Chen Yunyun woke up, and she never expected that the children's biological father was such a person.
If it weren't for the fact that she could hear people's inner thoughts in her dreams, she would probably still be kept in the dark.
It's obvious that she doesn't want to come back because she thinks the kids are a burden!
Chen Yunyun regretted not hitting him hard enough in her dream. Next time she encounters this scumbag, she will definitely beat him to a pulp!
This irresponsible, scumbag father is better off without.
She was already worried that with a strange man around, she didn't know how she would get by.
That's good. Let that scumbag dad get lost, and she can live a beautiful life on her own with the children.
When spring comes, she will take the children to the military camp and ask her scumbag father for a divorce!
After making up her mind, Chen Yunyun went to sleep.
The next morning, the loud gongs and drums outside woke up the whole family.
This is the village's winter festival. A few days ago, the village chief asked a few strong men to tidy up the altar.
The winter festival is a major event in the village, where people worship their ancestors and the mountain god, praying for favorable weather, abundant harvests, and prosperity for people and livestock in the coming year. Everyone in the village must participate.
Chen Yunyun had no choice but to dress all the children in clothes, stuffing thick cotton under the gray fabric.
A warm scarf was worn around the neck, and everyone grabbed an inconspicuous hat.
"Let's go! Let's get out!"
It's rare for the snow to stop today, and since my shoes have thick soles, I don't have to worry about getting my socks wet when I walk on the snow.
Chen Yunyun held one small child in each hand and carried another on her back.
She has sharp ears and can hear the conversations of the people walking ahead of her.
Someone whispered gossipingly, "I went to Zhang the Hunter's house yesterday to trade for meat, and guess what I saw?"
"Stop beating around the bush and just tell me."
Seeing this, the man didn't hide anything and said it outright, "The hunter Zhang has a memorial tablet set up at home, and what is it called again... Big Fist... Big Fist Mountain God, yes, that should be the four characters."
"The Great Fist Mountain God?"
The people who were with him said they had never heard of this name before. "Does the mountain god have a name too?"
The person who spoke first confidently replied, "Of course, people have names, and gods have names too."
He continued, "You all know Tiger, right? The doctors in town said he couldn't be cured and was going to die, but he came back and within two days, he was alive."
Isn't that amazing?
“I saw him at home yesterday, full of energy and doing very well.”
Someone nearby questioned, "Didn't everyone say that Tiger was haunted by the one who died with Zhijun? How come he's recovered so quickly?"
"Of course, yesterday I saw how smug Zhang was talking, he was practically saying that he had met the mountain god and that the mountain god must have saved his son."
"Exactly, why does this mountain god's name sound so rustic?"
"Great Fist Mountain God, is your fist bigger than my pot?"
The man tried to speak again, but the elder in the family smacked him hard on the head. "If you can't speak properly, then shut your mouth! How dare you talk about the mountain god!"
The men immediately fell silent, as quiet as chickens.
Meanwhile, not far behind, Chen Yunyun had several black lines drawn across her forehead.
Does Zhang Shun want to get beaten up again?
Why set up a memorial tablet on your own initiative?
Damn it, they still call her the Great Fist Mountain Goddess?!
As she thought about it, her fist hardened...
They didn't walk for long before they arrived at the altar.
A circular platform was erected on the spacious dam. The village chief, dressed in a fox fur coat, stood on it.
"Pay all the offerings for this year."
Upon hearing this, Zhang the hunter took a tray and went from house to house collecting offerings.
You can pay money or goods.
Chen Yunyun brought the incense she bought in town, just to make a show of it anyway...
Soon, Zhang the Hunter stood in front of Chen Yunyun.
With a flick of his wrist, he placed the tray against Chen Yunyun's chin, his impertinence quite obvious.
Chen Yunyun ignored Zhang the hunter's targeting and handed over all the incense she had bought.
But Zhang the hunter actually stopped in front of her, shook the tray, and said coldly, "That's not enough. You have to pay two portions."
"Oh? Everyone else is submitting one copy, so why do I have to submit two?" Chen Yunyun raised an eyebrow, looking completely innocent.
Zhang the hunter was quick to lie: "Your family didn't pay last year, so you have to make up for it this year."
The original owner only married into the family this year, and she genuinely didn't know whether the Xu family had paid the taxes last year.
The older child tugged at her sleeve. "We paid it last year."
Zhang the hunter had obviously heard Da Wa's reply. He kicked Da Wa and sneered, "When adults are talking, it's none of your business to interrupt, you little kid."
Zhang the hunter deliberately made things difficult for this family today mainly because he wanted to vent his anger.
Although his precious son is better, shouldn't all the grievances he suffered before be settled one by one?
On such an important day, how could the Xu family not even be able to pay their offerings? So everyone present knows whether the Xu family paid or not last year.
Everyone understood that this was nothing more than a trick Zhang the hunter had come up with to make things difficult for people.
No one stepped forward to stop it; instead, they all looked on with amusement.
That day, the third aunt, who had been tricked out of her eggs by Chen Yunyun, hid in the crowd, a handful of roasted melon seeds tucked in her arms, gloating.
Chen Yunyun has met her match; let's see how she tries to show off her power...
But, to everyone's disappointment.
Chen Yunyun did not confront Zhang the hunter directly. She took out half a salted fish from her pocket, or rather, from her spatial storage.
These were leftovers from lunch, which she stored in her spatial storage. She never expected them to come in handy here.
With such obvious onlookers watching the drama unfold, and knowing she wasn't stupid, she wouldn't cause trouble on the Winter Festival.
When the villagers saw the fish that Chen Yunyun had taken out, their eyes widened in astonishment.
Where did Zhijun's family get such a big fish?
As if she could hear their innermost thoughts, Chen Yunyun replied, "I was deceived before, and I acted so foolishly that I made a laughing stock of myself in front of the villagers."
"But ever since I started offering incense to the mountain god every day, I've found that I'm becoming more and more clear-headed and my luck is getting better and better."
"This fish, I just caught it by hand when I went into the mountains."
"This must be a reward from the mountain god for recognizing my sincerity!"
The villagers were skeptical of what he said; how could there be such a good thing?
Don't they also burn incense every day? How come they didn't find any fish, but she did?
Seeing that no one believed her, Chen Yunyun smiled and continued, "I know you don't believe me, but I had a dream a few nights ago."
"I dreamt of a woman who said her name was... cough... the Great Fist Mountain God." Chen Yunyun was a little embarrassed when she said this.
Seeing that everyone was holding their breath to listen to her, she continued.
"She told me that the snow disaster was severe this year and that we should avoid going up the mountain unless necessary, because the wolves in the mountains are worried about not having enough food."
She also said that the snow on the roof should be cleared in time, otherwise people would freeze to death if the house collapsed at night.
“Emmm, she also said…” Chen Yunyun was at a loss for words, but when she saw Zhang the Hunter standing in front of her, her eyes lit up.
"The Mountain God of Great Fist asked me to pass on a message to Hunter Zhang."
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