Chapter 14: Bullies Come to the Door

Su Luoluo went into the mountains again to search for medicinal herbs.

They were all common herbs, not worth much money, so Su Luoluo had to venture deeper into the mountains.

The further she went, the denser the jungle vines became.

The traces left by animal activity became increasingly obvious.

She even vaguely heard the roar of wild animals.

If this were an ordinary person, they would probably be scared out of their wits.

However, Su Luoluo’s footsteps did not stop. She kept searching for herbs, venturing deeper into the forest.

But…

She discovered something interesting.

In the depths of the mountains where wild animals roamed, she found human footprints. Judging from the footprints, there were quite a few people.

Su Luoluo squatted down and touched the crushed traces in the grass.

Tsk—

Interesting!

There were even tire tracks.

The villagers didn’t dare to enter the mountains, but in the depths of the mountains where wild animals frequently appeared, there were so many traces of human activity.

Su Luoluo subconsciously raised her eyebrows.

She would investigate it when she had time.

The most important thing now was to make money.

After searching for a long time, she collected a lot of herbs, but Su Luoluo didn’t find any expensive herbs, so she could only return disappointed.

She checked the location of the traps; there was only one wild chicken.

She set up traps in other places.

She also collected a lot of mushrooms.

Chicken stewed with mushrooms sounds good too.

Su Luoluo carried her backpack and walked out of the mountains back to the village.

As she passed the village entrance, the noise died down.

Those aunts and sisters-in-law stopped whispering and their gazes fell on Su Luoluo’s belly.

Su Luoluo felt puzzled, but didn’t think much of it.

After she passed, an unprecedentedly heated discussion erupted.

“Her belly is bigger.”

“Could it be that she’s really having a baby for a rich family?”

“I think it’s likely. With Old Yang’s family’s situation, how can they afford meat? They’re poor as church mice.”

“Even a mouse would slip and fall in their house.”

“These days, the Old Yang family has been occasionally emitting the aroma of meat, it’s very tempting.”

…

Speaking of the aroma of meat, everyone couldn’t help but swallow their saliva.

In the village, they only tasted meat on major holidays.

Since Yang Lao’er died on a mission and Yang Laotai was paralyzed in bed, many people in the village looked down on the Yang family. Now that the Yang family occasionally emitted the aroma of meat, many people were envious.

That’s how it is in the countryside. You can live miserably, but you can’t live better than them, otherwise you will be envied.

Before Su Luoluo returned home, she heard Niuniu’s heart-wrenching cry.

What happened?

Su Luoluo quickened her pace. After rounding a corner, she saw Niuniu sitting in front of the house crying.

Niuniu’s knees were bleeding, showing that they were scraped.

There were many scratches on her little face, some of which were bleeding.

The two small pigtails she had tied this morning were now drooping, about to fall apart, her head fluffy.

Tears flowed like streams from the corners of her eyes.

“What happened? Where’s your brother?”

Su Luoluo came to Niuniu, squatted down, and examined her wounds.

Her knees were the most severely injured, the skin was broken, and the surrounding area was bruised and swollen.

She couldn’t help but feel angry. Who hurt Niuniu like this?

“Wuwuwu…”

“Torn… wuwuwu…”

Niuniu’s small hand kept wiping her eyes, crying very sadly.

“What’s torn?”

Su Luoluo subconsciously asked.

“New pants… wuwuwu… torn…”

Niuniu’s small hand pointed to her pants, crying even more sadly.

Niuniu was wearing the new clothes Su Luoluo bought today.

“It’s okay, we can buy new clothes later.”

Su Luoluo touched Niuniu’s little head to comfort her.

She picked up Niuniu and walked home.

Su Luoluo put Niuniu on a chair.

Niuniu, however, bent her small body, moved her little butt, and her little butt was facing Su Luoluo’s face.

“…” Su Luoluo.

Niuniu pointed to her little butt, her tender little face full of seriousness, “Hit, me, Niuniu, not, afraid.”

