Chapter 31 The Mountain Is Their Hope
Su Zhen was very good at ignoring other people's ridicule. She stared at the lard in the ceramic jar with shining eyes.
"Sister, I can use lard to make skin care ointment. Give me the lard. I will make the ointment and send you a box."
"You know we'll all be traveling in the future, and it can't rain all the time. By then, your skin will be rough from the wind and sun, and you don't want to get old and ugly, do you?"
Su Nuan looked at her like she was stupid and asked, "I'll give you the whole jar? And then you'll give me a box? How much is in a box?"
Su Zhen really seemed not to hear the sarcasm in her words. She made a circle with her hand, which was not even as big as a tea bowl.
"So many, I saw some pine trees where I could collect some needles to make pine scented wine."
Su Nuan really wanted to roll her eyes and throw this person out of the mountains. Was she crazy or was she kicked by a donkey? She gave her such a big jar of lard in exchange for some ointment?
Before she could say anything, Xue slammed the table and shouted angrily, "Are you stupid, girl? We are all exiled prisoners, so why should we care about our reputation?"
"If you want to be fair and tender and serve a man, then go by yourself. Don't drag our Nuan Nuan with you. Our Nuan Nuan is a decent person."
"The donkey carts behind are so empty, it would be easy for you to occupy one. Anyway, please don't come and harm our family."
Su Zhen's face turned pale after being scolded, and her eyes were filled with tears that were about to fall. Unfortunately, no one in the room found her like this lovable. Instead, they all thought it was artificial and disgusting.
She said aggrievedly, "I mean well, how can you say that to me? Is it wrong for a woman to dress up to please someone?"
Mrs. Xue looked at her with disdain. "You are such a fool. Who are you trying to impress by dressing up so beautifully in your current situation? Do you know who is around you? Do you think you can possibly catch a rich husband?"
Su Zhen was stunned and asked in confusion, "Are you looking for a rich husband? Or do you want to find a man yourself? We will look good when we dress up."
Xue was so angry that she walked over quickly and slapped him in the face.
Su Zhen was caught off guard and was knocked towards Ling Yun.
Although Ling Yun is a fool in everyone's eyes, he is handsome and stands out in the exile team. Many women are already coveting him.
When Xue saw Su Zhen falling towards Ling Yun, she thought to herself that this was not good. If she was touched and hugged, wouldn't she be holding her son responsible?
This kind of woman with a mental problem must not be her daughter-in-law. She shouted anxiously: "Get out of the way."
Ling Yun instinctively reached out to push her away, but when he heard his mother's words, he jumped to the side.
Then he patted his chest and said, "I was scared to death. What the hell is that?"
With no one to rely on, Su Zhen fell to the ground in a gorgeous and heavy manner.
She screamed in pain, "Ah..."
As soon as the voice came out, Su Liren rushed in, holding a stone in his hand, and asked viciously: "Who bullied my daughter?"
Su Nuan and Xue looked at each other. They both understood the Su family's intentions. They really wanted Su Zhen to rely on Ling Yun, and then step by step control Ling Yun and then control everything in the Ling family.
After seeing through their intentions, Xue was so angry that she trembled all over. She pointed at Su Liren and angrily said, "Mr. Su, you were once a minister, and you actually did such a despicable thing. Selling one daughter wasn't enough, so you have to sell another one?"
"Also, do you think our Ling family accepts any woman? Even this rag-and-bone woman dares to play tricks on me. She's really a little fox trying to get herself into trouble!"
After saying that, she looked at Su Nuan worriedly, hoping that she wouldn't think too much about it and that she had no intention of belittling her.
Su Nuan didn't react at all, but stared at Su Zhen on the ground thoughtfully.
Xue was a little uneasy, not because she was afraid of her daughter-in-law, but because she didn't want her to misunderstand her.
"Nuannuan, mother didn't mean to belittle you."
Su Nuan came back to her senses and gave her a reassuring smile, "Mom, I didn't think much of it. I just thought Su Zhen was a little stupid. Talking to such an idiot will lower our quality."
Seeing that Su Nuan really didn't mind, Mrs. Xue smiled and said, "That's right, throw it away quickly. You'll have to wash your eyes if you look at it for even a second."
Su Nuan agreed, grabbed Su Zhen's collar and belt with both hands, and threw him out of the cave with a flick of his hand.
Then he looked at Su Liren coldly, "Do you want to die?"
Su Liren met Su Nuan's cold eyes and shuddered with fear, and the stone in his hand fell and hit the back of his foot.
“Ah…you…you…”
He kept talking for a long time without saying anything. He held his feet with both hands and jumped out on one leg.
Su Nuan took out a broom made of branches and swept it, "Bad luck."
Mrs. Xue chuckled, "Nuannuan, mother really likes you more and more. Become my daughter, the kind of daughter born from my belly."
Su Nuan was amused by her, "Mom, you are my real mother, don't blame me for making trouble for you in the future."
Xue laughed, not caring at all about the feelings of her eldest son who was awake but unable to move.
Although Ling Cang felt unhappy at the moment, he was also happy to see his mother happy.
As for the discomfort of being ignored by my own mother, it was nothing.
Ling Yun was squatting on the side, staring at the ground with his head down, no one knew what he was thinking. No one had time to pay attention to him now.
After this little episode, Su Nuan looked at the cave entrance and said, "How about we build a door?"
Xue shook her head. "Where can we find wood to build a door? Even if we did, it would only protect us from gentlemen, not villains. It would be great if we could just kill the dog."
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. This is an exile group. How can they raise dogs if the people can't even get enough to eat?
Besides, how could there be a dog in this wilderness? It would be more likely to be a wolf.
Su Nuan had an idea. Even if she couldn't catch the dog, she should be able to catch the wolf. She decided to go out and try at night.
The mood of the few people was not affected by the Su father and daughter, and they discussed what to do tomorrow.
There was a noisy sound outside, and Su Nuan looked through the knife hole curiously.
Someone came back carrying a stretcher. It seemed that Qin Shou had been found, but no one knew whether he was dead or alive.
She thought about it and decided to follow the crowd to take a look.
Cheng Feng saw Su Nuan's sneaky figure. He suppressed his laughter and shouted coldly, "Get out of the way! Lord Qin was killed by a wild beast in the mountains. This is no small matter. I have to send someone back to report it."
"But the way back is blocked by a mountain torrent, so I'm afraid it will take some time. You should find food for yourself during this time."
After saying that, his murderous eyes swept around again, "If anyone dares to run away, don't blame me for crushing your bones!"
Everyone shrank back. They had experienced this man's methods before, so no one dared to think of escaping, but they were all worried.
I am worried about how I will get through the rest of the days. The government doesn’t provide food, so I can only find wild vegetables myself. Do I have to eat wild vegetables forever?
Their eyes looked towards the mountains on both sides, these two mountains were their hope.
However, the howling of wolves was heard from the mountain, shattering everyone's last hope and filling them with despair.
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