The Male Lead’s Wife in the ’80s

Chapter 18- Found Mushrooms

Translator’s Announcement: I’m going to change the way I spell names. Ex: Chi YunChen -> Chi Yunchen

“Let’s go, let’s ignore her,” Su Man-er took Chi Yunchen’s arm and walked quickly around Hu Yujiao.

Hu Yujiao was stunned in place. She thought of how Chi Yunchen had just spat out the word “roll”. She thought of how Chi Yunchen looked at her with detesting eyes. Her breathing tightened and her heart became very sad.

……

After Su Man-er and Chi Yunchen walked for a while, Su Man-er suddenly turned around and looked at Chi Yunchen.

Looking at Chi Yunchen’s angry and remorseful face, she slightly frowned and inwardly sighed.

She understood his anger and sadness.

For Hu Yujiao, they were already a poor family and became even poorer.

He must be thinking it was his fault. If he had found out Hu Yujiao’s sinister face earlier, the Chi’s would not live so terribly.

However, Hu Yujiao, after all, was a reborn female lead. She was good at pretending and acting.

He was usually busy with his work, so he didn’t have much time to pay attention to her.

So it was normal to be cheated by Hu Yujiao.

Everything was Hu Yujiao’s fault.

It was Hu Yujiao, that woman. She was too shameless!

She reached out and lightly patted him on the shoulder. She consoled him: ”Don’t be too sad. It’s not your fault. You don’t have to take responsibility for it.”

She paused and continued to say: “It’s self-abuse to put other people’s mistakes on yourself. I don’t want you to abuse yourself.”

Chi Yunchen: “……”

When he listened to her comfort, there was a slight ripple in his heart.

Her comfort was really special.

“Aiya, let’s quickly go find mushrooms and tree fungi,” Su Man-er said, taking the lead in running ahead.

Chi Yunchen looked at her figure. Anyway, her comfort just now made him feel better.

His gloomy mood became brighter.

But, looking at her anticipating and excited face, he slightly frowned.

To want to go up the mountain to pick mushrooms and tree fungi today, she was indulging in fantasy.

……

After Hu YuJiao remained in place for a while, she turned around and returned unwillingly.

At the foot of the mountain, she met several villagers.

When these villagers saw her, they first showed a trace of contempt. Then a villager said: ”Hu Yujiao, did you come down from the mountain? I just saw Chi Yunchen and his wife go up the mountain. What were they doing on the mountain? Cutting firewood? How could the Chi’s daughter-in-law be so diligent? She actually wanted to help her husband go up the mountain to cut firewood?”

“Before, Li Cuihua said that Su Man-er could do nothing. She was a slacker, but now she seems to be diligent,” another villager said.

Listening to the villagers in front of her boast about Su Man-er, Hu Yujiao ground her teeth. The envy in her eyes turned violently.

She clenched her palms beside her body tightly, looked at the villagers in front of her, and said: “Man-er didn’t go up the mountain to cut firewood, she wanted to go up the mountain to pick mushrooms. Originally, Third Brother advised her not to go up the mountain, saying that there were no mushrooms on the mountain during this season. But she didn’t listen. She insisted on going up the mountain. Third Brother was afraid that she would have an accident in the mountain alone, so he put down his work and accompanied her.”

“What? So she went up the mountain to pick mushrooms?” The villagers opened their eyes wide and looked somewhat surprised: “Mushrooms don’t grow in this season at all. Where can there be mushrooms?”

“Exactly. Su Man-er really is from town. She doesn’t know anything. It’s a pipe dream to go pick mushrooms today.”

“She even implicated Chi Yunchen, so he couldn’t do work. He had to accompany her up the mountain. Su Man-er is causing trouble.”

“Tut tut, the Chi’s have taken a daughter-in-law like this. They may be tormented now. Such a daughter-in-law will surely make the Chi’s life worse and worse in the future.”

“Certainly. I have long said that Su Man-er isn’t a virtuous wife. Chi Yunchen was really out of luck to marry such a woman.”

“Let’s go. Let’s go quickly. Go quickly, maybe we can catch up with that stupid daughter-in-law who doesn’t know anything.”

“Ha ha ha, go go go, let’s go see the stupid daughter-in-law.”

The villagers walked up, talking and laughing. Looking at the backs of the villagers, Hu Yujiao gently lifted the corners of her mouth, showing a sinister smile.

Su Man-er, you dare to ruin my reputation, I also dare to ruin your reputation! I believe that after today, everyone in the village will know that you went up the mountain to pick mushrooms. At that time, all the villagers will know that you are an idiot who causes trouble and doesn’t know anything.

With a light hum, Hu Yujiao stared at the mountain for a moment, then turned around, and continued to go back. 

