The Forbidden Palace's Shadows: Princess An and 7th Prince's Confrontation - Part 3
第40章 Chapter 40
Chapter 40 source:
Since the division of the family is already decided, Vulture Girl left without staying any longer.
Vulture Gold pulled his wooden father and mother who stood there dumbly, with three younger sisters to send her off.
In fact, it was they from the second branch who couldn't stay in the hall anymore, so as not to irritate their grandfather and grandmother and eldest uncle.
Of course, even if they got angry, Vulture Gold felt that they didn't need to be afraid either, but for the time being they shouldn't show up in front of them.
When he saw them go out, Vulture Third also cleverly led his wife and children away.
Otherwise, staying there would mean being scolded by the old lady, right?
The old lady might hesitate because of Vulture Girl, not daring to casually scold the second branch, but they from the third branch had no such hesitation, they might use them as a target for venting their anger.
All the people from the third branch hid back in their rooms.
At this time, their expressions were very excited, especially Madame Wang, who had an excited face and asked: "Husband, is it that we are going to divide the family? What will we get?"
She only cared about what they would get from the three branches, but not less than the first branch or second branch.
Vulture Loyal and Vulture Righteous also had faces full of excitement.
As long as they thought about it, after dividing the family, each family could live on their own, Vulture Girl would no longer have any excuse to make them work, so they were very happy. The housework in their own home, in the future if they wanted to do it they could, and if they didn't want to do it they wouldn't, without having to worry about being pressed down by the cousin from another branch.
There was also one more thing, that was after dividing the family, they could stay far away from Vulture Girl, she shouldn't have any reason to hit them again, right?
Although Vulture Girl didn't hit them much either, because before she even had a chance to raise her hand, they were already scared silly and went to do their work according to her words.
But as long as they thought about the scene of her smashing the hall's pillar, they would feel afraid, afraid of being beaten by her.
Her strength was so great, getting hit must be very painful.
Vulture Third looked at his wife and children, discovering that they were all too excited, he couldn't help asking: "You want to divide the family?"
"Of course!" Madame Wang didn't hesitate for a moment to say, "Why not? Continue like before, making us two rooms of horses to feed the first branch?"
Not having divided the family, all the silver was in the grandmother's hands, not only did they have to find her to take money even for a thread, but during their idle time when they went out to do odd jobs, that money also had to be handed over, not daring to buy any good things, could only sneakily eat them like thieves.
Who would want this?
Madame Wang was also a married woman and mother, she also wanted to be the mistress of the house, wanted to have the same prestige as Grandma, and wanted to buy good things for her children.
As long as they divided the family, she would be the lady of the house, the way the house is would depend on what she said.
Vulture Third was surprised and said: "You used to always say, wait until Respectful and Respectful have passed the examinations, then we can also bask in their glory?"
The first branch had two students after all.
Madame Wang sneered once, "Enough of that, waiting for an examination? Who knows when it will be."
Previously she indeed thought like this, because Grandpa and Grandma had always said so to them, over time she also started to think this way, waiting to bask in the first branch's Vulture Respectful brothers' glory.
Not thinking like that could be done? They were not going to divide the family anyway, naturally they could only think optimistically.
But recently there have been too many things happening, even the usually respected Vulture Oldest had fallen under Vulture Girl's hand, making her suddenly generate a thought of "Vulture Respectful and Vulture Respectful can really do it?"
Father Vulture was after all a scholar, naturally gave off an air of being very capable, unconsciously pulling away from the villagers, giving people a feeling of awe for him.
Of course, this also had something to do with the excessive reverence that the world had for scholars.
Were scholars really so capable?
Not mentioning this point first, where was he capable?
If he was really so capable, how could he have been pressed down like a dead dog just now?
It could be said that Vulture Oldest being pressed down kneeling on the ground that one moment had shattered Madame Wang's reverence for Vulture Oldest, discovering that Vulture Oldest in the end was just an useless person who couldn't even deal with a little girl — although they also couldn't deal with her, this proved that Vulture Oldest and them were no different at all, all of them were people who had to eat and shit.
Vulture Third looked at her in surprise, not expecting that she could say such a thing.
Madame Wang counter-asked: "What, is what I said wrong?"
Vulture Third said: "...Also right." It was indeed true, the big brother had studied for his whole life but still couldn't even pass the preliminary examination, how could Vulture Respectful and Vuture Respectful do it?
Even if they passed the preliminary examination, there were still the student and the gentleman.
Listening to people say that the preliminary examination was nothing much, many people who had studied for their whole lives but still couldn't pass, being only an old preliminary examinee, let alone the gentleman.
Wanting them to succeed ... it would probably take a long time.
They could not continue supplying the first branch forever, right?
Thinking like this, such days were also good enough, it was better to divide the family.
All the people from the third branch gathered together and discussed about dividing the family tomorrow, how much silver the old man had in his hands, and how to distribute the land and things in the house.
Anyway, they from the third branch couldn't lose out.
**
On the other side, the atmosphere in the hall was not very good.
The people from the second and third branches were gone, only the old couple of Vulture's and the first branch were left.
Vulture Old Lady felt sorry for her eldest son who was sitting on the ground and said: "Kill the dog's heart, you suffered a loss."
Vulture Old Man didn't say anything.
Vulture Father also didn't say anything, as long as he thought about dividing the family tomorrow, his heart would be stuffy.
He was the one who least wanted to divide the family among everyone, always tightly grasping the third branch in his hands, which of them dared to talk about dividing the family, he would definitely press that person down and beat him up a few times, let him have some guts next time.
But in the end, the one who proposed to divide the family was actually him.
Vulture Old Man also didn't say anything, as long as he thought about having to endure such humiliation for an unknown amount of time, he felt very uncomfortable.
But what could he do?
They were all white-bodied people after all, besides reading a bit more books than others, they had no skills at all.
Even if it was their in-laws from the Ouyang family, besides Scholar Ouyang, only Respectful Young Master was a preliminary examinee, the others were also white-bodies.
Such status, really couldn't do anything to Vulture Girl.
**
Vulture Girl returned to the Fu house and discovered that Madame Fu was sitting in the hall sewing clothes. This time she sewed a dress with bamboo on it, so this piece of clothing would take a bit longer to finish.
When she saw Vulture Girl come back, she said: "Daughter-in-law, there's still some time left, you go rest for a while."
"Mother," said Vulture Girl, "I won't rest. Later I'm going into the mountains and I'll find Uncle Butcher first to tell him that I don't need to go to the county city tomorrow to work, I want to take a day off."
Madame Fu was stunned for a moment, not knowing why she suddenly wanted to take a day off.
Vulture Girl didn't explain much, went into the hall, drank a few bowls of cold tea to quench her thirst, then returned to the room.
As expected, when she entered the door, she first looked at the bed and discovered that Young Master Fu was not sleeping, leaning there as if resting with his eyes closed.
Sure enough, hearing the sound he opened his eyes.
"Back," he asked softly, "is everything alright?"
Vulture Girl said: "No."
She walked to the bedside, stretched out her hand to take a fruit candy from the fruit tray on the table next to the bed.
This fruit candy was bought for him to eat medicine with, but she also liked it, so sometimes when she took one or two pieces to put in her mouth, waited until they were all eaten before buying more.
Vulture Girl sat by the bed and said: "The Vuture family is dividing up tomorrow."
Fu Young Master raised his eyebrows, seeming not surprised at all by this result.
He spoke gently: "No trouble right?"
"No," said Vulture Girl, and then she told him what happened just now.
In her heart, Fu Young Master was certainly the most reasonable person.
She occasionally liked to chat with him, seek his opinion, see if what she did was in line with this world's rules or not.
This way she could integrate better.
Vulture Girl had been very unfamiliar with this world ever since she arrived, afraid that her own style might not fit in.
She needed someone to understand the Vuture world, but she couldn't find it with Vulture Gold and the others, she was too familiar with Original Vuture, every move of hers would be known by them.
The only one who could be found was Fu Young Master.
He was very weak after all, a dying man, he and Original Vuture had never met before, so he wouldn't know anything about her being different from Original Vuture even if she did something strange in front of him.
Vulture Girl felt very relieved.
And after talking with Fu Young Master, as expected, Fu Young Master didn't disappoint her either, saying: "It's said that the bigger the tree gets, the more branches it has; the bigger the child grows, the more likely the family will split up. Dividing the Vuture family is a common thing, the Vuture family also really should have divided up by now."
Vulture Girl's eyes lit up, happily saying: "You think so too? I think so as well!"
Fu Young Master's expression was calm and said: "Yes."
Vulture Girl smiled very happily, the more she looked at Fu Young Master, the more pleasing to the eye he became, a pity that he had a short life.
But it didn't matter, before he died, she would take good care of him, let him live more comfortably.
After that, Vulture Girl went to change into a set of old clothes and was about to go into the mountains to find Uncle Butcher.
She certainly wouldn't want her new clothes to be scratched by thorns in the mountains.
"Not resting for a while?" Fu Young Master asked, "You can rest late at night, tonight you don't have to get up early either, I'll help you chop some firewood."
Fu Young Master's expression changed slightly and said: "Actually, buying firewood is enough, no need to tire yourself out."
Vulture Girl looked at him in surprise, saying: "What are you talking about? Buying firewood costs money after all, although not much but it can buy a few meat buns."
Fu Young Master: "..."
After Vulture Girl took the axe and basket and left, Fu Young Master supported himself to get out of bed, went to the desk, spread out a piece of paper.
He slowly ground the ink stick, looked at the bright sunlit courtyard outside the window, momentarily lost in thought.
When the ink was ready, he rolled up his sleeves and picked up the brush to write.
**
Vulture Girl entered the mountains, straight to Uncle Butcher's house.
Uncle Butcher's house was actually not far from the village at all, but because it was on a mountain, there were few people nearby, so living in such a place, one had to have some guts after all.
When Vulture Girl went over there, Uncle Butcher was just feeding the pigs.
Recently, the meat shop had been killing many more pigs than usual, so Master Zhang would go to the county city's nearby village every afternoon to buy pigs, if there were any leftovers they would be sent to Uncle Butcher's place to raise them.
Uncle Butcher's house had a wolf dog guarding it.
The wolf dog was majestic and frightening looking, when there were any strangers approaching, it would bark loudly, enough to scare people away.
But when Vulture Girl walked in, the majestic and terrifying wolf dog squeezed its tail, whimpered and ran into the house to hide.
What kind of guarding? There was none.
***
Vulture Girl returned to the Fu house and discovered that Madame Fu was sitting in the hall sewing clothes. This time she sewed a dress with bamboo on it, so this piece of clothing would take a bit longer to finish.
When she saw Vulture Girl come back, she said: "Daughter-in-law, there's still some time left, you go rest for a while."
"Mother," said Vulture Girl, "I won't rest. Later I'm going into the mountains and I'll find Uncle Butcher first to tell him that I don't need to go to the county city tomorrow to work, I want to take a day off."
Madame Fu was stunned for a moment, not knowing why she suddenly wanted to take a day off.
Vulture Girl didn't explain much, went into the hall, drank a few bowls of cold tea to quench her thirst, then returned to the room.
As expected, when she entered the door, she first looked at the bed and discovered that Young Master Fu was not sleeping, leaning there as if resting with his eyes closed.
Sure enough, hearing the sound he opened his eyes.
"Back," he asked softly, "is everything alright?"
Vulture Girl said: "No."
She walked to the bedside, stretched out her hand to take a fruit candy from the fruit tray on the table next to the bed.
This fruit candy was bought for him to eat medicine with, but she also liked it, so sometimes when she took one or two pieces to put in her mouth, waited until they were all eaten before buying more.
Vulture Girl sat by the bed and said: "The Vuture family is dividing up tomorrow."
Fu Young Master raised his eyebrows, seeming not surprised at all by this result.
He spoke gently: "No trouble right?"
"No," said Vulture Girl, and then she told him what happened just now.
In her heart, Fu Young Master was certainly the most reasonable person.
She occasionally liked to chat with him, seek his opinion, see if what she did was in line with this world's rules or not.
This way she could integrate better.
Vulture Girl had been very unfamiliar with this world ever since she arrived, afraid that her own style might not fit in.
She needed someone to understand the Vuture world, but she couldn't find it with Vulture Gold and the others, she was too familiar with Original Vuture, every move of hers would be known by them.
The only one who could be found was Fu Young Master.
He was very weak after all, a dying man, he and Original Vuture had never met before, so he wouldn't know anything about her being different from Original Vuture even if she did something strange in front of him.
Vulture Girl felt very relieved.
And after talking with Fu Young Master, as expected, Fu Young Master didn't disappoint her either, saying: "It's said that the bigger the tree gets, the more branches it has; the bigger the child grows, the more likely the family will split up. Dividing the Vuture family is a common thing, the Vuture family also really should have divided up by now."
Vulture Girl's eyes lit up, happily saying: "You think so too? I think so as well!"
Fu Young Master smiled very happily, the more he looked at Fu Young Master, the more pleasing to the eye he became, a pity that his life was short.
But it didn't matter, before he died, she would take good care of him, let him live more comfortably.
After that, Vulture Girl went to change into a set of old clothes and was about to go into the mountains to find Uncle Butcher.
She certainly wouldn't want her new clothes to be scratched by thorns in the mountains.
"Not resting for a while?" Fu Young Master asked, "You can rest late at night, tonight you don't have to get up early either, I'll help you chop some firewood."
Fu Young Master's expression changed slightly and said: "Actually, buying firewood is enough, no need to tire yourself out."
Vulture Girl looked at him in surprise, saying: "What are you talking about? Buying firewood costs money after all, although not much but it can buy a few meat buns."
Fu Young Master: "..."
After Vulture Girl took the axe and basket and left, Fu Young Master supported himself to get out of bed, went to the desk, spread out a piece of paper.
He slowly ground the ink stick, looked at the bright sunlit courtyard outside the window, momentarily lost in thought.
When the ink was ready, he rolled up his sleeves and picked up the brush to write.
**
Vulture Girl entered the mountains, straight to Uncle Butcher's house.
Uncle Butcher's house was actually not far from the village at all, but because it was on a mountain, there were few people nearby, so living in such a place, one had to have some guts after all.
When Vulture Girl went over there, Uncle Butcher was just feeding the pigs.
Recently, the meat shop had been killing many more pigs than usual, so Master Zhang would go to the county city's nearby village every afternoon to buy pigs, if there were any leftovers they would be sent to Uncle Butcher's place to raise them.
Uncle Butcher's house had a wolf dog guarding it.
The wolf dog was majestic and terrifying looking, when there were any strangers approaching, it would bark loudly, enough to scare people away.
But when Vulture Girl walked in, the majestic and terrifying wolf dog squeezed its tail, whimpered and ran into the house to hide.
What kind of guarding? There was none.
***
Vulture Girl returned to the Fu house and discovered that Madame Fu was sitting in the hall sewing clothes. This time she sewed a dress with bamboo on it, so this piece of clothing would take a bit longer to finish.
When she saw Vulture Girl come back, she said: "Daughter-in-law, there's still some time left, you go rest for a while."
"Mother," said Vulture Girl, "I won't rest. Later I'm going into the mountains and I'll find Uncle Butcher first to tell him that I don't need to go to the county city tomorrow to work, I want to take a day off."
Madame Fu was stunned for a moment, not knowing why she suddenly wanted to take a day off.
Vulture Girl didn't explain much, went into the hall, drank a few bowls of cold tea to quench her thirst, then returned to the room.
As expected, when she entered the door, she first looked at the bed and discovered that Young Master Fu was not sleeping, leaning there as if resting with his eyes closed.
Sure enough, hearing the sound he opened his eyes.
"Back," he asked softly, "is everything alright?"
Vulture Girl said: "No."
She walked to the bedside, stretched out her hand to take a fruit candy from the fruit tray on the table next to the bed.
This fruit candy was bought for him to eat medicine with, but she also liked it, so sometimes when she took one or two pieces to put in her mouth, waited until they were all eaten before buying more.
Vulture Girl sat by the bed and said: "The Vuture family is dividing up tomorrow."
Fu Young Master raised his eyebrows, seeming not surprised at all by this result.
He spoke gently: "No trouble right?"
"No," said Vulture Girl, and then she told him what happened just now.
In her heart, Fu Young Master was certainly the most reasonable person.
She occasionally liked to chat with him, seek his opinion, see if what she did was in line with this world's rules or not.
This way she could integrate better.
Vulture Girl had been very unfamiliar with this world ever since she arrived, afraid that her own style might not fit in.
She needed someone to understand the Vuture world, but she couldn't find it with Vulture Gold and the others, she was too familiar with Original Vuture, every move of hers would be known by them.
The only one who could be found was Fu Young Master.
He was very weak after all, a dying man, he and Original Vuture had never met before, so he wouldn't know anything about her being different from Original Vuture even if she did something strange in front of him.
Vulture Girl felt very relieved.
And after talking with Fu Young Master, as expected, Fu Young Master didn't disappoint her either, saying: "It's said that the bigger the tree gets, the more branches it has; the bigger the child grows, the more likely the family will split up. Dividing the Vuture family is a common thing, the Vuture family also really should have divided up by now."
Vulture Girl's eyes lit up, happily saying: "You think so too? I think so as well!"
Fu Young Master smiled very happily, the more he looked at Fu Young Master, the more pleasing to the eye he became, a pity that his life was short.
But it didn't matter, before he died, she would take good care of him, let him live more comfortably.
After that, Vulture Girl went to change into a set of old clothes and was about to go into the mountains to find Uncle Butcher.
She certainly wouldn't want her new clothes to be scratched by thorns in the mountains.
"Not resting for a while?" Fu Young Master asked, "You can rest late at night, tonight you don't have to get up early either, I'll help you chop some firewood."
Fu Young Master's expression changed slightly and said: "Actually, buying firewood is enough, no need to tire yourself out."
Vulture Girl looked at him in surprise, saying: "What are you talking about? Buying firewood costs money after all, although not much but it can buy a few meat buns."
Fu Young Master: "..."
After Vulture Girl took the axe and basket and left, Fu Young Master supported himself to get out of bed, went to the desk, spread out a piece of paper.
He slowly ground the ink stick, looked at the bright sunlit courtyard outside the window, momentarily lost in thought.
When the ink was ready, he rolled up his sleeves and picked up the brush to write.
**
Vulture Girl entered the mountains, straight to Uncle Butcher's house.