“No hitting, you sit quietly.”

Su Luoluo put Niuniu back on the chair and touched her little head.

“Torn…”

Niuniu hiccuped, and her small hand pointed to her new pants again.

Su Luoluo understood now. Niuniu had torn her new pants and wanted her to vent her anger on her.

She said, “We’ll fix them later.”

She took out some herbs from her backpack.

She crushed the herbs and applied them to Niuniu’s knee wounds. She also applied medicine to the scratches on her face.

After patiently asking Niuniu, Su Luoluo learned what had happened from her intermittent words.

Her two nieces and nephews from her mother’s family saw Niuniu wearing new clothes and scolded her for being a jinx, not worthy of wearing such good clothes. They also scratched her face and tore at her clothes, trying to take off Niuniu’s new clothes.

Niuniu was small and couldn’t fight back. Afraid that her new clothes would be taken away, she ran towards home.

When the two saw Niuniu disobeying, they pushed her hard on her back.

Niuniu fell, and her pants were scratched on her knees.

Su Luoluo’s face turned cold. Those people from the Su family, from old to young, were not good people.

Creak—

Xiao Lei and Xiao Fan pushed open the courtyard door and came in.

They were also wearing new clothes, but the new clothes were already dirty. Both of them had injuries on their faces.

Seeing Su Luoluo walk out of the house.

The bad woman was home.

They shrank to the wall, afraid to approach, afraid that Su Luoluo would beat them for dirtying their new clothes.

Su Luoluo, however, acted as if she didn’t see them. She took out the wild chicken from her backpack, then sorted and cleaned the herbs, and placed them in a winnowing basket to dry in the yard.

Seeing that the bad woman didn’t pay attention to them, Xiao Lei and Xiao Fan relaxed, went to the water tank, stepped on a small stool, scooped water with a gourd scoop, and washed their hands and faces.

“Bang bang” The courtyard door was violently knocked.

“Open the door!”

“Open the door quickly, the little brats beat someone, thinking that hiding at home will solve everything.”

“Old lady caught you, I’ll twist your arm, see if you’ll still beat my Dazhi.”

The wooden door was shaking, as if it was about to fall down.

Xiao Lei and Xiao Fan were scared pale.

Although Xiao Lei was afraid, he still stared fiercely at the courtyard door.

Xiao Fan heard that his arm would be twisted, and his body trembled unconsciously.

An argument came from outside the door.

“What are you doing here?”

“What are we doing! Your two little brats from the Old Yang family beat my son. My Dazhi is the only son of the Su family. If he’s hurt, can your Old Yang family afford to compensate?”

“Xiao Lei and Xiao Fan are very well-behaved, they won’t take the initiative to cause trouble.”

“Bullshit! Dare to bully my son, today I’ll fight you old lady!”

“Ah…”

Su Luoluo recognized Zhu Yanhua’s voice. She hurried to open the door.

As soon as she opened the door.

She saw Ma Zhichan sitting arrogantly on Zhu Yanhua, beating her.

Jingjing was crying silently beside her.

The neighbors couldn’t stand it anymore and tried to persuade Ma Zhichan, but Ma Zhichan not only didn’t stop, but also scolded those who persuaded her.

Su Luoluo was furious.

This Ma Zhichan instigated the original owner to take away all the Yang family’s money, and then cheated the original owner’s money. In the book, she caused the original owner to have such a miserable ending.

Now her daughter and son bullied others first, and she came here to make a fuss and beat her sister-in-law.

Enough is enough!

Su Luoluo rolled up her sleeves. Today, she would settle both old and new grudges.

She rushed forward, grabbed Ma Zhichan’s hair, and slapped her left and right.

The surroundings were silent.

This Ma Zhichan was a well-known shrew in the ten miles and eight villages. She was narrow-minded and vengeful. If she was beaten, she wouldn’t have a peaceful life afterward.