She didn’t get money from Chi Yunchen today. She didn’t know where to get money.

She must get money. She must go to school to study!

……

Su Man-er and Chi Yunchen were fast on their feet, and they soon reached an altitude of 200 meters.

Su Man-er looked everywhere for mushrooms and tree fungi the whole way, but unfortunately, she didn’t even see hints of these two things.

Chi Yunchen turned to look at her and saw her face flushed and panting. She was obviously tired. He frowned and hurriedly said: “Would you like to rest for a bit? After resting, let’s go down the mountain?”

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Their trip wouldn’t be a waste if he cut some firewood on their way down the mountain.

Su Man-er shook her head: “I’m not resting. Keep going.”

She wouldn’t rest unless she collected mushrooms or tree fungi!

Although Chi Yunchen had been constantly telling her that there were no mushrooms during this season, she was a flower demon and knew more about the natural environment.

Usually, though, there would be no mushrooms during this season. But she knew that some places with strong spiritual qi and special soil would grow mushrooms.

And the more she went up the mountain, she could sense more spiritual qi. She guessed that she would be able to collect mushrooms in some place on the mountain.

After she finished speaking, she panted and continued to climb with her hands on her back.

Chi Yunchen looked at her: “……” He didn’t know why she was so persistent. It seemed that in her subconsciousness, it seemed like she could definitely collect mushrooms today.

They climbed again for a while and reached an altitude of 300 meters.

At this time, Chi Yunchen said: “We can’t climb any more. If we climb any more, there will be danger!”

Although everyone usually said that they could climb up to 500 meters above sea level, but in reality, when everyone climbed to 300 to 400 meters, they would stop.

After all, fierce beasts and poisonous insects would be tired of staying in their usual environment for a long time. Maybe they would impulsively move a little down the mountain.

If people happened to meet animals going down the mountain, they would be in trouble.

Su Man-er looked at him with her brows slightly wrinkled, appearing very serious. She bit her lips and was about to open her mouth to respond to him. At this time, a colorful bird flew to her from a tree in front.

The bird chirped at her as if it was talking to her.

Although she was a demon, she didn’t understand the language of animals.

She didn’t understand what the bird was chirping about.

But after looking at the bird for a while, she seemed like she understood.

As the bird chirped, it pointed to the right with its wing. It seemed like it was saying: “Follow me, there are good things over there.”

She frowned and muttered to herself for a while, then turned to Chi Yunchen to say: “We won’t climb up anymore, we’ll just turn here. Maybe we can find something good by turning in our surroundings.”

As she spoke, she walked to the right.

Chi Yunchen looked at her and his brows wrinkled deeply.

Places that were 400 meters or less above sea level had been searched by the villagers. Now there was nothing on the mountain except trees and weeds. It was impossible for her to get good things like tree fungi.

However, after glancing at her, he still followed her closely.

Since she was unwilling to give up and wanted to look around, he would accompany her!

But the right-hand side was full of weeds and trees, there wasn’t even a small path.

But it was a good thing that Su Man-er had a stick in her hand. She used her stick to hit the weeds with a bang, opening up a path for herself.

Chi Yunchen passed her: “I’ll walk in front!”

As he spoke, he tightly squeezed the stick in his hand and hit the weeds hard.

Su Man-er didn’t argue with him. He thought that he was a man and thought that he should protect her.

Since he thought so, she would follow him. In fact, it was good to be a protected little lady.

After the two people walked for 20 minutes, the bird suddenly stopped.

The bird pointed behind a big tree with its wing, indicating that there were good things behind the big tree.

Su Man-er’s eyes were slightly bright. She took a quick look at the bird and hurriedly said to Chi Yunchen: “Go on, go on for a few more steps.”

Chi Yunchen went on again according to her wishes.

The two stopped in front of the tree. Su Man-er held her stick tightly and quickly walked around to the back of the tree.

There was a sunken weed thicket behind the big tree.

But in the middle of the weeds, there were large mushrooms.

The mushrooms were obviously edible.

The corners of Su Man-er’s mouth were slightly raised. She waved to Chi Yunchen and said: “Yunchen, here, here, quickly look over here.”

Chi Yunchen listened to her excited voice. His eyebrows moved and he quickly raised his feet to go behind the tree.

When he saw the scene behind the tree, his pupils shrunk slightly and his eyes widened involuntarily.

Just now, big trees and weeds were blocking the way, so he didn’t see the mushrooms.

Now that he had gone around the big tree, he could see the dense wild mushrooms that had grown well.

Translator’s Ramblings: I don’t understand how the villagers still believe Hu Yujiao after all she did. I guess it’s just an arbitrary plot device lmao.