Uncle Butcher's house was actually not far from the village at all, but because it was on a mountain, there were few people nearby, so living in such a place, one had to have some guts after all.
When Vulture Girl went over there, Uncle Butcher was just feeding the pigs.
Recently, the meat shop had been killing many more pigs than usual, so Master Zhang would go to the county city's nearby village every afternoon to buy pigs, if there were any leftovers they would be sent to Uncle Butcher's place to raise them.
Uncle Butcher's house had a wolf dog guarding it.
The wolf dog was majestic and terrifying looking, when there were any strangers approaching, it would bark loudly, enough to scare people away.
But when Vulture Girl walked in, the majestic and terrifying wolf dog squeezed its tail, whimpered and ran into the house to hide.
What kind of guarding? There was none.
***
Vulture Girl returned to the Fu house and discovered that Madame Fu was sitting in the hall sewing clothes. This time she sewed a dress with bamboo on it, so this piece of clothing would take a bit longer to finish.
When she saw Vulture Girl come back, she said: "Daughter-in-law, there's still some time left, you go rest for a while."
"Mother," said Vulture Girl, "I won't rest. Later I'm going into the mountains and I'll find Uncle Butcher first to tell him that I don't need to go to the county city tomorrow to work, I want to take a day off."
Madame Fu was stunned for a moment, not knowing why she suddenly wanted to take a day off.
Vulture Girl didn't explain much, went into the hall, drank a few bowls of cold tea to quench her thirst, then returned to the room.
As expected, when she entered the door, she first looked at the bed and discovered that Young Master Fu was not sleeping, leaning there as if resting with his eyes closed.
Sure enough, hearing the sound he opened his eyes.
"Back," he asked softly, "is everything alright?"
Vulture Girl said: "No."
She walked to the bedside, stretched out her hand to take a fruit candy from the fruit tray on the table next to the bed.
This fruit candy was bought for him to eat medicine with, but she also liked it, so sometimes when she took one or two pieces to put in her mouth, waited until they were all eaten before buying more.
Vulture Girl sat by the bed and said: "The Vuture family is dividing up tomorrow."
Fu Young Master raised his eyebrows, seeming not surprised at all by this result.
He spoke gently: "No trouble right?"
"No," said Vulture Girl, and then she told him what happened just now.
In her heart, Fu Young Master was certainly the most reasonable person.
She occasionally liked to chat with him, seek his opinion, see if what she did was in line with this world's rules or not.
This way she could integrate better.
Vulture Girl had been very unfamiliar with this world ever since she arrived, afraid that her own style might not fit in.
She needed someone to understand the Vuture world, but she couldn't find it with Vulture Gold and the others, she was too familiar with Original Vuture, every move of hers would be known by them.
The only one who could be found was Fu Young Master.
He was very weak after all, a dying man, he and Original Vuture had never met before, so he wouldn't know anything about her being different from Original Vuture even if she did something strange in front of him.
Vulture Girl felt very relieved.
And after talking with Fu Young Master, as expected, Fu Young Master didn't disappoint her either, saying: "It's said that the bigger the tree gets, the more branches it has; the bigger the child grows, the more likely the family will split up. Dividing the Vuture family is a common thing, the Vuture family also really should have divided up by now."
Vulture Girl's eyes lit up, happily saying: "You think so too? I think so as well!"
Fu Young Master smiled very happily, the more he looked at Fu Young Master, the more pleasing to the eye he became, a pity that his life was short.
But it didn't matter, before he died, she would take good care of him, let him live more comfortably.
After that, Vulture Girl went to change into a set of old clothes and was about to go into the mountains to find Uncle Butcher.
She certainly wouldn't want her new clothes to be scratched by thorns in the mountains.
"Not resting for a while?" Fu Young Master asked, "You can rest late at night, tonight you don't have to get up early either, I'll help you chop some firewood."
Fu Young Master's expression changed slightly and said: "Actually, buying firewood is enough, no need to tire yourself out."
Vulture Girl looked at him in surprise, saying: "What are you talking about? Buying firewood costs money after all, although not much but it can buy a few meat buns."
Fu Young Master: "..."
After Vulture Girl took the axe and basket and left, Fu Young Master supported himself to get out of bed, went to the desk, spread out a piece of paper.
He slowly ground the ink stick, looked at the bright sunlit courtyard outside the window, momentarily lost in thought.
When the ink was ready, he rolled up his sleeves and picked up the brush to write.
**
Vulture Girl entered the mountains, straight to Uncle Butcher's house.
Uncle Butcher's house was actually not far from the village at all, but because it was on a mountain, there were few people nearby, so living in such a place, one had to have some guts after all.
When Vulture Girl went over there, Uncle Butcher was just feeding the pigs.
Recently, the meat shop had been killing many more pigs than usual, so Master Zhang would go to the county city's nearby village every afternoon to buy pigs, if there were any leftovers they would be sent to Uncle Butcher's place to raise them.
Uncle Butcher's house had a wolf dog guarding it.
The wolf dog was majestic and terrifying looking, when there were any strangers approaching, it would bark loudly, enough to scare people away.
But when Vulture Girl walked in, the majestic and terrifying wolf dog squeezed its tail, whimpered and ran into the house to hide.
What kind of guarding? There was none.
***
Vulture Girl returned to the Fu house and discovered that Madame Fu was sitting in the hall sewing clothes. This time she sewed a dress with bamboo on it, so this piece of clothing would take a bit longer to finish.
When she saw Vulture Girl come back, she said: "Daughter-in-law, there's still some time left, you go rest for a while."
"Mother," said Vulture Girl, "I won't rest. Later I'm going into the mountains and I'll find Uncle Butcher first to tell him that I don't need to go to the county city tomorrow to work, I want to take a day off."
Madame Fu was stunned for a moment, not knowing why she suddenly wanted to take a day off.
Vulture Girl didn't explain much, went into the hall, drank a few bowls of cold tea to quench her thirst, then returned to the room.
As expected, when she entered the door, she first looked at the bed and discovered that Young Master Fu was not sleeping, leaning there as if resting with his eyes closed.
Sure enough, hearing the sound he opened his eyes.
"Back," he asked softly, "is everything alright?"
Vulture Girl said: "No."
She walked to the bedside, stretched out her hand to take a fruit candy from the fruit tray on the table next to the bed.
This fruit candy was bought for him to eat medicine with, but she also liked it, so sometimes when she took one or two pieces to put in her mouth, waited until they were all eaten before buying more.
Vulture Girl sat by the bed and said: "The Vuture family is dividing up tomorrow."
Fu Young Master raised his eyebrows, seeming not surprised at all by this result.
He spoke gently: "No trouble right?"
"No," said Vulture Girl, and then she told him what happened just now.
In her heart, Fu Young Master was certainly the most reasonable person.
She occasionally liked to chat with him, seek his opinion, see if what she did was in line with this world's rules or not.
This way she could integrate better.
Vulture Girl had been very unfamiliar with this world ever since she arrived, afraid that her own style might not fit in.
She needed someone to understand the Vuture world, but she couldn't find it with Vulture Gold and the others, she was too familiar with Original Vuture, every move of hers would be known by them.
The only one who could be found was Fu Young Master.
He was very weak after all, a dying man, he and Original Vuture had never met before, so he wouldn't know anything about her being different from Original Vuture even if she did something strange in front of him.
Vulture Girl felt very relieved.
And after talking with Fu Young Master, as expected, Fu Young Master didn't disappoint her either, saying: "It's said that the bigger the tree gets, the more branches it has; the bigger the child grows, the more likely the family will split up. Dividing the Vuture family is a common thing, the Vuture family also really should have divided up by now."
Vulture Girl's eyes lit up, happily saying: "You think so too? I think so as well!"
Fu Young Master smiled very happily, the more he looked at Fu Young Master, the more pleasing to the eye he became, a pity that his life was short.
But it didn't matter, before he died, she would take good care of him, let him live more comfortably.
After that, Vulture Girl went to change into a set of old clothes and was about to go into the mountains to find Uncle Butcher.
She certainly wouldn't want her new clothes to be scratched by thorns in the mountains.
"Not resting for a while?" Fu Young Master asked, "You can rest late at night, tonight you don't have to get up early either, I'll help you chop some firewood."
Fu Young Master's expression changed slightly and said: "Actually, buying firewood is enough, no need to tire yourself out."
Vulture Girl looked at him in surprise, saying: "What are you talking about? Buying firewood costs money after all, although not much but it can buy a few meat buns."
Fu Young Master: "..."
After Vulture Girl took the axe and basket and left, Fu Young Master supported himself to get out of bed, went to the desk, spread out a piece of paper.
He slowly ground the ink stick, looked at the bright sunlit courtyard outside the window, momentarily lost in thought.
When the ink was ready, he rolled up his sleeves and picked up the brush to write.
**
Vulture Girl entered the mountains, straight to Uncle Butcher's house.
Uncle Butcher's house was actually not far from the village at all, but because it was on a mountain, there were few people nearby, so living in such a place, one had to have some guts after all.
When Vulture Girl went over there, Uncle Butcher was just feeding the pigs.
Recently, the meat shop had been killing many more pigs than usual, so Master Zhang would go to the county city's nearby village every afternoon to buy pigs, if there were any leftovers they would be sent to Uncle Butcher's place to raise them.
Uncle Butcher's house had a wolf dog guarding it.
The wolf dog was majestic and terrifying looking, when there were any strangers approaching, it would bark loudly, enough to scare people away.
But when Vulture Girl walked in, the majestic and terrifying wolf dog squeezed its tail, whimpered and ran into the house to hide.
What kind of guarding? There was none.
***
Vulture Girl returned to the Fu house and discovered that Madame Fu was sitting in the hall sewing clothes. This time she sewed a dress with bamboo on it, so this piece of clothing would take a bit longer to finish.
When she saw Vulture Girl come back, she said: "Daughter-in-law, there's still some time left, you go rest for a while."
"Mother," said Vulture Girl, "I won't rest. Later I'm going into the mountains and I'll find Uncle Butcher first to tell him that I don't need to go to the county city tomorrow to work, I want to take a day off."
Madame Fu was stunned for a moment, not knowing why she suddenly wanted to take a day off.
Vulture Girl didn't explain much, went into the hall, drank a few bowls of cold tea to quench her thirst, then returned to the room.
As expected, when she entered the door, she first looked at the bed and discovered that Young Master Fu was not sleeping, leaning there as if resting with his eyes closed.
Sure enough, hearing the sound he opened his eyes.
"Back," he asked softly, "is everything alright?"
Vulture Girl said: "No."
She walked to the bedside, stretched out her hand to take a fruit candy from the fruit tray on the table next to the bed.
This fruit candy was bought for him to eat medicine with, but she also liked it, so sometimes when she took one or two pieces to put in her mouth, waited until they were all eaten before buying more.
Vulture Girl sat by the bed and said: "The Vuture family is dividing up tomorrow."
Fu Young Master raised his eyebrows, seeming not surprised at all by this result.
He spoke gently: "No trouble right?"
"No," said Vulture Girl, and then she told him what happened just now.
In her heart, Fu Young Master was certainly the most reasonable person.
She occasionally liked to chat with him, seek his opinion, see if what she did was in line with this world's rules or not.
This way she could integrate better.
Vulture Girl had been very unfamiliar with this world ever since she arrived, afraid that her own style might not fit in.
She needed someone to understand the Vuture world, but she couldn't find it with Vulture Gold and the others, she was too familiar with Original Vuture, every move of hers would be known by them.
The only one who could be found was Fu Young Master.
He was very weak after
第41章 Chapter 41
里正愕然道：“你咋啦？脸色咋这般难看？”
里正和五叔公等人都吓了一跳，“你、你咋啦？”
“老大！”郁老爷子厉喝一声，
Vuter Girl didn't respond to Vuter Grandpa's call, she was staring at the door with a strange expression.
She could sense that Vuter Grandpa had come in, but what was he doing here?
This morning she had told Vuter Young Master that she would go see Vuter Grandpa later, so why did he come over first?
Did something happen to Vuter Grandpa?
Vuter Girl stood up and walked towards the door.
The moment she pushed open the door, she saw Vuter Grandpa standing outside the room, looking anxious as if waiting for her.
“Grandpa,” Vuter Girl said calmly, “what are you doing here?”
Vuter Grandpa's expression immediately changed, his anger at Vuter Young Master dissipating in an instant. He spoke gently, “Nothing much, I just came to see how you were doing.”
Vuter Grandpa didn't want to admit that he was worried about Vuter Young Master yesterday after seeing him so upset.
He glanced at the bed and saw Vuter Young Master lying there as usual, looking a bit better than yesterday. He breathed a sigh of relief.
“Grandpa,” said Vuter Girl, “I'm fine.”
Vuter Grandpa nodded, then turned to leave. Before he left, he looked back at her one last time and said softly,
“Take good care of yourself, my granddaughter.”
Vuter Grandpa walked out the door and soon disappeared from sight.
The moment he was gone, Vuter Girl turned around and saw Vuter Young Master sitting up in bed, staring blankly into space.
He seemed to be deep in thought.
“What's on your mind?” asked Vuter Girl as she approached him.
Vuter Young Master started slightly before looking at her with a faint smile. He replied, “Nothing much.”
Vuter Girl sat down beside the bed and said softly, “Grandpa came to see you just now. He was worried about you yesterday after seeing how upset you were.”
Vuter Young Master's face twitched imperceptibly, then he let out a soft sigh.
“What did Grandpa say?” he asked after a moment of silence.
Vuter Girl repeated Vuter Grandpa's words and added, “Grandpa cares about you very much. You shouldn't be too hard on yourself.”
Vuter Young Master nodded slightly and said, “I know. I'm just…”
He trailed off before continuing, “Anyway, let's not talk about this anymore. What did you do after breakfast?”
Vuter Girl: “I went to see the pigs first thing in the morning.”
She then proceeded to tell him how she had gone to find Uncle Butcher and told him that she wouldn't be going to the county city tomorrow.
Vuter Young Master listened quietly, his expression slowly returning to normal as he heard her describe what happened at Vuter Grandpa's house.
When Vuter Girl finished speaking, it was already time for lunch. She went out of the room and returned with two bowls of rice porridge, handing one to Vuter Young Master.
“Here,” she said, “eat some porridge before we go see the pigs later.”
Vuter Young Master took the bowl from her hands and nodded in agreement.
As they ate their porridge, Vuter Girl suddenly had an idea. She put down her spoon and asked excitedly,
“By the way, do you want to come with me to see the pigs? I think Uncle Butcher would be happy to see you!”
Vuter Young Master paused mid-bite, then slowly lowered his spoon.
He looked at Vuter Girl with a conflicted expression before finally nodding. “Sure,” he said, “I'll go with you.”
Vuter Girl clapped her hands in delight and stood up. “Great! Let's go now!”
She grabbed Vuter Young Master's hand and pulled him out of the room.
The moment they stepped outside, Vuter Grandpa emerged from around the corner, looking surprised to see them together.
“Where are you two going?” he asked.
Vuter Girl explained that she was taking Vuter Young Master with her to see Uncle Butcher and feed the pigs.
Vuter Grandpa nodded in approval. “That's good,” he said, “it's important for family members to spend time together.”
He then turned his attention to Vuter Young Master. “Remember what I told you yesterday?”
Vuter Young Master quickly understood what he meant by that question. He replied respectfully,
“Yes Grandpa, I'll try my best not to disappoint you anymore.”
Vuter Grandpa smiled warmly and said, “That's my good boy.”
With Vuter Grandpa gone again, Vuter Girl led Vuter Young Master out of the house and down the road towards Uncle Butcher's place.
The sun was shining brightly overhead as they walked side by side, feeling content in each other's company.
When they arrived at Uncle Butcher's house, Uncle Butcher greeted them warmly and invited them inside for a meal.
Vuter Girl declined politely, explaining that she had already eaten. She then introduced Vuter Young Master to Uncle Butcher and asked if he wanted anything to eat or drink.
Uncle Butcher laughed heartily and said, “No need for any of that! I'm quite satisfied with what I have here.”
He turned to Vuter Young Master and extended his hand in greeting. “Nice to meet you,” he said sincerely.
Vuter Young Master shook Uncle Butcher's hand firmly and replied, “The pleasure is mine.”
Uncle Butcher then led them over to where the pigs were kept, showing them how much food they had left from yesterday evening's slaughtering at the meat shop.
“Looks like there's plenty of pork chops here,” Vuter Girl said excitedly. “We can take some back with us!”
Vuter Young Master agreed enthusiastically and reached into his pocket for money to buy the extra pork chops.
Uncle Butcher refused, saying that since they were family, he would give them as a gift.
They thanked him gratefully and took their leave of Uncle Butcher's house.
On their way back home, Vuter Girl's stomach started rumbling loudly. She realized she was hungrier than usual because she hadn't eaten much at lunch.
Vuter Young Master heard her stomach growl and asked if she wanted to stop for some food on the way.
Vuter Girl nodded eagerly and they turned around to head towards town.
As they walked, Vuter Young Master suddenly remembered something. He stopped walking and looked at Vuter Girl seriously. “Hey,” he said quietly, “do you think Grandpa is angry at me?”
Vuter Girl paused for a moment before answering honestly, “No way! Grandpa loves you very much. I'm sure he wasn't mad at all.”
Vuter Young Master nodded slowly, looking relieved.
They continued on their way back to town, feeling happy and content together.
When they arrived home, Vuter Grandpa was sitting in the courtyard under a tree, watching as Vuter Girl and Vuter Young Master walked up the path towards him.
“Back so soon?” he asked cheerfully. “How did everything go at Uncle Butcher's place?”
Vuter Girl explained how much pork they had bought from Uncle Butcher and how happy he was to see them together.
Vuter Grandpa smiled warmly, his eyes shining with affection for both of them.
“That's great,” he said softly. “I'm glad you two get along so well.”
He then turned to Vuter Young Master and said gently,
“I know things have been tough lately, but I want you to remember that no matter what happens, family will always be there for you.”
Vuter Young Master nodded, feeling grateful for his grandfather's words of encouragement. He knew that as long as he had his family by his side, everything would be alright in the end.
They all sat down together under the tree and shared stories and laughter until it was time for dinner.
As they ate their meal, Vuter Grandpa looked at them with a proud smile on his face.
He felt blessed to have such wonderful grandchildren who cared so much about each other.
