Chapter 86 Tricked into going up the mountain

Bai Zimei's tearful plea did not soften Liu Ye's heart. Back then, when her father wouldn't let her mother feed Bai Zilin and was about to starve her own brother, why didn't she stand up and say a word? Why didn't she secretly send Bai Zilin some food? When she had no money and was about to be sold, she thought of her own brother and her grandmother!

"Kneel if you want, I don't have any money to give you anyway. Besides, what does it have to do with us if your own father wants to sell you? Your father won't give us any money when he sells you. It's your mother who's going to die, not my mother. I'm going back to my room now. Kneel if you want. Oh, and I'm just giving you a friendly reminder: sometimes wolves from the mountains come to our doorstep looking for food, so don't kneel too late."

After Liu Ye finished speaking, she turned around and was about to push open the door to enter the courtyard, but Bai Zimei grabbed her leg and said, "You're not leaving without giving me the silver. Don't think I don't know that my older brother goes up the mountain to hunt every day and sells a lot of silver. You have silver but you won't give it to me. Give me the silver, I want 50 taels. Give me the silver and I'll leave right away, otherwise I'll stick with you today. If you piss me off, I'll burn your house down!"

Seeing that Bai Zimei was already in such a sorry state, and still dared to threaten her, showing no awareness of being a beggar at all, Liu Ye gently lifted her leg and kicked Bai Zimei more than ten meters away with a little force: "Go to hell!"

"Ah!" Bai Zimei's body rolled several times on the ground before stopping. She was in so much pain that her whole body felt like it was falling apart. By the time she managed to get up from the ground, Liu Ye had already closed the door. Enraged, she pounced on the door and pounded on it with all her might, "Bang bang bang, bang bang bang."

"Open the door! Open the door, you little bitch! Open the door! How dare you hit me! Pay my medical bills!" *Slap slap slap, slap slap slap*

The neighbors who lived near Liu Ye's house, including Wang Dani's family, heard her banging on the door and ran out to see what was going on. When they saw that it was Bai Zimei, that woman who had been cheated on, and everyone in the village knew her, they immediately lost interest in watching the commotion and went back to their houses to sleep.

Wang Dani's eyes darted around: "Mom, you go inside, I'll close the door."

After Wang Dani saw her parents go inside, she picked up a stone from the ground, quietly went to Bai Zilin's door, and hit Bai Zimei hard.

"Ouch!" Bai Zimei, who had been hit on the head, clutched her head and squatted on the ground in pain. "Damn bastard, who hit me!" She quickly stood up and saw a figure running rapidly towards the village. She chased after him, shouting, "Stop! Why did you hit me? Who are you? Stop right there!"

Actually, Liu Ye didn't go inside; she was just standing in the yard listening to the commotion. How could she sleep if Bai Zimei didn't leave? How strange! Who attacked Bai Zimei? There are still such kind people in Erdaogou Village.

Whatever, as long as Bai Zimei is gone, I'll go back to my room and sleep.

Bai Zimei chased the shadowy figure into the village, but lost track of it. Frustrated, she had no desire to go back and had no choice but to return home.

Wang Dani, who was hiding in the shadows, breathed a sigh of relief after Bai Zimei left. She stepped out from the shadows. That little bitch really tricked her last time, making Brother Bai resent her. Otherwise, with her looks, figure, and family background, how could Brother Bai not like her? It's all her fault!

Before she knew it, it was the next day. Liu Ye had just finished breakfast and washed her dirty clothes when it started snowing outside. However, the snow was not heavy. Since it was not too cold, the snow melted as soon as it fell to the ground, just like rain.

The New Year is almost here after the snow. Time flies! Liu Ye closed the door, went inside, and sat on the kang (heated brick bed). If it gets too cold, she'll have to light the stove. Brother Bai has been gone for three days now, and she wonders where he is. "Alas, it's true that a mother worries when her son travels a thousand miles, but a son doesn't worry when his mother travels a thousand miles..."

"Hahaha, I guess Brother Bai didn't hear me, hahaha."

Time flies, and three days have passed in the blink of an eye. Liu Ye thought that Wang Dani and the other two hadn't come for three days and that they were too shameless to come. But the two of them showed up early this morning, each carrying a basket. There was nothing she could do but invite these two bastards into the house.

"Please sit wherever you like. It doesn't seem to be market day. Did you need something from me?"

Wu Xincao said with a smile, "Hey! You can't go to the market every day. We've come to ask you to pick wild persimmons on the mountain. Every year at this time, we go up the mountain to pick wild persimmons. The wild persimmons are so sweet after being hit by snow. You'd better hurry up and get your basket. If you go too late, the big persimmons will be picked by someone else."

Suppressing her doubts, Liu Ye went to the kitchen to get a basket, locked the door, and followed Wu Xincao and Wang Dani up the mountain. As she walked, she pondered: Brother Bai went hunting in the mountains every day, but she had never seen him bring back a single wild apple or persimmon. If he had, he would definitely have brought them back for her to eat. Clearly, Wu Xincao was lying. But she couldn't figure out what the two of them wanted to do by luring her up the mountain. Did they intend to kill her? They shouldn't have that kind of guts, right?

However, it's also possible that they found help. As Liu Ye followed them into the mountains, she listened carefully to the sounds around her.

Two hours later, Wu Xincao stopped, panting heavily. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and pretended to look around, saying, "Hey, I remember the persimmon tree was right here, where is it? Have we gotten lost? Oh no, what are we going to do!"

Wang Dani quickly chimed in, "Oh dear, I remember the wild persimmon tree is nearby, but we can't find it. Why don't we split up and look for it? I'll go look in the east, Xincao you go look in the west, and Liuye you go look in the south. Whoever finds it, just call out and we'll go find it and meet up."

Liu Ye pretended not to see through their scheme and nodded calmly: "Okay, I'll go look in the south."

After saying that, she headed south and soon her figure disappeared into the dense jungle. Wu Xincao and Wang Dani exchanged a mischievous glance; their plan had succeeded.

"Let's go, let's hurry down the mountain." After saying that, Wu Xincao turned back the way she came, and Wang Dani quickly followed: "What if she doesn't encounter any wild boars? Wild boars used to frequent this area, what if they've moved to another place?"

Wu Xincao said with a wicked grin, "It's okay, if there are no wild boars, there are wolves; if there are no wolves, there are bears. I don't believe that little bitch is so lucky that she won't run into any of them!"

As she walked, Liu Ye noticed something was wrong. There were many wild boar droppings on the ground. How did she know they were wild boar droppings? Because wild boar droppings are similar to domestic pig droppings, and she was all too familiar with the smell...

She stood under a tree root and looked around. No, she couldn't go any further. If she did, she would fall into those two bastards' trap. While she still remembered the way she came, she had to hurry down the mountain.

"Hmph."