou Dou, such a small child, were to be thrown to the ground by that bastard Yu Ergou, he would be seriously injured, if not killed.

She struggled to her feet, ready to rush over to save Dou Dou, but Yu Er Gou had already dropped the child.

"No...don't..."

Lin Xiulan saw that Dou Dou was about to be thrown down by Yu Er Gou, but she couldn't save her in time. Two hot tears streamed down her face.

But at this critical moment, a figure flashed by like a cheetah. Dou Dou, who had been thrown down by Yu Er Gou, was caught in the figure's arms. The figure used his own body as Dou Dou's armor, protecting her firmly. However, due to the impact of the rapid rush, he himself rolled several meters away on the snow.

This sudden turn of events left Lin Xiulan and Yu Ergou stunned.

When they came to their senses, they realized that the figure that had rolled several meters away on the snow was actually Li Yunshan.

"Clouds... Cloud Mountain..."

When Lin Xiulan saw that the person who appeared like lightning and saved Dou Dou was actually Li Yunshan, she was so shocked that she could not even speak properly.

"DouDou".

The moment he rescued Dou Dou, Li Yunshan quickly glanced at Dou Dou, who was being held protectively in his arms.

"Daddy, waaaaah...bad people are bullying me and Mommy..."

Fortunately, DouDou was unharmed, but she was so frightened that she started crying.

"Don't worry, DouDou, Daddy will definitely not let you and Mommy suffer for nothing."

Li Yunshan comforted Dou Dou for a moment, then stood up.

Give me the beans.

Lin Xiulan rushed over and hurriedly hugged Dou Dou, who was crying, into her arms. Her face was pale as she checked her over, and only after finding that Dou Dou was alright did her heart finally settle down.

"You scared me to death! If you hadn't shown up in time, I was really afraid... I was really afraid..."

As Lin Xiulan spoke, a wave of fear washed over her, and tears welled up in her eyes again.

"Hey, Li Yunshan, not bad. You made so much money selling pork, hurry up and tell your wife to go back and stew some meat. After we've had our fill of food and drink, we'll go find Er Gou and the others to play cards."

Yu Ergou said with a grin.