The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 36 - 35 Gossipy Women are Everywhere
Chapter 36: Chapter 35: Gossipy Women are Everywhere
Chapter 36 -35: Gossipy Women are Everywhere
“Granny Lei, Ruo He is about to be killed by a wild boar!” the village chief’s wife gasped as she ran in. Seeing Ruo Shui, she immediately said, “Ruo Shui, hurry and save your third brother, there’s a wild boar in your field! Your third brother is fighting with the wild boar! I saw several more wild boars charging down the mountain! It scared me to death! You guys hurry and save him, I’m going to the village to find help!”
Granny Lei’s heart skipped a beat, wasn’t Ruo He supposed to return something to the Zhao family?
Why would he be attacked by a boar?
Could it be that butcher Zhao set the boars on him!
“Mom, I’ll save third brother!” Ruo Shui quickly grabbed a bow and arrow and a hoe and ran out!
Ruo Shui wondered where these wild boars came from in broad daylight.
However, he didn’t have time to think about it; the destructive power of wild boars was not weak, a single one was manageable, but how could his third brother handle several all by himself?
Madam Liu was also anxious, “Mother, I’m going to see.”
After saying that, she also picked up a hoe and followed them out.
“I will go inform the others to help,” said the village chief’s wife before she ran off. While running back to the village, she shouted, “There’s a wild boar! Everyone, come and help kill the wild boar!”
Granny Lei was so anxious she stomped her feet, worried that her son and daughter-in-law might encounter some misfortune, she couldn’t help but curse, “Damn it, it’s only been a few good days, and now this streak of bad luck has come again!”
Xuanbao felt a bit guilty: Could these wild boars have been attracted by her?
“Granny, aren’t you going to take a look?”
Granny Lei reassured Xuanbao, “Xuanbao, you stay at home and watch the door, don’t go out, understand? Granny will go find people to help fight the wild boar, and I’ll cook you some pork in the evening!”
Xuanbao, in her urgency, could only nod obediently.
Seeing Xuanbao agreeing, Granny Lei knew she was an obedient and sensible child, hurriedly picked up a hoe, locked the courtyard door, and left.
Xuanbao was sensible, and on a normal day, she would surely have stayed obediently at home, but she suspected that it was her infusing the rice in the paddy field with spiritual energy that had attracted the wild boars, so how could she possibly stay quietly at home?
What if the wild boars she attracted caused injuries to her third uncle, her father, and other villagers?
The courtyard door was locked by Granny Lei, but she was like a flower whose roots naturally burrow into the earth and climb walls; even a wall tens of feet tall couldn’t stop her.
So, Xuanbao deftly climbed up the tall stone wall of the courtyard with her hands and feet, then climbed down and ran toward her family’s fields as fast as she could.
It wasn’t just Xuanbao; at this moment, the entire village, men and women, old and young, were all running towards the fields at the foot of the mountain.
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At the foot of the mountain,
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Ruo He was surrounded by five wild boars, desperately keeping them out of the field to prevent them from damaging the rice.
Seeing a boar charging at him, he threw a bundle from his body at it and then used a carrying pole to flip over another wild boar that was rushing from behind, directly smashing it onto another boar that was charging forward.
After dealing with two, the remaining three boars charged at him from different directions with fierce momentum. Even if Ruo He was quick, it was impossible to handle all three at the same time!
Ruo He’s waist was hit by a wild boar, causing pain as if all his internal organs had shifted!
What Xuanbao saw from afar as she ran out of the house was precisely this scene!
Her father hadn’t gotten close yet and was preparing to draw his bow and shoot.
Just as she watched her third uncle being attacked by another wild boar, Xuanbao’s little hands quickly formed an ‘Immortal Technique’ and threw it—
In that instant, time seemed to freeze, as the wild boars couldn’t move, frozen in place!
Ruo Shui took the chance to release a sharp arrow!
Ruo He aimed at a boar’s head and struck down with the carrying pole, knocking one of them unconscious.
A fleeting sense of astonishment crossed his mind, as the boars seemed to have been immobilized just before, but there was no time to think further as he caught sight of Xuanbao coming into view!
It scared him so much he almost wet himself!
Xuanbao’s figure flashed, and she appeared a hundred meters away: “Third uncle, I’m here to help you!”
No!
No!
No need!