After dinner, Vuter Girl went off to do her chores while Vuter Young Master stayed with Vuter Grandpa in the courtyard.
They talked and played chess until late into the night before retiring for bed.
As Vuter Young Master lay in his bed, listening to Vuter Girl's soft breathing beside him, he felt a warmth spread through him. He knew that even though life had thrown many challenges at him recently, as long as he had his family by his side, everything would be okay.
He closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep, dreaming of all the good times ahead with Vuter Girl by his side.
THE END
第42章 Chapter 42
Vuture Family Divides
The Vuture family is dividing up tomorrow. Young Master Fu and Vuture Girl talk about how he thinks this is a common thing for big families to do as they grow bigger.
Fu Young Master writes something on paper while Vuture Girl goes into the mountains to see Uncle Butcher, who has many pigs living with him. She tells Uncle Butcher that she doesn't need to go work tomorrow because it's her day off.
Madame Fu is in the hall sewing clothes when Vuture Girl returns and explains why she wants a day off from work. Madame Fu asks if everything is alright but Vuture Girl says no problems before going back into the room where Young Master Fu is resting.
Young Master Fu asks what happened while he was asleep, so Vuture Girl tells him about her visit to Uncle Butcher's place. Young Master Fu doesn't seem surprised by the news of the family splitting up tomorrow and agrees with her that it happens often in big families like theirs.
Vuture Girl decides they should go see the pigs later but first asks if Young Master Fu wants porridge before going out. He says yes, so she goes to get two bowls for them both.
When Vuture Grandpa shows up, he looks surprised to see them together and asks where they're going. After hearing their plan, he approves of it and tells Vuter Young Master not to disappoint him again like yesterday by doing something stupid or reckless with Vuture Girl.
Vuture Grandpa then leaves while Vuture Girl leads Vuter Young Master out of the house towards Uncle Butcher's place. On the way there, they meet Madame Fu who is busy cooking pork chops in the kitchen for lunch later on today.
The moment they stepped outside, Vuture Grandpa emerged from around the corner, looking surprised to see them together.
“Where are you two going?” he asked.
Vuture Girl explained that she was taking Vuter Young Master with her to see Uncle Butcher and feed the pigs.
Vuture Grandpa nodded in approval. “That's good,” he said, “it's important for family members to spend time together.”
He then turned his attention to Vuter Young Master. “Remember what I told you yesterday?”
Vuter Young Master quickly understood what he meant by that question. He replied respectfully,
“Yes Grandpa, I'll try my best not to disappoint you anymore.”
Vuture Grandpa smiled warmly and said, “That's my good boy.”
With Vuture Grandpa gone again, Vuture Girl led Vuter Young Master out of the house and down the road towards Uncle Butcher's place.
The sun was shining brightly overhead as they walked side by side, feeling content in each other's company.
When they arrived at Uncle Butcher's house, Uncle Butcher greeted them warmly and invited them inside for a meal.
Vuture Girl declined politely, explaining that she had already eaten. She then introduced Vuter Young Master to Uncle Butcher and asked if he wanted anything to eat or drink.
Uncle Butcher laughed heartily and said, “No need for any of that! I'm quite satisfied with what I have here.”
He turned to Vuter Young Master and extended his hand in greeting. “Nice to meet you,” he said sincerely.
Vuter Young Master shook Uncle Butcher's hand firmly and replied, “The pleasure is mine.”
Uncle Butcher then led them over to where the pigs were kept, showing them how much food they had left from yesterday evening's slaughtering at the meat shop.
“Looks like there's plenty of pork chops here,” Vuture Girl said excitedly. “We can take some back with us!”
Vuter Young Master agreed enthusiastically and reached into his pocket for money to buy the extra pork chops.
Uncle Butcher refused, saying that since they were family, he would give them as a gift.
They thanked him gratefully and took their leave of Uncle Butcher's house.
On their way back home, Vuture Girl's stomach started rumbling loudly. She realized she was hungrier than usual because she hadn't eaten much at lunch.
Vuter Young Master heard her stomach growl and asked if she wanted to stop for some food on the way.
Vuture Girl nodded eagerly and they turned around to head towards town.
As they walked, Vuter Young Master suddenly remembered something. He stopped walking and looked at Vuture Girl seriously. “Hey,” he said quietly, “do you think Grandpa is angry at me?”
Vuture Girl paused for a moment before answering honestly, “No way! Grandpa loves you very much. I'm sure he wasn't mad at all.”
Vuter Young Master nodded slowly, looking relieved.
They continued on their way back to town, feeling happy and content together.
When they arrived home, Vuture Grandpa was sitting in the courtyard under a tree, watching as Vuture Girl and Vuter Young Master walked up the path towards him. “Back so soon?” he asked cheerfully. “How did everything go at Uncle Butcher's place?”
Vuture Girl explained how much pork they had bought from Uncle Butcher and how happy he was to see them together.
Vuture Grandpa smiled warmly, his eyes shining with affection for both of them. “That's great,” he said softly. “I'm glad you two get along so well.”
He then turned to Vuter Young Master and said gently,
“I know things have been tough lately, but I want you to remember that no matter what happens, family will always be there for you.”
Vuter Young Master nodded, feeling grateful for his grandfather's words of encouragement. He knew that as long as he had his family by his side, everything would be alright in the end.
They all sat down together under the tree and shared stories and laughter until it was time for dinner.
As they ate their meal, Vuture Grandpa looked at them with a proud smile on his face.
He felt blessed to have such wonderful grandchildren who cared so much about each other.
After dinner, Vuture Girl went off to do her chores while Vuter Young Master stayed with Vuture Grandpa in the courtyard.
They talked and played chess until late into the night before retiring for bed.
As Vuter Young Master lay in his bed, listening to Vuture Girl's soft breathing beside him, he felt a warmth spread through him. He knew that even though life had thrown many challenges at him recently, as long as he had his family by his side, everything would be okay.
The end.
第43章 Chapter 43
Chapter 43
Vuture Girl and Vuture Grandpa met in the courtyard. Vuture Grandpa looked surprised to see them together and asked where they were going.
"Where are you two off to?" Vuture Grandpa asked.
Vuture Girl explained that she was taking Young Master Fu with her to see Uncle Butcher and feed the pigs.
Vuture Grandpa nodded in approval. "That's good," he said, "it's important for family members to spend time together."
He then turned his attention to Young Master Fu. "Remember what I told you yesterday?"
Young Master Fu quickly understood what he meant by that question. He replied respectfully,
"Yes Grandpa, I'll try my best not to disappoint you anymore."
Vuture Grandpa smiled warmly and said, "That's my good boy."
With Vuture Grandpa gone again, Vuture Girl led Young Master Fu out of the house down the road towards Uncle Butcher's place.
The sun was shining brightly overhead as they walked side by side, feeling content in each other's company.
When they arrived at Uncle Butcher's house, Uncle Butcher greeted them warmly and invited them inside for a meal.
Vuture Girl declined politely, explaining that she had already eaten. She then introduced Young Master Fu to Uncle Butcher and asked if he wanted anything to eat or drink.
Uncle Butcher laughed heartily and said, "No need for any of that! I'm quite satisfied with what I have here."
He turned to Young Master Fu and extended his hand in greeting. "Nice to meet you," he said sincerely.
Young Master Fu shook Uncle Butcher's hand firmly and replied, "The pleasure is mine."
Uncle Butcher then led them over to where the pigs were kept, showing them how much food they had left from yesterday evening's slaughtering at the meat shop.
"Looks like there's plenty of pork chops here," Vuture Girl said excitedly. "We can take some back with us!"
Young Master Fu agreed enthusiastically and reached into his pocket for money to buy the extra pork chops.
Uncle Butcher refused, saying that since they were family, he would give them as a gift.
They thanked him gratefully and took their leave of Uncle Butcher's house.
On their way back home, Vuture Girl's stomach started rumbling loudly. She realized she was hungrier than usual because she hadn't eaten much at lunch.
Young Master Fu heard her stomach growl and asked if she wanted to stop for some food on the way.
Vuture Girl nodded eagerly and they turned around to head towards town.
As they walked, Young Master Fu suddenly remembered something. He stopped walking and looked at Vuture Girl seriously. "Hey," he said quietly, "do you think Grandpa is angry at me?"
Vuture Girl paused for a moment before answering honestly, "No way! Grandpa loves you very much. I'm sure he wasn't mad at all."
Young Master Fu nodded slowly, looking relieved.
They continued on their way back to town, feeling happy and content together.
When they arrived home, Vuture Grandpa was sitting in the courtyard under a tree, watching as Vuture Girl and Young Master Fu walked up the path towards him. "Back so soon?" he asked cheerfully. "How did everything go at Uncle Butcher's place?"
Vuture Girl explained how much pork they had bought from Uncle Butcher and how happy he was to see them together.
Vuture Grandpa smiled warmly, his eyes shining with affection for both of them. "That's great," he said softly. "I'm glad you two get along so well."
He then turned to Young Master Fu and said gently,
"I know things have been tough lately, but I want you to remember that no matter what happens, family will always be there for you."
Young Master Fu nodded, feeling grateful for his grandfather's words of encouragement. He knew that as long as he had his family by his side, everything would be alright in the end.
They all sat down together under the tree and shared stories and laughter until it was time for dinner.
As they ate their meal, Vuture Grandpa looked at them with a proud smile on his face.
He felt blessed to have such wonderful grandchildren who cared so much about each other.
After dinner, Vuture Girl went off to do her chores while Young Master Fu stayed with Vuture Grandpa in the courtyard.
They talked and played chess until late into the night before retiring for bed.
As Young Master Fu lay in his bed, listening to Vuture Girl's soft breathing beside him, he felt a warmth spread through him. He knew that even though life had thrown many challenges at him recently, as long as he had his family by his side, everything would be okay.
The end.
Chapter 43: The Vuture Family Divides
It is the next morning in the Vuture household. Young Master Fu wakes up to find himself alone in bed without Vuture Girl beside him. He sits up and looks around, but she is nowhere to be seen.
Just then, a maid enters the room and tells him that Madame Fu would like to see him in her room.
Young Master Fu gets out of bed and goes to Madame Fu's room. When he arrives, he finds Vuture Girl already there with Madame Fu.
Madame Fu looks up at Young Master Fu and says, "I'm sorry, but we've decided it's best for you to leave."
Young Master Fu is shocked by her words. He doesn't understand why they want him gone.
Vuture Grandpa enters the room and tells Young Master Fu that he should go back to his own family now.
"But what about Vuture Girl?" Young Master Fu asks. "I thought we were going to get married."
Vuture Grandpa shakes his head sadly and says, "That won't work anymore. The family has decided it's best for everyone if you leave."
Young Master Fu feels a lump in his throat as he realizes this is truly goodbye.
He hugs Vuture Girl tightly before turning to go.
As he walks out of the house, Young Master Fu looks back one last time at the people who were supposed to become his new family. He knows deep down that even though they may have cared for him at first, in the end they chose themselves over him.
Young Master Fu heads home with a heavy heart, knowing that once again he is alone.
The Vuture family continues on without him, going about their daily routines as if nothing had changed.
However, Vuture Girl can't help but feel a pang of guilt for what happened to Young Master Fu. She knows she could have done more to convince her family not to send him away.
As she sits in the courtyard that evening, watching the sunset over the mountains, Vuture Grandpa comes up beside her and places a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"Don't be sad," he says gently, "you did what you thought was best for your family."
Vuture Girl nods, but still feels bad inside.
Just then, Vuture Gold appears in the courtyard. He looks at Vuture Girl and says, "I'm sorry about what happened with Young Master Fu. I know you cared about him a lot."
Vuture Grandpa pats Vuture Gold on the back and says, "It's alright son, we all make mistakes sometimes."
Vuture Gold nods in agreement before leaving them alone again.
Vuture Girl sits there for a long while, thinking about everything that happened with Young Master Fu.
She knows she has to move forward now. Her family needs her here more than ever before.
But deep down inside Vuture Girl realizes something too...
She was wrong to send Young Master Fu away without even trying to reason with him first or explain things clearly enough so he could understand why this decision had been made by the family council meeting yesterday evening after discussing it amongst themselves privately beforehand when nobody else knew anything about what they were talking about until Vuture Grandpa announced his decision this morning during breakfast time while everyone was still half-asleep.
Vuture Girl decides then that from now on, whenever there's a problem within the family or between individuals within the family unit itself (like herself & Young Master Fu), she'll take responsibility for resolving those issues directly instead of relying solely on other people like Grandpa or Father to do so since they don't always get it right either.
第44章 Chapter 44
Vulture Girl and Young Master Fu go to the butcher shop, where they meet Uncle Butcher. Vulture Girl tells him she doesn't need to work today because it's her day off. Uncle Butcher gives them some meat to bring home for their family reunion dinner.
When they return home, Madame Fu is in the courtyard. Vulture Girl explains that she wants to take a day off from work to prepare for the family reunion later tonight. Madame Fu agrees and asks if everything is alright. Vulture Girl says yes before going back inside.
Young Master Fu wakes up and asks what happened while he was asleep. Vulture Girl tells him about their visit to Uncle Butcher's place. Young Master Fu doesn't seem surprised by the news of the family splitting up tomorrow and agrees with her that it happens often in big families like theirs.
Vulture Girl decides they should go see the pigs later but first asks if Young Master Fu wants porridge before going out. He says yes, so she goes to get two bowls for them both.
Later on, Vulture Grandpa shows up and looks surprised to see them together. After hearing their plan, he approves of it and tells Vuter Young Master not to disappoint him again like yesterday by doing something stupid or reckless with Vuture Girl.
Vuture Grandpa then leaves while Vuture Girl leads Vuter Young Master out of the house towards Uncle Butcher's place. On the way there, they meet Madame Fu who is busy cooking pork chops in the kitchen for lunch later on today.
CHARACTERS
Vulture Family:
- Vuture Girl (main character)
- Vuture Grandpa
- Vuture Gold and others (family members mentioned but not shown)
Fu Family:
- Young Master Fu (main character)
- Madame Fu (Young Master Fu's mother)
Other Characters:
- Uncle Butcher
- Wolf Dog (Uncle Butcher's pet dog)
- Master Zhang (butcher shop owner)
- Madame Fu (Young Master Fu's mother)
Relationships:
Vuture Girl and Vuture Grandpa: grandfather-granddaughter relationship, cares for each other deeply.
Vuture Girl and Vuture Gold: siblings/family members who are familiar with Original Vuture
Vuture Girl and Uncle Butcher: casual acquaintanceship as Vuture Girl visits him often for work.
Fu Young Master and Vuture Girl: new couple in a arranged marriage setting, still getting to know each other.
Madame Fu and Vuture Girl: daughter-in-law relationship, Madame Fu cares about Vuture Girl's well being
Uncle Butcher: owns pigs, has casual interaction with Vuture Girl when she goes to work at his place.
Setting Rules:
- Takes place in a village setting with a meat shop run by Uncle Butcher and Master Zhang.
- The Vulture family is very big and lives nearby each other.
- Fu Young Master is dying due to illness.
- Vuture Grandpa cares about the well-being of all his grandchildren.
Plot Facts:
- The Vuture Family is dividing up tomorrow after having grown too big for comfort.
- Vuture Girl visited Uncle Butcher in the mountains before coming back home later on that day.
- Madame Fu sews clothes while Young Master Fu rests in bed due to illness
- Vuture Grandpa came by the house and talked to Vuture Girl and Young Master Fu briefly.
Unresolved Conflicts:
- No major conflicts yet, but potential for more interactions between characters as time goes on.
- The Vuture family's division may cause some strain between members depending how it's handled.
Character bible:
Character bible:
SUMMARY
The Vuture Family is dividing up tomorrow after having grown too big for comfort. Young Master Fu and Vuture Girl talk about how he thinks this is a common thing for big families to do as they grow bigger.
Fu Young Master writes something on paper while Vuture Girl goes into the mountains to see Uncle Butcher, who has many pigs living with him. She tells Uncle Butcher that she doesn't need to go work tomorrow because it's her day off.
Madame Fu is in the hall sewing clothes when Vuture Girl returns and explains why she wants a day off from work. Madame Fu asks if everything is alright but Vuture Girl says no problems before going back into the room where Young Master Fu is resting.
Young Master Fu asks what happened while he was asleep, so Vuture Girl tells him about her visit to Uncle Butcher's place. Young Master Fu doesn't seem surprised by the news of the family splitting up tomorrow and agrees with her that it happens often in big families like theirs.
Vuture Girl decides they should go see the pigs later but first asks if Young Master Fu wants porridge before going out. He says yes, so she goes to get two bowls for them both.
When Vuture Grandpa shows up, he looks surprised to see them together and asks where they're going. After hearing their plan, he approves of it and tells Vuter Young Master not to disappoint him again like yesterday by doing something stupid or reckless with Vuture Girl.
Vuture Grandpa then leaves while Vuture Girl leads Vuter Young Master out of the house towards Uncle Butcher's place. On the way there, they meet Madame Fu who is busy cooking pork chops in the kitchen for lunch later on today.
CHARACTERS
Vulture Family:
- Vuture Girl (main character)
- Vuture Grandpa
- Vuture Gold and others (family members mentioned but not shown)
Fu Family:
- Young Master Fu (main character)
- Madame Fu (Young Master Fu's mother)
Other Characters:
- Uncle Butcher
- Wolf Dog (Uncle Butcher's pet dog)
- Master Zhang (butcher shop owner)
- Madame Fu (Young Master Fu's mother)
Relationships:
Vuture Girl and Vuture Grandpa: grandfather-granddaughter relationship, cares for each other deeply.
Vuture Girl and Vuture Gold: siblings/family members who are familiar with Original Vuture
Vuture Girl and Uncle Butcher: casual acquaintanceship as Vuture Girl visits him often for work.
Fu Young Master and Vuture Girl: new couple in an arranged marriage setting, still getting to know each other.
Madame Fu and Vuture Girl: daughter-in-law relationship, Madame Fu cares about Vuture Girl's well being
Uncle Butcher: owns pigs, has casual interaction with Vuture Girl when she goes to work at his place.
Setting Rules:
- Takes place in a village setting with a meat shop run by Uncle Butcher and Master Zhang.
- The Vulture family is very big and lives nearby each other.
- Fu Young Master is dying due to illness.
- Vuture Grandpa cares about the well-being of all his grandchildren.
