Pampered Consort of the Fragrant Orchard c1-234

by N/A

  Today was the day Du Xiu Heng was returning home. She intended to go pick some grapes back for him to eat after sweeping. That's why she didn't want to bother with Cui-shi.

  Cui-shi was so angered by Du Xiao Li's attitude that her whole body trembled, saying: "No manners, no manners, how can you be like this to an elder?!"

  Du Xiao Li was too lazy to look at her, minding her own business and continued sweeping.

  This time, Cui-shi was ever more angered. She glanced around the courtyard, discovering that the courtyard was completely empty with only a temporary stove built using two rocks to the side. Placed on the ground nearby were two bamboo baskets. Inside were medical ingredients that weren't done drying.

  She'd long heard about Du Xiao Li learning how to dig for medicine from Niu Jing, and even earned quite a bit of money. Looking at it now, it really was like that! She walked over, pretending to carelessly trip, kicking over the bamboo baskets in the process. The medical ingredients inside fell out, and were even stepped on a few times by her.

  Right now, this girl's mouth has become impressive. Since she can't get any advantages, then she'll just vent her anger.

  "Eldest aunt, you!" Du Xiao Li saw her own medical ingredients getting kicked over, and her anger immediately shot up.

  As a doctor, she cherished her medical ingredients the most. Seeing Cui-shi kicked them over like that, Du Xiao Li even wanted to directly use the broom to hit her!

  "Aiyoo, what is this thing, almost made me fall!" Cui-shi, seeing Du Xiao Li angry, called out and even stomped a few times on the other medical ingredients.

  Du Xiao Li was so angered. Just when she was planning to use the broom to hit Cui-shi, Silver came out from the house, growling towards Cui-shi. It exposed its not fully developed fangs, and its eyes revealed an ominous glint. That ferocious look made Cui-shi subconsciously retreat backwards two steps.

  "Doggy!" As soon as Du Xiao Tian saw Silver, he excitedly ran over, wanting to catch it.

  "Xiao Tian don't go over!" Cui-shi quickly tried to stop him, but Du Xiao Tian already ran over, stretching his two hands out to grab Silver.

  "Grr---"

  "Ah---"

  Silver immediately pounced towards Du Xiao Tian and bit his hand, making him scream out from the pain.

  "Xiao Tian---" Cui-shi, seeing her baby get bit, no longer cared about Silver's ferocious appearance anymore. She quickly ran over to hit it, attempting to save Du Xiao Tian from its mouth.

  "Ah--my hand!" Du Xiao Tian screamed.

  "You animal, quickly let go!" Seeing that Silver wasn't letting go, Cui-shi picked up a long piece of firewood from the courtyard to beat it.

  While Cui-shi was occupied, Du Xiao Li kicked over the rock for the stove, and the pot fell onto the ground. Then seeing that she was about to hit Silver, she hurriedly threw down the broom and ran over, immediately hugging onto Cui-shi's arm and crying out loud, "Eldest aunt, if you want to hit, hit me instead. Don't hit my family's doggy. It's still small, you'll beat it to death! Wuuwuuu...."

  "Darn brat, let go!" Cui-shi also got anxious, and swung the firewood stick that was as thick as an arm towards Du Xiao Li.

  When Shi Er, who was currently working at the foot of the mountain, heard the fight, he quickly ran up the mountain, Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived, he saw Cui-shi waving the stick towards Du Xiao Li's body and shouted.

  When Cui-shi had struck down, Du Xiao Li had went forward to block. The firewood stick firmly landed on her arm, and she too began screaming, letting go of Cui-shi. Seeing Cui-shi going towards Silver again, she immediately hugged onto Cui-shi's leg, and tried to pull her backwards. And while Cui-shi wasn't paying attention, she pressed on a spot right under her right kneecap.

  "Eldest aunt, don't hit our family's Silver, it's still small, it'll get beaten to death by you." Du Xiao Li shouted between tears, her face messy with snot and tears.

  Shi Er saw that even though he was there, Cui-shi still struck towards Du Xiao Li. He went into the courtyard, forcibly grabbed the firewood stick in her hand and snatched it over.

  "Silver, did you get hit? Wuuwuu, Silver, where does it hurt, Silver, we're so pitiful...." Du Xiao Li saw Shi Er enter, and quickly carried Silver far from Cui-shi, letting him think that she was frightened by Cui-shi. But in actuality, it was just for the sake of making Silver let go of Du Xiao Tian.

