I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 94: Outgrew Low-Level Interests

Chapter 94: Chapter 94: Outgrew Low-Level Interests

The next day, Suizi and Yu Jingting divided their forces.

Suizi continued with her classes, and Yu Jingting went off with his brothers to take care of business.

After school, Suizi led Jiaojiao out and saw from a distance, the village chief walking towards the team with his hands behind his back, looking exasperated. Yu Jingting was following him.

When Yu Jingting saw Suizi, he quickly puffed a few more times on his cigarette and stamped it out before she could approach.

"Did the chief come back empty-handed?" Suizi already knew about the chief’s loss just by looking at his back.

Yu Jingting nodded, it was not just a defeat, but a loss to the neighboring village.

"They said they could only return the rabbit trap to us. The rabbit has been eaten long ago. They also said that anyone can hunt in such a large mountain."

"They’re asking for trouble," Suizi was hoping for this exact response from them.

Since they said anyone could enter the mountain, she wouldn’t be courteous anymore.

The purpose Yu Jingting had in mind when he took his men there the previous day was the same.

It’s just that he wanted to beat them up first to vent his anger. Suizi changed his way of venting by successfully dragging the village chief into the war.

"The chief just told me, for the next few days, to take my brothers to the mountain when I have time. We are to mark all traps set by our village, and if we see unmarked ones, we’ll take them back directly."

It’s no longer just about a few rabbits, it’s now about the grudges between villages.

The people from the other side were stealing rabbits from Yang Village because they wanted to provoke Yu Jingting into fighting and paying compensation.

Suizi let Yu Jingting’s men take all the rabbits trapped by the neighboring village back home, and to leave a note explaining why.

That way, the people who suffered losses could only blame the person who started the conflict.

If they can’t beat Yu Jingting, they can only trouble the troublemaker.

Yu Jingting even sent people to disguise themselves as gossipers from the neighboring village, to spread the news. This wasn’t sowing discord, it was giving them a taste of their own medicine.

This was only the first step of Suizi’s grand plan, the annoying tricks were yet to come.

"Wouldn’t it be the same if you let my brother beat them up?" Jiaojiao, who had been listening on the side for a while, had pieced together what was going on.

Suizi had long noticed that Jiaojiao was particularly smart and intended to cultivate her.

"We can’t resort to violence. Your brother is a model figure elected by our village. The more people are jealous of him, the more they need to see his differences. The more they want your brother to resort to violence, the more we need to keep our cool."

"What’s so great about getting a few rabbits?" Jiaojiao didn’t understand.

"The rabbit is just the beginning. Jiaojiao, remember, the physical injuries caused by fists are always the slightest. A mental attack can be more painful than killing someone."

"???" Can you speak like a normal person? I’m only ten years old! Jiaojiao was crying inside.

Seeing the benevolent smile of his wife the homeroom teacher again, Yu Jingting subconsciously took a step back.

"Jiaojiao, let’s make a bet. If the neighboring village apologizes to us within a week, and sincerely repent, you have to write each unfamiliar character on the vocabulary list 10 times. How about it?"

"10 times?! Isn’t this killing us?!"

"If they don’t apologize, your sister-in-law will exempt you from all the homework this semester."

Jiaojiao instantly lit up, now this was a good deal.

Yu Jingting couldn’t bear watching any longer, why was his sister so easy to fool?

How many days were left in the semester?

His wife literally had "deceiving children" written all over her face.

Suizi poked Yu Jingting secretly in his back, maintaining the benevolent smile of a homeroom teacher and looking at Yu Jingting. The look in her eyes clearly said, dare to talk nonsense, and you won’t be sleeping in bed tonight.

Ha, women. Not sleeping in bed? That’s impossible. Yu Jingting looked through it but didn’t say anything.

Jiaojiao foolishly took the bet with Suizi, thinking that she had taken advantage of it, and jumped all the way home.

"I have found that when you educated people turn bad, you are really vicious." Yu Jingting objectively evaluated his wife.

Suizi gave him a side glance.

"That’s not what you said when you were ’inspecting the goods’ last night."

On the way home, Suizi saw several villagers carrying baskets. The old lady and her son-in-law were among them.

When they saw Yu Jingting and his wife, the old woman spat on the ground forcefully and haughtily said to the people around her:

"Some people, when they get a little money, they forget who they are, as if they’re the only capable ones in the world! Wealth should be earned together, secretly accumulating wealth is no good!"

Some people around her whispered in agreement, but all fell silent when they saw Yu Jingting.

They all knew that the old woman was talking about Yu Jingting. The villagers couldn’t say they weren’t opinionated about Jingting making money. It was just that no one dared to say it to his face.

"Alright, enough talking, let’s go," someone gave the old woman a pull, and she went on talking as she walked.

"What’s to be afraid of? We’re honorably laboring to pick holly! We’re nothing like some people who sneak around at night and keep everything for themselves when they get back."

Even with the situation as it stood, she didn’t forget to step on Yu Jingting a few more times.

"Brother, what’s wrong with you today? How can you still endure this?" Jiaojiao saw that her brother only wore an expression of watching a monkey show when faced with the old woman and didn’t move at all, which made her anxious.

As for her sister-in-law, her expression was similar to her brother’s, but within that look of watching a monkey show, were there also traces of...pity?

"Your brother has now become a man who is above all the pettiness."

"They were all out picking holly today. Shouldn’t we go tomorrow?"

With so many people rushing over in such a flurry, won’t all the holly be picked clean?

"We’re not going."

Suizi’s answer made Jiaojiao even more dissatisfied.

"Why! If we don’t hurry, even eating shit won’t be warm! This is what my brother said!"

"Let’s leave the shit-eating business to others. We are going home to eat baked potatoes."

Jiaojiao was even more puzzled. What kind of riddle was her sister-in-law trying to play?

As soon as they reached their doorway, they saw Wang Cuihua pacing back and forth in the courtyard with her hands on her hips, looking very upset.

When she saw Yu Jingting come back, she darted over in a few steps, pointing at him and countering.

"Was it you who spread the news about making money through herbal medicine? Your aunt was boasting while she was passing our house this morning."

"Is there any time when she passes our house that she doesn’t curse us?"

"We just saw Auntie and the others returning home, and each family has gained something." Suizi said.

"Looks like we’ll have to watch them feel smug again—well, let it go. It’s almost the New Year anyway. Just let them earn a little money so they won’t run to our house whenever they have nothing to do."

"Herbs are gifts from the mountains to humans. Everyone is eligible to pick them, but—" Suizi looked at Yu Jingting, unable to hide the laughter in her eyes.

Even if they were picked, whether they could be sold or not was a different matter.

Yu Jingting, the big cunning businessman, had everything arranged well in advance.

Upon receiving the teasing look from his wife, Yu Jingting let out a breath. The little woman knew that half of the cunning businessman’s ideas came from her, yet she pretended to be an innocent bunny.

"When did you two become so close?" Wang Cuihua noticed that the young couple had been exchanging glances and giggles recently.

"That’s because we are kindred spirits and understand each other perfectly." Suizi smiled.

After doing so many bad things together, how could their feelings not grow stronger?

"What do you mean?" Wang Cuihua couldn’t understand.

"What she means is that she’s soft-hearted and quick at calculations, that’s why I fancy her."

"Aren’t you two studying poetry and prose, but now you’re researching mathematics?" Wang Cuihua seemed to understand something, but also seemed to understand nothing at all.

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