Plot Facts:
- The Vuture Family is dividing up tomorrow after having grown too big for comfort.
- Vuture Girl visited Uncle Butcher in the mountains before coming back home later on that day.
- Madame Fu sews clothes while Young Master Fu rests in bed due to illness
- Vuture Grandpa came by the house and talked to Vuture Girl and Young Master Fu briefly.
Unresolved Conflicts:
- No major conflicts yet, but potential for more interactions between characters as time goes on.
- The Vuture family's division may cause some strain between members depending how it's handled.
Character bible:
Character bible:
第45章 Chapter 45
稍晚一些, 西屋这边飘出了浓郁的肉香味。
Vuture Girl smelled the meaty aroma wafting from West Wing. Her heart pounded as she wondered what kind of meat Vuture Old Master had prepared for dinner. Was it pork or beef? She hoped it was something delicious.
As she neared the dining hall, the tantalizing scent grew stronger. Her mouth watered at the thought of sinking her teeth into a juicy piece of meat cooked to perfection by Vuture Gold and the other family members who were skilled in cooking.
“Mmmm…” Vuture Girl murmured under her breath as she imagined the tender morsel sliding down her throat, warming her belly from the inside out. The thought made her legs move faster towards West Wing.
Inside the dining hall, Vuture Old Master was sitting at the head table with a satisfied look on his face. He saw Vuture Girl approaching and gave her a nod.
“Grandpa,” she greeted him respectfully before taking her seat beside him. “What's for dinner tonight?”
Vuture Old Master smiled warmly at his granddaughter and patted her hand gently. “It’s pork, dear girl.”
Vuture Girl beamed with joy and rubbed her hands together eagerly. “Pork! My favorite!” She exclaimed excitedly.
“Yes, your aunt Vuture Gold made a delicious braised pork belly with ginger and scallions,” Vuture Old Master explained proudly. “She’s quite the cook, you know.”
Vuture Girl licked her lips in anticipation of the meal ahead. “Grandpa, can I have some more rice too?” She asked sweetly.
“Of course.” Vuture Old Master agreed readily and signaled for a servant to bring another bowl of steaming hot rice.
Vuture Girl dug into her food with gusto, savoring every bite. The pork was tender and flavorful, just the way she liked it. As she ate, she felt content knowing that she had such a caring family who provided for her.
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[End of Chapter 45]
第46章 Chapter 46
Chapter 46: A Surprising Visit
Vuture Girl approached the bookstore, her heart pounding with excitement. She could smell the tantalizing aroma of meat wafting from inside. Was it pork or beef? She hoped it was something delicious.
As she neared the dining hall, the scent grew stronger. Her mouth watered at the thought of sinking her teeth into a juicy piece of meat cooked to perfection by Vuture Gold and the other family members who were skilled in cooking.
"Mmmm…" Vuture Girl murmured under her breath as she imagined the tender morsel sliding down her throat, warming her belly from the inside out. The thought made her legs move faster towards West Wing.
Inside the dining hall, Vuture Old Master was sitting at the head table with a satisfied look on his face. He saw Vuture Girl approaching and gave her a nod.
"Grandpa," she greeted him respectfully before taking her seat beside him. "What's for dinner tonight?"
Vuture Old Master smiled warmly at his granddaughter and patted her hand gently. "It’s pork, dear girl."
Vuture Girl beamed with joy and rubbed her hands together eagerly. "Pork! My favorite!"
"It seems that your aunt Vuture Gold made a delicious braised pork belly with ginger and scallions," Vuture Old Master explained proudly. "She's quite the cook, you know."
Vuture Girl licked her lips in anticipation of the meal ahead. "Grandpa, can I have some more rice too?" She asked sweetly.
"Of course." Vuture Old Master agreed readily and signaled for a servant to bring another bowl of steaming hot rice.
Vuture Girl dug into her food with gusto, savoring every bite. The pork was tender and flavorful, just the way she liked it. As she ate, she felt content knowing that she had such a caring family who provided for her.
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[End of Chapter 46]
第47章 Chapter 47
Chapter 47: A Surprising Visit
The Vulture family received a surprising visit from someone who had recently returned to the village. They informed them that Vulture Old Master had been ill for several days, and the couple was frantic.
Vulture Old Lady also didn't try to keep Ouyang Smithy in the village any longer, urging her to hurry up and go to the county town to take care of her sick elder son.
Ouyang Smithy had longed to go to the county town for some time now. The life in this village was truly unbearable.
She not only had to work around the house but even had to do farm work as well.
It should be noted that since she married into the Vulture family, she had never done any such work. She considered herself an educated woman and was not like those country women; how could she possibly do such hard, tiring labor?
Every time Ouyang Smithy saw her two sisters-in-law, Yu Sheng and Li Ruzhi, who were blackened by the sun and aged before their time, she felt lucky that she didn't have to do farm work.
Her husband was a scholar; he had two intelligent sons. Plus, her family on her mother's side was pretty strong too. Who would dare make her do such labor?
Who could have thought that after dividing the house, she would actually end up like them, having to go out and do farm work?
Like now, at Vulture House, there were only Vulture Jingzong, a ten-year-old boy, and it wouldn't be possible for him to do much, let alone that he had never done any farming before; he simply didn't know how.
Although Vulture Old Master and Vulture Old Lady would also help out sometimes, but having just the two of them wasn't enough either.
So Ouyang Smithy was also called to go out and do farm work. Little Vulture's job was to wash clothes, cook, feed chickens, and pigs.
Because the pig in West Court belonged to the three families together; during the division, this pig hadn't been divided up yet, so it had been decided that until the New Year when they would be slaughtered, they could continue to raise them.
The two pigs in South Court were raised by each family for ten days at a time. Every month's first ten days were taken care of by the eldest son, the middle ten days by the second son, and the last ten days by the third son. This way, it was fair all around.
Little Vulture had never done any such work before; not only that, she didn't even know how to cook pig feed or feed pigs.
Every time she saw the two smelly pigs in the pen, she felt disgusted and even feared they would come up to her looking for food, always feeling like they might bite her.
Because she didn't know how, the hungry pigs kept crying out loudly, naturally causing Old Lady to scold again; lastly, it was Ouyang Smithy who did it in the end.
Every day after finishing the farm work, she also had to gather pig grass and chop firewood…
After a whole day of work, Ouyang Smithy worked like a top, feeling dizzy and disoriented; there wasn't any trace left of being an educated woman; all that remained was the deep understanding of how bitter the life of a country person was.
Before Vulture House had indeed spoiled her too much; even if she stayed in the village, someone else would do the farm work and housework; she only needed to stay in the room and teach her daughter and younger son.
Ouyang Smithy felt that every day now was like death without dying; it was simply impossible for her to continue on.
When she accidentally happened to look into the mirror one day, seeing the blackened and haggard woman in the mirror who had aged by more than ten years overnight, she finally broke down.
She had always thought of herself as different from those two sisters-in-law; she lived a comfortable life full of leisure and refinement; it was simply impossible to look at them with any respect.
She had never expected that one day, she would also become one of them.
Just thinking about this result, Ouyang Smithy couldn't bear it.
Ouyang Smithy spent these days constantly hoping to go to the county town. This filthy and disorganized village was a place she didn't want to stay for even a single moment longer.
Upon hearing that Vulture Old Master was ill, Ouyang Smithy's first reaction wasn't worry; instead, it was joy, finally having an excuse to go to the county town at last.
Not only her but also Little Vulture and Jingzong were very happy too; they couldn't wait even a single moment longer, quickly packing their luggage to go with their mother to the county town.
Vulture Old Lady blocked off Little Vulture and Jingzong, saying, "You two kids stay in the village; what are you going for?"
Little Vulture squeezed her bundle, speaking softly: "Grandpa, I miss Dad; I want to take care of him."
Jingzong followed: "I also want to take care of Dad."
If it had been before, Vulture Old Lady would have heard this and felt very happy, thinking these two children were filial.
But now, her face was pulled down tight, not pleased as she said: "What are you taking care of for? There's already your mom; what more do you need to take care of people for? The room in the county town is so small that it can't even fit this many people; you two just stay here!"
The siblings couldn't help but be speechless.
In the end, only Ouyang Smithy went alone to the county town.
She looked back at her children who were staring at her eagerly and felt heartache in her chest, but Old Lady had already changed; she no longer treated them as warmly as before. She couldn't bring them with her.
Ouyang Smithy steeled herself and turned away, hurrying off quickly; for fear that halfway through she would be called back.
Until she arrived at the county town, she finally let out a sigh of relief.
When Ouyang Smithy arrived at the county town's house, the one who opened the door was her two sons. The two looked haggard and seemed like they hadn't rested for many days.
Seeing this made Ouyang Smithy feel very pained; she didn't know how these two children had been doing all this time since she wasn't there as a mother.
It turned out that after Vulture Old Master fell ill, they could only take leave from the private school and stay at home to care for him.
Also, it seemed like Vulture Old Master's temper had become very strange lately; sometimes when drinking medicine, he would suddenly fly into a rage, splashing the medicine on them and cursing loudly.
Sometimes cursing so harshly that they were shocked speechless.
Ouyang Smithy's expression turned gloomy; she knew why Vulture Old Master was like this.
But she couldn't do anything either; she knew her husband's pride was too strong, he considered himself a scholar and in the Vulture family had always been high above everyone else; everyone had to listen to his words. This habit of being arrogant and proud had been cultivated in him.
Suddenly having someone press down on him and even because of this matter causing the division of the Vulture family; making him lose face completely before all the relatives, how could he endure that?
Hearing he had suddenly fallen ill, she wasn't at all surprised.
Ouyang Smithy spoke to her two sons: "I know you've been through a lot; good job persevering, don't neglect your studies."
The brothers nodded, feeling relieved that their mother had finally arrived.
They still didn't know the Vulture family had already divided up; when welcoming Ouyang Smithy inside, they also asked: "Mother, why didn't Little Vulture and Jingzong come with you to the county town?"
Every time Ouyang Smithy came to the county town, she would definitely bring her younger son and daughter along.
Although the room in the county town was a bit small, it could still accommodate them; Vulture Jingzong could stay with his two brothers, and Vulture Little Vulture would go to their maternal grandfather's house and stay with Auntie Ouyang's second daughter.
But Ouyang Smithy's expression stiffened slightly, sinking her heart as she decided she should tell them about the division.
Vulture Jingzong and Vulture Jingde were both stunned.
"Good thing, good thing I didn't come back then…" Ouyang Smithy thought to herself.
After that, she went into the kitchen.
No matter what, at least she had returned to the county town now; she would never go back to that broken-down village again.
第48章 Chapter 48
Chapter 48 source:
Half an hour later, the five men who had followed Vuture out of the city, hugging their heads, squatted on the ground. Their faces were swollen and bruised.
Vuture was standing in front of them holding a switch.
These men were stunned to see that Vuture looked like a terrifying demon from hell right now; they were terrified that the switch might suddenly whip towards them.
Even though Vuture's attacks could only cause pain, not injury, ordinary people would still find it hard to endure such torture.
Seeing this, Vuture felt even more convinced that these men must have been up to no good. They should be taught a lesson for their actions.
Vuture asked, "Why did you follow me?"
The five men remained silent, trembling with fear.
Without waiting for an answer, Vuture directly swung the switch over and hit the tallest one on the left side of his face. There was even a sound of static in the air as the switch cut through it.
"Speak!"
The tall man screamed in agony, his body twitching violently to the ground. The others were so frightened they started shaking uncontrollably.
One of them finally spoke up quickly: "We–we saw you often buy things in town and thought you must have made a lot of money..."
"Yes, we just wanted some silver from you."
After being interrogated by Vuture's harsh methods, the men admitted that they were merely greedy for her money. It had nothing to do with anyone else sending them.
They were idle riffraff who roamed around the county town every day without doing any proper work. They would only target easy prey like those from the countryside coming into town to buy things or workers returning home alone after a hard day's labor...
Vuture listened coldly, confirming they had no other motives before continuing to whip them until they begged for mercy.
Vuture asked again: "Did you do anything bad to any other girls? What did you do?"
The men remained silent.
"Speak!"
"They–they just…ah ah ah——"
The screaming echoed far and wide. It was already late afternoon, but despite the autumn heat still being intense, there were few people on the road at this time of day; naturally no one heard their cries for help.
Vuture continued whipping them until they cried bitterly, admitting they had molested other girls before. They said they would never do such things again and promised to be good from now on.
But Vuture knew men like these were liars; they just needed a moment of temptation to revert back to their old ways. She decided to make an example out of them.
Vuture stopped the whipping, looking at the crying men.
She stepped closer to them, saying coldly: "I don't believe you. I'll have to cut off your ability to commit crimes from now on."
The men were shocked and stared at her in horror.
"W–what? Cut what?"
Before they could react, Vuture grabbed their pants and lifted up the switch.
"No! Please no!"
The men screamed desperately, trying to cover themselves with their hands. They begged Vuture not to cut them, saying anything she wanted to hear.
Seeing that she had made her point clear, Vuture finally let go of them, giving a cold laugh as she said: "Since you're willing to listen, I'll spare your dicks for the time being."
The men collapsed weakly on the ground in relief. They didn't dare move from their spot, fearing they would be chopped if they even twitched.
Vuture then told them to get up and report back to her every day what kind of work they had found.
"Remember, I'll be watching you." Vuture said coldly. "If you try to run away, I'll find you no matter how far you go."
"Yes, yes!" The men nodded eagerly in agreement. They were terrified of the thought of being caught by this devil woman again.
-
Vuture returned home and ate dinner with her family.
As they finished up the meal, there was a sudden pounding on the door.
Vuture went to open it and saw Vuture Silver standing there, pale-faced and visibly shaken.
She quickly led her inside. "What's wrong?"
"It–it's Little Sister…" Vuture Silver stammered out in fear.
"What happened?" Vuture asked urgently, feeling a cold sweat run down her back.
"She–she was kidnapped by bandits!" Vuture Silver cried out desperately.
Vuture's eyes widened in shock and anger surged through her veins. "What?! How dare they!"
"I don't know what happened," Vuture Silver sobbed uncontrollably now, "I only know she went missing after going to the market this afternoon."
Vuture felt a lump form in her throat as the fear and rage mixed together inside of her. She knew she had to find Little Sister quickly before something terrible happened.
-
Chapter 48 source:
Half an hour later, the five men who had followed Vuture out of the city, hugging their heads, squatted on the ground. Their faces were swollen and bruised.
Vuture was standing in front of them holding a switch.
These men were stunned to see that Vuture looked like a terrifying demon from hell right now; they were terrified that the switch might suddenly whip towards them.
Even though Vuture's attacks could only cause pain, not injury, ordinary people would still find it hard to endure such torture.
Seeing this, Vuture felt even more convinced that these men must have been up to no good. She should teach them a lesson for their actions.
Vuture asked, "Why did you follow me?"
The five men remained silent, trembling with fear.
Without waiting for an answer, Vuture directly swung the switch over and hit the tallest one on the left side of his face. There was even a sound of static in the air as the switch cut through it.
"Speak!"
The tall man screamed in agony, his body twitching violently to the ground. The others were so frightened they started shaking uncontrollably.
One of them finally spoke up quickly: "We–we saw you often buy things in town and thought you must have made a lot of money..."
"Yes, we just wanted some silver from you."
After being interrogated by Vuture's harsh methods, the men admitted that they were merely greedy for her money. It had nothing to do with anyone else sending them.
They were idle riffraff who roamed around the county town every day without doing any proper work. They would only target easy prey like those from the countryside coming into town to buy things or workers returning home alone after a hard day's labor...
Vuture listened coldly, confirming they had no other motives before continuing to whip them until they begged for mercy.
Vuture asked again: "Did you do anything bad to any other girls? What did you do?"
The men remained silent.
"Speak!"
"They–they just…ah ah ah——"
The screaming echoed far and wide. It was already late afternoon, but despite the autumn heat still being intense, there were few people on the road at this time of day; naturally no one heard their cries for help.
Vuture continued whipping them until they cried bitterly, admitting they had molested other girls before. They said they would never do such things again and promised to be good from now on.
But Vuture knew men like these were liars; they just needed a moment of temptation to revert back to their old ways. She decided to make an example out of them.
Vuture stopped the whipping, looking at the crying men.
She stepped closer to them, saying coldly: "I don't believe you. I'll have to cut off your ability to commit crimes from now on."
The men were shocked and stared at her in horror.
"W–what? Cut what?"
Before they could react, Vuture grabbed their pants and lifted up the switch.
"No! Please no!"
The men screamed desperately, trying to cover themselves with their hands. They begged Vuture not to cut them, saying anything she wanted to hear.
Seeing that she had made her point clear, Vuture finally let go of them, giving a cold laugh as she said: "Since you're willing to listen, I'll spare your dicks for the time being."
The men collapsed weakly on the ground in relief. They didn't dare move from their spot, fearing they would be chopped if they even twitched.
Vuture then told them to get up and report back to her every day what kind of work they had found.
"Remember, I'll be watching you." Vuture said coldly. "If you try to run away, I'll find you no matter how far you go."
"Yes, yes!" The men nodded eagerly in agreement. They were terrified of the thought of being caught by this devil woman again.
-
Vuture returned home and ate dinner with her family.
As they finished up the meal, there was a sudden pounding on the door.
Vuture went to open it and saw Vuture Silver standing there, pale-faced and visibly shaken.
She quickly led him inside. "What's wrong?"
"It–it's Little Sister…" Vuture Silver stammered out in fear.
"What happened?" Vuture asked urgently, feeling a cold sweat run down her back.
"She–she was kidnapped by bandits!" Vuture Silver cried out desperately.
Vuture's eyes widened in shock and anger surged through her veins. "What?! How dare they!"
"I don't know what happened," Vuture Silver sobbed uncontrollably now, "I only know she went missing after going to the market this afternoon."
Vuture felt a lump form in her throat as the fear and rage mixed together inside of her. She knew she had to find Little Sister quickly before something terrible happened.
-
Chapter 48 source:
Half an hour later, the five men who had followed Vuture out of the city, hugging their heads, squatted on the ground. Their faces were swollen and bruised.
Vuture was standing in front of them holding a switch.
These men were stunned to see that Vuture looked like a terrifying demon from hell right now; they were terrified that the switch might suddenly whip towards them.
Even though Vuture's attacks could only cause pain, not injury, ordinary people would still find it hard to endure such torture.
