Chapter 16 Giving birth to a whole basket of babies is better than giving birth to you.

Xu Yuanyuan took a deep sniff; it smelled amazing.

People around stopped and, imitating Xu Yuanyuan, took a deep sniff.

Xu Yuanyuan immediately became unhappy and shooed everyone away, saying, "Get out of here, all of you! You've all smelled all the fragrance, what am I supposed to smell?"

"You stingy person!"

"If someone's still eating young, chubby food and constantly thinking about more, will they ever get married?"

"You can smell it but can't eat it, so your situation isn't as good as ours."

The villagers who passed by were also quick to criticize.

Xu Yuanyuan raised her fist, and only then did the person leave quietly.

Just as she was about to go inside, Butcher Li suddenly came over, holding money in his hand, all of it in ten-yuan notes.

Butcher Li asked, "Is Xu Qingmo home?"

"What do you want with her?" Xu Yuanyuan sensed something was wrong; she looked around and saw no wild boars in the yard.

Butcher Li has been selling pork for years. Why is he suddenly showing up with money? Did he buy that wild boar?

Unexpectedly, Xu Qingmo, at such a young age, has already learned how to engage in speculation and profiteering!

Butcher Li stuffed the money into his pocket. "There are two things I want to say to her. Is she home?"

“She’s not here, you can come to me if you need anything.” Xu Yuanyuan blocked the doorway.

Butcher Li said, "Since she's not home, I'll head back now and come back another day."

Just as Butcher Li was about to leave, Xu Yuanyuan grabbed his arm and asked, "Tell me the truth, did you buy Xu Qingmo's big wild boar? This is speculation and profiteering, I'm going to report you to the village chief."

Butcher Li immediately covered Xu Yuanyuan's mouth; she had been speaking quite loudly, attracting the attention of some people in the distance.

Xu Yuanyuan immediately pushed Li Tu Fu's hand away, took two steps back in a panic, which aggravated her wound, causing her to wince in pain.

She was already ugly, and now, with her face contorted, she looked like a giant, monstrous black rat in the dim night.

Butcher Li avoided eye contact, somewhat fearful.

"You, you, you... I'm a virgin, how dare you touch my mouth! I never thought you, Butcher Li, were such a lecher! I'm going to find the village chief to get justice for me!" Xu Yuanyuan said, heading towards the village chief's house.

Butcher Li blocked their way.

Xu Qingmo heard the noise and pushed open the door. Butcher Li said, "So you're home. Your aunt said you weren't home."

Xu Qingmo nodded, then looked at Xu Yuanyuan, "You're lucky to be alive. You still want to go to the village chief's house. Do you want me to send you to the wild boar's den right now and see if you still dare to go?"

Xu Yuanyuan felt even more pain in her buttocks when she thought about the cruelty of wild boars.

She squeezed her legs together, not daring to make a move.

Butcher Li called Xu Qingmo out, found a secluded spot, handed her the large sum of money, and specifically instructed her not to tell anyone about reselling pork.

The checks are very strict these days.

Xu Qingmo nodded, "I can just go to your house to get the money from now on, so that no one will have designs on me."

Fortunately, she arrived in time; otherwise, Xu Yuanyuan would have kept all the money for herself.

"Alright then." Butcher Li's mood improved considerably. "I'll head back now. You stay here and keep an eye on your aunt. That woman..."

Li the butcher didn't say what came next, but Xu Qingmo knew it.

"I know."

After seeing Butcher Li off, Xu Qingmo couldn't hold that much money in one hand.

At only five years old, her hands and body were small, everything about her was small.

Aside from being more agile, I can't find anything else that I'm satisfied with.

Xu Qingmo didn't go back. Instead, she found a big tree, dug a hole, tore off the pocket from her clothes, wrapped the 100-yuan note in it, put it in the hole, and then covered the hole with soil.

After finishing everything, she wiped the sweat from her brow and went back.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Xu Yuanyuan started crying and complaining to Wang Xiuzhi.

They said Xu Qingmo wanted her dead, letting her get hit by a wild boar without even trying to save her.

Grandma Liu pursed her lips and couldn't help but scold, "You're almost 200 pounds, and you still want a five-year-old to risk his life to save you. If he doesn't save you, you're cursing him. Aren't you afraid people will laugh at you if word gets out?"

Grandma Wang chimed in, "It's ridiculous! You're as heavy as a wild boar, and a fart from you could crush a pig. How could you get run over by a wild boar? It seems even wild boars don't like you."

Xu Yuanyuan stopped crying and turned around to glare angrily at Grandma Liu and Grandma Wang.

But my eyes were drawn to the meat and vegetables on the table.

She swallowed hard, momentarily forgetting what else she wanted to say.

Carefully moving her injured leg, Xu Yuanyuan's eyes were only on the food on the table.

She had only taken a few steps when she tripped and fell to the ground.

Xu Qingmo pulled her leg back and sat down at the table first.

Stewed pig's trotters, stir-fried rabbit with chili peppers, and a pot of vegetable and meat soup.

Two steamed buns were placed in front of Xu Qingmo. She picked up a bowl of soup and took a sip. The meat juice burst in her mouth, and the fresh aroma of the vegetables neutralized some of the meatiness, making it both fresh and delicious.

Xu Qingmo held the bowl and drank most of it in one gulp, and Grandma Liu helped her fill the bowl again.

I picked up a piece of rabbit meat with my chopsticks and put it in my mouth. The meat was infused with the aroma of chili peppers. Although it was spicy, it was delicious.

Xu Qingmo inhaled as she put rabbit meat into her mouth.

"You little slut..."

Wang Xiuzhi was about to sit down at the table when she was startled by a single look from Xu Qingmo.

She quickly took a few steps back and began cursing again.

Xu Qingmo gave her another look, and Wang Xiuzhi dared not cause any more trouble.

Xu Yuanyuan was already injured, and now she had fallen, causing her whole body to convulse in pain.

"Mom, it hurts so much, please help me."

Wang Xiuzhi was still angry, but seeing Xu Yuanyuan in so much pain, she ultimately couldn't bear to stand idly by.

However, she had no money.

Wang Xiuzhi paced anxiously, saying, "Why don't you wait for me at home now, and I'll go up the mountain to pick some herbs to stop your bleeding?"

Xu Yuanyuan felt a sudden darkness before her eyes. "No, by the time you come back, I'll bleed to death."

"Then what should we do?"

“Xu Qingmo has money on her. Li the butcher just came over to give her money. I saw a lot of money. Mom, you have to ask her for money to save my life.”

Why would Butcher Li give money to Xu Qingmo?

Xu Yuanyuan immediately recounted what she had seen and heard that day. Wang Xiuzhi exclaimed in surprise that Xu Qingmo really had the skill to hunt wild boars. The last time she was able to bring back a wild boar, it wasn't just good luck.

Moreover, this girl even knows how to exchange pork for money.

This brain works even better than Xu Yuanyuan's at twenty.

What kind of thing did she give birth to?

A baby can be given birth to in a basket and still hold things, but Xu Yuanyuan can only call for her mother to eat and can't do anything else.

Even though Wang Xiuzhi now despises Xu Yuanyuan, she is still her own child. Now that Xu Yuanlong is dead and Xu Hai is not close to her, only Xu Yuanyuan remains by her side.

Wang Xiuzhi walked up to Xu Qingmo and deliberately asked, "Qingmo, your aunt is injured. Could you give me some money to take her to get treatment for her wounds?"

Xu Qingmo let out a burp and placed a ten-yuan note on the table. "It's possible, but she has to come along whenever I go up the mountain to catch wild boars and wolves. If you agree, you can take the money."