Chapter 17

“I saw that the little girl gave me a bottle of good wine. Let me have a sip. I’ve been craving it for so long.”

“You can only have a little bit. You can’t drink too much. Don’t you know your own body?”

“Okay, I’ll listen to my wife. Stop being so cheeky. Come out and eat. It’s a whole day’s work, and you still have to be asked to eat.”

The Captain knew his wife’s personality. He didn’t argue back. She was just fierce with her words, but she was actually soft-hearted.

Xia Yunxuan went back to her house and flashed into her space. She continued to exercise. The male wolf saw her working hard and even exercised with her.

Xia Yunxuan said, “Stop, you wait a moment. I’ll give you both names.” The male wolf nodded.

Xia Yunxuan said, “Your wife is white, so let’s call her YiYi. As for you, let’s call you Duan Yue. How about it, Duan Yue, YiYi, do you like these names?”

Duan Yue and YiYi both howled twice, indicating that they liked the names. YiYi was much better after Xia Yunxuan’s treatment. She was now more energetic, unlike before when she just lay there and didn’t move much.

After giving them names, Xia Yunxuan started sparring with Duan Yue. Xia Yunxuan didn’t expect Duan Yue to be so strong. Luckily, she hadn’t acted rashly in the deep mountains. Otherwise, she would have been at a disadvantage. Now, she was basically being beaten by Duan Yue. Her clothes were even torn by him.

However, Xia Yunxuan was improving very quickly. After sparring with Duan Yue for a few hours, she could barely keep up with his speed. Xia Yunxuan sat down to rest and gave Duan Yue half a basin of spiritual spring water to drink.

Duan Yue, of course, was a good wolf. He didn’t drink the spiritual spring water alone. He called his wife, and the two wolves drank it together.

Xia Yunxuan rested for a while and sparred with Duan Yue for a long time before she washed up and prepared to sleep.

When Xia Yunxuan woke up, it was already morning. Her alarm clock had gone off. She had to get up and go to work. She quickly got up, washed her face, brushed her teeth, changed her clothes, and prepared breakfast.

It turned out that besides liking to drink spiritual spring water, Duan Yue also liked to eat Xia Yunxuan’s food. Xia Yunxuan wasn’t stingy and gave the two wolves a large basin each. If the gossipy people in the village found out, who knows what they would say. The people didn’t have enough to eat, but the wolves ate better than them.

After Xia Yunxuan finished breakfast, she went to the village office. Many people were waiting there. Every morning, the Captain held a meeting. They had to wait for the meeting to finish, get their tools, and receive their assignments from the Captain before they could work.

Soon, the Captain’s youngest daughter, Xia Linlin, spoke on the loudspeaker, asking everyone to go to the threshing ground for the morning meeting.

Soon, the Captain appeared on the threshing ground, holding a loudspeaker. “Is everyone here?”

“Captain, everyone is here.” The people said. They were always the same people. They knew that.

“Okay, everyone stop talking. Listen to me. Don’t make noise. Every day, it takes half a day to hold a morning meeting. You’re all so talkative. Why don’t you come up and talk? Okay?”

Mrs. Li said, “Captain, if you have something to say, just say it. Don’t delay our work. It’s really annoying. Every day, you put on your big Captain act.”

The Captain said, “Mrs. Li, you can listen or not. If you don’t want to listen, you can leave. You old women are the most difficult to manage. You have the most to say.”

“And your second son, Er Lai Zi. He doesn’t work a day. Don’t say that the village won’t lend you grain. He’s able-bodied. He’s just hanging around outside, flirting with girls. You’ve spoiled him rotten.”

Mrs. Li said, “Captain, you’re really nosy. My son doesn’t work, but I support him. Besides, even if we don’t have enough grain, I’ll borrow it and pay it back. Would you really watch us starve to death?”

The Captain rolled his eyes in annoyance. “Mrs. Li, I’m not going to argue with you. Just know that if you don’t have enough grain, don’t come crying to me. Whether your second son works or not is none of my business.”

“First, the previous farm tool manager has left. The new farm tool manager is Xia Yunxuan.” Xia Yunrou’s said, “Captain, why? Why give her such an easy job?”

“I wanted to do it before, but you wouldn’t let me. Captain, isn’t this unfair? So many people want to be the farm tool manager. It’s such an easy job. Why does Xia Yunxuan get to do it?”

“Hmph, because she’s a high school student. She has good handwriting and is obedient. She doesn’t make mistakes. Unlike some people, who can’t even manage farm tools properly and keep losing them.”

“Hmph, it’s not my fault that the farm tools were lost. Who told them not to bring them back after work? She’s a high school student. I’m also a high school student. Why can she do it and I can’t? Besides, aren’t we a family?”

It’s normal for the sister’s job to be given to the older sister, right? The Captain roared, “Xia Yunrou’s, are you crazy?”

Xia Yunxuan has already signed a letter of severance with your family. Do you think it’s a joke? I’m going to the police station to get it stamped when I go to pick up the educated youth. She’s not your family anymore. You still dare to say you’re a family? How did you treat her before? Do I need to say it?”

Xia Yunrou’s, not afraid of death, said, “Captain, you’re helping your younger sister, who’s so ungrateful. Aren’t you afraid of losing your position as Captain? We paid for her schooling and food. How have we wronged her? How many girls in the village have gone to school? She’s so ungrateful. She’s a white-eyed wolf.”

“Heh,” Xia Yunxuan said. “Xia Yunrou’s, why was I able to go to school? Don’t you have any conscience? You gave me food and clothes? You gave me the food you didn’t want. I went to school to learn how to read and write. I wanted to learn to read and write so that I could sell for a good price when I grew up.”

“Isn’t that what your grandma did? That butcher Zhang in town, he killed how many wives? Didn’t she know? She wanted to marry me off to him. That’s clearly pushing me into a fire pit. Why didn’t she want you to marry him?”

Old lady He said, “You stinky girl, you’re complaining about being sent to enjoy yourself. Everyone in the village beats their wives. Who doesn’t? If you had been diligent and obedient, why would he beat you?”

“You’re disrespectful to elders, and you don’t do your work properly. It’s no wonder he beat you. You’re so young, and you dare to break off the relationship with us. You’re getting too big for your britches. You need to be taught a lesson.”

“You should be sent to Butcher Zhang. You need to learn a lesson. You need to know that elders can’t be disobeyed.”

“Heh,” Xia Yunxuan said. “Old lady He, you’re really good at twisting the truth. You clearly wanted to marry me off because of the high dowry. You said you wanted me to enjoy myself. Why don’t you want to enjoy that kind of life? You’re old and no one wants you. Don’t you have your precious granddaughter?”