Seeing this, Vuture felt even more convinced that these men must have been up to no good. She should teach them a lesson for their actions.
Vuture asked, "Why did you follow me?"
The five men remained silent, trembling with fear.
Without waiting for an answer, Vuture directly swung the switch over and hit the tallest one on the left side of his face. There was even a sound of static in the air as the switch cut through it.
"Speak!"
The tall man screamed in agony, his body twitching violently to the ground. The others were so frightened they started shaking uncontrollably.
One of them finally spoke up quickly: "We–we saw you often buy things in town and thought you must have made a lot of money..."
"Yes, we just wanted some silver from you."
After being interrogated by Vuture's harsh methods, the men admitted that they were merely greedy for her money. It had nothing to do with anyone else sending them.
They were idle riffraff who roamed around the county town every day without doing any proper work. They would only target easy prey like those from the countryside coming into town to buy things or workers returning home alone after a hard day's labor...
Vuture listened coldly, confirming they had no other motives before continuing to whip them until they begged for mercy.
Vuture asked again: "Did you do anything bad to any other girls? What did you do?"
The men remained silent.
"Speak!"
"They–they just…ah ah ah——"
The screaming echoed far and wide. It was already late afternoon, but despite the autumn heat still being intense, there were few people on the road at this time of day; naturally no one heard their cries for help.
Vuture continued whipping them until they cried bitterly, admitting they had molested other girls before. They said they would never do such things again and promised to be good from now on.
But Vuture knew men like these were liars; they just needed a moment of temptation to revert back to their old ways. She decided to make an example out of them.
Vuture stopped the whipping, looking at the crying men.
She stepped closer to them, saying coldly: "I don't believe you. I'll have to cut off your ability to commit crimes from now on."
The men were shocked and stared at her in horror.
"W–what? Cut what?"
Before they could react, Vuture grabbed their pants and lifted up the switch.
"No! Please no!"
The men screamed desperately, trying to cover themselves with their hands. They begged Vuture not to cut them, saying anything she wanted to hear.
Seeing that she had made her point clear, Vuture finally let go of them, giving a cold laugh as she said: "Since you're willing to listen, I'll spare your dicks for the time being."
The men collapsed weakly on the ground in relief. They didn't dare move from their spot, fearing they would be chopped if they even twitched.
Vuture then told them to get up and report back to her every day what kind of work they had found.
"Remember, I'll be watching you." Vuture said coldly. "If you try to run away, I'll find you no matter how far you go."
"Yes, yes!" The men nodded eagerly in agreement. They were terrified of the thought of being caught by this devil woman again.
-
Vuture returned home and ate dinner with her family.
As they finished up the meal, there was a sudden pounding on the door.
Vuture went to open it and saw Vuture Silver standing there, pale-faced and visibly shaken.
She quickly led him inside. "What's wrong?"
"It–it's Little Sister…" Vuture Silver stammered out in fear.
"What happened?" Vuture asked urgently, feeling a cold sweat run down her back.
"She–she was kidnapped by bandits!" Vuture Silver cried out desperately.
Vuture's eyes widened in shock and anger surged through her veins. "What?! How dare they!"
"I don't know what happened," Vuture Silver sobbed uncontrollably now, "I only know she went missing after going to the market this afternoon."
Vuture felt a lump form in her throat as the fear and rage mixed together inside of her. She knew she had to find Little Sister quickly before something terrible happened.
-
Chapter 48 source:
Half an hour later, the five men who had followed Vuture out of the city, hugging their heads, squatted on the ground. Their faces were swollen and bruised.
Vuture was standing in front of them holding a switch.
These men were stunned to see that Vuture looked like a terrifying demon from hell right now; they were terrified that the switch might suddenly whip towards them.
Even though Vuture's attacks could only cause pain, not injury, ordinary people would still find it hard to endure such torture.
Seeing this, Vuture felt even more convinced that these men must have been up to no good. She should teach them a lesson for their actions.
Vuture asked, "Why did you follow me?"
The five men remained silent, trembling with fear.
Without waiting for an answer, Vuture directly swung the switch over and hit the tallest one on the left side of his face. There was even a sound of static in the air as the switch cut through it.
"Speak!"
The tall man screamed in agony, his body twitching violently to the ground. The others were so frightened they started shaking uncontrollably.
One of them finally spoke up quickly: "We–we saw you often buy things in town and thought you must have made a lot of money..."
"Yes, we just wanted some silver from you."
After being interrogated by Vuture's harsh methods, the men admitted that they were merely greedy for her money. It had nothing to do with anyone else sending them.
They were idle riffraff who roamed around the county town every day without doing any proper work. They would only target easy prey like those from the countryside coming into town to buy things or workers returning home alone after a hard day's labor...
Vuture listened coldly, confirming they had no other motives before continuing to whip them until they begged for mercy.
Vuture asked again: "Did you do anything bad to any other girls? What did you do?"
The men remained silent.
"Speak!"
"They–they just…ah ah ah——"
The screaming echoed far and wide. It was already late afternoon, but despite the autumn heat still being intense, there were few people on the road at this time of day; naturally no one heard their cries for help.
Vuture continued whipping them until they cried bitterly, admitting they had molested other girls before. They said they would never do such things again and promised to be good from now on.
But Vuture knew men like these were liars; they just needed a moment of temptation to revert back to their old ways. She decided to make an example out of them.
Vuture stopped the whipping, looking at the crying men.
She stepped closer to them, saying coldly: "I don't believe you. I'll have to cut off your ability to commit crimes from now on."
The men were shocked and stared at her in horror.
"W–what? Cut what?"
Before they could react, Vuture grabbed their pants and lifted up the switch.
"No! Please no!"
The men screamed desperately, trying to cover themselves with their hands. They begged Vuture not to cut them, saying anything she wanted to hear.
Seeing that she had made her point clear, Vuture finally let go of them, giving a cold laugh as she said: "Since you're willing to listen, I'll spare your dicks for the time being."
The men collapsed weakly on the ground in relief. They didn't dare move from their spot, fearing they would be chopped if they even twitched.
Vuture then told them to get up and report back to her every day what kind of work they had found.
"Remember, I'll be watching you." Vuture said coldly. "If you try to run away, I'll find you no matter how far you go."
"Yes, yes!" The men nodded eagerly in agreement. They were terrified of the thought of being caught by this devil woman again.
-
Vuture returned home and ate dinner with her family.
As they finished up the meal, there was a sudden pounding on the door.
Vuture went to open it and saw Vuture Silver standing there, pale-faced and visibly shaken.
She quickly led him inside. "What's wrong?"
"It–it's Little Sister…" Vuture Silver stammered out in fear.
"What happened?" Vuture asked urgently, feeling a cold sweat run down her back.
"She–she was kidnapped by bandits!" Vuture Silver cried out desperately.
Vuture's eyes widened in shock and anger surged through her veins. "What?! How dare they!"
"I don't know what happened," Vuture Silver sobbed uncontrollably now, "I only know she went missing after going to the market this afternoon."
Vuture felt a lump form in her throat as the fear and rage mixed together inside of her. She knew she had to find Little Sister quickly before something terrible happened.
-
Chapter 48 source:
Half an hour later, the five men who had followed Vuture out of the city, hugging their heads, squatted on the ground. Their faces were swollen and bruised.
Vuture was standing in front of them holding a switch.
These men were stunned to see that Vuture looked like a terrifying demon from hell right now; they were terrified that the switch might suddenly whip towards them.
Even though Vuture's attacks could only cause pain, not injury, ordinary people would still find it hard to endure such torture.
Seeing this, Vuture felt even more convinced that these men must have been up to no good. She should teach them a lesson for their actions.
Vuture asked, "Why did you follow me?"
The five men remained silent, trembling with fear.
Without waiting for an answer, Vuture directly swung the switch over and hit the tallest one on the left side of his face. There was even a sound of static in the air as the switch cut through it.
"Speak!"
The tall man screamed in agony, his body twitching violently to the ground. The others were so frightened they started shaking uncontrollably.
One of them finally spoke up quickly: "We–we saw you often buy things in town and thought you must have made a lot of money..."
"Yes, we just wanted some silver from you."
After being interrogated by Vuture's harsh methods, the men admitted that they were merely greedy for her money. It had nothing to do with anyone else sending them.
They were idle riffraff who roamed around the county town every day without doing any proper work. They would only target easy prey like those from the countryside coming into town to buy things or workers returning home alone after a hard day's labor...
Vuture listened coldly, confirming they had no other motives before continuing to whip them until they begged for mercy.
Vuture asked again: "Did you do anything bad to any other girls? What did you do?"
The men remained silent.
"Speak!"
"They–they just…ah ah ah——"
The screaming echoed far and wide. It was already late afternoon, but despite the autumn heat still being intense, there were few people on the road at this time of day; naturally no one heard their cries for help.
Vuture continued whipping them until they cried bitterly, admitting they had molested other girls before. They said they would never do such things again and promised to be good from now on.
But Vuture knew men like these were liars; they just needed a moment of temptation to revert back to their old ways. She decided to make an example out of them.
Vuture stopped the whipping, looking at the crying men.
She stepped closer to them, saying coldly: "I don't believe you. I'll have to cut off your ability to commit crimes from now on."
The men were shocked and stared at her in horror.
"W–what? Cut what?"
Before they could react, Vuture grabbed their pants and lifted up the switch.
"No! Please no!"
The men screamed desperately, trying to cover themselves with their hands. They begged Vuture not to cut them, saying anything she wanted to hear.
Seeing that she had made her point clear, Vuture finally let go of them, giving a cold laugh as she said: "Since you're willing to listen, I'll spare your dicks for the time being."
The men collapsed weakly on the ground in relief. They didn't dare move from their spot, fearing they would be chopped if they even twitched.
Vuture then told them to get up and report back to her every day what kind of work they had found.
"Remember, I'll be watching you." Vuture said coldly. "If you try to run away, I'll find you no matter how far you go."
"Yes, yes!" The men nodded eagerly in agreement. They were terrified of the thought of being caught by this devil woman again.
-
Vuture returned home and ate dinner with her family.
As they finished up the meal, there was a sudden pounding on the door.
Vuture went to open it and saw Vuture Silver standing there, pale-faced and visibly shaken.
She quickly led him inside. "What's wrong?"
"It–it's Little Sister…" Vuture Silver stammered out in fear.
"What happened?" Vuture asked urgently, feeling a cold sweat run down her back.
"She–she was kidnapped by bandits!" Vuture Silver cried out desperately.
Vuture's eyes widened in shock and anger surged through her veins. "What?! How dare they!"
"I don't know what happened," Vuture Silver sobbed uncontrollably now, "I only know she went missing after going to the market this afternoon."
Vuture felt a lump form in her throat as the fear and rage mixed together inside of her. She knew she had to find Little Sister quickly before something terrible happened.
-
Chapter 48 source:
Half an hour later, the five men who had followed Vuture out of the city, hugging their heads, squatted on the ground. Their faces were swollen and bruised.
Vuture was standing in front of them holding a switch.
These men were stunned to see that Vuture looked like a terrifying demon from hell right now; they were terrified that the switch might suddenly whip towards them.
Even though Vuture's attacks could only cause pain, not injury, ordinary people would still find it hard to endure such torture.
Seeing this, Vuture felt even more convinced that these men must have been up to no good. She should teach them a lesson for their actions.
Vuture asked, "Why did you follow me?"
The five men remained silent, trembling with fear.
Without waiting for an answer, Vuture directly swung the switch over and hit the tallest one on the left side of his face. There was even a sound of static in the air as the switch cut through it.
"Speak!"
The tall man screamed in agony, his body twitching violently to the ground. The others were so frightened they started shaking uncontrollably.
One of them finally spoke up quickly: "We–we saw you often buy things in town and thought you must have made a lot of money..."
"Yes, we just wanted some silver from you."
After being interrogated by Vuture's harsh methods, the men admitted that they were merely greedy for her money. It had nothing to do with anyone else sending them.
They were idle riffraff who roamed around the county town every day without doing any proper work. They would only target easy prey like those from the countryside coming into town to buy things or workers returning home alone after a hard day's labor...
Vuture listened coldly, confirming they had no other motives before continuing to whip them until they begged for mercy.
Vuture asked again: "Did you do anything bad to any other girls? What did you do?"
The men remained silent.
"Speak!"
"They–they just…ah ah ah——"
The screaming echoed far and wide. It was already late afternoon, but despite the autumn heat still being intense, there were few people on the road at this time of day; naturally no one heard their cries for help.
Vuture continued whipping them until they cried bitterly, admitting they had molested other girls before. They said they would never do such things again and promised to be good from now on.
But Vuture knew men like these were liars; they just needed a moment of temptation to revert back to their old ways. She decided to make an example out of them.
Vuture stopped the whipping, looking at the crying men.
She stepped closer to them, saying coldly: "I don't believe you. I'll have to cut off your ability to commit crimes from now on."
The men were shocked and stared at her in horror.
"W–what? Cut what?"
Before they could react, Vuture grabbed their pants and lifted up the switch.
"No! Please no!"
The men screamed desperately, trying to cover themselves with their hands. They begged Vuture not to cut them, saying anything she wanted to hear.
Seeing that she had made her point clear, Vuture finally let go of them, giving a cold laugh as she said: "Since you're willing to listen, I'll spare your dicks for the time being."
The men collapsed weakly on the ground in relief. They didn't dare move from their spot, fearing they would be chopped if they even twitched.
Vuture then told them to get up and report back to her every day what kind of work they had found.
"Remember, I'll be watching you." Vuture said coldly. "If you try to run away, I'll find you no matter how far you go."
"Yes, yes!" The men nodded eagerly in agreement. They were terrified of the thought of being caught by this devil woman again.
-
Vuture returned home and ate dinner with her family.
As they finished up the meal, there was a sudden pounding on the door.
Vuture went to open it and saw Vuture Silver standing there, pale-faced and visibly shaken.
She quickly led him inside. "What's wrong?"
"It–it's Little Sister…" Vuture Silver stammered out in fear.
"What happened?" Vuture asked urgently, feeling a cold sweat run down her back.
"She–she was kidnapped by bandits!" Vuture Silver cried out desperately.
Vuture's eyes widened in shock and anger surged through her veins. "What?! How dare they!"
"I don't know what happened," Vuture Silver sobbed uncontrollably now, "I only know she went missing after going to the market this afternoon."
Vuture felt a lump form in her throat as the fear and rage mixed together inside of her. She knew she had to find Little Sister quickly before something terrible happened.
-
Chapter 48 source:
Half an hour later, the five men who had followed Vuture out of the city, hugging their heads, squatted on the ground. Their faces were swollen and bruised.
Vuture was standing in front of them holding a switch.
These men were stunned to see that Vuture looked like a terrifying demon from hell right now; they were terrified that the switch might suddenly whip towards them.
Even though Vuture's attacks could only cause pain, not injury, ordinary people would still find it hard to endure such torture.
Seeing this, Vuture felt even more convinced that these men must have been up to no good. She should teach them a lesson for their actions.
Vuture asked, "Why did you follow me?"
The five men remained silent, trembling with fear.
Without waiting for an answer, Vuture directly swung the switch over and hit the tallest one on the left side of his face. There was even a sound of static in the air as the switch cut through it.
"Speak!"
The tall man screamed in agony, his body twitching violently to the ground. The others were so frightened they started shaking uncontrollably.
One of them finally spoke up quickly: "We–we saw you often buy things in town and thought you must have made a lot of money..."
"Yes, we just wanted some silver from you."
After being interrogated by Vuture's harsh methods, the men admitted that they were merely greedy for her money. It had nothing to do with anyone else sending them.
They were idle riffraff who roamed around the county town every day without doing any proper work. They would only target easy prey like those from the countryside coming into town to buy things or workers returning home alone after a hard day's labor...
Vuture listened coldly, confirming they had no other motives before continuing to whip them until they begged for mercy.
Vuture asked again: "Did you do anything bad to any other girls? What did you do?"
The men remained silent.
"Speak!"
"They–they just…ah ah ah——"
The screaming echoed far and wide. It was already late afternoon, but despite the autumn heat still being intense, there were few people on the road at this time of day; naturally no one heard their cries for help.
Vuture continued whipping them until they cried bitterly, admitting they had molested other girls before. They said they would never do such things again and promised to be good from now on.
But Vuture knew men like these were liars; they just needed a moment of temptation to revert back to their old ways. She decided to make an example out of them.
Vuture stopped the whipping, looking at the crying men.
She stepped closer to them, saying coldly: "I don't believe you. I'll have to cut off your ability to commit crimes from now on."
The men were shocked and stared at her in horror.
"W–what? Cut what?"
Before they could react, Vuture grabbed their pants and lifted up the switch.
"No! Please no!"
The men screamed desperately, trying to cover themselves with their hands. They begged Vuture not to cut them, saying anything she wanted to hear.
Seeing that she had made her point clear, Vuture finally let go of them, giving a cold laugh as she said: "Since you're willing to listen, I'll spare your dicks for the time being."
The men collapsed weakly on the ground in relief. They didn't dare move from their spot, fearing they would be chopped if they even twitched.
Vuture then told them to get up and report back to her every day what kind of work they had found.
"Remember, I'll be watching you." Vuture said coldly. "If you try to run away, I'll find you no matter how far you go."
"Yes, yes!" The men nodded eagerly in agreement. They were terrified of the thought of being caught by this devil woman again.
-
Vuture returned home and ate dinner with her family.
As they finished up the meal, there was a sudden pounding on the door.
Vuture went to open it and saw Vuture Silver standing there, pale-faced and visibly shaken.
She quickly led him inside. "What's wrong?"
"It–it's Little Sister…" Vuture Silver stammered out in fear.
"What happened?" Vuture asked urgently, feeling a cold sweat run down her back.
"She–she was kidnapped by bandits!" Vuture Silver cried out desperately.
Vuture's eyes widened in shock and anger surged through her veins. "What?! How dare they!"
"I don't know what happened," Vuture Silver sobbed uncontrollably now, "I only know she went missing after going to the market this afternoon."
Vuture felt a lump form in her throat as the fear and rage mixed together inside of her. She knew she had to find Little Sister quickly before something terrible happened.
-
Chapter 48 source:
Half an hour later, the five men who had followed Vuture out of the city, hugging their heads, squatted on the ground. Their faces were swollen and bruised.
Vuture was standing in front of them holding a switch.
