Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside

Yang Laosan said cheerfully, "Nanny Yao, we can make hundreds of taels of silver from this trip. Losing a few dozen taels means nothing. If you can't bear it, when we get to Daxing Town, we can rob a couple of good-looking ones and make dozens of taels. Having her with us is just troublesome."

He pointed in the direction of Da Feng Village below the mountain and continued, "The villagers have noticed she's gone, they will surely come up the mountain to look for her, and even if we get out of the mountain, the government will issue a warrant for our arrest. Taking her with us, she'll be the biggest giveaway, right, Big Brother?"

Yang Laoda felt Yang Laosan had a point, but the boss had said it was best to capture Miss Gu alive and sell her into a brothel; if she died on the way, the remaining two hundred taels would be lost.

Yang Laoda sternly told Yang Laosan, "Stop blabbering, move quickly. If you want to enjoy women, go to Daxing Town, you can indulge as much as you want there."

Left with no choice, Yang Laosan could only continue on.

However, their luck was not favorable; not only did they venture deep into the mountain, but they also encountered a bear looking for food.

Yang Laowu was so frightened that he shouted loudly, startling the bear.

"Roar—!"

The bear roared and charged towards Yang Laowu.

Yang Laowu swung his knife at the bear, wounding it and completely enraging the animal, which then bit him to death.

"Run, run fast!" Seeing this, Yang Laoda immediately fled for his life but didn't forget to shout to Yang Laoer, "Laoer, cover our retreat, cover our retreat!"

Nanny Yao, being shrewd, had already started running back when Yang Laowu screamed.

Yang Laosan also pulled Gu Yumei along as they ran, but seeing Yang Laoda ahead, he was overwhelmed by the desire to kill him and chopped his knife into the back of Yang Laoda's leg.

There was a snap— Yang Laoda's leg was injured, he rolled on the ground, screaming in agony.

"Yang Laosan, you treacherous bastard, attacking me from behind, ah~" Yang Laoda, in pain, couldn't stand up, and shouted to the trailing Yang Laoer, "Laoer, come and deal with this backstabbing traitor!"

However, when Yang Laoer ran over, he just finished Yang Laoda with another stab, severing his arm, and spat at him, "Pah, you wanted me to cover the rear? Like my life means nothing? You deserve to die here."

After grabbing the money bag from Yang Laoda, Yang Laoer said to Yang Laosan, "Well done, Laoer, take the girl and go."

Yang Laoda was still screaming, begging Laoer and Laosan to take him along, but Yang Laosan just glanced at him smugly and ran off with Gu Yumei.

Nanny Yao was so scared she fell to the ground, but seeing the bear charging towards her, she didn't have time to blame Yang Laoer and Yang Laosan for their betrayal, and just scrambled to her feet to flee.

But Nanny Yao underestimated how ruthless Yang Laoer and Yang Laosan were. Not long after running, Yang Laoer slashed her leg.

"Ah—"

Nanny Yao screamed in agony, falling to the ground just like Yang Laoda: "You two jackals, even if I become a ghost, I won't let you go."

They wanted to use her and Yang Laoda as bait to delay the bear.

"Heh, in our line of work, who isn't a wolf? If there's anyone to blame, it's bad luck for running into the bear." Yang Laoer took Nanny Yao's purse and ran off without looking back.

However, Yang Laoer always stayed behind Yang Laosan, fearing that he too might fall victim to Yang Laosan's treachery.

"Roar—"

The bear roared furiously, thumping its way over, attracted by the strong scent of blood from Yang Laoda and Nanny Yao. It stopped, licking them with its barbed tongue.

"Ah—"

Their screams echoed through the mountains as Yang Laoer and Yang Laosan, dragging Gu Yumei, ran back the way they came. They ran for nearly an hour before finally escaping the deadly jaws of the bear.

Yang Laosan breathed a sigh of relief: "Damn, I must be born under a lucky star, even the bears in this mountain can't take me down."

Dafeng Mountain was vast, and even as they retraced their steps, they didn't encounter any villagers searching the mountain.

After all their turmoil, it had already started to dawn. Yang Laoer, standing in place, looked around and pointed forward to the right, "Let's head this way, we need to get even farther away."

This was still deep in the mountains, and if they encountered jackals, wolves, tigers, or leopards, they would be doomed.

"Yes, Second Brother, I'll follow you," Yang Laosan, also frightened by Yang Laoer's ruthless tactics, immediately pledged his loyalty and pushed Gu Yumei towards the designated direction.

Gu Yumei was tired, hungry, and scared. After less than 30 minutes, she fainted.

She was awakened by the cold, and upon opening her eyes, found Yang Laosan undressing her. She screamed in horror, and quickly pushed Yang Laosan away.

Unperturbed by the push, Yang Laosan pointed a knife at her and laughed, "Why scream, fool? No one can hear you in these deep woods. Behave well, serve me nicely, and once we're out, I'll take you to Jiangnan, to the busiest brothel, where you'll live a life of luxury and you'll be grateful to me."

Gu Yumei's face turned pale with fear, she clutched her clothes tightly and shook her head desperately while tears streamed down her face... she tried to speak but was so scared that her teeth chattered and she couldn't utter a word.

...She couldn't serve him, otherwise, she'd be ruined. She still had to marry, ever since she understood things, Grandfather often said that when she grew up, she was supposed to marry into a scholar's family, to be a Scholar's wife or Mrs. Scholar.

Families of scholars were very particular, if she lost her purity, how could she ever marry?

Seeing her sobbing miserably made Yang Laosan laugh even more joyously: "Oh my, look at this little face, so pitifully crying. Don't cry, don't cry, brother will take care of you."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yumei felt so disgusted by Yang Laosan's words that she vomited right there.

"Damn, what do you mean by this? You're not willing to serve me? Come here, while Laoer is not around, let me be the first to have you," Yang Laosan grabbed Gu Yumei by the leg and dragged her toward himself.

Gu Yumei kept crying and clutching at the grass on the ground, struggling with Yang Laosan. But how could a fifteen-year-old girl be a match for Yang Laosan? It wasn't long before she was pulled into his embrace.

Yang Laosan kissed her, and she felt so disgusted as if snakes were crawling over her body, continuously retching... She suddenly remembered the indecent scenes she had seen on the road where refugees roamed... She wasn't ignorant; she knew many frightening things... She even overheard her aunt discussing how girls traded their bodies for food to survive.

In the end, although these girls had secured food, they were pointed at and talked about by everyone, and she even remembered the insults thrown at them.

She did not want to be like those who lost their purity, living days being pointed at and mocked.

She, Gu Yumei, intended to be the official's wife, and if she didn't make it in this life, then she'd strive for it in the next!

With the last bit of her strength, Gu Yumei smashed her head forcefully against Yang Laosan, taking advantage of his momentary pain to scramble up, but she didn't run towards the cave entrance. Knowing she couldn't escape, she immediately threw herself against the sharp rocks jutting out from the interior of the cave.