Chapter 25: Jiang Yuman’s Fighting Spirit

The commotion in the courtyard woke up the Yao family as well.

Yao Anguo hurriedly put on some clothes and opened the door to welcome the newcomers inside.

It was unclear what they discussed inside, but soon Yao Zhenjiang came over to pull Fu Wangshan and Fu Jingchen aside.

Jiang Yuman immediately understood; the wild boars must have descended from the mountains.

In the original plot, wild boars had come to destroy the crops that night, which solidified the villagers’ determination to drive them away.

She was curious how they would discuss the matter this time.

After a while, Fu Jingchen returned, bringing a chill with him.

Jiang Yuman was still groggy when she saw him standing at the door instead of getting into bed. She woke up immediately, asking, “What happened?”

“Wild boars have come down from the mountain and destroyed a lot of crops,” Fu Jingchen replied. “The team leader has gone to borrow rifles from the commune, and first thing tomorrow morning, the team will head up the mountain.”

Since they were going to the commune, they would likely be back with the equipment by dawn.

“Then hurry up and get to bed! Otherwise you won’t have any energy for tomorrow,” Jiang Yuman urged.

Fu Jingchen nodded and quickly climbed into bed.

Jiang Yuman, feeling warm with Fu Jingchen beside her, succumbed to sleep and didn’t wake up until morning.

When she woke up, the sun was already bright, and Fu Jingchen was gone.

As she stepped outside, she ran into Fu’s mother and sister-in-law, who were coming out of the kitchen with dishes.

“Yuman, you’re up just in time! Come and eat,” Fu’s mother said warmly.

With both of her sons gone to hunt wild boars, the two women had taken the day off from working in the fields.

Thinking they had been eating fresh meals all this time, they wanted to make a good meal for their daughter-in-law while she was still at home.

Fu Haitang seemed to have the same thought, saying nothing sarcastic at the moment.

“Thank you, Mom.”

The dishes were made from ingredients Jiang Yuman had brought from her space, and the variety looked good.

As she sat down to eat, she couldn’t help but ask, “By the way, Mom, how long did dad and Jingchen leave?”

“They went to the mountains early in the morning. I heard the back mountain is quite vast, so who knows when they’ll be back,” Fu’s mother replied anxiously.

Hearing this, Jiang Yuman looked toward the back mountain.

Was it really that vast?

In the book, the female lead Yao Simeng had found many valuable items in the back mountain, especially wild ginseng and other precious herbs.

Previously, she might not have cared about such things, but now her space still had plenty of empty land.

She was somewhat tempted to take a trip up the back mountain.

She didn’t expect to have the same luck as Yao Simeng in finding precious herbs.

As long as she could find some herbs to plant, that would be enough.

Moreover, with Fu’s mother not in a good health, having some herbs around would give her peace of mind.

However, with so many people hunting wild boars in the mountains, it wasn’t a good time today. She could look for opportunities later.

As the three of them ate and chatted, they finished their meal and lay down for a nap, but the people who had gone up the mountain still hadn’t returned.

When Zhou Yun and the others returned from the fields and saw that the men hadn’t come back, her first reaction was to breathe a sigh of relief.

It was tolerable to go without meat, but if the Fu family got to eat wild boar, it would be even more frustrating for her.

Seeing the sisters-in-law sitting across from her, she couldn’t help but show a mocking expression.

Did they really think hunting wild boars would be that easy?

“It’s been so long, and they still haven’t returned. It seems they’re not going to succeed,” she murmured to her mother-in-law in the courtyard.

Old Lady Cai raised her chin, smugly saying, “Isn’t that right? That’s why I didn’t let my son go; I knew they were just wasting their time.”

Hearing this, Zhou Yun intentionally raised her voice, “It’s almost dark, and they still haven’t come back. I hope nothing has happened!”

Her gaze was filled with malice.

If something really happened, Jiang Yuman could just wait to become a widow, and see if she could still be so carefree and smug!

The other educated youths heard this and exchanged uncertain looks.

It was true; what happened in the mountains during the day was vastly different from the nighttime.

Once night fell, all sorts of creatures came out. Could anyone be safe in the mountains?

“Splash!”

At that moment, a sound of water being splashed rang out in the courtyard.

“Are you crazy?! Don’t you have eyes?” Zhou Yun and her mother-in-law were incredulous, wiping the water off their faces and pointing angrily at Jiang Yuman.

She had clearly seen them standing in the courtyard, yet she had deliberately poured the water from the basin towards their location.

The two of them were drenched, like drowned chickens!

“I poured it on you!” Jiang Yuman said without hesitation. “I’ve seen women with bound feet, but never ones with bound minds. Are you hoping the people in the mountains will die?”

“Who said we were hoping for them to die?” Zhou Yun argued back.

“Everyone here have ears; you can’t deny your tone just now? Don’t you dare say you didn’t mean it!”

Jiang Yuman, holding the basin, sneered, “We’re all in the same team, and we’re all comrades. We’re all in this together.”

“Those villagers who went up the mountain to hunt wild boars did it to save the crops and protect everyone. You hope they die, that’s not unity!”

After a pause, she looked around at everyone, “The great man once said: ‘Unity is strength, and with a united will and determination, we can overcome any formidable enemy and any difficult situation.’ Zhou Yun, you’re rotten to the core!”

Her words were sharp and insightful.

With just a few sentences, she had painted Zhou Yun as a class enemy of the people!

The educated youths were at a passionate stage in their lives. They were working in the countryside, tired and hungry, and their only support was their belief. Jiang Yuman’s quote from a famous person resonated with them.

They were all invigorated.

Their gaze toward Zhou Yun and her mother-in-law was already like looking at enemies; hoping for the villagers who had gone up the mountain for everyone’s sake to die—wasn’t that an enemy?

The two were speechless, taken aback by Jiang Yuman’s eloquence.

Fu Haitang was stunned. Before, she only knew her sister-in-law was pampered, she doesn’t know that her mouth was so sharp.

It seemed that her sister-in-law had been holding back! If she unleashed her full potential, even five mouths wouldn’t be enough to argue with her.

“You’re talking nonsense! You, you vixen, I’ll tear your mouth apart!”

Zhou Yun, of course, noticed the looks from those around her. Seeing her son being called a thief and herself being labelled a class enemy, her blood ran cold!

Without thinking, she rushed forward.

Fu Haitang wouldn’t just stand there and watch.

She snapped, “You dare bully my sister-in-law in front of me? Do you think I’m dead?”

With that, she started fighting with Zhou Yun.

Despite her young age, her father and brother were both in the army, so she had learned various martial arts techniques from a young age.

Even when fighting someone like Zhou Yun, she was not at all outmatched.

Old Lady Cai, naturally, wouldn’t just stand by and watch her daughter-in-law get beaten up; she stepped forward to help.

“Mom, hurry up and help me!” Fu Haitang called out for help

At this moment, the educated youths at the courtyard finally came to their senses and rushed forward to stop them:

“Alright, you’re all neighbors living in the same courtyard, don’t fight and break the peace!”

“Yes, you’ll be seeing each other all the time…”

The crowd was a mix of attempts at mediation and shouting, creating utter chaos.

Just then, a figure rushed into the courtyard, shouting:

“They’re back! The people who went up the mountain to hunt wild boars are back!”