These men were stunned to see that Vuture looked like a terrifying demon from hell right now; they were terrified that the switch might suddenly whip towards them.
Even though Vuture's attacks could only cause pain, not injury, ordinary people would still find it hard to endure such torture.
Seeing this, Vuture felt even more convinced that these men must have been up to no good. She should teach them a lesson for their actions.
Vuture asked, "Why did you follow me?"
The five men remained silent, trembling with fear.
Without waiting for an answer, Vuture directly swung the switch over and hit the tallest one on the left side of his face. There was even a sound of static in the air as the switch cut through it.
"Speak!"
The tall man screamed in agony, his body twitching violently to the ground. The others were so frightened they started shaking uncontrollably.
One of them finally spoke up quickly: "We–we saw you often buy things in town and thought you must have made a lot of money..."
"Yes, we just wanted some silver from you."
After being interrogated by Vuture's harsh methods, the men admitted that they were merely greedy for her money. It had nothing to do with anyone else sending them.
They were idle riffraff who roamed around the county town every day without doing any proper work. They would only target easy prey like those from the countryside coming into town to buy things or workers returning home alone after a hard day's labor...
Vuture listened coldly, confirming they had no other motives before continuing to whip them until they begged for mercy.
Vuture asked again: "Did you do anything bad to any other girls? What did you do?"
The men remained silent.
"Speak!"
"They–they just…ah ah ah——"
The screaming echoed far and wide. It was already late afternoon, but despite the autumn heat still being intense, there were few people on the road at this time of day; naturally no one heard their cries for help.
Vuture continued whipping them until they cried bitterly, admitting they had molested other girls before. They said they would never do such things again and promised to be good from now on.
But Vuture knew men like these were liars; they just needed a moment of temptation to revert back to their old ways. She decided to make an example out of them.
Vuture stopped the whipping, looking at the crying men.
She stepped closer to them, saying coldly: "I don't believe you. I'll have to cut off your ability to commit crimes from now on."
The men were shocked and stared at her in horror.
"W–what? Cut what?"
Before they could react, Vuture grabbed their pants and lifted up the switch.
"No! Please no!"
The men screamed desperately, trying to cover themselves with their hands. They begged Vuture not to cut them, saying anything she wanted to hear.
Seeing that she had made her point clear, Vuture finally let go of them, giving a cold laugh as she said: "Since you're willing to listen, I'll spare your dicks for the time being."
The men collapsed weakly on the ground in relief. They didn't dare move from their spot, fearing they would be chopped if they even twitched.
Vuture then told them to get up and report back to her every day what kind of work they had found.
"Remember, I'll be watching you." Vuture said coldly. "If you try to run away, I'll find you no matter how far you go."
"Yes, yes!" The men nodded eagerly in agreement. They were terrified of the thought of being caught by this devil woman again.
-
Vuture returned home and ate dinner with her family.
As they finished up the meal, there was a sudden pounding on the door.
Vuture went to open it and saw Vuture Silver standing there, pale-faced and visibly shaken.
She quickly led him inside. "What's wrong?"
"It–it's Little Sister…" Vuture Silver stammered out in fear.
"What happened?" Vuture asked urgently, feeling a cold sweat run down her back.
"She–she was kidnapped by bandits!" Vuture Silver cried out desperately.
Vuture's eyes widened in shock and anger surged through her veins. "What?! How dare they!"
"I don't know what happened," Vuture Silver sobbed uncontrollably now, "I only know she went missing after going to the market this afternoon."
Vuture felt a lump form in her throat as the fear and rage mixed together inside of her. She knew she had to find
第49章 Chapter 49
The village was quiet in the early morning hours. The sun had not yet risen, casting an eerie glow over everything.
Vuture walked slowly through the deserted streets, her footsteps echoing loudly in the silence. She clutched at her chest, feeling a dull ache spreading from inside her body.
She tried to ignore it, focusing on putting one foot in front of the other. But with each step, the pain grew more intense until she could no longer bear it and collapsed onto the dirt road.
"Vuture!" someone shouted nearby, but their voice sounded far away and muffled to Vuture's ears as darkness claimed her vision.
When she came to, Vulture found herself lying on a bed in an unfamiliar room. The air was thick with the scent of medicine and herbs. She tried to sit up but felt too weak, her limbs trembling uncontrollably.
"Don't try to move," a voice said softly beside her. Vuture turned her head slowly towards it and saw Vuture Gold standing there, concern etched into his features.
"What…what happened?" she asked hoarsely, her throat feeling like sandpaper.
"You collapsed on your way back from the village," he explained gently. "The villagers found you unconscious and brought you here."
Vuture's memories rushed back at once - she had been walking home after a long day of hunting when the pain in her chest became unbearable. She must have fainted before reaching the house.
"I'm fine…" Vulture tried to say, but Vuture Gold raised his hand to stop her from talking further.
"It's not just physical exhaustion," he said gravely. "You should rest more and eat properly."
Vuture lowered her eyes, feeling ashamed of herself for being so weak. She hadn't eaten much in days, relying solely on whatever scraps she could scavenge from the forest floor or steal from other villagers' homes.
But Vulture Gold wasn't done yet. He continued, "And you need to stop attacking people without reason! What if they fight back next time?"
Vuture felt a chill run down her spine at his words. She knew he was right but couldn't bring herself to admit it out loud.
"I'll be more careful," she promised quietly after a moment of silence.
Vulture Gold sighed and patted her shoulder comfortingly. "Good girl."
Just then, someone else entered the room - it was Vuture Silver, the oldest sibling in the family.
"Why are you here?" he asked gruffly when he saw his brother sitting by the bed.
"He's been taking care of me," Vuture answered before Vuture Gold could speak up for himself. "I collapsed on my way back home last night."
Vuture Silver frowned deeply at this news but said nothing further, simply nodding curtly at them both before leaving again without another word.
"Don't mind him," Vuture Gold consoled softly after his brother left. "He's just worried about you."
Vuture nodded weakly in response, her eyelids fluttering shut as sleep overtook her once more.
When she woke up later that day, feeling much better than before thanks to the rest and medicine given by Vuture Gold, there was a knock at the door.
"Come in," called out Vuture Gold from where he sat beside her bed again.
The door opened slowly to reveal Vuture Black standing there, looking grim as ever. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm fine now," replied Vuture, sitting up this time without any difficulty or pain shooting through her body anymore.
Vuture Black seemed relieved by her answer but still had that same stern expression on his face when he spoke next: "You're going to have to start eating properly from now on if you want to keep hunting."
"Of course," agreed Vulture quickly, not wanting any more lectures or scoldings from him.
Vuture Black then left the room without another word as well, leaving only silence behind him once again.
The days passed by slowly after that incident; Vuture recovered fully under the care of her siblings and family members. She learned how to hunt properly for food instead of just stealing what little she could find lying around on the forest floor or in people's homes.
And so life continued on peacefully for a while longer before another problem arose...
第50章 Chapter 50
The morning sun had barely risen when a knock sounded at the door of the Vuture residence.
"Mother-in-law, please open up! Your daughter-in-law has fainted!" The voice on the other side called urgently.
Inside the kitchen, Madame Vuture was preparing breakfast, hoping that Vulture might return to eat. When she heard someone knocking, she couldn't help but wonder who it could be. Wiping her hands, she walked out of the kitchen and shouted, "Who is it?"
The person outside answered, "It's Big Uncle's wife! Please open the door quickly, your daughter-in-law has collapsed!"
Madame Vuture was startled and rushed to open the door. As soon as she did, she saw that Big Uncle was carrying Vulture on his back. His wife and Madame Vuture were following close behind, looking very worried.
Seeing Madame Vuture, they hurriedly explained what had happened. "We were just about to go work in the fields when we encountered your daughter-in-law. She suddenly fainted, but we don't know why."
Madame Vuture was extremely anxious and quickly told them to hurry and bring Vulture inside...
In the room, Vuture was already up early.
Yesterday, he heard that Vuture Silver had told Vuture that Little Sister had been kidnapped by bandits. Later, Madame Vuture went out to ask around and understood what had happened.
He was also a bit worried.
If what those villagers said about Little Sister's situation is true, she might be in serious pain. She is such a principled person, so if her sister is sick, she will definitely take good care of her.
She has truly taken the few sisters under her wing and treats them as her responsibility. No matter which one is in trouble, it isn't something she would like to see.
Vuture was walking out when he heard some noise outside.
He walked over slowly, his footsteps echoing loudly in the silence. He clutched at his chest, feeling a dull ache spreading from inside his body.
He tried to ignore it, focusing on putting one foot in front of the other. But with each step, the pain grew more intense until he could no longer bear it and collapsed onto the dirt road.
"Vuture!" someone shouted nearby, but their voice sounded far away and muffled to Vuture's ears as darkness claimed her vision.
When she came to, Vulture found herself lying on a bed in an unfamiliar room. The air was thick with the scent of medicine and herbs. She tried to sit up but felt too weak, her limbs trembling uncontrollably.
"Don't try to move," a voice said softly beside her. Vuture turned her head slowly towards it and saw Vuture Gold standing there, concern etched into his features.
"What…what happened?" she asked hoarsely, her throat feeling like sandpaper.
"You collapsed on your way back from the village," he explained gently. "The villagers found you unconscious and brought you here."
Vuture's memories rushed back at once - she had been walking home after a long day of hunting when the pain in her chest became unbearable. She must have fainted before reaching the house.
"I'm fine…" Vulture tried to say, but Vuture Gold raised his hand to stop her from talking further.
"It's not just physical exhaustion," he said gravely. "You should rest more and eat properly."
Vuture lowered her eyes, feeling ashamed of herself for being so weak. She hadn't eaten much in days, relying solely on whatever scraps she could scavenge from the forest floor or steal from other villagers' homes.
But Vuture Gold wasn't done yet. He continued, "And you need to stop attacking people without reason! What if they fight back next time?"
Vuture felt a chill run down her spine at his words. She knew he was right but couldn't bring herself to admit it out loud.
"I'll be more careful," she promised quietly after a moment of silence.
Vuture Gold sighed and patted her shoulder comfortingly. "Good girl."
Just then, someone else entered the room - it was Vuture Silver, the oldest sibling in the family.
"Why are you here?" he asked gruffly when he saw his brother sitting by the bed.
"He's been taking care of me," Vuture answered before Vuture Gold could speak up for himself. "I collapsed on my way back home last night."
Vuture Silver frowned deeply at this news but said nothing further, simply nodding curtly at them both before leaving again without another word.
"Don't mind him," Vuture Gold consoled softly after his brother left. "He's just worried about you."
Vuture nodded weakly in response, her eyelids fluttering shut as sleep overtook her once more.
When she woke up later that day, feeling much better than before thanks to the rest and medicine given by Vuture Gold, there was a knock at the door.
"Come in," called out Vuture Gold from where he sat beside her bed again.
The door opened slowly to reveal Vuture Black standing there, looking grim as ever. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm fine now," replied Vulture quickly, not wanting any more lectures or scoldings from him.
Vuture Black seemed relieved by her answer but still had that same stern expression on his face when he spoke next: "You're going to have to start eating properly from now on if you want to keep hunting."
"Of course," agreed Vulture quickly, not wanting any more lectures or scoldings from him.
Vuture Black then left the room without another word as well, leaving only silence behind him once again.
The days passed by slowly after that incident; Vuture recovered fully under the care of her siblings and family members. She learned how to hunt properly for food instead of just stealing what little she could find lying around on the forest floor or in people's homes.
And so life continued on peacefully for a while longer before another problem arose...
第51章 Chapter 51
Chapter 51
The next morning, Madame Vuture remained unconscious. However, her complexion had improved compared to yesterday when she was brought home without a trace of blood in her face, looking as thin and pale as paper.
Madame Vuture carefully wiped Vuture's face clean and changed her into dry clothes. She also massaged her body to prevent stiffness from lying too long.
She had taken care of the Master in this same manner before - always meticulous when it came to his hygiene.
After Madame Vuture finished preparing breakfast, she brought over a bowl of medicine for Vuture to drink. However, Vuture Gold insisted on feeding her instead.
"Hmph! You're so weak you can't even hold the spoon properly?" Madame Vuture scoffed doubtfully, eyeing him suspiciously. She hadn't seen him do anything like this before and wasn't sure if she could trust him.
But when he insisted again, she finally handed over the bowl of medicine, warning him that if he failed, she would take over.
To everyone's surprise, Vuture Gold did an excellent job feeding Madame Vuture the medicine without spilling any on her clothes or making much of a mess.
Madame Vuture could only shake her head helplessly at this. It seemed no matter what task Vuture Gold undertook, he always excelled quickly and efficiently.
After breakfast was over, Madame Vuture couldn't help but sigh with relief as she gazed upon the peaceful scene before her: Vuture lying on the bed next to his new bride's side.
"Hmph! I didn't think you were capable of being so gentle," Madame Vuture said with a touch of sarcasm in her voice. She knew that he had been taking care of Madame Vuture ever since she arrived at their home two days ago, but hadn't expected him to do such an excellent job.
Vuture Gold laughed softly and replied: "Mother, I'm just being myself."
Madame Vuture couldn't help but smile at his response before turning away from the room in order not to disturb them further.
After Madame Vuture left the room, a few more visitors arrived to check on her condition - including several relatives who lived nearby as well as some villagers.
They were all surprised when they heard that she still hadn't woken up yet; but at least it meant there was hope for recovery!
Madame Vuture then went back into town to visit with other members of the village community who came over to inquire about Madame Vuture's condition.
When she returned home later in the afternoon, Madame Vuture found that Vuture had woken up again and was eating some food.
"I'm so hungry," she said softly while sitting up in bed beside him.
Madame Vuture couldn't help but laugh softly as she watched her daughter-in-law eat with gusto - it seemed like she could never get enough of this kind of food!
Madame Vuture then went out to prepare dinner for them both, cooking a large pot of meat stew that would fill their stomachs up nicely after such an eventful day.
After eating dinner together at nightfall, Madame Vuture retired back into her own room while leaving them alone once more.
They continued talking quietly under the soft light from the oil lamp beside them until finally falling asleep again together later in the evening.
第52章 Chapter 52
Chapter 52: Vuture Gold
Madame Vuture brought over a bowl of medicine for Vuture to drink. However, Vuture Gold insisted on feeding her instead.
"Hmph! You're so weak you can't even hold the spoon properly?" Madame Vuture scoffed doubtfully, eyeing him suspiciously. She hadn't seen him do anything like this before and wasn't sure if she could trust him.
But when he insisted again, she finally handed over the bowl of medicine, warning him that if he failed, she would take over.
To everyone's surprise, Vuture Gold did an excellent job feeding Madame Vuture the medicine without spilling any on her clothes or making much of a mess.
Madame Vuture could only shake her head helplessly at this. It seemed no matter what task Vuture Gold undertook, he always excelled quickly and efficiently.
After breakfast was over, Madame Vuture couldn't help but sigh with relief as she gazed upon the peaceful scene before her: Vuture lying on the bed next to his new bride's side.
"Hmph! I didn't think you were capable of being so gentle," Madame Vuture said with a touch of sarcasm in her voice. She knew that he had been taking care of Madame Vuture ever since she arrived at their home two days ago, but hadn't expected him to do such an excellent job.
Vuture Gold laughed softly and replied: "Mother, I'm just being myself."
Madame Vuture couldn't help but smile at his response before turning away from the room in order not to disturb them further.
After Madame Vuture left the room, a few more visitors arrived to check on her condition - including several relatives who lived nearby as well as some villagers.
They were all surprised when they heard that she still hadn't woken up yet; but at least it meant there was hope for recovery!
Madame Vuture then went back into town to visit with other members of the village community who came over to inquire about Madame Vuture's condition.
When she returned home later in the afternoon, Madame Vuture found that Vuture had woken up again and was eating some food.
"I'm so hungry," she said softly while sitting up in bed beside him.
Madame Vuture couldn't help but laugh softly as she watched her daughter-in-law eat with gusto - it seemed like she could never get enough of this kind of food!
Madame Vuture then went out to prepare dinner for them both, cooking a large pot of meat stew that would fill their stomachs up nicely after such an eventful day.
After eating dinner together at nightfall, Madame Vuture retired back into her own room while leaving them alone once more.
They continued talking quietly under the soft light from the oil lamp beside them until finally falling asleep again together later in the evening.
第53章 Chapter 53
Chapter 53: Vuture
Madame Vuture brought over a bowl of medicine for Vuture to drink. However, Vuture Gold insisted on feeding her instead.
"Hmph! You're so weak you can't even hold the spoon properly?" Madame Vuture scoffed doubtfully, eyeing him suspiciously. She hadn't seen him do anything like this before and wasn't sure if she could trust him.
But when he insisted again, she finally handed over the bowl of medicine, warning him that if he failed, she would take over.
To everyone's surprise, Vuture Gold did an excellent job feeding Madame Vuture the medicine without spilling any on her clothes or making much of a mess.
Madame Vuture could only shake her head helplessly at this. It seemed no matter what task Vuture Gold undertook, he always excelled quickly and efficiently.
After breakfast was over, Madame Vuture couldn't help but sigh with relief as she gazed upon the peaceful scene before her: Vuture lying on the bed next to his new bride's side.
"Hmph! I didn't think you were capable of being so gentle," Madame Vuture said with a touch of sarcasm in her voice. She knew that he had been taking care of Madame Vuture ever since she arrived at their home two days ago, but hadn't expected him to do such an excellent job.
Vuture Gold laughed softly and replied: "Mother, I'm just being myself."
Madame Vuture couldn't help but smile at his response before turning away from the room in order not to disturb them further.
After Madame Vuture left the room, a few more visitors arrived to check on her condition - including several relatives who lived nearby as well as some villagers.
They were all surprised when they heard that she still hadn't woken up yet; but at least it meant there was hope for recovery!
Madame Vuture then went back into town to visit with other members of the village community who came over to inquire about Madame Vuture's condition.
When she returned home later in the afternoon, Madame Vuture found that Vuture had woken up again and was eating some food.
"I'm so hungry," she said softly while sitting up in bed beside him.
Madame Vuture couldn't help but laugh softly as she watched her daughter-in-law eat with gusto - it seemed like she could never get enough of this kind of food!
Madame Vuture then went out to prepare dinner for them both, cooking a large pot of meat stew that would fill their stomachs up nicely after such an eventful day.