  "Son, son, how are you?" After Cui-shi was freed from Du Xiao Li, she immediately crouched down to hold her precious son. Seeing the two holes from the bite on his hand, she cried out with a scream.

  Just like that, one held onto her son, and one held onto her wolf, bawling out right in the courtyard.

  Very soon, another group of villagers came up the mountain and saw the mess in the courtyard. The medical ingredients were scattered everywhere, the temporary stove in the corner of the courtyard was kicked over, and the put was flipped over on the ground. And Du Xiao Li was hugging her dog and pitifully crying in a corner. No matter how one looks at it, it all looks like having been wrecked by someone.

  Someone saw that Du Xiao Tian was bleeding and quickly went to inform Niu Jing. Someone also went to inform the village cheif.

  Leng Yi and Leng Er were training in the courtyard as usual. Han Ming Yi was reading a book under the eaves, and Ji Liu Feng, who was bored to death, was lying on his guifei couch napping. And Niu Jing was in the house reading medical books.

  A villager urgently ran over, even shouting outside the courtyard, "Doctor Niu, Doctor Niu, quickly come take a look, at Du Xiao Li's house, some-someone got hurt."

  Leng Yi and Leng Er stopped, and Leng Er looked to the villager and asked, "The girl got hurt?"

  "Yes, yes...." The villager, because having ran urgently, spoke stammering.

  "Li girl got injured?" Niu Jing came out and asked.

  Han Ming Yi put down the book in hand, and his sharp brows slightly creased. Ji Liu Feng also sat up, asking: "How did that girl get hurt?"

  The villager paused for a breath, and then said, "No, not that, Xiao Li didn't get injured, it's Xiao Tian that's injured. He's currently at Xiao Li's house, please go over and examine him."

  "Wait for me for a moment, I'll go get my medicine case." Niu Jing said and entered the house. When he came out, there was a medicine case over his shoulder.

  "Why is he at the girl's house? And even got hurt, don't tell me the girl's also hurt?" Leng Er said.

  Han Ming Yi heard Leng Er's words. He put down the book in hand and stood up, saying: "Let's also go see then."

  Ch. 027 – Village Chief's Judgement

  Village Chief's Judgement

  When Han Ming Yi and the others arrived at the house at the waist of the mountain, the village chief still hadn't arrived yet. While Niu Jing was applying medicine for Du Xiao Tian, Du Xiao Li was holding Silver in a corner sporadically sobbing. Some villagers were standing around in the courtyard endlessly chattering about the intense battle just a moment ago.

  "How did the courtyard end up like this?" Leng Er said.

  Han Ming Yi looked to the mess on the ground and frowned.

  "Xiao Li, your hand got hit earlier, are you okay?" Shi Er recalled Du Xiao Li having firmly suffered a blow.

  "Girl, you got hurt?" Leng Er crouched next to Du Xiao Li and asked.

  "Big brother Leng Er, they want to steal Silver, you have to help me, don't let eldest aunt steal my Silver." Du Xiao Li grabbed onto Leng Er's clothes and said.

  "What, actually came to steal her silver? Such lack of common decency!" The villagers didn't know Silver was a wolf. Hearing that they came to steal silver, the villagers thought that they came to steal her money.

  Han Ming Yi came to Du Xiao Li's side and said to Leng Er, "Pull up her sleeve."

  "Yes." Leng Er replied, and had Du Xiao Li's right sleeve pulled up. Her swollen arm was immediately exposed in front of outsiders.

  "Hss, be gentler!" Du Xiao Li hiccuped.

  Du Xiao Tian's arm had two little holes from the bite. Althou
gh there was blood, compared to Du Xiao Li's entire swollen arm, it was still the latter that looked scarier.

  Du Xiao Li also didn't think that Cui-shi's strength would be that big. When the stick came down, her arm nearly broke. Right now, she was glad that stick didn't land on Silver. Else, with its current little body, even if it didn't die, it would still be gravely injured.

  (T/N: Btw Silver is referred to using the neutral pronoun specifically for animals, so its gender is currently unclear.)

  "To actually be this malicious, and injure you like this!" Leng Er's face darkened, no longer carrying his usual cheerful look.

  Han Ming Yi saw Du Xiao Li's swollen little hand, and her face full of tears and snot. A faint trace of cold light flashed over his eyes.

