CHAPTER 101: CHAPTER 101: SHE MUST MAKE PEI SHU’ER PAY THE PRICE

After finishing her meal, Pei Shu’er went for a walk outside to digest, and then returned to take a shower.

At that moment, her head suddenly started to spin.

She was in a daze, probably because she was still too far from Tang Zan.

She could now complete some tasks even while feeling dizzy, as it was impossible to stay tied to Tang Zan all the time.

But this terrible condition, she had no idea when it would get better.

Thinking of this, Pei Shu’er sighed again.

She intuitively felt that her turning point of fate was at the death juncture of the original protagonist.

But it was too dangerous, and she wasn’t fully prepared to safely pass through this death juncture.

Moreover, the original work did not specify when this death juncture would occur.

But she had a gut feeling that Tang Zan was the key among keys.

Recently, her relationship with Tang Zan was not as strained as before; although they couldn’t open their hearts to each other, they could barely coexist peacefully.

The tensions had eased somewhat, and this relaxed and comfortable interaction made her feel satisfied.

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Things on the side of the third house had long been on the right track.

During the day, everyone went out to gather food.

The men hunted, while the women looked for wild vegetables or gathered wild grasses and vines to weave suitable tools.

As for after dinner, everyone would gather to weave things.

Mostly weaving straw mats, straw sandals, straw hats, and fishing nets.

Now, the fish in the river were gradually increasing, and it would be a pity not to catch them, as so many mouths to feed still needed some meat in each meal.

Leaving the river’s resources unused is something Pei Shu’er would certainly not do.

Everyone was busy fishing or hunting, filling their days with meaningful and methodical work.

The people following the third house couldn’t imagine living such a relaxed life.

During exile, they struggled for survival every day, suffering from injuries, unable to eat enough, and constantly facing the threat of companions who could turn bad at any moment.

Now, they were living well, eating well, and although it couldn’t compare to the Capital, compared to other exiles, it was like heaven and earth.

Liu Xu marveled, thinking they would be the first to die on the road of exile, but they turned out to be living the best now.

All of this, thanks to her beloved daughter-in-law.

Just then, Pei Shu’er stood up from the river, her cheeks flushed with excitement.

"Caught another netful."

Everyone looked into Pei Shu’er’s fishing net and saw it was full of fish, flopping about inside, lively and vigorous.

Liu Xu exclaimed with delight, "With so many fish, making them into salted fish would take several bamboo rods to dry."

Yinxing covered her mouth and laughed, "Miss is really impressive, none of us caught as many fish as you."

Pei Shu’er didn’t want to try hard, but the fish released from her space naturally passed through her net first.

Otherwise, the fish would just escape.

Pei Shu’er said with a smile, "It’s okay, we’re all one family, whoever catches them, it’s all the same."

After saying this, Pei Shu’er made another suggestion.

"Why don’t we dig a fish pond at home? Otherwise, it’s quite wasteful to sun-dry all the excess fish into salted fish every time."

The important thing is, eating too much salted fish isn’t healthy.

Previously, on the road of exile, there was no choice, but now they had settled down; as a doctor, Pei Shu’er couldn’t bear to see extended consumption of salted fish continue.

Everyone naturally agreed with Pei Shu’er’s suggestion; fresh fish is definitely tastier than salted fish.

Even though they knew raising fish wasn’t easy, no one discouraged Pei Shu’er’s enthusiasm.

To this end, they even invited Tang Peiyi, who had engineering experience.

Tang Peiyi was very active, coming over tirelessly.

Because helping the third house with work meant he got to eat, and the food was excellent!

Now, the fourth house was also doing well, and Tang Peiyi had visibly gained some weight.

But he still craved the meals Pei Shu’er made!

He organized people to start digging the fish pond, and through his efforts, the pond water, initially mixed, became clear immediately.

More importantly, the pond water was drawn from the live water in the river, not stagnant water.

Pei Shu’er sincerely admired Uncle Tang’s skills; if it were her, a modern person, without any instruction, she would be at a loss and probably end up with a stagnant pond.

Since it shared a water source, the fish adapted well to their new environment, living happily in the new fish pond.

Pei Shu’er even made a scoop net so that if people wanted fish, they could simply scoop a few from the pond — simple, convenient, and easy to operate.

Most importantly, fresh.

Any commotion on the Deserted Mountain quickly spread, and everyone heard that the third house had dug a fish pond.

They were filled with envy.

Some clever people started imitating by digging fish ponds, keeping them in front of their homes.

The challenge was, they had no fish.

As for the nets, they could make them, but their nets lacked the spirit of Pei Shu’er’s, unable to catch fish.

Aunt Lin looked at their tattered thatched roof and the sparsely grown seedlings in the field, and the jealousy in her heart flared up as if ignited.

No, she also wanted a fish pond, lots and lots of fish; she wanted to eat fish, meat, and live well!

This was all originally supposed to be hers; she, too, was part of the Tang Family, but the third house people were too selfish!

She quickly stood up, ready to go out, but was stopped by Tang Peilin.

"Where are you going?"

If the Tang Family people were here, they probably wouldn’t recognize this gaunt person as Tang Peilin.

His face was now ashen, lying insensibly on a straw mat, with a foul odor filling the room.

Mrs. Li sneered, "Going where? Of course, to meet her lover. You think everyone is like me, faithful to you to the end?"

Mrs. Li was equally haggard, her face full of wind and frost, cheeks sunken from lack of teeth, resembling a toothless old lady.

Her sarcasm only made her already cutting words more potent.

Aunt Lin felt guilty and frowned, "Stop slandering me. You’re the dirty one, no need for me to say, the whole exile group knows, you’ve put several green hats on the master’s head."

Mrs. Li chuckled mockingly, looking at Tang Peilin with scorn, and said no more.

Aunt Lin wanted to cuckold Tang Peilin, but no one on the Deserted Mountain dared get involved with Aunt Lin.

Who would want to become enemies with the third house?

The people from the third house had a perfect reputation on the Deserted Mountain.

It wasn’t worth becoming estranged from the third house over Aunt Lin.

Being ostracized by the third house meant there was no way to survive on the Deserted Mountain.

The people from the third house wouldn’t even need to lift a finger against you; there were plenty of others who would.

This is the most terrifying aspect of the third house.

Aunt Lin looked at the first house’s dire situation and decided she must leave.

To find a way out for herself and Qing Rou.

Thinking this.

She dressed up flamboyantly and stepped out the door.

But as soon as she stepped out!

She was roughed up by someone.

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It was exactly the people who had been waiting to deal with her!

She vowed.

She must make Pei Shu’er pay the price for what she had done to her.