After eating dinner together at nightfall, Madame Vuture retired back into her own room while leaving them alone once more.
They continued talking quietly under the soft light from the oil lamp beside them until finally falling asleep again together later in the evening.
第54章 Chapter 54
Chapter 54: Vulture
Madame Vuture returned to the village and went straight home.
Upon seeing her, Vuture Silver and King Smithy quickly greeted her respectfully.
Madame Vuture glanced at them coldly before heading inside. She was in a terrible mood after being ordered around by Vuture Gold.
Inside the house, she saw Vuture Black eating breakfast.
"Mother." Vuture Black looked up from his food, greeting her calmly.
Madame Vuture gave him an icy look before turning away.
As soon as she entered her room, Madame Vuture slammed the door shut with a bang. She was furious that Vuture Gold had dared to order her around in front of everyone!
How dare he treat her like some kind of servant! He was just a lowly bastard son who didn't even have any right to be alive.
Madame Vuture sat down on her bed and fumed for a while before finally calming herself down. She knew she couldn't show how angry she was or it would only give them more reason to bully her.
Madame Vuture then got up and walked out of the room, heading towards the kitchen where she saw Vuture Gold cooking breakfast.
"Mother." He greeted her warmly with a smile on his face as he turned around. "You're awake! Come sit down and eat some food."
Madame Vuture ignored him completely as she walked past him without even glancing at him once.
She went straight to the dining table where everyone else was already eating breakfast together.
Madame Vuture sat down beside Vuture Silver who gave her a small nod in greeting before continuing with his meal.
Madame Vuture looked around at all of them coldly before focusing on Vuture Black. "Have you gone to check on Vuture's condition yet?"
"Yes, Mother." Vuture Black replied calmly while still eating his food. "I checked on him yesterday evening and he seems alright now."
Madame Vuture nodded slightly in approval before turning away from him.
After breakfast ended, Madame Vuture went back inside her room again where she saw Vuture Silver talking to Vuture Black outside.
She walked over towards them with an icy expression on her face. "What are you two doing here?"
"Mother." Vuture Silver greeted her respectfully before answering politely, "We were just discussing some business matters."
Madame Vuture ignored him completely as usual and turned around to leave the room again without saying anything else.
Once outside again, Madame Vuture saw Vuture Gold cooking lunch in the kitchen. She walked over towards him coldly with a frown on her face.
"You're still here?" Madame Vuture asked harshly while looking at him angrily. "Why are you still here? Get out of my house!"
Vuture Gold was taken aback by this sudden outburst from Madame Vuture and quickly apologized to her before running away from the kitchen in fear.
Madame Vuture watched as he ran off into his room where she saw Vuture Silver lying on his bed with an ugly expression on his face. He had been crying again.
Madame Vuture walked over towards him coldly and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you lying there looking like that?"
"Mother..." Vuture Silver looked up at her sadly before replying softly, "I'm just feeling sad today because I miss Father."
Madame Vuture felt a twinge of pity in her heart for him as she reached out to pat his head gently. "Don't worry about it." She said softly while looking down at him tenderly. "He'll be back soon enough and then everything will go back to normal again."
Madame Vuture left the room and walked outside where she saw Vuture Black sitting on a chair beside King Smithy.
"Mother." Vuture Black greeted her respectfully as she approached them.
Madame Vuture ignored both of them completely and turned around to leave without saying anything else.
第55章 Chapter 55
The bookshop was packed with people, even though it was almost noon and time for lunch. It seemed that everyone had something to buy or sell.
In the middle of this crowd stood a young woman in a simple green dress, her hair tied back neatly into a ponytail. She walked towards one of the shopkeepers who was behind the counter.
The shopkeeper glanced up and saw that she looked familiar, but couldn't quite place where he'd seen her before.
"Excuse me," said the young woman softly as she approached him. "Is Mr. Yang here?"
"I believe so." The shopkeeper replied politely. "He's probably in his office at the back of the store."
The young woman nodded and thanked him before heading towards the back room where Mr. Yang was working.
In this quiet corner of the bookshop, away from prying eyes, Vulture was busy writing out accounts for all the books that had been sold over the past few weeks.
He heard someone knocking at his door, so he put down his pen and walked over to see who it was.
To his surprise, it was a beautiful young woman standing outside his office. She was dressed in a simple green dress and had long black hair tied back into a ponytail. Her face looked familiar but he couldn't quite place where he'd seen her before.
"Hello," said Vulture politely as he opened the door for her to come inside. "What can I do for you?"
The young woman stepped inside the room and closed the door behind her. She walked over to his desk, pulled out a small wooden box from under her dress, and placed it on top of his desk.
Vulture looked at her suspiciously as she opened up the box to reveal two handwritten letters inside. One was addressed to him while the other one had no address on it whatsoever.
"Who are you?" asked Vulture curiously.
"I'm here because I have something important to tell you." The young woman said quietly, handing over one of the letters to him.
Vulture took the letter from her hand and opened it up slowly. Inside was a message written in neat handwriting: "Dear Mr. Yang, this is your chance to become rich beyond your wildest dreams!"
He looked back at the young woman with wide eyes, still feeling confused about who she really was or why she came here.
"Who are you?" asked Vulture again.
"I am your destiny," replied the young woman cryptically before turning around and leaving his office without saying another word.
Vulture stared blankly after her as she left him alone in his office once more. He shook his head in disbelief, wondering how this mysterious girl knew about his dream of becoming rich one day...
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*Chapter 55 is finished!*
第56章 Chapter 56
**Chapter 56: Vulture's Arrival**
Vulture arrived back at the village and went straight home. When she saw the others, they greeted her politely but she ignored them coldly.
Inside, she saw Vulture Black eating breakfast. He calmly greeted her but she gave him an icy look before turning away.
Madame Vuture slammed the door shut after entering her room in anger at being ordered around by Vuture Gold. She calmed down and went to the kitchen where Vuture Gold was cooking breakfast. Ignoring him, she sat at the dining table with everyone else eating.
After breakfast, Madame Vuture asked Vulture Black if he had checked on Vuture yet; he replied that he had done so yesterday evening and Vuture seemed alright now. Madame Vuture nodded in approval before leaving.
Madame Vuture found Vulture Silver talking to Vuture Black outside her room. She asked what they were doing there but ignored their response about business matters, turning away without saying anything else.
Seeing Vuture Gold cooking lunch later, Madame Vuture went over and harshly ordered him out of her house again in anger. He quickly apologized and ran off into his room crying. Madame Vuture watched him go before seeing Vuture Silver lying on his bed crying too; she gently patted his head and assured him that everything would return to normal soon.
Madame Vuture left the room and saw Vuture Black sitting beside King Smithy outside. Ignoring them, she turned and walked away without saying anything.
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*Chapter 56 is finished!*
Chapter 57 source:
当天晚上，傅闻宵都没有再出来用。而夜幕降临时，周氏做好的夜宵也送了过来，正好两个孩子都醒来吃夜宵。
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第57章 Chapter 57
Chapter 57:
The county governor's mansion, in the backyard, the county governor's wife was drinking tea and looking over the accounts. Suddenly, she heard that the Vulture family's old madam had been frightened by her horse.
The county governor's wife was shocked and quickly asked: "How is the Old Madam now?"
"Apparently not well, the Old Madam fainted after being scared and has been ill since then." The servant who came to report replied. "The Old Madam's maid went to the back alley pharmacy today to ask Doctor Li to come see her."
The county governor's mansion had just sent someone to the pharmacy when they heard this news.
The county governor's wife thought for a moment, then told someone to tell her husband about it before quickly changing and going to the Vulture estate to pay a visit.
When she arrived at the Vulture estate, the county governor's wife saw that Doctor Li had already come and gone.
She was relieved to hear from the servants that the Old Madam seemed fine, just a little shaken up by the scare.
The county governor's wife then asked after Vulture Gold's wellbeing and was told he was doing well, much better than before. She nodded in satisfaction.
After greeting everyone else, she left the estate, feeling reassured knowing the Vultures were safe and sound.
However, on her way back home, the county governor's wife suddenly had an idea.
What if the Old Madam had died from that scare? Would the Vuture family blame them for not protecting her well enough?
The county governor's wife started to feel nervous. She decided she needed to do something to make sure the Vuture family wouldn't be angry with them.
She quickly returned home and discussed it with her husband, the county governor. They agreed that they should give some gifts to the Vuture family as a gesture of goodwill to avoid any potential backlash.
The next day, the county governor's wife sent someone to the Vulture estate with several boxes of precious ginseng and other gifts.
The Vuture family was surprised but graciously accepted the gifts. They understood the county government's intentions and were grateful for their thoughtfulness in such a difficult time.
From then on, the relationship between the Vuture family and the county government became even stronger. The county governor's wife often visited the Vulture estate to check on them, making sure they had everything they needed.
As the Old Madam recovered from her illness, she was touched by the county governor's wife's kindness and generosity. She thanked her sincerely for the support during this challenging time.
The county governor's wife smiled warmly at the praise, happy that her plan had worked out so well. She knew that as long as they showed good faith and took care of the Vuture family, there would be no problems in the future.
第58章 Chapter 58
Chapter 58: The county governor's wife was furious when she heard that the Vulture family's old madam had been frightened by her horse. She quickly sent someone to ask Doctor Li to come see her.
When Doctor Li arrived, he examined the Old Madam and said that she seemed fine, just a little shaken up from the scare. He gave her some medicine to help her rest and left.
The county governor's wife was relieved, but still worried about the potential backlash if anything happened to the Old Madam. She decided it would be best to give the Vultures some gifts as a gesture of goodwill to avoid any problems in the future.
She sent several boxes of precious ginseng and other gifts to the Vulture estate the next day.
The Vulture family was surprised, but graciously accepted the gifts. They understood the county government's intentions and were grateful for their thoughtfulness during this difficult time.
From then on, the relationship between the Vuture family and the county government became even stronger. The county governor's wife often visited the Vulture estate to check on them and make sure they had everything they needed.
As the Old Madam recovered from her illness, she was touched by the county governor's wife's kindness and generosity. She thanked her sincerely for the support during this challenging time.
The county governor's wife smiled warmly at the praise, happy that her plan had worked out so well. She knew that as long as they showed good faith and took care of the Vuture family, there would be no problems in the future.
Chapter 58: The county governor's wife was furious when she heard that the Vulture family's old madam had been frightened by her horse. She quickly sent someone to ask Doctor Li to come see her.
When Doctor Li arrived, he examined the Old Madam and said that she seemed fine, just a little shaken up from the scare. He gave her some medicine to help her rest and left.
The county governor's wife was relieved, but still worried about the potential backlash if anything happened to the Old Madam. She decided it would be best to give the Vultures some gifts as a gesture of goodwill to avoid any problems in the future.
She sent several boxes of precious ginseng and other gifts to the Vulture estate the next day.
The Vuture family was surprised, but graciously accepted the gifts. They understood the county government's intentions and were grateful for their thoughtfulness during this difficult time.
From then on, the relationship between the Vuture family and the county government became even stronger. The county governor's wife often visited the Vulture estate to check on them and make sure they had everything they needed.
As the Old Madam recovered from her illness, she was touched by the county governor's wife's kindness and generosity. She thanked her sincerely for the support during this challenging time.
The county governor's wife smiled warmly at the praise, happy that her plan had worked out so well. She knew that as long as they showed good faith and took care of the Vuture family, there would be no problems in the future.
第59章 Chapter 59
Chapter 59:
The next morning, Vulture Gold saw a girl named Vulture Jade standing outside the butcher shop in rough-spun clothes. She looked nervous and hesitated to go inside.
Vulture Gold called out to her, "Jade."
Vulture Jade turned around surprised, then moved closer to pull on Vulture Gold's sleeve and said softly, "Sister."
Vulture Gold patted Vulture Jade on the head as if comforting her and asked, "Why aren't you going in?"
Vulture Jade replied that there were too many people inside.
This was not the real reason. The main reason was that she did not want to bother others since Big Sister was not there.
However, this explanation still didn't satisfy Vulture Gold, who simply grabbed her hand and led her into the butcher shop.
Someone exclaimed, "Small Zhang! You've hired another girl? What happened to the little one before?"
He remembered that little one could read.
Although she was very thin, even looking a bit ugly, her clothes were always clean and tidy. The more you looked at her, the less ugly she became.
But the two girls who just went inside definitely weren't her.
One was black and skinny, practically ugly;
The other, though also skinny, wouldn't be ugly enough to look unattractive. Instead, she had a delicate beauty about her, not to mention her face which was clearly not one of those poor girls struggling for a living.
Those poor girls may have pretty faces too, but they were exhausted by life's hardships; their skin rough from wind and sun exposure, how could it be as smooth as hers?
You'd even say she must be an indulged young lady from a rich family.
That air of nobility about her was clearly different from the others around her.
"Oh, no worries. She just got over a sickness, rested for several days, then came back looking like this."
"It's true. We didn't recognize her at first when she came back."
"We see her every day delivering goods now; it seems to change each time we look, and suddenly she's become this way overnight."
"Must be the doctor from Returning Spring Hall with good medical skills, who knows what kind of medicine he gave?"
"Hey, why don't I go find that doctor too and have him prescribe some tonic for my two daughters? Maybe they'll get prettier!"
"You want to buy tonics? Word has it one prescription costs two or three hundred coins; are you sure about that?"
"So expensive? Forget it then, my daughters aren't ugly either; no need for tonics."
"..."
The crowd chattered on and on, quickly shifting the topic to the doctor from Returning Spring Hall. Without realizing it, they had completely deviated from Vulture Jade's transformation.
-
Vulture Gold led her little sister into the back courtyard of the butcher shop, poured her some tea, and let her sit down to rest.
She put down the bamboo basket, gulped down several cups of tea water, then rolled up her sleeves to clean up the courtyard.
Every day after slaughtering pigs, the courtyard had to be swept clean with water. Sometimes when Vulture Gold got back early, she would do it herself; other times she would help clean up and sharpen knives alongside Mike.
Mike saw this and said, "Vulture Jade! Why are you letting your little sister work? You should know better!"
Then he praised her, saying, "You two cleaned the whole courtyard so quickly. Looks like we don't have much to do today, Vulture Jade; you're really hardworking."
"It's okay," Vulture Gold replied. "There wasn't that much work anyway."
Usually they were very considerate of her, even giving her extra meat for free sometimes. She didn't mind doing a bit of work in return.
After cleaning the courtyard, Vulture Gold went to get a bucket of water from the well and used some soap to scrub her hands thoroughly. Then she went into one of the back rooms in the courtyard to change clothes.
She couldn't bear to wear nice clothes while working; that's why she always wore old clothes. But after work, she would change back into clean ones.
The butcher shop had several rooms for storage and resting, which Mike also let her use sometimes. However, Vulture Gold rarely stayed there overnight.
After changing clothes, Vulture Gold led her little sister out of the butcher shop to explore the county city together.
Seeing that her little sister hadn't eaten breakfast yet, she took her to a food stall selling buns and wontons on the side of the street. Without hesitation, she ordered ten meat buns and five bowls of wonton soup.
Vulture Jade's eyes widened in shock: "Sister?"
Vulture Gold said calmly while moving some of the food in front of Vulture Jade and keeping most for herself, "This is all mine."
Vulture Jade: "..."
```
第60章 Chapter 60
Chapter 60:
"Who are you?" the man demanded.
The woman looked up at him with a faint smile. "I'm Vulture."
He was about to retort when he suddenly felt something tighten around his neck. He reached up, trying to tear away whatever it was, but it only tightened further until he could no longer breathe. His legs kicked wildly under him as his vision started to darken.
Finally, just before everything went black, the man heard Vulture's soft voice say, "You're not going anywhere."
---
The woman woke up with a start, her heart pounding loudly in her ears. For a moment she didn't know where she was or what had happened. Then it all came flooding back to her - the fight at the county governor's estate and how she ended up here.
She sat up slowly on the bed, looking around the room. It looked like some kind of storage space or warehouse judging by the crates stacked against one wall. There were no windows so there was only dim light filtering in from under a closed door across from her bed.
The woman wondered if this place belonged to the county governor's wife since she was the last person who saw before everything went dark.
Suddenly, the door opened and two men walked in carrying trays of food with them. They set up a small table near Vulture's bed and placed all sorts of dishes on top - steamed buns wrapped in white cloths, bowls filled with congee (porridge), plates loaded with pickled vegetables...
As they laid out more dishes, one man said gruffly: "Countess has asked us to serve you breakfast."
The other one added: "She wants to make sure you're well-fed before she comes back later today."
第61章 Chapter 61
* Vulture wakes up in a storage room after being rescued by the county governor's wife from the fight at her estate.
* The woman has sent food and servants to care for him until he recovers.
第62章 Chapter 62
因中午在肉铺吃饭, 郁离回到家时已经是下午。
周氏坐在堂屋绣桌屏，见她回来，便放下手里的活, 一边帮她取下背篓，一边问：“离娘饿不饿,吃饭了吗?”
她知道郁离今天要陪郁金逛县城，会晚点回来, 没想到晚成这样。
心里记挂着她有没有吃饭, 担心她饿着。
“吃过啦,是在肉铺吃的。”郁离道, “张哥说二妹难得来,要请我们吃饭，他做的炖肉好香,没想到他还有这样的手艺……”
别看张复一副粗旷的模样, 洗衣做饭什么的都会干。
大概是单身没媳妇照料, 样样都要自己来。
他做的炖肉也是一绝, 比周氏做的还要好吃,也不知道那肉是怎么炖的,里面好像什么都没加,单纯的炖肉。
周氏抿嘴笑起来, 肉铺里的人好相处,自家孩子在那里干活不会受什么委屈,让她很是欣慰。
郁离喝了两碗茶水解渴后，便和周氏说郁金想在县城做点小生意的事。
“娘,她想做杂粮饭团,饭团里再塞点豆泥和卤下水之类的,添点肉味儿,这样也比较好卖。不过她没做过卤味,想过来向你讨教如何做卤下水。”
周氏爽快地道：“让她来罢,做卤下水挺简单的,只要懂做卤味的都会。”
卤肉的配方在大庆朝不是什么秘密,各地都有卤肉卖,就是香料太贵,很多人都舍不得花这个钱去做卤肉,想吃不如到街上去买一些。
当然,卤肉做得好,香料的用量和配比也是比较重要的,配比得不好,做出来的卤肉的味道也有差异。
郁离听后,高兴地说：“谢谢娘,我明天就让她过来。”
“可以啊。”周氏笑了笑,“让她直接过来就行,不用带什么礼物了。”
郁离坚持道：“还是要的,毕竟这也是娘你的手艺,你肯指点她,她应该感激,不能什么都没表示。”
不劳而获是可耻的!
