Chapter 24 Want to Cry
After the earthquake passed, with skyrocketed food prices in Lian Town, Mengyao (Female) did not stay idle at home. Instead, every few days she would go up the mountain for a wander around, bringing back quite a lot of wild game for her family to enjoy.
However, in the end, they only ate a little bit. Most of it was stored in Gu Yu’s (Male) space.
Seeing the increasing amount of meat in his space, Gu Yu felt very distressed… How much longer would his little wife continue hunting? If this continued, his space would not be able to hold it all.
It was currently autumn, and the wild game in the mountains was fat and healthy. Mengyao’s desire to hunt was unstoppable.
It wasn’t just Mengyao who went up the mountain to hunt. The young people in Yang Family Village who craved meat, being unable to afford it, decided to wander around the mountains, to see if they could catch wild chickens or rabbits.
Upon seeing Mengyao also go up the mountain to hunt, some clever people immediately chose to follow her into the mountains. Afterwards, they wouldn’t fear attacks from wild beasts and could even catch some wild game to fill their stomachs, which was quite good.
However, with more people following, problems would arise.
The other villagers also acted according to circumstances. Especially when they saw many people returning with wild game, the smell of stewed meat at night made them so hungry they couldn’t sleep, causing more and more people to follow Mengyao into the mountains to hunt.
Originally, Mengyao didn’t mind taking the villagers along to hunt. But as the number of people increased, the chances of finding prey decreased.
The whole day was filled with loud noises, not like hunting at all, but like an outing.
What’s more, when they discovered fierce wild beasts, even without the ability, they would still try to provoke them. When the wild beasts were angered and showed their claws, they would lead the beasts towards Mengyao.
After Mengyao dealt with the wild beasts, they would directly take them, claiming that they were the ones who attracted the beasts, so the credit naturally belonged to them, and this wild game must be theirs.
Hearing this, Mengyao couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh. She directly grabbed the beast’s corpse and dragged it to the cliff edge.
If she let go, no one would get it.
She would rather throw it away than give it to these people.
Afterwards, Mengyao went straight home. When she went up the mountain to hunt again, she chose the quietest time of night, and could even bring Gu Yu along to hunt, which was more interesting than during the day.
Most people’s inherent flaws were like this.
When treated well, they wouldn’t remember your kindness. Instead, after becoming accustomed to it, they would think it was a necessity.
Hmph, who has the time to serve such masters and mistresses.
It’s better to bid them farewell.
However, Mengyao didn’t tell Gu Yu about these matters, thinking it best not to make her little husband angry anymore.
Gu Yu, on the other hand, didn’t think much of it. He just thought his wife was unable to subdue him, so she was finding ways to vent her anger by hunting late at night…
Isn’t there a saying, “unfulfilled desire”?
Without Mengyao’s guidance, it became much more difficult for the villagers to enter the mountains. Even some brave individuals, after venturing into the mountains, were chased by wild beasts and fled in a panic.
Some were even injured and lay at home, crying and calling out.
Now, no one dared to enter the deep mountains. Instead, they caught wild chickens and rabbits at the foot of the mountain.
However, the area at the foot of the mountain also had many wolves and scarce prey, making those who didn’t catch any wild game extremely angry. In the end, they brainlessly went to the Village Chief, asking him to speak to Gu Yu of the Gu family, saying that they shouldn’t be the only ones eating meat and should remember their fellow villagers.
Although Mengyao was now an official, her position was a sinecure, and she stayed in the village all day. She didn’t lead a group of people like other officials, so the villagers lost their awe, thinking that having an official position was nothing special.
Therefore, at this time, they arrogantly wanted Mengyao to work for free, leading the villagers into the mountains to hunt.
When the Village Chief heard this, his mouth twitched. He wondered if these people had lost their minds, wanting to seek death at the Gu family’s place.
Don’t drag him down with your death wish!
Ever since he last went to the Gu family to discuss lodging, the Village Chief felt too ashamed to face Gu Yu.
Moreover, in the end, the villagers didn’t appreciate his efforts. Instead, they thought he was incompetent.
This angered the Village Chief greatly. Now, when these people came to him, the Village Chief saw those who had wanted to lodge at the Gu family before among the crowd. He was immediately furious and sternly threw down a sentence saying he wouldn’t manage it, and then drove these people out.
When these people, unwilling to give up, went to the Gu family and stated their requests to Gu Yu, Gu Yu’s smile remained radiant. He said he would properly educate Mengyao, making the villagers nod in satisfaction. Then, he returned home dreaming of eating fatty meat every day.
However, before they could eat the meat, these people started to have diarrhea.
Their faces turned pale from the diarrhea, and even medicine couldn’t stop it. They could only eat less and make fewer trips to the latrine.
At this time, Gu Yu appeared, smiling happily, and brought a wild boar, saying it was to improve the villagers’ diet, which was met with cheers and applause.
But when those with diarrhea wanted to come and claim the meat, Gu Yu regretfully shook his head, stating that they couldn’t have the meat.
As for the reason… it was because they had diarrhea, and eating meat would only make it worse.
As a doctor, he couldn’t watch their condition worsen.
Therefore, he could only withhold the meat from them.
When someone unhappily asked Gu Yu to prescribe them anti-diarrheal medicine, wouldn’t that solve the problem?
This way, they could be cured of their illness and also eat meat!
Moreover, Gu Yu’s medical skills were very impressive, and he could definitely cure their illness.
But Gu Yu still shook his head at this time, saying that the medicinal herbs needed for treatment were too expensive. One dose of medicine would cost one tael of silver, and they needed to take three doses a day for ten consecutive days to fully recover.
However, he added that they could also recover without medicine, it would just take time to heal naturally.
Hearing Gu Yu’s words, the people with diarrhea thought about the expensive medicinal herbs and then looked at the plump meat in front of them. They could only think that they wouldn’t be able to eat it this time and would eat it next time!
Of course, some people didn’t believe it and just wanted to eat meat…
Usually, at such times, Gu Yu didn’t have to do anything himself. He would just say a few words to the young men who had received the meat, and naturally, someone would proactively stand guard.
If anyone tried to snatch the meat, they would be beaten, which would deter others from having the same idea.
Seeing the meat but not being able to get it was not the most painful thing.
The most painful thing was when night fell, and every household stewed meat. The aroma spread throughout Yang Family Village. Even if they covered their noses, they could still smell it, making them feel tormented while suffering from diarrhea.
Especially when squatting in the latrine, smelling the foul odor all around, the aroma of meat they had just smelled turned sour.
Coupled with the severe stomach pain, it made them feel so uncomfortable that they wanted to cry.
What sins had they committed!