  "What's going on here?" The village chief finally arrived half way up the mountain. Seeing the villagers standing around inside, and the courtyard in complete disorder, he said, "What are you all up to again?"

  "Village chief, that girl's dog bit someone. You need to have that dog put to death. Else, in the future, it might bite someone else!" Cui-shi saw the village chief, Li Ming Fu, and immediately complained first, "Wuuwuu, look at our family's Xiao Tian, look at what he got bitten into, wuuwuu, he's our family's only child. If anything happens to him, what will I do?"

  "Wuuwuu, it's not like that, village chief, wuuwuu....." Du Xiao Li had the tears that she didn't even have when her parents died in her previous lifetime brought out. She sat on the ground holding Silver, openly crying loudly.

  After Niu Jing treated Du Xiao Tian's wound, he came to Du Xiao Li's side and crouched down, saying: "The injury on your arm is very serious, let me treat it."

  Du Xiao Li stretched out her right hand. Those villagers all saw how her entire arm was swollen. They all sucked in a breath, gasping at how a relative could do such a thing.

  Du Xiao Tian's wound was bitten by Silver. In the villagers eyes, animals have no awareness, that's why it doesn't understand the severity of biting. But Cui-shi was Du Xiao Li's aunt, to actually also injure her like this was just too malicious.

  The village chief also saw the injury on Du Xiao Li's hand, and said with a frown, "Shi Er, come and explain what happened just now?"

  When Shi Er had arrived, he didn't know what had happened beforehand. He only recounted the scene where Cui-shi had hit Du Xiao Li.

  After the village chief listened to Shi Er's words, he casted a glance at Cui-shi, and then said to Du Xiao Li, "Xiao Li, you explain, just what is going on."

  Du Xiao Li sobbed twice, then while holding Silver, said, "This is what I found in the mountains yesterday, called Silver. Yesterday at night fall, I was returning from grandpa Niu's house, when I ran into older cousin below the mountain. He demanded I give Silver to him. I didn't want to give, so he just tried to forcibly steal. He accidentally fell on the ground on his own. This morning, eldest aunt came to my house, saying I hit older cousin, making me give her two taels of silver as medical expense, and even making me give Silver to them as compensation. I didn't agree, so eldest aunt kicked over the medical ingredients I dug up, and even kicked over our stove too. At this time, Silver came out from the house and started barking at eldest aunt. Older cousin saw Silver and went to catch it, that's why he got bit by Silver. Afterwards, uncle Shi Er came. Wuuwuu, mother, where are you, Li'er misses you so much, wuuwuu......"

  Du Xiao Li started crying again. That heartbroken and sorrowful look made all the women in the village want to tear up too. They all successively began to criticize Cui-shi.

  The village chief looked to Cui-shi and asked, "Is it really like that?"

  "Yesterday, it was clearly her that tripped Xiao Tian." Cui-shi attempted to defend herself.

  "Then is there an injury on your son? Did you see him get pushed over by the girl?" Leng Er said, "If you can't say, then you're just slandering, bullying her for not having parents."

  "I...." How was Cui-shi able to bring out proof at this time. She opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

  "When I was returning home yesterday, I saw Xiao Tian chasing Xiao Li, letting her give him the dog in her hand, even saying that if she doesn't give, he'll let his father and mother deal with her." A villager suddenly spoke out.

  "When I was returning, I also saw. However, I only saw from far away Xiao Tian chasing Xiao Li, and didn't hear what they were saying. Afterwards, I went home." Another villager also spoke.

  "Du family's wife, what else do you have to say?" The village chief asked.

  At the moment, what could Cui-shi say? The courtyard was a complete mess, and the villagers' words made her unable to say anything.

  "Sigh, go get Du Fu and have him take his wife back. In the future, if you all come bother Xiao Li again, I'll take back the mining rights for the forest behind the mountain." The village chief said.

  Du Fu very quickly rushed over from their home. After hearing the surrounding people explain everything that'd happened, and also the village chief's decision, he took Cui-shi and Du Xiao Tian, and left.

  After expressing their concerns towards Du Xiao Li, those villagers also left in succession, only leaving behind Han Ming Yi and the others.

  Du Xiao Li even lowered her head, using her left hand to wipe her own tears. Han Ming Yi came to her side and said, "Stop pretending, everyone already left."

  Du Xiao Li finally lifted her head, and used her sleeve to wipe away the tears and snot on her face.