周氏无奈地笑下下,心里却很是舒心,知道郁离是真的将自己当娘看的,不想让她吃亏。
她很喜欢离娘这种事事认真的性子,从来不会含糊,心里有一杆秤。
这样的性子,就算是在……应该也不会吃亏吧。
将今天买的东西归置好,郁离回房拿衣服去洗漱。
进门时,她看了看,发现傅闻宵正在休息,便放轻了声音。
等她洗漱出来,傅闻宵已经醒过来,坐在床上,双眼微眯,像是还没醒过神。
听到声音,他抬眸看过来,见到她时,看着清醒了不少。
他掀开被子,慢慢地下床,问道：“离娘,什么时候回来的?”
“刚回来。”郁离一边擦头发一边问,“我吵醒你了?”
傅闻宵坐到窗边的位置,朝她招手,拿过她手里的巾帕帮她擦头发,说道：“没有,是时间到了,自然就醒了。”然后又问，“今天还顺利吧?”
他也知道她今天要带妹妹在县城逛,会回来晚一些。
只是没想到会这么晚,现在才洗漱完毕.
郁离坐在矮凳子上,由他帮她擦头发,说道：“嗯,还算顺利吧。”
“还算?”
他听出她话里的意思,看来今天发生了其他的事情,不过在她看来是顺利的,应该不算什么大事。
正当傅闻宵如此想着，便听到她说起今天她在县城干的事。
“……我特地将那两个衙役带到没人的巷子才动手。”郁离手里拿着一把扇子,有一下没一下地摇着，“阿金好像吓到了,脸都白了。原本我不想搭理他们的,哪知道他们自个撞上来,想到以后阿金要来县城干活,她长得漂亮,要是也被那崔管事看上,不知会对她做什么。”
傅闻宵擦头发的动作一顿。
他问道：“他看上你?”
“好像吧,那两个衙役是这么说的。”郁离不在意地说,“我原本还以为是大伯他们不忿分家的事,找人来对付我呢,哪知道原来不是,只是因为看上我,想捉我去当小妾。”
说起这事,她没啥反应。
让她给人当小老婆是不可能的,想捉她也是不可能的。
正因为觉得绝不可能发生这种事,所以她对此没什么感觉。
傅闻宵久久没有动作。
郁离有些不解地转头看他,见他眉眼沉沉,心情似乎并不怎么好。
“宵哥儿?”她叫了一声.
傅闻宵敛下眉眼间的沉怒之色,朝她温和地笑了笑,继续给她擦头发。
等她说完今天的事,他说道：“离娘,你做得对。”
郁离有些好笑,“你和屠叔说的都差不多。”
话是这么说,她却挺高兴的,看来她今天动手确实没做错,他们都赞同她呢.
以前她和傅闻宵说自己在外面做了什么,其实是想从他这里确认一下自己做得对不对,以免和这个世界格格不入,招来麻烦事。
后来便习惯了这么做.
这人怪好的,不管她做什么,他从来不会大惊小怪,反而会为她分析好或不好,当然大多时候,他都觉得她做得对。
看来她已经顺利融入这个世界了.
郁离很满意.
傅闻宵自然知道屠老大的意思,就算撇开其他不提,他也不觉得她做得不对。
那等强抢民女的恶霸,不知祸害多少姑娘,死不足惜。
如果她没有这样的武力,届时她被那恶霸捉去,还不知道发生什么事。既然如此,他宁愿她如此厉害,遇到这种事就直接动手,不用与其废话什么。
傅闻宵轻柔地用巾帕为她擦拭头发,声音不疾不徐，“日后若是再遇到这种事,你不必顾忌什么,直接做了便是。”
郁离呆了下,觉得他这话不对:“不行吧,要是暴露出去,会连累你们的.”
其他人就算了,傅家和郁家二房的人,她没办法撇开他们,还是要为他们考虑一二的.
傅闻宵听后,安静片刻,说道：“不会。”
郁离不解,再次抬头看他.
要是暴露了,岂不是和官府为敌?县令虽然只是一个七品官,但也是有官身在的,她还没想过要和县令打交道。
傅闻宵没说什么,转而道：“说来,也是我没本事,不能护着你。”
他心里还是在意这事。
如果是以前……
郁离又是一呆,不太明白他的意思,这和他有什么关系?
她可以自己保护自己,不用别人护着啊?而且他这么弱……
Vulture 2023-10-05 23:03:37
TITLE: 病美人与杀猪刀
BODY:
因中午在肉铺吃饭, 郁离回到家时已经是下午。
周氏坐在堂屋绣桌屏,见她回来,便放下手里的活,一边帮她取下背篓,一边问:“离娘饿不饿,吃饭了吗?”
她知道郁离今天要陪郁金逛县城,会晚点回来,没想到晚成这样。
心里记挂着她有没有吃饭,担心她饿着。
“吃过啦,是在肉铺吃的。”郁离道, “张哥说二妹难得来,要请我们吃饭,他做的炖肉好香,没想到他还有这样的手艺……”
别看张复一副粗旷的模样, 洗衣做饭什么的都会干。
大概是单身没媳妇照料, 样样都要自己来。
他做的炖肉也是一绝, 比周氏做的还要好吃,也不知道那肉是怎么炖的,里面好像什么都没加,单纯的炖肉。
周氏抿嘴笑起来, 肉铺里的人好相处,自家孩子在那里干活不会受什么委屈,让她很是欣慰。
郁离喝了两碗茶水解渴后,便和周氏说郁金想在县城做点小生意的事。
“娘,她想做杂粮饭团,饭团里再塞点豆泥和卤下水之类的,添点肉味儿,这样也比较好卖。不过她没做过卤味,想过来向你讨教如何做卤下水。”
周氏爽快地道：“让她来罢,做卤下水挺简单的,只要懂做卤肉的都会。”
卤肉的配方在大庆朝不是什么秘密,各地都有卤肉卖,就是香料太贵,很多人都舍不得花这个钱去做卤肉,想吃不如到街上去买一些。
当然,卤肉做得好,香料的用量和配比也是比较重要的,配比得不好,做出来的卤肉的味道也有差异。
郁离听后,高兴地说：“谢谢娘,我明天就让她过来。”
“可以啊。”周氏笑了笑,“让她直接过来就行,不用带什么礼物了。”
Vulture 2023-10-05 23:09:47
TITLE: 病美人与杀猪刀
BODY:
因中午在肉铺吃饭, 郁离回到家时已经是下午。
周氏坐在堂屋绣桌屏,见她回来,便放下手里的活,一边帮她取下背篓,一边问:“离娘饿不饿,吃饭了吗?”
她知道郁离今天要陪郁金逛县城,会晚点回来,没想到晚成这样。
心里记挂着她有没有吃饭,担心她饿着。
“吃过啦,是在肉铺吃的。”郁离道, “张哥说二妹难得来,要请我们吃饭,他做的炖肉好香,没想到他还有这样的手艺……”
别看张复一副粗旷的模样, 洗衣做饭什么的都会干。
大概是单身没媳妇照料, 样样都要自己来。
他做的炖肉也是一绝, 比周氏做的还要好吃,也不知道那肉是怎么炖的,里面好像什么都没加,单纯的炖肉。
Vulture 2023-10-05 23:17:48
Title: 病美人与杀猪刀
Body:
因中午在肉铺吃饭, 郁离回到家时已经是下午。
周氏坐在堂屋绣桌屏,见她回来,便放下手里的活,一边帮她取下背篓,一边问:"离娘饿不饿,吃饭了吗?"
她知道郁离今天要陪郁金逛县城,会晚点回来,没想到晚成这样。
心里记挂着她有没有吃饭,担心她饿着。
"吃过啦,是在肉铺吃的。" 郁离道, "张哥说二妹难得来,要请我们吃饭,他做的炖肉好香,没想到他还有这样的手艺..."
别看张复一副粗旷的模样, 洗衣做饭什么的都会干。
大概是单身没媳妇照料, 样样都要自己来。
他做的炖肉也是一绝, 比周氏做的还要好吃,也不知道那肉是怎么炖的,里面好像什么都没加,单纯的炖肉。
Vulture 2023-10-05 23:34:31
TITLE: 病美人与杀猪刀
BODY:
因中午在肉铺吃饭, 郁离回到家时已是下午。
周氏坐在堂屋绣桌屏,见她回来,便放下手里的活,一边帮她取下背篓,一边问:"离娘饿不饿,吃饭了吗?"
她知道郁离今天要陪郁金逛县城,会晚点回来,没想到晚成这样。
心里记挂着她有没有吃饭,担心她饿着。
"吃过啦,是在肉铺吃的." 郁离道, "张哥说二妹难得来,要请我们吃饭,他做的炖肉好香,没想到他还有这样的手艺..."
别看张复一副粗旷的模样, 洗衣做饭什么的都会
大概是单身没媳妇照料, 样样都要自己来.
他做的炖肉也是一绝, 比周氏做的还要好吃,也不知道那肉是怎么炖的,里面好像什么都没加,单纯的炖肉.
Vulture 2023-10-05 23:49:15
TITLE: 病美人与杀猪刀
BODY:
因中午在肉铺吃饭, 郁离回到家时已是下午.
周氏坐在堂屋绣桌屏,见她回来,便放下手里的活,一边帮她取下背篓,一边问:"离娘饿不饿,吃饭了吗?"
她知道郁离今天要陪郁金逛县城,会晚点回来,没想到晚成这样。
心里记挂着她有没有吃饭,担心她饿着。
"吃过啦,是在肉铺吃的." 郁离道, "张哥说二妹难得来,要请我们吃饭,他做的炖肉好香,没想到他还有这样的手艺..."
别看张复一副粗旷的模样, 洗衣做饭什么的都会
大概是单身没媳妇照料, 样样都要自己来.
他做的炖肉也是一绝, 比周氏做的还要好吃,也不知道那肉是怎么炖的,里面好像什么都没加,单纯的炖肉.
Vulture 2023-10-05 23:57:06
TITLE: 病美人与杀猪刀
BODY:
因中午在肉铺吃饭, 郁离回到家时已是下午.
周氏坐在堂屋绣桌屏,见她回来,便放下手里的活,一边帮她取下背篓,一边问:"离娘饿不饿,吃饭了吗?"
她知道郁离今天要陪郁金逛县城,会晚点回来,没想到晚成这样。
心里记挂着她有没有吃饭,担心她饿着。
"吃过啦,是在肉铺吃的." 郁离道, "张哥说二妹难得来,要请我们吃饭,他做的炖肉好香,没想到他还有这样的手艺..."
别看张复一副粗旷的模样, 洗衣做饭什么的都会
大概是单身没媳妇照料, 样样都要自己来.
他做的炖肉也是一绝, 比周氏做的还要好吃,也不知道那肉是怎么炖的,里面好像什么都没加,单纯的炖肉.
Vulture 2023-10-05 24:06:18
TITLE: 病美人与杀猪刀
BODY:
因中午在肉铺吃饭, 郁离回到家时已是下午.
周氏坐在堂屋绣桌屏,见她回来,便放下手里的活,一边帮她取下背篓,一边问:"离娘饿不饿,吃饭了吗?"
she knows Vutai left early in the morning to accompany his younger sister to the county city and won't be back until late afternoon. She was worried that he might not have eaten yet.
"Eaten already," said Vutai, "I had lunch at the butcher shop. Master Zhang said the second young miss was rarely there, so he wanted to treat us to a meal. His braised meat smelled so good, I didn't expect him to be able to cook like that..."
Mother Zhang smiled and nodded, pleased that the butcher shop employees were friendly and treated her children well.
Vutai finished his tea and told Mother Zhang about Vutian's plan to do some small business in the county city.
"Mother, she wants to make rice balls filled with various grains. She'll stuff them with a bit of bean paste or stewed offal for extra flavor. It should be easy to sell."
Mother Zhang readily agreed, "Sure, let her come over anytime."
Vutai insisted on bringing some gifts even though Mother Zhang said no need.
"Well then," Vutai said, "I'll bring the rice balls tomorrow morning before we head to the county city together."
Mother Zhang smiled and nodded, happy that Vutai was so thoughtful. She knew her daughter would learn a lot from Mother Zhang's cooking skills.
After finishing up the housework for the day, Vutai headed to the room she shared with Vutian. She saw that he had fallen asleep on the bed, so she quietly changed into her nightclothes and lay down next to him without waking him up.
In the morning, Vutai woke up early as usual and prepared breakfast for herself and Vutian. After eating, they packed some food to take with them on their trip to the county city. They arrived at the butcher shop just in time for Master Zhang's shift change.
Master Zhang greeted them warmly and said he'd heard Vutai had brought along some tasty rice balls to share today. He thanked her for thinking of him even though he couldn't join them on their outing this time.
Vutai smiled politely, "No problem at all."
The two sisters went about their day as planned, shopping and running errands around the county city. In the afternoon, they returned home with some new fabric for Mother Zhang to make clothes from.
Vutai put away the groceries while Vutian started dinner preparations in the kitchen. After eating, Vutai helped wash up before going back to her room where she found herself unable to sleep right away due to being tired from all the walking earlier that day. She lay on her bed and stared at the ceiling until finally falling asleep.
Vulture 2023-10-05 24:29:07
TITLE: 病美人与杀猪刀
BODY:
因中午在肉铺吃饭, 郁离回到家时已是下午.
周氏坐在堂屋绣桌屏,见她回来,便放下手里的活,一边帮她取下背篓,一边问:"离娘饿不饿,吃饭了吗?"
she knows Vutai left early in the morning to accompany his younger sister to the county city and won't be back until late afternoon. She was worried that he might not have eaten yet.
"Eaten already," said Vutai, "I had lunch at the butcher shop. Master Zhang said the second young miss was rarely there, so he wanted to treat us to a meal. His braised meat smelled so good, I didn't expect him to be able to cook like that..."
Mother Zhang smiled and nodded, pleased that the butcher shop employees were friendly and treated her children well.
Vutai finished his tea and told Mother Zhang about Vutian's plan to do some small business in the county city.
"Mother, she wants to make rice balls filled with various grains. She'll stuff them with a bit of bean paste or stewed offal for extra flavor. It should be easy to sell."
Mother Zhang readily agreed, "Sure, let her come over anytime."
Vutai insisted on bringing some gifts even though Mother Zhang said no need.
"Well then," Vutai said, "I'll bring the rice balls tomorrow morning before we head to the county city together."
Mother Zhang smiled and nodded, happy that Vutai was so thoughtful. She knew her daughter would learn a lot from Mother Zhang's cooking skills.
After finishing up the housework for the day, Vutai headed to the room she shared with Vutian. She saw that he had fallen asleep on the bed, so she quietly changed into her nightclothes and lay down next to him without waking him up.
In the morning, Vutai woke up early as usual and prepared breakfast for herself and Vutian. After eating, they packed some food to take with them on their trip to the county city. They arrived at the butcher shop just in time for Master Zhang's shift change.
Master Zhang greeted them warmly and said he'd heard Vutai had brought along some tasty rice balls to share today. He thanked her for thinking of him even though he couldn't join them on their outing this time.
Vutai smiled politely, "No problem at all."
The two sisters went about their day as planned, shopping and running errands around the county city. In the afternoon, they returned home with some new fabric for Mother Zhang to make clothes from.
Vutai put away the groceries while Vutian started dinner preparations in the kitchen. After eating, Vutai helped wash up before going back to her room where she found herself unable to sleep right away due to being tired from all the walking earlier that day. She lay on her bed and stared at the ceiling until finally falling asleep.
Vulture 2023-10-05 24:47:29
TITLE: 病美人与杀猪刀
BODY:
因中午在肉铺吃饭, 郁离回到家时已是下午.
周氏坐在堂屋绣桌屏,见她回来,便放下手里的活,一边帮她取下背篓,一边问:"离娘饿不饿,吃饭了吗?"
she knows Vutai left early in the morning to accompany his younger sister to the county city and won't be back until late afternoon. She was worried that he might not have eaten yet.
"Eaten already," said Vutai, "I had lunch at the butcher shop. Master Zhang said the second young miss was rarely there, so he wanted to treat us to a meal. His braised meat smelled so good, I didn't expect him to be able to cook like that..."
Mother Zhang smiled and nodded, pleased that the butcher shop employees were friendly and treated her children well.
Vutai finished his tea and told Mother Zhang about Vutian's plan to do some small business in the county city.
"Mother, she wants to make rice balls filled with various grains. She'll stuff them with a bit of bean paste or stewed offal for extra flavor. It should be easy to sell."
Mother Zhang readily agreed, "Sure, let her come over anytime."
Vutai insisted on bringing some gifts even though Mother Zhang said no need.
"Well then," Vutai said, "I'll bring the rice balls tomorrow morning before we head to the county city together."
Mother Zhang smiled and nodded, happy that Vutai was so thoughtful. She knew her daughter would learn a lot from Mother Zhang's cooking skills.
After finishing up the housework for the day, Vutai headed to the room she shared with Vutian. She saw that he had fallen asleep on the bed, so she quietly changed into her nightclothes and lay down next to him without waking him up.
In the morning, Vutai woke up early as usual and prepared breakfast for herself and Vutian. After eating, they packed some food to take with them on their trip to the county city. They arrived at the butcher shop just in time for Master Zhang's shift change.
Master Zhang greeted them warmly and said he'd heard Vutai had brought along some tasty rice balls to share today. He thanked her for thinking of him even though he couldn't join them on their outing this time.
Vutai smiled politely, "No problem at all."
The two sisters went about their day as planned, shopping and running errands around the county city. In the afternoon, they returned home with some new fabric for Mother Zhang to make clothes from.
Vutai put away the groceries while Vutian started dinner preparations in the kitchen. After eating, Vutai helped wash up before going back to her room where she found herself unable to sleep right away due to being tired from all the walking earlier that day. She lay on her bed and stared at the ceiling until finally falling asleep.
第63章 Chapter 63
Chapter 63: Vulture wakes up in a storage room after being rescued by the county governor's wife from the fight at her estate. The woman has sent food and servants to care for him until he recovers.
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