Divorced by her husband's family and rejected by her own! She defiantly turned her life around

Erdan was very agile. He ran to a thick tree and climbed up in a few moments. The bear kept hitting the trunk with its body and paws, making the whole tree sway. It was likely that the tree would break soon, and then he would be finished. He could only hope that the villagers could come over as soon as possible.

Er Gou lay quietly at the entrance of the cave, listening to the sounds outside, which seemed to have gone far away.

"You guys stay here and don't move, I'm going out to take a look." Er Gou moved the stones aside and climbed out.

As soon as he came out, he heard Erdan's cries for help, "Come out quickly, the bear chased Erdan over there!"

The people inside the cave crawled out and shouted for help.

The village chief and his men from Bainiwan Village also heard the cries for help. "The sound is right ahead, everyone hurry!" This was the village chief in charge of the group, and Village Chief Wei urged everyone to hurry.

When those people saw the village chief, their eyes welled up with tears, and their voices were trembling with sobs. Who knows how they had spent that terrifying and long night? "Uncle Village Chief, you've finally come! Please save Erdan! There's a bear! Where is the bear?"

A bear! Everyone was stunned. What should they do?

"Old Wei, why don't you find two clever guys to sneak over and take a look? Too many of us would make us too conspicuous and hinder our operation."

Village Chief Wei looked at the people in his village, all of whom had their heads down. Only a fool would do something so reckless. They had already done more than enough by coming along. Since they couldn't think of any good solutions, they just stood there dumbfounded, pacing around in circles.

In the woods, the bear had been fiddling with the tree for a long time without managing to get the person down, so it became increasingly agitated. It circled the tree, then suddenly stopped, sniffing intently with its nose, and walked away step by step. It turned out that it had smelled the sweetness of honey and was running over to fight with the bees.

Seeing the bear run far away, Erdan, who was in the tree, shakily slid down from the tree. He found that his legs were too weak to move. "Calm down, calm down, don't panic."

He slowly moved a long way, then patted his chest to catch his breath, took out his water pouch and took a sip. Feeling his strength return, he took off running.

He ran to the cave entrance and found that the people inside had already left. Then he heard voices coming from the woods, "Ergou~ Ergou~"

"Village chief, it's Erdan!" Ergou rushed out immediately. "Erdan, come here quickly!" He waved his hand frantically.

Erdan ran over and said, "Uncle Village Chief, hurry down the mountain, or we'll be in big trouble if the bears find us." Everyone then ran down the mountain as fast as they could.

By the time everyone reached the bottom of the mountain, they were all exhausted, lying on the ground panting heavily. They had been starving for a day and a night, their stomachs were growling.

"Old Wei, I'll take the villagers back first. We don't know what the situation is like there yet."

"Go quickly, your village suffered heavy casualties this time, thank you very much for your help."

"You're too kind. We're just helping each other out."

Village Chief Liu led the people of Liu Family Village back home. The atmosphere was heavy along the way, partly due to hunger and partly due to fear.

The village chief of Bainiwan was relieved that everyone in his village was safe and sound, but these kids were incredibly audacious. He glared at them fiercely, then got up and led the villagers away, ignoring the kids completely.

When they saw the village chief leave in anger, they followed behind him with their heads down and didn't dare to utter a single word.

When Village Chief Wei returned to the village, he ordered his men to tie these people up and throw them into a dilapidated house in the village. No one was allowed to visit them. But who wouldn't feel sorry for their own sons and husbands? They all eagerly brought their belongings to visit them and then blamed the village chief for being heartless.

The two guards spat, "You money-grubbing bastards! You almost caused the deaths of all the men in the village. Instead of being grateful that they came back alive, you complain about the village chief. You're a bunch of ingrates."

Go and see the people from Liujia Village who went into the mountains. Seventeen went, and seven were carried back alive, but they were so badly injured that we don't even know if they'll survive. As for the other ten, don't even mention them; they became food for wild animals. You should be content.

They were terrified when they heard this. They had heard the commotion in the mountains last night, but they hadn't expected it to be so serious. It was all because they were too greedy, which almost cost them their lives. They had no more feelings of resentment.

The next day, Village Chief Wei rang the village gong, gathering everyone together. "Fellow villagers of Bainiwan, do you know why I've gathered you all here today?"

"Is the imperial court going to distribute relief grain?"

"You wish! You should be grateful the court doesn't raise taxes. Still dreaming of relief grain? You're living in a daydream!"

"My family has been starving for several days. We've run out of rice, and the children are crying out in hunger."

"Alright, stop talking nonsense!"

"Bring everyone up!" The people who had gone deep into the mountains knelt on the ground, their heads drooping dejectedly.

These ignorant brats sneaked into the mountains to search for treasure, dreaming of getting rich overnight. You all heard the commotion in the mountains last night, right? You should all know a little about what happened in Liujia Village. Seventeen people went in standing up, and seven came out lying down, their fates unknown.

These few kids were lucky; otherwise, they would have ended up like the people from Liujia Village.

I have repeatedly warned you not to go into the deep mountains, but you all ignore me. Even if the mountains are full of treasures, do you have the life to enjoy them?

"Men, give each of these people 20 good whacks with a stick, and show no mercy."

The village's usual law enforcement officers immediately stepped forward, pinned the man to the ground, and beat him with wooden sticks until the sound of cracking meat was deafening. His screams were even more piercing than the squeals of a pig being slaughtered, and the onlookers felt pain all over their bodies.

After they finished beating everyone, they lay on the ground like dead pigs, motionless.

Village Chief Wei pointed at the people on the ground and said, "See? This is what will happen to them. I'll say it one last time: no matter what the reason is for going into the deep mountains on your own, don't ever come looking for me again, no matter what."

I'm just the village chief, not your father. Your father probably wouldn't care this much. If he cared about your lives, he wouldn't have let you go. I have no reason to risk my life.

Also, I've noted down those families who didn't go into the mountains or send anyone out this time. If you ever have any problems in the future, don't expect the villagers to help you.

"A bunch of selfish bastards, you get all the benefits, do you think everyone else is a fool?"

"Village chief, there are no men in my family, so I, a woman, can't go up the mountain alone!"

"I wasn't talking about you old, weak, women and children; I was talking about those families with able-bodied members who are hiding and not doing their work."

"The village chief is right. If there's anything the village needs from us women in the future, we'll definitely help out."

"Alright, remember what I said today, and take your people back."

The injured were all carried back by their own family members, and the villagers gathered together to discuss the incident. "My husband came back and said that the people of Liujia Village were in a terrible state. When they found the people, they were being chased by a pack of wolves. Their bodies were covered in bite wounds and blood. It was terrifying."

If it weren't for the large number of people from both villages working together, which scared the wolves away, they would probably have been torn to pieces by the wolves.

My husband had nightmares in the middle of the night, waving his arms and legs and shouting, "Wolf! Wolf! Run!" He's been listless all day.

I haven't even let her get out of bed; she's still lying inside.

"Oh dear, mine was the same. He kept me up all night, and even my child was terrified. From now on, no one should go to the deep mountains anymore. It's not worth risking your life. Let's just live a peaceful life."

"Yes, although our lives are tough, at least our family is alright. But how can the Liu family, who have lost loved ones, live?"