The Fierce Farm Girl Has A Secret Space

Chapter 182: Chapter 182: Envious_1

”It’s wolves,” Gu Yao’s face changed, ”Wolves always appear in packs, let’s hurry...” Although they were already at the foot of the mountain, no one could assure that the wolves wouldn’t come down. Years ago, there was an incident where a child was devoured by wolves that had descended from the mountains.

Gu Yao had made no secret of his presence in the village from the start. In fact, when asked what he was doing there earlier, he even gave an answer. So, when a group of young men were seen bringing a large creature down from the mountain, it immediately sent shockwaves through the entire village.

Everyone knew that the Gu Family’s second son was adept at hunting. They had often seen him return with wild chickens and mountain goats, but no one had expected him to come back with a Black Bear this time. That creature was quite valuable.

Therefore, upon seeing the people who had helped, everyone began to calculate in their minds. If they had known earlier, they would have mingled more with the Gu Family’s people. Look, even a bit of assistance might have earned them a share of the meat. How great it would be if their own family members had joined in?

Thus, some began to get chummy with Gu Yao, and there were even those who asked if he needed more people to help.

Gu Yao just shook his head and declined with a smile.

Those who were rejected mostly just smiled it off. After all, this was an opportunity to take advantage without giving anything in return; people understood and let it go when Gu Yao refused.

”Pah! What’s so impressive about that?” However, some people’s faces soured in an instant. ”Yang Ruxin from the Yang Family’s main house isn’t any good either. She used to follow around Guan Qingshu daily, brother this, brother that, without a hint of shame.” The speaker sneered, ”Now she’s no longer chasing Guan Qingshu and started instigating a division of family assets with the elders. How dare a young girl initiate a division? That’s so unfilial! And now, there’s no one to control her, she can just go into the woods with any man whenever she wants. She sure has good taste, I bet she had her eyes on Gu Family’s second son when she was still all over Guan Qingshu. Tsk tsk, look at that, a trip to the woods and a share of silver in hand. Such a fortunate life...”

Although these words weren’t spoken loudly, due to the sharpness of the voice, the surrounding crowd basically all heard them, and immediately, some people’s gazes towards Yang Ruxin shifted.

Envy of the rich is a sentiment that always exists. Even if Yang Ruxin’s family had been pitied before, a single Black Bear was enough to tip the scales of many villagers’ hearts.

Yang Ruxin understood human psychology, so she certainly didn’t act as if she hadn’t heard.

A woman’s reputation in this era was paramount. If she let this slide, there might be even more unsavory rumors spreading about her in the future. Words can kill; such events had indeed happened before. Just three years ago, a young widow from Feng family village, hated for her beauty, became the target of baseless accusations that she was promiscuous and taking lovers. Despite her attempts to explain, no one believed her. In the end, she hung herself in the middle of the night. By the time she was found, her body had already stiffened.

Although Yang Ruxin would neither hang herself nor become desperate, she still needed to live in this village. If public opinion turned against her, her life would be fraught with difficulties. Therefore, whether it was to deter or to warn, she had to respond.

With her temperament, the only appropriate response she could muster was to directly show her anger through action. She charged toward the person who made the snide remarks, raised her hand, and slapped them across the face with all her strength.

With a loud smack, all the onlookers were stunned.

The slapped person’s face swelled up red in an instant, and they were left utterly dazed.