Chapter 918 Always Coming and Going in a Hurry

But Song Chunxue not only didn't leave, she also ate a bowl.

Finally, she took out several feet of beautiful blue satin fabric and presented it to Li Mengchun's wife in front of everyone.

"This fabric is enough to make a pair of shoes for everyone. This material is very rare; I brought it from the capital. I hope you won't find it unsuitable." With that, Song Chunxue stood up to take her leave.

Song Chunxue greeted the old man from the Li family, then lifted the curtain and went out.

Just as Li Mengchun was about to get up to see him off, his wife glared at him.

Once inside the courtyard, Song Chunxue said, "Let me give you a piece of advice: you'll lose money if you don't respect yourself. You should be careful."

Hearing slightly heavy footsteps behind her, Song Chunxue smiled.

The next moment, she ducked to avoid the attack from behind.

"You old hag, what right do you have to meddle in things that even our own family can't handle!"

Li Mengchun's wife reached out to grab Song Chunxue's hair, and the hairpin was instantly pulled out.

Song Chunxue's eyes sharpened; it was the hairpin that Lord Xie had given her!

She immediately released the peach branch and struck Li Mengchun's wife's wrist hard. The hairpin slipped from her hand, but Song Chunxue caught it deftly.

Then, before the other person could react, she punched and kicked him, slamming him against the earthen wall.

“You…” Li Mengchun’s wife was half a head taller than Song Chunxue and much stronger. She didn’t expect that she couldn’t beat this old Taoist nun.

Even more terrifying, the old woman used some kind of evil and monstrous thing to bind her up and make her float away.

She was lifted up by a gaudy peach vine!

She remembered that Da Wang had said that Song Chunxue was probably practicing some kind of evil magic outside, but she hadn't believed it at the time.

Seeing that Li Mengchun's wife's face had turned deathly pale with fright, Song Chunxue was very satisfied.

She crossed her arms and said, "Don't show off in front of me. I don't rely on men; I rely on myself."

As she spoke, Song Chunxue stretched out her hand and produced a long sword that was exquisitely crafted and shimmering with light, seemingly out of nowhere.

She laughed nonchalantly, "Do you know how many evil spirits and wicked people I've killed outside? If I can't even handle a shameless woman like you, then I've been out there doing nothing."

As she spoke, she mentally said to Wuyou, "Help me, give her a good scare, show her what a divine sword is!"

[Tch, why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut? I can scare her so badly she'll run away with her tail between her legs with just a few simple moves.]

No sooner had he finished speaking than Wuyou lunged at Li Mengchun's wife.

"Swish swish swish!"

The sight of several sword flashes startled her, causing her to close her eyes but clench her teeth and remain silent.

Everyone was eating inside at that time, and no one came out to watch the excitement.

Song Chunxue watched Wuyou's smug moves, one slow and one fast, and found them quite infuriating.

But this trick worked, and Li Mengchun's wife finally begged for mercy.

"I admit I was wrong, okay? I can't afford to offend you, sir."

Song Chunxue grabbed the peach branch and pulled the person in front of her, looking at her with a half-smile, "Watch your mouth next time, don't you understand how to respect your elders?"

"I can't be bothered with your business, so you'd better not meddle in mine. Next time, I won't be so patient. You won't get any benefit from offending me."

She felt like a bandit harassing a respectable woman, patting her cheek with the cold scabbard and laughing wildly.

As she spoke, she took advantage of the other person's inattention, stuffed a pill into their mouth, and slapped her chest.

Li Mengchun's wife didn't even have a chance to refuse before the pill slid down her esophagus.

As Song Chunxue took a step back, Taozhi withdrew her wrist. The other person fell to the ground, pounding her chest, and then tried to vomit the pill by sticking her fingers down her throat.

"Don't bother, this stuff melts in your mouth and can't be spat out. You'd better behave yourself. If I find out you're up to any tricks, this poison will make you wish you were dead."

One should always be wary of others, especially since this woman is not very kind-hearted.

If Song Chunxue leaves, even a small trick from her could cause the boss to suffer.

She has to be careful.

After saying that, she walked down the slope without looking back, then went around to the left path, climbed up a small slope, and returned to the eldest son's house.

Li Dazui was also there.

Upon seeing Song Chunxue, he immediately stood up.

"What were you doing at Li Mengchun's house? Did you get into a fight with Nan Lihua?"

Song Chunxue said calmly, "Do I look like someone who would suffer a loss right now?"

Don't waste time on such trivial matters. Don't forget, Master Han and Lord Zhao are waiting for you to return; they have important matters to discuss.

Worry-free's reminder made her somewhat anxious.

Yes, she stayed with the boss for two days longer than expected.

“That’s true,” Li Dazui said with a smile. “It’s just that I was thinking that you were kind-hearted and got ambushed.”

"Then you're overthinking it."

Song Chunxue looked at the eldest couple and their child, who were huddled together waiting for dinner.

"We'll be leaving after dinner. We'll leave the rest to you. If you need anything, just write to us. We definitely won't stand idly by if we can solve it."

“Your mother is still alive. If she's bullied badly, I'll lose face too, you know that?”

The eldest brother was quite surprised. "It's so late, are you walking at night? What's the rush? You can go tomorrow."

"I've heard that you might encounter wolves while walking at night. Although I'm not afraid, what if it happens?"

After having such a heart-to-heart talk with his mother, the eldest son suddenly felt very reluctant to part ways and felt quite uneasy.

Although others say that his mother is becoming less and less home as she gets older, he doesn't think it matters. After all, she has suffered for so many years, and it's good that she has become a nun.

Anyway, he knew his own limitations and knew he wasn't a filial son.

But as soon as his mother came back, he wanted her to stay there forever.

But the words wouldn't come out. Her mother had seen so much of the world, and had been to the capital twice. How could she be content to stay in this little mountain valley?

He was too ashamed to stay.

"Don't worry, I have my own way. I'll be in the county soon. I'll see your sister tomorrow, and then we'll go to Jincheng. I'm not some carefree little Taoist priest; I have important business to attend to."

She patted the eldest brother on the shoulder, "Let's eat first. Li Dazui, do you have anything to pack? We'll leave after we finish eating."

“That’s all. What could I possibly pack? There’s nothing of value.” Li Dazui sighed. “Now that I’m back, I don’t want to leave. But the thought of not even having a piglet this year, and having to go to the market to get one, is really annoying. Going to work as a gatekeeper in the county isn’t so bad.”

"Then you've gone from being the head of the household to just a doorman?"

“What’s wrong with that? I can go out and chat with people during the day, and I can go to the old blacksmith, the Taoist temples and monasteries in the mountains, and talk to the monks and Taoists. It’s better than me staying at home alone drying vegetables. I’ve been saving up the grain I’ve grown for several years, enough for me to eat. When there’s a famine, I’ll come back.”

"Who showed you the grain?"

“Li Mengchun,” Li Dazui said with a smile, picking up his chopsticks, “he’s my brother after all. If we can’t rely on him for this, then we can’t rely on anyone else.”

After they finished eating, Xu Dahong hurriedly went to the kitchen to pack up the good food in the house for Song Chunxue to take away.

“Mom, I know you love buckwheat noodles. I just made two bags of them the other day. Take them with you and share them with Sanwa and Laosi.”

"And there's sesame oil. We planted five acres of sesame last year. Take a jar." Xu Dahong quietly moved closer to her. "I know Mom has good things. You can take all of these with you. Do you want some potatoes from home?"