After being thoroughly beaten by Yun Ruochun, Yun Sanzhuang lay in bed for more than half a month before finally getting out of bed today. During this time, he ate nothing but porridge and rice gruel every day, eating like a turtle grandson. So he thought of going up the mountain to hunt a pheasant to eat.

They were incredibly lucky; they found shiitake mushrooms as soon as they went up the mountain. Wasn't this fate that allowed them to eat shiitake mushroom stewed with chicken?

Yun Sanzhuang was naturally delighted. Soon after, he heard a commotion from the southeast. He tiptoed closer and saw Yun Ling.

Yunling immediately spotted Yun Xiaoliu carrying a full basket of flower mushrooms. Good heavens, they must have picked all the flower mushrooms on the mountain.

"Flower mushroom?"

Yun Xiaoliu: ... (Why does this opening line sound so familiar?)

"Yunling, what are you doing up the mountain?"

"I'm looking for you."

Yun Xiaoliu gripped the basket tightly, warily. "What do you want?"

"Uncle, are you having shiitake mushrooms tonight?"

Yun Sanzhuang was too lazy to deal with Yun Ling, so he told Yun Xiaoliu to leave. After taking only two steps, they saw Yun Ruochun. Yun Sanzhuang subconsciously stepped back, but Yun Ling shouted, "Auntie, they have flower mushrooms."

Yun Ruochun rubbed her wrists, while Yun Sanzhuang felt a dull ache in his ribs. The scene of being beaten that night was still vivid in his mind. What was worse was that he didn't dare to seek revenge later, for fear of being caught and punished by the authorities.

To be honest, Yun Ruochun is really something. Any young lady who touches and gropes like her deserves to never get married and will definitely end up as an old woman.

Knowing that Yun Ling wanted to take the flower mushrooms home to cultivate, Yun Ruochun said:

“Your eldest son’s family always likes to meddle in whatever we have. Last time, you got most of the wild rabbit. We want these mushrooms too.”

Yun Sanzhuang was dissatisfied. They were the ones who picked the fruit, and the women hadn't contributed anything, so why should they get a share? But he couldn't beat Yun Ruochun, and just as he was in a dilemma, a voice came from the left.

"Wild rabbit? What wild rabbit?"

The speaker was none other than Yun Dazhuang, the eldest son of the first wife. Behind him followed Yun Erzhuang, the second son of the first wife, and their son. Upon seeing this, Yun Sanzhuang straightened his back, his brows furrowed with smugness.

These people were indeed as their name suggested; they were all strong and sturdy. They marched towards Yun Ruochun in a large group, trying to surround her. Taking advantage of the chaos, Yun Ling grabbed a handful of mushrooms, put them in a basket, and stood next to Yun Ruochun.

"It's the half-rabbit your mother brought back last time. We were generous, but you're so stingy, not even allowing us to have some mushrooms. In that case, forget it!"

“What’s wrong with Sanzhuang? We’re all relatives. If Chunniang wants it, just give it to her.”

Yun Sanzhuang was bewildered by the scolding. Had his elder brother lost his mind? In the past, they were the ones who asked others for things; there was no reason for them to give them away.

Yunling tugged at Yun Ruochun's sleeve, signaling her to leave and not get entangled with them. She sensed that Yun Dazhuang was a two-faced man; he spoke sweetly but didn't mean what he thought. He might even use the excuse that they had taken the mushrooms to come to their house and borrow something else later.

Although Yun Ruochun didn't know why Yun Ling wanted to take her away, she knew Yun Ling was smarter than her and there must be a reason.

"I don't want it, you can keep it for yourselves."

Yun Ruochun snorted and walked forward with Yun Ling. Suddenly, the ground shook violently, and a wild boar charged out.

"Wild boar! Dad, there's a wild boar!"

Yun Sanzhuang was overjoyed. Today was truly a stroke of luck for him. He not only found the flower mushrooms that the third branch of the family couldn't find, but he also spotted a wild boar. He was sure to have a good meal tonight and show off his prowess in the village.

Yun Sanzhuang thought so, and the others thought so too. They were all eager to show their prowess, but the wild boar was unusually ferocious. As if provoked, it charged around recklessly, breaking the trees on the side.

Upon seeing this, everyone hurriedly pulled out sickles, kitchen knives, hemp ropes, and sticks from their baskets and threw them at the wild boar. Although they were often in the mountains and were strong, they had never caught a wild boar before, and seeing how ferocious it was, they panicked.

The wild boar was thoroughly enraged by their provocation. It roared and charged straight at them. Seeing this, Yun Sanzhuang abandoned everything and ran down the mountain. The others followed him immediately after he left.

Unable to catch the wild boar, they turned their attention to Yunling and Yun Ruochun on the other side.

"Ling-jie, run!"

Yun Ruochun gave Yun Ling a push, then picked up the branch that had been knocked down by the wild boar. She believed that with her strength, she could fight the wild boar.

Yunling stumbled as she was pushed. The wild boar was provoked, and even her special ability made it difficult to control it. How could Yun Ruochun possibly subdue it with brute force alone?

Yunling hurriedly hugged the big tree beside her. With the tree stabilizing her energy, she used her superpower again, and the wild boar slowed down, finally stopping in front of Yun Ruochun.

Seizing the opportunity, Yun Ruochun struck the pig's head with a club, then slashed its body. As the wild boar collapsed to the ground, she turned around and saw Yun Ling lying there as well.

"Sister Ling!"

"Auntie, I'm fine."

"Were you frightened? Do you feel unwell?"

"Auntie, I'm really fine."

Controlling this wild boar had exhausted Yunling's mental energy. She had just fainted and collapsed, but fortunately, the energy of the mountain was nourishing her. She slowly woke up and felt much more agile.

Although Yunling said this, Yun Ruochun did not believe her. She wanted to take Yunling down the mountain to rest, but the people from the main branch of the family returned.

"Auntie, quickly get the wild boar!"

Yunling jumped up in a panic, and Yun Ruochun quickly hoisted the pig onto her shoulder. Yun Dazhuang and his men surrounded them, their greedy eyes barely concealed.

Yun Dazhuang was secretly relieved that he hadn't run home. He thought that Yun Ruochun and Yun Ling were still on the mountain. Yun Ruochun alone was enough to fight the wild boar for a while. Then, he could sneak up behind and bring the wild boar home.

I just didn't expect that with the wild boar dead, he wouldn't have to lift a finger.

"What are you all standing there for? Can't you see how hard your aunt is carrying the pig all by herself? Hurry up and go help her."

"No need, Yun Dazhuang. Do you think I need help?"

Yun Ruochun simply carried the wild boar and jumped around a few times. Apart from the pig's blood flowing down her back, nothing changed.

Yun Dazhuang rubbed his hands and laughed, "I know Chunniang is amazing. I just thought that since we finally hunted a wild boar and we also have some mushrooms, we could all get together and have a good meal today and have some fun."

"That's unnecessary. You didn't help when we were hunting the wild boar, and now that it's dead, you're trying to claim kinship? There's no such thing as a free lunch."

Yun Sanzhuang was puzzled. Did his brother need to beg her so humbly? The current situation was that they were seven against two, so they could just take the wild boar directly. Why all the nonsense?