  "Li girl, this injury on your arm isn't light, need to properly take care of it." Niu Jing looked to Du Xiao Li's arm and said.

  Du Xiao Li sighed and said, "Originally, I even said that since big brother is coming back today, I'll go pick some grapes for him to try. But now, when he comes back, won't even be able to make food."

  "Is that really your aunt? Why is she that malicious!" Leng Er grumbled.

  "How they are like, it's not like you've never heard before. Just because there were rumors saying that our family's land was extremely good, and will give the later generations good fortune, as soon as my mother was buried, they had us chased out. How could I still hope for her to be good now?" Du Xiao Li said, "However, despite getting hit, I should be able to get a period of peace in exchange. Unless eldest uncle doesn't want that mining rights anymore."

  "Not just that right?" Han Ming Yi looked to Du Xiao Li and said out of nowhere.

  Du Xiao Li laughed out two 'hehe', and didn't say anything. But everyone present all understood, she definitely left an insurance.

  And sure enough, the next day, word spread that Cui-shi's kneecap began to hurt. No matter how much medicine she drank, it was all useless. That pain made her unable to leave the bed for three full months. Of course, this was later talk.

  Ch. 028 – Enviable Warmth

  Enviable Warmth

  T/N: Happy Valentines day! Chapter (1/3) sponsored by Daim! I'll also post another of the sponsored chapters later today.

  Because her hand was injured, Han Ming Yi made Leng Er help her tidy up the courtyard. Leng Er had the temporary stove restored back to normal, and afterwards, cleaned up the courtyard once over.

  Du Xiao Li looked to the swept up medical ingredients and said, "Such a shame for these medical ingredients. I should've given them to grandpa Niu yesterday."

  "Right now, you can't move your hand. How are you going to take care of lunch?" Niu Jing frowned.

  "It's fine, in a moment, I'll just randomly make a bit of something to eat." Du Xiao Li said. Although today's plans got messed up, and she herself even got a bit injured, but the past life her had gotten injured many times before, this little bit of injury, she wasn't concerned with.

  "In the next few days, come over to eat." Han Ming Yi said.

  Although Niu Jing and Leng Er both wanted to let Du Xiao Li go over there to eat, the one with the highest authority over there was still Han Ming Yi. If he didn't open his mouth, neither of them had the authority to make the decision.

  "No need, I...." Du Xiao Li felt that
her own injury wasn't that big of a deal, and wanted to refuse.

  Leng Er patted her head and said, "With you like this, how are you going to take good care of yourself? Don't tell me you want your big brother to worry?"

  Du Xiao Li thought for a moment. If Du Xiu Heng came back and saw herself injured, and also home alone, perhaps in a moment of distress, he'll even stop going to school.

  Ji Liu Feng also urged from the side, "If you feel it's embarrassing, then just take us to go pick the grapes you speak of."

  "Don't wanna." Du Xiao Li flatly refused.

  "Why?" Ji Liu Feng asked.

  "That's something I'm going to use in the future to earn money. If you all take a fancy to it, what will I do if you try to snatch it from me? How can I beat you all." Du Xiao Li said.

  Until now, she still believed that Han Ming Yi and the others were only children of wealthy families. She didn't think that one was a prince, and one was the son of a General, because she never thought that she herself would have connections with those in power here.

  "Hai, I was wondering what it was. I don't have any interest in business. I'm fine as long as I have something to eat." Ji Liu Feng said.

  Du Xiao Li suddenly thought of something, and ill-intently circled her eyes around them, making them feel nervous inside from her gaze.

  Ji Liu Feng had Du Xiao Li's eyes covered at once and said, "What are you doing looking at us like that?"

  Du Xiao Li removed Ji Liu Feng's hand and asked, "Do you know qinggong? Leng Yi do you know?"

  "I do, why?" Ji Liu Feng asked.

  Leng Yi also nodded.

  "Heheh, If you want me to take you all, I can, but you all must promise me, later when I come find you all for help, you all need to help me." Du Xiao Li slyly said.

  "Alright. First take us there." Ji Liu Feng said.

  After coming to an agreement, Niu Jing, Han Ming Yi, and also Leng Yi went back first. Du Xiao Li then took Ji Liu Feng and Leng Er to the valley to pick grapes. Because the distance was relatively far, they just directly used qinggong to take Du Xiao Li there.