Chapter 76

After everyone left, Xia Yunxuan looked at Xia Yunge and said, “Xia Yunge, this is my last warning. You better behave yourself, or it won’t be as simple as picking up manure for a few months.”

Xia Yunge didn’t say anything. She just stared at Xia Yunxuan with a murderous look in her eyes, as if she wanted to burn a hole through her. It looked terrifying. If it were night, it would have scared someone to tears.

Yun Guilan said, “Xia Yunxuan, you’re really a jinx. You cause trouble wherever you go. Everyone who gets close to you will suffer.”

“No wonder your family doesn’t like you and wants to disown you. If it were me, I would have kicked you out of this village long ago. You’re still allowed to stay in the village? You’re such bad luck.”

“Oh, Second Aunt, you probably didn’t get enough of a lesson just now. You’re spreading superstition again. Should I call the captain back? Say that again, and I’ll go to the Red Guards in town. You’re lucky I’m such a good person. I’m just ignoring what you said. If it were someone else, you would have been in trouble. Hee hee. You and Hua Guafu had a good time fighting, didn’t you? You look like a cat with a face full of scratches. Second Aunt, I feel sorry for you.”

Yun Guilan was so scared that she covered her mouth. She was just angry, but she didn’t expect this little vixen to be so powerful now. She would report someone without hesitation.

“Second Aunt, for the sake of being family, I’m giving you another warning. Keep Xia Yunge in check. If she dares to have any inappropriate thoughts about my boyfriend again, I will strip her naked and throw her in the brigade headquarters for everyone to see. Don’t you dare try me.”

“Even though she’s ugly, she’s not a good person. She’s not decent. At least she’s a woman. I’m sure the old bachelors and widowers in the brigade will find her attractive. Don’t say I’m heartless when that happens.”

Xia Yunxuan strutted away like a victorious rooster, her head held high. She was in a particularly good mood today. She decided to sell more supplies to reward herself.

Yun Guilan was furious. She cursed Xia Yunxuan in her heart. You damn little vixen, I’ll make sure you suffer. I don’t believe that educated youth will protect you all the time. When I get the chance, I’ll knock you unconscious and throw you on an old bachelor’s bed.

Of course, Xia Yunxuan didn’t know her second aunt had such evil thoughts. If she did, she would have said, “Come on then. Let’s see who’s faster and who’s stronger.”

When she got home, Xiao Yichen and Gu Benhuai had already gone to work. No one was home. Xia Yunxuan cleaned up and put on a backpack. She would pretend to be carrying Yuan Bao and Chen Bao back. She also had to tell Auntie Guiqin about the defective fabrics being sold in town in a couple of days. Otherwise, she would forget.

A few minutes later, Xia Yunxuan arrived at the field where they were weeding. Sure enough, she saw Auntie Guiqin working diligently. She was the best and fastest worker.

Xia Yunxuan stood on the edge of the field and shouted, “Auntie Guiqin, come here for a moment.” Hu Guiqin straightened up and shielded her eyes with her hand. She saw that it was the little girl calling her and waved.

When Hu Guiqin came over, she asked, “Little girl, why are you here?”

Xia Yunxuan leaned close to Hu Guiqin’s ear and said, “Auntie Guiqin, I’ll tell you something in secret. The supply and marketing cooperative will have defective fabrics for sale in a couple of days, no tickets required. If you need some, you can go take a look early.”

Hu Guiqin’s eyes lit up. She immediately asked, “Is that true?”

“Auntie Guiqin, the people at the supply and marketing cooperative told me. It’s true,” Xia Yunxuan replied.

“Little girl, thank you so much. We need fabric, and now’s our chance. I’ll go early. Since we don’t need tickets, I’ll buy a lot. It’s a rare opportunity.”

“Girl Yun, do you want to come with us? You can buy some fabric too. You’re about to get married, right? Buy some red fabric for good luck.”

“Auntie Guiqin, I already bought some red fabric. It’s a big event, so I have to prepare early.”

“Sigh,” Hu Guiqin sighed. “You’re better off without your parents and grandparents. They make me so angry.”

“Don’t be angry, Auntie. It’s not worth it to get angry with people like that. Just treat them like everyone else in the village. I’m actually happy to be separated from them. Otherwise, I would have become their source of labor. Maybe my grandma would have sold me to someone for money. Now she can’t control me anymore.”

“Auntie, I won’t bother you with your work. Otherwise, the captain will say something. I’ll go to the back mountain to see if I can find some firewood and dig up some wild vegetables.”

Hu Guiqin said, “Little girl, you have to be careful going to the back mountain alone. Just collect some firewood and come back quickly. Don’t go too deep into the mountains. There are wild animals there.”

Xia Yunxuan waved and said as she walked, “Don’t worry, Auntie. I’m a good girl. I won’t go deep into the mountains.”

Xia Yunxuan thought, “It’s impossible not to go deep into the mountains. If a wild animal sees me, it’s their bad luck. It’s perfect for trading at night.”

Xia Yunxuan quickly went to the back mountain. When she was far enough away from people, she put her backpack in her space and released Duanyue. Xia Yunxuan said, “Duanyue, come on. Let’s go to the back mountain and find some treasures.”

Duanyue was excited to be in a familiar place. It almost howled, but Xia Yunxuan glared at it and it shut up. This master was getting more and more ferocious. It was a little scared.

Duanyue knew it had almost caused trouble. It lowered its head to signal Xia Yunxuan to get on its back so it could take her into the back mountain.

Xia Yunxuan jumped onto Duanyue’s back and stroked its head. “Duanyue, let’s go. Be careful. Don’t let any branches scratch me.”

Duanyue was now very strong. It carried Xia Yunxuan very quickly without any effort. If it encountered a tiger, it could probably fight for hundreds of rounds without getting hurt. The key was that it was getting smarter. Except for not being able to speak, it was almost like a human.

Twenty minutes later, they reached the back mountain. When they stopped, Xia Yunxuan took out the spiritual spring water and drank two cups. She also gave Duanyue some.

After resting, Xia Yunxuan released Feifei. One flower, one person, and one wolf set out to find treasures.

Soon, Xia Yunxuan found many good medicinal herbs. She threw them all into her space. Feifei would plant them later. She didn’t have to do anything.