The Tempting Educated Youth Married to a Rough Man-Chapter 71: Revenge Returns & He Cuicui’s Difficult Labor

Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Revenge Returns & He Cuicui’s Difficult Labor

With Mrs. Xiao’s explanation, Wen Ran finally figured out that not everything that looks nice is harmless.

It’s like a delicate lotus flower; it seems gentle, but beneath that facade are hidden daggers.

One stab right at the vital point, and you wouldn’t even know how you died.

However, each type of poisonous mushroom has different symptoms when ingested.

Vomiting, diarrhea, rashes, hallucinations, and some could be deadly instantly.

Wen Ran patiently committed these to memory.

Meanwhile, Mr. Xiao already started brewing chicken soup. Mrs. Xiao mixed some fine white flour with cornmeal and put some pancakes in the pot, muttering, "This year’s new grain has arrived. These are what Xiao Xing and I picked in the field earlier on a whim. Let’s taste the flavor of this year’s new harvest."

The white flour absorbed the broth from the chicken and mushroom stew, becoming even more flavorful and tender. The corn pancakes were a delight, carrying a fresh scent of corn because of their freshness.

Seeing Wen Ran eating mouthful after mouthful, Mrs. Xiao couldn’t stop smiling, "I didn’t expect you’d like this."

"So delicious!"

"We still have a lot of corn left at home. I’ll have your uncle grind it into cornmeal tomorrow; I’ll make cornbread for you."

"Great!" Wen Ran’s face was all smiles, "By then, Auntie mustn’t mind if I eat a lot." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"Mind what? You eat a lot, and I’m just happy!"

Within two to three months since coming to the countryside, Wen Ran’s complexion had improved significantly.

Looking at her now, Mrs. Xiao often pondered about Wen Ran’s disappointing father and stepmother, sincerely hoping they would experience a stroke of bad luck.

After eating and drinking, Wen Ran carried three processed chickens and leisurely strolled to the commune point.

Looking at this familiar yet slightly strange place from memory, she felt a twinge of nostalgia.

The countryside experience felt like it was just yesterday.

The pigsty was enclosed within the courtyard wall, Wen Ran pondered whether to sneak in over the wall, when suddenly something heavy landed on her shoulder.

The hair on her body instantly stood up. She stiffly turned her head and met a wolf’s face.

Its deep green eyes were full of calm.

Wen Ran was so frightened she almost lost her mind. Without a second thought, she raised her hand and slapped it.

"Smack!"

Lead Wolf: "?"

It was about to howl in anger, but Wen Ran was quick and grabbed its snout. Since her hands were small and the wolf’s face was large, she essentially used both hands to encircle it.

Through clenched teeth, she said, "If you dare cause trouble for me, I’ll pull your teeth out!"

The lead wolf was dissatisfied, whining for a while. Seeing it calm down, Wen Ran let go of its mouth and realized she should light a candle for herself.

What right did she have to slap a wolf?

As night fell, Wen Ran quickly disguised herself, quietly climbed over the wall, and went in.

Seeing the sad, skinny pigs in the pen, Wen Ran clicked her tongue, thinking anybody who had disputes with the commune point was bound to bring trouble along.

She took some Poisonous Herb she had stored away and tossed it into the trough, tiptoed, and silently slipped away.

On her way back, Wen Ran finally let loose and berated the lead wolf.

"Honestly, for such a big wolf, you put your head on a person’s shoulder. Don’t you realize how heavy you are?"

"In this pitch darkness, I’m up to no good, already feeling guilty, yet you plan to scare me to death, finding a home for your son?"

The saying goes, ’people scaring people can scare them to death,’ but a wolf scaring people can scare their soul to fly out."

Wen Ran’s mouth didn’t stop as she rambled on.

Lead Wolf: "..."

It tucked its tail, trotted at the front, looking left and right, up and down, at the sky and ground, deliberately avoiding Wen Ran.

The sound of wheels turning came from the ear, and Wen Ran suddenly stopped talking. After a while, the voice of the team leader came not too far away, "Is that Xiao Wen from the commune point?"

Without hesitation, Wen Ran kicked the lead wolf’s rear end and turned to lean toward the team leader, "It’s me!"

Getting closer, she could also hear the moaning sounds coming from the ox-cart.

"Xiao Wen from the commune point?"

The voice also seemed familiar. Wen Ran squinted and examined closely, "Is that Aunt Xiao Lan?"

Zhou Xiaolan was sitting on the ox-cart, eyes filled with anxiety. On the cart lay a woman with a swollen belly, covered in sweat.

"Is she giving birth?"

"Yes," the team leader spoke quickly, "The baby hasn’t come, and the situation isn’t good. If you’re free, could you come with us?"

Being just after the autumn harvest, families had time to visit relatives and friends.

Those with sticky fingers might seize the opportunity to rob and pocket some money.

Though Wen Ran didn’t understand these happenings fully, she could comprehend the team leader’s worry.

In the dead of night, an old man, an old woman, and a pregnant woman with little fighting capability facing trouble would find no rescue from heaven or earth.

Moreover, during planting season, Zhou Xiaolan had helped her harvest corn.

She felt grateful.

"I’ll go with you."

She hopped onto the ox-cart, which continued moving, and the team leader felt much more settled with her presence.

Not to mention, at least safety was ensured.

As for the rest of it...

The team leader glanced at the weak pregnant woman, resigned to leaving matters in the hands of fate.

The woman lying on the cart was He Cuicui, not Aunt Xiao Lan’s daughter-in-law, but her daughter.

Aunt Xiao Lan’s tears hadn’t dried, holding He Cuicui’s hand, pleading shakily, "Cuicui, open your eyes to look at your mother, you can’t sleep, we’re almost at the hospital.

Cuicui, it’s all Mother’s fault, it’s all Mother’s fault, I shouldn’t have let you marry that beast Liu!"

He Cuicui’s breathing was faint, her head drenched in sweat, "Mother, don’t worry, I’ll be fine, my luck is strong, definitely nothing will happen, just that I... ah~"

The dirt road wasn’t smooth, so naturally there would be some jostling.

Already hurting profusely, her vision came close to blacking out again amidst the bumps, feeling her breath growing ever weaker.

Wen Ran was equally anxious, wishing she could snatch the reins from the team leader and drive the cart herself.

"Oh dear, don’t fuss, you’re no good at that."

She indeed wasn’t, only able to fret over the sight.

But somehow, matters always took a wild turn at the Silly Deer Team, running into trouble right off the bat. After going half the distance, they encountered a gang of highwaymen.

Wen Ran looked at those burly men and calmly hopped off the ox-cart, saying, "Uncle, three minutes."

Zhou Xiaolan panicked, "Xiao Wen, should we give them money?"

"What money?"

It’s not like they’re undefeatable.

Besides, these days every family isn’t particularly wealthy, better to save money for her daughter’s nourishing meals with some eggs.

Without giving the four burly men a chance to make their bombastic statements, Wen Ran knocked them out one by one with a single punch.

Pressed for time and heavy on tasks, she hurriedly rummaged through their pockets, grabbing some cash coupons, and went off quickly.