Chapter 9: Two Wild Boars

"Li Siwen, you stop right there." Yang Min looked at the person walking past her without even a glance, and in a fit of anger, she stepped forward and grabbed her arm.

Before she could vent her rage, Yang Min was struck by a massive force. Like a wild horse breaking its tether, she was sent flying, rolling several times on the ground before coming to a stop.

"Cough, cough, cough, cough." When Yang Min finally stopped rolling, her mouth happened to be facing the ground, and she ended up with a mouthful of dirt.

Yang Min spat out the dirt, her eyes filled with fear as she looked at Li Siwen. She had been too reckless just now; she had completely forgotten how freakishly strong Li Siwen was.

"You, you, don't, don't come over here," Yang Min said, terrified.

Li Siwen gave her a grin, revealing six bright white teeth: "You were the one who told me to leave, so, bye-bye."

After saying this, Li Siwen walked away without looking back. Yang Min watched her retreating figure, pounded the ground in frustration, and then climbed up helplessly.

Once rid of Yang Min’s interference, Li Siwen soon reached the mountain. Upon arriving, her spirits dampened. So much for the mountain being full of good things; other than weeds, she hadn't encountered anything edible for a long time.

It was probably picked clean by the villagers. That made sense—these days of not having enough to eat were miserable, and these people would surely find ways to scavenge for food. Wasn't this mountain the place they frequented most?

Li Siwen leaned against a tree to rest for a while before continuing deeper into the mountain. She didn't believe that if there was nothing here, there would be nothing further in. No matter how bold the villagers were, they surely wouldn't dare venture into the deep mountains.

But Li Siwen wasn't afraid. Her brute strength alone was enough, not to mention she had a space. If a large beast attacked her, she could just enter the space; she was truly fearless.

Li Siwen continued walking deeper. The further she went, the more weeds there were. At the same time, she began to see some wild vegetables and fruit trees. Occasionally, she heard the calls of animals, and even a wild rabbit darted past with a "whoosh."

Watching the rabbit scurry away, Li Siwen suddenly felt energized. She continued deeper; the further in she went, the more good things there were, especially the abundance of mushrooms.

Looking at the mushrooms on the ground, Li Siwen regretted not bringing a shovel, so she started digging them up with her bare hands.

Before long, she had dug up half a basket of mushrooms. Li Siwen brushed the dirt off her hands and continued forward.

As she walked and observed, she actually spotted a wild boar. Before she could even make a move, another one ran past. By the looks of it, it was a pair of wild boars.

Looking at this pair of boars, Li Siwen felt a pang of jealous irritation. In her past life, she was almost thirty and still didn't have a partner, constantly being teased by her friends for being a "single dog."

She accepted that she didn't have a partner after transmigrating, and she accepted being abandoned, but for these damn boars to be showing off their affection in front of her? That was unbearable.

Li Siwen charged aggressively toward the boars. The boars sensed an intruder and, shaking their massive bodies, charged toward Li Siwen.

Seeing the boar within arm's reach, Li Siwen instinctively swung her fist. She had sent Yang Min flying earlier without any effort, and now she wanted to test just how strong she really was.

However, fearing she might not be strong enough to beat the boar, she used her full strength, striking with everything she had.

A cloud of dust rose up. Li Siwen waved her hand to clear the dust and saw that the boar had been punched into a large crater. Half of its body was buried in the hole, its head twisted at an angle—it was dead.

The other boar, seemingly sensing the death of its mate, charged over angrily. Li Siwen raised her fist again, and the boar collapsed to the ground instantly.

Looking at the two boars on the ground, Li Siwen wiped the blood off her hands. Fine, she’d keep that hen for herself; these two boars would be enough to eat for a long time.

Looking at the two boars, Li Siwen grabbed a leg of each and dragged them down the mountain just like that.

"Oh my, Siwen, you actually bagged two wild boars! Amazing, truly amazing!" An older woman saw her dragging the two boars and praised her with envy, though she felt a bit more fear toward Li Siwen in her heart.

The Li family really knew how to give birth; how did they produce such a formidable girl?

"Yeah, just happened to run into two boars. They insisted on provoking me, which made me so angry I just killed them with one punch each." As Li Siwen spoke, her eyes intentionally flicked toward Yang Min, who was cowering in the crowd.

Yang Min shuddered when she caught that look. Why did those words sound like they were meant for her?

Others who had previously had conflicts with the Li family couldn't help but shiver. The Li family was not to be trifled with! This girl was too powerful.

"Sister Siwen, you're too amazing!" Shao Qiaoying ran over excitedly, looking at the boars Li Siwen was dragging with pure admiration. She tried to pull one herself but couldn't budge it at all; she struggled even to lift a single leg, and she couldn't fathom how Sister Siwen had dragged two boars down the mountain.

Shao Qixuan walked over at this moment and said to Li Siwen with a smile, "Let me help you!"

Li Siwen rolled her eyes at him and tossed him a boar leg. Shao Qixuan hurried to pull it, but after tugging for a long time, the boar didn't move an inch.

A burst of laughter erupted from the crowd: "Qixuan, what can that little bit of strength of yours do? You can't compare to Siwen. Once you're married, you'll probably be pinned underneath her, unable to move."

"Hahahaha." Everyone burst into laughter at Yan Laizi's words.

Yang Min’s face turned red with anger. Brother Qixuan was hers; he was going to break off his engagement with Li Siwen, yet Yan Laizi dared to say such things.

"Yan—" Before Yang Min could speak, Shao Qixuan spoke up, looking angrily at Yan Laizi. This was ruining Siwen's reputation: "Brother Laizi, you can't just say things like that."

"Fine, fine, I won't say it. It's just a matter of time anyway," Yan Laizi said with a laugh.

Hearing this, Shao Qixuan wanted to say that they would be breaking off the engagement, but he was afraid Siwen might take it hard, so he turned to look at Li Siwen.

Li Siwen said directly to Yan Laizi, "Brother Laizi, Brother Qixuan and I have already broken off our engagement. I suppose everyone didn't know about this yet, so I'm telling you all today. I hope you won't spread rumors anymore."

After saying this, she ignored everyone and dragged the boars toward home.

Yan Laizi was stunned, then gave a grin and turned to run off. Before leaving, he didn't forget to add: "Village Chief, Siwen's family has so much meat, don't forget about the villagers! Meat is so precious now, you have to prioritize the villagers first!"

These words reminded the older women in the village. Meat was not only hard to come by, but meat coupons were also rare. Siwen's family couldn't possibly finish all this meat, and they would surely take it to the county supply and marketing cooperative to sell.

Then the cooperative would raise the price and sell it back to them.

"Village Chief, can the meat they can't finish be sold to us in the village?" an older woman asked.

Others chimed in: "That's right, selling it to anyone is the same. It's a hassle to haul it to the county; it's better to sell it to our own people."

One by one, they began to discuss it in a clamor.

The Village Chief looked at the crowd: "Quiet, quiet. I'll go talk to the Li family about this in a bit. Wait for my notification."

"Alright." Everyone agreed one after another. With the Village Chief stepping in, the matter was as good as settled.

Seeing that things were arranged, everyone dispersed and headed home.

In the crowd, no one noticed that when Yan Laizi and Shao Qixuan were talking, Yang Min’s face was filled with malice.

No matter what, she would never break up with Shao Qixuan.