Scram!
“Xuanbao, come back!” Ruo Shui screamed upon seeing her daughter suddenly appear!
Then everyone seemed to see a gust of wind rushing past, leaving behind a lingering image.
The villagers were stunned: “Who is that girl? Whose unruly child is risking her life, running over there for what?”
The stillness of that instant was simply too swift, the hurrying villagers hadn’t noticed anything amiss.
“Whose child is not looking after themselves? Do they have a death wish?”
“Come back, ah! Don’t run! Are you seeking death?”
“Child, come back, come back quickly!”
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Several villagers shouted one after another, while at the same time, they ran forward desperately carrying hoes.
Granny Lei heard everyone’s shouts and also turned her head to look, which family’s kid was this foolish?
At that glance, she was nearly scared out of her wits!
Xuanbao?
My goodness! How did Xuanbao run out here?
She yelled at the top of her lungs: “Xuanbao, come back!”
Her feet moved as if they had Wind Fire Wheels attached, running with all her might, wishing she had wings to fly over!
Madam Liu was also terrified!
Was that her Xuanbao?
Wasn’t Xuanbao at home?
Watching her daughter getting closer and closer to the wild pig, Madam Liu was so frightened that her heart was about to leap out of her chest!
“Xuanbao!” Madam Liu screamed, and rushed over!
Seeing this, many people in the village dared not move forward anymore, they all held on tight to their children and just watched from afar, lest they act foolishly like Xuanbao.
A few women couldn’t help but gossip amongst themselves: “Granny Lei has been boasting about her Xuanbao getting better these past few days, even saying how clever she is! Is this what better looks like? Isn’t this foolish?”
“I did see her talking the other day, she seemed fine and not foolish, but could this mean that her idiocy just receded and she’s gone mad again?”
“In any case, if it’s not foolishness it’s madness! Not knowing to hide when seeing a wild pig, but instead rushing towards it, isn’t that seeking death?!”
“I’ve heard that idiocy and madness are hereditary; think about it, the eldest of the Ruo Family, this is not just one person’s issue in their family! Everyone watch over your own children, don’t let them play with the kids from the Ruo Family. I forbade my Baocai from playing with them a long time ago, to avoid catching their bad luck.”
“I also stopped letting my Daniu play with the Ruo Family’s children a long time ago! I guess it’s the old karma of Ruo Family elders for having committed too many killings, now their retribution has arrived! It’s said that the Ruo Family elder stubbornly went off to kill the enemy, causing the deaths of many soldiers, this must be retribution!”
“Perhaps it really is retribution, those innocent soldiers that were sent to their deaths might be seeking revenge! Remember how dignified the Ruo Family used to be when the Ruo Family elder was alive, and look at how desolate the Ruo Family is now! Dead are dead, the crazed are crazed, the crippled are crippled, …tsk tsk, such sin!”
Thinking about her own son lying in bed, Granny Tan spoke venomously: “This is their retribution! They deserve to be gored to death by a wild pig, the whole lot of them!”
“What nonsense are you spouting, the Ruo Family elder was protecting the nation! If not for the Ruo Family elder and the sacrifices of those soldiers, you all would have died under the Turkic swords by now! Do not forget, back when the village’s Xishui River flooded, who risked his life to save the lives of the entire village. You are truly ungrateful and vicious!” The village chief’s wife, panting heavily, came running over and heard such nonsensical words, angrily rebuking them!
Normally these gossips chatter about everything and everyone, if it’s not criticizing this, it’s gloating over that, and that would have been enough! But to insult a commander who died for his country, do they have no humanity left?
Back when the Ruo Family was in good standing, these people used to curry favor every day, borrowing silver and mooching meals off them. Now these past few years, with the Ruo Family in despair and living worse than them, they rejoice in their misfortune every day, saying they deserved it. Not to mention helping the Ruo Family, even when the Ruo Family approached them to repay a loan, they evaded and resisted giving the money back!
If heaven has eyes, retribution should fall upon these gossiping women, thought the village chief’s wife angrily.
These women were known in the village for being chatterboxes, gossips, and having nasty tongues; hearing the scolding from the village chief’s wife, their faces turned red, and they didn’t say anything more!
Everyone stopped talking and turned their heads to look into the distance, then were dumbfounded: Oh my! What has happened?
