Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Revenge

Upon hearing Qi Ning's words, Chen Hehua thought of her deceased son and was overcome with grief.

"Go, take more paper money to burn, and burn some for me too."

"Got it, mother."

Qi Ning put a stack of paper money into the bamboo basket, took the tinderbox, covered it with a cloth to cover it, then carried the bamboo basket out the door and headed straight for the back mountain.

After she went up the mountain, she didn't go directly to find Meng Shaoqing, but instead went to pick some wild vegetables.

On the way back after picking wild vegetables, they had to cross a river, which was also the only way for Meng Shaoqing to get home. Qi Ning hid behind a large rock by the river to wait.

Not long after, the system notified, "Host, Meng Shaoqing is here."

Qi Ning peeked out from behind the rock and saw Meng Shaoqing, who had just come down from the mountain.

He was dressed in a gray coarse linen outfit, and was quite tall, though he looked rather thin. He carried a bamboo basket on his back, which was probably for holding herbs.

Although he was dressed like an ordinary country man, Meng Shaoqing's upright and handsome face exuded a scholarly air.

Qi Ning glanced at it and quickly hid behind the rock. She took out paper money from the bamboo basket, lit it, and began to burn the paper money while crying.

Meng Shaoqing had indeed gone up the mountain to collect some herbs today and was just about to go home when he vaguely heard a woman crying as he reached the riverbank.

At first, Meng Shaoqing thought he had misheard. He stopped and listened carefully before confirming that someone was indeed crying.

"Husband, why did you leave us so suddenly, dying so far away, with your body never to return?"

"But Mother wouldn't let me tell anyone that you're dead, and she wouldn't hold a funeral for you. She wouldn't even set up a cenotaph for you, and I could only burn paper money outside secretly."

"At a time like this, Mother still wants to force me to have a child with your cousin and put the child in your name. If you knew this from beyond the grave, you certainly wouldn't agree, would you?"

Hearing the tearful voice, Meng Shaoqing felt it was quite unfamiliar. He couldn't tell which person in the village it was, but the content of the words shocked him.

Then, he heard the person behind the rock sobbing as they said:

"My husband, how could you be so heartless as to leave me all alone? Why didn't you take me with you?"

"Now my mother is forcing me to have an affair with her nephew. I really don't want to. Today I'll burn more paper money for you and then go with you. Wait for me down there, I'll be right there..."

The more Meng Shaoqing listened, the more uneasy he felt. It seemed that the woman was contemplating suicide!

Sure enough, a moment later, a figure ran by, and a splash came from the river, sending up a spray of water.

Someone jumped into the river!

Meng Shaoqing didn't have time to think much; his first instinct was to save people.

He put down his basket and immediately ran towards the riverbank, then jumped into the river and grabbed the person struggling in the water.

Only after Meng Shaoqing rescued the person and brought them ashore did he finally see Qi Ning's face clearly.

Although Meng Shaoqing and Qi Ning were not very familiar with each other and had only met a few times, they were from the same village, so Meng Shaoqing knew them.

He knew that this was Meng Jiyang's wife. The elders in the village usually called her "A Ning" or "Jiyang's wife," while the younger generation called her "Sister-in-law Ning."

Meng Jiyang is two years older than Meng Shaoqing, so even though Qi Ning is younger than Meng Shaoqing, he should still call Qi Ning "sister-in-law".

"Sister Ning, is that you?" he asked in surprise.

Qi Ning was soaking wet, with water dripping from her head and face. She coughed a few times before turning her head to look at Meng Shaoqing.

"Brother Shaoqing, why are you saving me? You're telling me to die!"

As she spoke, she thought of getting up and heading towards the river.

Seeing this, Meng Shaoqing quickly grabbed her and stammered, "Sister Ning, you...you mustn't do anything rash. Everything can be resolved."

Qi Ning was still struggling: "Let me go, don't stop me, let me die!"

Having no other choice, Meng Shaoqing had to reach out and hug Qi Ning in order to stop her.

Qi Ning struggled for a while before finally giving up and leaning against Meng Shaoqing's chest.

She was wearing a blue dress today, which clung tightly to her body because it was wet, revealing her curves.

Not only that, but as she struggled, her clothes gradually loosened, vaguely revealing the pale yellow undergarment she was wearing underneath.

Meng Shaoqing glanced down unintentionally. He had never been in such close contact with a woman before, and his neck and ears instantly turned red.

Qi Ning is a married woman. If the villagers saw her being held in the arms of another man like this, her reputation would be ruined.

But if he let Meng Shaoqing just leave Qi Ning behind, he was worried about her, fearing that she might try to commit suicide again after he left.

The small bridge over the river is the only way for the villagers to go down the mountain. Meng Shaoqing knew that he and Qi Ning could not stay here any longer, nor could he send Qi Ning directly back to the village.

He looked around and saw a cave not far away, so he quickly led Qi Ning there.

Once inside the cave, Qi Ning seemed much calmer. She stopped making a scene and threatening to kill herself, and was leaning against the cave wall, sobbing softly.

Meng Shaoqing lit a fire, tilting his head to look at the cave entrance, avoiding direct eye contact with Qi Ning.

"Sister Ning, please stop crying. Dry your wet clothes first, so you don't catch a cold or get seen by others."

He awkwardly tried to comfort Qi Ning.

Upon hearing his words, Qi Ning began to sob softly again.

Meng Shaoqing panicked. Why was Qi Ning crying even harder the more he tried to persuade her?

He subconsciously looked at Qi Ning, his hands on his knees, looking somewhat at a loss and not daring to speak easily.

Qi Ning's eyes were red from crying, and she looked pitiful with a sorrowful expression.

"Brother Shaoqing, you shouldn't have saved me. It would have been better if I had just died like this."

Qi Ning finally spoke, and Meng Shaoqing breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Sister Ning, what's wrong? Did something happen? Why would you want to jump into the river?"

As soon as Meng Shaoqing asked the question, he immediately remembered what Qi Ning had said behind the rock.

She seemed to be saying that Meng Jiyang was dead, and that Aunt Hehua wanted to force her to have an affair with Aunt Hehua's nephew and have a child...

How is this possible?

Didn't Meng Jiyang go to the capital to take the imperial examination two years ago? Logically speaking, he should be in the capital now, so how could he be dead?

Even if he's dead, how come there's no news at all, and no funeral was held?

"What happened to Brother Jiyang?" Meng Shaoqing asked tentatively.

Qi Ning wiped away her tears before looking up at Meng Shaoqing.

"Did you hear what I said when I was burning paper money behind the stone?"

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